Community Corner
St. Louis Park Sees an Increase in Poverty Rate
Roughly 8 percent of residents are considered to be in poverty.
St. Louis Park—like a number of other metro area suburbs—has seen an increase in poverty in recent years, according to a MinnPost report.
According to Census data cited in the report, St. Louis Park's poverty rate is currently around 8 percent—up from 5 percent in 2000.
The poverty rate across Minnesota's suburban cities has shown similar growth, hitting 7.6 percent in 2010—an increase from 4 percent in 2000 and 5.8 percent in 2007.
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As a result, more people are turning to food shelves, including the .
You can read the full MinnPost report here.
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You can see a map that shows the trends here.
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