ICCS is a state-wide, not-for-profit organization committed to empowering people to determine the direction of their communities through education, advocacy and grassroots organizing. Since our inception in 1985, ICCS has been offering capacity building assistance to community and faith-based organizations through conferences, workshops and one-on-one technical assistance. ..read more here
For more info contact:
Nancy Tegtmeier
nancy@organizing-communties.org
217.522.2698
POVERY - AUGUST 2009
Federal Poverty Levels for 2009
$22.050 for a family of 4
$18,310 for a family of 3
$14,750 for a family of 2
The Federal minimum wage as of July 24,’09 is $7.25/hour
An individual working 40 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year earns $15,080 annually.
The minimum wage in IL as of July 1,‘09 is $8.00/hour.
An individual working 40 hrs/week, 52 weeks/year earns $16,640 annually..
The monthly maximum TANF cash assistance for an IL family of three is $396.
A family of three receiving the maximum TANF cash assistance is receiving 26% of the federal poverty level
Poor Children, Elderly and Disabled
525,294 Illinois children are poor (16.6%)
In families with only one unmarried parent in the household the poverty rate is 39%
128,047 residents 65+ are poor (8.9%)
the poverty rate for women over 65 is 12.4%, for men over 65 it is 7.0%.
28.9% of disabled Illinois children ages 5-15, and 22.8% of disabled individuals 16-64, live in poverty.
Unemployment in Illinois
June,’09 unemployment rate in Illinois was 10.3%, the 14th highest in U.S
(lowest - North Dakota 4.2%, highest--Michigan 15.2%)
The Illinois County with the lowest unemployment rate is Brown 3.7% ; the highest is Boone 13.7%
Note: Rates reflects only those persons receiving unemployment benefits and actively seeking work.
The Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is set at 5% of the federal refund making it
the least generous state EITC in the nation!
65,184 IL households are waiting for public housing, exceeding existing units by over 1,300.
In Illinois, the average fair market rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $829. To afford this level of rent plus utilities,
without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $2,765 monthly or $33,177 annually.
Miscellaneous Illinois Facts
Out of the 50 states, Illinois ranks
21st among states in per pupil expenditures.
33rd among states in percent of babies born at low birth weight
4th among states in infant mortality rate.
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