Florida Poverty Overview
Below are recent statistics regarding how poverty affects our community and state:
- Percent of Population Living in Poverty (poverty threshold: $29,678 for a family of 4 in 2022)
- Orange County: 12.6% – US Census Bureau 2023
- City of Orlando: 15.2% – US Census Bureau 2023
- In Florida, 16.8% of children under 18 years old live below the poverty line, 2022. – Talk Poverty
- Approximately 10% of Florida families will experience hunger and food insecurity during the year due to lack of money or resources, 2019-2021. – Talk Poverty
- Florida has only 23 affordable and available rental units for every 100 households with incomes of < 30 percent of the area median income, 2021. – Talk Poverty
- In 2023 approximately 24% of Florida’s homeless population were families that included adults with children < 18 yoa. – Council for Homelessness
- Children under the age of 18 made up 15% of Florida’s homeless population in 2023. – Council for Homelessness
- Persons fleeing from domestic violence compromised 8.2% of Florida’s homeless population in 2023. – Council for Homelessness
- In Florida in 2023, 51% of the homeless were unsheltered, meaning they lived outside, in a car, park, or other place not meant for human habitation 2023. – Council for Homelessness
- The Department of Education uses a broader definition of homelessness to include youth that do not have a fixed regular nighttime residence, with 78,277 affected students over the 2021-2022 academic year. This type of housing insecurity has proven to cause disruption to academic pursuits, and disparities in testing scores and graduation rates. – Council for Homelessness
- America’s Veterans made up 8.13% of Florida’s homeless population in 2023. – Council for Homelessness
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