Poverty Thresholds 1973

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Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1973 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...................	$2,396
65 years and over................	2,153
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,996	$3,356
Head under 65 years...........	2,690	3,356
3 persons..........................	3,488	3,601	$3,806
4 persons..........................	4,598	4,666	4,505	$4,733
5 persons..........................	5,549	5,616	5,436	5,299	$5,413
6 persons..........................	6,365	6,386	6,251	6,115	5,934	$6,025
7 or more persons..................	8,016	8,085	7,926	7,790	7,610	7,337	$7,270

Female Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$2,217
65 years and over................	2,125
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,768	$3,022
Head under 65 years...........	2,656	3,022
3 persons..........................	3,375	3,215	$3,556
4 persons..........................	4,415	4,574	4,553	$4,505
5 persons..........................	5,299	5,459	5,436	5,391	$5,209
6 persons..........................	6,183	6,296	6,251	6,205	6,002	$5,819
7 or more persons..................	7,767	7,881	7,858	7,790	7,587	7,429	$7,066

FARM
Male Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$2,036
65 years and over................	1,830
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,546	$2,852
Head under 65 years...........	2,286	2,852
3 persons..........................	2,965	3,061	$3,235
4 persons..........................	3,909	3,967	3,829	$4,023
5 persons..........................	4,717	4,774	4,620	4,504	$4,601
6 persons..........................	5,410	5,428	5,314	5,198	5,044	$5,121
7 or more persons..................	6,815	6,873	6,738	6,622	6,469	6,237	$6,180

Female Head
One person (unrelated individual)......
Under 65 years...................	$1,884
65 years and over................	1,806
Two persons......
Head under 65 years..............	2,353	$2,569
Head under 65 years...........	2,258	2,569
3 persons..........................	2,868	2,733	$3,023
4 persons..........................	3,754	3,887	3,870	$3,829
5 persons..........................	4,504	4,640	4,620	4,582	$4,428
6 persons..........................	5,256	5,352	5,314	5,275	5,102	$4,947
7 or more persons..................	6,601	6,700	6,680	6,622	6,449	6,314	$6,006

Source:U.S. Census Bureau

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