The increase contrasts with every other age group, which saw declines or stayed steady. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. By official measures, ...

Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, California and Louisiana posted the highest rates under the Supplemental ...

By not extending the 2021 temporary Child Tax Credit expansion, federal lawmakers have allowed the number of children and ...

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that real median household income was $83,730 in 2024, not statistically different from the 2023 estimate of $82,690. These findings come from three Census ...

Guessing the future poverty line is like trying to hit a moving target. There are a lot of economic factors at play, like inflation, how much wages grow, what the government decides to do in response ...

An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released this week found that 7 million California residents — 17.7% of the population ...

Federal officials have released a new report on national poverty statistics which shows how many people are living in or near ...

A record-high 581,000 Connecticut households, about 40%, couldn’t afford a basic “survival” budget in 2023, according to a ...

Census data showing lower poverty and higher income on Long Island masks the struggle for many to make ends meet, advocates ...