Florida Poverty Statistics for Families*, 2003 (based on family income in the past 12 months) | | | | | Florida | Total population | Population below poverty level | | | Number | Percent | | | | All | 4,339,037 | 422,162 | 9.73% | | | | Married-couple family | 3,199,739 | 155,960 | 4.87% | | | | At least one spouse worked full-time** | 1,964,117 | 42,970 | 2.19% | | | | Male householder, no wife present | 256,945 | 39,497 | 15.37% | | | | Lone male householder, worked full-time** | 176,848 | 8,321 | 4.71% | | | | Lone male householder, worked less than full-time** | 73,112 | 15,778 | 21.58% | | | | Female householder, no husband present | 842,856 | 226,705 | 26.90% | | | | Lone female householder, worked full-time** | 387,823 | 36,618 | 9.44% | | | | Lone female householder, worked less than full-time** | 245,759 | 93,894 | 38.21% | | | | Source: Authors’ analysis of various American Community Survey tables | | | | | | | | * A family consists of a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder. | |
| ** Assumes worked year-round | | | | | | | | | | To download this table in Microsoft Excel format click here | | | | | | | | | To view the related report click here ( from Working Poverty: Low Wage Workers in Florida) | |
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