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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 Assistance
[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 Assistance
Both Sexes
Total /1............................... 18,040 3,009 16.7 7,712 42.7 9,385 52.0 10,638 59.0 11,673 64.7 11,974 66.4 12,448 69.0
Under 18 years........................... 5,555 1,570 28.3 3,234 58.2 3,708 66.8 4,044 72.8 4,349 78.3 4,415 79.5 4,552 81.9
18 to 24 years........................... 1,791 339 18.9 755 42.2 925 51.6 1,032 57.6 1,111 62.0 1,142 63.8 1,222 68.2
25 to 34 years........................... 2,104 371 17.6 877 41.7 1,065 50.6 1,211 57.6 1,362 64.8 1,412 67.1 1,466 69.7
35 to 44 years........................... 2,180 329 15.1 861 39.5 1,073 49.2 1,223 56.1 1,352 62.0 1,391 63.8 1,449 66.4
45 to 54 years........................... 2,410 213 8.8 855 35.5 1,052 43.6 1,202 49.9 1,322 54.8 1,371 56.9 1,430 59.3
55 to 59 years........................... 1,133 89 7.9 316 27.9 403 35.6 489 43.2 535 47.3 555 49.0 588 51.9
60 to 64 years........................... 847 49 5.8 272 32.1 337 39.8 400 47.2 457 54.0 473 55.9 486 57.5
65 years and over........................ 2,021 49 2.4 542 26.8 823 40.7 1,038 51.3 1,185 58.6 1,215 60.1 1,256 62.1
65 to 74 years....................... 1,037 23 2.2 285 27.5 427 41.2 536 51.7 610 58.8 627 60.4 638 61.6
75 years and over.................... 984 26 2.7 257 26.1 396 40.2 501 50.9 576 58.5 588 59.7 618 62.7
Male
Total.................................. 8,212 1,239 15.1 3,134 38.2 3,917 47.7 4,507 54.9 4,971 60.5 5,131 62.5 5,335 65.0
Under 18 years........................... 2,823 759 26.9 1,583 56.1 1,850 65.5 2,029 71.9 2,187 77.5 2,218 78.6 2,281 80.8
18 to 24 years........................... 811 98 12.1 254 31.4 342 42.2 392 48.4 440 54.3 457 56.3 499 61.4
25 to 34 years........................... 901 96 10.7 257 28.5 349 38.7 417 46.2 479 53.2 513 56.9 538 59.7
35 to 44 years........................... 967 109 11.3 318 32.9 408 42.2 481 49.8 531 55.0 556 57.5 571 59.0
45 to 54 years........................... 1,071 103 9.7 344 32.2 415 38.8 473 44.1 527 49.1 553 51.6 579 54.0
55 to 59 years........................... 511 36 7.0 129 25.1 161 31.5 202 39.5 214 41.8 224 43.9 237 46.3
60 to 64 years........................... 369 18 5.0 95 25.7 132 35.9 158 42.8 179 48.5 185 50.1 194 52.7
65 years and over........................ 758 19 2.5 155 20.4 258 34.0 356 46.9 414 54.6 425 56.0 437 57.6
65 to 74 years....................... 428 12 2.7 86 20.2 138 32.3 194 45.2 227 52.9 231 54.0 234 54.6
75 years and over.................... 330 7 2.2 69 20.8 119 36.1 162 49.0 187 56.8 194 58.7 203 61.5
Female
Total.................................. 9,828 1,771 18.0 4,577 46.6 5,469 55.6 6,131 62.4 6,702 68.2 6,842 69.6 7,114 72.4
Under 18 years........................... 2,732 812 29.7 1,651 60.4 1,857 68.0 2,016 73.8 2,162 79.1 2,197 80.4 2,271 83.1
18 to 24 years........................... 980 241 24.6 501 51.1 582 59.4 639 65.3 670 68.4 686 70.0 724 73.8
25 to 34 years........................... 1,202 275 22.9 620 51.6 716 59.5 795 66.1 883 73.5 899 74.8 928 77.2
35 to 44 years........................... 1,213 220 18.2 543 44.7 665 54.8 741 61.1 820 67.6 835 68.8 878 72.4
45 to 54 years........................... 1,339 109 8.2 510 38.1 636 47.5 729 54.5 795 59.4 818 61.1 851 63.6
55 to 59 years........................... 621 53 8.6 188 30.2 242 38.9 287 46.2 322 51.8 330 53.2 351 56.5
60 to 64 years........................... 478 31 6.4 177 37.1 205 42.9 242 50.7 278 58.2 288 60.3 292 61.1
65 years and over........................ 1,263 30 2.4 387 30.7 565 44.7 682 54.0 771 61.1 790 62.6 819 64.8
65 to 74 years....................... 609 11 1.8 199 32.7 288 47.4 342 56.3 383 62.9 396 65.0 404 66.5
75 years and over.................... 655 19 2.9 189 28.8 277 42.3 340 51.9 388 59.3 394 60.3 415 63.3
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 18,040 3,009 16.7 7,712 42.7 9,385 52.0 10,638 59.0 11,673 64.7 11,974 66.4 12,448 69.0
65 years and over.................. 2,021 49 2.4 542 26.8 823 40.7 1,038 51.3 1,185 58.6 1,215 60.1 1,256 62.1
In families /2........................... 15,066 2,560 17.0 6,016 39.9 7,377 49.0 8,409 55.8 9,291 61.7 9,557 63.4 9,956 66.1
Householder.......................... 4,446 710 16.0 1,731 38.9 2,151 48.4 2,473 55.6 2,744 61.7 2,816 63.3 2,929 65.9
Under 65 years..................... 3,806 686 18.0 1,625 42.7 1,971 51.8 2,218 58.3 2,437 64.0 2,500 65.7 2,601 68.3
65 years and over.................. 641 24 3.7 106 16.5 180 28.1 254 39.6 307 47.9 316 49.3 328 51.2
Related children under 18 years /9... 5,452 1,529 28.0 3,160 58.0 3,622 66.4 3,953 72.5 4,256 78.1 4,320 79.2 4,456 81.7
Under 6 years.................... 1,888 607 32.2 1,197 63.4 1,325 70.2 1,468 77.8 1,555 82.4 1,572 83.3 1,609 85.2
6 to 17 years.................... 3,564 922 25.9 1,963 55.1 2,297 64.4 2,485 69.7 2,701 75.8 2,749 77.1 2,847 79.9
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 Assistance
[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... 2,017 163 8.1 484 24.0 666 33.0 804 39.9 911 45.1 960 47.6 1,027 50.9
In married-couple families /11........... 6,690 430 6.4 1,435 21.5 1,934 28.9 2,468 36.9 2,940 43.9 3,073 45.9 3,250 48.6
Husbands /11......................... 1,879 96 5.1 380 20.2 520 27.7 675 35.9 803 42.7 837 44.6 885 47.1
Under 65 years..................... 1,479 84 5.7 328 22.2 428 28.9 530 35.8 624 42.2 653 44.1 695 47.0
65 years and over.................. 400 12 3.0 52 12.9 93 23.2 145 36.3 179 44.8 184 46.2 190 47.5
Wives /11............................ 1,879 96 5.1 380 20.2 520 27.7 675 35.9 803 42.7 837 44.6 885 47.1
Under 65 years..................... 1,599 91 5.7 339 21.2 452 28.3 575 36.0 675 42.2 703 44.0 747 46.7
65 years and over.................. 280 5 1.8 41 14.7 68 24.2 100 35.7 128 45.9 134 47.7 138 49.3
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,740 205 11.8 553 31.8 682 39.2 837 48.1 994 57.1 1,024 58.9 1,071 61.6
Under 6 years.................... 586 82 14.0 203 34.7 248 42.3 315 53.8 368 62.7 374 63.8 385 65.7
6 to 17 years.................... 1,153 122 10.6 350 30.3 434 37.7 522 45.2 626 54.3 650 56.4 686 59.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 838 27 3.2 94 11.2 152 18.1 199 23.7 241 28.8 266 31.7 286 34.2
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 1,128 172 15.3 359 31.8 438 38.8 535 47.5 605 53.7 630 55.8 671 59.5
Householder.......................... 403 55 13.8 122 30.2 154 38.1 188 46.6 220 54.7 228 56.6 241 59.8
Under 65 years..................... 351 54 15.3 115 32.9 145 41.2 171 48.6 191 54.6 199 56.7 211 60.0
65 years and over.................. 52 2 (B) 6 (B) 9 (B) 17 (B) 29 (B) 29 (B) 30 (B)
Related children under 18 years /9... 315 95 30.0 166 52.6 186 59.1 205 65.0 214 67.8 224 71.0 239 75.8
Under 6 years.................... 105 32 30.8 67 63.6 69 66.3 79 75.6 82 78.1 85 81.4 87 83.1
6 to 17 years.................... 211 62 29.6 99 47.2 117 55.6 126 59.7 132 62.7 139 65.9 152 72.1
Own children 18 years and over /15... 130 3 2.2 25 19.3 28 21.5 47 36.2 56 43.4 61 47.3 67 51.9
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 7,248 1,958 27.0 4,222 58.2 5,005 69.1 5,405 74.6 5,746 79.3 5,854 80.8 6,034 83.3
Householder.......................... 2,165 558 25.8 1,229 56.8 1,477 68.2 1,610 74.4 1,721 79.5 1,751 80.9 1,804 83.3
Under 65 years..................... 1,926 547 28.4 1,175 61.0 1,385 71.9 1,496 77.7 1,595 82.8 1,621 84.2 1,669 86.6
65 years and over.................. 239 12 4.9 54 22.6 92 38.7 114 47.6 126 52.8 130 54.3 135 56.6
Related children under 18 years /9... 3,397 1,230 36.2 2,441 71.8 2,753 81.0 2,911 85.7 3,048 89.7 3,072 90.4 3,146 92.6
Under 6 years.................... 1,197 493 41.2 927 77.4 1,007 84.2 1,074 89.7 1,105 92.4 1,112 92.9 1,137 95.0
6 to 17 years.................... 2,200 737 33.5 1,514 68.8 1,746 79.3 1,838 83.5 1,943 88.3 1,960 89.1 2,009 91.3
Own children 18 years and over /15... 1,049 134 12.7 366 34.8 487 46.4 559 53.2 613 58.4 632 60.3 673 64.2
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 105 39 37.8 75 71.9 84 80.2 88 83.7 92 88.2 94 90.1 94 90.1
Under 18 years..................... 60 25 (B) 44 (B) 49 (B) 51 (B) 53 (B) 55 (B) 55 (B)
Under 6 years.................... 24 16 (B) 19 (B) 23 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B)
6 to 17 years.................... 36 10 (B) 25 (B) 26 (B) 27 (B) 29 (B) 30 (B) 30 (B)
18 years and over.................. 44 14 (B) 31 (B) 35 (B) 36 (B) 39 (B) 40 (B) 40 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4................. 2,870 410 14.3 1,620 56.5 1,924 67.0 2,142 74.6 2,289 79.8 2,323 80.9 2,398 83.6
Male................................. 1,329 225 16.9 676 50.9 836 62.9 943 70.9 994 74.8 1,018 76.6 1,055 79.4
Under 65 years..................... 1,104 220 20.0 591 53.5 696 63.0 770 69.8 811 73.5 834 75.5 867 78.5
Living alone..................... 441 48 10.9 279 63.2 318 72.3 343 77.8 363 82.3 373 84.6 383 86.9
65 years and over.................. 225 4 1.8 85 37.9 140 62.3 172 76.5 183 81.3 184 81.9 188 83.4
Living alone..................... 197 2 1.0 78 39.8 124 63.1 156 79.2 167 84.7 168 85.4 171 86.7
Female............................... 1,540 185 12.0 944 61.3 1,088 70.7 1,199 77.8 1,295 84.1 1,304 84.7 1,343 87.2
Under 65 years..................... 1,029 177 17.2 678 65.8 734 71.4 803 78.0 871 84.6 876 85.1 902 87.6
Living alone..................... 622 78 12.6 443 71.3 475 76.4 513 82.4 550 88.3 555 89.1 563 90.6
65 years and over.................. 511 8 1.5 267 52.1 354 69.2 396 77.4 424 83.0 428 83.8 442 86.3
Living alone..................... 469 6 1.4 250 53.3 329 70.1 369 78.8 396 84.4 400 85.3 411 87.8
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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