Elizabethton 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
3,556
540
15.2%
With related children under 18
1,562
392
25.1%
With related children under 5
498
166
33.3%
Householder worked in 1999
2,437
265
10.9%
Full-time, year round
1,607
46
2.9%
Householder 65 and over
808
51
6.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
445
181
40.7%
Social Security income in 1999
1,103
94
8.5%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,478
Married-couple families
2,474
178
7.2%
With related children under 18
868
104
12.0%
With related children under 5
290
38
13.1%
Householder worked in 1999
1,749
89
5.1%
Full-time, year round
1,253
34
2.7%
Householder 65 and over
609
31
5.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
178
36
20.2%
Social Security income in 1999
834
58
7.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,012
Families with female householder, no husband present
913
348
38.1%
With related children under 18
575
274
47.7%
With related children under 5
188
121
64.4%
Householder worked in 1999
553
176
31.8%
Full-time, year round
244
12
4.9%
Householder 65 and over
193
20
10.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
