U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty

Poverty Thresholds: 1990

Poverty Thresholds in 1990, by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years  (Dollars)

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                                   |          |                       Related children under 18 years  
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    Size of family unit            | average  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       | Eight
                                   |thresholds| None  |  One  |  Two  | Three | Four  | Five  |  Six  | Seven |or more
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One person (unrelated individual)..|   $6,652 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Under 65 years...................|    6,800 | 6,800 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  65 years and over................|    6,268 | 6,268 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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Two persons........................|    8,509 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder under 65 years.......|    8,794 | 8,752 | 9,009 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
  Householder 65 years and over....|    7,905 | 7,900 | 8,975 |       |       |       |       |       |       |
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Three persons......................|   10,419 |10,223 |10,520 |10,530 |       |       |       |       |       |
Four persons.......................|   13,359 |13,481 |13,701 |13,254 |13,301 |       |       |       |       | 
Five persons.......................|   15,792 |16,257 |16,494 |15,989 |15,598 |15,359 |       |       |       | 
Six persons........................|   17,839 |18,693 |18,773 |18,386 |18,015 |17,464 |17,137 |       |       | 
Seven persons......................|   20,241 |21,515 |21,650 |21,187 |20,864 |20,262 |19,561 |18,791 |       | 
Eight persons......................|   22,582 |24,063 |24,276 |23,839 |23,456 |22,913 |22,223 |21,505 |21,323 | 
Nine persons or more...............|   26,848 |28,946 |29,087 |28,700 |28,375 |27,842 |27,108 |26,445 |26,280 |25,268
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Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Page Last Modified: August 29, 2006