Youth
Household Earnings
Housing
Other
100
Percentage of teens that do not attend school.
What is 13-16%?
100
Average yearly earnings.
What is $$44,086?
100
The Better Homes Funds cited this demographic as most at risk of homelessness compared to national averages.
Who are children?
100
Second highest poverty level in the country.
What is 19.2%?
200
Lousiana has the highest rate in the country.
What is juvenile incarceration?
200
Earnings of one person under 65.
What is $8,959?
200
Number of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
What is 455,000 people?
200
Ranking in access to healthcare.
What is the lowest ranking?
300
Percentage of education budget allocated to after school activities.
What is 2%?
300
Earnings of one person over 65.
What is $8,259?
300
Percentage of single parent families?
What is 35%?
300
Poorest city in Louisiana?
What is East Carroll Parish, where the median income is $25,000?
400
Number of children living in extreme poverty.
What is 135,000 or 12.3% of children.
400
Earnings of one adult and one child.
What is $11,869?
400
The United States has a chronically homeless rate of 16.8%, compared to what percentage in Louisiana?
What is 46.8%?
400
Wealthiest parish in Louisiana?
What is St. Tammany Parish, where the median income is $61,820?
500
High school graduation rate.
What is 70.9%?
500
Earnings of two adults and two children.
What is $17,463?
500
City where 69% of homeless people live.
What is New Orleans?
500
Definition of poverty.
What is a total annual income below $18,810 for an average family of four, or an annual income of about $9,400 for a single adult.
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