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
67,408
15,478
23.0%
With related children under 18
39,129
13,264
33.9%
With related children under 5
16,178
7,007
43.3%
Householder worked in 1999
46,405
7,742
16.7%
Full-time, year round
28,345
1,462
5.2%
Householder 65 and over
11,333
815
7.2%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
13,314
6,821
51.2%
Social Security income in 1999
16,272
1,697
10.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,503
Married-couple families
35,018
3,166
9.0%
With related children under 18
16,221
2,144
13.2%
With related children under 5
6,656
1,143
17.2%
Householder worked in 1999
24,956
1,349
5.4%
Full-time, year round
17,535
358
2.0%
Householder 65 and over
7,332
328
4.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
3,651
1,101
30.2%
Social Security income in 1999
10,101
625
6.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,310
Families with female householder, no husband present
26,950
11,198
41.6%
With related children under 18
19,975
10,244
51.3%
With related children under 5
8,421
5,443
64.6%
Householder worked in 1999
17,752
5,913
33.3%
Full-time, year round
8,346
979
11.7%
Householder 65 and over
3,143
411
13.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
