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Poverty

The median household income for Rockport is $38,582. However, 20% of the households in Rockport, 1,726 homes to be exact, have income at or below $15,000 a year. It is estimated that that in five years that number will drop to 1,629 and represent 18% of the households in Rockport. Not a large drop. We all complain now and again about how expensive it is to live in Rockport. My question is, how do these people do it on $15,000 or less a year? The state-wide average for Texas is 14% of the households at or below $15,000 a year.

What do you think of that?

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Anonymous said…
I AM ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES, AND HAVE BEEN FOR MOST OF 7 YEARS. I WAS LEFT WITH THE RAISING OF MY 4 KIDS BY MYSELF, STILL IN THE PROCESS OF FIGHTING FOR CHILDSUPPORT, BUT MY KIDS ARE HEALTHY, WE FIND WAYS TO SURVIVE, WE DONT DO CABLE OR GO OUT TO EAT OR BUY EXPENSIVE CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL, WE MAKE DO. GOD'S LOVE HAS PROVIDED FOR US AND I AM THANKFUL EVERYDAY FOR THAT.
December 15, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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