Bowling Green 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
809
85
10.5%
With related children under 18
449
57
12.7%
With related children under 5
125
12
9.6%
Householder worked in 1999
662
44
6.6%
Full-time, year round
475
11
2.3%
Householder 65 and over
140
21
15.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
29
6
20.7%
Social Security income in 1999
182
20
11.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,460
Married-couple families
532
20
3.8%
With related children under 18
208
6
2.9%
With related children under 5
69
6
8.7%
Householder worked in 1999
427
6
1.4%
Full-time, year round
331
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
114
14
12.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
18
0
0.0%
Social Security income in 1999
143
6
4.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,415
Families with female householder, no husband present
204
58
28.4%
With related children under 18
182
51
28.0%
With related children under 5
26
6
23.1%
Householder worked in 1999
176
38
21.6%
Full-time, year round
104
11
10.6%
Householder 65 and over
19
7
36.8%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
