Sep 18, 2024 - News
Charted: Our population in poverty
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The percentage of Austin-area residents living in poverty has leveled off in recent years, and remains below the state and national average.
By the numbers: 9.5% of residents in the Austin area lived below the poverty line in 2023, compared to 10.1% in 2019 and 15.1% in 2014, per Census Bureau data released last week.
- Nationally in 2023, the official poverty rate was 11.1% — a 0.4% decline from the year before.
Context: The Census Bureau considered someone below the poverty line in December 2023 if they made less than roughly $15,800 as an individual, or under about $31,000 as a family with two adults and two children.