Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 145,566 22,752 15.6 95,772 7,734 8.1
16 to 17 years..................... 3,395 449 13.2 78 16 20.9
18 to 64 years..................... 137,003 19,747 14.4 94,075 7,374 7.8
18 to 24 years................. 20,495 5,218 25.5 7,673 1,400 18.2
25 to 34 years................. 33,339 5,086 15.3 24,016 1,970 8.2
35 to 44 years................. 38,609 4,340 11.2 29,105 1,957 6.7
45 to 54 years................. 29,664 2,716 9.2 22,971 1,249 5.4
55 to 64 years................. 14,896 2,387 16.0 10,310 799 7.8
65 years and over.................. 5,168 2,556 49.5 1,619 344 21.2
Male
Total........................... 76,918 10,198 13.3 56,953 3,924 6.9
16 to 17 years..................... 1,688 199 11.8 55 12 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 72,319 8,742 12.1 55,858 3,730 6.7
18 to 24 years................. 10,590 2,398 22.6 4,514 745 16.5
25 to 34 years................. 17,686 2,275 12.9 14,353 1,064 7.4
35 to 44 years................. 20,530 2,018 9.8 17,514 1,000 5.7
45 to 54 years................. 15,453 1,150 7.4 13,286 586 4.4
55 to 64 years................. 8,060 901 11.2 6,192 335 5.4
65 years and over.................. 2,910 1,257 43.2 1,039 181 17.5
Female
Total........................... 68,648 12,554 18.3 38,819 3,811 9.8
16 to 17 years..................... 1,707 250 14.6 23 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 64,684 11,005 17.0 38,217 3,644 9.5
18 to 24 years................. 9,905 2,820 28.5 3,159 655 20.7
25 to 34 years................. 15,653 2,810 18.0 9,663 906 9.4
35 to 44 years................. 18,078 2,322 12.8 11,592 957 8.3
45 to 54 years................. 14,212 1,566 11.0 9,685 663 6.8
55 to 64 years................. 6,836 1,487 21.7 4,118 464 11.3
65 years and over.................. 2,257 1,299 57.6 580 162 28.0
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 140,398 20,196 14.4 94,152 7,391 7.8
In families........................ 113,036 11,545 10.2 74,336 3,985 5.4
Householder.................... 51,777 6,533 12.6 39,689 2,556 6.4
In families with related children
under 18 years. 64,632 7,335 11.3 41,143 2,578 6.3
Householder.................... 32,036 4,983 15.6 24,196 1,961 8.1
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 26,844 3,675 13.7 17,691 1,327 7.5
Householder.................... 14,335 2,650 18.5 10,375 1,002 9.7
In married-couple families......... 91,175 5,511 6.0 61,157 2,004 3.3
Husband.......................... 41,363 2,489 6.0 35,468 1,257 3.5
Wife............................. 34,889 2,134 6.1 20,572 534 2.6
Related children /1.............. 13,546 770 5.7 4,296 183 4.3
Other............................ 1,377 118 8.6 822 30 3.6
Householder....................... 39,638 2,390 6.0 31,457 1,058 3.4
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 51,855 2,817 5.4 33,924 1,139 3.4
Husband.......................... 24,768 1,533 6.2 21,666 866 4.0
Wife............................. 19,323 898 4.6 10,451 219 2.1
Related children /1.............. 6,860 333 4.9 1,287 47 3.6
Other............................ 904 53 5.8 519 9 1.7
Householder....................... 23,262 1,326 5.7 18,571 676 3.6
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 21,880 1,520 6.9 14,999 660 4.4
Husband.......................... 11,717 939 8.0 10,199 536 5.3
Wife............................. 8,366 459 5.5 4,064 109 2.7
Related children /1.............. 1,245 92 7.4 389 10 2.6
Other............................ 553 29 5.2 347 5 1.4
Householder....................... 10,718 774 7.2 8,359 394 4.7
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 16,041 5,223 32.6 9,068 1,662 18.3
Householder...................... 9,002 3,643 40.5 5,741 1,282 22.3
Other............................ 7,038 1,580 22.4 3,327 380 11.4
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 10,112 4,037 39.9 5,415 1,249 23.1
Householder...................... 6,948 3,285 47.3 4,201 1,122 26.7
Related children /1.............. 2,284 598 26.2 666 84 12.6
Other............................ 880 154 17.5 548 43 7.9
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 3,980 1,913 48.1 2,030 568 28.0
Householder...................... 2,865 1,671 58.3 1,476 518 35.1
Related children /1.............. 647 149 23.0 263 23 8.7
Other............................ 468 93 19.8 291 27 9.3
In unrelated subfamilies........... 474 245 51.6 269 79 29.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 26,889 8,407 31.3 19,547 3,326 17.0
Male ............................. 15,364 4,339 28.2 11,604 1,856 16.0
Householder...................... 10,453 2,562 24.5 8,042 1,044 13.0
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Female............................ 11,525 4,068 35.3 7,943 1,470 18.5
Householder...................... 8,421 2,562 30.4 6,102 975 16.0
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 9,133 8,593 94.1 2,804 2,500 89.2
16 to 17 years..................... 254 232 91.5 7 7 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 8,709 8,190 94.0 2,755 2,452 89.0
18 to 24 years................. 2,430 2,333 96.0 432 413 95.6
25 to 34 years................. 2,686 2,540 94.5 798 714 89.4
35 to 44 years................. 2,154 1,947 90.4 951 800 84.1
45 to 54 years................. 896 843 94.1 368 331 89.8
55 to 64 years................. 543 526 97.0 205 194 94.6
65 years and over.................. 171 171 100.0 41 41 (B)
Male
Total........................... 4,000 3,694 92.4 1,642 1,437 87.5
16 to 17 years..................... 106 99 93.4 7 7 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 3,806 3,507 92.1 1,607 1,402 87.2
18 to 24 years................. 992 945 95.2 241 229 94.8
25 to 34 years................. 1,141 1,065 93.3 488 429 88.0
35 to 44 years................. 965 839 87.0 518 422 81.5
45 to 54 years................. 437 402 92.0 242 215 88.9
55 to 64 years................. 270 255 94.5 118 107 90.6
65 years and over.................. 88 88 100.0 28 28 (B)
Female
Total........................... 5,134 4,899 95.4 1,161 1,063 91.5
16 to 17 years..................... 147 133 90.1 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 4,903 4,683 95.5 1,148 1,050 91.5
18 to 24 years................. 1,437 1,388 96.6 191 185 96.5
25 to 34 years................. 1,546 1,475 95.4 310 284 91.7
35 to 44 years................. 1,189 1,108 93.2 433 378 87.3
45 to 54 years................. 459 441 96.1 126 115 91.5
55 to 64 years................. 272 271 99.5 88 88 100.0
65 years and over.................. 83 83 100.0 13 13 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 8,962 8,422 94.0 2,763 2,460 89.0
In families........................ 6,018 5,477 91.0 2,096 1,793 85.5
Householder.................... 3,853 3,603 93.5 1,426 1,265 88.7
In families with related children
under 18 years. 5,148 4,614 89.6 1,826 1,525 83.5
Householder.................... 3,479 3,231 92.9 1,280 1,121 87.6
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 2,996 2,643 88.2 1,045 850 81.3
Householder.................... 2,072 1,898 91.6 714 609 85.2
In married-couple families......... 2,884 2,441 84.6 1,259 1,015 80.6
Husband.......................... 1,644 1,425 86.7 977 806 82.4
Wife............................. 898 775 86.2 218 172 78.6
Related children /1.............. 276 194 70.5 43 26 (B)
Other............................ 66 47 (B) 21 11 (B)
Householder....................... 1,407 1,208 85.8 729 604 82.8
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 2,349 1,912 81.4 1,082 839 77.6
Husband.......................... 1,394 1,177 84.5 858 688 80.2
Wife............................. 687 566 82.3 170 123 72.5
Related children /1.............. 218 139 63.9 36 20 (B)
Other............................ 50 30 (B) 17 7 (B)
Householder....................... 1,168 971 83.1 630 507 80.5
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 1,474 1,165 79.1 684 513 74.9
Husband.......................... 924 763 82.6 559 429 76.7
Wife............................. 418 331 79.2 102 75 73.5
Related children /1.............. 101 51 50.8 14 6 (B)
Other............................ 31 20 (B) 9 4 (B)
Householder....................... 755 610 80.8 392 303 77.1
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,760 2,676 96.9 699 649 92.9
Householder...................... 2,179 2,136 98.0 595 564 94.7
Other............................ 581 539 92.8 104 85 82.2
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 2,489 2,404 96.6 631 581 92.1
Householder...................... 2,080 2,037 98.0 559 528 94.4
Related children /1.............. 302 270 89.3 37 28 (B)
Other............................ 107 98 91.3 35 26 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 1,337 1,301 97.3 290 272 93.9
Householder...................... 1,165 1,144 98.2 260 249 95.5
Related children /1.............. 104 91 87.7 13 9 (B)
Other............................ 68 66 (B) 17 15 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 170 170 100.0 34 34 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 2,774 2,774 100.0 632 632 100.0
Male ............................. 1,425 1,425 100.0 404 404 100.0
Householder...................... 781 781 100.0 204 204 100.0
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Female............................ 1,350 1,350 100.0 228 228 100.0
Householder...................... 678 678 100.0 136 136 100.0
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/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.