U.S. poverty thresholds and related statistics - Illustration

Family Economics and Nutrition Review, Spring, 2002

Poverty Thresholds in 2002, by size of family
and number of related children under age 18

                                 Related children under age 18

Size of family unit              None     One      Two     Three

One person
  Under age 65                  $9,359
  Age 65 and over                8,628

Two people
  Householder under age 65      12,047  $12,400
  Householder age 65 and over   10,874   12,353

Three people                    14,072   14,480  $14,494
Four people                     18,556   18,859   18,244  $18,307
Five people                     22,377   22,703   22,007   21,469
Six people                      25,738   25,840   25,307   24,797
Seven people                    29,615   29,799   29,162   28,718
Eight people                    33,121   33,414   32,812   32,285
Nine people or more             39,843   40,036   39,504   39,057

                             Related children under age 18

Size of family unit             Four     Five      Six

One person
  Under age 65
  Age 65 and over

Two people
  Householder under age 65
  Householder age 65 and over

Three people
Four people
Five people                    $21,141
Six people                      24,038  $23,588
Seven people                    27,890   26,924  $25,865
Eight people                    31,538   30,589   29,601
Nine people or more             38,323   37,313   36,399

                               Related children under age 18

                                               Eight
Size of family unit                Seven      or more

One person
  Under age 65
  Age 65 and over

Two people
  Householder under age 65
  Householder age 65 and over

Three people
Four people
Five people
Six people
Seven people
Eight people                      $29,350
Nine people or more                36,173     $34,780

Source: U.S Census Bureau, February 2003.

Poverty rate by age, 2001

Under 18 years           16.3%
18-64 years              10.1%
65 years and over        10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Note: Table made from bar graph.