Number of U.S. poor holds steady but gap grows | Reuters

Number of U.S. poor holds steady but gap grows | Reuters: ..."Overall, the 2011 poverty rate was 15 percent, representing about 46.2 million Americans, down slightly from 15.1 percent in 2010, data showed.

But median household income declined by 1.5 percent to $50,054 in 2011 from $50,831 in 2010.

A measure of household income inequality, the Gini index, increased 1.6 percent, recording its first annual increase since 1993, the U.S. Census Bureau said". Reuters