Poverty

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Poverty

• A look at continuing demographic changes in Fort
  Collins and Larimer County

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A word about the data

• ACS data limited to cities and counties of
  65,000 people.
• Fort Collins is only Larimer County city over the
  threshold, though Loveland closing in.
• Where possible, Ive disaggregated data to let
  you see whats happening in Fort Collins and the
  rest of Larimer County outside Fort Collins

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Poverty vs. self-sufficiency
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Poverty growth
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of population in poverty
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Childhood poverty growth
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of children in poverty
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Seniors in poverty
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Larimer County poverty by ethnicity
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Other poverty indicators

• Free/reduced lunch rates in schools
• TANF caseloads
• Food stamp expenditures
• Medicaid caseloads

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Free/reduced lunch students in PSD
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Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
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Food stamps
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Whats causing changes?

• Weve seen a significant increase in
  single-mother households
• The number of immigrants has grown
• Household income has dropped

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Single-mother households
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Foreign-born population
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Fort Collins poverty by nativity
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Household income changes
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Community response

• Much more community awareness about poverty since
  the Coloradoan series in late August and early
  September
• More research needed in root causes
• United Way is the convener of a community
  steering group to examine causes and potential
  solutions