Nashville 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
132,254
13,541
10.2%
With related children under 18
68,069
10,877
16.0%
With related children under 5
29,143
5,919
20.3%
Householder worked in 1999
107,708
7,711
7.2%
Full-time, year round
77,512
1,895
2.4%
Householder 65 and over
19,463
1,040
5.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
11,017
4,309
39.1%
Social Security income in 1999
27,219
1,844
6.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,651
Married-couple families
91,382
3,542
3.9%
With related children under 18
40,675
2,159
5.3%
With related children under 5
18,523
1,279
6.9%
Householder worked in 1999
76,209
1,865
2.4%
Full-time, year round
57,865
714
1.2%
Householder 65 and over
14,449
521
3.6%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
3,754
353
9.4%
Social Security income in 1999
19,368
732
3.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,186
Families with female householder, no husband present
32,385
8,886
27.4%
With related children under 18
22,811
7,932
34.8%
With related children under 5
8,909
4,287
48.1%
Householder worked in 1999
24,385
5,279
21.6%
Full-time, year round
14,648
1,016
6.9%
Householder 65 and over
4,208
484
11.5%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
