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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Households Below the Real Cost Measure

County: Kings
This indicator shows the percentage of households that are below the Real Cost Measure. The Real Cost Measure represents the minimum income necessary for a household to afford basic living expenses specific to each community in California such as housing, food, health care, child care, and transportation. Households led by people with disabilities are excluded.

Why is this important?

The Real Cost Measure is a self-sufficiency metric developed by the United Ways of California to offer a more accurate assessment of financial security of households compared to the poverty metrics alone. It supplements other poverty measures by accounting for the value of in-kind benefits, regional differences in living costs, or expenses other than food. The Real Cost Measure considers the specific costs of housing, food, health care, childcare, transportation, and other fundamental needs of households in California. To learn more about the methodology of the Real Cost Measure, visit the United Ways of California website (United Ways of California). 

Considerations for Equitable Approaches: Almost all households that fall below the Real Cost Measure in California have at least one working adult. By race and ethnicity, Latino and African American households are more likely to fall below the Real Cost Measure compared to Asian American and White households. Over half of households with children under six fall below the Real Cost Measure. Households led by those with lower educational levels are more likely to fall below the Real Cost Measure. 

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42.0%
Source: United Ways of California
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: November 2023

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Filed under: Economy / Income, Economy / Poverty, Social Determinants of Health