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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 Including School Lunch
[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 Including School Lunch
Both Sexes
Total /1............................... 76,694 9,820 12.8 24,991 32.6 32,586 42.5 39,716 51.8 46,060 60.1 48,378 63.1 51,580 67.3
Under 18 years........................... 29,050 4,784 16.5 11,248 38.7 14,286 49.2 17,044 58.7 19,532 67.2 20,489 70.5 21,732 74.8
18 to 24 years........................... 8,031 1,266 15.8 2,734 34.0 3,504 43.6 4,250 52.9 4,843 60.3 5,076 63.2 5,368 66.8
25 to 34 years........................... 10,911 1,318 12.1 3,347 30.7 4,438 40.7 5,446 49.9 6,452 59.1 6,792 62.3 7,304 66.9
35 to 44 years........................... 10,305 1,074 10.4 2,939 28.5 3,823 37.1 4,764 46.2 5,657 54.9 5,987 58.1 6,430 62.4
45 to 54 years........................... 7,593 725 9.5 2,040 26.9 2,666 35.1 3,264 43.0 3,805 50.1 4,022 53.0 4,300 56.6
55 to 59 years........................... 2,677 213 8.0 671 25.1 862 32.2 1,056 39.4 1,260 47.1 1,308 48.9 1,437 53.7
60 to 64 years........................... 1,957 135 6.9 529 27.0 686 35.1 862 44.1 999 51.0 1,036 52.9 1,095 56.0
65 years and over........................ 6,170 306 5.0 1,484 24.1 2,321 37.6 3,030 49.1 3,511 56.9 3,668 59.4 3,914 63.4
65 to 74 years....................... 3,161 162 5.1 787 24.9 1,169 37.0 1,515 47.9 1,747 55.3 1,844 58.3 1,967 62.2
75 years and over.................... 3,009 144 4.8 698 23.2 1,152 38.3 1,515 50.3 1,764 58.6 1,824 60.6 1,947 64.7
Male
Total.................................. 35,872 4,140 11.5 10,810 30.1 14,220 39.6 17,490 48.8 20,499 57.1 21,611 60.2 23,127 64.5
Under 18 years........................... 14,995 2,452 16.4 5,782 38.6 7,333 48.9 8,688 57.9 9,977 66.5 10,473 69.8 11,108 74.1
18 to 24 years........................... 3,551 452 12.7 1,022 28.8 1,356 38.2 1,703 47.9 1,964 55.3 2,070 58.3 2,203 62.0
25 to 34 years........................... 4,776 348 7.3 1,098 23.0 1,541 32.3 1,970 41.2 2,420 50.7 2,574 53.9 2,821 59.1
35 to 44 years........................... 4,667 374 8.0 1,136 24.3 1,525 32.7 1,943 41.6 2,352 50.4 2,498 53.5 2,699 57.8
45 to 54 years........................... 3,584 301 8.4 904 25.2 1,190 33.2 1,504 42.0 1,752 48.9 1,858 51.8 1,980 55.2
55 to 59 years........................... 1,186 63 5.3 233 19.7 305 25.7 385 32.4 486 40.9 509 43.0 571 48.1
60 to 64 years........................... 834 53 6.3 200 24.0 255 30.6 328 39.3 387 46.4 400 48.0 433 51.9
65 years and over........................ 2,278 97 4.3 434 19.0 714 31.4 970 42.6 1,160 50.9 1,229 53.9 1,314 57.7
65 to 74 years....................... 1,297 57 4.4 262 20.2 401 30.9 559 43.1 650 50.1 697 53.7 744 57.3
75 years and over.................... 981 40 4.1 172 17.5 314 32.0 411 41.9 510 52.0 532 54.2 570 58.1
Female
Total.................................. 40,822 5,680 13.9 14,181 34.7 18,366 45.0 22,225 54.4 25,561 62.6 26,767 65.6 28,453 69.7
Under 18 years........................... 14,056 2,332 16.6 5,465 38.9 6,953 49.5 8,356 59.5 9,555 68.0 10,016 71.3 10,624 75.6
18 to 24 years........................... 4,479 814 18.2 1,712 38.2 2,148 47.9 2,547 56.9 2,879 64.3 3,006 67.1 3,166 70.7
25 to 34 years........................... 6,135 970 15.8 2,248 36.6 2,897 47.2 3,476 56.7 4,032 65.7 4,218 68.8 4,483 73.1
35 to 44 years........................... 5,638 700 12.4 1,803 32.0 2,297 40.8 2,821 50.0 3,305 58.6 3,489 61.9 3,731 66.2
45 to 54 years........................... 4,009 424 10.6 1,135 28.3 1,476 36.8 1,760 43.9 2,053 51.2 2,164 54.0 2,320 57.9
55 to 59 years........................... 1,491 150 10.1 438 29.4 557 37.4 671 45.0 775 52.0 799 53.6 866 58.1
60 to 64 years........................... 1,122 82 7.3 328 29.3 431 38.4 535 47.7 611 54.5 635 56.6 663 59.1
65 years and over........................ 3,892 209 5.4 1,051 27.0 1,607 41.3 2,060 52.9 2,351 60.4 2,439 62.7 2,601 66.8
65 to 74 years....................... 1,864 105 5.6 525 28.2 768 41.2 956 51.3 1,097 58.8 1,147 61.6 1,223 65.6
75 years and over.................... 2,028 104 5.1 525 25.9 838 41.3 1,104 54.4 1,254 61.8 1,292 63.7 1,377 67.9
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 76,694 9,820 12.8 24,991 32.6 32,586 42.5 39,716 51.8 46,060 60.1 48,378 63.1 51,580 67.3
65 years and over.................. 6,170 306 5.0 1,484 24.1 2,321 37.6 3,030 49.1 3,511 56.9 3,668 59.4 3,914 63.4
In families /2........................... 66,998 7,935 11.8 20,433 30.5 26,904 40.2 33,212 49.6 38,895 58.1 41,034 61.2 44,033 65.7
Householder.......................... 18,491 2,262 12.2 5,662 30.6 7,390 40.0 9,115 49.3 10,681 57.8 11,240 60.8 12,056 65.2
Under 65 years..................... 16,565 2,158 13.0 5,336 32.2 6,884 41.6 8,385 50.6 9,792 59.1 10,288 62.1 11,014 66.5
65 years and over.................. 1,926 104 5.4 325 16.9 506 26.3 730 37.9 888 46.1 953 49.5 1,042 54.1
Related children under 18 years /9... 28,456 4,526 15.9 10,843 38.1 13,854 48.7 16,578 58.3 19,028 66.9 19,970 70.2 21,198 74.5
Under 6 years.................... 9,864 1,865 18.9 4,120 41.8 5,196 52.7 6,179 62.6 6,977 70.7 7,246 73.5 7,631 77.4
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 Including School Lunch
[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.................... 18,592 2,661 14.3 6,723 36.2 8,658 46.6 10,399 55.9 12,051 64.8 12,724 68.4 13,567 73.0
Own children 18 years and over /15... 6,229 402 6.5 1,225 19.7 1,739 27.9 2,240 36.0 2,699 43.3 2,881 46.3 3,141 50.4
In married-couple families /11........... 37,686 1,961 5.2 7,842 20.8 11,459 30.4 15,126 40.1 18,642 49.5 19,968 53.0 21,890 58.1
Husbands /11......................... 9,354 468 5.0 1,840 19.7 2,701 28.9 3,592 38.4 4,447 47.5 4,748 50.8 5,213 55.7
Under 65 years..................... 8,156 420 5.1 1,688 20.7 2,433 29.8 3,191 39.1 3,955 48.5 4,221 51.8 4,635 56.8
65 years and over.................. 1,198 49 4.1 152 12.7 268 22.4 400 33.4 492 41.1 527 44.0 577 48.2
Wives /11............................ 9,354 468 5.0 1,840 19.7 2,701 28.9 3,592 38.4 4,447 47.5 4,748 50.8 5,213 55.7
Under 65 years..................... 8,511 440 5.2 1,738 20.4 2,507 29.5 3,314 38.9 4,093 48.1 4,376 51.4 4,803 56.4
65 years and over.................. 844 28 3.3 102 12.1 194 23.0 278 32.9 355 42.1 372 44.2 409 48.5
Related children under 18 years /9... 14,612 918 6.3 3,670 25.1 5,276 36.1 6,847 46.9 8,334 57.0 8,918 61.0 9,682 66.3
Under 6 years.................... 5,275 365 6.9 1,422 27.0 2,091 39.6 2,719 51.5 3,267 61.9 3,430 65.0 3,683 69.8
6 to 17 years.................... 9,338 552 5.9 2,248 24.1 3,185 34.1 4,128 44.2 5,067 54.3 5,488 58.8 5,999 64.2
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,991 79 2.6 329 11.0 516 17.2 695 23.2 894 29.9 988 33.0 1,119 37.4
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 5,046 412 8.2 1,354 26.8 1,848 36.6 2,287 45.3 2,653 52.6 2,914 57.7 3,120 61.8
Householder.......................... 1,665 145 8.7 449 26.9 589 35.4 736 44.2 867 52.1 946 56.8 1,023 61.4
Under 65 years..................... 1,534 141 9.2 419 27.3 548 35.7 683 44.6 802 52.3 874 57.0 942 61.4
65 years and over.................. 131 5 3.5 30 22.6 42 31.8 53 40.3 65 49.9 72 54.7 80 61.4
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,952 198 10.2 619 31.7 844 43.2 1,018 52.1 1,162 59.5 1,283 65.7 1,375 70.5
Under 6 years.................... 748 82 11.0 243 32.5 314 42.0 385 51.5 446 59.6 500 66.9 546 73.0
6 to 17 years.................... 1,204 116 9.6 376 31.2 530 44.0 632 52.5 716 59.5 783 65.0 829 68.9
Own children 18 years and over /15... 383 21 5.5 78 20.3 103 27.0 124 32.5 155 40.5 168 43.8 185 48.2
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 24,266 5,562 22.9 11,237 46.3 13,596 56.0 15,799 65.1 17,601 72.5 18,152 74.8 19,023 78.4
Householder.......................... 7,473 1,649 22.1 3,374 45.1 4,100 54.9 4,787 64.1 5,366 71.8 5,546 74.2 5,821 77.9
Under 65 years..................... 6,752 1,592 23.6 3,215 47.6 3,881 57.5 4,468 66.2 4,988 73.9 5,141 76.1 5,377 79.6
65 years and over.................. 720 57 7.9 159 22.0 219 30.4 319 44.3 378 52.4 406 56.3 444 61.6
Related children under 18 years /9... 11,892 3,410 28.7 6,554 55.1 7,734 65.0 8,714 73.3 9,532 80.2 9,769 82.1 10,141 85.3
Under 6 years.................... 3,841 1,417 36.9 2,454 63.9 2,790 72.6 3,075 80.1 3,264 85.0 3,315 86.3 3,402 88.6
6 to 17 years.................... 8,050 1,993 24.8 4,100 50.9 4,943 61.4 5,639 70.0 6,269 77.9 6,454 80.2 6,739 83.7
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,856 302 10.6 818 28.6 1,120 39.2 1,421 49.8 1,650 57.8 1,726 60.4 1,838 64.4
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 662 254 38.4 433 65.4 462 69.7 504 76.2 549 83.0 571 86.2 591 89.3
Under 18 years..................... 370 142 38.3 246 66.5 262 70.8 286 77.3 312 84.3 324 87.6 336 90.9
Under 6 years.................... 108 49 45.7 79 73.5 83 76.9 87 80.3 92 85.7 96 88.7 96 88.7
6 to 17 years.................... 262 92 35.2 167 63.6 179 68.4 199 76.1 219 83.7 228 87.2 240 91.8
18 years and over.................. 292 112 38.4 187 64.0 200 68.4 218 74.7 238 81.3 247 84.4 255 87.2
Unrelated individuals /4................. 9,034 1,631 18.1 4,125 45.7 5,221 57.8 6,000 66.4 6,615 73.2 6,774 75.0 6,956 77.0
Male................................. 4,293 752 17.5 1,757 40.9 2,170 50.5 2,516 58.6 2,837 66.1 2,906 67.7 2,996 69.8
Under 65 years..................... 3,602 712 19.8 1,545 42.9 1,823 50.6 2,071 57.5 2,327 64.6 2,383 66.1 2,462 68.3
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.................. 691 39 5.7 213 30.8 347 50.2 445 64.4 511 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............................... 4,741 880 18.6 2,368 50.0 3,051 64.4 3,483 73.5 3,778 79.7 3,868 81.6 3,960 83.5
Under 65 years..................... 3,044 780 25.6 1,661 54.6 1,979 65.0 2,201 72.3 2,385 78.4 2,445 80.3 2,497 82.0
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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