Council Bluffs 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
15,130
1,239
8.2%
With related children under 18
7,986
1,049
13.1%
With related children under 5
3,479
636
18.3%
Householder worked in 1999
12,005
689
5.7%
Full-time, year round
8,896
148
1.7%
Householder 65 and over
2,524
72
2.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,198
309
25.8%
Social Security income in 1999
3,645
155
4.3%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,106
Married-couple families
10,838
310
2.9%
With related children under 18
4,906
183
3.7%
With related children under 5
2,133
122
5.7%
Householder worked in 1999
8,665
159
1.8%
Full-time, year round
6,780
37
0.5%
Householder 65 and over
2,028
52
2.6%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
572
55
9.6%
Social Security income in 1999
2,820
80
2.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,241
Families with female householder, no husband present
3,144
783
24.9%
With related children under 18
2,320
736
31.7%
With related children under 5
979
433
44.2%
Householder worked in 1999
2,374
442
18.6%
Full-time, year round
1,439
71
4.9%
Householder 65 and over
377
16
4.2%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
