U.S. Poverty Level Up 0.2 Percent
Posted on: Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 15:00 CDT
The poverty rate in the United States rose to 12.7 percent of the population last year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
In addition, the Census Bureau said 45.8 million people were without health insurance. Data on the poverty level and insurance coverage were included in the bureau's Income, Poverty and Health insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004 report.
The Census Bureau said that in the United States in 2004, 37.0 million people -- 12.7 percent of the population -- were considered in poverty, up from 35.9 million (12.5 percent) in 2003. The Census Bureau set the poverty level at an income of $19,307 for a family of four; $15,067 for a family of three; $12,334 for a family of two; and $9,645 for individuals.
While there were 800,000 more uninsured people in the United States in 2004 than the year before, the percentage of uninsured remained constant at 15.7 percent. A total of 45.8 million are without insurance while 245.3 million reported having medical coverage, the Census Bureau said.
The Census Bureau also said real median household income was $44,389, a figure unchanged for the second consecutive year.
Source: United Press International
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