Table 17.  Poverty Status of Families in 1999 by Family Type and Age of Householder 55 Years and 

           Over: March 2000



Source:  U.S. Census Bureau

Internet Release date:  June 1, 2001



            (Numbers in thousands)

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|Family type and poverty status        |              |             Age of Householder             |

|                                      |              |--------------------------------------------|

|                                      |              |              |              | 65 years and |

|                                      |    Total     |55 to 59 years|60 to 64 years|     over     |

|                                      |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------|

|                                      |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|

|--------------------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------|

|Total families 1/                     |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total                               |21,157|  100.0| 5,258|  100.0| 4,311|  100.0|11,588|  100.0|

|  Below poverty level                 | 1,308|    6.2|   382|    7.3|   322|    7.5|   604|    5.2|

|  Above poverty level                 |19,849|   93.8| 4,875|   92.7| 3,989|   92.5|10,984|   94.8|

|Married-couple families               |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total                               |17,575|  100.0| 4,460|  100.0| 3,679|  100.0| 9,437|  100.0|

|  Below poverty level                 |   837|    4.8|   236|    5.3|   222|    6.0|   379|    4.0|

|  Above poverty level                 |16,738|   95.2| 4,224|   94.7| 3,456|   94.0| 9,058|   96.0|

|Male householder, no spouse present   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total                               |   767|  100.0|   193|  100.0|   158|  100.0|   416|  100.0|

|  Below poverty level                 |    83|   10.8|    25|   13.1|    17|   10.6|    41|    9.8|

|  Above poverty level                 |   684|   89.2|   168|   86.9|   141|   89.4|   375|   90.2|

|Female householder, no spouse present |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |

|  Total                               | 2,815|  100.0|   605|  100.0|   475|  100.0| 1,735|  100.0|

|  Below poverty level                 |   388|   13.8|   121|   20.0|    83|   17.5|   184|   10.6|

|  Above poverty level                 | 2,427|   86.2|   484|   80.0|   392|   82.5| 1,551|   89.4|

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1/ Data in this table include families in group quarters.



SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations Branch, 

Population Division.