Yazoo 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
3,013
1,054
35.0%
With related children under 18
1,929
908
47.1%
With related children under 5
881
504
57.2%
Householder worked in 1999
2,064
514
24.9%
Full-time, year round
1,136
154
13.6%
Householder 65 and over
536
99
18.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
542
253
46.7%
Social Security income in 1999
743
200
26.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,829
Married-couple families
1,387
172
12.4%
With related children under 18
641
112
17.5%
With related children under 5
298
70
23.5%
Householder worked in 1999
1,046
61
5.8%
Full-time, year round
667
21
3.1%
Householder 65 and over
331
47
14.2%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
160
41
25.6%
Social Security income in 1999
396
31
7.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,242
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,405
799
56.9%
With related children under 18
1,117
713
63.8%
With related children under 5
522
387
74.1%
Householder worked in 1999
854
413
48.4%
Full-time, year round
356
114
32.0%
Householder 65 and over
185
46
24.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
