New report shows L.A. and Orange counties have two of the higher poverty rates in the state, but Riverside and San Bernardino counties fare better.
Volunteer Barbara Schneider, 73, right, assists client Yen Kim, 82, in packing a box of groceries at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help food pantry in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The economy is churning out mixed signals these days, with a flurry of separate reports suggesting America is experiencing high growth and job creation —“For us, the numbers sort of speak for themselves,” said Solar, chief executive of Feeding America’s operations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Though California’s new poverty rate is well below the pre-pandemic rate economists and others suggested the swift upturn found in the PPIC report is troubling. Theresa Higgins, a 66-year-old volunteer, right, offers her assistance by helping client Yen Kim, 82, to his car after his visit to the Our Lady of Perpetual Help food pantry in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
Volunteer Barbara Schneider, 73, right, assists client Yen Kim, 82, in packing a box of groceries at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help food pantry in Riverside on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. But the report also broke down poverty rates based on age and even geography. Within that framework, in the region that includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, poverty is highest in two groups – older people, age 65 and up, and children, age 17 and younger – who live in otherwise high-income communities.
Meanwhile, two counties long viewed as less economically glitzy – Riverside and San Bernardino – have strikingly lower poverty rates of than their supposedly wealthier neighbors. In fact, when taking into account the comparative costs of housing and other essentials, the incomes that qualify as “poor” according to the PPIC suggest living in the Inland Empire is about 25% less expensive than in counties closer to the ocean.
If other economic trends hold, that surge of older people also could mean a long-term surge in poverty.
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