Information on Poverty/Hunger in Lorain County
2000 Census
| Families below poverty level | 5,127 | 6.7% |
| Individuals below poverty level | 24,809 | 9.0% |
| Unemployment | 6,143 | 4.3% |
2006 American Community Survey
| Families below poverty level | 10.2% | |
| Individuals below poverty level | 14% | |
| Unemployment | 10,765 | 6.8% |
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) |
45,016 |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 31,566 |
7.2% of Lorain County residents live in extreme poverty (less than 50% of the federal poverty rate). The child poverty rate is 20.8%, and 10.3% of children live in extreme poverty. Among African Americans and Latinos, the poverty rates are 43% and 29.7% respectively. 62% of African American children live in poverty, and 42.7% of Latino children.
By comparison, the national poverty rate in 2004 was 12.7%. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 12.7% of Ohio households experienced food insecurity between 2004 and 2006.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err49/
Information about payday lending in Lorain County:
http://ohiocoalitionforresponsiblelending.org/lorain.pdf
Organizations:
| Second Harvest | http://www.secondharvest.org/ |
Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio |
http://www.secondharvestfoodbank.org/ |
| Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks | http://www.oashf.org/ |
| Ohio Coalition for Responsible Lending | http://ohiocoalitionforresponsiblelending.org/ |
Current as of May, 2008.
