Poverty Thresholds in 1998, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years
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| | 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).| 8,316 | | | | | | | | |
Under 65 years..................| 8,480 | 8,480 | | | | | | | |
65 years and over...............| 7,818 | 7,818 | | | | | | | |
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Two persons.......................| 10,634 | | | | | | | | |
Householder under 65 years......| 10,972 | 10,915 | 11,235 | | | | | | |
Householder 65 years and over...| 9,862 | 9,853 | 11,193 | | | | | | |
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Three persons.....................| 13,003 | 12,750 | 13,120 | 13,133 | | | | | |
Four persons......................| 16,660 | 16,813 | 17,088 | 16,530 | 16,588 | | | | |
Five persons......................| 19,680 | 20,275 | 20,570 | 19,940 | 19,453 | 19,155 | | | |
Six persons.......................| 22,228 | 23,320 | 23,413 | 22,930 | 22,468 | 21,780 | 21,373 | | |
Seven persons.....................| 25,257 | 26,833 | 27,000 | 26,423 | 26,020 | 25,270 | 24,395 | 23,435 | |
Eight persons.....................| 28,166 | 30,010 | 30,275 | 29,730 | 29,253 | 28,575 | 27,715 | 26,820 | 26,593 |
Nine persons or more..............| 33,339 | 36,100 | 36,275 | 35,793 | 35,388 | 34,723 | 33,808 | 32,980 | 32,775 | 31,513
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
