Table B.1.
2009 Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children Under 18 Years (in Dollars)
Related Children under 18 Years
Weighted Average
Size of Family UnitThresholdsNoneOneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEight or more
One person (unrelated individual) 10,956          
   Under 65 years 11,161 11,161         
   65 years and over 10,289 10,289         
Two people 13,991          
   Householder under 65 years 14,439 14,366 14,787        
   Householder 65 years and over 12,982 12,968 14,731        
Three people 17,098 16,781 17,268 17,285       
Four people 21,954 22,128 22,490 21,756 21,832      
Five people 25,991 26,686 27,074 26,245 25,603 25,211     
Six people 29,405 30,693 30,815 30,180 29,571 28,666 28,130    
Seven people 33,372 35,316 35,537 34,777 34,247 33,260 32,108 30,845   
Eight people $37,252 $39,498 $39,847 $39,130 $38,501 $37,610 $36,478 $35,300 $35,000  
Nine people or more $44,366 $47,514 $47,744 $47,109 $46,576 $45,701 $44,497 $43,408 $43,138 $41,476 
Related Children under 18 Years
Weighted Average
Size of Family UnitThresholdsNoneOneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEight or more
One person (unrelated individual) 10,956          
   Under 65 years 11,161 11,161         
   65 years and over 10,289 10,289         
Two people 13,991          
   Householder under 65 years 14,439 14,366 14,787        
   Householder 65 years and over 12,982 12,968 14,731        
Three people 17,098 16,781 17,268 17,285       
Four people 21,954 22,128 22,490 21,756 21,832      
Five people 25,991 26,686 27,074 26,245 25,603 25,211     
Six people 29,405 30,693 30,815 30,180 29,571 28,666 28,130    
Seven people 33,372 35,316 35,537 34,777 34,247 33,260 32,108 30,845   
Eight people $37,252 $39,498 $39,847 $39,130 $38,501 $37,610 $36,478 $35,300 $35,000  
Nine people or more $44,366 $47,514 $47,744 $47,109 $46,576 $45,701 $44,497 $43,408 $43,138 $41,476 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/threshld/thresh09.html).
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