Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 77418 9.9 18.1 18.1 17.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3696 28.8 31.6 31.7 30.1
25 to 44 years 31566 12.7 14.7 14.7 14.0
45 to 54 years 17468 6.5 9.2 9.2 8.7
55 to 64 years 12447 5.8 12.9 12.9 12.4
65 years and over 12241 5.9 40.8 40.8 40.5
Type of Family
Married-couple families 58189 5.1 13.4 13.4 12.9
With related children under 18 27147 6.5 8.1 8.1 7.5
With related children under 6 12709 8.7 9.8 9.8 9.1
Male householder, no wife present 5134 13.0 19.7 19.7 18.7
Female householder, no husband present 14095 28.7 37.2 37.2 36.0
With related children under 18 9638 36.2 41.9 41.9 40.3
With related children under 6 3901 48.3 52.5 52.5 50.4
Region
Northeast 14153 8.9 17.1 17.1 16.3
Midwest 17567 8.6 16.7 16.7 16.0
South 28444 11.1 20.3 20.3 19.8
West 17254 10.0 16.8 16.8 16.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 10887 24.2 41.2 41.1 40.0
High school graduate, no college 23456 11.9 22.4 22.4 21.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 21248 7.8 14.0 14.0 13.4
Bachelor's degree or more 21828 2.6 6.0 6.0 5.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 65177 10.6 13.9 13.9 13.2
Worked at full-time jobs 46447 5.2 6.1 6.1 5.6
50 to 52 weeks 40273 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.4
Worked at part-time jobs 7161 17.0 20.9 20.9 19.7
Did not work 11569 28.5 40.5 40.4 39.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21642 26.3 53.7 53.6 52.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 12619 39.7 53.6 53.6 52.2
Householder 65 years and over 9023 7.6 53.8 53.7 53.4
One worker 33686 5.4 6.7 6.7 6.0
Two workers or more 22090 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4049 41.0 64.1 64.2 63.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1595 63.8 77.1 77.1 76.4
SSI 2723 29.5 58.8 58.9 57.8
Food stamps 5392 59.1 72.7 72.7 71.0
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Housing assistance 2569 59.1 71.6 71.6 69.6
Energy assistance 1762 52.3 72.7 72.7 71.1
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7943 41.1 49.2 49.2 47.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 2014 65.5 86.2 86.2 85.4
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 54698 3.1 6.5 6.5 5.6
Medicare 17278 8.2 39.1 39.1 38.6
Medicaid 14042 32.2 44.6 44.7 43.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 8187 19.1 21.6 21.6 21.6
Health insurance 4961 24.3 26.5 26.5 26.5
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 3471 21.6 53.2 53.3 52.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 18.3 18.1 16.8 16.8 9.3
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 31.4 31.1 27.9 28.1 25.7
25 to 44 years 15.2 14.6 12.3 12.2 11.0
45 to 54 years 9.3 9.2 8.4 8.5 6.6
55 to 64 years 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 6.5
65 years and over 40.9 41.3 41.1 41.2 6.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.6 13.3 12.5 12.5 4.6
With related children under 18 8.5 7.8 6.2 6.1 5.0
With related children under 6 10.4 9.4 7.2 7.1 6.4
Male householder, no wife present 19.8 19.8 18.1 18.2 12.5
Female householder, no husband present 37.4 37.3 33.9 34.0 27.4
With related children under 18 42.1 41.7 36.8 36.8 33.2
With related children under 6 52.6 51.8 46.7 46.7 44.1
Region
Northeast 17.1 17.1 15.7 15.6 8.2
Midwest 16.7 16.6 15.3 15.5 8.0
South 20.7 20.4 19.1 19.1 10.5
West 17.1 16.7 15.4 15.4 9.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 42.0 41.3 38.5 38.6 23.9
High school graduate, no college 22.6 22.3 20.7 20.7 11.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.1 13.9 12.7 12.8 7.1
Bachelor's degree or more 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.7 2.3
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.1 13.7 12.2 12.2 9.7
Worked at full-time jobs 6.3 5.9 4.5 4.5 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 4.0 3.7 2.5 2.5 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 21.3 21.1 18.3 18.5 15.2
Did not work 41.0 40.6 39.4 39.6 29.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 53.9 53.8 52.0 52.1 26.7
Householder 15 to 64 years 53.9 53.6 50.5 50.7 39.4
Householder 65 years and over 53.8 54.2 54.1 54.1 8.9
One worker 7.1 6.6 4.8 4.8 3.9
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 64.7 64.5 61.8 61.9 52.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.3 77.6 73.1 72.9 68.9
SSI 59.0 59.0 57.6 57.7 45.4
Food stamps 73.4 72.4 66.4 66.4 57.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Housing assistance 72.1 71.7 65.7 65.7 57.5
Energy assistance 73.0 72.3 67.8 67.6 52.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 50.4 48.6 41.7 41.5 36.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 87.1 86.4 83.3 83.3 76.0
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6.0 5.9 5.4 5.4 2.3
Medicare 39.3 39.5 39.0 39.1 9.4
Medicaid 45.8 44.8 40.5 40.5 32.1
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 23.6 22.9 20.0 20.1 17.6
Health insurance 29.1 28.1 23.8 23.9 21.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 53.6 53.6 52.1 52.2 28.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 9.0 9.0 8.4 8.0 7.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.6 25.6 24.5 23.3 21.4
25 to 44 years 10.9 10.9 10.4 9.9 8.8
45 to 54 years 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.4 4.8
55 to 64 years 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.7
65 years and over 6.1 6.1 5.3 5.2 4.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.6
With related children under 18 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.4 3.9
With related children under 6 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.8 5.3
Male householder, no wife present 12.1 12.1 11.5 11.4 10.5
Female householder, no husband present 27.1 27.1 25.1 24.0 21.0
With related children under 18 33.0 33.0 31.0 29.6 25.7
With related children under 6 43.8 43.8 41.9 39.9 35.8
Region
Northeast 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.8 5.9
Midwest 7.8 7.8 7.3 6.9 6.2
South 10.2 10.2 9.6 9.3 8.4
West 9.1 9.1 8.2 8.0 7.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.2 23.2 21.1 20.3 18.1
High school graduate, no college 10.7 10.7 10.0 9.4 8.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5
Bachelor's degree or more 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.6 9.6 9.0 8.5 7.6
Worked at full-time jobs 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 2.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.3 11.5
Did not work 29.3 29.3 27.1 26.1 24.2
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 25.9 25.9 23.9 23.0 20.9
Householder 15 to 64 years 38.8 38.8 36.2 34.8 31.4
Householder 65 years and over 7.9 7.9 6.8 6.6 6.2
One worker 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.9
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 50.0 50.0 37.4 34.4 28.2
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 68.5 68.5 59.4 54.9 44.3
SSI 42.1 42.1 26.7 23.8 19.0
Food stamps 56.8 56.8 51.5 47.2 37.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Housing assistance 55.9 55.9 51.3 46.9 33.9
Energy assistance 50.7 50.7 46.5 42.9 34.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 35.8 35.8 33.5 31.4 26.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 74.6 74.6 60.5 55.4 43.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.9
Medicare 8.2 8.2 7.0 6.8 6.2
Medicaid 31.2 31.2 27.6 25.6 21.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 16.9
Health insurance 21.8 21.8 21.7 21.7 20.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 24.5 24.5 18.6 17.6 15.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6.7 7.5 10.4 8.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.0 21.7 29.9 25.5
25 to 44 years 8.5 9.0 13.3 10.9
45 to 54 years 4.3 5.0 6.9 6.0
55 to 64 years 4.0 5.0 6.2 5.9
65 years and over 3.6 5.3 6.0 5.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.2 3.8 5.3 4.5
With related children under 18 3.6 4.2 6.8 5.1
With related children under 6 5.0 5.6 9.0 6.7
Male householder, no wife present 9.9 10.7 14.1 12.2
Female householder, no husband present 19.9 21.4 29.9 26.0
With related children under 18 24.9 26.2 37.7 32.0
With related children under 6 34.8 36.6 49.7 43.4
Region
Northeast 5.5 6.2 9.4 8.0
Midwest 5.9 6.4 9.2 7.9
South 7.8 8.7 11.6 10.1
West 6.6 7.6 10.3 8.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 16.8 18.9 25.2 22.2
High school graduate, no college 8.0 8.8 12.6 10.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.1 5.7 8.2 6.9
Bachelor's degree or more 1.6 2.0 2.7 2.4
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.2 7.9 11.2 9.5
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 3.0 5.7 4.0
50 to 52 weeks 1.6 1.7 3.8 2.4
Worked at part-time jobs 10.9 11.7 18.1 15.0
Did not work 22.8 25.0 29.2 28.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 19.2 21.6 27.1 25.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 29.7 32.2 40.9 37.6
Householder 65 years and over 4.5 6.8 7.7 7.6
One worker 2.7 3.0 6.0 4.0
Two workers or more 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 27.1 29.9 41.9 39.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 43.1 46.7 65.7 60.2
SSI 17.8 20.6 29.7 28.7
Food stamps 36.4 39.6 60.6 53.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Housing assistance 33.9 35.7 60.4 53.6
Energy assistance 32.1 36.4 54.3 48.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 25.1 26.9 42.5 35.0
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 42.4 46.3 66.6 62.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.7 1.9 3.4 2.7
Medicare 5.0 6.9 8.4 7.9
Medicaid 20.8 23.0 33.4 28.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.8 16.9 20.4 17.5
Health insurance 19.7 20.9 25.9 21.7
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 13.0 17.0 22.2 20.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 7657 14031 14024 13552 14202 14012 12994 13021 7194
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1066 1169 1171 1113 1160 1149 1033 1038 948
25 to 44 years 4016 4649 4647 4416 4799 4596 3872 3858 3457
45 to 54 years 1133 1603 1602 1526 1631 1605 1468 1478 1146
55 to 64 years 719 1612 1612 1544 1603 1612 1591 1608 803
65 years and over 723 4999 4992 4953 5009 5050 5031 5038 841
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2944 7780 7769 7526 7914 7733 7281 7292 2692
With related children under 18 1777 2194 2194 2031 2318 2108 1670 1666 1359
With related children under 6 1103 1246 1246 1157 1320 1190 912 909 818
Male householder, no wife present 669 1009 1009 959 1016 1016 931 933 642
Female householder, no husband present 4044 5242 5247 5068 5273 5263 4782 4795 3861
With related children under 18 3493 4037 4037 3880 4054 4023 3549 3543 3204
With related children under 6 1884 2046 2046 1967 2051 2023 1820 1822 1720
Region
Northeast 1264 2418 2414 2307 2422 2418 2220 2201 1164
Midwest 1510 2934 2936 2812 2929 2908 2689 2715 1403
South 3158 5780 5775 5628 5901 5802 5428 5442 2998
West 1725 2900 2899 2805 2950 2884 2657 2663 1629
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2630 4485 4480 4354 4577 4496 4191 4200 2603
High school graduate, no college 2799 5253 5249 5076 5296 5242 4852 4859 2572
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1659 2977 2977 2846 2999 2957 2701 2710 1515
Bachelor's degree or more 570 1316 1319 1276 1330 1316 1250 1251 504
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 6934 9032 9032 8599 9193 8962 7963 7982 6354
Worked at full-time jobs 2424 2853 2856 2584 2921 2759 2090 2076 1802
50 to 52 weeks 1387 1562 1565 1377 1618 1491 1019 1006 927
Worked at part-time jobs 1217 1499 1498 1412 1529 1510 1312 1322 1089
Did not work 3294 4680 4679 4603 4743 4692 4561 4584 3463
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5693 11613 11604 11409 11660 11650 11255 11286 5777
Householder 15 to 64 years 5004 6763 6761 6593 6807 6760 6377 6403 4976
Householder 65 years and over 689 4850 4843 4815 4854 4890 4878 4883 801
One worker 1830 2268 2270 2013 2382 2214 1621 1618 1316
Two workers or more 135 150 150 131 160 148 118 116 101
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1659 2596 2600 2560 2620 2610 2504 2505 2120
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1017 1230 1230 1219 1249 1238 1167 1164 1100
SSI 804 1601 1605 1574 1608 1608 1569 1572 1237
Food stamps 3187 3920 3920 3828 3958 3902 3579 3582 3118
Housing assistance 1517 1839 1839 1789 1852 1842 1688 1689 1476
Energy assistance 922 1281 1281 1252 1286 1274 1195 1191 920
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3261 3906 3906 3738 4005 3858 3311 3300 2888
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1319 1735 1735 1720 1754 1740 1678 1677 1530
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1716 3559 3551 3078 3263 3243 2952 2969 1256
Medicare 1411 6762 6757 6677 6784 6820 6736 6749 1620
Medicaid 4527 6267 6271 6110 6432 6287 5682 5683 4506
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1562 1770 1770 1770 1935 1874 1641 1648 1440
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health insurance 1203 1315 1315 1315 1445 1392 1183 1186 1082
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 749 1846 1850 1822 1860 1859 1810 1812 980
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 6996 6995 6485 6195 5580 5155 5781 8028 6897
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 946 946 904 863 791 775 803 1105 941
25 to 44 years 3430 3430 3287 3138 2778 2695 2846 4211 3448
45 to 54 years 1115 1113 997 945 836 754 868 1210 1056
55 to 64 years 758 758 654 618 580 494 617 771 734
65 years and over 748 748 643 631 596 436 646 731 717
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2557 2556 2354 2230 2081 1848 2212 3087 2610
With related children under 18 1335 1334 1284 1188 1072 990 1128 1854 1393
With related children under 6 811 811 795 737 673 634 709 1139 852
Male householder, no wife present 622 622 590 583 539 508 548 722 625
Female householder, no husband present 3817 3817 3542 3382 2960 2799 3020 4219 3662
With related children under 18 3184 3184 2990 2852 2478 2402 2523 3635 3088
With related children under 6 1709 1709 1636 1556 1395 1359 1426 1940 1693
Region
Northeast 1136 1136 1040 968 836 776 873 1335 1129
Midwest 1377 1377 1283 1215 1083 1036 1120 1610 1388
South 2906 2904 2740 2632 2401 2213 2484 3300 2870
West 1578 1578 1422 1380 1261 1130 1305 1782 1509
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2525 2523 2298 2206 1974 1834 2052 2746 2422
High school graduate, no college 2512 2512 2344 2214 1996 1884 2072 2954 2504
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1472 1472 1371 1314 1175 1077 1216 1735 1458
Bachelor's degree or more 488 488 472 462 435 359 441 593 514
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 6248 6247 5842 5564 4985 4718 5135 7297 6180
Worked at full-time jobs 1788 1786 1689 1600 1364 1304 1399 2625 1860
50 to 52 weeks 913 912 856 801 674 664 698 1518 965
Worked at part-time jobs 1073 1073 1016 949 821 780 839 1298 1076
Did not work 3388 3388 3138 3015 2800 2634 2897 3374 3244
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5610 5610 5177 4984 4527 4153 4683 5859 5422
Householder 15 to 64 years 4899 4899 4567 4385 3963 3743 4069 5167 4740
Householder 65 years and over 711 711 609 599 564 410 614 692 681
One worker 1287 1286 1214 1118 964 912 1001 2010 1359
Two workers or more 99 99 95 93 90 90 97 158 116
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2024 2024 1516 1395 1141 1095 1211 1695 1578
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1092 1092 947 875 706 688 745 1048 960
SSI 1146 1146 727 649 517 484 562 810 780
Food stamps 3061 3061 2777 2547 2042 1963 2133 3266 2894
Housing assistance 1437 1437 1318 1204 870 870 916 1551 1377
Energy assistance 893 893 820 756 611 566 641 956 858
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2846 2846 2659 2496 2069 1991 2136 3380 2780
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1503 1503 1219 1115 884 855 932 1342 1261
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1229 1228 1170 1134 1040 951 1060 1849 1464
Medicare 1422 1422 1214 1177 1080 866 1184 1447 1372
Medicaid 4378 4378 3878 3588 3081 2917 3236 4683 4042
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1440 1440 1436 1436 1386 1290 1386 1672 1436
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health insurance 1082 1082 1078 1078 1037 980 1037 1286 1078
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 852 852 646 609 530 453 589 769 726
Race Footnotes