### Question
How is the term very low-income community defined?


### Answer
The term **very low-income community** is defined in *34 U.S.C. § 12211* as the following:

> a community in which the median income of the residents of such community does not exceed 50 percent of the median income of the area

#### Citation:
  - *34 U.S.C. § 12211*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-Comprehensive Acts > CHAPTER 121-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT > SUBCHAPTER II-CRIME PREVENTION > Part E-National Community Economic Partnership > subpart 3-miscellaneous provisions**

