Just Released: Income Climbs, Poverty Stabilizes, Uninsured Rate Increases

Real median household income in the United States rose by 1.1 percent between 2004 and 2005, reaching $46,326, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Meanwhile, the nation’s official poverty rate remained statistically unchanged at 12.6 percent. The percentage of people without health insurance coverage rose from 15.6 percent to 15.9 percent (46.6 million people).

Also released were tabulations of economic data from the 2005 American Community Survey (ACS), a powerful new tool that provides timely and updated information about the nation’s changing and diverse population every year. The data are available for nearly 7,000 areas including for the first time all congressional districts, and counties, cities and American Indian/Alaska native areas of 65,000 population or more. Without the ACS, this type of information — previously gathered just once a decade — would not be available for communities until 2012.

Highlights and Important Background Data ||| Direct to Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005 (PDF)

Direct to Income, Earnings and Poverty in the United States: 2005 (PDF)

Direct to 2005 American Community Survey (ACS) via FactFinder

See Also: Key Resources on Health Coverage and the Uninsured (via Kaiser Family Foundation)

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