2024/2025 UWSCMI Impact Report - Report - Page 8
ALICE: STILL STRUGGLING
For more than a century, United Way has worked with partners of every kind to tackle the toughest social issues
our communities face. While times change and issues evolve, 昀椀 nancial hardship remains the common thread.
ALICE households in our region are still struggling—and UWSCMI continues to lead efforts to help these working
families. Learn more about the latest ALICE data at our website, unitedforscmi.org/alice.
ALICE in Our Region
27% of households in our six-county region are ALICE.
14% live below the Federal Poverty Level.
171,521 households live below the income threshold to
afford basic essentials.
ALICE
Above
ALICE
Threshold
27%
59%
Poverty
14%
ALICE Survival & Stability Budgets in Our Region
Survival = Bare minimum cost of household
basics (assumes affordable housing, health
care, etc.)
Stability = Cost of household basics at a
sustainable level, including savings
HOUSEHOLD
SURVIVAL
STABILITY
$2,537
$4,313
1 Adult
Monthly Expenses
Annual Expenses
Full-Time Wage Needed
$30,488
$15.22/hour
$51,756
$25.88/hour
2 Adults/2 Children (childcare)
Source: United For ALICE, 2025 ALICE Report (2023 data).
These are averages across UWSCMI’s six-county region;
local budgets can vary signi昀椀cantly.
Monthly Total Expenses
Annual Total Expenses
Full-time Wage Needed
$6,470
$77,640
$38.82/hour
TERMS
ALICE – Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. Household income above the
Federal Poverty Level but below the minimum needed for essentials.
Poverty – Household income below the Federal Poverty Level.
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$10,848
$130,176
$65.09/hour
