Census: Poverty for single mothers on the rise in San Antonio

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Census: Poverty for single mothers on the rise in San Antonio
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In 2021, overall poverty decreased for San Antonio families with young children, but the opposite appears to have happened to single mothers.

. The 2021 snapshot, however, shows Miami and Houston with slightly higher household poverty rates, at a little more than 17% and 16% respectively.Success! You're on the list.

San Antonio’s figures also indicate that more people are relying on public sources of income, such as Medicaid and food stamps, to make ends meet. “That’s probably because of lower employment stability,” said State Demographer and University of Texas at San Antonio professor Lloyd Potter. That’s not enough to be “statistically significant” in the margin of error, Potter said, but this demographic has long had a high proportion living under the poverty line relative to other family types.Cassie Cruz, 25, works full-time as a nanny, but the money she makes is largely eaten by bills, including groceries, utilities,

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