who lives in poverty?

the facts

  • 19.9% or nearly 110,000 District residents live in poverty.
  • 30% of District children, age 5-17, live in poverty.
  • 13% of adult males, ages 18-64, in the District live in poverty.
  • Nearly 10% of District seniors, age 65 and older, live in poverty.

    • Poverty continues to be a growing problem. Nearly 20% of all District residents earn less than $22,314, the federal poverty level for a family of four. This is the largest number of people living in poverty since poverty measures became available in the 1960s. Moreover, the current poverty rate reflects the third consecutive annual increase in the number of individuals living in poverty.

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