This indicator explores two things in the senior population (residents age 65 years and over). The labor force is the percentage who remain in the labor force* and the second is the percentage who live in poverty using two federal poverty levels (FPLs), below 100% and 200% FPL.

*In labor force refer to persons who were working or actively looking for work. It excludes active-duty military personnel and the institutionalized population, such as prison inmates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B23001, B17024.

This indicator provides the median income and percent in poverty for civilian veterans in the population.

Veterans are persons 18 years and over who ever served on active duty. A civilian veteran refers to persons 18 years or older who served on active duty in any military branch or served in the National Guard or military reserves (only those ever called or ordered to active duty were classified as veterans). It does not include persons currently in active duty.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2101.

Veterans - Median Income and Poverty, by City.
Veterans: Civilians who have served (even for a short time), but are not currently serving, on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard, or who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. People who served in the National Guard or Reserves are classified as veterans only if they were ever called or ordered to active duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2101

Veterans - Median Income and Poverty.
Veterans: Civilians who have served (even for a short time), but are not currently serving, on active duty in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard, or who served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. People who served in the National Guard or Reserves are classified as veterans only if they were ever called or ordered to active duty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2101

Seniors: Labor Force and Poverty. 100% FPL = Household Income at Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B23001, B17024.

Seniors in Poverty. Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B23001, B17024.

Poverty Level, 2012-2016. Categories refer to percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) a household falls in at the time of survey. For example, a household with an income level that is exactly half the Federal Poverty Level will be in the "50-74%" category. Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B17024.

Population Below Poverty by Age Group, by City. Below poverty refers to the percentage of people within the age group living below 100% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Source: U.S. Census Bureau; 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B17024.

For current version see: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_health_statistics/regional-community-data.html#dems

The Demographic Profiles contain the most recent demographic and economic data available by HHSA Region and community. This set of profiles reflect 2016 data obtained from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS).

Prepared by: County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services Division, Community Health Statistics Unit, 2018.