Sioux Falls 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
31,061
1,738
5.6%
With related children under 18
16,640
1,481
8.9%
With related children under 5
7,127
863
12.1%
Householder worked in 1999
26,886
1,261
4.7%
Full-time, year round
20,340
209
1.0%
Householder 65 and over
4,479
102
2.3%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,053
306
29.1%
Social Security income in 1999
5,835
205
3.5%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,656
Married-couple families
24,689
522
2.1%
With related children under 18
12,114
337
2.8%
With related children under 5
5,350
225
4.2%
Householder worked in 1999
21,309
364
1.7%
Full-time, year round
16,796
66
0.4%
Householder 65 and over
3,975
76
1.9%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
589
94
16.0%
Social Security income in 1999
4,907
117
2.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,452
Families with female householder, no husband present
4,788
1,015
21.2%
With related children under 18
3,551
977
27.5%
With related children under 5
1,334
539
40.4%
Householder worked in 1999
4,137
770
18.6%
Full-time, year round
2,521
128
5.1%
Householder 65 and over
427
12
2.8%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
