U.S. poverty thresholds and related statistics - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Family Economics and Nutrition Review, Spring, 2001

U.S. Poverty Thresholds and Related Statistics

Poverty Thresholds in 2000, by size of family and number of related
children under age 18

                                     Related children under age 18

Size of family unit                   None        One        Two

One person (unrelated individual)
  Under 65 years                      $8,959
  65 years and over                    8,259

Two people
  Householder under 65 years          11,531    $11,869
  Householder 65 years and over       10,409     11,824

Three people                          13,470     13,861    $13,874
Four people                           17,761     18,052     17,463
Five people                           21,419     21,731     21,065
Six people                            24,636     24,734     24,224
Seven people                          28,347     28,524     27,914
Eight people                          31,704     31,984     31,408
Nine people or more                   38,138     38,322     37,813

                                     Related children under age 18

Size of family unit                   Three      Four       Five

One person (unrelated individual)
  Under 65 years
  65 years and over

Two people
  Householder under 65 years
  Householder 65 years and over

Three people
Four people                          $17,524
Five people                           20,550    $20,236
Six people                            23,736     23,009    $22,579
Seven people                          27,489     26,696     25,772
Eight people                          30,904     30,188     29,279
Nine people or more                   37,385     36,682     35,716

                                     Related children under age 18

                                                            Eight
                                       Six       Seven     or more
Size of family unit

One person (unrelated individual)
  Under 65 years
  65 years and over

Two people
  Householder under 65 years
  Householder 65 years and over

Three people
Four people
Five people
Six people                           $24,758
Seven people                          28,334    $28,093
Eight people                          34,841     34,625    $33,291
Nine people or more

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Percent of families in poverty by type of family: 1999

Married couple                                  4.8
Female householder, no husband preent          27.8
Male householder, no wife present              11.7

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.