Poverty Thresholds in 1997, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
(DOLLARS)
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| | Related children under 18 years
| Weighted |________________________________________________________________________________
Size of family unit | average | | | | | | | | | Eight
|thresholds | None | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | or more
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One person (unrelated indiv| 8,183 | | | | | | | | |
Under 65 years ..........| 8,350 | 8,350 | | | | | | | |
65 years and over .......| 7,698 | 7,698 | | | | | | | |
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Two people ................| 10,473 | | | | | | | | |
Householder under 65 year| 10,805 | 10,748 | 11,063 | | | | | | |
Householder 65 years and | 9,712 | 9,701 | 11,021 | | | | | | |
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Three people ..............| 12,802 | 12,554 | 12,919 | 12,931 | | | | | |
Four people ...............| 16,400 | 16,555 | 16,825 | 16,276 | 16,333 | | | | |
Five people ...............| 19,380 | 19,964 | 20,255 | 19,634 | 19,154 | 18,861 | | | |
Six people ................| 21,886 | 22,962 | 23,053 | 22,578 | 22,123 | 21,446 | 21,045 | | |
Seven people ..............| 24,802 | 26,421 | 26,586 | 26,017 | 25,621 | 24,882 | 24,021 | 23,076 | |
Eight people ..............| 27,593 | 29,550 | 29,811 | 29,274 | 28,804 | 28,137 | 27,290 | 26,409 | 26,185 |
Nine people or more .......| 32,566 | 35,546 | 35,719 | 35,244 | 34,845 | 34,190 | 33,289 | 32,474 | 32,272 | 31,029
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
