Poverty Levels

Poverty Levels

We asked the question: how many people live where you stay? We then followed up by asking if their household income was over or under 200% of the federal poverty amount for their household size. Just under 75% of survey respondents stated they were above the income limit listed.

When we look at the historical data for the past three program years, we find that 45.95% of our clients are at or below the poverty level. Another 16.81% are between 101% and 200% of the poverty level. Since we began collecting the data for comparison we are not identified any significant changes or trends. The number indicated in the Unknown/Not Reported category represents clients who received energy assistance through Puget Sound Energy, which has separate income categories. It also includes children who received a developmental screening through our ChildReach program, which does not collect demographic information.