$28,770 is the mean. There must be some high poverty rates in many states. The mean in my state is around $55,000, last I checked.
I am number 39 on that list and start at 59,000 yearly. So I am only at the mean for my state. I work with many families who are below this. They really need to increase minium wage up to at least $10 hour for a person can just meet minimum basic needs.