Salt Lake 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
40,386
4,189
10.4%
With related children under 18
21,402
3,318
15.5%
With related children under 5
10,915
1,951
17.9%
Householder worked in 1999
32,810
2,679
8.2%
Full-time, year round
20,349
613
3.0%
Householder 65 and over
6,424
199
3.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
3,020
973
32.2%
Social Security income in 1999
7,693
410
5.3%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,237
Married-couple families
30,090
2,177
7.2%
With related children under 18
15,081
1,619
10.7%
With related children under 5
8,393
1,103
13.1%
Householder worked in 1999
24,776
1,443
5.8%
Full-time, year round
15,945
402
2.5%
Householder 65 and over
5,089
124
2.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,534
335
21.8%
Social Security income in 1999
5,910
262
4.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,102
Families with female householder, no husband present
7,002
1,520
21.7%
With related children under 18
4,609
1,351
29.3%
With related children under 5
1,774
681
38.4%
Householder worked in 1999
5,315
936
17.6%
Full-time, year round
2,744
148
5.4%
Householder 65 and over
1,017
58
5.7%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
