Table 4.
Income to Poverty Ratios, Two-Adult Households
| One Full-Time Worker |
One Full-Time + One Part-Time Worker |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly Wage | 7.25 | 10.15 | 12 | 15 | 7.25 | 10.15 | 12 | 15 |
| No children | ||||||||
| Annual earnings | 0.91 | 1.28 | 1.51 | 1.89 | 1.37 | 1.92 | 2.27 | 2.84 |
| + Taxes | 0.87 | 1.18 | 1.38 | 1.69 | 1.26 | 1.71 | 2 | 2.45 |
| + SNAP | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.4 | 1.69 | 1.31 | 1.71 | 2 | 2.45 |
| + Housing and childcare subsidies | 1.46 | 1.56 | 1.64 | 1.82 | 1.59 | 1.83 | 2.01 | 2.45 |
| One child | ||||||||
| Annual earnings | 0.76 | 1.06 | 1.26 | 1.57 | 1.14 | 1.6 | 1.89 | 2.36 |
| + Taxes | 0.93 | 1.21 | 1.39 | 1.6 | 1.28 | 1.62 | 1.81 | 2.12 |
| + SNAP | 1.17 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.69 | 1.87 | 2.12 |
| + Housing and childcare subsidies | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.95 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.12 |
| Two children | ||||||||
| Annual earnings | 0.6 | 0.84 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.9 | 1.27 | 1.5 | 1.87 |
| + Taxes | 0.86 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.41 | 1.15 | 1.42 | 1.56 | 1.79 |
| + SNAP | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.5 | 1.34 | 1.52 | 1.63 | 1.82 |
| + Housing and childcare subsidies | 1.41 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.93 |
| Three children | ||||||||
| Annual earnings | 0.51 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 1.06 | 0.77 | 1.08 | 1.27 | 1.59 |
| + Taxes | 0.76 | 0.98 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 1.03 | 1.27 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| + SNAP | 1.03 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.65 |
| + Housing and childcare subsidies | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.94 | 1.96 |
Source: Authors’ calculations using 2015 Poverty Thresholds (U.S. Census Bureau 2017).
Note: Ratios are earnings plus taxes and income support transfers at different minimum wage levels. Thresholds vary by household size and number of children as follows: $12,331 (one adult), $16,337 (one adult, one child), $19,096 (one adult, two children), $24,120 (one adult, three children), $15,871 (two adults), $19,078 (two adults, one child), $24,036 (two adults, two children), $28,286 (two adults, three children).