Too many living below poverty level
“For many in Pennsylvania and Adams County affordable housing is seemingly not a pressing problem. After all, according to the U.S. Census the annual median income for households in Pennsylvania is $56,908. And for Adams County households the median is nearly $62,000. That sounds pretty good until you realize more than 8,000 families in the county live below the poverty level. And there are many more households that fall into the housing gap; their wages may keep their families out of poverty but they still struggle to locate affordable, decent housing”