Jamestown 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
3,830
250
6.5%
With related children under 18
1,811
175
9.7%
With related children under 5
719
130
18.1%
Householder worked in 1999
3,071
158
5.1%
Full-time, year round
2,287
68
3.0%
Householder 65 and over
825
31
3.8%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
207
54
26.1%
Social Security income in 1999
1,008
64
6.3%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
5,394
Married-couple families
3,112
97
3.1%
With related children under 18
1,284
35
2.7%
With related children under 5
467
23
4.9%
Householder worked in 1999
2,471
49
2.0%
Full-time, year round
1,847
36
1.9%
Householder 65 and over
763
31
4.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
151
21
13.9%
Social Security income in 1999
895
46
5.1%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
3,498
Families with female householder, no husband present
525
139
26.5%
With related children under 18
387
126
32.6%
With related children under 5
163
100
61.3%
Householder worked in 1999
431
95
22.0%
Full-time, year round
307
32
10.4%
Householder 65 and over
44
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
