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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2003 10:12 Friday, July 16, 2004
-- People in Households That Received Means-Tested Cash or Noncash Assistance Excluding School Lunch Only
[Numbers in thousands. People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid. Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]
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Below 50 percent Below 100 percent Below 125 percent Below 150 percent Below 175 percent Below 185 percent Below 200 percent
of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5
All _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
income Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
levels Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total
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People in Households That Received
Means-Tested Cash or Noncash
Assistance Excluding School Lunch Only
Both Sexes
Total /1............................... 64,400 8,966 13.9 22,223 34.5 28,836 44.8 34,798 54.0 39,447 61.3 41,078 63.8 43,332 67.3
Under 18 years........................... 23,481 4,354 18.5 9,795 41.7 12,246 52.2 14,530 61.9 16,264 69.3 16,850 71.8 17,624 75.1
18 to 24 years........................... 6,812 1,083 15.9 2,255 33.1 2,952 43.3 3,591 52.7 4,075 59.8 4,255 62.5 4,485 65.8
25 to 34 years........................... 9,251 1,363 14.7 3,121 33.7 3,960 42.8 4,833 52.2 5,512 59.6 5,737 62.0 6,132 66.3
35 to 44 years........................... 8,376 963 11.5 2,566 30.6 3,375 40.3 4,088 48.8 4,716 56.3 4,942 59.0 5,263 62.8
45 to 54 years........................... 6,372 574 9.0 1,784 28.0 2,353 36.9 2,859 44.9 3,266 51.3 3,413 53.6 3,601 56.5
55 to 59 years........................... 2,275 219 9.6 652 28.7 846 37.2 1,017 44.7 1,141 50.2 1,206 53.0 1,273 56.0
60 to 64 years........................... 1,924 159 8.3 544 28.3 728 37.8 876 45.5 1,030 53.5 1,073 55.8 1,131 58.8
65 years and over........................ 5,908 252 4.3 1,504 25.5 2,376 40.2 3,003 50.8 3,444 58.3 3,603 61.0 3,822 64.7
65 to 74 years....................... 3,093 137 4.4 764 24.7 1,168 37.7 1,465 47.3 1,698 54.9 1,783 57.6 1,898 61.3
75 years and over.................... 2,814 114 4.1 741 26.3 1,209 42.9 1,539 54.7 1,746 62.0 1,820 64.7 1,924 68.4
Male
Total.................................. 29,754 3,884 13.1 9,587 32.2 12,539 42.1 15,281 51.4 17,442 58.6 18,180 61.1 19,216 64.6
Under 18 years........................... 11,987 2,266 18.9 5,035 42.0 6,278 52.4 7,419 61.9 8,293 69.2 8,580 71.6 8,953 74.7
18 to 24 years........................... 2,970 329 11.1 795 26.8 1,103 37.1 1,394 46.9 1,627 54.8 1,693 57.0 1,798 60.6
25 to 34 years........................... 4,023 396 9.8 1,032 25.7 1,367 34.0 1,733 43.1 2,053 51.0 2,157 53.6 2,353 58.5
35 to 44 years........................... 3,815 391 10.3 1,027 26.9 1,394 36.5 1,733 45.4 2,007 52.6 2,112 55.3 2,253 59.1
45 to 54 years........................... 2,968 249 8.4 777 26.2 1,042 35.1 1,274 42.9 1,463 49.3 1,532 51.6 1,608 54.2
55 to 59 years........................... 1,054 93 8.8 263 24.9 353 33.5 431 40.8 495 46.9 521 49.4 553 52.4
60 to 64 years........................... 799 78 9.7 206 25.8 278 34.8 347 43.4 411 51.4 434 54.3 464 58.1
65 years and over........................ 2,138 82 3.8 452 21.1 725 33.9 951 44.5 1,094 51.2 1,150 53.8 1,233 57.7
65 to 74 years....................... 1,262 39 3.1 275 21.8 410 32.5 541 42.8 614 48.7 646 51.2 689 54.6
75 years and over.................... 875 43 4.9 177 20.2 315 35.9 410 46.9 479 54.8 504 57.6 544 62.2
Female
Total.................................. 34,645 5,081 14.7 12,636 36.5 16,297 47.0 19,517 56.3 22,005 63.5 22,898 66.1 24,116 69.6
Under 18 years........................... 11,494 2,088 18.2 4,761 41.4 5,968 51.9 7,111 61.9 7,971 69.4 8,269 71.9 8,671 75.4
18 to 24 years........................... 3,843 755 19.6 1,461 38.0 1,849 48.1 2,197 57.2 2,448 63.7 2,561 66.7 2,686 69.9
25 to 34 years........................... 5,228 967 18.5 2,089 40.0 2,593 49.6 3,100 59.3 3,458 66.2 3,580 68.5 3,779 72.3
35 to 44 years........................... 4,561 571 12.5 1,539 33.7 1,981 43.4 2,355 51.6 2,709 59.4 2,830 62.0 3,010 66.0
45 to 54 years........................... 3,404 324 9.5 1,007 29.6 1,311 38.5 1,585 46.6 1,803 53.0 1,881 55.3 1,993 58.6
55 to 59 years........................... 1,221 126 10.3 389 31.9 493 40.4 587 48.1 647 53.0 685 56.1 720 59.0
60 to 64 years........................... 1,125 82 7.3 338 30.0 450 40.0 529 47.0 619 55.0 639 56.8 667 59.3
65 years and over........................ 3,770 170 4.5 1,053 27.9 1,652 43.8 2,052 54.4 2,350 62.3 2,452 65.0 2,589 68.7
65 to 74 years....................... 1,831 98 5.4 489 26.7 758 41.4 924 50.5 1,084 59.2 1,137 62.1 1,208 66.0
75 years and over.................... 1,939 72 3.7 564 29.1 894 46.1 1,128 58.2 1,266 65.3 1,315 67.8 1,380 71.2
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 64,400 8,966 13.9 22,223 34.5 28,836 44.8 34,798 54.0 39,447 61.3 41,078 63.8 43,332 67.3
65 years and over.................. 5,908 252 4.3 1,504 25.5 2,376 40.2 3,003 50.8 3,444 58.3 3,603 61.0 3,822 64.7
In families /2........................... 54,936 7,118 13.0 17,731 32.3 23,154 42.1 28,231 51.4 32,351 58.9 33,840 61.6 35,870 65.3
Householder.......................... 15,338 2,036 13.3 4,977 32.4 6,465 42.2 7,855 51.2 9,021 58.8 9,422 61.4 10,002 65.2
Under 65 years..................... 13,621 1,982 14.6 4,682 34.4 6,006 44.1 7,217 53.0 8,247 60.5 8,596 63.1 9,096 66.8
65 years and over.................. 1,716 54 3.1 294 17.2 459 26.7 638 37.2 774 45.1 827 48.2 906 52.8
Related children under 18 years /9... 23,025 4,138 18.0 9,504 41.3 11,911 51.7 14,164 61.5 15,887 69.0 16,463 71.5 17,230 74.8
Under 6 years.................... 8,506 1,800 21.2 3,759 44.2 4,659 54.8 5,498 64.6 6,100 71.7 6,311 74.2 6,598 77.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2003 10:12 Friday, July 16, 2004
-- People in Households That Received Means-Tested Cash or Noncash Assistance Excluding School Lunch Only
[Numbers in thousands. People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid. Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Below 50 percent Below 100 percent Below 125 percent Below 150 percent Below 175 percent Below 185 percent Below 200 percent
of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5 of poverty /5
All _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
income Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent
levels Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total Number of total
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6 to 17 years.................... 14,520 2,338 16.1 5,745 39.6 7,252 49.9 8,666 59.7 9,787 67.4 10,153 69.9 10,632 73.2
Own children 18 years and over /15... 5,478 323 5.9 1,052 19.2 1,553 28.4 1,943 35.5 2,331 42.6 2,505 45.7 2,732 49.9
In married-couple families /11........... 30,284 1,739 5.7 6,559 21.7 9,441 31.2 12,520 41.3 14,876 49.1 15,816 52.2 17,030 56.2
Husbands /11......................... 7,630 434 5.7 1,580 20.7 2,282 29.9 3,031 39.7 3,621 47.5 3,846 50.4 4,152 54.4
Under 65 years..................... 6,545 400 6.1 1,410 21.5 2,014 30.8 2,662 40.7 3,169 48.4 3,368 51.5 3,620 55.3
65 years and over.................. 1,085 34 3.1 170 15.7 268 24.7 369 34.0 452 41.7 478 44.0 532 49.0
Wives /11............................ 7,630 434 5.7 1,580 20.7 2,282 29.9 3,031 39.7 3,621 47.5 3,846 50.4 4,152 54.4
Under 65 years..................... 6,879 413 6.0 1,469 21.3 2,102 30.6 2,769 40.3 3,294 47.9 3,501 50.9 3,768 54.8
65 years and over.................. 752 21 2.8 112 14.8 180 24.0 262 34.9 327 43.5 345 45.9 384 51.1
Related children under 18 years /9... 11,290 780 6.9 2,949 26.1 4,157 36.8 5,521 48.9 6,463 57.2 6,838 60.6 7,301 64.7
Under 6 years.................... 4,348 318 7.3 1,197 27.5 1,702 39.1 2,282 52.5 2,642 60.8 2,792 64.2 2,982 68.6
6 to 17 years.................... 6,942 462 6.7 1,752 25.2 2,454 35.4 3,240 46.7 3,821 55.0 4,046 58.3 4,319 62.2
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,606 52 2.0 306 11.8 489 18.8 631 24.2 799 30.6 879 33.7 965 37.0
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 4,091 433 10.6 1,150 28.1 1,503 36.7 1,868 45.7 2,233 54.6 2,338 57.2 2,524 61.7
Householder.......................... 1,355 141 10.4 363 26.8 478 35.3 599 44.2 734 54.2 769 56.8 837 61.8
Under 65 years..................... 1,229 139 11.3 348 28.3 457 37.2 559 45.5 686 55.8 721 58.7 778 63.3
65 years and over.................. 126 3 2.1 15 12.1 21 16.3 40 31.9 48 38.0 48 38.4 59 46.9
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,574 218 13.9 596 37.9 746 47.4 879 55.8 1,022 64.9 1,056 67.1 1,118 71.0
Under 6 years.................... 630 110 17.4 258 40.9 318 50.5 356 56.5 418 66.3 437 69.4 462 73.4
6 to 17 years.................... 944 109 11.5 339 35.9 428 45.3 523 55.4 604 64.0 619 65.6 656 69.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 369 35 9.6 75 20.3 101 27.4 130 35.4 156 42.2 164 44.5 186 50.4
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 20,561 4,945 24.1 10,022 48.7 12,210 59.4 13,842 67.3 15,242 74.1 15,686 76.3 16,316 79.4
Householder.......................... 6,352 1,461 23.0 3,033 47.7 3,706 58.3 4,225 66.5 4,666 73.4 4,807 75.7 5,013 78.9
Under 65 years..................... 5,727 1,440 25.1 2,903 50.7 3,503 61.2 3,956 69.1 4,343 75.8 4,453 77.8 4,638 81.0
65 years and over.................. 625 21 3.4 130 20.9 203 32.4 269 43.0 323 51.6 354 56.5 375 60.0
Related children under 18 years /9... 10,161 3,139 30.9 5,959 58.6 7,008 69.0 7,764 76.4 8,403 82.7 8,569 84.3 8,811 86.7
Under 6 years.................... 3,527 1,373 38.9 2,304 65.3 2,639 74.8 2,860 81.1 3,040 86.2 3,081 87.4 3,154 89.4
6 to 17 years.................... 6,634 1,767 26.6 3,654 55.1 4,370 65.9 4,904 73.9 5,362 80.8 5,488 82.7 5,657 85.3
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,503 235 9.4 671 26.8 963 38.5 1,181 47.2 1,377 55.0 1,462 58.4 1,580 63.1
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 536 215 40.2 311 58.1 363 67.8 400 74.7 419 78.1 431 80.5 444 82.8
Under 18 years..................... 300 127 42.3 183 61.1 213 71.0 234 77.9 244 81.3 252 84.1 259 86.5
Under 6 years.................... 105 60 57.0 71 68.3 81 77.2 85 81.1 89 85.5 92 87.9 93 88.8
6 to 17 years.................... 195 67 34.5 112 57.3 132 67.7 149 76.3 155 79.1 160 82.1 167 85.2
18 years and over.................. 236 88 37.4 128 54.3 151 63.8 166 70.5 175 74.1 179 75.8 184 78.2
Unrelated individuals /4................. 8,928 1,633 18.3 4,180 46.8 5,319 59.6 6,167 69.1 6,678 74.8 6,806 76.2 7,018 78.6
Male................................. 4,221 827 19.6 1,815 43.0 2,258 53.5 2,621 62.1 2,867 67.9 2,924 69.3 3,034 71.9
Under 65 years..................... 3,519 786 22.3 1,576 44.8 1,873 53.2 2,143 60.9 2,358 67.0 2,396 68.1 2,493 70.8
Living alone..................... 1,232 238 19.3 684 55.5 819 66.5 919 74.6 989 80.2 1,008 81.8 1,038 84.2
65 years and over.................. 702 41 5.9 239 34.0 385 54.9 478 68.2 509 72.5 528 75.2 542 77.2
Living alone..................... 612 32 5.1 202 33.1 334 54.6 414 67.7 443 72.4 461 75.3 474 77.4
Female............................... 4,707 806 17.1 2,366 50.3 3,061 65.0 3,546 75.3 3,810 81.0 3,883 82.5 3,984 84.6
Under 65 years..................... 2,882 700 24.3 1,627 56.5 1,907 66.2 2,166 75.2 2,299 79.8 2,340 81.2 2,394 83.1
Living alone..................... 1,435 230 16.0 837 58.3 979 68.3 1,116 77.8 1,185 82.6 1,203 83.9 1,235 86.1
65 years and over.................. 1,825 106 5.8 739 40.5 1,154 63.2 1,380 75.6 1,511 82.8 1,543 84.5 1,590 87.1
Living alone..................... 1,729 92 5.3 689 39.8 1,096 63.4 1,310 75.8 1,428 82.6 1,460 84.5 1,507 87.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 9, 2004
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