United States official poverty rate in 2015..
The United States official poverty rate in 2015 was 13.5 percent, with 43.1 million people in poverty, 3.5 million fewer than in 2014.
The 1.2 percentage point decrease in the poverty rate from 2014 to 2015 represents the largest annual percentage point drop in poverty since 1999.
US Poverty Threshold for 2015
$12,331 Single Person under 65
$14,326 Couple under 65, no children
$19,078 Couple with One child under 18
$24,036 Couple with Two children under 18
$28,286 Couple with Three children under 18
Source: www.census.gov
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The official poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8 percent, down 0.5 percentage points from 12.3 percent in 2017.
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People aged 25 and older without a high school diploma had a poverty rate of 25.9 percent.
People aged 65 and older had a poverty rate of 9.7 percent.
Median Income Figures in 2018
Median household income was $63,179.
Median earnings of all workers was $40,247.
Median earnings of Male full time workers was $55,291.
Median earnings of Female full time workers was $45,097.