Mount Vernon 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
1,026
108
10.5%
With related children under 18
520
93
17.9%
With related children under 5
205
36
17.6%
Householder worked in 1999
712
81
11.4%
Full-time, year round
484
25
5.2%
Householder 65 and over
287
4
1.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
84
35
41.7%
Social Security income in 1999
368
4
1.1%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,356
Married-couple families
727
21
2.9%
With related children under 18
308
17
5.5%
With related children under 5
162
17
10.5%
Householder worked in 1999
482
21
4.4%
Full-time, year round
360
12
3.3%
Householder 65 and over
238
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
29
0
0.0%
Social Security income in 1999
286
0
0.0%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,243
Families with female householder, no husband present
251
79
31.5%
With related children under 18
173
68
39.3%
With related children under 5
37
19
51.4%
Householder worked in 1999
187
52
27.8%
Full-time, year round
91
5
5.5%
Householder 65 and over
44
4
9.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
