Buffalo 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
488
103
21.1%
With related children under 18
290
77
26.6%
With related children under 5
131
36
27.5%
Householder worked in 1999
371
70
18.9%
Full-time, year round
254
27
10.6%
Householder 65 and over
69
6
8.7%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
46
15
32.6%
Social Security income in 1999
106
16
15.1%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,358
Married-couple families
359
47
13.1%
With related children under 18
204
22
10.8%
With related children under 5
97
9
9.3%
Householder worked in 1999
275
28
10.2%
Full-time, year round
203
14
6.9%
Householder 65 and over
48
5
10.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
24
6
25.0%
Social Security income in 1999
78
10
12.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,715
Families with female householder, no husband present
90
48
53.3%
With related children under 18
64
47
73.4%
With related children under 5
28
22
78.6%
Householder worked in 1999
62
37
59.7%
Full-time, year round
29
10
34.5%
Householder 65 and over
20
1
5.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
