ALICE Household Survival Budget
Mobility Planning LLC with references from unitedforalice.org
7/16/20261 min read
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The United Way notes that "over 40% of households in the U.S. are struggling to make ends meet. This includes households with income below the Federal Poverty Level, and households that are within the ALICE Threshold" and "unable to cover basic household expenses." ALICE is the acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, and represents the growing number of families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, and technology. Over the last 19 years, the cost of essential household expenses has increased faster than the inflation rate (Sources: ALICE Essentials Index, 2007 - 2026; Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2007 - 2026 CPI; 2026 State of ALICE in the United States).
Have you wondered how the cost of transportation impacts households in the United States? A family of four (two adults and two children) living in Calhoun County, Michigan, spend 14% of their monthly budget to pay for transportation expenses. This is the third highest expense of their household survival budget, after food and housing. Calhoun County, Michigan, is a medium cost community in the United States that reflects the average monthly transportation cost of $825 for ALICE households.
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