Considering Poverty

US Poverty Threshhold.
Source: US Department of Health and Human Services.
People in Family Minimum Income
1 $11,770
2 $15,930
3 $20,090
4 $24,250
5 $28,410
6 $32,570
7 $36,730
8 $40,890
Each add’l person: $4,160
Calculated at 251 working days per year
Minimum Wage 40h/week Yearly Salary Updated
US $7.25 $290 $14,558 July 2009
CA $10.00 $400 $20,080 Jan 2016
  • Family of 3: $20,090
  • Family of 2: $15,930
Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
% in poverty
Race US CA
Total 15% 15%
White 10% 11%
Black 27% 29%
Hispanic 24% 20%
Other 14% 10%
White Black Hispanic
thousand households 83,573 15,583 14,939
% of households 73.2% 13.7% 13.1%
Median income $55,412 $32,229 $38,624
% of white 58% 70%
< $15,000 10.92 25.62 16.52
$15,000–$24,999 10.5 15.0 14.7
$25,000–$34,999 10.3 12.2 14.0
$35,000–$49,999 13.7 13.5 16.8
$50,000–$74,999 18.2 15.3 17.0
$75,000–$99,999 12.4 8.0 9.2
$100,000+ 13.33 6.83 7.53
Source: US Census Bureau, 2011.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2011, via PrisonPolicy.org
Race/Ethnicity % of US population % of U.S. incarcerated population
White 64% 39%
Hispanic 16% 19%
Black 13% 40%