WiiBox3 on 04 September 2012
When the cost to live in a small one bedroom apartment is $1800 or a tiny studio inlaw is $1000 per month (like it is in San Francisco), yes 30,000 a year is considered poor. Well that's how much it was last year. Price have gone up for rentals in SF since then. In other parts of the US, the cost of living is much less, so in a small town $30,000 a year could raise a family.
BTW an inlaw is a when someone converts a portion of their home into a small apartment with a separate entrance. Often the basement or garage is used.
