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Section III: Austin/Travis County Population Description
Nationwide, more than 90% of welfare mothers are single. Most are in their twenties and thirties, a prime working-age group. The average household includes the mother and two children. Children living in single parent families are three to four times more likely to live in poverty than children in two parent families. Furthermore, poverty rates are highest among children belonging to minority groups. Not surprisingly, the Austin/Travis County percentage of Hispanics on welfare is much higher than the national average (22.4% more).
Basic demographic information on TANF and food stamp recipients in Austin/Travis County is listed in the table below. In Travis County, 3,346 families receive TANF and 1,830 have received assistance for 30 months or longer. With children included, TANF assistance impacts the lives of 8,397 individuals. One figure to note is the high number of eligible TANF recipients with time limits of one year or less (1,264). These individuals and their families will face significant hardships in the near future. They will need to be served through the Coalitions continuum of service approach quickly.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Recipients and Food Stamp Recipients
Austin/Travis County
Version 2: June 22, 1998
| Food Stamps 1 |
Households
|
Individuals
|
| Recipients |
12,642
|
37,006
|
| Recipients also receiving TANF and SSI |
2,218
|
6,997
|
|
| Temporary Assistance to Needy Families 1 |
Cases
|
Individuals
|
| Recipients |
3,346
|
8,397
|
| Time Limits 3 |
Caretakers
|
Percentage
|
|
One Year
|
1,264
|
37.78%
|
|
Two Years
|
455
|
13.60%
|
|
Three Years
|
788
|
23.55%
|
|
Months Remaining on Time Limit
|
|
|
| # Months 1 |
# Caretakers |
# Months |
# Caretakers |
# Months |
# Caretakers |
|
|
| 0 |
5 |
13 |
7 |
26 |
1 |
| 1 |
11 |
14 |
1 |
27 |
0 |
| 2 |
13 |
15 |
8 |
28 |
4 |
| 3 |
16 |
16 |
2 |
29 |
4 |
| 4 |
21 |
17 |
17 |
30 |
7 |
| 5 |
47 |
18 |
19 |
31 |
8 |
| 6 |
30 |
19 |
15 |
32 |
18 |
| 7 |
33 |
20 |
16 |
33 |
25 |
| 8 |
54 |
21 |
20 |
34 |
30 |
| 9 |
68 |
22 |
31 |
35 |
54 |
| 10 |
98 |
23 |
35 |
36 |
507 |
| 11 |
106 |
24 |
208 |
|
| 12 |
621 |
25 |
1 |
| Exempt from JOBS due to age of youngest child |
1,173
|
35.06%
|
Ages of children of TANF Caretakers (all children) 1
|
|
|
|
0 - 5 years of age
|
2,963
|
88.55%
|
|
2 - 4 years of age
|
1,393
|
41.63%
|
|
6 - 12 years of age
|
2,297
|
68.65%
|
|
13 - 14 years of age
|
423
|
12.64%
|
| Cases with earnings |
108
|
3.23%
|
|
| Medicaid 1 |
Cases
|
Individuals
|
| (TP 07) Transitional Medicaid (denied TANF due to earnings |
686
|
1949
|
| (TP 20) Transitional Medicaid due to receipt of child support |
17
|
42
|
| (TP 29) Transitional Medicaid due to loss of benefits due to time limits |
49
|
49
|
| (TP 37) Transitional Medicaid due to loss of earnings deduction |
29
|
85
|
| (TP 40) Pregnant Women |
1,566
|
NA
|
| (TP 43) Children under age one |
1,042
|
1,045
|
| (TP 44) Children born on or after 10/1/83 who are age 6 or older with income below 100% of FPL |
2,539
|
4,421
|
| (TP 45) Newborn to Medicaid-covered mother |
1,867
|
1,883
|
| (TP 46) Children born prior to 10/1/83 |
82
|
95
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| (TP 47) Children ineligible for TANF because of applied income |
17
|
24
|
| (TP 48) Children ages 1-5 with income below 133% of poverty |
3,637
|
4,822
|
| (TP 55) Medically Needy |
332
|
395
|
| Total Medicaid |
11,863
|
16,376
|
|
| Demographics of TANF Caretaker 2 |
Caretakers
|
Percentage
|
| Gender |
|
|
|
Male
|
137
|
4.1%
|
|
Female
|
3,209
|
95.5%
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
White
|
529
|
15.8%
|
|
Hispanic
|
1418
|
42.4%
|
|
Black
|
1366
|
40.8%
|
|
Other
|
33
|
1%
|
| Age of Caretaker |
|
|
|
Under 18
|
54
|
1.6%
|
|
18
|
87
|
2.6%
|
|
19
|
127
|
3.8%
|
|
20
|
155
|
4.6%
|
|
21-25
|
807
|
24.1%
|
|
26-30
|
670
|
20%
|
|
31-35
|
542
|
16.2%
|
|
36-40
|
409
|
12.2%
|
|
Over 40
|
495
|
14.8%
|
| Number of Children |
|
|
|
None
|
36
|
1.1%
|
|
One
|
1,362
|
40.7%
|
|
Two
|
1,016
|
30.4%
|
|
Three
|
582
|
17.4%
|
|
Four
|
227
|
6.8%
|
|
Five
|
80
|
2.4%
|
|
Six
|
26
|
0.8%
|
|
Over six
|
17
|
0.5%
|
| Education level 1 |
|
|
|
No educational level available because caretaker ineligible for TANF
|
193
|
|
|
No formal education
|
89
|
2.82%
|
|
1st Grade
|
14
|
0.44%
|
|
2nd Grade
|
10
|
0.32%
|
|
3rd Grade
|
30
|
0.95%
|
|
4th Grade
|
23
|
0.73%
|
|
5th Grade
|
30
|
0.95%
|
|
6th Grade
|
112
|
3.55%
|
|
7th Grade
|
93
|
2.95%
|
|
8th Grade
|
290
|
9.20%
|
|
9th Grade
|
409
|
12.97%
|
|
10th Grade
|
311
|
9.86%
|
|
11th Grade
|
351
|
11.13%
|
|
High School diploma or GED
|
1,056
|
33.49%
|
|
Attending or attended college (no degree)
|
316
|
10.02%
|
|
College graduate
|
19
|
10.02%
|
| Work History 4 |
|
|
|
0-3 months
|
1909
|
57.05%
|
|
4-6 months
|
365
|
10.92%
|
|
7-9 months
|
174
|
5.20%
|
|
10-12 months
|
379
|
11.34%
|
|
13-15 months
|
87
|
2.6%
|
|
16-24 months
|
391
|
11.65%
|
|
Unknown
|
41
|
1.22%
|
1 Strip files, May cut-off compiled June 4-5, 1998 by Manuel Lopez.
2 Estimate - regional percentages applied to Travis County numbers.
3 Numbers in each time limit do not add up to total recipients due to policy and database anomalies.
4 Estimate - percentages from January strip file report applied to May numbers.
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