Maine's CHOICES CEO Project
Maine's Disability and Employment Dashboard
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Economic Well-being
One of the principal benefits of employment is getting paid. Because a majority of people with disabilities do not work, those without other resources must rely on government programs such as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to meet their basic needs. Cash payments provided by SSI, and most payments from SSDI, are not sufficient to lift a household out of poverty. This section looks at household income and poverty rate. We expect that as people with disabilities gain better access to employment household incomes will rise and poverty rates will fall.
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Median Household Income of Working-age Adults in Maine by Disability Status People with disabilities tend to live in households that have much less income than people without a disability. In 2007, the median household income for a working-age person with a disability was $32,100. This number is about half the household income of those without a disability. |
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Poverty Status of Working-age Adults in Maine In 2007, one quarter of all working-age adults with a disability
were living below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). More than half
were poor or near-poor, which means they had incomes below 200 percent
of the FPL. The poverty rate declined from 27 to 25 percent in 2006
and 2007, but the rate of near-poor adults with disabilities increased
from 22 to 26 percent. Adults with disabilities in Maine are more
than three times as likely to live in poverty relative to adults
with no disability. |
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