Economic Hardship (Below 200% FPL)
Central Coast, 1980 to 2021
Universe includes all people for whom poverty is determined. Data for 2010 represents a 2006 through 2010 average and 2021 represents a 2017 through 2021 average. We defined economic hardship as those with family incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The federal poverty threshold in 2021 for a family of four with two children was about $26,500 (thus, 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold was about $53,000). Poverty Guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, see here for further details: https://aspe.hhs.gov/2021-poverty-guidelines.
