Jeffersonville 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
7,345
505
6.9%
With related children under 18
3,793
447
11.8%
With related children under 5
1,431
227
15.9%
Householder worked in 1999
5,928
281
4.7%
Full-time, year round
4,697
63
1.3%
Householder 65 and over
998
25
2.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
440
162
36.8%
Social Security income in 1999
1,574
71
4.5%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,109
Married-couple families
5,288
149
2.8%
With related children under 18
2,315
107
4.6%
With related children under 5
870
46
5.3%
Householder worked in 1999
4,248
65
1.5%
Full-time, year round
3,470
5
0.1%
Householder 65 and over
772
7
0.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
232
77
33.2%
Social Security income in 1999
1,180
23
1.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,157
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,584
318
20.1%
With related children under 18
1,166
302
25.9%
With related children under 5
408
157
38.5%
Householder worked in 1999
1,243
185
14.9%
Full-time, year round
883
27
3.1%
Householder 65 and over
205
11
5.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
