Table 21. Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children: 1999
(Numbers in thousands. Families and children as of March of the following year. For meaning of symbols, see text)
One person Two people
House-
House- holder Nine or
Under 65 and holder 65 and Three Four Five Six Seven Eight more
Total 65 over Total under 65 over people people people people people people people
TOTAL
Number.......................... 43,432 32,791 10,641 31,455 21,928 9,527 16,076 14,496 6,526 2,228 771 255 222
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 8,501 8,667 7,990 10,869 11,214 10,075 13,290 17,029 20,127 22,727 25,912 28,967 34,417
Families in poverty............. 8,305 6,210 2,095 2,381 1,948 432 1,553 1,270 808 373 146 73 72
People in poverty............... 8,305 6,210 2,095 4,799 3,910 889 4,739 5,153 4,061 2,290 1,039 607 708
NUMBER OF RELATED CHILDREN
UNDER 18
None:
Number.......................... 43,432 32,791 10,641 27,538 18,047 9,492 5,213 1,639 284 61 15 2 2
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 8,501 8,667 7,990 10,782 11,156 10,070 13,032 17,184 20,723 23,835 27,425 30,673 36,897
Families in poverty............. 8,305 6,210 2,095 1,310 891 419 176 52 9 0 0 0 0
People in poverty............... 8,305 6,210 2,095 2,677 1,818 859 575 221 64 0 0 0 0
One:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 3,917 3,882 35 8,208 2,490 672 130 46 14 7
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 11,483 11,483 11,440 13,410 17,465 21,024 23,930 27,596 30,944 37,076
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 1,071 1,058 13 479 147 45 7 3 0 0
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 2,122 2,092 30 1,453 628 245 43 25 0 0
Two:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,656 9,419 1,366 392 100 23 10
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 13,423 16,895 20,380 23,436 27,006 30,387 36,583
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 898 554 122 21 6 0 0
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,710 2,234 628 134 40 0 0
Three:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 948 3,909 429 152 54 10
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,954 19,882 22,964 26,595 29,899 36,169
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 516 405 62 17 8 0
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,070 2,020 397 132 67 0
Four:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 296 1,129 178 53 49
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19,578 22,261 25,828 29,206 35,489
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226 215 27 16 18
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,105 1,306 196 130 167
Five:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 255 50 38
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21,845 24,934 28,327 34,554
Table 21. Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children: 1999
(Numbers in thousands. Families and children as of March of the following year. For meaning of symbols, see text)
One person Two people
House-
House- holder Nine or
Under 65 and holder 65 and Three Four Five Six Seven Eight more
Total 65 over Total under 65 over people people people people people people people
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 76 20 15
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 411 532 172 144
Six:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 53 39
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23,953 27,412 33,708
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 23 14
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 185 137
Seven:
Number.......................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 41
Poverty threshold(dollars)...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27,180 33,499
Families in poverty............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 11
People in poverty............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 101
Eight or more:
Number........................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Poverty threshold(dollars)....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32,208
Families in poverty.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
People in poverty................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158