Litchfield 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
1,633
69
4.2%
With related children under 18
793
44
5.5%
With related children under 5
377
28
7.4%
Householder worked in 1999
1,346
36
2.7%
Full-time, year round
865
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
356
19
5.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
80
22
27.5%
Social Security income in 1999
416
30
7.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
5,736
Married-couple families
1,308
23
1.8%
With related children under 18
557
4
0.7%
With related children under 5
267
4
1.5%
Householder worked in 1999
1,082
4
0.4%
Full-time, year round
671
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
303
13
4.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
40
4
10.0%
Social Security income in 1999
332
13
3.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
4,713
Families with female householder, no husband present
243
40
16.5%
With related children under 18
164
40
24.4%
With related children under 5
64
24
37.5%
Householder worked in 1999
188
32
17.0%
Full-time, year round
122
0
0.0%
Householder 65 and over
47
0
0.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
