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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement
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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship:  2006
        -- 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
                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
People in Households That Received
Means-Tested Cash or Noncash
Assistance Including School Lunch

				
Both Sexes

  Total /1...............................   77,058    9,842      12.8   24,705      32.1   32,962      42.8   39,734      51.6   45,884      59.5   48,204      62.6   51,324      66.6
Under 18 years...........................   28,988    4,765      16.4   10,975      37.9   14,379      49.6   17,138      59.1   19,518      67.3   20,390      70.3   21,567      74.4
18 to 24 years...........................    7,706    1,288      16.7    2,647      34.4    3,380      43.9    4,015      52.1    4,605      59.8    4,810      62.4    5,066      65.7
25 to 34 years...........................   10,948    1,396      12.8    3,410      31.1    4,533      41.4    5,477      50.0    6,366      58.2    6,706      61.3    7,231      66.0
35 to 44 years...........................   10,149      967       9.5    2,791      27.5    3,803      37.5    4,702      46.3    5,610      55.3    5,955      58.7    6,375      62.8
45 to 54 years...........................    8,000      700       8.7    2,009      25.1    2,715      33.9    3,293      41.2    3,842      48.0    4,069      50.9    4,408      55.1
55 to 59 years...........................    2,812      298      10.6      821      29.2    1,062      37.8    1,227      43.6    1,366      48.6    1,424      50.7    1,538      54.7
60 to 64 years...........................    2,235      159       7.1      683      30.6      884      39.5    1,039      46.5    1,197      53.6    1,265      56.6    1,334      59.7
65 years and over........................    6,221      269       4.3    1,369      22.0    2,205      35.5    2,843      45.7    3,380      54.3    3,584      57.6    3,806      61.2
    65 to 74 years.......................    3,253      149       4.6      729      22.4    1,120      34.4    1,422      43.7    1,670      51.3    1,785      54.9    1,899      58.4
    75 years and over....................    2,968      120       4.1      640      21.6    1,085      36.6    1,421      47.9    1,710      57.6    1,799      60.6    1,907      64.3

Male

  Total..................................   35,475    4,117      11.6   10,491      29.6   14,192      40.0   17,280      48.7   20,138      56.8   21,250      59.9   22,767      64.2
Under 18 years...........................   14,653    2,426      16.6    5,515      37.6    7,262      49.6    8,654      59.1    9,840      67.2   10,294      70.3   10,895      74.4
18 to 24 years...........................    3,488      412      11.8    1,006      28.8    1,345      38.5    1,642      47.1    1,928      55.3    2,021      57.9    2,146      61.5
25 to 34 years...........................    4,668      398       8.5    1,132      24.2    1,546      33.1    1,945      41.7    2,347      50.3    2,504      53.6    2,756      59.0
35 to 44 years...........................    4,465      316       7.1    1,007      22.6    1,404      31.4    1,814      40.6    2,248      50.3    2,412      54.0    2,617      58.6
45 to 54 years...........................    3,748      279       7.4      851      22.7    1,156      30.8    1,446      38.6    1,702      45.4    1,819      48.6    1,984      52.9
55 to 59 years...........................    1,274      117       9.2      339      26.6      455      35.8      517      40.6      582      45.7      604      47.4      669      52.5
60 to 64 years...........................      932       67       7.2      263      28.2      355      38.1      404      43.3      454      48.7      479      51.4      506      54.3
65 years and over........................    2,248      102       4.5      379      16.8      669      29.8      859      38.2    1,037      46.1    1,116      49.6    1,194      53.1
    65 to 74 years.......................    1,307       63       4.8      246      18.9      404      31.0      497      38.0      583      44.6      629      48.1      669      51.2
    75 years and over....................      941       39       4.1      132      14.0      265      28.2      362      38.5      454      48.3      487      51.7      525      55.7

Female

  Total..................................   41,582    5,725      13.8   14,214      34.2   18,770      45.1   22,454      54.0   25,746      61.9   26,954      64.8   28,558      68.7
Under 18 years...........................   14,335    2,339      16.3    5,460      38.1    7,118      49.7    8,484      59.2    9,677      67.5   10,096      70.4   10,671      74.4
18 to 24 years...........................    4,217      876      20.8    1,641      38.9    2,036      48.3    2,373      56.3    2,677      63.5    2,789      66.1    2,921      69.3
25 to 34 years...........................    6,280      999      15.9    2,278      36.3    2,987      47.6    3,532      56.2    4,019      64.0    4,202      66.9    4,475      71.3
35 to 44 years...........................    5,684      651      11.5    1,784      31.4    2,400      42.2    2,888      50.8    3,362      59.2    3,543      62.3    3,758      66.1
45 to 54 years...........................    4,252      421       9.9    1,158      27.2    1,559      36.7    1,848      43.5    2,140      50.3    2,249      52.9    2,424      57.0
55 to 59 years...........................    1,538      181      11.8      482      31.3      607      39.5      710      46.2      784      51.0      820      53.3      869      56.5
60 to 64 years...........................    1,303       92       7.0      420      32.2      529      40.6      636      48.8      743      57.0      786      60.3      828      63.5
65 years and over........................    3,973      167       4.2      991      24.9    1,536      38.7    1,984      49.9    2,343      59.0    2,468      62.1    2,612      65.8
    65 to 74 years.......................    1,947       86       4.4      483      24.8      716      36.8      926      47.5    1,087      55.9    1,156      59.4    1,230      63.2
    75 years and over....................    2,026       82       4.0      508      25.1      820      40.5    1,058      52.2    1,256      62.0    1,312      64.7    1,382      68.2

Household Relationship

    Total /1.............................   77,058    9,842      12.8   24,705      32.1   32,962      42.8   39,734      51.6   45,884      59.5   48,204      62.6   51,324      66.6
      65 years and over..................    6,221      269       4.3    1,369      22.0    2,205      35.5    2,843      45.7    3,380      54.3    3,584      57.6    3,806      61.2
In families /2...........................   67,272    7,891      11.7   20,105      29.9   27,170      40.4   33,116      49.2   38,652      57.5   40,840      60.7   43,649      64.9
    Householder..........................   18,711    2,248      12.0    5,626      30.1    7,518      40.2    9,106      48.7   10,603      56.7   11,212      59.9   12,001      64.1
      Under 65 years.....................   16,793    2,161      12.9    5,310      31.6    7,026      41.8    8,441      50.3    9,766      58.2   10,300      61.3   10,990      65.4
      65 years and over..................    1,918       88       4.6      316      16.5      492      25.6      665      34.7      837      43.7      912      47.5    1,010      52.7
    Related children under 18 years /9...   28,343    4,497      15.9   10,581      37.3   13,936      49.2   16,643      58.7   18,986      67.0   19,848      70.0   21,007      74.1
        Under 6 years....................    9,918    1,923      19.4    4,126      41.6    5,287      53.3    6,229      62.8    7,013      70.7    7,280      73.4    7,661      77.2

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship:  2006
        -- 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
                                           ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
        6 to 17 years....................   18,426    2,574      14.0    6,455      35.0    8,648      46.9   10,413      56.5   11,973      65.0   12,568      68.2   13,346      72.4
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    6,377      418       6.6    1,306      20.5    1,835      28.8    2,324      36.4    2,791      43.8    3,023      47.4    3,263      51.2

In married-couple families /11...........   37,434    1,910       5.1    7,388      19.7   11,145      29.8   14,699      39.3   18,069      48.3   19,322      51.6   21,052      56.2
    Husbands /11.........................    9,333      453       4.9    1,749      18.7    2,625      28.1    3,444      36.9    4,262      45.7    4,568      48.9    5,005      53.6
      Under 65 years.....................    8,127      418       5.1    1,612      19.8    2,374      29.2    3,094      38.1    3,801      46.8    4,061      50.0    4,453      54.8
      65 years and over..................    1,205       35       2.9      137      11.3      251      20.8      350      29.1      461      38.2      507      42.1      553      45.9
    Wives /11............................    9,333      453       4.9    1,749      18.7    2,625      28.1    3,444      36.9    4,262      45.7    4,568      48.9    5,005      53.6
      Under 65 years.....................    8,447      433       5.1    1,668      19.7    2,465      29.2    3,199      37.9    3,925      46.5    4,199      49.7    4,595      54.4
      65 years and over..................      886       20       2.3       82       9.2      160      18.0      245      27.7      337      38.0      369      41.7      410      46.3
    Related children under 18 years /9...   14,356      879       6.1    3,372      23.5    5,089      35.5    6,703      46.7    8,104      56.5    8,587      59.8    9,308      64.8
        Under 6 years....................    5,087      378       7.4    1,329      26.1    1,972      38.8    2,571      50.5    3,093      60.8    3,262      64.1    3,502      68.8
        6 to 17 years....................    9,268      501       5.4    2,044      22.1    3,117      33.6    4,132      44.6    5,011      54.1    5,325      57.5    5,806      62.6
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    2,963       79       2.7      340      11.5      531      17.9      716      24.1      917      30.9    1,027      34.7    1,130      38.1

In families with male householder,
  no spouse present......................    5,289      588      11.1    1,407      26.6    1,868      35.3    2,243      42.4    2,685      50.8    2,929      55.4    3,173      60.0
    Householder..........................    1,787      198      11.1      465      26.0      609      34.1      745      41.7      889      49.8      973      54.4    1,055      59.0
      Under 65 years.....................    1,648      185      11.3      439      26.6      565      34.3      694      42.1      827      50.2      906      55.0      983      59.6
      65 years and over..................      139       13       9.3       26      19.0       44      31.6       51      36.8       63      45.2       66      47.6       72      51.8
    Related children under 18 years /9...    1,867      285      15.3      630      33.8      782      41.9      920      49.3    1,078      57.7    1,171      62.7    1,269      67.9
        Under 6 years....................      742      121      16.3      268      36.2      331      44.6      393      53.0      444      59.8      468      63.1      511      68.9
        6 to 17 years....................    1,125      164      14.6      362      32.2      451      40.1      527      46.8      634      56.4      703      62.5      757      67.3
    Own children 18 years and over /15...      459       31       6.8       97      21.1      132      28.8      160      34.9      189      41.1      191      41.7      205      44.6

In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present..............   24,549    5,393      22.0   11,310      46.1   14,157      57.7   16,175      65.9   17,897      72.9   18,589      75.7   19,424      79.1
    Householder..........................    7,592    1,597      21.0    3,412      44.9    4,284      56.4    4,918      64.8    5,452      71.8    5,672      74.7    5,941      78.3
      Under 65 years.....................    6,908    1,554      22.5    3,239      46.9    4,049      58.6    4,616      66.8    5,098      73.8    5,289      76.6    5,511      79.8
      65 years and over..................      684       43       6.2      172      25.2      235      34.3      302      44.1      354      51.8      383      55.9      429      62.8
    Related children under 18 years /9...   12,121    3,333      27.5    6,579      54.3    8,065      66.5    9,020      74.4    9,805      80.9   10,090      83.2   10,431      86.1
        Under 6 years....................    4,088    1,424      34.8    2,529      61.9    2,984      73.0    3,265      79.9    3,477      85.1    3,550      86.8    3,648      89.2
        6 to 17 years....................    8,033    1,909      23.8    4,050      50.4    5,080      63.2    5,755      71.6    6,328      78.8    6,541      81.4    6,783      84.4
    Own children 18 years and over /15...    2,955      307      10.4      869      29.4    1,173      39.7    1,448      49.0    1,686      57.1    1,804      61.1    1,928      65.2

In unrelated subfamilies /3..............      830      284      34.2      470      56.7      543      65.4      619      74.7      674      81.3      683      82.4      699      84.2
      Under 18 years.....................      448      169      37.8      272      60.6      307      68.5      349      77.9      376      83.8      380      84.8      390      86.9
        Under 6 years....................      155       62      40.2      108      69.5      121      77.6      137      88.2      141      90.5      143      92.3      147      94.5
        6 to 17 years....................      293      107      36.5      164      55.9      187      63.7      212      72.4      235      80.2      237      80.8      243      83.0
      18 years and over..................      381      114      30.0      198      52.1      236      61.8      270      70.9      299      78.3      303      79.6      309      81.0

Unrelated individuals /4.................    8,956    1,667      18.6    4,130      46.1    5,249      58.6    5,998      67.0    6,558      73.2    6,680      74.6    6,977      77.9
    Male.................................    4,156      742      17.8    1,718      41.3    2,192      52.7    2,511      60.4    2,745      66.1    2,810      67.6    2,997      72.1
      Under 65 years.....................    3,502      695      19.9    1,534      43.8    1,878      53.6    2,133      60.9    2,322      66.3    2,365      67.5    2,529      72.2
        Living alone.....................    1,166      198      17.0      634      54.4      798      68.4      883      75.8      948      81.4      959      82.3      989      84.8
      65 years and over..................      654       46       7.1      184      28.1      314      48.0      378      57.8      423      64.7      445      68.0      468      71.5
        Living alone.....................      555       38       6.9      157      28.3      276      49.8      331      59.8      368      66.3      382      68.9      403      72.6
    Female...............................    4,801      925      19.3    2,412      50.2    3,057      63.7    3,487      72.6    3,813      79.4    3,871      80.6    3,980      82.9
      Under 65 years.....................    3,075      839      27.3    1,766      57.4    2,058      66.9    2,251      73.2    2,419      78.7    2,447      79.6    2,528      82.2
        Living alone.....................    1,573      287      18.3      932      59.3    1,102      70.1    1,183      75.2    1,284      81.6    1,300      82.7    1,330      84.6
      65 years and over..................    1,726       86       5.0      645      37.4      999      57.9    1,236      71.6    1,394      80.8    1,424      82.5    1,452      84.1
        Living alone.....................    1,627       76       4.7      607      37.3      947      58.2    1,175      72.2    1,326      81.5    1,354      83.2    1,382      84.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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