Garden City 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
6,688
663
9.9%
With related children under 18
4,286
584
13.6%
With related children under 5
2,063
427
20.7%
Householder worked in 1999
5,881
484
8.2%
Full-time, year round
4,278
180
4.2%
Householder 65 and over
620
43
6.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
198
52
26.3%
Social Security income in 1999
946
63
6.7%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,709
Married-couple families
5,264
375
7.1%
With related children under 18
3,174
320
10.1%
With related children under 5
1,596
223
14.0%
Householder worked in 1999
4,649
277
6.0%
Full-time, year round
3,518
107
3.0%
Householder 65 and over
510
31
6.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
126
13
10.3%
Social Security income in 1999
749
27
3.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,898
Families with female householder, no husband present
938
201
21.4%
With related children under 18
762
201
26.4%
With related children under 5
321
155
48.3%
Householder worked in 1999
781
141
18.1%
Full-time, year round
494
54
10.9%
Householder 65 and over
97
8
8.2%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
