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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Children Living Below Poverty Level

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Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator shows the percentage of people under the age of 18 who are living below the federal poverty level.
 
Numerator = Total estimate of persons under 18 who had income in the past 12 months that was below the poverty level
Denominator = Total population estimate under 18 with poverty status determined

Why is this important?

Family income has been shown to affect a child's well-being in numerous studies. Compared to their peers, children in poverty are more likely to have physical health problems like low birth weight or lead poisoning, and are also more likely to have behavioral and emotional problems. Children in poverty also tend to exhibit cognitive difficulties, as shown in achievement test scores, and are less likely to complete basic education.
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Children Living Below Poverty Level

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Measurement Period: 2018-2022
Data Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
October 31, 2024www.brcitykey.com
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3.6% - 9.6%
9.6% - 20.6%
20.6% - 32.6%
32.6% - 51.9%
51.9% - 62.4%
There are 20 Zip Code values. The lowest value is 3.6%, and the highest value is 62.4%. Half of the values are between 10.4% and 37%. The middle (median) value is 17.4%.

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Filed under: Economy / Poverty, Community / Social Environment, Social Determinants of Health, Children