Search for More Data & Resources Income Below Poverty Level (Alameda County, 2010)

    Statistics for this chart:

  • 12.3% of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have an income below poverty line.

  • 22.5% of African Americans in Alameda County have an income below poverty level.

  • 15.6% of Latinos in Alameda County have an income below poverty level.

  • 21.2% of Native American/Alaska Natives in Alameda County have an income below poverty level.

  • 9.2% of Asians in Alameda County have an income below poverty level.

  • African Americans in Alameda County are nearly three times as likely to have an income below poverty level compared to Whites (22.5% vs. 7.3%).

Alameda County, 2010

African American

Latino

Native American/Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

White

Percent of Population Below Poverty Level

22.5%

15.6%

21.2%

9.2%

12.3%

7.3%

Number of People Living Below Poverty Level

40,862

50,996

1,628

35,682

1,479

37,179

 

* 2010 data. Federally established poverty thresholds include family income for two persons at $14,570, four persons at $22,050, and six persons at $29,530.

Source: American Community Survey, 3-year Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau