Children Age 12 To 17 Years Experiencing Poverty (1999–2023)

Definition

Children between 12 and 17 years old who live in families with incomes below the U.S. poverty threshold, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. These federal thresholds definitions considers three parameters: family composition, family income, and the annual inflation. For example, in 2023, the poverty threshold for a family of two adults and two children was $30.900.
To determine the family income it is considered: earnings, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, public assistance, veterans' payments, survivor benefits, pension or retirement income, interest, dividends, rents, royalties, income from estates, trusts, educational assistance, alimony, child support, assistance from outside the household, and other miscellaneous sources.

On the other side, these values does not includes information about unrelated individuals under age 15, institutional group quarters (such as prisons or nursing homes), nursing homes, college dormitories, military barracks and people living situations without conventional housing (and who are not in shelters). Also noncash benefits like food stamps, housing subsides, capital gain or losses, and the income of non- relatives in the household are not considered.

Data Source

U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). Puerto Rico Community Survey. www.data.census.gov

Last Updated

2025-05