U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty



Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1973 by Sex of Head, Size of Family,
and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years Old, by Farm-Nonfarm Residence
               
  Number of related children under 18 years old
Size of family unit              
  None 1 2 3 4 5 6 or more
 
 
NONFARM
 
Male Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,396 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,153 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 2,996 $3,356 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,690 3,356 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 3,488 3,601 $3,806 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 4,598 4,666 4,505 $4,733 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 5,549 5,616 5,436 5,299 $5,413 -- --
6 persons.......................... 6,365 6,386 6,251 6,115 5,934 $6,025 --
7 or more persons.................. 8,016 8,085 7,926 7,790 7,610 7,337 $7,270
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,217 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,125 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 2,768 $3,022 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,656 3,022 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 3,375 3,215 $3,556 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 4,415 4,574 4,553 $4,505 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 5,299 5,459 5,436 5,391 $5,209 -- --
6 persons.......................... 6,183 6,296 6,251 6,205 6,002 $5,819 --
7 or more persons.................. 7,767 7,881 7,858 7,790 7,587 7,429 $7,066
 
 
FARM
 
Male Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,036 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 1,830 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 2,546 $2,852 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,286 2,852 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 2,965 3,061 $3,235 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 3,909 3,967 3,829 $4,023 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 4,717 4,774 4,620 4,504 $4,601 -- --
6 persons.......................... 5,410 5,428 5,314 5,198 5,044 $5,121 --
7 or more persons.................. 6,815 6,873 6,738 6,622 6,469 6,237 $6,180
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $1,884 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 1,806 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 2,353 $2,569 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,258 2,569 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 2,868 2,733 $3,023 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 3,754 3,887 3,870 $3,829 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 4,504 4,640 4,620 4,582 $4,428 -- --
6 persons.......................... 5,256 5,352 5,314 5,275 5,102 $4,947 --
7 or more persons.................. 6,601 6,700 6,680 6,622 6,449 6,314 $6,006
               
-- Not applicable.
Source:  Current Population Survey, Bureau of the Census.

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