Poverty Thresholds 1968

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Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1968 by Sex of Head, Size of Family, and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years Old, by Farm-Nonfarm Residence

Size of family unit	Related children under 18 years
Size of family unit	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five	Six or more
NONFARM

Male Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$1,874
65 years and over................	1,683
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,343	$2,625
Head under 65 years...........	2,104	2,625
3 persons..........................	2,728	2,817	$2,977
4 persons..........................	3,597	3,651	3,526	$3,703
5 persons..........................	4,341	4,395	4,253	4,146	$4,235
6 persons..........................	4,980	4,997	4,891	4,784	4,642	$4,714
7 or more persons..................	6,272	6,326	6,202	6,095	5,954	5,741	$5,689

Female Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$1,733
65 years and over................	1,663
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,166	$2,364
Head under 65 years...........	2,079	2,364
3 persons..........................	2,640	2,516	$2,782
4 persons..........................	3,455	3,579	3,562	$3,526
5 persons..........................	4,146	4,271	4,253	4,218	$4,076
6 persons..........................	4,838	4,926	4,891	4,855	4,696	4,554
7 or more persons..................	6,077	6,167	6,149	6,095	5,936	5,812	$5,528


FARM
Male Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$1,593
65 years and over................	1,431
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	1,992	$2,231
Head under 65 years...........	1,788	2,231
3 persons..........................	2,319	2,394	$2,530
4 persons..........................	3,057	3,103	2,997	$3,148
5 persons..........................	3,690	3,736	3,615	3,524	$3,600
6 persons..........................	4,233	4,247	4,157	4,066	3,946	$4,007
7 or more persons..................	5,331	5,377	5,272	5,181	5,061	4,880	$4,836

Female Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$1,473
65 years and over................	1,414
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	1,841	$2,009
Head under 65 years...........	1,767	2,009
3 persons..........................	2,244	2,139	$2,365
4 persons..........................	2,937	3,042	3,028	$2,997
5 persons..........................	3,524	3,630	3,615	3,585	$3,465
6 persons..........................	4,112	4,187	4,157	4,127	3,992	$3,871
7 or more persons..................	5,165	5,242	5,227	5,181	5,046	4,940	$4,699

Source:U.S. Census Bureau

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