Chart du jour: Poverty in East Cleveland

East Cleveland not only had the lowest 2023 median family income in Ohio, according to new five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

• It was the lowest in the entire United States, among municipalities of 5,000 people or more.

Stunning stat: It's also the only Ohio city to have a median family income below $40,000.

Between the lines: Cleveland's not too far behind. With a median family income of $48,900, it's seventh-lowest in the state.