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Poverty Thresholds 2010

Poverty Thresholds for 2010 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years

Size of Family Unit Related children under 18 years
None One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight
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One person (unrelated individual) ......                  
    Under 65 years ...... 11,369                
    65 years and over ...... 10,481                
 
Two people ......                  
    Householder under 65 years ...... 14,634 15,063              
    Householder 65 years and over ...... 13,209 15,006              
 
Three people ...... 17,094 17,590 17,607            
Four people ...... 22,541 22,910 22,162 22,239          
Five people ...... 27,183 27,579 26,734 26,080 25,681        
Six people ...... 31,266 31,390 30,743 30,123 29,201 28,654      
Seven people ...... 35,975 36,199 35,425 34,885 33,880 32,707 31,420    
Eight people ...... 40,235 40,590 39,860 39,219 38,311 37,158 35,958 35,653  
Nine people or more ...... 48,400 48,635 47,988 47,445 46,553 45,326 44,217 43,942 42,249

Source:U.S. Census Bureau

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