Between 20, the median household income in the metro area only increased by 1.1 percent.
In the San Antonio metro area, the median household income increased by 8.6 percent – from $57,379 to $62,355. Meanwhile, the national median household income increased by 6.8 percent between 20. “If those two numbers are still within each other’s range, can we say ‘celebration?’ Not really, although it does sound good.” “ teeny tiny samples of the population,” Drennon said. That number decreased to 20.3 percent in 2019 but is still within the margin of error. In 2018, the San Antonio metro area reported 21.6 percent of its children living in poverty. The federal poverty line was $25,100 and $25,750 for a family of four in 20 respectively (though people have been criticizing the efficacy of the poverty line for years).ĭrennon prefers to look at the rate of children in poverty, as it reflects more “long-term” information. “This was the first time in 4 years that no state saw an annual increase in its poverty rate.”Įvery year, the federal poverty line is adjusted for inflation. “No state experienced an increase in poverty rates from 2018 to 2019,” a Census Bureau report stated. Texas’ poverty rate also decreased by 1.3 percent in that same time frame. The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the United States’ official poverty rate decreased by 1.3 percent between 20. The overall trend of fewer people living in poverty was reflected in national numbers as well.
“Certainly the pandemic has disrupted a lot of the ongoing work, but it has also allowed us to refocus our priorities and redouble the efforts to disrupt poverty long-term.” “I think it reinforces just how much work there is to do because the degree of economic disparity in our community wasn’t created overnight,” Nirenberg said. He pointed to the City’s proposition on the November ballot seeking sales tax revenue to fund workforce development, as well as Pre-K for SA. Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the decreased poverty rate in the San Antonio metro area was an “encouraging sign” that the City’s focus on equity has had some effect but reiterated that the City was not finished with the issue. The American Community Survey estimated 2.5 million people were living in the San Antonio metro area in 2019, an increase of nearly 33,000 people since 2018. Not so much with natural growth, but with in-migration, which tends to be a higher-paid, higher-educated population that’s moving in. “That’s something to always keep in mind, because we do grow so much. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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