Egg Harbor Township 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
8,091
337
4.2%
With related children under 18
4,552
272
6.0%
With related children under 5
1,783
59
3.3%
Householder worked in 1999
7,005
156
2.2%
Full-time, year round
5,150
54
1.0%
Householder 65 and over
876
45
5.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
332
27
8.1%
Social Security income in 1999
1,435
83
5.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,916
Married-couple families
6,346
86
1.4%
With related children under 18
3,407
52
1.5%
With related children under 5
1,403
0
0.0%
Householder worked in 1999
5,542
33
0.6%
Full-time, year round
4,179
4
0.1%
Householder 65 and over
729
30
4.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
224
6
2.7%
Social Security income in 1999
1,107
21
1.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,071
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,230
219
17.8%
With related children under 18
838
201
24.0%
With related children under 5
284
52
18.3%
Householder worked in 1999
1,006
116
11.5%
Full-time, year round
615
43
7.0%
Householder 65 and over
113
9
8.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
