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Poverty Level

Poverty Level

Description

Share of Population by Federal Poverty Level (FPL), by Age, 2024

Data Source

American Community Survey (ACS)

Demographics
Housing
Community Infrastructure
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Calculation Methodology

  1. 1
    Select records from the dataset where AGEP is 18 or older.
  2. 2
    Derive age groups from the AGEP column using these bins: 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70+.
  3. 3
    Use the FEDERAL_POVERTY_LEVELS column to classify individuals into poverty categories: <100% FPL, 100-199% FPL, 200-399% FPL, and 400%+ FPL.
  4. 4
    Apply the weight column PWGTP to each record to adjust for survey sampling.
  5. 5
    Aggregate weighted counts by AGEP-based age groups and FEDERAL_POVERTY_LEVELS categories.
  6. 6
    Calculate the share of the population within each poverty level category for each age group.

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Share of Population by Federal Poverty Level (FPL), by Age, 2024

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