{"id":14834,"date":"2023-05-18T21:51:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T01:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=14834"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:10:07","slug":"new-alice-report-shows-big-bend-above-the-state-average-for-struggling-households","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/new-alice-report-shows-big-bend-above-the-state-average-for-struggling-households\/","title":{"rendered":"New ALICE report shows Big Bend above the state average for struggling households"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thirty-five percent of Leon County households are made up of people who are working, but barely getting by, according to the latest ALICE Report.<\/p>\n<p>ALICE stands for Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed. The report measures the economic trends that shape communities. The new one shows Leon County has a slightly larger share of ALICE households compared with the rest of the state. And 16 percent of Leon households meet the federal guidelines for poverty. The statewide average is 12%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"OneColumnContainer\">\n<div class=\"OneColumnContainer-row\">\n<div class=\"OneColumnContainer-column\">\n<div class=\"PromoXS-content\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Berneice Cox heads the United Way of the Big Bend, which commissioned the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we talk 32304 zip code &#8212; and I also want to talk neighborhoods &#8212; it is 84% of those neighbors either live in poverty or the edge of poverty,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In 32301 and 32310, we\u2019re talking 70%-plus that live in poverty or the edge of poverty. That is staggering. That is a wake-up call to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Gadsden County, the ALICE rate is 44% and the poverty rate is 20%. 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