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Poverty Thresholds 1979
Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1979 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six or more |
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| NONFARM | |||||||||
| Male Head | |||||||||
| One person (unrelated individual)...... | |||||||||
| Under 65 years...... | $3,912 | ||||||||
| 65 years and over...... | 3,515 | ||||||||
| Two persons...... | |||||||||
| Head under 65 years...... | 4,891 | $5,479 | |||||||
| Head 65 years and over...... | 4,392 | 5,479 | |||||||
| Three persons...... | 5,694 | 5,879 | $6,213 | ||||||
| Four persons...... | 7,506 | 7,617 | 7,355 | $7,727 | |||||
| Five persons...... | 9,059 | 9,168 | 8,874 | 8,651 | $8,837 | ||||
| Six persons...... | 10,391 | 10,425 | 10,205 | 9,983 | 9,687 | 9,836 | |||
| Seven or more persons...... | 13,086 | 13,199 | 12,939 | 12,717 | 12,424 | 11,978 | $11,868 | ||
| Female Head | |||||||||
| One person (unrelated individual)...... | |||||||||
| Under 65 years...... | $3,619 | ||||||||
| 65 years and over...... | 3,469 | ||||||||
| Two persons...... | |||||||||
| Head under 65 years...... | 4,519 | $4,934 | |||||||
| Head 65 years and over...... | 4,519 | $4,934 | |||||||
| Three persons...... | 5,510 | 5,249 | $5,805 | ||||||
| Four persons...... | 7,208 | 7,467 | 7,433 | $7,355 | |||||
| Five persons...... | 8,651 | 8,912 | 8,874 | 8,801 | $8,504 | ||||
| Six persons...... | 10,094 | 10,278 | 10,205 | 10,130 | 9,798 | $9,500 | |||
| Seven or more persons...... | 12,680 | 12,866 | 12,828 | 12,717 | 12,386 | 12,128 | $11,535 | ||
| FARM | |||||||||
| Male Head | |||||||||
| One person (unrelated individual)...... | |||||||||
| Under 65 years...... | $3,324 | ||||||||
| 65 years and over...... | 2,988 | ||||||||
| Two persons...... | |||||||||
| Head under 65 years...... | 4,156 | $4,656 | |||||||
| Head 65 years and over...... | 3,732 | 4,656 | |||||||
| Three persons...... | 4,840 | 4,997 | $5,281 | ||||||
| Four persons...... | 6,382 | 6,476 | 6,251 | $6,568 | |||||
| Five persons...... | 7,701 | 7,794 | 7,542 | 7,353 | $7,511 | ||||
| Six persons...... | 8,832 | 8,861 | 8,675 | 8,486 | 8,234 | $8,360 | |||
| Seven or more persons...... | 11,126 | 11,220 | 11,000 | 10,811 | 10,561 | 10,182 | $10,089 | ||
| Female Head | |||||||||
| One person (unrelated individual)...... | |||||||||
| Under 65 years...... | $3,076 | ||||||||
| 65 years and over...... | 2,948 | ||||||||
| Two persons...... | |||||||||
| Head under 65 years...... | 3,841 | $4,194 | |||||||
| Head 65 years and over...... | 3,686 | 4,194 | |||||||
| Three persons...... | 4,682 | 4,462 | $4,935 | ||||||
| Four persons...... | 6,129 | 6,346 | 6,318 | $6,251 | |||||
| Five persons...... | 7,353 | 7,575 | 7,542 | 7,480 | $7,229 | ||||
| Six persons...... | 8,581 | 8,737 | 8,675 | 8,612 | 8,329 | $8,076 | |||
| Seven or more persons...... | 10,776 | 10,938 | 10,905 | 10,811 | 10,528 | 10,308 | $9,805 | ||
Source:U.S. Census Bureau
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