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Persons in low income after tax

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Persons in low income after tax
(- 2000 to 2004)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  numbers in thousands
All persons 3,743 3,396 3,540 3,594 3,545
Under 18 years of age 967 845 851 870 884
18 to 64 2,501 2,306 2,405 2,465 2,442
65 and over 275 246 284 259 219
Males 1,687 1,546 1,629 1,691 1,678
Under 18 years of age 474 423 453 458 462
18 to 64 1,140 1,047 1,095 1,159 1,155
65 and over 73 75 81 74 60
Females 2,056 1,850 1,911 1,903 1,867
Under 18 years of age 493 421 398 412 422
18 to 64 1,361 1,259 1,310 1,306 1,286
65 and over 202 170 203 185 159
Persons in economic families 2,397 2,105 2,277 2,298 2,203
Males 1,081 952 1,051 1,069 1,015
Females 1,315 1,154 1,226 1,229 1,188
Persons 65 years of age and over 52E 48E 61 58 46E
Males 22E 25E 31E 28E 24E
Females 30E 23E 31E 30E 22E
Persons under 18 years of age 958 837 844 854 877
In two-parent families 537 464 408 436 457
In female lone-parent families 373 337 397 370 371
In all other economic families 44E 34E 37E 47E 49E
Persons 18 to 64 years of age 1,360 1,207 1,350 1,363 1,254
Males 574 501 555 578 514
Females 786 707 795 784 740
Unattached individuals 1,346 1,291 1,263 1,296 1,342
Males 606 594 578 621 663
Females 740 697 685 674 678
Persons 65 years of age and over 223 197 222 201 173
Males 51 50 50 46 36
Females 172 147 172 155 137
Persons under 65 years of age 1,124 1,093 1,041 1,095 1,168
Males 555 544 527 575 627
Females 569 550 513 519 541

To learn more about low income cutoffs, consult On poverty and low income.

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