U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty




Poverty Thresholds 2005

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Poverty Thresholds for 2005 by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
(Dollars)
                     
    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)....          9,973                  
  Under 65 years.......................        10,160       10,160                 
  65 years and over....................          9,367        9,367                
                     
Two persons............................        12,755                  
  Householder under 65 years...........        13,145       13,078       13,461              
  Householder 65 years and over......        11,815       11,805       13,410              
                     
Three persons..........................        15,577       15,277       15,720       15,735             
Four persons...........................        19,971       20,144       20,474       19,806       19,874          
Five persons...........................        23,613       24,293       24,646       23,891       23,307       22,951        
Six persons............................        26,683       27,941       28,052       27,474       26,920       26,096       25,608      
Seven persons..........................        30,249       32,150       32,350       31,658       31,176       30,277       29,229       28,079    
Eight persons..........................        33,610       35,957       36,274       35,621       35,049       34,237       33,207       32,135       31,862  
Nine persons or more...................        40,288       43,254       43,463       42,885       42,400       41,603       40,507       39,515       39,270       37,757
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau.


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