Brooklyn 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
588,870
129,694
22.0%
With related children under 18
339,685
99,005
29.1%
With related children under 5
142,858
48,203
33.7%
Householder worked in 1999
399,843
49,614
12.4%
Full-time, year round
251,530
12,806
5.1%
Householder 65 and over
90,489
12,710
14.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
107,376
48,782
45.4%
Social Security income in 1999
108,580
13,065
12.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,627
Married-couple families
349,980
53,527
15.3%
With related children under 18
187,828
35,891
19.1%
With related children under 5
85,751
19,878
23.2%
Householder worked in 1999
251,713
24,713
9.8%
Full-time, year round
165,985
8,407
5.1%
Householder 65 and over
59,063
6,790
11.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
42,858
13,020
30.4%
Social Security income in 1999
67,619
6,206
9.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,251
Families with female householder, no husband present
193,169
67,730
35.1%
With related children under 18
130,806
57,796
44.2%
With related children under 5
48,389
25,745
53.2%
Householder worked in 1999
115,224
21,854
19.0%
Full-time, year round
64,617
3,520
5.4%
Householder 65 and over
25,696
5,042
19.6%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
