Some 56 percent of the population lives below the poverty level.

An estimated 73 percent of its 2,600 students, who come from throughout the city, live at or below the poverty level.

And half of those who kept working were living below the poverty level.

Half the population lives below the poverty level, up from 38 percent in 1985.

The elderly may not live below the poverty level, but they still have needs that must be met.

More than half the county residents live below the poverty level.

Income: 92% of students live at or below the poverty level.

Nearly a third of the people live below the poverty level.

A second problem is that many people who get a job still live below the poverty level.

About a third of the population lives below the poverty level.