According the the most recent ALICE report and updated data (2023), in Ellis County, TX, 73,227 households (27%) can not afford basic needs such as housing, transportation, child care, food, transportation, health care and technology. An ever changing economic environment, the number of families facing challenges from low wages, reduced work hours, depleted savings and increasing costs, is every increasing.
The ALICE Report for Ellis County provides and in-depth look at Ellis County and the population called ALICE - Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. ALICE households have incomes above the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), but struggle to afford basic household necessities.