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2012 Federal Poverty household income was $11,344 (individual) and $23,021 (family of four)
2014 Federal Poverty household income was $11,670 (individual) and $23,850 (family of four)
2016 Federal Poverty household income was $11,880 (individual) and $24,300 (family of four)
2017 Federal Poverty household income is $12,060 (individual) and $24,600 (family of four)
2018 Federal Poverty household income is $12,140 (individual) and $25,100 (family of four)
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| Population for whom poverty status is determined | United States
Percent below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
Below Poverty Line |
Erie County
Below Poverty Line |
City of Erie
Below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 38,231,474 (13.3%) | 1,420,396 (11.9%) | 37,649 (14.2%) | 18,390 (20.2%) |
| 2006 | 38,757,253 (13.3%) | 1,448,228 (12.1%) | 44,219(16.5%) | 26,586 (26.1%) |
| 2007 | 38,757,253 (13%) | 1,393,026 (11.6%) | 38,410 (14.5%) | 22,534 (24.6%) |
| 2008 | 39,108,822 (13.2%) | 1,458,394 (12.1%) | 38,591 (14.5%) | 22,705 (24.2%) |
| 2009 | 42,868,163 (14.3%) | 1,516,705 (12.1%) | 43,311 (15.8%) | 22,683 (23.1%) |
| 2010 | 46,215,956 (15.3%) | 1,648,184 (13.4%) | 46,718 (17.4%) | 29,484 (30.2%) |
| 2011 | 48,452,035 (15.9%) | 1,6951,996 (13.8%) | 44,205 (16.4%) | 27,270 (28%) |
| 2012 | 48,760,123 (15.9%) | 1,693,285 (13.7%) | 42,462 (22%) | 24,725 (25.7%) |
| 2013 | 48,810,818 (15.8%) | 1,690,405 (13.7%) | 49,005 (18.3%) | 28,114 (29.2%) |
| 2014 | 48,208,387 (15.5%) | 1,682,212 (13.6%) | 43,438 (16.3%) | 23,944 (25.1%) |
| 2015 | 46,153,077 (14.7%) | 1,629,995 (13.2%) | 46,429 (17.5%) | 25,572 (26.9%) |
| 2016 | 44,268,996 (14%) | 1,592,045 (12.9%) | 41,799 (15.9%) | 25,499 (27.3%) |
| 2017 | 42,583,651 (13.8%) | 1,548,720 (12.5%) | 41,865 (16%) | 24,843 (26.9%) |
| 2018 | 41,852,315 (13.1%) | 1,517,870 (12.2%) | 40.132 (15.5%) | 24,614 (27.1%) |
| Employed
Living In Poverty |
United States
below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
below Poverty Level |
Erie County below Poverty Level | City of Erie
below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 8,517,030 (6.2%) | 283,421 (5.0%) | 7,887 (6.4%) | 3,573 (8.8%) |
| 2006 | 8,733,238 (6.2%) | 294,886 (5.1%) | 9,600 (7.6%) | 5,391 (11.8%) |
| 2007 | 8,468,565 (6.0%) | 282,188 (4.8%) | 7,856 (6.2%) | 4,523 (11.0%) |
| 2008 | 9,040,908 (6.2%) | 318,331 (5.3%) | 8,264 (6.6%) | 4,922 (11.4%) |
| 2009 | 9,250,760 (6.6%) | 291,321 (5.0%) | 8,983 (7.1%) | 5,650 (12.4%) |
| 2010 | 9,759,572 (7.1%) | 321,796 (5.6%) | 9,518 (7.7%) | 5,464 (12.8%) |
| 2011 | 10,307,891 (7.4%) | 314,832 (5.4%) | 11,538 (9.1%) | 6,331 (14.7%) |
| 2012 | 10,552,413 (7.4%) | 333,576 (5.7%) | 8,670 (6.9%) | 4,122 (9.7%) |
| 2013 | 10,872,843 (7.5%) | 339,277 (5.7%) | 9,561 (7.5%) | 5,131 (12.0%) |
| 2014 | 11,066,384 (7.5%) | 348,891 (5.8%) | 9,527 (7.7%) | 5,159 (12.3%) |
| 2015 | 10,532,329 (7.0%) | 342,411 (5.7%) | 10,418 (8.3%) |
5,605 (13.0%) |
| 2016 | 10,077,653 (6.6%) | 336,192 (5.6%) | 8,753 (6.9%) | 4,640 (11.5%) |
| 2017 | 9,512,092 (6.2%) | 317,533 (5.2%) | 7,719 (6.4%) | 4,595 (11.6%) |
| 2018 | 9,350,818 (6.0%) | 424,942 (6.5%) | 10,650 (8.3%) | 6,665 (15.5%) |
| Unemployed
Living in Poverty |
United States
below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
below Poverty Level |
Erie County below Poverty Level | City of Erie
below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 2,942,831 (29.1%) | 105,947 (26.0%) | 2,471 (25.6%) | 1,425 (35.2%) |
| 2006 | 2,744,987 (28.7%) | 101,372 (26.6%) | 3,076 (31.8%) | 1,833 (43.1%) |
| 2007 | 2,636,143 (27.8%) | 98,540 (27.0%) | 2,207 (29.7%) | 1,379 (45.0%) |
| 2008 | 2,782,629 (28.3%) | 103,004 (28.5%) | 2,727 (27.5%) | 1,282 (28.2%) |
| 2009 | 4,182,911 (27.4%) | 146,306 (25.2%) | 4,709 (35.6%) | 2,029 (38.1%) |
| 2010 | 4,978,163 (29.8%) | 157,763 (25.9%) | 3,946 (31.1%) | 2,630 (44.5%) |
| 2011 | 5,179,420 (32.6%) | 169,515 (28.5%) | 3,061 (21.2%) | 2,022 (32.1%) |
| 2012 | 4,872,011 (33.3%) |
171,072 (30.2%) | 4,229 (34.8%) | 2,324 (48.0%) |
| 2013 | 4,438,490 (33.6%) | 165,442 (31.1%) | 3,424 (34.4%) | 2,657 (55.2%) |
| 2014 | 3,854,681 (33.9%) | 145,960 (32.5%) | 3,018 (32.6%) | 1,643 (40.3%) |
| 2015 | 3,287,344 (33.0%) | 122,866 (30.7%) | 2,556 (29.3%) | 1,381 (40.4%) |
| 2016 | 2,872,590 (31.3%) | 112,047 (30.5%) | 3,845 (49.8%) | 2,730 (61.0%) |
| 2017 | 2,590,535 (30.4%) | 101,502 (29.8%) | 2,835 (35.2%) | 2,139 (53.6%) |
| 2018 | 2,393,406 (30.0%) | 90,329 (28.7%) | 1,655 (29.2%) | 1,196 (38.5%) |
| White
Population living in Poverty |
United States
below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
below Poverty Level |
Erie County below Poverty Level | City of Erie
below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 22,370,834 (10.4%) | 929,560 (9.2%) | 32,217 (13.3%) | 13,625 (19.0%) |
| 2006 | 22,657,417 (10.5%) | 935,550 (9.3%) |
32,862 (13.6%) | 16,176 (20.2%) |
| 2007 | 22,283,845 (10.2%) | 898,087 (8.9%) | 29,647 (12.3%) | 14,742 (20.0%) |
| 2008 | 23,934,719 (10.7%) | 965,972 (9.6%) | 28,994 (12.1%) | 14,178 (19.0%) |
| 2009 | 26,270,749 (11.7%) | 991,860 (9.7%) | 34,948 (14.4%) | 16,180 (20.5%) |
| 2010 | 27,951,752 (12.5%) | 1,076,294 (10.6%) | 34,464 (14.4%) | 18,860 (25.0%) |
| 2011 | 29,260,632 (13.0%) | 1,086,711 (10.7%) | 32,228 (13.5%) | 16,250 (22.0%) |
| 2012 | 29,493,814 (13.0%) | 1,078,384 (10.6%) | 28,900 (12.3%) | 12,402 (17.8%) |
| 2013 | 29,701,062 (13.0%) | 1,081,639 (10.7%) | 37,390 (15.8%) | 18,495 (25.6%) |
| 2014 | 29,193,983 (12.8%) | 1,068,947 (10.6%) | 33,084 (14.2%) | 14,900 (21.5%) |
| 2015 | 28,027,149 (12.2%) | 1,036,697 (10.3%) | 35,409 (15.1%) | 16,123 (22.9%) |
| 2016 | 26,653,418 (11.6%) | 1,015,549 (10.1%) | 30,673 (13.2%) | 15,769 (22.3%) |
| 2017 | 25,668,489 (11.1%) | 1,014,213 (10.1%) | 28,978 (12.7%) | 15,521 (22.9%) |
| 2018 | 25,230,693 (10.9%) | 937,874 (9.4%) | 29,332 (13.0%) | 15,031 (22.5%) |
| African American
Population Living in Poverty |
United
States below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
below Poverty Level |
Erie County below Poverty Level | City of Erie
below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 8,889,138 (25.6%) | 353,255 (29.4%) | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 8,968,940 (25.3%) | 351,178 (29.0%) | 7,698 (47.8%) | 7,594 (49.3%) |
| 2007 | 8,806,842 (24.7%) | 322,289 (26.7%) | 4,508 (34.4%) | 3,944 (34.0%) |
| 2008 | 8,661,570 (24.1%) | 332,244 (27.4%) | 7,023 (46.0%) | 6,588 (47.7%) |
| 2009 | 9,407,955 (25.8%) | 353,136 (28.4%) | 4,474 (31.6%) | 4,345 (33.3%) |
| 2010 | 10,099,631 (27.1%) | 367,398 (28.4%) | 8,313 (44.7%) | 7,488 (45.5%) |
| 2011 | 10,543,367 (28.1%) | 392,487 (30.4%) | 7,223 (40.0%) | 6,862 (44.7%) |
| 2012 | 10,665,149 (28.1%) | 387,800 (29.5%) | 7,985 (43.4%) | 7,470 (475.3%) |
| 2013 | 10,538,290 (27.6%) | 370,273 (28.0%) | 6,829 (37.9%) | 6,002 (38.5%) |
| 2014 | 10,434,389 (27.0%) | 392,947 (29.5%) | 4,670 (27.3%) | 4,589 (28.7%) |
| 2015 | 9,905,872 (25.4%) | 378,173 (28.5%) | 6,795 (37.2%) | 6,211 (38.0%) |
| 2016 | 9,366,792 (23.9%) | 350,149 (26.4%) | 8,434 (46.7%) | 7,904 (52.0%) |
| 2017 | 9,122,033 (23.0%) | 336,427 (24.8%) | 6,059 (36.1%) | 4,033 (29.0%) |
| 2018 | 8,971,239 (22.5%) | 350,658 (26.1%) | 6,903 (38.9%) | 6,285 (41.2%) |
| Hispanic/Latino Population Living in Poverty | United
States below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania below Poverty Level | Erie County below Poverty Level | City of Erie
below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 9,315,923 (22.4%) | 152,104 (31.7%) | N/a | N/A |
| 2006 | 9,293,416 (21.5%) | 143,594 (28.6%) | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 9,219,100 (20.7%) | 169,302 (31.9%) | 2,823 (43.1%) | 2,451 (51.1%) |
| 2008 | 9,794,706 (21.3%) | 171,576 (29.9%) | 1,904 (24.5%) | N/A |
| 2009 | 11,130,896 (23.5%) | 181,706 (29.3%) | 3,382 (42.5%) | 2,883 (48.1%) |
| 2010 | 12,306,535 (24.8%) | 232,292 (33.5%) | 2,910 (31.6%) | 2,641 (44.2%) |
| 2011 | 13,126,374 (25.8%) | 239,624 (33.3%) | 3,820 (42.0%) | 3,560 (49.0%) |
| 2012 | 13,157,055 (25.4%) | 251,810 (33.4%) | 3,772 (38.5%) | 3,156 (50.1%) |
| 2013 | 13,089,210 (24.8%) | 258,190 (33.2%) | 4,640 (46.6%) | 4,103 (59.5%) |
| 2014 | 13,079,584 (24.1%) | 255,740 (31.8%) | 3,964 (39.8%) | 3,509 (55.0%) |
| 2015 | 12,505,613 (22.6%) | 252,451 (30.3%) | 4,937 (47.3%) | 4,240 (55.9%) |
| 2016 | 11,814,468 (21.0%) | 259,823 (30.0%) | 4,763 (44.9%) | 4,195 (52.2%) |
| 2017 | 11,173,521 (19.4%) | 260,303 (28.7%) | 4,451 (40.6%) | 3,590 (53.2%) |
| 2018 | 11,025,445 (18.8%) | 247,710 (26.3%) | 5,225 (45.7%) | 4,536 (67.5%) |
| Males Living in Poverty | United
States Percent below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
Below Poverty Line |
Erie County
Below Poverty Line |
City of Erie
Below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 16,570,504 (11.8%) | 593,269 (10.3%) | 18,180 (14%) | 8,887 (20.5%) |
| 2006 | 16,963,560 (11.9%) | 623,939 (10.7%) | 20,677 (15.7%) | 13,125 (25.8%) |
| 2007 | 16,576,071 (11.5%) | 586,789 (10.1%) | 18,103 (13.9%) | 11,074 (25%) |
| 2008 | 17,208,986 (11.8%) | 625,382 (10.7%) | 17,152 (3.1%) | 10,352 (23.1%) |
| 2009 | 19,183,762 (13.1%) | 648,467 (11%) | 18,431 (14.2%) | 10,130 (21.3%) |
| 2010 | 20,850,219 (14.1%) | 125,169 (12.1%) | 20,766 (15.9%) | 13,106 (28.8%) |
| 2011 | 21,825,281 (14.7%) | 749,598 (12.5%) | 19,094 (14.6%) | 11,627 (25%) |
| 2012 | 21,910,739 (14.6%) | 749,388 (12.5%) | 19,094 (15%) | 12,640 (26.8%) |
| 2013 | 21,938,525 (14.5%) | 752,986 (12.5%) | 22,114 (16.9%) | 12,446 (26.1%) |
| 2014 | 21,590,918 (14.2%) | 746,833 (12.4%) | 18,733 (14.5%) | 11,005 (23.9%) |
| 2015 | 20,599,407 (13.4%) | 719,852 (11.9%) | 20,029 (15.4%) | 10,945 (23.7%) |
| 2016 | 19,760,056 (12.8%) | 703,375 (11.7%) | 18,741 (14.6%) | 11,702 (26.1%) |
| 2017 | 19,004,547 (12.2%) | 675,818 (11.2%) | 17,702 (13.9%) | 11,067 (24.4%) |
| 2018 | 18,550,942 (11.9%) | 678,853 (11.2%) | 19,406 (15.4%) | 13,628 (29.2%) |
| Females Living in Poverty | United States
Percent below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania Below Poverty Line |
Erie County
Below Poverty Line |
City of Erie Percent below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 21,660,970 (14.8%) | 827,127 (13.4%) | 19,469 (14.3%) |
9,503 (19.9%) |
| 2006 | 21,793,693 (14.7%) | 824,289 (13.3%) | 23,542 (17.2%) |
13,461 (26.4%) |
| 2007 | 21,476,176 (14.3%) | 806,237 (13.1%) | 20,307 (15.2%) |
11,460 (24.2%) |
| 2008 | 17,208,986 (11.8%) | 625,382 (10.7%) | 17,152 (13.1%) |
12,353 (25.3%) |
| 2009 | 23,684,401 (15.6%) | 868,238 (13.9%) | 23,880 (17.3%) |
12,553 (24.8%) |
| 2010 | 25,365,737 (16.5%) | 923,015 (14.6%) | 25,952 (18.8%) |
16,378 (31.4%) |
| 2011 | 26,626,754 (17.2%) | 946,398 (14.9%) | 25,111 (28.2%) |
15,643 (30.8%) |
| 2012 | 26,849,384 (17.2%) | 943,897 (14.9%) | 22,802 (16.7%) |
12,085 (24.6%) |
| 2013 | 26,872,343 (17.2%) | 937,469 (14.8%) | 26,891 (19.6%) |
15,668 (32.3%) |
| 2014 | 26,617,496 (16.8%) | 935,379 (14.7%) | 24,705 (18%) |
12,939 (26.3%) |
| 2015 | 25,553,670 (16%) | 910,143 (14.3%) | 26,400 (19.4%) |
14,627 (30%) |
| 2016 | 24,508,940 (15.2%) | 888,670 (14%) | 23,058 (17.1%) |
13,797 (28.3%) |
| 2017 | 23,579,108 (14.5%) | 872,906 (13.7%) | 24,163 (18%) |
13,776 (29.3%) |
| 2018 | 23,301,373 (14.3%) | 839,017 (13.2%) | 20,726 (15.6%) | 10,986 (24.8%) |
| Children Under 18 living in poverty | United States
Percent below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
Below Poverty Line |
Erie County
Below Poverty Line |
City of Erie
Below Poverty Level |
| 2005 | 13,360,273 (18.5%) | 460,616 (16.7%) | 11,254 (17.4%) |
5,704 (24.1%) |
| 2006 | 13,285,569 (18.3%) | 464,686 (16.9%) | 16,515 (25.6%) |
10,290 (40%) |
| 2007 | 13,097,100 (18%) | 446,686 (16.3%) | 14,172 (22.5%) |
8,950 (40.7%) |
| 2008 | 13,240,870 (18%) | 455,488 (16.8%) | 13,471 (21.9%) |
8,587 (37.4%) |
| 2009 | 14,656,962 (20%) | 466,638 (17.1%) | 13,366 (21.6%) |
6,838 (30.2%) |
| 2010 | 16,386,500 (22.5%) | 522,189 (19.2%) | 15,142 (24.7%) |
10,521 (43.1%) |
| 2011 | 16,386,500 (22.5%) | 521,160 (19.2%) | 15,878 (25.7%) |
10,730 (47.3%) |
| 2012 | 16,396,863 (22.6%) | 532,166 (19.7%) | 13,414 (22%) |
8,236 (36.5%) |
| 2013 | 16,086,960 (22.2%) | 516,390 (19.4%) | 17,089 (28.4%) |
9,649 (45.5%) |
| 2014 | 15,086,960 (21.7%) | 514,292 (19.4%) | 13,550 (22.7%) |
7,961 (35.7%) |
| 2015 | 15,000,273 (20.7%) | 512,793 (19.4%) | 16,141 (27.2%) |
8,615 (38.2%) |
| 2016 | 14,115,713 (19.5%) | 486,029 (18.5%) | 14,252 (24.4%) |
9,123 (40.6%) |
| 2017 | 13,353,202 (18.4%) | 444,486 (17%) | 14,452 (24.9%) |
9,373 (43.5%) |
| 2018 | 12,997,532 (18.0%) | 434,736 (16.8%) | 11,961 (21.1%) |
7,788 (38.9%) |
| Under 5 Years Old | United States
Percent below Poverty Level |
Pennsylvania
Below Poverty Line |
Erie County
Below Poverty Line |
City of Erie
Below Poverty Level |
| 2015 | 4,448,211 (22.8%) | 149,390 (21.2%) | 5,782 (36.7%) | 3,339 (46.7%) |
| 2016 | 4,156,949 (21.3%) | 141,094 (20.2%) | 4,310 (28.3%) | 3,152 (42.1%) |
| 2017 | 3,932,969 (20.2%) | 135,492 (19.5%) | 5,072 (34.1%) | 2,784 (44.1%) |
| 2018 | 3,758,704 (19.5%) | 121,224 (17.6%) | 3,033 (20.8%) | 1,851 (38.4%) |
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