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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 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............................... 66,640 9,135 13.7 22,644 34.0 29,177 43.8 35,142 52.7 40,215 60.3 41,994 63.0 44,575 66.9
Under 18 years........................... 24,040 4,422 18.4 9,985 41.5 12,485 51.9 14,652 60.9 16,490 68.6 17,171 71.4 18,104 75.3
18 to 24 years........................... 7,308 1,201 16.4 2,573 35.2 3,248 44.4 3,923 53.7 4,428 60.6 4,619 63.2 4,859 66.5
25 to 34 years........................... 9,428 1,236 13.1 3,015 32.0 3,961 42.0 4,789 50.8 5,593 59.3 5,858 62.1 6,284 66.7
35 to 44 years........................... 8,607 961 11.2 2,561 29.8 3,282 38.1 4,029 46.8 4,711 54.7 4,952 57.5 5,288 61.4
45 to 54 years........................... 6,770 682 10.1 1,891 27.9 2,441 36.1 2,949 43.6 3,405 50.3 3,576 52.8 3,803 56.2
55 to 59 years........................... 2,555 206 8.1 646 25.3 818 32.0 999 39.1 1,191 46.6 1,236 48.4 1,354 53.0
60 to 64 years........................... 1,892 132 7.0 521 27.5 670 35.4 841 44.5 965 51.0 997 52.7 1,056 55.8
65 years and over........................ 6,040 295 4.9 1,453 24.1 2,272 37.6 2,959 49.0 3,433 56.8 3,585 59.4 3,827 63.4
65 to 74 years....................... 3,057 153 5.0 764 25.0 1,135 37.1 1,462 47.8 1,688 55.2 1,780 58.2 1,899 62.1
75 years and over.................... 2,983 141 4.7 689 23.1 1,137 38.1 1,497 50.2 1,745 58.5 1,804 60.5 1,928 64.6
Male
Total.................................. 31,091 3,866 12.4 9,733 31.3 12,648 40.7 15,402 49.5 17,787 57.2 18,647 60.0 19,852 63.9
Under 18 years........................... 12,455 2,281 18.3 5,146 41.3 6,428 51.6 7,514 60.3 8,458 67.9 8,823 70.8 9,286 74.6
18 to 24 years........................... 3,176 429 13.5 949 29.9 1,233 38.8 1,537 48.4 1,752 55.2 1,833 57.7 1,934 60.9
25 to 34 years........................... 4,170 323 7.8 973 23.3 1,365 32.7 1,724 41.3 2,087 50.0 2,211 53.0 2,421 58.1
35 to 44 years........................... 3,962 338 8.5 1,000 25.2 1,321 33.4 1,660 41.9 1,985 50.1 2,096 52.9 2,253 56.9
45 to 54 years........................... 3,166 288 9.1 825 26.1 1,069 33.8 1,346 42.5 1,549 48.9 1,631 51.5 1,733 54.7
55 to 59 years........................... 1,130 62 5.5 224 19.9 289 25.6 364 32.2 457 40.4 478 42.3 533 47.2
60 to 64 years........................... 807 51 6.3 196 24.3 250 30.9 318 39.4 375 46.4 384 47.6 416 51.5
65 years and over........................ 2,225 94 4.2 420 18.9 693 31.2 939 42.2 1,124 50.5 1,191 53.5 1,275 57.3
65 to 74 years....................... 1,253 53 4.3 251 20.0 383 30.6 535 42.7 622 49.7 668 53.3 713 56.9
75 years and over.................... 972 40 4.2 169 17.4 310 31.9 404 41.6 502 51.6 523 53.8 561 57.8
Female
Total.................................. 35,549 5,269 14.8 12,911 36.3 16,528 46.5 19,741 55.5 22,428 63.1 23,346 65.7 24,724 69.5
Under 18 years........................... 11,585 2,141 18.5 4,839 41.8 6,058 52.3 7,138 61.6 8,032 69.3 8,348 72.1 8,818 76.1
18 to 24 years........................... 4,132 772 18.7 1,623 39.3 2,015 48.8 2,387 57.8 2,676 64.8 2,786 67.4 2,925 70.8
25 to 34 years........................... 5,258 912 17.3 2,043 38.8 2,596 49.4 3,065 58.3 3,506 66.7 3,647 69.4 3,863 73.5
35 to 44 years........................... 4,645 623 13.4 1,561 33.6 1,960 42.2 2,369 51.0 2,726 58.7 2,856 61.5 3,035 65.3
45 to 54 years........................... 3,604 394 10.9 1,067 29.6 1,372 38.1 1,603 44.5 1,856 51.5 1,944 53.9 2,070 57.4
55 to 59 years........................... 1,425 144 10.1 421 29.6 528 37.1 636 44.6 734 51.5 758 53.2 821 57.6
60 to 64 years........................... 1,085 81 7.5 324 29.9 420 38.7 523 48.2 590 54.4 613 56.5 640 59.0
65 years and over........................ 3,815 201 5.3 1,033 27.1 1,579 41.4 2,020 53.0 2,309 60.5 2,394 62.7 2,552 66.9
65 to 74 years....................... 1,804 100 5.6 514 28.5 751 41.7 927 51.4 1,066 59.1 1,113 61.7 1,186 65.7
75 years and over.................... 2,011 101 5.0 519 25.8 827 41.1 1,093 54.4 1,243 61.8 1,281 63.7 1,366 68.0
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 66,640 9,135 13.7 22,644 34.0 29,177 43.8 35,142 52.7 40,215 60.3 41,994 63.0 44,575 66.9
65 years and over.................. 6,040 295 4.9 1,453 24.1 2,272 37.6 2,959 49.0 3,433 56.8 3,585 59.4 3,827 63.4
In families /2........................... 57,221 7,325 12.8 18,211 31.8 23,628 41.3 28,796 50.3 33,236 58.1 34,838 60.9 37,223 65.1
Householder.......................... 16,029 2,089 13.0 5,116 31.9 6,587 41.1 8,027 50.1 9,286 57.9 9,717 60.6 10,381 64.8
Under 65 years..................... 14,171 1,995 14.1 4,812 34.0 6,113 43.1 7,341 51.8 8,443 59.6 8,811 62.2 9,386 66.2
65 years and over.................. 1,858 94 5.1 304 16.3 473 25.5 686 36.9 843 45.3 906 48.8 994 53.5
Related children under 18 years /9... 23,516 4,180 17.8 9,615 40.9 12,091 51.4 14,234 60.5 16,042 68.2 16,707 71.0 17,627 75.0
Under 6 years.................... 8,904 1,800 20.2 3,863 43.4 4,813 54.1 5,687 63.9 6,371 71.6 6,587 74.0 6,905 77.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 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.................... 14,612 2,379 16.3 5,752 39.4 7,277 49.8 8,548 58.5 9,670 66.2 10,121 69.3 10,722 73.4
Own children 18 years and over /15... 5,666 374 6.6 1,127 19.9 1,571 27.7 2,019 35.6 2,416 42.6 2,563 45.2 2,787 49.2
In married-couple families /11........... 31,396 1,768 5.6 6,589 21.0 9,553 30.4 12,428 39.6 15,152 48.3 16,080 51.2 17,563 55.9
Husbands /11......................... 7,963 425 5.3 1,576 19.8 2,296 28.8 3,009 37.8 3,693 46.4 3,910 49.1 4,281 53.8
Under 65 years..................... 6,798 378 5.6 1,427 21.0 2,039 30.0 2,628 38.7 3,225 47.4 3,409 50.1 3,730 54.9
65 years and over.................. 1,165 47 4.0 148 12.7 257 22.1 381 32.7 468 40.2 502 43.1 551 47.3
Wives /11............................ 7,963 425 5.3 1,576 19.8 2,296 28.8 3,009 37.8 3,693 46.4 3,910 49.1 4,281 53.8
Under 65 years..................... 7,136 399 5.6 1,476 20.7 2,106 29.5 2,740 38.4 3,348 46.9 3,547 49.7 3,882 54.4
65 years and over.................. 828 26 3.1 100 12.1 190 22.9 269 32.5 345 41.7 363 43.9 399 48.2
Related children under 18 years /9... 11,547 813 7.0 3,006 26.0 4,289 37.1 5,480 47.5 6,563 56.8 6,946 60.2 7,492 64.9
Under 6 years.................... 4,606 346 7.5 1,274 27.7 1,862 40.4 2,399 52.1 2,853 61.9 2,982 64.7 3,181 69.1
6 to 17 years.................... 6,941 467 6.7 1,732 24.9 2,428 35.0 3,082 44.4 3,710 53.5 3,964 57.1 4,311 62.1
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,689 78 2.9 292 10.8 442 16.4 592 22.0 766 28.5 835 31.1 947 35.2
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 4,273 354 8.3 1,135 26.6 1,558 36.5 1,962 45.9 2,251 52.7 2,472 57.8 2,639 61.8
Householder.......................... 1,436 125 8.7 388 27.0 510 35.5 646 45.0 753 52.5 821 57.2 886 61.7
Under 65 years..................... 1,310 122 9.3 362 27.6 472 36.1 597 45.6 692 52.8 753 57.5 809 61.8
65 years and over.................. 126 3 2.1 26 20.6 38 30.1 49 38.9 62 48.9 68 53.8 76 60.6
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,563 172 11.0 505 32.3 692 44.2 846 54.1 955 61.1 1,053 67.3 1,121 71.7
Under 6 years.................... 668 75 11.3 214 32.0 276 41.4 347 52.0 401 60.0 444 66.5 486 72.7
6 to 17 years.................... 896 97 10.8 291 32.5 415 46.3 499 55.7 554 61.9 609 68.0 636 71.0
Own children 18 years and over /15... 350 20 5.6 70 19.9 92 26.3 110 31.5 141 40.2 152 43.6 167 47.8
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 21,552 5,203 24.1 10,487 48.7 12,517 58.1 14,407 66.8 15,832 73.5 16,286 75.6 17,021 79.0
Householder.......................... 6,630 1,540 23.2 3,152 47.5 3,780 57.0 4,373 66.0 4,840 73.0 4,986 75.2 5,214 78.6
Under 65 years..................... 5,944 1,490 25.1 3,008 50.6 3,581 60.2 4,077 68.6 4,485 75.5 4,603 77.4 4,793 80.6
65 years and over.................. 686 51 7.4 145 21.1 200 29.1 295 43.1 354 51.7 382 55.7 420 61.3
Related children under 18 years /9... 10,406 3,194 30.7 6,104 58.7 7,110 68.3 7,908 76.0 8,524 81.9 8,709 83.7 9,014 86.6
Under 6 years.................... 3,631 1,379 38.0 2,375 65.4 2,675 73.7 2,941 81.0 3,118 85.9 3,161 87.1 3,238 89.2
6 to 17 years.................... 6,775 1,816 26.8 3,729 55.0 4,435 65.5 4,966 73.3 5,406 79.8 5,548 81.9 5,775 85.2
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,628 276 10.5 766 29.1 1,037 39.5 1,316 50.1 1,509 57.4 1,575 59.9 1,672 63.6
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 582 240 41.2 390 67.0 418 71.8 446 76.5 479 82.3 500 85.9 517 88.8
Under 18 years..................... 325 134 41.3 221 68.2 237 73.0 251 77.3 271 83.3 283 87.1 293 90.3
Under 6 years.................... 102 48 46.5 75 72.9 78 76.5 82 80.1 87 84.8 90 88.1 90 88.1
6 to 17 years.................... 223 87 38.9 147 66.0 159 71.4 169 76.0 184 82.6 193 86.7 203 91.3
18 years and over.................. 258 106 41.0 169 65.6 181 70.4 194 75.5 208 80.9 217 84.4 224 87.0
Unrelated individuals /4................. 8,836 1,570 17.8 4,043 45.8 5,131 58.1 5,901 66.8 6,500 73.6 6,655 75.3 6,835 77.4
Male................................. 4,167 722 17.3 1,712 41.1 2,123 50.9 2,467 59.2 2,778 66.7 2,844 68.3 2,932 70.4
Under 65 years..................... 3,477 683 19.6 1,500 43.1 1,776 51.1 2,022 58.2 2,267 65.2 2,322 66.8 2,399 69.0
Living alone..................... 1,135 194 17.1 607 53.5 714 62.9 794 70.0 860 75.8 876 77.2 912 80.4
65 years and over.................. 690 39 5.7 213 30.8 347 50.3 445 64.5 510 73.9 523 75.7 534 77.3
Living alone..................... 587 27 4.6 172 29.2 289 49.3 381 64.8 435 74.0 444 75.6 453 77.1
Female............................... 4,669 848 18.2 2,330 49.9 3,007 64.4 3,434 73.5 3,723 79.7 3,811 81.6 3,903 83.6
Under 65 years..................... 2,972 747 25.1 1,623 54.6 1,935 65.1 2,151 72.4 2,330 78.4 2,388 80.3 2,440 82.1
Living alone..................... 1,449 281 19.4 834 57.5 1,023 70.6 1,118 77.1 1,197 82.6 1,220 84.2 1,246 86.0
65 years and over.................. 1,697 100 5.9 708 41.7 1,072 63.2 1,283 75.6 1,393 82.1 1,423 83.9 1,463 86.2
Living alone..................... 1,562 88 5.6 652 41.7 987 63.2 1,185 75.8 1,286 82.3 1,316 84.3 1,353 86.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
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