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-- 38% of their members are children under 18, compared to 36% in 2005;
-- 8% of household members are elderly, down from 10% in 2005;
-- about 40% are white; 34% black; 20% Hispanic; and the remainder from other racial groups;
-- 36% of households include at least one employed adult, the same as in 2005;
-- 71% of households have incomes below the federal poverty level during the month preceding the survey, up from 69% in 2005;
-- median monthly household income decreased by 7% from $825 to $770 in 2009 dollars; and
-- 10% are homeless, compared to 12% in 2005.
Overall, 75% of client households are food insecure (based on the government's food security scale), an increase from 70% in 2005; 39% of households have low food security; 36% very low.
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