The leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) is native to the arid regions of Pakistan and India. Male leopard geckos reach a size of 10 to 12 inches long, and female leopard geckos can measure from 7 to 10 inches long. Leopard geckos are known to live more than 20 years.
This is particularly evident when it comes to extreme poverty - individuals and families living at 50% of the poverty line or less. According to the latest census data, 1.5 million Illinoisans live in poverty and close to 700,000 of them are living in extreme poverty.
The U.S. Census Bureau defines âdeep povertyâ as living in a household with a total cash income below 50 percent of its poverty threshold. According to the Census Bureau, in 2015 19.4 million people lived in deep poverty. Those in deep poverty represented 6.1 percent of the total population and 45 percent of those in poverty.