Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Snapshot of the US Economy Equality

The Recent Report of the US Economy Equality from Census Bureau.
Real median household income in the United States climbed 1.3 percent between 2006 and 2007, reaching $50,233.
Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate in 2007 was 12.5 percent, not statistically different from 2006. There were 37.3 million people in poverty in 2007, up from 36.5 million in 2006. The number of people without health insurance coverage declined from 47 million (15.8 percent) in 2006 to 45.7 million (15.3 percent) in 2007.