Snapshot of Poverty, Income,and Health Insurance Coverage
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The newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Surveyprovide a glimpse of the ongoing impacts of the Great Recession for millions of indi-viduals and families. This snapshot of your community’s data includes a comparisonof 2010 data to 2009 and 1999, illustrating trends over time. Fact sheets for addition-al geographies are available at http://www.heartlandalliance.org/research/current-and-local-data/local-fact-sheets.html.The effects of the Great Recession on unemployment, poverty, and income are still being felt by millions of individuals and families, and the eroding safety net means that while there are more people in need, there arefewer resources to help them. Preserving, extending, and strengthening these solutions can help keep morepeople from falling into poverty and help those struggling to meet their basic needs:
•Fundsafetynetandbeneitprograms
such as SNAP (food stamps), TANF, Medicaid, and the EarnedIncome Tax Credit, which help poor and near-poor individuals and families bridge the gap between lowincomes and meeting their most basic needs. These programs not only help reduce poverty, but alsogenerate additional economic activity in local communities.
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Continue Unemployment Insurance
for those seeking employment, which will help protect people whoare out of work and keep families out of poverty.
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Invest in subsidized and transitional employment programs
to help disadvantaged workers andstruggling businesses weather the stalled economy and create jobs that will put people back to work andthat pay living wages.
2010 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey
Social IMPACT Research Center, a program of Heartland Alliance
September 22, 2011 (version 1)
povertyoverview
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notastatisticallysigniicant change.
Number in Poverty in 2010:17,010
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change.
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change.
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Cicero Poverty Rates Over Time
19992007200820092010
extreme povertychild povertyincome
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statisticallysigniicant change.
Childpovertyrelectschildrenwhoarerelatedtotheirhouseholdhead.
2 of 4
Extremepovertyisdeinedashalfthepovertylineor50%FPL.
All prior year’s income data have been updated to 2010 dollars.
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6.5%in1999,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicant
change.
Number in Extreme Poverty in 2010:5,418
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3,826in2009,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicant
change.
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signiicant change.
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change.
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change.
Number of Children in Poverty in 2010:7,479
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signiicant change.
In 2010, a family of threewas considered extremely poor if theirannual income was below $8,687.
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Cicero Extreme Poverty Rates Over Time
19992007200820092010
400004200044000460004800050000400004200044000460004800050000
Cicero Median Household Income Over Time
19992007200820092010
low incomehealth insurance coverage
Healthinsurancedatarelectthecivilian,non-institutionalizedpopulationunder
65 years old; sum of uninsured, privately, and publicly insured percents do not addup to 100 because for certain populations it is possible have both public and privatecoverage.3 of 4
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signiicant change.
Number of Uninsured in 2010:26,842
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Type of Insurance in 2010:
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35.4% are covered by private insurance.
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32.3% are covered by public insurance.
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33.8% are uninsured.
Lowincomeisdeinedasabovethepovertylinebutbelowtwicethepovertyline.or100-199%FPL.
•Thelowincomeratedeclinedfrom33.8%in2009,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicant change.
•Thelowincomeraterosefrom28.0%in1999,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicant change.
Number with Low Incomes in 2010:24,046
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The number of people with low incomesdeclinedfrom26,833in 2009, whichis not a statistically
The number of people with low incomesrosefrom23,813in 1999, whichis not a statistically
signiicant change.
In 2010, a family of three wasconsidered low income if their annualincome was between $17,374 and$34,748.
Cicero Health Insurance Coverage, 2010
0510152025303540UninsuredPublicPrivate0510152025303540UninsuredPublicPrivate
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