U.S. poverty census reveals gradual decline

The official U.S. poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8%, down 0.5 percentage points from 12.3% in 2017 – the fourth consecutive annual decline


Poverty rates by age, 1959-2018 (%)

40
35
30
25
20							16.2%
15							10.7% 
10							9.7%
5 						Recessions
0	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010 	2018

Aged 65 and older	Aged 18 to 64	Under age 18


Real median household income by race and hispanic origin, 1967-2018 (thousands of dollars, figures adjusted to 2018 levels)

90						
80						$87,194
70						$70,642
60						$63,179
50						$51,450
40						$41,361
30
20 
10 
0					Recessions
	1970 	1980 	1990 	2000 	2010 	2018

Asian 	White (not Hispanic) 	All races
Hispanic (any race) 		Black


Poverty rates by age and sex, 2018 (%)

Aged 65 or older	11.1	8.1

Aged 18 to 64		12.3	9.0

Under age 18		16.2 

Female
Male
       
Note: Data for 2013 and beyond reflects use of redesigned income questions. Data for 2017 and beyond reflects use of updated processing system


Source: U.S. Census Bureau 
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