Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 148,295 23,649 15.9 97,941 8,125 8.3 9,113 8,588 94.2 2,499 2,223 89.0
16 to 17 years..................... 3,533 477 13.5 108 17 15.4 304 277 91.2 4 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 139,218 20,455 14.7 95,861 7,705 8.0 8,649 8,150 94.2 2,458 2,182 88.8
18 to 24 years................. 21,016 5,535 26.3 7,675 1,420 18.5 2,705 2,591 95.8 421 382 90.9
25 to 34 years................. 32,974 4,969 15.1 23,930 2,139 8.9 2,303 2,181 94.7 762 688 90.3
35 to 44 years................. 38,923 4,420 11.4 29,478 1,915 6.5 2,051 1,860 90.7 729 610 83.7
45 to 54 years................. 31,130 3,011 9.7 24,196 1,374 5.7 1,057 995 94.1 355 318 89.4
55 to 64 years................. 15,175 2,520 16.6 10,582 856 8.1 532 523 98.4 192 185 96.4
65 years and over.................. 5,544 2,717 49.0 1,973 403 20.5 160 160 100.0 36 36 (B)
Male
Total........................... 78,145 10,661 13.6 57,520 3,959 6.9 3,962 3,641 91.9 1,396 1,193 85.4
16 to 17 years..................... 1,882 243 12.9 72 13 (B) 144 132 92.0 4 4 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 73,057 9,019 12.3 56,163 3,727 6.6 3,740 3,431 91.7 1,369 1,166 85.1
18 to 24 years................. 10,826 2,495 23.0 4,380 710 16.2 1,117 1,047 93.7 207 174 84.1
25 to 34 years................. 17,423 2,322 13.3 14,139 1,108 7.8 949 871 91.8 424 369 87.1
35 to 44 years................. 20,625 2,020 9.8 17,603 950 5.4 948 837 88.3 440 356 81.0
45 to 54 years................. 16,076 1,210 7.5 13,816 594 4.3 477 434 91.1 199 174 87.1
55 to 64 years................. 8,107 971 12.0 6,224 366 5.9 249 241 96.6 100 93 93.0
65 years and over.................. 3,206 1,399 43.6 1,285 220 17.1 78 78 100.0 23 23 (B)
Female
Total........................... 70,150 12,988 18.5 40,421 4,166 10.3 5,151 4,947 96.0 1,102 1,030 93.4
16 to 17 years..................... 1,651 234 14.2 35 4 (B) 160 145 90.4 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 66,161 11,437 17.3 39,698 3,978 10.0 4,909 4,720 96.1 1,089 1,017 93.4
18 to 24 years................. 10,189 3,040 29.8 3,294 711 21.6 1,588 1,544 97.2 214 208 97.4
25 to 34 years................. 15,551 2,646 17.0 9,791 1,031 10.5 1,354 1,310 96.7 338 319 94.3
35 to 44 years................. 18,298 2,400 13.1 11,875 966 8.1 1,104 1,023 92.7 289 253 87.7
45 to 54 years................. 15,054 1,801 12.0 10,380 780 7.5 580 561 96.6 156 144 92.4
55 to 64 years................. 7,068 1,549 21.9 4,358 491 11.3 283 283 100.0 92 92 100.0
65 years and over.................. 2,338 1,318 56.4 687 184 26.7 82 82 100.0 13 13 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 142,751 20,932 14.7 95,968 7,721 8.0 8,953 8,428 94.1 2,463 2,187 88.8
In families........................ 114,257 11,448 10.0 75,666 3,988 5.3 5,819 5,294 91.0 1,885 1,609 85.4
Householder.................... 51,875 6,393 12.3 39,672 2,461 6.2 3,622 3,404 94.0 1,247 1,106 88.7
In families with related children
under 18 years. 65,523 7,144 10.9 42,189 2,514 6.0 4,945 4,420 89.4 1,613 1,337 82.9
Householder.................... 32,143 4,886 15.2 24,375 1,922 7.9 3,251 3,033 93.3 1,104 964 87.3
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 27,198 3,391 12.5 18,153 1,245 6.9 2,753 2,385 86.6 929 740 79.7
Householder.................... 14,301 2,497 17.5 10,426 946 9.1 1,900 1,749 92.1 621 526 84.7
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1999--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year Worked full time year round Worked in previous year Worked full time year round
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold avg. poverty threshold
for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family for 4_person family
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
In married-couple families......... 92,204 5,402 5.9 62,270 1,929 3.1 2,661 2,243 84.3 1,106 878 79.4
Husband.......................... 41,735 2,392 5.7 35,997 1,121 3.1 1,464 1,242 84.9 833 670 80.4
Wife............................. 35,487 2,151 6.1 21,363 611 2.9 831 726 87.4 225 185 82.2
Related children /1.............. 13,439 732 5.4 3,981 155 3.9 265 212 79.8 23 10 (B)
Other............................ 1,543 127 8.2 930 43 4.6 100 62 62.3 25 13 (B)
Householder....................... 39,758 2,280 5.7 31,529 897 2.8 1,260 1,084 86.0 606 493 81.4
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 52,494 2,642 5.0 34,649 980 2.8 2,162 1,744 80.7 909 681 74.9
Husband.......................... 24,850 1,389 5.6 21,951 714 3.3 1,224 1,002 81.9 706 543 76.9
Wife............................. 19,571 886 4.5 10,682 225 2.1 644 539 83.7 163 123 75.4
Related children /1.............. 7,047 310 4.4 1,374 28 2.0 211 157 74.5 17 4 (B)
Other............................ 1,025 56 5.5 642 14 2.2 83 46 54.7 23 11 (B)
Householder....................... 23,247 1,231 5.3 18,552 529 2.9 1,036 860 83.0 498 385 77.4
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 22,154 1,296 5.8 15,312 527 3.4 1,227 926 75.5 555 394 71.0
Husband.......................... 11,732 816 7.0 10,275 423 4.1 769 610 79.3 449 329 73.1
Wife............................. 8,443 386 4.6 4,148 88 2.1 328 260 79.4 78 59 75.4
Related children /1.............. 1,327 62 4.7 477 12 2.6 67 27 (B) 14 2 (B)
Other............................ 652 30 4.7 412 4 1.1 63 29 (B) 14 4 (B)
Householder....................... 10,681 673 6.3 8,332 283 3.4 617 492 79.9 297 215 72.3
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 16,155 5,226 32.3 9,280 1,722 18.6 2,792 2,693 96.5 645 602 93.2
Householder...................... 9,011 3,613 40.1 5,759 1,344 23.3 2,109 2,072 98.2 548 524 95.6
Other............................ 7,144 1,613 22.6 3,521 379 10.7 683 621 91.0 98 78 80.0
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 10,279 4,021 39.1 5,608 1,309 23.3 2,505 2,406 96.1 596 553 92.7
Householder...................... 7,022 3,269 46.6 4,341 1,198 27.6 1,999 1,962 98.1 517 493 95.3
Related children /1.............. 2,350 597 25.4 700 73 10.4 386 341 88.4 49 36 (B)
Other............................ 907 154 17.0 567 39 6.8 119 102 85.9 30 24 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 3,959 1,823 46.0 2,091 592 28.3 1,354 1,293 95.5 318 293 92.3
Householder...................... 2,823 1,589 56.3 1,501 543 36.2 1,146 1,123 98.0 275 265 96.4
Related children /1.............. 652 147 22.6 283 28 9.9 138 114 82.6 28 18 (B)
Other............................ 485 86 17.8 307 20 6.6 71 56 (B) 15 10 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 511 291 56.8 288 119 41.2 133 133 100.0 18 18 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 27,982 9,194 32.9 20,014 3,614 18.1 3,001 3,001 100.0 561 561 100.0
Male ............................. 15,735 4,708 29.9 11,602 1,943 16.7 1,515 1,515 100.0 323 323 100.0
Householder...................... 10,636 2,657 25.0 8,138 1,105 13.6 773 773 100.0 183 183 100.0
Female............................ 12,247 4,486 36.6 8,412 1,671 19.9 1,485 1,485 100.0 237 237 100.0
Householder...................... 8,749 2,712 31.0 6,288 1,030 16.4 758 758 100.0 133 133 100.0
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/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.