Bluffton 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
396
34
8.6%
With related children under 18
239
13
5.4%
With related children under 5
96
3
3.1%
Householder worked in 1999
327
14
4.3%
Full-time, year round
230
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
52
8
15.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
49
11
22.4%
Social Security income in 1999
71
7
9.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
4,929
Married-couple families
267
16
6.0%
With related children under 18
146
3
2.1%
With related children under 5
61
3
4.9%
Householder worked in 1999
214
6
2.8%
Full-time, year round
156
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
35
6
17.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
17
1
5.9%
Social Security income in 1999
50
5
10.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,206
Families with female householder, no husband present
92
18
19.6%
With related children under 18
63
10
15.9%
With related children under 5
9
0
0.0%
Householder worked in 1999
79
8
10.1%
Full-time, year round
44
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
14
2
14.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
