High Country Council of Governments

		Numbers
Poverty Status	All income levels	Below poverty level	Percent below poverty level

All individual for whom poverty status is determined	17,635	2,780	15.8%
Under 18 years	3,760	851	22.6%
Related child under 18 years	3,733	826	22.1%
In married-couple families	2,983	522	17.5%
In families with female householder, no husband present	564	264	46.8%
Related child under 6 years	1,098	251	22.9%
In married-couple families	875	135	15.4%
In families with female householder, no husband present	188	101	53.7%
Related child 5 to 17 years	2,762	600	21.7%
In married-couple families	2,198	398	18.1%
In families with female householder, no husband present	405	177	43.7%
65 years and over	3,110	506	16.3%

Citizen	17,245	2,642	15.3%
Not a citizen	390	138	35.4%

;Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined	2,561	854	33.3%
Male	1,152	293	25.4%
Mean income deficit (dollars)	4,226	(X)	(X)
Female	1,409	561	39.8%
Mean income deficit (dollars)	3,602	(X)	(X)

65 years and over	1,034	361	34.9%
Living alone	987	355	36.0%
Male	260	84	32.3%
Female	727	271	37.3%

All individuals below:
50 percent of poverty level	1,071	(X)	(X)
125 percent of poverty level	3,616	(X)	(X)
130 percent of poverty level	3,884	(X)	(X)
Children under 18 years	1,099	(X)	(X)
Children under 5 to 17 years	806	(X)	(X)
150 percent of poverty level	4,737	(X)	(X)
175 percent of poverty level	5,769	(X)	(X)
185 percent of poverty level	6,230	(X)	(X)
Children under 18 years	1,724	(X)	(X)
Children 5 to 17 years	1,236	(X)	(X)
200 percent of poverty level	6,957	(X)	(X)

Date: October 2, 2002
[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices PCT49, PCT50, PCT51, PCT52, PCT53, PCT54, and PCT55.