Sentences with phrase «median family income levels»

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Using a constant dollar pegged to the 1979 inflation level, one notes a steady rise in consumer purchasing power as the median family income increased from $ 10,008 in 1950, to $ 13,774 in 1960, to $ 18,444 in 1970, and to $ 19,684 in 1979.

Although the Council expanded the income levels that the plan would serve by adding an option to make 20 percent of units affordable to people who make 40 percent of area median income — $ 34,520 for a family of four — Amritt maintained that this was still too expensive for some residents of his district, which encompasses Hunts Point and Longwood in the South Bronx.

We also conducted a more sophisticated analysis that measures the relationship between a family's demographic characteristics (such as eligibility for free - or reduced - price lunch, median household income of the student's residential neighborhood, race, and student prior achievement level), a school's poverty level, and the likelihood that the parent makes a request.

The median income level of a single - parent family is just over $ 27,000 (in 1992 dollars), compared to more than $ 61,000 for a two - parent family.

In one school district that appears to have beaten the odds, Union City, N.J., students consistently performed about a third of a grade level above the national average on math and reading tests even though the median family income is just $ 37,000 and only 18 percent of parents have a bachelor's degree.

To count in the group, children must come from families earning below the median income level, yet don't qualify for free school meals.

Chicago Public Schools divides areas of the city into one of four socio - economic tiers by looking at each area's median income, education level, home - ownership rates, single - parent family rates, rates of English - speaking, and neighborhood school performance.

Median family income has dropped to 1995 levels — so we're going backward.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

Child's intellectual disability, daily living skills impairment, elevated emotional and behavioural difficulties, high educational level of caregiver and household income below the median significantly predicted caregivers» mental health difficulties, but autism severity, child communication skills and family circumstances did not.

Naples, Florida Expected price drop: -16.6 % Median family income: $ 62,800 (137th highest) Unemployment rate: 10.5 % Median home price: $ 225,000 (40th highest) Projected to hit lowest level: Q4 2012 Like much of southwest Florida, Naples was one of the fastest - growing communities in the country as it prepared for the millions of baby boomers on the cusp of retirement.

The Neighborhood Demographic Report Demographic information for an immediate neighborhood and the county in which it lies - total population, number of households, average household size, per capita income, median household income, education levels, marital status, types of families, employment information, shopping centers within the area, and more.

Depending on the median income level in your area and the number of people living in your household, you might qualify for either the guaranteed housing loan or the direct loan for low - income families.

Methodology: GOBankingRates surveyed all 50 states, analyzing eight data points that served as determining factors in the ranking: (1) median household income, sourced from the Census Bureau in 2015 dollars; (2) median home listing price as of June 2017, sourced from Zillow; (3) food spending, using the grocery index sourced from Missouri Economic Research and Information Center and multiplying it against the average amount spent on food from the BLS consumer spending survey from July 2015 - July 2016; (4) employee health insurance premium contribution, sourced from the Commonwealth Fund; (5) annual child care costs for an infant and a 4 - year - old, sourced from Child Care Aware of America; (6) whether the state offers paid time - off for family leave; (7) whether the state has expanded the earned - income Tax Credit at the state level; (8) whether the state expanded Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act.

«At today's house prices and income levels, mortgage rates would have to be nearly 7 percent before the U.S. median priced home would be unaffordable to a family making the median income in most parts of the country.»