Tazewell County: Snapshot of Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage 33 West Grand Avenue, Suite 500 | Chicago, Illinois 60654 | 312.870.4949 | research@heartlan dalliance.org The newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Ame rican Community Survey pro- vide a glimpse of the ongoing impacts of the Great Recession for millions of individuals and families. This snapshot of your community’s data includes a comparison of 2010 data to 2009 and 1999, illustrating trends over time. Fact sheets for additional geographies are available at http://www .heartlandalli ance.org/research /current-and-local -data/local-fac t-sheets.html. The effects of the Great Recession on unemployment, poverty , and income are still being felt by millions ofindividuals and families, and the eroding safety net means that while there are more people in need, there are fewer resources to help them. Preserving, extending, and strengthening these solutions can help keep more people from falling into poverty and help those struggling to meet their basic needs: •Fundsaf etyne tandbenei tp rograms such as SNAP (food stamps), TANF , Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit, which help poor and nea r-poor individuals and families bridge the gap between low incomes and meeting their most basic needs. These programs not only help reduce poverty , but also generate additional economic activity in local communities. •Contin ueUnempl oyment Insur anc e for those seeking employment, which will help protect people who are out of work and keep families out of poverty . •Investi nsub sidizedan dtr ansiti onalemploy mentprogr ams to help disadvantaged workers and struggling businesses weather the stalled economy and create jobs that will put people back to work and that pay living wages. 2010datafromtheU.S.CensusBureau’sAmericanCommunitySurvey Social IMPACT Research Center, a program of Heartland Alliance September 22, 2011 (version 1) poverty overview PovertyRatein2010:10.1% •The poverty rate rose from 7.6% in 2009, which is notastatisticallysigniicantchange. •The poverty rat e rose from 6.3% in 1999, which is a statisticallysigniicantchange. NumberinPovertyin2010:13,359 •The number of people in poverty rose from 9,829 in 2009,whichisnota statistically signiicantcha nge. •The number of people in poverty rose from 7,806 in 1999,whichisasta tisticallysig niicantchange . 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Tazewell County Poverty Rates Over Time 1999 2007 2008 2009 2010
33 West Grand Avenue, Sui te 500 | Chicago, I l l inois 60654 | 312.870.4949 | research@heart lan dal l iance.org
The newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey pro-
vide a glimpse of the ongoing impacts of the Great Recession for millions of individuals
and families. This snapshot of your community’s data includes a comparison of 2010 data
to 2009 and 1999, illustrating trends over time. Fact sheets for additional geographies are
available at http://www.heartlandalliance.org/research/current-and-local-data/local-fact-sheets.html.
The effects of the Great Recession on unemployment, poverty, and income are still being felt by millions of
individuals and families, and the eroding safety net means that while there are more people in need, there arefewer resources to help them. Preserving, extending, and strengthening these solutions can help keep morepeople from falling into poverty and help those struggling to meet their basic needs:
• Fundsafetynetandbeneitprograms such as SNAP (food stamps), TANF, Medicaid, and the EarnedIncome Tax Credit, which help poor and near-poor individuals and families bridge the gap between lowincomes and meeting their most basic needs. These programs not only help reduce poverty, but alsogenerate additional economic activity in local communities.
• ContinueUnemploymentInsurance for those seeking employment, which will help protect people whoare out of work and keep families out of poverty.
• Investinsubsidizedandtransitionalemploymentprograms to help disadvantaged workers andstruggling businesses weather the stalled economy and create jobs that will put people back to work andthat pay living wages.
Healthinsurancedatarelectthecivilian,non-institutionalizedpopulationunder65 years old; sum of uninsured, privately, and publicly insured percents do not addup to 100 because for certain populations it is possible have both public and privatecoverage.
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UninsuredRatein2010:9.1%• The uninsured rate rose from 8.8%
in 2009, which is not a statisticallysigniicantchange.
NumberofUninsuredin2010:10,225• The number of people without health
insurance rose from 9,711 in 2009,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicantchange.
TypeofInsurancein2010:• 77.0% are covered by private insurance.• 18.3% are covered by public insurance.• 9.1% are uninsured.
thresholds, which are used to determine poverty status.Themeasureisnotgeographicallyspeciicanddoesnotrelectwhatittakesforfamiliestomakeendsmeet.
workers
2010 Federal Poverty Thresholds
Family Size Poverty Threshold 1 $11,1392 $14,2183 $17,3744 $22,314
measuringpoverty
Farmorepeoplestruggletomakeendsmeetthantheoficialpovertydatasuggest.TheIllinoisSelf-SuficiencyStandardshowsthat it takes a family of 3 (adult, preschooler, school age child)$42,215tomakeendsmeetinTazewellCounty.
All data are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey and from the 2000 Decennial Census. The American
Community Survey recently released estimates on 2010 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage, which are the most current dataavailable for geographies with populations over 65,000. For more information on the American Community Survey, visit www.census.gov/
acs/www/. Statistical signicance refers to the probability that the observed changes are “true” rather than the result of an error in sampling or
estimation. Data included here are statistically signicant at the 90th percentile. FormoreinformationontheIllinoisSelf-SuficiencyStandard,
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to inform and equip those working toward a just global society. IMPACT, a program of Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights,
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MedianEarningsforFemaleFull-TimeYear-RoundWorkersin2010:$37,284• Women’s earnings rose by 9.6% from $34,016in2009,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicant
change.• Women’s earnings rose by 15.0% from $32,427 in1999,whichisastatisticallysigniicantchange.
MedianEarningsforMaleFull-TimeYear-RoundWorkersin2010:$51,435• Men’s earnings rose by 0.4% from $51,215 in2009,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicantchange.
• Men’s earnings declined by 4.5% from $53,844in1999,whichisnotastatisticallysigniicantchange.
