For 2019, the federal poverty threshold is $25,926 for a family of four with two children. Children living in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold are referred to as poor. But research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty threshold to meet their basic needs. The United States measures poverty by an outdated standard developed in the 1960s.
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In Oregon, there are 0 families with 0 children
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Poor Children: % (0) of children live in poor families (National: 17%).
Parental Employment
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% (0) of children in poor families have at least one parent who is employed full-time, year-round compared to % (0) of children in non-poor families. -
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% (0) of children in poor families have at least one parent who is employed either part-year or part-time compared to % (0) of children in non-poor families. -
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% (0) of children in poor families do not have an employed parent compared to % (0) of children in non-poor families.
Parental Education
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% (0) of children whose parents do not have a high school degree live in poor families. -
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% (0) of children whose parents have a high school degree, but no college education live in poor families. -
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% (0) of children whose parents have some college or more live in poor families.
Parental Marital Status
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% (0) of children in poor families live with a single parent. -
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% (0) of children in not poor families live with a single parent.
Child’s Race/Ethnicity
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% (0) of white children live in poor families. -
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% (0) of black children live in poor families. -
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% (0) of Hispanic children live in poor families. -
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% (0) of Asian children live in poor families. -
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% (0) of American Indian children live in poor families.
Child’s Age
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% (0) of children, under age 6, live in poor families. -
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% (0) of children, age 6 or older, live in poor families.
Residential Move
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% (0) of children in poor families moved in the last year. -
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% (0) of children in not poor families moved in the last year.
Parental Nativity
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% (0) of children of immigrant parents live in poor families. -
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% (0) of children of native-born parents live in poor families.
Home Ownership
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% (0) of children in poor families live in owner-occupied housing. -
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% (0) of children in not poor families live in owner-occupied housing.
Parental Presence
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% (0) of poor children live in families with no parent present. -
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% (0) of not poor children live in families with no parent present.
Data Notes and Sources
Because of rounding, not all figures will add up to 100%.
National data were calculated from the 2019 American Community Survey, representing information from 2019. State data were calculated from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey, representing information from the years 2015 to 2019.
Definitions
The demographic findings on this page were calculated using federal poverty thresholds issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information about federal poverty thresholds, see the US Census website.
- Child
- A child is defined as an individual under the age of 18. Children living independently, living with a spouse, living in group quarters, and children ages 14 and under living with only unrelated adults are excluded from these data.
- Low Income
- Families and children are defined as low-income if the family income is less than twice the federal poverty threshold (see Poor).
- Parent
- A parent is defined as an individual over the age of 17 who lives with a dependent child. Among children who do not live with at least one parent, parental characteristics are those of the householder and/or the householder's spouse.
- Poor
- Families and children are defined as poor if family income is below the federal poverty threshold. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $25,926 in 2019, $25,465 in 2018, $24,600 in 2017, $24,300 in 2016, and $24,250 in 2015.
For definitions of other terms, please refer to Explanations of Terms and Data Sources.