High Point 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
22,583
2,382
10.5%
With related children under 18
12,218
1,973
16.1%
With related children under 5
5,003
1,036
20.7%
Householder worked in 1999
18,872
1,492
7.9%
Full-time, year round
13,433
367
2.7%
Householder 65 and over
3,244
150
4.6%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,509
566
37.5%
Social Security income in 1999
4,598
302
6.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,301
Married-couple families
15,906
668
4.2%
With related children under 18
7,688
443
5.8%
With related children under 5
3,221
229
7.1%
Householder worked in 1999
13,568
365
2.7%
Full-time, year round
10,308
120
1.2%
Householder 65 and over
2,444
83
3.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
552
71
12.9%
Social Security income in 1999
3,210
132
4.1%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,424
Families with female householder, no husband present
5,199
1,575
30.3%
With related children under 18
3,805
1,448
38.1%
With related children under 5
1,535
759
49.4%
Householder worked in 1999
4,063
1,041
25.6%
Full-time, year round
2,329
232
10.0%
Householder 65 and over
617
61
9.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
