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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 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............................... 17,056 2,772 16.3 7,126 41.8 8,723 51.1 9,950 58.3 10,968 64.3 11,411 66.9 11,884 69.7
Under 18 years........................... 5,111 1,396 27.3 2,815 55.1 3,330 65.2 3,695 72.3 3,945 77.2 4,063 79.5 4,172 81.6
18 to 24 years........................... 1,605 317 19.7 666 41.5 822 51.2 937 58.4 1,055 65.7 1,091 68.0 1,133 70.6
25 to 34 years........................... 1,977 403 20.4 893 45.2 1,021 51.6 1,151 58.2 1,232 62.3 1,274 64.4 1,336 67.6
35 to 44 years........................... 2,093 275 13.2 837 40.0 1,024 48.9 1,156 55.2 1,298 62.0 1,376 65.7 1,439 68.8
45 to 54 years........................... 2,342 196 8.4 766 32.7 980 41.9 1,161 49.6 1,313 56.1 1,366 58.4 1,428 61.0
55 to 59 years........................... 1,074 92 8.5 356 33.2 441 41.0 516 48.0 573 53.3 585 54.4 619 57.6
60 to 64 years........................... 907 37 4.0 294 32.4 364 40.2 435 48.0 500 55.1 526 58.0 560 61.8
65 years and over........................ 1,947 57 2.9 498 25.6 740 38.0 898 46.1 1,052 54.0 1,129 58.0 1,196 61.4
65 to 74 years....................... 1,033 38 3.6 293 28.4 402 38.9 485 47.0 559 54.1 599 58.0 635 61.5
75 years and over.................... 914 19 2.1 205 22.4 338 36.9 413 45.2 493 53.9 529 57.9 561 61.4
Male
Total.................................. 7,535 1,098 14.6 2,916 38.7 3,602 47.8 4,163 55.2 4,609 61.2 4,830 64.1 5,055 67.1
Under 18 years........................... 2,537 674 26.6 1,376 54.2 1,634 64.4 1,808 71.3 1,940 76.4 2,004 79.0 2,057 81.1
18 to 24 years........................... 718 88 12.3 260 36.2 337 46.9 397 55.3 449 62.6 462 64.4 487 67.8
25 to 34 years........................... 810 113 13.9 283 34.9 324 40.0 379 46.7 421 51.9 448 55.2 481 59.3
35 to 44 years........................... 880 84 9.5 303 34.4 359 40.8 418 47.5 490 55.7 536 60.9 569 64.7
45 to 54 years........................... 998 75 7.5 281 28.2 374 37.5 468 46.9 537 53.8 563 56.4 596 59.7
55 to 59 years........................... 490 32 6.5 155 31.7 200 40.8 227 46.4 255 52.0 263 53.7 280 57.0
60 to 64 years........................... 396 17 4.2 123 31.0 158 39.8 182 45.8 197 49.6 206 52.0 222 55.9
65 years and over........................ 705 16 2.2 136 19.2 216 30.7 283 40.1 321 45.5 348 49.4 366 51.9
65 to 74 years....................... 411 12 2.8 99 24.1 142 34.5 176 42.8 191 46.5 205 49.9 218 53.1
75 years and over.................... 294 4 1.3 36 12.4 74 25.3 107 36.4 130 44.1 143 48.6 148 50.2
Female
Total.................................. 9,521 1,674 17.6 4,210 44.2 5,121 53.8 5,787 60.8 6,359 66.8 6,581 69.1 6,829 71.7
Under 18 years........................... 2,573 722 28.0 1,440 55.9 1,697 65.9 1,886 73.3 2,005 77.9 2,059 80.0 2,116 82.2
18 to 24 years........................... 887 229 25.8 406 45.7 485 54.7 540 60.9 606 68.3 629 70.9 646 72.8
25 to 34 years........................... 1,167 291 24.9 611 52.3 697 59.7 773 66.2 811 69.5 827 70.8 855 73.3
35 to 44 years........................... 1,213 192 15.8 535 44.1 665 54.8 738 60.8 808 66.6 840 69.3 871 71.8
45 to 54 years........................... 1,344 121 9.0 484 36.0 606 45.1 692 51.5 777 57.8 804 59.8 833 62.0
55 to 59 years........................... 584 60 10.2 201 34.4 240 41.2 289 49.4 318 54.4 322 55.0 339 58.1
60 to 64 years........................... 511 20 3.9 171 33.5 206 40.4 254 49.7 303 59.3 320 62.7 339 66.3
65 years and over........................ 1,242 41 3.3 362 29.2 523 42.1 615 49.6 731 58.9 781 62.9 830 66.8
65 to 74 years....................... 622 26 4.2 194 31.2 260 41.8 310 49.8 368 59.2 394 63.4 417 67.0
75 years and over.................... 620 15 2.4 168 27.1 263 42.4 306 49.3 363 58.6 387 62.3 413 66.7
Household Relationship
Total /1............................. 17,056 2,772 16.3 7,126 41.8 8,723 51.1 9,950 58.3 10,968 64.3 11,411 66.9 11,884 69.7
65 years and over.................. 1,947 57 2.9 498 25.6 740 38.0 898 46.1 1,052 54.0 1,129 58.0 1,196 61.4
In families /2........................... 14,171 2,296 16.2 5,430 38.3 6,721 47.4 7,759 54.8 8,618 60.8 9,021 63.7 9,424 66.5
Householder.......................... 4,296 659 15.3 1,639 38.2 2,021 47.1 2,329 54.2 2,585 60.2 2,706 63.0 2,833 65.9
Under 65 years..................... 3,612 639 17.7 1,524 42.2 1,843 51.0 2,082 57.6 2,280 63.1 2,366 65.5 2,456 68.0
65 years and over.................. 684 20 2.9 115 16.8 178 26.1 247 36.1 305 44.6 340 49.7 376 55.0
Related children under 18 years /9... 4,942 1,305 26.4 2,693 54.5 3,201 64.8 3,550 71.8 3,797 76.8 3,908 79.1 4,015 81.3
Under 6 years.................... 1,685 549 32.6 1,004 59.6 1,165 69.2 1,273 75.6 1,362 80.8 1,385 82.2 1,425 84.6
6 to 17 years.................... 3,257 756 23.2 1,689 51.9 2,035 62.5 2,277 69.9 2,436 74.8 2,523 77.5 2,591 79.5
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 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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Own children 18 years and over /15... 1,944 160 8.2 488 25.1 637 32.8 786 40.4 930 47.8 992 51.0 1,064 54.7
In married-couple families /11........... 6,161 372 6.0 1,425 23.1 1,829 29.7 2,328 37.8 2,748 44.6 2,989 48.5 3,166 51.4
Husbands /11......................... 1,771 91 5.1 392 22.2 502 28.4 635 35.8 752 42.5 819 46.3 872 49.2
Under 65 years..................... 1,389 83 6.0 340 24.5 425 30.6 520 37.4 606 43.6 653 47.0 696 50.1
65 years and over.................. 382 8 2.0 53 13.8 77 20.3 115 30.0 146 38.4 166 43.6 175 46.0
Wives /11............................ 1,771 91 5.1 392 22.2 502 28.4 635 35.8 752 42.5 819 46.3 872 49.2
Under 65 years..................... 1,464 84 5.8 354 24.2 442 30.2 543 37.1 631 43.1 678 46.3 722 49.3
65 years and over.................. 307 7 2.2 39 12.6 60 19.6 92 29.9 121 39.4 141 46.0 150 49.0
Related children under 18 years /9... 1,599 150 9.4 520 32.5 668 41.8 825 51.6 937 58.6 1,006 62.9 1,052 65.8
Under 6 years.................... 471 52 11.1 177 37.5 225 47.9 271 57.6 317 67.2 332 70.5 348 73.8
6 to 17 years.................... 1,128 98 8.7 343 30.4 442 39.2 553 49.1 621 55.0 675 59.8 705 62.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 734 31 4.3 96 13.1 125 17.0 170 23.2 213 29.0 246 33.5 264 36.0
In families with male householder,
no spouse present...................... 1,215 148 12.2 396 32.6 549 45.2 617 50.8 687 56.5 739 60.8 768 63.2
Householder.......................... 413 49 11.8 128 31.1 177 42.7 207 50.0 233 56.3 250 60.5 260 62.9
Under 65 years..................... 359 46 12.7 118 32.9 158 44.2 185 51.6 209 58.2 226 63.0 233 65.0
65 years and over.................. 55 3 (B) 10 (B) 18 (B) 22 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B) 27 (B)
Related children under 18 years /9... 287 68 23.9 157 54.6 181 63.2 190 66.1 200 69.9 209 72.9 217 75.6
Under 6 years.................... 123 28 22.9 72 58.8 79 64.4 82 66.7 85 69.1 87 70.7 89 72.7
6 to 17 years.................... 164 40 24.6 85 51.5 102 62.3 108 65.7 116 70.5 122 74.6 128 77.8
Own children 18 years and over /15... 159 10 6.5 51 32.1 74 46.6 80 50.1 87 54.8 90 56.3 95 60.0
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present.............. 6,795 1,776 26.1 3,609 53.1 4,343 63.9 4,814 70.8 5,183 76.3 5,292 77.9 5,490 80.8
Householder.......................... 2,112 519 24.6 1,118 53.0 1,342 63.6 1,488 70.4 1,600 75.7 1,637 77.5 1,701 80.5
Under 65 years..................... 1,842 509 27.6 1,057 57.4 1,250 67.8 1,367 74.2 1,457 79.1 1,481 80.4 1,522 82.6
65 years and over.................. 269 10 3.8 61 22.7 93 34.4 121 44.8 143 52.9 156 57.7 179 66.5
Related children under 18 years /9... 3,056 1,086 35.5 2,016 66.0 2,352 77.0 2,536 83.0 2,660 87.0 2,693 88.1 2,746 89.9
Under 6 years.................... 1,091 468 42.9 755 69.2 861 78.9 920 84.3 960 88.0 966 88.6 988 90.5
6 to 17 years.................... 1,965 618 31.4 1,261 64.2 1,491 75.9 1,615 82.2 1,699 86.5 1,726 87.9 1,758 89.5
Own children 18 years and over /15... 1,051 118 11.3 341 32.4 438 41.7 536 51.0 630 60.0 656 62.4 705 67.0
In unrelated subfamilies /3.............. 212 107 50.3 148 69.8 157 73.8 176 82.8 186 87.8 195 92.1 195 92.1
Under 18 years..................... 129 71 54.9 97 75.2 102 78.8 114 88.1 117 90.3 121 93.7 121 93.7
Under 6 years.................... 49 21 (B) 38 (B) 39 (B) 45 (B) 45 (B) 48 (B) 48 (B)
6 to 17 years.................... 80 50 62.5 60 74.1 63 79.0 69 85.8 72 89.2 73 91.3 73 91.3
18 years and over.................. 83 36 43.1 51 61.4 55 65.9 62 74.4 69 83.9 74 89.6 74 89.6
Unrelated individuals /4................. 2,673 370 13.8 1,548 57.9 1,845 69.0 2,016 75.4 2,164 81.0 2,195 82.1 2,264 84.7
Male................................. 1,213 159 13.1 632 52.1 769 63.3 871 71.8 919 75.8 935 77.1 988 81.5
Under 65 years..................... 1,034 155 15.0 567 54.8 666 64.4 750 72.6 795 76.9 808 78.2 856 82.8
Living alone..................... 464 35 7.4 286 61.6 345 74.3 381 82.0 402 86.5 410 88.2 421 90.6
65 years and over.................. 180 5 2.7 65 36.1 103 57.4 121 67.4 124 69.3 127 70.6 133 73.8
Living alone..................... 135 4 3.3 53 39.5 86 63.8 97 72.2 98 73.1 98 73.1 102 75.6
Female............................... 1,459 210 14.4 916 62.7 1,076 73.8 1,144 78.4 1,245 85.3 1,260 86.3 1,276 87.4
Under 65 years..................... 1,020 189 18.6 680 66.7 757 74.2 810 79.4 875 85.8 880 86.2 892 87.4
Living alone..................... 649 62 9.6 439 67.6 498 76.7 525 80.8 567 87.4 570 87.8 579 89.2
65 years and over.................. 439 21 4.7 235 53.6 319 72.7 335 76.2 369 84.1 380 86.5 384 87.4
Living alone..................... 406 15 3.8 219 53.9 298 73.5 314 77.3 346 85.3 357 87.9 361 88.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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