44% Of Florida Households Have Annual Income Below ‘Survival Budget’ Level

About 44% of households in Florida in 2015 had income too low to meet basic needs for housing, food, health care, and transportation, and for families with young children, the added expense of child care. Many adults in these households are employed, but have few assets. During 2015, the average annual household “survival budget” for a Florida family consisting of two adults with one infant and one preschooler ranged across the counties from $44,028 in Putnam County to $68,952 in Monroe County. In 2015, the federal poverty level (FPL) for a family of four was $24,250.

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