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Statistics
Aging into the 21st Century
Table 16 - Persons 65 Years and Over Living Alone With Income
Less Than 125 Percent of the Poverty Level, by Sex, by Age, and by Race:
1990 to 2020
| |
1990 |
2005 |
2020 |
| |
"Poor"
Living Alone |
|
"Poor"
Living Alone |
|
"Poor"
Living Alone |
|
| SEX, AGE, AND RACE |
Number |
Percent of Elderly Living Alone
|
Percent "Poor" of
Elderly Not Living Alone |
Number |
Percent of Elderly Living Alone
|
Percent "Poor" of
Elderly Not Living Alone |
Number |
Percent of Elderly Living Alone
|
Percent "Poor" of
Elderly Not Living Alone |
| TOTAL, 65+ |
3,654 |
40 |
21 |
3,219 |
29 |
15 |
3,063 |
20 |
9 |
| SEX |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male
|
626 |
32 |
15 |
459 |
18 |
9 |
359 |
10 |
4 |
Female
|
3,028 |
41 |
27 |
2,760 |
32 |
10 |
2,704 |
23 |
14 |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65-74
|
1,572 |
35 |
16 |
1,009 |
22 |
10 |
1,245 |
16 |
6 |
75-84
|
1,534 |
42 |
27 |
1,582 |
35 |
19 |
1,218 |
23 |
12 |
85+
|
547 |
49 |
46 |
631 |
34 |
34 |
599 |
25 |
26 |
| RACE1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White
|
2,873 |
36 |
17 |
2,235 |
25 |
11 |
1,748 |
15 |
5 |
Hispanic
|
142 |
65 |
48 |
233 |
48 |
34 |
329 |
35 |
21 |
Black and Other
|
639 |
69 |
47 |
750 |
53 |
35 |
984 |
41 |
23 |
SOURCE: Lewin/ICF (1990) estimates based on data from the Current
Population Survey and the Brookings/ICF Long Term Care Financing Model.
1 White, Hispanic, and Black and Other are defined as mutually
exclusive categories.
Table compiled by National Aging Information Center
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