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
WHITE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 122,220 17,778 14.5 80,418 6,008 7.5
16 to 17 years..................... 2,908 340 11.7 72 16 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 114,629 15,124 13.2 78,925 5,700 7.2
18 to 24 years................. 16,946 4,025 23.8 6,508 1,173 18.0
25 to 34 years................. 27,035 3,696 13.7 19,705 1,517 7.7
35 to 44 years................. 32,187 3,254 10.1 24,154 1,417 5.9
45 to 54 years................. 25,366 2,149 8.5 19,507 953 4.9
55 to 64 years................. 13,095 2,000 15.3 9,051 640 7.1
65 years and over.................. 4,683 2,314 49.4 1,422 291 20.5
Male
Total........................... 65,658 8,309 12.7 48,911 3,232 6.6
16 to 17 years..................... 1,460 153 10.5 55 12 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 61,531 6,998 11.4 47,933 3,059 6.4
18 to 24 years................. 8,915 1,926 21.6 3,896 634 16.3
25 to 34 years................. 14,624 1,790 12.2 12,035 879 7.3
35 to 44 years................. 17,421 1,583 9.1 14,962 800 5.3
45 to 54 years................. 13,411 941 7.0 11,535 467 4.0
55 to 64 years................. 7,160 759 10.6 5,505 279 5.1
65 years and over.................. 2,667 1,158 43.4 924 161 17.4
Female
Total........................... 56,562 9,469 16.7 31,507 2,776 8.8
16 to 17 years..................... 1,448 187 12.9 17 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 53,097 8,126 15.3 30,992 2,641 8.5
18 to 24 years................. 8,031 2,099 26.1 2,611 539 20.6
25 to 34 years................. 12,411 1,906 15.4 7,670 638 8.3
35 to 44 years................. 14,766 1,671 11.3 9,193 617 6.7
45 to 54 years................. 11,955 1,208 10.1 7,972 486 6.1
55 to 64 years................. 5,935 1,241 20.9 3,546 361 10.2
65 years and over.................. 2,017 1,156 57.3 498 131 26.3
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 117,537 15,465 13.2 78,997 5,716 7.2
In families........................ 94,691 8,484 9.0 62,348 2,985 4.8
Householder.................... 43,348 4,705 10.9 33,536 1,874 5.6
In families with related children
under 18 years. 53,187 5,114 9.6 33,992 1,859 5.5
Householder.................... 26,171 3,431 13.1 20,099 1,393 6.9
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 21,832 2,559 11.7 14,568 978 6.7
Householder.................... 11,572 1,794 15.5 8,599 714 8.3
In married-couple families......... 79,404 4,667 5.9 52,976 1,695 3.2
Husband.......................... 36,413 2,144 5.9 31,261 1,090 3.5
Wife............................. 30,448 1,851 6.1 17,531 428 2.4
Related children /1.............. 11,522 590 5.1 3,563 148 4.2
Other............................ 1,020 81 8.0 621 29 4.6
Householder....................... 34,790 2,067 5.9 27,568 895 3.2
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 44,545 2,295 5.2 28,976 942 3.3
Husband.......................... 21,545 1,298 6.0 18,950 753 4.0
Wife............................. 16,533 746 4.5 8,588 151 1.8
Related children /1.............. 5,797 219 3.8 1,037 31 3.0
Other............................ 669 31 4.7 401 7 1.9
Householder....................... 20,131 1,120 5.6 16,108 565 3.5
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 18,698 1,287 6.9 12,753 567 4.4
Husband.......................... 10,171 825 8.1 8,886 478 5.4
Wife............................. 7,137 389 5.5 3,313 79 2.4
Related children /1.............. 974 52 5.4 296 6 1.9
Other............................ 416 21 5.1 258 4 1.5
Householder....................... 9,244 675 7.3 7,235 338 4.7
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 10,773 3,241 30.1 6,148 1,046 17.0
Householder...................... 6,093 2,280 37.4 3,976 808 20.3
Other............................ 4,680 961 20.5 2,172 238 11.0
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 6,567 2,483 37.8 3,570 771 21.6
Householder...................... 4,592 2,039 44.4 2,842 700 24.6
Related children /1.............. 1,439 354 24.6 383 43 11.1
Other............................ 536 90 16.7 344 28 8.2
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 2,373 1,085 45.7 1,279 330 25.8
Householder...................... 1,732 961 55.5 928 304 32.7
Related children /1.............. 348 75 21.5 167 12 6.9
Other............................ 293 49 16.8 184 15 8.1
In unrelated subfamilies........... 410 213 52.0 226 68 30.2
Unrelated individuals.............. 22,436 6,768 30.2 16,423 2,663 16.2
Male ............................. 12,939 3,554 27.5 9,822 1,516 15.4
Householder...................... 8,797 2,080 23.6 6,802 850 12.5
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............................ 9,497 3,214 33.8 6,601 1,148 17.4
Householder...................... 6,895 1,981 28.7 5,047 738 14.6
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
WHITE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 6,727 6,335 94.2 2,126 1,916 90.1
16 to 17 years..................... 198 179 90.8 7 7 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 6,400 6,026 94.2 2,086 1,876 89.9
18 to 24 years................. 1,806 1,728 95.7 370 353 95.5
25 to 34 years................. 1,879 1,781 94.8 601 545 90.8
35 to 44 years................. 1,618 1,463 90.5 680 574 84.5
45 to 54 years................. 678 646 95.3 267 245 92.0
55 to 64 years................. 419 408 97.3 170 159 93.5
65 years and over.................. 130 130 100.0 32 32 (B)
Male
Total........................... 3,170 2,926 92.3 1,392 1,230 88.4
16 to 17 years..................... 79 72 91.1 7 7 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 3,021 2,784 92.1 1,360 1,198 88.1
18 to 24 years................. 782 740 94.6 213 201 94.1
25 to 34 years................. 898 838 93.4 414 371 89.7
35 to 44 years................. 785 680 86.7 433 354 81.7
45 to 54 years................. 345 325 94.3 194 178 91.7
55 to 64 years................. 211 200 94.6 105 94 89.5
65 years and over.................. 70 70 (B) 25 25 (B)
Female
Total........................... 3,557 3,409 95.9 734 686 93.4
16 to 17 years..................... 118 107 90.6 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 3,378 3,242 96.0 726 678 93.4
18 to 24 years................. 1,024 988 96.5 156 152 97.4
25 to 34 years................. 981 943 96.1 187 174 93.3
35 to 44 years................. 833 783 94.0 247 220 89.4
45 to 54 years................. 333 320 96.3 72 67 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 208 208 100.0 64 64 (B)
65 years and over.................. 60 60 (B) 8 8 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 6,597 6,205 94.1 2,093 1,883 90.0
In families........................ 4,251 3,859 90.8 1,535 1,325 86.3
Householder.................... 2,643 2,472 93.6 1,016 909 89.5
In families with related children
under 18 years. 3,598 3,213 89.3 1,334 1,127 84.4
Householder.................... 2,340 2,172 92.8 896 791 88.3
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 2,141 1,872 87.5 796 657 82.5
Householder.................... 1,400 1,277 91.2 512 441 86.1
In married-couple families......... 2,450 2,095 85.5 1,069 881 82.4
Husband.......................... 1,406 1,235 87.9 848 716 84.4
Wife............................. 760 668 88.0 163 130 79.5
Related children /1.............. 230 157 68.4 37 24 (B)
Other............................ 55 35 (B) 21 11 (B)
Householder....................... 1,203 1,048 87.1 621 523 84.3
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 1,964 1,616 82.3 903 717 79.4
Husband.......................... 1,168 1,000 85.6 733 603 82.3
Wife............................. 569 479 84.3 123 90 72.8
Related children /1.............. 183 113 61.7 30 17 (B)
Other............................ 44 24 (B) 17 7 (B)
Householder....................... 979 826 84.4 526 430 81.9
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 1,263 1,015 80.3 584 453 77.7
Husband.......................... 793 669 84.3 483 386 79.8
Wife............................. 354 289 81.7 77 58 75.9
Related children /1.............. 87 38 44.1 14 6 (B)
Other............................ 29 19 (B) 9 4 (B)
Householder....................... 643 530 82.4 326 260 79.9
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,559 1,529 98.0 366 352 96.0
Householder...................... 1,263 1,251 99.1 315 310 98.3
Other............................ 297 277 93.5 51 41 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 1,427 1,396 97.9 342 328 95.7
Householder...................... 1,203 1,192 99.1 297 291 98.2
Related children /1.............. 157 147 93.7 20 20 (B)
Other............................ 67 57 (B) 26 16 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 742 728 98.1 155 151 97.7
Householder...................... 647 641 99.0 138 136 98.7
Related children /1.............. 56 50 (B) 7 7 (B)
Other............................ 39 37 (B) 10 8 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 143 143 100.0 29 29 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 2,203 2,203 100.0 529 529 100.0
Male ............................. 1,155 1,155 100.0 349 349 100.0
Householder...................... 626 626 100.0 169 169 100.0
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............................ 1,048 1,048 100.0 180 180 100.0
Householder...................... 513 513 100.0 104 104 100.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.