Gate City Poverty status by family type (all families, married-couple, and female householder with no husband present). Includes related children status, employment status, elderly status, and supplemental income.
Poverty Status
All
Below poverty level
Families
635
26
4.1%
With related children under 18
241
11
4.6%
With related children under 5
66
11
16.7%
Householder worked in 1999
414
6
1.4%
Full-time, year round
285
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
145
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
56
20
35.7%
Social Security income in 1999
175
10
5.7%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,723
Married-couple families
468
20
4.3%
With related children under 18
174
11
6.3%
With related children under 5
59
11
18.6%
Householder worked in 1999
329
6
1.8%
Full-time, year round
226
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
98
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
18
14
77.8%
Social Security income in 1999
120
4
3.3%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,535
Families with female householder, no husband present
110
6
5.5%
With related children under 18
35
0
0.0%
With related children under 5
0
0
Householder worked in 1999
47
0
0.0%
Full-time, year round
27
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
39
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
