New Brunswick 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
7,359
1,243
16.9%
With related children under 18
4,713
1,055
22.4%
With related children under 5
2,575
626
24.3%
Householder worked in 1999
5,664
687
12.1%
Full-time, year round
3,660
245
6.7%
Householder 65 and over
916
68
7.4%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
852
338
39.7%
Social Security income in 1999
1,302
148
11.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,431
Married-couple families
3,933
433
11.0%
With related children under 18
2,284
320
14.0%
With related children under 5
1,331
206
15.5%
Householder worked in 1999
3,077
226
7.3%
Full-time, year round
2,111
108
5.1%
Householder 65 and over
566
57
10.1%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
288
87
30.2%
Social Security income in 1999
703
41
5.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,344
Families with female householder, no husband present
2,492
721
28.9%
With related children under 18
1,871
657
35.1%
With related children under 5
900
358
39.8%
Householder worked in 1999
1,772
381
21.5%
Full-time, year round
1,031
86
8.3%
Householder 65 and over
257
11
4.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
