According to a new report, a startling number of San Diegans live below the federal poverty line in one of the most expensive places in the U.S.
More than 1 in 10 San Diegans live under the federal poverty line. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson has more on a new report from the San Diego Foundation.More than 1 in 10 San Diegans live under the federal poverty line, which is $30,000 a year for a family of four.
That number includes enough children to fill Petco Park — twice. More than 16,000 of the county’s K-12 students are unhoused, the report found. Many immigrants arrive in San Diego, but only a small portion of them stay. The foundation argued that better connecting immigrants to resources could be a first step in addressing poverty for all San Diegans.
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