Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho www.capai.org
3350 W. Americana Terrace
Suite 360
Boise, ID 83706
208-375-7382

United States Population:
329,725,481

Population for whom poverty status is determined:
Overall
321,897,703
Population Under 18
72,996,065
Population 25 & Over
221,755,586
Population over 65
51,705,664
12.6%
National
POVERTY
RATE

Living In Poverty

Individuals

12.6%
40,661,636

Children (Under 18)

17.1%
12,443,424

Adults 25+

10.3%
22,888,097

Senior Citizens 65+

9.6%
4,938,116
United States
Community Action Partnership
Race &
Poverty
White
African American
Hispanic/Latino
VALUES REPRESENT THE PERCENT OF POPULATION IN POVERTY BY RACE.
10.3% (22,616,705)
21.7% (8,630,739)
17.7% (10,560,320)
Education & Poverty
Adult Population 25+: 221,755,586
Educational Attainment
No Degree
  10.9% (24,154,504)
Total*
  23.9% (5,781,450)
Living in Poverty
High School
  26.2% (58,185,120)
Total*
  13.5% (7,859,604)
Living in Poverty
Associate
  28.8% (63,907,625)
Total*
  9.4% (5,998,285)
Living in Poverty
Bachelors or Higher
  34.1% (75,508,337)
Total*
  4.3% (3,248,758)
Living in Poverty
*DUE TO ROUNDING, PERCENTAGES MAY NOT ADD UP PRECISELY TO 100%.
Employment
& Poverty
Hourly Wage for
FMR, 2BR Apartment
$20.30
Median Income
$44,374
Median Income
w/High School Diploma
$33,878
Health
& Poverty
No Health Insurance
Employed
10.8%
Unemployed
26.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch Program

29.7 million children received free or reduced lunch each day in FY 2018
Gender
& Poverty
High School Diploma Only
Median
Earnings
$40,514
Median
Earnings
$26,967
Of Those Families with
Female Heads of Household
and Children Present
33.6%
Live in Poverty
US Poverty Rate: 12.6%State Poverty Rate: 11.4%