U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty



Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1977 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................... $3,267 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,936 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 4,085 $4,576 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,668 4,576 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 4,756 4,910 $5,190 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 6,270 6,363 6,143 $6,454 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 7,567 7,658 7,413 7,226 $7,381 -- --
6 persons.......................... 8,680 8,708 8,524 8,339 8,092 $8,216 --
7 or more persons.................. 10,931 11,025 10,808 10,623 10,377 10,005 $9,914
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $3,023 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,898 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,775 $4,121 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,622 4,121 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 4,602 4,384 $4,849 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 6,020 6,237 6,209 $6,143 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 7,226 7,444 7,413 7,351 $7,103 -- --
6 persons.......................... 8,431 8,585 8,524 8,461 8,185 7,935 --
7 or more persons.................. 10,591 10,747 10,715 10,623 10,346 10,130 $9,635
 
 
FARM
 
Male Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,776 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,495 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,472 $3,889 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,117 3,889 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 4,043 4,174 $4,411 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 5,330 5,410 5,221 $5,486 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 6,432 6,510 6,300 6,142 $6,274 -- --
6 persons.......................... 7,377 7,402 7,246 7,088 6,878 $6,983 --
7 or more persons.................. 9,293 9,372 9,188 9,030 8,821 8,505 $8,427
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,569 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,463 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,209 $3,503 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,079 3,503 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 3,911 3,727 $4,122 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 5,119 5,300 5,277 $5,221 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 6,142 6,327 6,300 6,248 $6,038 -- --
6 persons.......................... 7,167 7,298 7,246 7,193 6,957 $6,746 --
7 or more persons.................. 9,001 9,136 9,109 9,030 8,794 8,610 $8,190
               
-- 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