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St. Anthony 2040 Comprehensive Plan Chapter 3: Community Profile <br />18 <br /> <br /> <br />According to ACS 2014 estimates, approximately 32 percent of households <br />earn less than $35,000 in annual income, while nearly a quarter of St. <br />Anthony households have an annual income of $100,000 or more. <br /> <br /> Poverty rate <br />The poverty rate is defined as <br />the percentage of people who <br />are living at or below the “poverty <br />level”, which in 2015 was <br />measured at an income <br />threshold of $24,457 for a family <br />of four. The City’s poverty rate <br />has risen from 5.1 percent in <br />2000 to 6.1 percent in 2015, <br />according to the latest ACS <br />estimates. However, St. <br />Anthony’s poverty rate today <br />remains significantly lower than <br />almost all its surrounding <br />communities, and significantly <br />lower than the Hennepin and <br />Ramsey County rate overall. <br />School-aged children may qualify for free or reduced lunch up to 185 <br />percent of the poverty level. In the Twin Cities metro, affordable housing <br />thresholds are applied to households making up to 80 percent of Area <br />Median Income, which is $65,700 for a family of four. <br /> <br />Community Below <br />poverty (%) <br />Saint Anthony 6.1 <br />Falcon Heights 11.1 <br />New Brighton 11.4 <br />Roseville 11.5 <br />Hennepin County 12.5 <br />Ramsey County 16.5 <br />Columbia Heights 16.8 <br />Minneapolis 21.9