In 2002, the average poverty threshold for a family of three was $14,348.
Further, the average income among all poor families fell nearly $6,700 short of the poverty threshold.
Among all people 85 and above, 18.4 percent were below the poverty threshold of $6,268 for a single elderly person.
The 2010 federal poverty threshold for a family of three was $18,310.
It has helped raise many poor people above the poverty threshold.
The official federal poverty threshold is $13,133 for a family of three.
Overall, 13% of the population fall below the poverty threshold.
In 2010, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two children was $22,113.
For these families, poverty thresholds were set at three times the cost of the economy food plan.
The poverty threshold for a family of four is $18,392.