From 2010 to 2011, Philadelphia's poverty rate jumped from 26.7
percent to 28.4 percent. Nearly 40 percent of city children were
living in poverty in 2011, a rise of three percentage points
from 2010, according to the report. And Philadelphia's median
household income in 2011 was $34,207, $16,000 less than the
national figure of $50,502, census figures show. Of the top 25
American cities, only Detroit had a lower median annual income,
at $25,193. In 2010, Philadelphia's median household income was
$34,400. Poverty levels increased from 2010 to 2011 in each of
the counties surrounding Philadelphia, with Camden County
recording the greatest jump, from 12.4 percent to 13.5 percent.
The highest poverty rate in the Pennsylvania suburbs was 9.9
percent in Delaware County. The overall poverty rate for
Pennsylvania rose from 13.4 percent in 2010 to 13.8 percent in
2011, compared with the national rate of 15.9 percent. In New
Jersey, poverty rates barely budged from 2010 to 2011, from 10.3
percent to 10.4 percent. Eve