6f. Poverty by Household Type by District Coalition

Poverty by Household Type (PDF)
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This map shows those households below poverty in 2000 by household type. These include married couples, male householder with no wife present, female householder with no husband, and nonfamily households. SE Portland has the most number of households living below the poverty level, while Central NE has the least. A large portion of those families living in poverty in NE and East Portland are female-headed households. Citywide, nonfamily households are those most often below the poverty level.