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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2007

-- People in Households That Received Means-Tested Cash or Noncash Assistance Excluding School Lunch Only

[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 of poverty /5 Below 100 percent of poverty /5 Below 125 percent of poverty /5 Below 150 percent of poverty /5 Below 175 percent of poverty /5 Below 185 percent of poverty /5 Below 200 percent of poverty /5
All income levels Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total
People in Households That Received
Means-Tested Cash or Noncash
Assistance Excluding School Lunch Only

Both Sexes
 
  Total /1 		69,383 9,444 13.6 23,670 34.1 30,972 44.6 37,042 53.4 41,793 60.2 43,342 62.5 45,603 65.7
Under 18 years 24,905 4,597 18.5 10,476 42.1 13,351 53.6 15,604 62.7 17,372 69.8 17,893 71.8 18,589 74.6
18 to 24 years 7,321 1,198 16.4 2,545 34.8 3,201 43.7 3,870 52.9 4,287 58.6 4,449 60.8 4,716 64.4
25 to 34 years 9,643 1,322 13.7 3,143 32.6 4,156 43.1 5,006 51.9 5,714 59.3 5,932 61.5 6,308 65.4
35 to 44 years 8,358 910 10.9 2,466 29.5 3,322 39.8 3,995 47.8 4,597 55.0 4,772 57.1 5,084 60.8
45 to 54 years 7,692 751 9.8 2,134 27.7 2,748 35.7 3,352 43.6 3,764 48.9 3,930 51.1 4,185 54.4
55 to 59 years 2,864 233 8.1 797 27.8 1,007 35.2 1,213 42.3 1,389 48.5 1,458 50.9 1,534 53.6
60 to 64 years 2,312 173 7.5 667 28.9 878 38.0 1,025 44.4 1,187 51.3 1,238 53.5 1,309 56.6
65 years and over 6,288 259 4.1 1,442 22.9 2,309 36.7 2,977 47.3 3,483 55.4 3,669 58.3 3,877 61.7
      65 to 74 years 3,218 154 4.8 793 24.6 1,195 37.1 1,497 46.5 1,743 54.2 1,822 56.6 1,900 59.0
      75 years and over 3,070 105 3.4 649 21.1 1,115 36.3 1,479 48.2 1,740 56.7 1,847 60.1 1,977 64.4

Male
 
  Total 		32,138 3,972 12.4 10,068 31.3 13,338 41.5 16,151 50.3 18,350 57.1 19,054 59.3 20,212 62.9
Under 18 years 12,694 2,341 18.4 5,302 41.8 6,746 53.1 7,898 62.2 8,770 69.1 9,023 71.1 9,386 73.9
18 to 24 years 3,282 380 11.6 940 28.6 1,214 37.0 1,532 46.7 1,726 52.6 1,810 55.1 1,950 59.4
25 to 34 years 4,213 342 8.1 1,006 23.9 1,420 33.7 1,808 42.9 2,141 50.8 2,250 53.4 2,457 58.3
35 to 44 years 3,747 317 8.5 913 24.4 1,274 34.0 1,560 41.6 1,852 49.4 1,928 51.4 2,093 55.9
45 to 54 years 3,621 317 8.7 926 25.6 1,199 33.1 1,474 40.7 1,673 46.2 1,741 48.1 1,879 51.9
55 to 59 years 1,342 112 8.4 359 26.8 465 34.7 561 41.8 633 47.2 667 49.7 708 52.7
60 to 64 years 957 58 6.1 232 24.2 329 34.3 382 39.9 437 45.7 458 47.8 483 50.4
65 years and over 2,281 105 4.6 389 17.0 691 30.3 936 41.0 1,117 49.0 1,177 51.6 1,257 55.1
      65 to 74 years 1,308 66 5.0 254 19.4 420 32.1 551 42.1 655 50.1 686 52.5 720 55.0
      75 years and over 974 39 4.0 134 13.8 271 27.8 385 39.6 462 47.4 491 50.4 537 55.2

Female
 
  Total 		37,245 5,472 14.7 13,602 36.5 17,634 47.3 20,891 56.1 23,444 62.9 24,287 65.2 25,391 68.2
Under 18 years 12,211 2,256 18.5 5,173 42.4 6,605 54.1 7,706 63.1 8,602 70.4 8,870 72.6 9,203 75.4
18 to 24 years 4,039 818 20.2 1,605 39.7 1,987 49.2 2,338 57.9 2,561 63.4 2,640 65.4 2,766 68.5
25 to 34 years 5,430 980 18.0 2,137 39.4 2,736 50.4 3,199 58.9 3,572 65.8 3,681 67.8 3,851 70.9
35 to 44 years 4,611 594 12.9 1,553 33.7 2,048 44.4 2,434 52.8 2,746 59.5 2,844 61.7 2,991 64.9
45 to 54 years 4,071 435 10.7 1,208 29.7 1,549 38.0 1,877 46.1 2,091 51.4 2,190 53.8 2,307 56.7
55 to 59 years 1,522 120 7.9 438 28.8 542 35.6 652 42.8 756 49.7 791 52.0 827 54.3
60 to 64 years 1,355 115 8.5 435 32.1 549 40.5 643 47.5 749 55.3 780 57.6 826 61.0
65 years and over 4,007 155 3.9 1,053 26.3 1,618 40.4 2,040 50.9 2,366 59.1 2,492 62.2 2,620 65.4
      65 to 74 years 1,911 88 4.6 539 28.2 775 40.5 946 49.5 1,088 56.9 1,136 59.5 1,180 61.8
      75 years and over 2,096 67 3.2 515 24.6 843 40.2 1,094 52.2 1,279 61.0 1,355 64.7 1,440 68.7

Household Relationship
 
      Total /1 		69,383 9,444 13.6 23,670 34.1 30,972 44.6 37,042 53.4 41,793 60.2 43,342 62.5 45,603 65.7
          65 years and over 6,288 259 4.1 1,442 22.9 2,309 36.7 2,977 47.3 3,483 55.4 3,669 58.3 3,877 61.7
In families /2 59,601 7,549 12.7 18,964 31.8 25,133 42.2 30,354 50.9 34,529 57.9 35,906 60.2 37,808 63.4
      Householder 16,441 2,095 12.7 5,183 31.5 6,829 41.5 8,257 50.2 9,409 57.2 9,805 59.6 10,316 62.7
          Under 65 years 14,514 2,016 13.9 4,873 33.6 6,353 43.8 7,588 52.3 8,578 59.1 8,901 61.3 9,333 64.3
          65 years and over 1,927 79 4.1 310 16.1 476 24.7 669 34.7 831 43.1 903 46.9 983 51.0
      Related children under 18 years /9 24,344 4,348 17.9 10,127 41.6 12,969 53.3 15,181 62.4 16,918 69.5 17,423 71.6 18,109 74.4
              Under 6 years 9,363 1,955 20.9 4,198 44.8 5,288 56.5 6,143 65.6 6,778 72.4 6,980 74.5 7,232 77.2
              6 to 17 years 14,981 2,392 16.0 5,929 39.6 7,681 51.3 9,038 60.3 10,141 67.7 10,443 69.7 10,877 72.6
      Own children 18 years and over /15 6,316 409 6.5 1,265 20.0 1,787 28.3 2,352 37.2 2,728 43.2 2,892 45.8 3,127 49.5
 
In married-couple families /11 		32,404 1,868 5.8 6,686 20.6 10,055 31.0 12,864 39.7 15,358 47.4 16,126 49.8 17,224 53.2
      Husbands /11 8,101 424 5.2 1,533 18.9 2,322 28.7 3,023 37.3 3,615 44.6 3,822 47.2 4,090 50.5
          Under 65 years 6,868 383 5.6 1,392 20.3 2,071 30.2 2,650 38.6 3,134 45.6 3,300 48.0 3,517 51.2
          65 years and over 1,232 41 3.3 140 11.4 250 20.3 373 30.3 480 39.0 522 42.4 573 46.5
      Wives /11 8,101 424 5.2 1,533 18.9 2,322 28.7 3,023 37.3 3,615 44.6 3,822 47.2 4,090 50.5
          Under 65 years 7,200 398 5.5 1,441 20.0 2,149 29.8 2,753 38.2 3,264 45.3 3,444 47.8 3,670 51.0
          65 years and over 901 26 2.9 91 10.1 173 19.2 270 29.9 351 39.0 378 42.0 420 46.6
      Related children under 18 years /9 11,787 890 7.5 3,082 26.1 4,577 38.8 5,694 48.3 6,707 56.9 6,984 59.3 7,378 62.6
              Under 6 years 4,561 338 7.4 1,242 27.2 1,874 41.1 2,357 51.7 2,761 60.5 2,883 63.2 3,028 66.4
              6 to 17 years 7,226 552 7.6 1,840 25.5 2,703 37.4 3,337 46.2 3,945 54.6 4,101 56.7 4,351 60.2
      Own children 18 years and over /15 3,029 88 2.9 366 12.1 577 19.0 795 26.2 978 32.3 1,036 34.2 1,145 37.8
 
In families with male householder,
  no spouse present 		4,783 498 10.4 1,293 27.0 1,743 36.4 2,145 44.8 2,552 53.4 2,677 56.0 2,959 61.9
      Householder 1,562 157 10.1 416 26.7 558 35.7 688 44.0 823 52.7 860 55.1 947 60.6
          Under 65 years 1,416 149 10.5 384 27.1 510 36.1 630 44.5 761 53.7 793 56.0 869 61.4
          65 years and over 146 8 5.8 32 21.9 47 32.4 58 39.7 62 42.7 67 45.9 78 53.1
      Related children under 18 years /9 1,804 253 14.0 628 34.8 822 45.6 1,001 55.5 1,171 64.9 1,233 68.3 1,320 73.2
              Under 6 years 793 112 14.1 280 35.3 364 45.9 449 56.7 517 65.2 547 69.0 585 73.8
              6 to 17 years 1,011 141 14.0 348 34.4 458 45.3 551 54.5 654 64.7 686 67.9 735 72.6
      Own children 18 years and over /15 399 33 8.4 82 20.6 106 26.5 143 35.9 166 41.6 175 43.9 196 49.1
 
In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present 		22,414 5,182 23.1 10,985 49.0 13,335 59.5 15,346 68.5 16,620 74.1 17,102 76.3 17,625 78.6
      Householder 6,778 1,514 22.3 3,234 47.7 3,950 58.3 4,547 67.1 4,971 73.3 5,122 75.6 5,279 77.9
          Under 65 years 6,110 1,479 24.2 3,079 50.4 3,740 61.2 4,266 69.8 4,632 75.8 4,749 77.7 4,882 79.9
          65 years and over 669 35 5.2 155 23.2 210 31.5 280 41.9 339 50.7 373 55.8 397 59.4
      Related children under 18 years /9 10,753 3,205 29.8 6,418 59.7 7,570 70.4 8,487 78.9 9,040 84.1 9,206 85.6 9,411 87.5
              Under 6 years 4,009 1,506 37.6 2,676 66.8 3,050 76.1 3,337 83.2 3,499 87.3 3,550 88.5 3,619 90.3
              6 to 17 years 6,744 1,699 25.2 3,742 55.5 4,521 67.0 5,150 76.4 5,541 82.2 5,656 83.9 5,792 85.9
      Own children 18 years and over /15 2,888 287 9.9 817 28.3 1,105 38.3 1,413 48.9 1,585 54.9 1,681 58.2 1,786 61.8
 
In unrelated subfamilies /3 		709 275 38.8 409 57.6 448 63.2 510 71.9 543 76.6 556 78.4 569 80.3
          Under 18 years 392 162 41.2 238 60.7 262 66.7 297 75.6 311 79.3 321 81.7 329 83.7
              Under 6 years 138 62 45.0 88 63.6 95 68.9 106 76.9 111 80.8 118 85.3 118 85.3
              6 to 17 years 254 100 39.2 150 59.2 167 65.6 190 74.9 200 78.6 203 79.8 211 82.9
          18 years and over 317 113 35.8 170 53.8 186 58.7 214 67.4 232 73.2 236 74.4 241 76.0
 
Unrelated individuals /4 		9,072 1,620 17.9 4,297 47.4 5,391 59.4 6,177 68.1 6,721 74.1 6,880 75.8 7,225 79.6
      Male 4,212 721 17.1 1,745 41.4 2,200 52.2 2,550 60.5 2,792 66.3 2,854 67.8 3,072 72.9
          Under 65 years 3,590 676 18.8 1,558 43.4 1,856 51.7 2,118 59.0 2,308 64.3 2,360 65.7 2,566 71.5
              Living alone 1,373 237 17.3 754 54.9 887 64.6 999 72.7 1,071 78.0 1,090 79.4 1,127 82.0
          65 years and over 623 45 7.2 187 30.1 343 55.1 432 69.4 484 77.8 495 79.5 507 81.4
              Living alone 538 31 5.8 150 27.9 287 53.4 373 69.3 419 77.9 427 79.3 439 81.6
      Female 4,860 899 18.5 2,552 52.5 3,191 65.7 3,627 74.6 3,929 80.8 4,025 82.8 4,153 85.4
          Under 65 years 3,102 822 26.5 1,846 59.5 2,112 68.1 2,325 74.9 2,486 80.1 2,530 81.5 2,618 84.4
              Living alone 1,631 283 17.4 1,007 61.7 1,170 71.8 1,289 79.0 1,374 84.3 1,393 85.4 1,439 88.2
          65 years and over 1,758 78 4.4 707 40.2 1,079 61.4 1,302 74.1 1,443 82.1 1,496 85.1 1,534 87.3
              Living alone 1,693 67 3.9 667 39.4 1,029 60.8 1,243 73.4 1,383 81.7 1,434 84.7 1,472 87.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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