U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty



Income Thresholds at the Poverty Level in 1975 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................... $2,902 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,608 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,629 $4,065 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,258 4,065 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 4,224 4,361 $4,610 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 5,569 5,651 5,456 $5,732 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 6,721 6,802 6,584 6,418 $6,556 -- --
6 persons.......................... 7,709 7,734 7,571 7,406 7,187 $7,297 --
7 or more persons.................. 9,708 9,792 9,599 9,435 9,217 8,886 $8,805
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,685 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,574 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,352 $3,660 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 3,217 3,660 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 4,088 3,894 $4,307 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 5,347 5,540 5,514 $5,456 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 6,418 6,612 6,584 6,529 $6,309 -- --
6 persons.......................... 7,488 7,625 7,571 7,515 7,269 7,048 --
7 or more persons.................. 9,407 9,545 9,517 9,435 9,189 8,997 $8,558
 
 
FARM
 
Male Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,466 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,216 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 3,084 $3,454 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,769 3,454 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 3,591 3,707 $3,918 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 4,734 4,805 4,637 $4,872 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 5,713 5,782 5,595 5,455 $5,572 -- --
6 persons.......................... 6,552 6,574 6,436 6,295 6,109 $6,202 --
7 or more persons.................. 8,254 8,324 8,161 8,020 7,835 7,554 $7,485
 
Female Head
1 person (unrelated indiv.):
  Under 65 years................... $2,282 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65 years and over................ 2,187 -- -- -- -- -- --
2 persons:
  Head under 65 years.............. 2,850 $3,111 -- -- -- -- --
  Head 65 years and over........... 2,735 3,111 -- -- -- -- --
3 persons.......................... 3,473 3,310 $3,661 -- -- -- --
4 persons.......................... 4,547 4,708 4,687 $4,637 -- -- --
5 persons.......................... 5,455 5,620 5,595 5,549 $5,363 -- --
6 persons.......................... 6,366 6,482 6,436 6,389 6,179 $5,991 --
7 or more persons.................. 7,995 8,115 8,090 8,020 7,811 7,647 $7,274
               
-- 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