Buena Park 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
18,736
1,495
8.0%
With related children under 18
11,359
1,223
10.8%
With related children under 5
4,984
605
12.1%
Householder worked in 1999
15,155
869
5.7%
Full-time, year round
10,474
245
2.3%
Householder 65 and over
2,700
78
2.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,432
241
16.8%
Social Security income in 1999
3,668
161
4.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,950
Married-couple families
13,579
681
5.0%
With related children under 18
8,008
573
7.2%
With related children under 5
3,692
316
8.6%
Householder worked in 1999
11,301
446
3.9%
Full-time, year round
8,039
176
2.2%
Householder 65 and over
1,808
36
2.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
803
84
10.5%
Social Security income in 1999
2,511
35
1.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
8,513
Families with female householder, no husband present
3,492
639
18.3%
With related children under 18
2,339
534
22.8%
With related children under 5
822
229
27.9%
Householder worked in 1999
2,495
350
14.0%
Full-time, year round
1,437
55
3.8%
Householder 65 and over
672
29
4.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
