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From the Heritage Foundation:

Forty-six percent of all poor households actually own their own homes. The average home owned by persons classified as poor by the Census Bureau is a three-bedroom house with one-and-a-half baths, a garage, and a porch or patio.
Only 6 percent of poor households are overcrowded, according to the Census Bureau and other various government reports. More than two-thirds have more than two rooms per person. The average poor American has more living space than the average individual living in Paris, London, Vienna, Athens, and other cities throughout Europe. (These comparisons are to the average citizens in foreign countries, not to those classified as poor.)
According to the Census Bureau and other various government reports, nearly three-quarters of poor households own a car; 30 percent own two or more cars.
According to the Census Bureau and other various government reports, 97 percent of poor households have a color television; over half own two or more color televisions. The most dramatic effect of the 1996 welfare reform has been on child poverty, particularly among black children.
Since welfare reform, over 1.2 million black children have been lifted out of poverty. Six black children have been made better off and lifted out of poverty for every black child whose economic condition has worsened.
Since welfare reform, the poverty rate among black children has dropped by one-fourth, falling from 41.5 percent in 1995 to 30.0 percent in 2001.
For the 25 years prior to welfare reform, the percentage of black children living in poverty remained virtually unchanged. But due to welfare reform, the black child poverty rate is currently at its lowest point in U.S. history.
Overall hunger in America has declined. In 1995, 4.1 million households had at least one person who experienced hunger at some point during the year. By 2002, the number had fallen to 3.8 million households.
Hunger among children has declined substantially since the mid-1990s. The number of hungry children was cut by a third between 1995 and 2002. According to the Agriculture Department, in 1995, there were 887,000 hungry children. By 2002, the number had fallen to 567,000.

# Overall hunger in America has declined. In 1995, 4.1 million households had at least one person who experienced hunger at some point during the year. By 2002, the number had fallen to 3.8 million households.

# Hunger among children has declined substantially since the mid-1990s. The number of hungry children was cut by a third between 1995 and 2002. According to the Agriculture Department, in 1995, there were 887,000 hungry children. By 2002, the number had fallen to 567,000.

How in the hell can they measure this? I'm hungry for lunch right now...am I counted?