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September 13, 2016
September 13, 2016
Sept. 13: Census: Income up, poverty down
Household income rose sharply across the country in 2015, and the poverty rate declined, according to new U.S. Census data released Tuesday that shows families may finally be emerging from the economic devastation wrought by the Great Recession.