Census Bureau: Family Income Rose, Poverty Fell in 2025, but Future Gains Uncertain
An annual Census Bureau report found higher median family income and a declining poverty rate in 2025, even as health insurance coverage held steady from the previous year.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the average American family earned more money in 2025 than in 2024, according to its annual report on income, poverty and health insurance coverage.
The report also found that the official poverty rate declined over the same period, according to the Census Bureau.
Health insurance coverage rates were little changed between 2024 and 2025, the bureau said.
The report, cited by NPR News, is one of the government's most closely watched annual measures of the economic well-being of American households.
NPR News reported that while the data show improvement in family income and poverty for 2025, there are concerns that changes to social safety net programs could reduce or reverse these gains in future years. The report did not specify further details on the scale of income and poverty changes or the particular safety net policies in question.
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