Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 63414 8.0 16.4 16.4 15.9
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 2747 25.1 27.0 27.1 25.6
25 to 44 years 24984 10.6 12.3 12.3 11.7
45 to 54 years 14433 5.1 7.6 7.6 7.2
55 to 64 years 10551 4.7 11.4 11.4 10.9
65 years and over 10699 4.7 40.1 40.0 39.7
Type of Family
Married-couple families 50369 4.6 13.1 13.1 12.7
With related children under 18 22863 6.1 7.5 7.5 6.9
With related children under 6 10729 8.4 9.4 9.4 8.7
Male householder, no wife present 3906 11.2 17.5 17.5 16.5
Female householder, no husband present 9139 25.3 34.0 34.0 32.9
With related children under 18 5994 33.3 38.5 38.5 37.1
With related children under 6 2347 46.8 50.1 50.1 48.2
Region
Northeast 11661 7.0 15.4 15.4 14.8
Midwest 15336 6.6 14.8 14.8 14.2
South 22247 8.8 18.3 18.2 17.8
West 14171 9.2 16.1 16.1 15.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 8476 21.8 38.9 38.8 37.8
High school graduate, no college 19183 9.2 20.2 20.2 19.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17454 6.3 12.6 12.6 12.0
Bachelor's degree or more 18301 2.0 5.7 5.7 5.5
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 52715 8.7 11.6 11.6 11.0
Worked at full-time jobs 37802 4.4 5.1 5.1 4.7
50 to 52 weeks 32937 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.0
Worked at part-time jobs 5889 13.4 16.6 16.6 15.6
Did not work 9024 23.5 35.5 35.5 34.8
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 17394 20.7 49.7 49.6 48.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 9351 33.5 47.6 47.6 46.3
Householder 65 years and over 8043 5.9 52.0 52.0 51.7
One worker 27593 4.9 6.0 6.0 5.4
Two workers or more 18427 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2573 35.2 59.6 59.7 58.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 883 60.3 72.9 72.9 72.3
SSI 1832 25.2 55.4 55.6 54.5
Food stamps 3297 57.5 71.5 71.5 69.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 1172 55.6 70.6 70.6 68.2
Energy assistance 1237 50.3 72.8 72.8 71.2
Free or reduced-price school lunches 5259 38.3 45.9 45.9 43.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1156 62.5 84.8 84.8 83.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 45672 2.5 6.0 5.9 5.2
Medicare 14568 6.4 38.1 38.1 37.7
Medicaid 9882 28.7 41.0 41.1 39.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 6519 17.0 19.5 19.5 19.5
Health insurance 3797 22.2 24.2 24.2 24.2
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 2421 18.9 51.7 51.9 51.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 16.7 16.4 15.2 15.3 7.4
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 27.0 26.6 23.5 23.7 21.7
25 to 44 years 12.8 12.2 10.1 10.0 8.9
45 to 54 years 7.7 7.6 6.9 6.9 5.2
55 to 64 years 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.4 5.2
65 years and over 40.2 40.5 40.4 40.4 5.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.4 13.1 12.3 12.4 4.2
With related children under 18 8.0 7.2 5.6 5.6 4.5
With related children under 6 10.0 9.0 6.7 6.7 6.1
Male householder, no wife present 17.6 17.6 16.2 16.3 11.0
Female householder, no husband present 34.3 34.3 30.9 30.9 23.8
With related children under 18 38.8 38.6 33.4 33.3 29.9
With related children under 6 50.1 49.8 44.7 44.8 42.7
Region
Northeast 15.4 15.4 14.3 14.1 6.5
Midwest 14.8 14.7 13.6 13.7 6.0
South 18.7 18.4 17.2 17.3 8.2
West 16.5 16.1 14.7 14.8 8.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 39.8 39.0 36.1 36.2 20.9
High school graduate, no college 20.5 20.3 18.7 18.8 8.3
College: Less than bachelor's degree 12.7 12.5 11.5 11.5 5.8
Bachelor's degree or more 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 1.7
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 11.9 11.5 10.1 10.2 7.8
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.2
50 to 52 weeks 3.5 3.2 2.2 2.1 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 17.0 16.8 14.3 14.5 11.9
Did not work 36.1 35.6 34.4 34.6 24.7
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 49.9 49.9 48.3 48.4 21.1
Householder 15 to 64 years 48.0 47.6 44.8 45.0 33.4
Householder 65 years and over 52.1 52.5 52.3 52.4 6.9
One worker 6.3 5.9 4.3 4.2 3.4
Two workers or more 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 60.5 60.2 57.5 57.5 47.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.9 74.1 68.9 68.8 65.1
SSI 55.7 55.8 54.3 54.4 41.2
Food stamps 72.2 71.0 64.3 64.3 55.8
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 70.9 70.6 62.6 62.6 53.2
Energy assistance 72.9 72.5 67.5 67.2 49.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 47.5 45.4 38.0 37.9 32.9
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.2 85.3 81.9 82.0 74.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.1 1.8
Medicare 38.3 38.5 38.0 38.0 7.3
Medicaid 42.4 41.2 36.5 36.5 28.0
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 21.3 20.5 18.1 18.2 15.7
Health insurance 26.5 25.4 21.7 21.8 19.9
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 52.4 52.2 50.6 50.6 25.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.4 5.8
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 21.6 21.6 21.0 20.0 19.1
25 to 44 years 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.1 7.2
45 to 54 years 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.3 3.8
55 to 64 years 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.0 3.8
65 years and over 4.9 4.9 4.2 4.1 3.9
Type of Family
Married-couple families 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.2
With related children under 18 4.5 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.6
With related children under 6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.4 4.9
Male householder, no wife present 10.7 10.7 10.0 9.8 9.2
Female householder, no husband present 23.6 23.6 22.0 21.1 18.9
With related children under 18 29.8 29.8 28.3 27.2 24.2
With related children under 6 42.5 42.5 41.1 39.6 36.8
Region
Northeast 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7
Midwest 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.7
South 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.2 6.7
West 8.2 8.2 7.4 7.2 6.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 20.3 20.2 18.5 17.7 16.1
High school graduate, no college 8.1 8.1 7.5 7.1 6.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.2
Worked at full-time jobs 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.5
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.5
Worked at part-time jobs 11.7 11.7 11.2 10.5 9.4
Did not work 24.1 24.1 22.1 21.3 19.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 20.5 20.5 18.8 18.1 16.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 32.8 32.8 30.4 29.3 26.9
Householder 65 years and over 6.2 6.2 5.3 5.2 5.0
One worker 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.6
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 45.0 45.0 31.8 29.3 24.3
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 64.9 64.9 55.8 51.9 42.8
SSI 38.3 38.3 22.4 19.7 16.1
Food stamps 54.5 54.5 48.9 44.7 36.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 52.2 52.2 46.9 43.4 29.7
Energy assistance 48.1 48.1 44.0 40.4 32.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 32.4 32.4 30.5 28.6 24.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 72.8 72.8 57.0 52.0 41.8
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5
Medicare 6.5 6.5 5.5 5.3 4.9
Medicaid 27.3 27.3 23.9 22.1 19.3
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.1
Health insurance 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.8 19.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 22.2 22.2 16.1 14.9 13.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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
White alone
All families 5.3 6.1 8.4 7.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 18.5 19.3 26.1 21.9
25 to 44 years 7.0 7.5 11.1 9.0
45 to 54 years 3.4 4.0 5.5 4.8
55 to 64 years 3.2 4.1 5.0 4.8
65 years and over 2.8 4.2 4.7 4.6
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2.9 3.4 4.8 4.1
With related children under 18 3.3 3.8 6.3 4.7
With related children under 6 4.7 5.2 8.7 6.4
Male householder, no wife present 8.6 9.3 12.1 10.6
Female householder, no husband present 17.6 19.2 26.3 22.8
With related children under 18 23.2 24.5 34.6 29.2
With related children under 6 35.5 37.3 48.2 42.5
Region
Northeast 4.2 4.9 7.4 6.3
Midwest 4.4 4.9 7.2 6.1
South 6.2 7.0 9.1 7.9
West 5.9 6.9 9.4 7.9
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 14.8 16.7 22.7 19.6
High school graduate, no college 6.1 6.8 9.7 8.2
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.1 4.8 6.6 5.6
Bachelor's degree or more 1.2 1.6 2.0 1.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 15 to 64 years 5.8 6.4 9.1 7.7
Worked at full-time jobs 2.4 2.6 4.7 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 1.5 1.6 3.3 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 8.8 9.7 14.3 12.0
Did not work 18.3 20.6 24.2 23.0
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 15.1 17.4 21.4 19.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 25.0 27.7 34.6 31.8
Householder 65 years and over 3.6 5.3 6.0 5.9
One worker 2.5 2.7 5.3 3.6
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 23.0 25.9 35.7 33.5
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 41.2 45.1 61.5 57.0
SSI 14.9 17.5 25.4 24.4
Food stamps 34.7 38.3 58.7 51.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 29.7 31.7 56.8 49.4
Energy assistance 30.2 34.1 51.9 46.7
Free or reduced-price school lunches 23.0 25.0 39.5 32.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 40.0 44.5 63.2 59.6
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.4 1.6 2.7 2.2
Medicare 3.7 5.4 6.5 6.2
Medicaid 18.0 20.4 29.7 25.2
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 14.0 15.1 18.1 15.6
Health insurance 17.9 19.0 23.7 19.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 10.8 14.7 19.4 18.4
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 5068 10412 10409 10074 10559 10415 9663 9685 4695
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 689 741 744 704 743 731 646 650 597
25 to 44 years 2648 3084 3083 2923 3200 3047 2513 2505 2223
45 to 54 years 743 1096 1095 1042 1117 1100 994 1000 752
55 to 64 years 491 1202 1202 1154 1197 1206 1192 1205 550
65 years and over 498 4289 4285 4251 4303 4332 4317 4325 572
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2317 6623 6615 6419 6736 6588 6210 6224 2091
With related children under 18 1392 1717 1717 1589 1822 1649 1283 1282 1040
With related children under 6 903 1011 1011 937 1074 966 722 719 653
Male householder, no wife present 439 683 683 646 689 689 632 635 429
Female householder, no husband present 2312 3106 3110 3010 3134 3138 2821 2826 2175
With related children under 18 1993 2307 2307 2222 2327 2317 2004 1997 1794
With related children under 6 1098 1176 1176 1131 1176 1169 1049 1051 1002
Region
Northeast 813 1794 1790 1721 1794 1793 1663 1649 763
Midwest 1012 2269 2271 2171 2271 2254 2079 2101 914
South 1947 4063 4060 3970 4159 4086 3832 3839 1830
West 1297 2286 2287 2212 2335 2281 2089 2096 1187
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1847 3298 3292 3205 3372 3308 3059 3065 1769
High school graduate, no college 1763 3884 3883 3763 3928 3889 3595 3599 1597
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1099 2193 2192 2098 2209 2174 2003 2013 1011
Bachelor's degree or more 359 1038 1041 1008 1050 1043 1006 1008 319
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 4571 6124 6124 5823 6257 6083 5346 5360 4122
Worked at full-time jobs 1662 1941 1944 1763 2002 1880 1396 1381 1194
50 to 52 weeks 1014 1119 1121 989 1158 1065 719 704 652
Worked at part-time jobs 790 977 975 916 1000 988 844 854 699
Did not work 2119 3206 3205 3145 3254 3214 3106 3125 2229
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3605 8637 8631 8489 8683 8674 8394 8424 3671
Householder 15 to 64 years 3128 4453 4451 4333 4491 4455 4185 4210 3119
Householder 65 years and over 477 4184 4180 4156 4193 4219 4209 4215 552
One worker 1351 1651 1653 1478 1742 1619 1175 1168 944
Two workers or more 112 125 125 107 134 122 94 93 80
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 906 1533 1537 1512 1556 1550 1479 1479 1213
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 532 643 643 638 661 654 608 608 574
SSI 461 1015 1019 999 1020 1022 996 996 754
Food stamps 1897 2357 2357 2298 2381 2340 2119 2121 1839
Housing assistance 651 827 827 799 831 827 733 733 624
Energy assistance 622 901 901 880 902 896 835 832 617
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2013 2414 2414 2308 2498 2385 2000 1991 1730
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 722 980 980 971 997 986 948 948 862
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1154 2721 2715 2380 2512 2506 2294 2312 827
Medicare 928 5547 5544 5490 5577 5605 5536 5543 1064
Medicaid 2836 4056 4060 3946 4187 4076 3608 3610 2771
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1108 1269 1269 1269 1389 1336 1180 1187 1023
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health insurance 843 918 918 918 1007 965 823 827 754
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 458 1252 1256 1243 1267 1263 1225 1224 610
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
All families 4576 4575 4233 4049 3709 3377 3847 5311 4537
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 594 594 576 549 524 508 531 718 601
25 to 44 years 2206 2206 2120 2024 1808 1749 1863 2764 2247
45 to 54 years 733 731 646 617 553 484 574 800 689
55 to 64 years 522 522 446 424 404 334 428 527 505
65 years and over 522 522 445 436 420 302 449 503 494
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2003 2001 1835 1735 1627 1437 1728 2431 2043
With related children under 18 1023 1021 981 903 817 757 864 1450 1074
With related children under 6 647 647 634 583 530 505 563 931 687
Male householder, no wife present 417 417 390 384 359 334 364 473 413
Female householder, no husband present 2157 2157 2008 1930 1723 1606 1755 2406 2080
With related children under 18 1786 1786 1694 1628 1452 1390 1471 2071 1752
With related children under 6 997 997 964 928 865 833 876 1131 997
Region
Northeast 740 740 660 621 542 487 566 861 733
Midwest 896 896 843 798 720 676 749 1097 931
South 1781 1779 1675 1610 1498 1372 1553 2022 1756
West 1159 1159 1054 1020 949 842 979 1332 1117
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1717 1716 1567 1503 1367 1256 1415 1921 1664
High school graduate, no college 1560 1560 1446 1369 1258 1173 1313 1861 1567
College: Less than bachelor's degree 981 981 917 879 798 721 831 1154 981
Bachelor's degree or more 318 318 302 298 286 227 288 375 325
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
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 4054 4053 3788 3613 3289 3075 3397 4808 4042
Worked at full-time jobs 1186 1185 1134 1077 943 900 967 1784 1264
50 to 52 weeks 644 643 616 583 501 492 516 1087 703
Worked at part-time jobs 692 692 658 619 553 520 570 844 704
Did not work 2176 2176 1996 1918 1792 1655 1860 2180 2074
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 3570 3570 3270 3155 2917 2626 3018 3719 3443
Householder 15 to 64 years 3069 3069 2847 2739 2516 2338 2589 3240 2970
Householder 65 years and over 501 501 424 416 401 288 430 479 473
One worker 928 926 886 820 721 680 752 1462 1001
Two workers or more 78 78 77 74 71 72 76 131 93
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1159 1159 819 753 625 592 665 919 863
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 573 573 492 458 378 363 399 543 503
SSI 702 702 410 361 294 273 321 465 448
Food stamps 1797 1797 1613 1474 1199 1143 1262 1937 1704
Housing assistance 612 612 549 509 349 349 372 666 579
Energy assistance 595 595 545 499 405 373 422 643 578
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1704 1704 1603 1505 1272 1211 1317 2077 1690
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 842 842 659 602 483 462 514 731 689
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 811 810 771 750 699 631 715 1247 997
Medicare 945 945 796 767 716 546 784 947 904
Medicaid 2698 2698 2363 2179 1908 1781 2014 2933 2485
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1023 1023 1020 1020 984 911 984 1183 1020
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2005
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health insurance 754 754 751 751 721 681 721 898 751
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 537 537 389 360 320 262 357 470 445
Race Footnotes