Elizabethtown 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
804
198
24.6%
With related children under 18
386
151
39.1%
With related children under 5
104
43
41.3%
Householder worked in 1999
516
99
19.2%
Full-time, year round
313
18
5.8%
Householder 65 and over
160
6
3.8%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
124
50
40.3%
Social Security income in 1999
232
33
14.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,300
Married-couple families
435
62
14.3%
With related children under 18
178
33
18.5%
With related children under 5
43
7
16.3%
Householder worked in 1999
319
26
8.2%
Full-time, year round
239
7
2.9%
Householder 65 and over
86
6
7.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
22
7
31.8%
Social Security income in 1999
118
13
11.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,850
Families with female householder, no husband present
295
108
36.6%
With related children under 18
181
108
59.7%
With related children under 5
51
26
51.0%
Householder worked in 1999
133
45
33.8%
Full-time, year round
52
11
21.2%
Householder 65 and over
64
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
