Poverty Thresholds 2009

Poverty Thresholds for 2009 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of Family Unit	Weighted Average Thresholds	Related children under 18 years
Size of Family Unit	Weighted Average Thresholds	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five	Six	Seven	Eight or more
One person (unrelated individual) ......	10,956
Under 65 years ......	11,161	11,161
65 years and over ......	10,289	10,289

Two people ......	13,991
Householder under 65 years ......	14,439	14,366	14,787
Householder 65 years and over ......	12,982	12,968	14,731

Three people ......	17,098	16,781	17,268	17,285
Four people ......	21,954	22,128	22,490	21,756	21,832
Five people ......	25,991	26,686	27,074	26,245	25,603	25,211
Six people ......	29,405	30,693	30,815	30,180	29,571	28,666	28,130
Seven people ......	33,372	35,316	35,537	34,777	34,247	33,260	32,108	30,845
Eight people ......	37,252	39,498	39,847	39,130	38,501	37,610	36,478	35,300	35,000
Nine people or more ......	44,366	47,514	47,744	47,109	46,576	45,701	44,497	43,408	43,138	41,476
Note: The poverty thresholds are updated each year using the change in the average annual Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Since the average annual CPI-U for 2009 was lower than the average annual CPI-U for 2008, poverty thresholds for 2009 are slightly lower than the corresponding thresholds for 2008. Source:U.S. Census Bureau

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