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single mothers, employers, community partners, and elected officials.
Through a detailed analysis, the project partners identified that
families with children under 18 and no spouse present were the group
with the most need in the city. As 80% of head of the families with
children under 18 and no spouse present are females, the project
partners decided to focus the pilot project on assisting single mothers
to maximize the positive impact on the community. At the conclusion
of the pilot, systemic changes and new policies will be introduced and
adopted, along with the creation of a roadmap that will help and
empower other communities to dismantle their barriers to economic
mobility.
Equity: Building Pathways to Economic Opportunity & Success
The economies of Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are
robust with exceptionally low unemployment rates, ranging from 1.7%
in Monroe County, 2.8% in Broward County, and 3.0% in Miami-Dade
County as of March 2022.39 However, measures of income and poverty
show another side to the economic story of the tri-county area of South
Florida.
Only Monroe County with a Median Household Income (MHI) of
$72,012 had a MHI higher than the national average of $67,521 in 2020.
This compares to a Broward County MHI of $60,922 and Miami-Dade
County MHI of $53,975. Additionally, 2020 Per Capita Income (PCI) in
Miami-Dade County at $29,598 and Broward County at $34,063 was
below the national PCI of $35,808. Monroe County’s PCI of $47,382 was
higher than Broward’s and Miami-Dade’s PCI, and the nation as a
whole in 2020. The nation’s poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8% compared
to Miami-Dade County at 16%, Broward County at 13%, and Monroe
County at 8%. By 2020, the poverty rate had dropped slightly to 11%
in Broward County, 15% in Miami-Dade, and increased in Monroe
County to 10.2%.40 This compares to a 2020 poverty rate of 13.3% in
Florida and 11.4% in the nation as a whole according to U.S. Census
Bureau Quick Facts.
Not all communities in South Florida are benefiting from the region’s
economic activity and participating in its benefits. To ensure that all
communities can participate in the benefits of South Florida’s economy
and workforce it is necessary to identify and remove barriers to
participation in the economy by improving the access of communities,
especially low-income communities, to enhanced opportunities to
education, workforce training, well-paying jobs and careers, essential
services, affordable housing, transportation options, childcare, etc.
Courtesy of the Florida Chamber Foundation
51 \| Page
Nationally, economic inequality, whether measured through gaps in
income or wealth between richer and poorer households, continues to
widen.41 A 2020 Pew Research Center report42 examining trends in
income and wealth inequality found that although household incomes
were growing again after a lengthy stagnation, the gaps in income
between upper-income and middle- and lower-income households are
rising, and the share of wealth held by middle-income households is
falling.
A 2019 Study Toward a More Inclusive Region: Inequality and Poverty in
Greater Miami of the Miami Urban Future Initiative at Florida
International University found that despite the region’s booming
economy and tremendous wealth, there is a high level of economic
inequality in the region. This high level of economic inequality in the
South Florida is due in part to the shrinking middle class and
prevalence of low-paying service jobs.
The Pew Research Center defines “middle-income” adults i.e. “middle
class” in 2021 as those “… with an annual household income that was
two-thirds to double the national median income in 2020, after incomes
have been adjusted for household size, or about $52,000 to $156,000
annually in 2020 dollars for a household of three. ‘Lower-income’
adults have household incomes less than $52,000 and “upper-income”
adults have household incomes greater than $156,000.”43 They
continue, “But being middle class can refer to more than just income,
be it the level of education, the type of profession, economic security,
home ownership …”.
In the Miami Urban Future Initiative report, the authors defined
“middle class” as households earning between two-thirds and double
the national median income between 2015 and 2017. According to the
authors, in 2017 Greater Miami had the ninth-highest rate of poverty
amongst 53 large metros, behind only New York. They found that the
middle class had shrunk from 65% in 1970 to just over 40% in 2017. The
region also has the highest elder poverty rate among large metros,
deeply concentrated poverty which is most pronounced in South
Florida’s black and Hispanic populations; and a youth poverty rate
(children under the age of 18) of 19.3% which is higher than the overall
youth poverty rate 0f 17.5 in 2017. 44 45
Common equity indicators include Economic Opportunity, Education,
Housing, Public Safety, Governance, and Public Health. The Florida
Department of Health releases annual County Health Rankings for
health outcomes and health factors prepared by the University of
Wisconsin Population Health Institute46. The data tool the University has
created allows researchers to compare data by county in the United
States.
The County Health Rankings includes data on education, jobs,
incomes, and the environment which impacts how healthy people are
and how long they live. While all the counties in South Florida fared
better in 2022 for health outcomes (length and quality of life), when
compared with 2017, rankings or health factors (health behaviors,
access to and quality clinical care, social and economic factors, and
physical environment) fell in all three counties. The percentage of the
population with health insurance was decreasing through 2020 but
appears to have increased in 2022. In 2022, the insurance data is
collected as a percentage of adults and children. It is curious that while
the ranking in health outcomes score rose in 2022, the ranking in health
factors score decreased. The 2020 Rankings include data predating the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The concept of “Equity” recognizes that communities in economic
distress need greater investment to help individuals close the gap

single mothers, employers, community partners, and elected officials.

Through a detailed analysis, the project partners identified that

families with children under 18 and no spouse present were the group

with the most need in the city. As 80% of head of the families with

children under 18 and no spouse present are females, the project

partners decided to focus the pilot project on assisting single mothers

to maximize the positive impact on the community. At the conclusion

of the pilot, systemic changes and new policies will be introduced and

adopted, along with the creation of a roadmap that will help and

empower other communities to dismantle their barriers to economic

mobility.

Equity: Building Pathways to Economic Opportunity & Success

The economies of Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are

robust with exceptionally low unemployment rates, ranging from 1.7%

in Monroe County, 2.8% in Broward County, and 3.0% in Miami-Dade

County as of March 2022.39 However, measures of income and poverty

show another side to the economic story of the tri-county area of South

Florida.

Only Monroe County with a Median Household Income (MHI) of

$72,012 had a MHI higher than the national average of $67,521 in 2020.

This compares to a Broward County MHI of $60,922 and Miami-Dade

County MHI of $53,975. Additionally, 2020 Per Capita Income (PCI) in

Miami-Dade County at $29,598 and Broward County at $34,063 was

below the national PCI of $35,808. Monroe County’s PCI of $47,382 was

higher than Broward’s and Miami-Dade’s PCI, and the nation as a

whole in 2020. The nation’s poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8% compared

to Miami-Dade County at 16%, Broward County at 13%, and Monroe

County at 8%. By 2020, the poverty rate had dropped slightly to 11%

in Broward County, 15% in Miami-Dade, and increased in Monroe

County to 10.2%.40 This compares to a 2020 poverty rate of 13.3% in

Florida and 11.4% in the nation as a whole according to U.S. Census

Bureau Quick Facts.

Not all communities in South Florida are benefiting from the region’s

economic activity and participating in its benefits. To ensure that all

communities can participate in the benefits of South Florida’s economy

and workforce it is necessary to identify and remove barriers to

participation in the economy by improving the access of communities,

especially low-income communities, to enhanced opportunities to

education, workforce training, well-paying jobs and careers, essential

services, affordable housing, transportation options, childcare, etc.

Courtesy of the Florida Chamber Foundation

51 | Page

Nationally, economic inequality, whether measured through gaps in

income or wealth between richer and poorer households, continues to

widen.41 A 2020 Pew Research Center report42 examining trends in

income and wealth inequality found that although household incomes

were growing again after a lengthy stagnation, the gaps in income

between upper-income and middle- and lower-income households are

rising, and the share of wealth held by middle-income households is

falling.

A 2019 Study Toward a More Inclusive Region: Inequality and Poverty in

Greater Miami of the Miami Urban Future Initiative at Florida

International University found that despite the region’s booming

economy and tremendous wealth, there is a high level of economic

inequality in the region. This high level of economic inequality in the

South Florida is due in part to the shrinking middle class and

prevalence of low-paying service jobs.

The Pew Research Center defines “middle-income” adults i.e. “middle

class” in 2021 as those “… with an annual household income that was

two-thirds to double the national median income in 2020, after incomes

have been adjusted for household size, or about $52,000 to $156,000

annually in 2020 dollars for a household of three. ‘Lower-income’

adults have household incomes less than $52,000 and “upper-income”

adults have household incomes greater than $156,000.”43 They

continue, “But being middle class can refer to more than just income,

be it the level of education, the type of profession, economic security,

home ownership …”.

In the Miami Urban Future Initiative report, the authors defined

“middle class” as households earning between two-thirds and double

the national median income between 2015 and 2017. According to the

authors, in 2017 Greater Miami had the ninth-highest rate of poverty

amongst 53 large metros, behind only New York. They found that the

middle class had shrunk from 65% in 1970 to just over 40% in 2017. The

region also has the highest elder poverty rate among large metros,

deeply concentrated poverty which is most pronounced in South

Florida’s black and Hispanic populations; and a youth poverty rate

(children under the age of 18) of 19.3% which is higher than the overall

youth poverty rate 0f 17.5 in 2017. 44 45

Common equity indicators include Economic Opportunity, Education,

Housing, Public Safety, Governance, and Public Health. The Florida

Department of Health releases annual County Health Rankings for

health outcomes and health factors prepared by the University of

Wisconsin Population Health Institute46. The data tool the University has

created allows researchers to compare data by county in the United

States.

The County Health Rankings includes data on education, jobs,

incomes, and the environment which impacts how healthy people are

and how long they live. While all the counties in South Florida fared

better in 2022 for health outcomes (length and quality of life), when

compared with 2017, rankings or health factors (health behaviors,

access to and quality clinical care, social and economic factors, and

physical environment) fell in all three counties. The percentage of the

population with health insurance was decreasing through 2020 but

appears to have increased in 2022. In 2022, the insurance data is

collected as a percentage of adults and children. It is curious that while

the ranking in health outcomes score rose in 2022, the ranking in health

factors score decreased. The 2020 Rankings include data predating the

COVID-19 pandemic.

The concept of “Equity” recognizes that communities in economic

distress need greater investment to help individuals close the gap