Poverty Thresholds in 1999, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
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Size of family unit | average | | | | | | | | | Eight
|threshold| None | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | or more
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One person (unrelated individual)....| 8,501 | | | | | | | | |
Under 65 years.....................| 8,667 | 8,667 | | | | | | | |
65 years and over..................| 7,990 | 7,990 | | | | | | | |
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Two people...........................| 10,869 | | | | | | | | |
Householder under 65 years.........| 11,214 | 11,156 | 11,483 | | | | | | |
Householder 65 years and over......| 10,075 | 10,070 | 11,440 | | | | | | |
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Three people.........................| 13,290 | 13,032 | 13,410 | 13,423 | | | | | |
Four people..........................| 17,029 | 17,184 | 17,465 | 16,895 | 16,954 | | | | |
Five people..........................| 20,127 | 20,723 | 21,024 | 20,380 | 19,882 | 19,578 | | | |
Six people...........................| 22,727 | 23,835 | 23,930 | 23,436 | 22,964 | 22,261 | 21,845 | | |
Seven people.........................| 25,912 | 27,425 | 27,596 | 27,006 | 26,595 | 25,828 | 24,934 | 23,953 | |
Eight people.........................| 28,967 | 30,673 | 30,944 | 30,387 | 29,899 | 29,206 | 28,327 | 27,412 | 27,180 |
Nine people or more..................| 34,417 | 36,897 | 37,076 | 36,583 | 36,169 | 35,489 | 34,554 | 33,708 | 33,499 | 32,208
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
