Poverty Guidelines Released

Each year communities must adopt poverty exemption guidelines which allow for local residents who qualify, to seek a full or partial poverty exemption. The guidelines provide a maximum amount of income per person, per household that can be earned along with a maximum amount of assets, excluding the homestead. The guidelines adopted by the City mirror the federal standards and are detailed below:

Per Person

Max Income

Max Asset Amount

1

$12,280

$21,000

2

$17,240

$26,000

3

$21,960

$31,000

4

$26,500

$36,000

5

$31,040

$41,000

6

$35,580

$46,000

7

$40,120

$51,000

8

$44,660

$56,000


Forms and additional information is available here.