"Overall, there was no change in median household income from 1993 to 1994, which remained at $32,264. There was a significant decrease in the number of poor and in the poverty rate. The number of poor decreased 1.2 million between 1993 and 1994 to 38.1 million persons and the poverty rate decreased from 15.1 to 14.5 percent."
Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits: 1994 (P60-189) (1Mb)
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Income and Poverty Highlights
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Income Estimates by Selected Characteristics: 1993 and 1994
Poverty Estimates by Selected Characteristics: 1993 and 1994
Poverty Thresholds: 1994
Source and Accuracy of the Estimates
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