Keokuk 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
3,036
247
8.1%
With related children under 18
1,543
224
14.5%
With related children under 5
597
108
18.1%
Householder worked in 1999
2,282
153
6.7%
Full-time, year round
1,704
25
1.5%
Householder 65 and over
622
31
5.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
314
115
36.6%
Social Security income in 1999
826
30
3.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,649
Married-couple families
2,311
59
2.6%
With related children under 18
1,070
49
4.6%
With related children under 5
379
9
2.4%
Householder worked in 1999
1,759
28
1.6%
Full-time, year round
1,349
3
0.2%
Householder 65 and over
528
10
1.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
133
13
9.8%
Social Security income in 1999
651
17
2.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
5,354
Families with female householder, no husband present
580
170
29.3%
With related children under 18
369
157
42.5%
With related children under 5
180
96
53.3%
Householder worked in 1999
412
114
27.7%
Full-time, year round
266
19
7.1%
Householder 65 and over
79
21
26.6%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
