Bluff City 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
447
49
11.0%
With related children under 18
211
37
17.5%
With related children under 5
84
18
21.4%
Householder worked in 1999
325
21
6.5%
Full-time, year round
228
7
3.1%
Householder 65 and over
79
4
5.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
37
16
43.2%
Social Security income in 1999
131
12
9.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,084
Married-couple families
354
22
6.2%
With related children under 18
146
12
8.2%
With related children under 5
63
4
6.3%
Householder worked in 1999
263
8
3.0%
Full-time, year round
199
5
2.5%
Householder 65 and over
58
2
3.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
28
11
39.3%
Social Security income in 1999
100
6
6.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
4,764
Families with female householder, no husband present
70
18
25.7%
With related children under 18
48
16
33.3%
With related children under 5
19
12
63.2%
Householder worked in 1999
47
9
19.1%
Full-time, year round
19
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
18
2
11.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
