Poverty Data

I saw these two, among several other articles on the consequences of the recession and thought I would share them, along with some information that I have not yet seen reported anywhere.
Last Year’s Poverty Rate Was Highest in 12 Years
Poverty hits 1 in 8 Americans
As the articles illustrate, the recession has led to an increase [...]

New Affordable Housing Rental and Income Information

The US Department of  Housing and Urban Development has released new information on Affordable Housing Income Restrictions and Fair Market Rents.  This information is summarized below.

Efficiency
One-
Bedroom
Two-
Bedroom
Three-Bedroom
Four-
Bedroom

2000

$791

2001

$813

2002

$841

2003

$855

2004

$892

2005
$597
$707
$919
$1,098
$1,132

2006
$619
$725
$954
$1,138
$1,174

2007
$651
$762
$1,003
$1,197
$1,235

2008
$743
$870
$1,145
$1,366
$1,409

2009
$774
$906
$1,192
$1,422
$1,467

These rents relate to what has been deemed affordable to people with the following income limits.

1 Person Low Income
2 Person Low Income
3 Person Low [...]

The Unemployment Picture – The Big Picture

Sorry about posting this issue in two of the blogs, but this issue seemed just too important for people to miss.
At the State of the Town Meeting on Saturday December 6, 2008 a member of the audience asked if anyone in town knew the true unemployment picture for Dennis or the county if local numbers [...]

IRS Income Data for Dennis and Surrounding Communities

The Boston Globe provides a variety of interesting information for all of the communities in the state.  One item I found of particular interest, for economic development purposes, was the information they reported from the IRS.  The data for the entire state can be found here.  The table below compares Dennis, by zip code as [...]