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The Center on Policy Initiatives, working with 2012 U.S. Census Bureau data just released, says that the top-earning 20% of households raked in half of all income in the county, as inflation-adjusted income declined. Almost 30% (28.4%) of persons working full-time, all year, earned less than $30,000, which is the amount necessary for living self-sufficiently in the county.
Some 123,000 full-time or part-time employees fell below the $11,945 poverty line for individuals. The poverty rate at 15% is much higher than the pre-recession 11.1%. Groups hit the hardest by poverty are African Americans, Latinos, and the cities of El Cajon, San Marcos and Escondido.
The Center on Policy Initiatives, working with 2012 U.S. Census Bureau data just released, says that the top-earning 20% of households raked in half of all income in the county, as inflation-adjusted income declined. Almost 30% (28.4%) of persons working full-time, all year, earned less than $30,000, which is the amount necessary for living self-sufficiently in the county.
Some 123,000 full-time or part-time employees fell below the $11,945 poverty line for individuals. The poverty rate at 15% is much higher than the pre-recession 11.1%. Groups hit the hardest by poverty are African Americans, Latinos, and the cities of El Cajon, San Marcos and Escondido.