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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2005
-- 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............................... 66,847 9,332 14.0 22,882 34.2 29,224 43.7 34,973 52.3 39,957 59.8 41,691 62.4 44,079 65.9
Under 18 years........................... 23,530 4,344 18.5 9,786 41.6 12,112 51.5 14,200 60.3 16,075 68.3 16,672 70.9 17,476 74.3
18 to 24 years........................... 7,106 1,264 17.8 2,591 36.5 3,211 45.2 3,745 52.7 4,202 59.1 4,394 61.8 4,699 66.1
25 to 34 years........................... 9,590 1,280 13.3 3,053 31.8 3,922 40.9 4,785 49.9 5,628 58.7 5,938 61.9 6,305 65.7
35 to 44 years........................... 8,575 999 11.7 2,529 29.5 3,278 38.2 4,024 46.9 4,672 54.5 4,875 56.8 5,172 60.3
45 to 54 years........................... 7,018 707 10.1 1,990 28.4 2,528 36.0 3,064 43.7 3,473 49.5 3,665 52.2 3,928 56.0
55 to 59 years........................... 2,779 295 10.6 780 28.1 993 35.8 1,194 43.0 1,324 47.7 1,377 49.6 1,476 53.1
60 to 64 years........................... 2,069 162 7.8 600 29.0 770 37.2 925 44.7 1,070 51.7 1,118 54.0 1,188 57.4
65 years and over........................ 6,179 280 4.5 1,553 25.1 2,410 39.0 3,035 49.1 3,513 56.8 3,653 59.1 3,835 62.1
65 to 74 years....................... 3,215 124 3.9 802 24.9 1,220 38.0 1,531 47.6 1,754 54.6 1,839 57.2 1,916 59.6
75 years and over.................... 2,964 156 5.3 751 25.3 1,189 40.1 1,505 50.8 1,758 59.3 1,813 61.2 1,919 64.7
Male
Total.................................. 30,917 3,812 12.3 9,624 31.1 12,458 40.3 15,116 48.9 17,413 56.3 18,230 59.0 19,394 62.7
Under 18 years........................... 12,069 2,108 17.5 4,945 41.0 6,167 51.1 7,229 59.9 8,179 67.8 8,473 70.2 8,901 73.8
18 to 24 years........................... 3,123 396 12.7 904 28.9 1,169 37.4 1,413 45.3 1,626 52.1 1,717 55.0 1,875 60.0
25 to 34 years........................... 4,234 372 8.8 1,009 23.8 1,371 32.4 1,753 41.4 2,130 50.3 2,282 53.9 2,475 58.5
35 to 44 years........................... 3,853 333 8.6 936 24.3 1,257 32.6 1,589 41.2 1,868 48.5 1,966 51.0 2,095 54.4
45 to 54 years........................... 3,283 322 9.8 857 26.1 1,074 32.7 1,313 40.0 1,499 45.7 1,595 48.6 1,710 52.1
55 to 59 years........................... 1,252 130 10.4 307 24.6 404 32.3 505 40.3 549 43.9 573 45.7 617 49.3
60 to 64 years........................... 859 52 6.0 208 24.2 281 32.8 343 39.9 403 47.0 419 48.7 457 53.2
65 years and over........................ 2,245 99 4.4 458 20.4 734 32.7 970 43.2 1,158 51.6 1,206 53.7 1,264 56.3
65 to 74 years....................... 1,304 49 3.8 268 20.6 421 32.3 555 42.6 644 49.4 670 51.4 696 53.4
75 years and over.................... 941 50 5.3 190 20.2 313 33.3 415 44.1 514 54.6 536 57.0 567 60.3
Female
Total.................................. 35,929 5,520 15.4 13,258 36.9 16,766 46.7 19,857 55.3 22,544 62.7 23,461 65.3 24,685 68.7
Under 18 years........................... 11,462 2,236 19.5 4,841 42.2 5,945 51.9 6,971 60.8 7,896 68.9 8,200 71.5 8,576 74.8
18 to 24 years........................... 3,983 868 21.8 1,688 42.4 2,041 51.3 2,332 58.5 2,576 64.7 2,676 67.2 2,825 70.9
25 to 34 years........................... 5,356 909 17.0 2,044 38.2 2,551 47.6 3,032 56.6 3,498 65.3 3,656 68.3 3,829 71.5
35 to 44 years........................... 4,722 667 14.1 1,592 33.7 2,021 42.8 2,435 51.6 2,804 59.4 2,909 61.6 3,077 65.2
45 to 54 years........................... 3,735 384 10.3 1,133 30.3 1,454 38.9 1,752 46.9 1,974 52.8 2,070 55.4 2,217 59.4
55 to 59 years........................... 1,527 165 10.8 473 31.0 589 38.6 689 45.1 775 50.7 805 52.7 859 56.2
60 to 64 years........................... 1,210 110 9.1 392 32.4 489 40.4 582 48.1 666 55.1 699 57.7 730 60.3
65 years and over........................ 3,934 181 4.6 1,095 27.8 1,676 42.6 2,065 52.5 2,355 59.9 2,446 62.2 2,572 65.4
65 to 74 years....................... 1,911 75 3.9 533 27.9 800 41.8 976 51.1 1,110 58.1 1,169 61.2 1,220 63.8
75 years and over.................... 2,023 106 5.2 561 27.7 876 43.3 1,090 53.9 1,245 61.5 1,277 63.1 1,352 66.8
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 66,847 9,332 14.0 22,882 34.2 29,224 43.7 34,973 52.3 39,957 59.8 41,691 62.4 44,079 65.9
65 years and over.................. 6,179 280 4.5 1,553 25.1 2,410 39.0 3,035 49.1 3,513 56.8 3,653 59.1 3,835 62.1
In families /2........................... 57,011 7,326 12.8 18,196 31.9 23,436 41.1 28,316 49.7 32,695 57.3 34,206 60.0 36,262 63.6
Householder.......................... 16,093 2,097 13.0 5,133 31.9 6,640 41.3 8,016 49.8 9,230 57.4 9,625 59.8 10,201 63.4
Under 65 years..................... 14,271 2,009 14.1 4,817 33.8 6,116 42.9 7,329 51.4 8,395 58.8 8,753 61.3 9,266 64.9
65 years and over.................. 1,822 88 4.8 316 17.4 524 28.7 687 37.7 835 45.8 872 47.8 936 51.3
Related children under 18 years /9... 23,016 4,120 17.9 9,477 41.2 11,736 51.0 13,799 60.0 15,636 67.9 16,223 70.5 17,016 73.9
Under 6 years.................... 8,700 1,714 19.7 3,793 43.6 4,616 53.1 5,420 62.3 6,100 70.1 6,334 72.8 6,618 76.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2005
-- 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.................... 14,315 2,405 16.8 5,684 39.7 7,120 49.7 8,378 58.5 9,535 66.6 9,889 69.1 10,398 72.6
Own children 18 years and over /15... 5,774 455 7.9 1,232 21.3 1,681 29.1 2,109 36.5 2,483 43.0 2,637 45.7 2,874 49.8
In married-couple families /11........... 31,124 1,784 5.7 6,503 20.9 9,191 29.5 12,050 38.7 14,651 47.1 15,574 50.0 16,798 54.0
Husbands /11......................... 7,927 424 5.3 1,560 19.7 2,242 28.3 2,940 37.1 3,577 45.1 3,794 47.9 4,093 51.6
Under 65 years..................... 6,796 373 5.5 1,385 20.4 1,948 28.7 2,544 37.4 3,084 45.4 3,276 48.2 3,539 52.1
65 years and over.................. 1,131 51 4.5 175 15.5 294 26.0 396 35.0 493 43.6 518 45.8 555 49.0
Wives /11............................ 7,927 424 5.3 1,560 19.7 2,242 28.3 2,940 37.1 3,577 45.1 3,794 47.9 4,093 51.6
Under 65 years..................... 7,110 393 5.5 1,452 20.4 2,042 28.7 2,667 37.5 3,226 45.4 3,420 48.1 3,691 51.9
65 years and over.................. 816 31 3.8 108 13.3 200 24.5 273 33.4 350 42.9 374 45.9 402 49.3
Related children under 18 years /9... 11,379 827 7.3 2,952 25.9 4,047 35.6 5,236 46.0 6,331 55.6 6,683 58.7 7,148 62.8
Under 6 years.................... 4,494 360 8.0 1,262 28.1 1,727 38.4 2,223 49.5 2,663 59.2 2,817 62.7 2,990 66.5
6 to 17 years.................... 6,885 467 6.8 1,689 24.5 2,320 33.7 3,013 43.8 3,669 53.3 3,866 56.2 4,158 60.4
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,554 80 3.1 282 11.1 429 16.8 570 22.3 731 28.6 806 31.6 916 35.9
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 4,453 434 9.8 1,192 26.8 1,487 33.4 1,869 42.0 2,175 48.8 2,269 50.9 2,517 56.5
Householder.......................... 1,537 151 9.9 404 26.3 507 33.0 642 41.8 754 49.1 785 51.1 871 56.7
Under 65 years..................... 1,382 145 10.5 379 27.4 468 33.9 588 42.5 679 49.1 709 51.3 793 57.4
65 years and over.................. 154 7 4.4 25 16.3 39 25.5 54 34.9 75 48.5 76 49.5 78 50.4
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,529 205 13.4 530 34.7 640 41.9 786 51.4 888 58.1 927 60.6 1,031 67.4
Under 6 years.................... 593 84 14.1 215 36.3 246 41.5 305 51.5 349 58.8 360 60.7 409 68.9
6 to 17 years.................... 935 121 12.9 314 33.6 393 42.1 480 51.3 539 57.6 566 60.6 622 66.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 377 21 5.6 69 18.4 79 21.0 116 30.7 147 39.0 155 41.2 164 43.6
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 21,434 5,107 23.8 10,501 49.0 12,758 59.5 14,396 67.2 15,870 74.0 16,364 76.3 16,947 79.1
Householder.......................... 6,630 1,522 23.0 3,169 47.8 3,890 58.7 4,434 66.9 4,899 73.9 5,046 76.1 5,237 79.0
Under 65 years..................... 5,974 1,482 24.8 3,023 50.6 3,660 61.3 4,143 69.4 4,570 76.5 4,705 78.8 4,869 81.5
65 years and over.................. 655 40 6.1 146 22.3 230 35.1 291 44.4 329 50.2 340 51.9 368 56.1
Related children under 18 years /9... 10,108 3,088 30.6 5,995 59.3 7,049 69.7 7,777 76.9 8,417 83.3 8,613 85.2 8,837 87.4
Under 6 years.................... 3,612 1,271 35.2 2,315 64.1 2,643 73.2 2,892 80.1 3,089 85.5 3,156 87.4 3,219 89.1
6 to 17 years.................... 6,495 1,818 28.0 3,680 56.7 4,407 67.8 4,885 75.2 5,328 82.0 5,457 84.0 5,618 86.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 2,843 353 12.4 881 31.0 1,174 41.3 1,424 50.1 1,605 56.4 1,675 58.9 1,794 63.1
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 555 182 32.8 293 52.9 372 67.1 402 72.4 449 80.9 471 84.9 488 87.9
Under 18 years..................... 320 116 36.1 175 54.8 223 69.8 240 75.0 268 83.8 278 86.9 286 89.3
Under 6 years.................... 109 42 38.8 63 57.2 89 81.7 92 84.5 99 90.2 102 93.2 103 94.5
6 to 17 years.................... 211 73 34.8 113 53.5 134 63.7 148 70.1 169 80.4 176 83.6 182 86.6
18 years and over.................. 235 66 28.2 118 50.3 149 63.3 162 68.9 181 77.0 193 82.3 202 86.1
Unrelated individuals /4................. 9,281 1,824 19.7 4,393 47.3 5,416 58.4 6,255 67.4 6,813 73.4 7,013 75.6 7,329 79.0
Male................................. 4,256 809 19.0 1,742 40.9 2,174 51.1 2,557 60.1 2,781 65.3 2,893 68.0 3,061 71.9
Under 65 years..................... 3,543 780 22.0 1,522 43.0 1,827 51.6 2,108 59.5 2,275 64.2 2,372 67.0 2,527 71.3
Living alone..................... 1,100 187 17.0 585 53.2 723 65.7 811 73.7 855 77.7 874 79.4 902 82.0
65 years and over.................. 714 29 4.0 220 30.8 347 48.7 449 62.9 506 70.9 521 72.9 533 74.8
Living alone..................... 595 17 2.9 182 30.5 290 48.6 384 64.5 435 73.0 449 75.3 461 77.4
Female............................... 5,024 1,015 20.2 2,650 52.7 3,242 64.5 3,698 73.6 4,032 80.3 4,121 82.0 4,268 85.0
Under 65 years..................... 3,230 923 28.6 1,900 58.8 2,143 66.4 2,382 73.8 2,584 80.0 2,639 81.7 2,738 84.8
Living alone..................... 1,603 313 19.5 955 59.5 1,090 68.0 1,212 75.6 1,326 82.7 1,353 84.4 1,393 86.8
65 years and over.................. 1,795 93 5.2 750 41.8 1,099 61.2 1,316 73.3 1,448 80.7 1,482 82.6 1,531 85.3
Living alone..................... 1,653 86 5.2 701 42.4 1,021 61.7 1,223 74.0 1,345 81.4 1,376 83.2 1,424 86.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 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: August 29, 2006
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