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Selected Indicators from the U.S. Census and Chicago Public Schools Records Related to the Lives and Schooling of ChildrenBridgeport (60)
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 |
18,040 |
19,966 |
1,926 |
60.6% |
59.4% |
( 1.2%) |
| Population Living below One-Half of the Federally Defined Poverty Level |
2,028 |
2,853 |
825 |
6.8% |
8.5% |
1.7% |
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 |
4,177 |
4,471 |
294 |
78.6% |
73.6% |
( 5.0%) |
| School-Age Children (ages 5 to 17) Living below Federally Defined Poverty Level |
1,136 |
1,603 |
467 |
21.4% |
26.4% |
5.0% |
| Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 4) Living above Federally Defined Poverty Level |
1,776 |
1,629 |
(147) |
80.8% |
69.6% |
( 11.2%) |
| Preschool-Age Children (ages 0 to 4) Living below Federally Defined Poverty Level |
421 |
710 |
289 |
19.2% |
30.4% |
11.2% |
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.
