Census data shows US poverty rate drops to lowest on record

The official U.S. poverty rate fell by half a percentage point to 10.2% last year, according to the latest Census data. This decline marks the lowest poverty level recorded in the nation’s history.
The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%.
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The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Bayonne area reported during the week of Sept. 7. There were 20 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a property on Bayside Drive in Bayonne that sold for $662,000.
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