Poverty Levels In Muncie, Indiana

The U.S. Census Bureau has released income and poverty level estimates for cities with populations 65,000 and larger The release is a part of the 2006 American Community Survey. In Muncie, 32.6 percent of the population was at or below the poverty level in 2006. Muncie has the ninth highest percentage of poverty among cities with population 65,000 and larger.

Census Poverty Estimates

The poverty rate in 2006 was lower than in 1959, the first year for which poverty estimates are available. From the most recent trough in 2000, the rate rose for four consecutive years, from 11.3 percent in 2000 to 12.7 percent in 2004, and then declined to 12.3 percent in 2006 – a rate not statistically different from those in 2002 and 2003 (12.1 percent and 12.5 percent, respectively).

Population Estimates	Household Income	Poverty
Population: 65,287	Median Household Income: $25,859	Overall Poverty Percent: 32.6%
National Rank: 475th	National Rank: 476th	Overall National Rank: 9th
		Children in Poverty Percent: 41.2%
		Child National Rank: 20th
		Elderly in Poverty Percent: 6.7%
		Elderly National Rank: 342nd

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