Brookings Poverty status by family type (all families, married-couple, and female householder with no husband present). Includes related children status, employment status, elderly status, and supplemental income.
Poverty Status
All
Below poverty level
Families
3,445
253
7.3%
With related children under 18
1,828
227
12.4%
With related children under 5
697
155
22.2%
Householder worked in 1999
2,946
225
7.6%
Full-time, year round
2,183
50
2.3%
Householder 65 and over
517
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
100
23
23.0%
Social Security income in 1999
648
5
0.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
5,765
Married-couple families
2,771
62
2.2%
With related children under 18
1,358
43
3.2%
With related children under 5
478
21
4.4%
Householder worked in 1999
2,322
50
2.2%
Full-time, year round
1,852
25
1.3%
Householder 65 and over
486
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
45
0
0.0%
Social Security income in 1999
557
5
0.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,852
Families with female householder, no husband present
551
176
31.9%
With related children under 18
397
169
42.6%
With related children under 5
184
119
64.7%
Householder worked in 1999
507
166
32.7%
Full-time, year round
272
25
9.2%
Householder 65 and over
26
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
