### Question
What does low-income individual mean?


### Answer
**Low-income individual** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 689*:

> an individual whose income (adjusted for family size) does not exceed—


(A) for metropolitan areas, 80 percent of the area median income

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 689*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14B-SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER III-INVESTMENT DIVISION PROGRAMS > Part B-New Markets Venture Capital Program**

