Selected Indicators from the U.S. Census and Chicago Public Schools Records Related to the Lives and Schooling of Children

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Selected Indicators from the U.S. Census and Chicago Public Schools Records Related to the Lives and Schooling of Children

Archer Heights (57)

Table 3: Economic Status of Population

	Count			Percentage of Total Population
	1990	2000	Increase/ (Decrease)	1990	2000	Percentage Point Increase/ (Decrease)
Population Living above Two Times the Federally Defined Poverty Level	7,322	8,850	1,528	79.6%	70.0%	( 9.6%)
Population Living below One-Half of the Federally Defined Poverty Level	168	291	123	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%
	Count			Percentage of Children
	1990	2000	Increase/ (Decrease)	1990	2000	Percentage Point Increase/ (Decrease)
School-Age Children (ages 5 to 17) Living above Federally Defined Poverty Level	1,181	2,148	967	96.9%	93.1%	( 3.8%)
School-Age Children (ages 5 to 17) Living below Federally Defined Poverty Level	38	160	122	3.1%	6.9%	3.8%

Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 4) Living above Federally Defined Poverty Level	454	871	417	94.6%	94.4%	( 0.2%)
Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 4) Living below Federally Defined Poverty Level	26	52	26	5.4%	5.6%	0.2%

Note: The data in Table 3 come from a Census dataset of persons for whom poverty status is reported. This is a subset of the total population numbers, which are represented in "Table 1: Population and Racial Composition." The Census Bureau determines whether a family is above or below the poverty line by comparing the family's total income to a threshold. The threshold varies according to the size of the family and their ages. Poverty thresholds were derived orginally based on food budgets. Thresholds are adjusted annually using the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.