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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 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 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 Including School Lunch

Both Sexes
 
  Total /1 		78,123 10,058 12.9 25,575 32.7 33,767 43.2 40,954 52.4 46,854 60.0 48,752 62.4 51,599 66.0
Under 18 years 29,243 4,922 16.8 11,472 39.2 14,816 50.7 17,655 60.4 20,035 68.5 20,736 70.9 21,712 74.2
18 to 24 years 7,965 1,256 15.8 2,708 34.0 3,438 43.2 4,178 52.5 4,655 58.4 4,837 60.7 5,149 64.6
25 to 34 years 10,801 1,394 12.9 3,370 31.2 4,500 41.7 5,527 51.2 6,385 59.1 6,645 61.5 7,103 65.8
35 to 44 years 9,900 1,002 10.1 2,748 27.8 3,745 37.8 4,588 46.3 5,389 54.4 5,642 57.0 6,069 61.3
45 to 54 years 8,425 791 9.4 2,277 27.0 2,949 35.0 3,642 43.2 4,147 49.2 4,339 51.5 4,634 55.0
55 to 59 years 2,985 242 8.1 835 28.0 1,057 35.4 1,274 42.7 1,464 49.1 1,537 51.5 1,619 54.2
60 to 64 years 2,403 184 7.7 693 28.8 909 37.8 1,060 44.1 1,236 51.5 1,288 53.6 1,367 56.9
65 years and over 6,401 267 4.2 1,473 23.0 2,353 36.8 3,031 47.4 3,544 55.4 3,729 58.3 3,946 61.6
      65 to 74 years 3,283 160 4.9 811 24.7 1,222 37.2 1,531 46.6 1,778 54.1 1,857 56.6 1,940 59.1
      75 years and over 3,117 107 3.4 662 21.2 1,130 36.3 1,501 48.1 1,766 56.7 1,872 60.1 2,006 64.4

Male
 
  Total 		36,251 4,259 11.7 10,968 30.3 14,621 40.3 17,957 49.5 20,655 57.0 21,532 59.4 22,983 63.4
Under 18 years 14,936 2,518 16.9 5,845 39.1 7,506 50.3 8,966 60.0 10,126 67.8 10,481 70.2 10,993 73.6
18 to 24 years 3,617 413 11.4 1,019 28.2 1,324 36.6 1,686 46.6 1,907 52.7 2,001 55.3 2,168 59.9
25 to 34 years 4,628 363 7.8 1,085 23.4 1,541 33.3 1,986 42.9 2,376 51.3 2,499 54.0 2,741 59.2
35 to 44 years 4,382 349 8.0 1,015 23.2 1,423 32.5 1,774 40.5 2,142 48.9 2,252 51.4 2,469 56.3
45 to 54 years 3,963 329 8.3 983 24.8 1,288 32.5 1,601 40.4 1,839 46.4 1,916 48.4 2,076 52.4
55 to 59 years 1,401 117 8.3 376 26.8 488 34.8 588 41.9 667 47.6 703 50.2 746 53.2
60 to 64 years 995 61 6.1 240 24.2 339 34.1 395 39.7 454 45.7 475 47.8 503 50.6
65 years and over 2,328 109 4.7 404 17.4 711 30.5 962 41.3 1,144 49.1 1,204 51.7 1,287 55.3
      65 to 74 years 1,332 69 5.2 264 19.8 431 32.4 565 42.4 669 50.2 700 52.5 735 55.2
      75 years and over 996 40 4.0 141 14.2 279 28.0 397 39.9 475 47.7 505 50.7 552 55.4

Female
 
  Total 		41,873 5,799 13.8 14,608 34.9 19,146 45.7 22,998 54.9 26,199 62.6 27,221 65.0 28,616 68.3
Under 18 years 14,307 2,404 16.8 5,627 39.3 7,310 51.1 8,689 60.7 9,909 69.3 10,255 71.7 10,719 74.9
18 to 24 years 4,348 842 19.4 1,689 38.8 2,114 48.6 2,493 57.3 2,748 63.2 2,836 65.2 2,981 68.6
25 to 34 years 6,172 1,031 16.7 2,285 37.0 2,958 47.9 3,541 57.4 4,009 64.9 4,146 67.2 4,362 70.7
35 to 44 years 5,518 652 11.8 1,732 31.4 2,322 42.1 2,814 51.0 3,247 58.8 3,390 61.4 3,600 65.2
45 to 54 years 4,462 462 10.4 1,294 29.0 1,661 37.2 2,041 45.7 2,307 51.7 2,423 54.3 2,558 57.3
55 to 59 years 1,584 125 7.9 460 29.0 569 35.9 686 43.3 797 50.3 833 52.6 873 55.1
60 to 64 years 1,408 124 8.8 452 32.1 570 40.5 665 47.2 782 55.5 813 57.7 864 61.4
65 years and over 4,073 158 3.9 1,068 26.2 1,642 40.3 2,069 50.8 2,400 58.9 2,525 62.0 2,658 65.3
      65 to 74 years 1,951 91 4.7 547 28.0 791 40.5 966 49.5 1,109 56.8 1,157 59.3 1,204 61.7
      75 years and over 2,122 67 3.2 521 24.6 851 40.1 1,103 52.0 1,291 60.8 1,368 64.5 1,454 68.5

Household Relationship
 
      Total /1 		78,123 10,058 12.9 25,575 32.7 33,767 43.2 40,954 52.4 46,854 60.0 48,752 62.4 51,599 66.0
          65 years and over 6,401 267 4.2 1,473 23.0 2,353 36.8 3,031 47.4 3,544 55.4 3,729 58.3 3,946 61.6
In families /2 68,073 8,090 11.9 20,768 30.5 27,793 40.8 34,115 50.1 39,423 57.9 41,147 60.4 43,613 64.1
      Householder 18,605 2,243 12.1 5,642 30.3 7,490 40.3 9,192 49.4 10,626 57.1 11,113 59.7 11,767 63.2
          Under 65 years 16,616 2,158 13.0 5,314 32.0 6,989 42.1 8,488 51.1 9,759 58.7 10,173 61.2 10,743 64.7
          65 years and over 1,989 85 4.3 328 16.5 501 25.2 703 35.4 867 43.6 940 47.2 1,024 51.5
      Related children under 18 years /9 28,618 4,655 16.3 11,103 38.8 14,400 50.3 17,187 60.1 19,529 68.2 20,214 70.6 21,176 74.0
              Under 6 years 10,262 2,025 19.7 4,437 43.2 5,633 54.9 6,621 64.5 7,392 72.0 7,623 74.3 7,914 77.1
              6 to 17 years 18,356 2,631 14.3 6,666 36.3 8,767 47.8 10,567 57.6 12,137 66.1 12,591 68.6 13,262 72.2
      Own children 18 years and over /15 6,914 432 6.3 1,377 19.9 1,949 28.2 2,587 37.4 3,033 43.9 3,209 46.4 3,483 50.4
 
In married-couple families /11 		37,499 2,083 5.6 7,588 20.2 11,504 30.7 14,949 39.9 18,135 48.4 19,129 51.0 20,596 54.9
      Husbands /11 9,223 469 5.1 1,721 18.7 2,624 28.5 3,459 37.5 4,196 45.5 4,455 48.3 4,805 52.1
          Under 65 years 7,969 426 5.3 1,576 19.8 2,365 29.7 3,073 38.6 3,702 46.5 3,920 49.2 4,216 52.9
          65 years and over 1,254 43 3.4 145 11.6 259 20.6 386 30.8 494 39.4 536 42.7 589 47.0
      Wives /11 9,223 469 5.1 1,721 18.7 2,624 28.5 3,459 37.5 4,196 45.5 4,455 48.3 4,805 52.1
          Under 65 years 8,312 443 5.3 1,629 19.6 2,447 29.4 3,182 38.3 3,838 46.2 4,070 49.0 4,377 52.6
          65 years and over 911 26 2.8 92 10.1 178 19.5 277 30.4 358 39.3 385 42.3 428 47.0
      Related children under 18 years /9 14,260 1,004 7.0 3,541 24.8 5,318 37.3 6,762 47.4 8,125 57.0 8,516 59.7 9,088 63.7
              Under 6 years 5,131 360 7.0 1,353 26.4 2,051 40.0 2,623 51.1 3,120 60.8 3,258 63.5 3,432 66.9
              6 to 17 years 9,130 644 7.1 2,189 24.0 3,267 35.8 4,138 45.3 5,005 54.8 5,258 57.6 5,656 62.0
      Own children 18 years and over /15 3,320 99 3.0 412 12.4 644 19.4 892 26.9 1,117 33.6 1,183 35.6 1,314 39.6
 
In families with male householder,
  no spouse present 		5,365 549 10.2 1,464 27.3 1,953 36.4 2,417 45.1 2,881 53.7 3,030 56.5 3,334 62.1
      Householder 1,736 175 10.1 462 26.6 614 35.4 761 43.8 917 52.8 960 55.3 1,055 60.7
          Under 65 years 1,580 163 10.3 425 26.9 562 35.6 697 44.1 849 53.7 887 56.2 971 61.5
          65 years and over 157 12 7.3 37 23.5 52 33.3 64 40.7 68 43.5 73 46.5 83 53.3
      Related children under 18 years /9 2,110 283 13.4 727 34.4 941 44.6 1,157 54.8 1,354 64.2 1,426 67.6 1,524 72.2
              Under 6 years 862 122 14.1 319 37.0 406 47.0 497 57.6 570 66.1 600 69.5 642 74.4
              6 to 17 years 1,248 161 12.9 408 32.7 535 42.9 660 52.9 785 62.9 827 66.3 883 70.7
      Own children 18 years and over /15 437 36 8.2 96 22.0 122 28.0 161 36.8 184 42.1 193 44.1 214 48.9
 
In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present 		25,210 5,457 21.6 11,716 46.5 14,336 56.9 16,749 66.4 18,408 73.0 18,988 75.3 19,683 78.1
      Householder 7,645 1,599 20.9 3,459 45.2 4,252 55.6 4,972 65.0 5,512 72.1 5,698 74.5 5,907 77.3
          Under 65 years 6,942 1,561 22.5 3,293 47.4 4,027 58.0 4,674 67.3 5,155 74.3 5,305 76.4 5,490 79.1
          65 years and over 704 38 5.4 166 23.6 224 31.9 297 42.2 358 50.8 392 55.7 418 59.3
      Related children under 18 years /9 12,248 3,368 27.5 6,835 55.8 8,141 66.5 9,269 75.7 10,050 82.1 10,272 83.9 10,564 86.3
              Under 6 years 4,269 1,543 36.1 2,766 64.8 3,176 74.4 3,501 82.0 3,702 86.7 3,765 88.2 3,841 90.0
              6 to 17 years 7,979 1,826 22.9 4,069 51.0 4,964 62.2 5,768 72.3 6,348 79.6 6,507 81.5 6,723 84.3
      Own children 18 years and over /15 3,157 297 9.4 869 27.5 1,183 37.5 1,534 48.6 1,732 54.9 1,834 58.1 1,955 61.9
 
In unrelated subfamilies /3 		755 282 37.4 417 55.2 471 62.4 538 71.3 576 76.3 589 78.0 607 80.5
          Under 18 years 421 167 39.8 245 58.1 279 66.4 317 75.4 335 79.5 344 81.8 354 84.2
              Under 6 years 142 64 44.8 90 63.3 97 68.5 108 76.3 115 81.3 121 85.7 121 85.7
              6 to 17 years 279 104 37.3 155 55.5 182 65.3 209 74.9 219 78.7 222 79.8 233 83.5
          18 years and over 334 115 34.3 172 51.5 192 57.5 222 66.3 242 72.2 245 73.4 253 75.8
 
Unrelated individuals /4 		9,295 1,686 18.1 4,390 47.2 5,502 59.2 6,301 67.8 6,855 73.7 7,016 75.5 7,379 79.4
      Male 4,374 765 17.5 1,802 41.2 2,268 51.8 2,627 60.1 2,876 65.8 2,940 67.2 3,176 72.6
          Under 65 years 3,751 720 19.2 1,615 43.0 1,924 51.3 2,195 58.5 2,392 63.8 2,446 65.2 2,669 71.2
              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 4,921 922 18.7 2,588 52.6 3,234 65.7 3,674 74.7 3,979 80.9 4,076 82.8 4,203 85.4
          Under 65 years 3,163 844 26.7 1,881 59.5 2,155 68.1 2,373 75.0 2,536 80.2 2,580 81.6 2,669 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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