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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 Food Stamps
[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
Food Stamps
Both Sexes
Total /1............................... 20,807 5,610 27.0 12,725 61.2 15,370 73.9 17,158 82.5 18,208 87.5 18,515 89.0 18,931 91.0
Under 18 years........................... 9,161 3,019 32.9 6,200 67.7 7,246 79.1 7,992 87.2 8,402 91.7 8,499 92.8 8,640 94.3
18 to 24 years........................... 2,100 621 29.6 1,217 57.9 1,518 72.3 1,737 82.7 1,854 88.3 1,886 89.8 1,918 91.3
25 to 34 years........................... 2,991 825 27.6 1,752 58.6 2,093 70.0 2,367 79.1 2,502 83.6 2,547 85.1 2,635 88.1
35 to 44 years........................... 2,431 524 21.6 1,372 56.5 1,709 70.3 1,918 78.9 2,049 84.3 2,090 86.0 2,146 88.3
45 to 54 years........................... 1,730 323 18.7 951 55.0 1,167 67.5 1,315 76.0 1,438 83.1 1,474 85.2 1,508 87.2
55 to 59 years........................... 613 129 21.1 338 55.1 411 67.1 465 75.9 492 80.3 507 82.7 521 85.0
60 to 64 years........................... 465 86 18.5 235 50.5 301 64.6 334 71.8 362 77.8 370 79.4 387 83.2
65 years and over........................ 1,315 82 6.3 661 50.2 925 70.4 1,030 78.3 1,108 84.3 1,141 86.8 1,176 89.4
65 to 74 years....................... 720 55 7.6 365 50.8 504 70.0 559 77.7 611 84.9 622 86.4 643 89.4
75 years and over.................... 595 27 4.6 295 49.6 422 70.9 471 79.1 497 83.4 519 87.2 532 89.4
Male
Total.................................. 9,026 2,338 25.9 5,316 58.9 6,503 72.0 7,315 81.0 7,805 86.5 7,934 87.9 8,111 89.9
Under 18 years........................... 4,686 1,554 33.2 3,174 67.7 3,711 79.2 4,091 87.3 4,311 92.0 4,358 93.0 4,413 94.2
18 to 24 years........................... 774 162 20.9 380 49.1 510 66.0 606 78.3 664 85.8 673 87.0 683 88.3
25 to 34 years........................... 1,033 201 19.5 483 46.8 617 59.8 718 69.5 779 75.4 799 77.4 852 82.5
35 to 44 years........................... 971 185 19.1 490 50.4 635 65.4 737 76.0 792 81.5 811 83.6 834 85.9
45 to 54 years........................... 750 107 14.2 394 52.5 489 65.2 553 73.7 604 80.6 621 82.8 632 84.2
55 to 59 years........................... 233 58 25.0 124 53.1 160 68.8 178 76.3 189 81.1 194 83.4 200 85.9
60 to 64 years........................... 199 44 22.2 94 47.1 119 59.6 137 68.9 149 74.7 151 75.9 160 80.4
65 years and over........................ 382 26 6.8 179 47.0 260 68.2 295 77.3 318 83.4 327 85.7 338 88.6
65 to 74 years....................... 224 16 7.2 111 49.7 159 70.9 180 80.3 191 85.5 194 86.5 200 89.1
75 years and over.................... 158 10 6.2 68 43.2 102 64.4 115 73.2 127 80.4 133 84.5 138 87.7
Female
Total.................................. 11,781 3,272 27.8 7,409 62.9 8,867 75.3 9,843 83.5 10,402 88.3 10,580 89.8 10,819 91.8
Under 18 years........................... 4,475 1,464 32.7 3,026 67.6 3,535 79.0 3,901 87.2 4,091 91.4 4,141 92.5 4,227 94.5
18 to 24 years........................... 1,326 459 34.6 837 63.1 1,007 75.9 1,131 85.2 1,190 89.7 1,213 91.5 1,234 93.1
25 to 34 years........................... 1,958 624 31.9 1,269 64.8 1,476 75.4 1,649 84.2 1,723 88.0 1,748 89.2 1,783 91.0
35 to 44 years........................... 1,460 339 23.2 883 60.5 1,073 73.5 1,180 80.8 1,258 86.1 1,279 87.6 1,312 89.9
45 to 54 years........................... 980 217 22.1 557 56.9 678 69.2 762 77.7 834 85.0 853 87.0 877 89.4
55 to 59 years........................... 380 71 18.7 214 56.3 251 66.1 287 75.6 303 79.8 313 82.3 321 84.5
60 to 64 years........................... 267 42 15.8 141 53.0 182 68.3 197 74.0 214 80.2 219 82.1 227 85.3
65 years and over........................ 933 57 6.1 481 51.5 665 71.2 735 78.7 790 84.6 814 87.2 838 89.7
65 to 74 years....................... 496 39 7.8 254 51.3 345 69.5 380 76.6 420 84.7 428 86.4 444 89.5
75 years and over.................... 438 18 4.0 227 51.9 320 73.2 355 81.2 370 84.5 386 88.2 394 90.0
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 20,807 5,610 27.0 12,725 61.2 15,370 73.9 17,158 82.5 18,208 87.5 18,515 89.0 18,931 91.0
65 years and over.................. 1,315 82 6.3 661 50.2 925 70.4 1,030 78.3 1,108 84.3 1,141 86.8 1,176 89.4
In families /2........................... 17,889 4,875 27.3 10,800 60.4 13,115 73.3 14,676 82.0 15,625 87.3 15,901 88.9 16,270 91.0
Householder.......................... 5,048 1,378 27.3 3,047 60.4 3,694 73.2 4,129 81.8 4,388 86.9 4,467 88.5 4,567 90.5
Under 65 years..................... 4,651 1,355 29.1 2,894 62.2 3,463 74.5 3,860 83.0 4,092 88.0 4,155 89.3 4,240 91.2
65 years and over.................. 398 23 5.7 153 38.4 230 58.0 269 67.6 296 74.4 312 78.5 327 82.3
Related children under 18 years /9... 9,024 2,951 32.7 6,091 67.5 7,125 79.0 7,864 87.1 8,273 91.7 8,370 92.8 8,510 94.3
Under 6 years.................... 3,502 1,277 36.5 2,423 69.2 2,814 80.3 3,083 88.0 3,228 92.2 3,274 93.5 3,321 94.8
6 to 17 years.................... 5,522 1,674 30.3 3,668 66.4 4,312 78.1 4,781 86.6 5,045 91.4 5,096 92.3 5,189 94.0
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 Food Stamps
[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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Own children 18 years and over /15... 1,347 210 15.6 594 44.1 792 58.8 886 65.8 1,007 74.7 1,050 77.9 1,104 82.0
In married-couple families /11........... 6,529 915 14.0 3,100 47.5 4,174 63.9 4,977 76.2 5,411 82.9 5,530 84.7 5,712 87.5
Husbands /11......................... 1,611 234 14.5 757 47.0 1,033 64.1 1,226 76.1 1,329 82.5 1,357 84.2 1,398 86.8
Under 65 years..................... 1,422 224 15.8 683 48.1 910 64.0 1,088 76.5 1,179 82.9 1,204 84.7 1,238 87.1
65 years and over.................. 189 10 5.3 74 38.9 123 64.9 138 73.0 149 78.9 153 80.8 160 84.4
Wives /11............................ 1,611 234 14.5 757 47.0 1,033 64.1 1,226 76.1 1,329 82.5 1,357 84.2 1,398 86.8
Under 65 years..................... 1,483 225 15.2 701 47.3 947 63.8 1,129 76.1 1,224 82.5 1,250 84.3 1,288 86.9
65 years and over.................. 129 9 6.8 56 43.2 86 67.2 97 75.8 105 81.5 107 83.5 110 85.8
Related children under 18 years /9... 2,778 407 14.6 1,406 50.6 1,858 66.9 2,225 80.1 2,398 86.3 2,445 88.0 2,513 90.5
Under 6 years.................... 1,146 175 15.2 582 50.7 774 67.5 939 81.9 994 86.7 1,019 88.9 1,043 91.0
6 to 17 years.................... 1,631 232 14.2 825 50.5 1,084 66.5 1,286 78.8 1,404 86.0 1,426 87.4 1,470 90.1
Own children 18 years and over /15... 341 28 8.1 129 37.9 170 49.8 202 59.3 242 71.0 253 74.2 268 78.6
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 1,180 283 24.0 587 49.7 746 63.2 871 73.8 960 81.4 978 82.9 1,030 87.3
Householder.......................... 398 90 22.6 190 47.6 243 61.0 285 71.4 315 78.9 322 80.8 339 85.1
Under 65 years..................... 375 89 23.7 187 49.8 240 64.0 271 72.3 299 79.8 306 81.6 320 85.4
65 years and over.................. 23 1 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B) 13 (B) 15 (B) 16 (B) 19 (B)
Related children under 18 years /9... 527 149 28.3 321 61.0 386 73.3 429 81.4 469 89.1 472 89.6 490 93.1
Under 6 years.................... 227 79 34.7 145 63.7 175 77.0 183 80.6 203 89.4 204 89.7 209 92.1
6 to 17 years.................... 300 70 23.4 176 58.9 211 70.5 246 82.0 266 88.8 269 89.6 281 93.8
Own children 18 years and over /15... 90 28 30.8 39 43.6 48 53.8 57 63.2 65 72.6 66 73.4 74 81.9
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 10,180 3,677 36.1 7,113 69.9 8,195 80.5 8,828 86.7 9,255 90.9 9,392 92.3 9,528 93.6
Householder.......................... 3,039 1,053 34.7 2,100 69.1 2,418 79.6 2,619 86.2 2,745 90.3 2,788 91.8 2,830 93.1
Under 65 years..................... 2,835 1,042 36.8 2,019 71.2 2,302 81.2 2,486 87.7 2,598 91.7 2,629 92.8 2,666 94.0
65 years and over.................. 204 11 5.6 81 39.9 116 56.9 133 65.1 147 71.9 159 77.8 164 80.5
Related children under 18 years /9... 5,720 2,396 41.9 4,364 76.3 4,881 85.3 5,210 91.1 5,406 94.5 5,452 95.3 5,506 96.3
Under 6 years.................... 2,129 1,024 48.1 1,696 79.7 1,865 87.6 1,961 92.1 2,031 95.4 2,051 96.3 2,068 97.1
6 to 17 years.................... 3,591 1,372 38.2 2,667 74.3 3,016 84.0 3,249 90.5 3,375 94.0 3,401 94.7 3,438 95.7
Own children 18 years and over /15... 916 155 16.9 425 46.4 574 62.7 627 68.5 699 76.4 731 79.8 762 83.2
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 165 70 42.3 124 75.0 138 83.8 149 90.0 149 90.2 150 90.7 151 91.7
Under 18 years..................... 97 42 43.5 74 76.6 83 85.3 89 91.6 89 91.8 89 92.2 90 93.0
Under 6 years.................... 38 24 (B) 31 (B) 35 (B) 35 (B) 35 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B)
6 to 17 years.................... 59 18 (B) 43 (B) 47 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B)
18 years and over.................. 68 28 (B) 50 (B) 56 (B) 60 (B) 60 (B) 60 (B) 61 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4................. 2,754 665 24.1 1,801 65.4 2,117 76.9 2,333 84.7 2,433 88.4 2,464 89.5 2,509 91.1
Male................................. 1,270 323 25.5 772 60.8 893 70.4 998 78.6 1,056 83.2 1,068 84.2 1,093 86.1
Under 65 years..................... 1,144 311 27.2 687 60.0 786 68.7 884 77.3 937 81.9 946 82.7 969 84.7
Living alone..................... 467 109 23.4 339 72.5 384 82.3 421 90.2 429 91.9 432 92.6 440 94.1
65 years and over.................. 125 12 9.6 85 68.1 108 86.1 113 90.5 118 94.4 123 97.9 124 98.9
Living alone..................... 106 7 6.2 70 66.1 90 84.9 95 90.0 100 94.7 105 98.8 106 100.0
Female............................... 1,484 341 23.0 1,029 69.3 1,224 82.4 1,335 90.0 1,377 92.8 1,396 94.1 1,415 95.4
Under 65 years..................... 1,011 316 31.3 725 71.7 821 81.3 902 89.2 922 91.3 935 92.5 946 93.6
Living alone..................... 588 134 22.9 440 74.8 485 82.5 529 90.0 541 92.1 549 93.4 559 95.1
65 years and over.................. 473 25 5.3 304 64.3 402 85.0 434 91.6 455 96.1 461 97.4 469 99.1
Living alone..................... 443 18 4.1 283 63.8 380 85.7 409 92.3 425 95.9 431 97.2 439 99.0
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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