The Latest Breaking News from the Census Bureau

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The figure rose to 14.3% in 2023, according to figures from the Census Bureau

The number of Americans living in poverty, according to the nation’s official definition, fell slightly to about 36.8 million in 2023, the Census Bureau announced on Sept. 10, 2024. The data released also indicated that the poverty rate declined a little. However, an alternative way to measure poverty ticked up,…

Last year's median income was $80,610, up an inflation-adjusted 4% over 2022 and marked the first statistically significant increase since 2019.

2023 Census Bureau data shows a 4% rise in median household income, nearing 2019 levels, with a slight drop in poverty rates.

The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power