State Median Income Estimates for Optional Use in Federal Fiscal
Year 2006 LIHEAP Programs and Mandatory Use in Federal Fiscal
Year 2007 LIHEAP Programs
THIS CONTAINS INFORMATION ISSUED BY THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES IN LIHEAP INFORMATION MEMORANDUM TRANSMITTAL NO. LIHEAP-
IM-2006-5, DATED 3/6/06
TO: LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
GRANTEES
SUBJECT: State Median Income Estimates for Optional Use in
Federal Fiscal Year 2006 LIHEAP Programs and
Mandatory Use in Federal Fiscal Year 2007 LIHEAP
Programs
RELATED The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act, Title
REFERENCES: XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1981, Public Law 97-35, as amended; 54 CFR 96.85(b)
PURPOSE: To provide LIHEAP grantees the state median income
estimates for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2007.
BACKGROUND: Section 2605(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 97-35 establishes
60 percent of a state's median income as the maximum
income allowed in determining income eligibility for
LIHEAP, except in states where 150 percent of the
poverty guidelines is higher. LIHEAP grantees may
set their income eligibility guidelines anywhere
between the maximum and minimum poverty guidelines
(110 percent of the poverty guidelines).
CONTENT: The Census Bureau has updated for the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) each state's
median income estimate for a 4-person family. The
Secretary published these estimates in the Federal
Register on February 28, 2006 for use in
FFY 2007 (see Attachment A). We have calculated 60
percent of state median income estimates for families
of one to six members. We also have indicated how to
calculate state median income estimates for families
of more than six members (see Attachment B).
Optional Use
LIHEAP grantees may adopt the FFY 2007 state median
income estimates at any time between February 17,
2006 (the date of publication in the Federal
Register) and October 1, 2006 (the beginning of FFY
2007).
Mandatory Use
LHEAP grantees must adjust their program's income
eligibility criteria so that they are in accord with
these estimates by October 1, 2006 (the beginning of
FFY 2007) or by the beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's
fiscal year, whichever is later.
ATTACHMENTS: A--Federal Register Notice, published on February
28, 2006 (70 FR 10037-10039)
B--60 percent of estimated state median income
adjusted for family size, by state, FFY 2007
Excel/34 KB)
INQUIRIES Leon Litow, Program Analyst
TO: Division of Energy Assistance
Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS
370 L'Enfant Promenade, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20447
202) 401-5304
E-mail: llitow@acf.hhs.gov
______________/s_____________
Nick St. Angelo
Director
Division of Energy Assistance
Office of Community Services
ATTACHMENT A
[Federal Register: February 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 10037-10039]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
State Median Income Estimate for a Four-Person Family (FFY 2007);
Notice of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2007 State Median Income
Estimates for Use Under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) Administered by the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Community Services, Division of Energy Assistance
AGENCY: Office of Community Services, ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of estimated State median income estimates for FFY 2007.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the estimated median income for four-
person families in each State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2007
(October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007). LIHEAP grantees may adopt the
State median income estimates beginning with the date of this
publication of the estimates in the Federal Register or at a later date
as discussed below. This means that LIHEAP grantees could choose to
implement this notice during the period between the heating and cooling
seasons. However, by October 1, 2006, or by the beginning of a
grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later, LIHEAP grantees using State
median income estimates must adjust their income eligibility criteria
to be in accord with the FFY 2007 State median income estimates.
This listing of estimated State median incomes provides one of the
maximum income criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a
household's income eligibility for LIHEAP.
DATES: Effective Date: The estimates are effective at any time between
the date of this publication and October 1, 2006, or by the beginning
of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is later.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leon Litow, Administration for
Children and Families, HHS, Office of Community Services, Division of
Energy Assistance, 5th Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
Washington, DC 20447, Telephone: (202) 401-5304 E-Mail:
llitow@acf.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 2603(11) of
Title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Pub. L.
97-35, as amended), we are announcing the estimated median income of a
four-person family for each State, the District of Columbia, and the
United States for FFY 2007 (the period of October 1, 2006, through
September 30, 2007).
Section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the LIHEAP statute provides that 60
percent of the median income for each State, as annually established by
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, is one of
the income criteria that LIHEAP grantees may use in determining a
household's eligibility for LIHEAP.
LIHEAP is authorized through the end of FFY 2007 by the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, which was enacted on August 8,
2005.
Estimates of the median income for a four-person family for each
State and the District of Columbia for FFY 2007 have been developed by
the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, using the most
recently available income data. In developing the median income
estimates for FFY 2007, the Census Bureau used the following three
sources of data: (1) The Current Population Survey's 2005 Annual Social
and Economic Supplement File; (2) the 2000 Decennial Census of
Population; and (3) 2004 per capita personal income estimates, by
State, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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For further information on the estimating method and data sources,
contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at the
Census Bureau (301-763-3243). For information on recent U.S. income
trends go to: http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-229.pdf
A state-by-state listing of median income and 60 percent of median
income, for a four-person family for FFY 2007 follows. The listing
describes the method for adjusting median income for families of
different sizes as specified in regulations applicable to LIHEAP, at 45
CFR 96.85(b), which was published in the Federal Register on March 3,
1988 at 53 FR 6824.
Dated: February 17, 2006.
Josephine B. Robinson,
Director, Office of Community Services.
Estimated State Median Income for a Four-Person Family, by State,
Federal Fiscal Year 2007 \1\
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60 percent of
Estimated estimated
state median state median
States income for a income for a
four-person four-person
family \2\ family
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Alabama................................. $58,652 $35,191
Alaska.................................. 78,057 46,834
Arizona................................. 57,119 34,271
Arkansas................................ 51,061 30,637
California.............................. 69,377 41,626
Colorado................................ 73,213 43,928
Connecticut............................. 89,319 53,591
Delaware................................ 74,993 44,996
District of Columbia.................... 64,980 38,988
Florida................................. 60,803 36,482
Georgia................................. 60,447 36,268
Hawaii.................................. 73,477 44,086
Idaho................................... 57,773 34,664
Illinois................................ 70,558 42,335
Indiana................................. 65,464 39,278
Iowa.................................... 66,470 39,882
Kansas.................................. 65,777 39,466
Kentucky................................ 57,540 34,524
Louisiana............................... 54,394 32,636
Maine................................... 66,107 39,664
Maryland................................ 87,972 52,783
Massachusetts........................... 86,747 52,048
Michigan................................ 71,324 42,794
Minnesota............................... 78,829 47,297
Mississippi............................. 50,801 30,481
Missouri................................ 63,460 38,076
Montana................................. 55,618 33,371
Nebraska................................ 64,417 38,650
Nevada.................................. 60,520 36,312
New Hampshire........................... 81,313 48,788
New Jersey.............................. 89,372 53,623
New Mexico.............................. 51,452 30,871
New York................................ 67,857 40,714
North Carolina.......................... 60,303 36,182
North Dakota............................ 68,371 41,023
Ohio.................................... 67,589 40,553
Oklahoma................................ 56,101 33,661
Oregon.................................. 61,250 36,750
Pennsylvania............................ 68,913 41,348
Rhode Island............................ 72,706 43,624
South Carolina.......................... 57,539 34,523
South Dakota............................ 61,961 37,177
Tennessee............................... 57,569 34,541
Texas................................... 56,508 33,905
Utah.................................... 63,233 37,940
Vermont................................. 72,465 43,479
Virginia................................ 74,290 44,574
Washington.............................. 71,727 43,036
West Virginia........................... 52,176 31,306
Wisconsin............................... 71,267 42,760
Wyoming................................. 66,325 39,795
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Note--FFY 2007 covers the period of October 1, 2006 through September
30, 2007. The estimated median income for a four-person family living
in the United States is $66,111 for FFY 2007. The estimates are
effective for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
at any time between the date of this publication and October 1, 2006,
or by the beginning of a LIHEAP grantee's fiscal year, whichever is
later.
\1\ In accordance with 45 CFR 96.85, each State's estimated median
income for a four-person family is multiplied by the following
percentages to adjust for family size: 52% for one person, 68% for two
persons, 84% for three persons, 100% for four persons, 116% for five
persons, and 132% for six persons. For each additional family member
above six persons, add 3% to the percentage for a six-person family
(132%), and multiply the new percentage by the State's estimated
median income for a four-person family.
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\2\ Prepared by the Census Bureau from the Current Population Survey's
2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement File, 2000 Decennial Census
of Population and Housing, and 2004 per capita personal income
estimates, by State, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). For
further information, contact the Housing and Household Economic
Statistics Division at the Census Bureau (301-763-3243).
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