America's income and poverty in 2010, the first full year since the recession "officially" ended:
Median household income: $49,445, 2.3 percent less than in 2009
People living in poverty: $15.1 percent, the highest since 1993
People without health insurance: $46.2 million, 2.6 million more than in 2009
Median household income: $49.9 million, or 16.3 percent, similar to 2009 figures
Median household income: $7.3 million, or 9.8 percent, about the same as in 2009
Poverty rates vary by race, background and region:
Overall: 15.1 percent
White, not Hispanic: 9.9 percent
Black: 27.4 percent
Hispanic origin: 26.6 percent
In the South: 16.9 percent
Native-born: 14.4 percent
Not U.S. citizens: 26.7 percent
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