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Poverty Thresholds 2000

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Poverty Thresholds for 2000 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of family unit Weighted
Average
Thresholds		 Related children under 18 years
None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
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more
One person (unrelated individual)...... 8,794                  
    Under 65 years...... 8,959 8,959                
    65 years and over...... 8,259 8,259                
 
Two persons...... 11,239                  
    Householder under 65 years...... 11,590 11,531 11,869              
    Householder 65 years and over...... 10,419 10,409 11,824              
 
Three persons...... 13,738 13,470 13,861 13,874            
Four persons...... 17,603 17,761 18,052 17,463 17,524          
Five persons...... 20,819 21,419 21,731 21,065 20,550 20,236        
Six persons...... 23,528 24,636 24,734 24,224 23,736 23,009 22,579      
Seven persons...... 26,754 28,347 28,524 27,914 27,489 26,696 25,772 24,758    
Eight persons...... 29,701 31,704 31,984 31,408 30,904 30,188 29,279 28,334 28,093  
Nine persons or more...... 35,060 38,138 38,322 37,813 37,385 36,682 35,716 34,841 34,625 33,291
Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division: Poverty |  Last Revised: September 12, 2012