This statistic shows the poverty rates among older adults by living arrangement. In 2009, 20 percent of the older adults living alone or with children under 18, and were never married, were living in poverty.
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement
Characteristic
In poverty
Near poverty
Living with spouse, with or without children under 18
4.6%
18.3%
Living alone or with children under 18, never married
20%
25.1%
Living alone or with children under 18, previously married
Being “In poverty” is defined as having family income less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). “Near poverty” is income between 100 and 199 percent of
the FPL.
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Urban Institute. (January 31, 2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement." Chart. January 31, 2011. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. (2011). Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute. "Poverty Rate among Older Adults in 2009 by Living Arrangement." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
Urban Institute, Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Poverty rate among older adults in 2009 by living arrangement [Graph], Urban Institute, January 31, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185972/poverty-rate-among-older-adults-by-living-arrangement-in-the-usa/
