Table 1.
Residual Income for a four-person household in Los Angeles: Two adults and two children under 18
| Housing-Induced Poverty, United States, 2000a | Housing Poverty, United States, 2000b | Shelter Poverty, Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA, 2001c | Economic Policy Institute Basic Family Budgets, Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA,1999d | Self-Sufficiency Standard, Los Angeles County, 2000e | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,630 | $12,786 | $20,540 | $29,792 | $23,200 (teens) | $43,408 (infants) |
The 2000 federal poverty threshold for a family unit of this size and composition is $17,463 (Dalaker 2001), housing-induced poverty (Kutty 2005) is non-housing income that is less than two/thirds of the federal poverty threshold.
The 2000 federal poverty guideline for a family unit of this size and composition is $17,050 (Health and Human Services 2010), housing poverty (Combs and Park 1994) is non-housing income that is less than three-quarters of the federal poverty guidelines.
Residual income for a family of four is derived from BLS Lower Budget Estimates data excluding personal taxes for a four-person household in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metropolitan statistical area in Autumn 2001. The estimated maximum allowable cost for shelter is $6,033. Provided by Professor Michael E. Stone (6/17/2010, personal communication).
EPI family budgets data for the Los Angeles Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA in 1999 were compiled by the staff of the Economic Policy Institute and provided by Dr. Sylvia Allegretto (6/16/2010, personal communication). Residual income is annual income of $38,780 minus estimated housing costs.
Self-Sufficiency Standard figures for Los Angeles County in 2000 were developed by Dr. Diana Pearce, Center for Women’s Welfare, University of Washington School of Social Work and provided by Lisa Manzer (6/10/2010, personal communication). Residual income is annual income minus housing costs, estimated at $32,392 for a family/household with two adults and two teens (requiring no childcare expenditures) and $52,600 for a household with two adults and two infants requiring childcare.