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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 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]

 

    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 Assistance

Both Sexes
 
  Total /1 		17,165 2,748 16.0 7,082 41.3 8,830 51.4 10,081 58.7 11,021 64.2 11,306 65.9 11,740 68.4
Under 18 years 4,969 1,418 28.5 2,872 57.8 3,385 68.1 3,710 74.7 3,938 79.3 3,995 80.4 4,086 82.2
18 to 24 years 1,604 279 17.4 604 37.7 761 47.5 882 55.0 961 59.9 994 61.9 1,036 64.6
25 to 34 years 1,962 363 18.5 781 39.8 990 50.4 1,144 58.3 1,267 64.6 1,299 66.2 1,347 68.6
35 to 44 years 1,950 292 15.0 762 39.1 964 49.4 1,068 54.8 1,185 60.8 1,218 62.5 1,296 66.4
45 to 54 years 2,629 219 8.3 873 33.2 1,088 41.4 1,282 48.8 1,386 52.7 1,435 54.6 1,515 57.6
55 to 59 years 1,072 75 7.0 354 33.1 447 41.7 512 47.7 576 53.7 595 55.5 608 56.7
60 to 64 years 881 52 5.9 288 32.7 369 41.9 431 49.0 492 55.8 504 57.2 535 60.8
65 years and over 2,098 50 2.4 549 26.1 825 39.3 1,052 50.1 1,216 58.0 1,267 60.4 1,317 62.8
      65 to 74 years 1,056 35 3.3 306 29.0 434 41.2 551 52.2 629 59.6 658 62.4 675 64.0
      75 years and over 1,043 15 1.4 243 23.3 391 37.5 500 48.0 587 56.3 609 58.4 642 61.6

Male
 
  Total 		7,957 1,181 14.8 3,004 37.7 3,769 47.4 4,353 54.7 4,782 60.1 4,919 61.8 5,146 64.7
Under 18 years 2,617 738 28.2 1,510 57.7 1,784 68.2 1,941 74.2 2,049 78.3 2,075 79.3 2,132 81.5
18 to 24 years 730 89 12.2 226 31.0 283 38.8 337 46.2 375 51.4 390 53.4 410 56.1
25 to 34 years 874 89 10.2 231 26.4 322 36.9 413 47.3 480 54.9 500 57.2 522 59.8
35 to 44 years 894 111 12.4 294 32.9 376 42.1 426 47.6 485 54.3 499 55.8 544 60.8
45 to 54 years 1,204 89 7.4 363 30.1 448 37.2 541 44.9 590 49.0 617 51.3 667 55.4
55 to 59 years 504 35 7.0 158 31.2 201 39.9 235 46.5 263 52.2 277 55.0 280 55.6
60 to 64 years 379 16 4.3 99 26.0 140 36.8 165 43.6 183 48.3 187 49.4 196 51.7
65 years and over 754 13 1.7 124 16.5 216 28.6 296 39.2 357 47.3 373 49.4 395 52.4
      65 to 74 years 366 8 2.3 75 20.6 118 32.2 154 42.1 183 50.1 190 51.9 195 53.3
      75 years and over 388 4 1.2 49 12.6 97 25.1 141 36.5 173 44.7 183 47.1 200 51.5

Female
 
  Total 		9,208 1,567 17.0 4,079 44.3 5,061 55.0 5,728 62.2 6,239 67.8 6,388 69.4 6,594 71.6
Under 18 years 2,352 680 28.9 1,362 57.9 1,601 68.1 1,770 75.2 1,889 80.3 1,920 81.6 1,954 83.1
18 to 24 years 874 190 21.7 378 43.2 478 54.7 545 62.3 586 67.1 604 69.1 626 71.7
25 to 34 years 1,088 274 25.1 550 50.6 668 61.4 731 67.2 788 72.4 799 73.4 824 75.8
35 to 44 years 1,056 181 17.2 468 44.3 588 55.7 642 60.8 700 66.3 719 68.1 752 71.2
45 to 54 years 1,425 130 9.1 510 35.8 640 44.9 741 52.0 796 55.9 818 57.4 848 59.5
55 to 59 years 568 39 6.9 197 34.7 246 43.4 277 48.8 312 55.0 318 55.9 328 57.7
60 to 64 years 501 35 7.1 189 37.7 229 45.7 266 53.0 308 61.5 317 63.2 339 67.7
65 years and over 1,344 37 2.8 424 31.6 610 45.4 756 56.3 859 63.9 894 66.5 922 68.6
      65 to 74 years 689 27 3.9 231 33.5 316 45.9 397 57.6 445 64.6 468 67.9 480 69.6
      75 years and over 655 10 1.6 194 29.6 293 44.8 359 54.8 414 63.2 426 65.0 442 67.5

Household Relationship
 
      Total /1 		17,165 2,748 16.0 7,082 41.3 8,830 51.4 10,081 58.7 11,021 64.2 11,306 65.9 11,740 68.4
          65 years and over 2,098 50 2.4 549 26.1 825 39.3 1,052 50.1 1,216 58.0 1,267 60.4 1,317 62.8
In families /2 14,149 2,298 16.2 5,301 37.5 6,722 47.5 7,757 54.8 8,560 60.5 8,804 62.2 9,152 64.7
      Householder 4,131 624 15.1 1,489 36.0 1,901 46.0 2,201 53.3 2,451 59.3 2,534 61.3 2,633 63.7
          Under 65 years 3,451 605 17.5 1,382 40.0 1,732 50.2 1,949 56.5 2,133 61.8 2,185 63.3 2,259 65.5
          65 years and over 681 19 2.8 107 15.8 169 24.8 253 37.1 318 46.7 349 51.3 374 55.0
      Related children under 18 years /9 4,860 1,361 28.0 2,780 57.2 3,293 67.8 3,614 74.4 3,838 79.0 3,894 80.1 3,985 82.0
              Under 6 years 1,724 572 33.2 1,055 61.2 1,249 72.5 1,372 79.6 1,436 83.3 1,456 84.4 1,489 86.3
              6 to 17 years 3,135 789 25.2 1,725 55.0 2,044 65.2 2,242 71.5 2,402 76.6 2,438 77.8 2,496 79.6
      Own children 18 years and over /15 2,022 161 8.0 459 22.7 631 31.2 812 40.2 940 46.5 976 48.3 1,053 52.1
 
In married-couple families /11 		6,375 411 6.4 1,328 20.8 1,938 30.4 2,280 35.8 2,689 42.2 2,827 44.3 3,016 47.3
      Husbands /11 1,772 94 5.3 324 18.3 490 27.7 599 33.8 711 40.1 756 42.7 804 45.4
          Under 65 years 1,368 86 6.3 275 20.1 403 29.5 466 34.0 537 39.2 569 41.6 607 44.4
          65 years and over 404 8 1.9 49 12.0 87 21.5 133 32.9 174 43.1 187 46.3 197 48.8
      Wives /11 1,772 94 5.3 324 18.3 490 27.7 599 33.8 711 40.1 756 42.7 804 45.4
          Under 65 years 1,455 87 6.0 286 19.7 429 29.5 497 34.2 575 39.5 608 41.8 644 44.3
          65 years and over 318 7 2.3 38 11.9 62 19.5 102 32.0 136 42.7 148 46.7 160 50.3
      Related children under 18 years /9 1,581 195 12.3 548 34.6 739 46.7 814 51.5 936 59.2 967 61.2 1,017 64.3
              Under 6 years 495 55 11.1 160 32.3 246 49.6 275 55.6 318 64.2 328 66.2 342 69.0
              6 to 17 years 1,086 140 12.9 388 35.7 493 45.4 539 49.6 618 56.9 640 58.9 676 62.2
      Own children 18 years and over /15 834 22 2.6 90 10.9 154 18.5 188 22.6 227 27.2 237 28.5 267 32.1
 
In families with male householder,
  no spouse present 		1,164 131 11.2 373 32.1 483 41.5 633 54.3 699 60.0 723 62.1 757 65.0
      Householder 385 40 10.3 123 31.9 156 40.5 200 51.9 224 58.3 232 60.3 243 63.3
          Under 65 years 322 39 12.0 117 36.2 141 44.0 179 55.5 202 62.8 207 64.2 210 65.4
          65 years and over 63 1 (B) 6 (B) 15 (B) 21 (B) 23 (B) 26 (B) 33 (B)
      Related children under 18 years /9 338 68 20.1 175 51.9 207 61.1 262 77.5 272 80.3 279 82.6 285 84.4
              Under 6 years 131 31 23.9 70 53.6 83 63.5 105 79.8 110 83.7 115 87.4 120 91.8
              6 to 17 years 207 37 17.7 105 50.7 123 59.6 157 76.1 162 78.2 165 79.7 165 79.8
      Own children 18 years and over /15 134 12 9.0 23 17.2 35 25.8 54 40.5 56 41.7 59 44.3 70 51.8
 
In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present 		6,610 1,756 26.6 3,600 54.5 4,300 65.1 4,843 73.3 5,172 78.3 5,255 79.5 5,378 81.4
      Householder 1,974 491 24.9 1,042 52.8 1,255 63.6 1,403 71.1 1,516 76.8 1,546 78.3 1,586 80.3
          Under 65 years 1,716 479 27.9 987 57.5 1,177 68.6 1,287 75.0 1,374 80.0 1,389 80.9 1,421 82.8
          65 years and over 258 12 4.7 55 21.5 78 30.0 116 45.1 142 54.9 157 61.0 165 63.9
      Related children under 18 years /9 2,940 1,099 37.4 2,057 70.0 2,347 79.8 2,538 86.3 2,631 89.5 2,648 90.0 2,682 91.2
              Under 6 years 1,098 486 44.2 825 75.1 921 83.8 992 90.4 1,008 91.8 1,014 92.3 1,027 93.5
              6 to 17 years 1,842 613 33.3 1,233 66.9 1,427 77.5 1,546 83.9 1,623 88.1 1,634 88.7 1,655 89.9
      Own children 18 years and over /15 1,054 128 12.1 345 32.8 442 41.9 570 54.1 657 62.3 679 64.4 716 68.0
 
In unrelated subfamilies /3 		145 64 44.3 116 79.8 116 79.8 121 83.0 128 88.1 128 88.4 129 88.6
          Under 18 years 84 39 45.9 68 81.3 68 81.3 72 85.3 76 90.0 76 90.3 76 90.5
              Under 6 years 23 14 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B) 22 (B) 22 (B) 22 (B)
              6 to 17 years 61 25 (B) 51 (B) 51 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B) 54 (B)
          18 years and over 61 26 (B) 48 (B) 48 (B) 49 (B) 52 (B) 52 (B) 53 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals /4 		2,870 385 13.4 1,665 58.0 1,992 69.4 2,204 76.8 2,333 81.3 2,373 82.7 2,459 85.7
      Male 1,335 196 14.7 683 51.2 819 61.3 937 70.2 996 74.6 1,017 76.2 1,070 80.1
          Under 65 years 1,154 192 16.6 621 53.8 722 62.5 821 71.1 866 75.0 887 76.9 935 81.0
              Living alone 562 53 9.4 346 61.6 400 71.2 445 79.2 470 83.7 483 85.8 494 87.9
          65 years and over 181 4 2.3 62 34.5 97 53.6 117 64.5 130 71.8 130 71.8 135 74.5
              Living alone 154 1 0.3 48 30.9 79 51.6 98 63.5 110 71.4 110 71.4 114 74.5
      Female 1,535 189 12.3 982 64.0 1,173 76.5 1,267 82.5 1,338 87.2 1,356 88.4 1,389 90.5
          Under 65 years 1,038 174 16.8 698 67.2 784 75.5 833 80.2 881 84.9 894 86.1 920 88.6
              Living alone 671 85 12.7 482 71.8 550 81.9 578 86.0 611 91.0 612 91.2 627 93.4
          65 years and over 496 15 3.0 284 57.2 390 78.5 434 87.4 456 91.9 462 93.2 469 94.5
              Living alone 465 11 2.3 266 57.3 366 78.9 406 87.4 428 92.2 433 93.1 439 94.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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