Definition of Low Income

• Low-Income
  • A household income at or below the Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines of $16, 450 for a family of four (1998).
• Low-Income Population
  • Any readily Identifiable group of low-income persons who live in geographic proximity, and, if circumstances warrant, geographically dispersed/transient persons (such as migrant workers or Native Americans) who would be similarly affected by a proposed FHWA program, policy, or activity.

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