U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty




Poverty Thresholds 2006

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Poverty Thresholds for 2006 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
                     
    Related children under 18 years  
       
    Size of family unit Weighted                   Eight
  average   None    One    Two   Three   Four   Five   Six   Seven  or more
  thresholds                  
                     
One person (unrelated individual)....        10,294                  
  Under 65 years.......................        10,488       10,488                
  65 years and over....................          9,669        9,669                
                     
Two people............................        13,167                  
  Householder under 65 years...........        13,569       13,500       13,896              
  Householder 65 years and over......        12,201       12,186       13,843              
                     
Three people..........................        16,079       15,769       16,227       16,242            
Four people...........................        20,614       20,794       21,134       20,444       20,516          
Five people...........................        24,382       25,076       25,441       24,662       24,059       23,691        
Six people............................        27,560       28,842       28,957       28,360       27,788       26,938       26,434      
Seven people..........................        31,205       33,187       33,394       32,680       32,182       31,254       30,172       28,985    
Eight people..........................        34,774       37,117       37,444       36,770       36,180       35,342       34,278       33,171       32,890  
Nine people or more...................        41,499       44,649       44,865       44,269       43,768       42,945       41,813       40,790       40,536       38,975
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division