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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 17,290 4,141 24.0 11,535 1,536 13.3 2,002 1,945 97.1 508 477 94.1
16 to 17 years..................... 347 84 24.1 13 0 (B) 68 64 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 16,540 3,830 23.2 11,372 1,491 13.1 1,904 1,850 97.2 505 474 94.0
18 to 24 years................. 2,705 975 36.0 893 198 22.1 615 598 97.2 91 79 86.7
25 to 34 years................. 4,415 1,054 23.9 3,195 461 14.4 538 527 98.0 173 164 94.6
35 to 44 years................. 4,779 922 19.3 3,707 416 11.2 443 425 96.0 137 131 95.9
45 to 54 years................. 3,308 573 17.3 2,606 285 10.9 213 205 96.3 58 55 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 1,335 306 22.9 970 132 13.6 96 96 100.0 45 45 (B)
65 years and over.................. 402 228 56.8 150 46 30.4 30 30 (B) 3 3 (B)
Male
Total........................... 7,970 1,435 18.0 5,636 556 9.9 556 523 94.0 136 118 86.1
16 to 17 years..................... 164 45 27.7 8 0 (B) 33 33 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 7,611 1,298 17.1 5,543 534 9.6 512 478 93.5 136 118 86.1
18 to 24 years................. 1,239 321 25.9 452 86 18.9 173 155 89.9 30 17 (B)
25 to 34 years................. 2,020 361 17.9 1,518 163 10.7 103 97 94.6 27 23 (B)
35 to 44 years................. 2,241 313 13.9 1,838 135 7.4 132 124 94.3 50 48 (B)
45 to 54 years................. 1,508 200 13.3 1,261 109 8.6 72 69 (B) 18 16 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 604 104 17.2 474 41 8.8 32 32 (B) 12 12 (B)
65 years and over.................. 195 92 47.0 84 22 26.4 12 12 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female
Total........................... 9,319 2,706 29.0 5,899 980 16.6 1,446 1,422 98.4 371 360 97.0
16 to 17 years..................... 183 38 21.0 5 0 (B) 35 32 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 8,929 2,531 28.4 5,828 957 16.4 1,393 1,372 98.5 368 357 97.0
18 to 24 years................. 1,465 654 44.6 441 112 25.4 443 443 100.0 62 62 (B)
25 to 34 years................. 2,395 694 29.0 1,678 298 17.8 435 430 98.8 146 141 96.4
35 to 44 years................. 2,538 609 24.0 1,868 280 15.0 311 301 96.7 87 83 95.2
45 to 54 years................. 1,800 373 20.7 1,345 176 13.1 140 136 96.6 40 38 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 731 202 27.6 496 91 18.3 63 63 (B) 33 33 (B)
65 years and over.................. 207 136 65.9 66 23 (B) 19 19 (B) 3 3 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 16,888 3,913 23.2 11,385 1,491 13.1 1,972 1,915 97.1 505 474 94.0
In families........................ 13,124 2,502 19.1 8,714 908 10.4 1,495 1,438 96.2 420 390 92.8
Householder.................... 6,346 1,625 25.6 4,552 632 13.9 1,071 1,044 97.4 329 314 95.4
In families with related children
under 18 years. 8,197 1,866 22.8 5,284 664 12.6 1,312 1,255 95.6 381 351 92.1
Householder.................... 4,527 1,443 31.9 3,165 562 17.8 1,007 979 97.3 310 295 95.2
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 3,762 997 26.5 2,335 341 14.6 796 753 94.6 221 199 90.1
Householder.................... 2,130 796 37.4 1,357 284 20.9 626 605 96.7 174 166 95.3
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......... 7,396 495 6.7 5,319 187 3.5 270 237 87.6 99 83 84.0
Husband.......................... 3,151 183 5.8 2,695 76 2.8 136 112 82.0 58 48 (B)
Wife............................. 2,886 208 7.2 2,126 76 3.6 98 89 90.8 37 31 (B)
Related children /1.............. 1,203 90 7.5 426 34 7.9 31 31 (B) 4 4 (B)
Other............................ 156 14 8.8 71 2 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 3,087 195 6.3 2,507 72 2.9 126 110 87.3 52 42 (B)
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years. 4,565 279 6.1 3,257 102 3.1 221 187 84.8 83 67 80.9
Husband.......................... 2,050 131 6.4 1,772 55 3.1 120 96 79.7 51 41 (B)
Wife............................. 1,776 103 5.8 1,279 38 3.0 76 67 88.2 31 26 (B)
Related children /1.............. 638 38 6.0 158 8 5.4 19 19 (B) 0 0 (B)
Other............................ 101 8 8.0 49 0 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 1,972 129 6.6 1,589 44 2.8 110 94 85.4 43 33 (B)
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 2,063 154 7.5 1,451 61 4.2 139 113 81.9 45 35 (B)
Husband.......................... 959 73 7.6 803 23 2.9 79 58 74.2 25 16 (B)
Wife............................. 804 58 7.2 542 29 5.3 45 40 (B) 20 18 (B)
Related children /1.............. 239 18 7.7 77 8 11.0 10 10 (B) 0 0 (B)
Other............................ 61 5 (B) 29 0 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 915 71 7.8 697 17 2.5 66 54 (B) 18 12 (B)
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 4,666 1,839 39.4 2,693 649 24.1 1,147 1,123 97.9 296 281 95.2
Householder...................... 2,744 1,335 48.7 1,689 517 30.6 899 887 98.7 262 256 98.0
Other............................ 1,922 504 26.2 1,004 132 13.1 248 235 95.0 34 25 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 3,137 1,485 47.3 1,725 512 29.7 1,037 1,013 97.7 278 264 94.9
Householder...................... 2,246 1,239 55.2 1,357 478 35.2 859 848 98.7 252 246 97.9
Related children /1.............. 632 190 30.1 222 33 14.8 143 131 91.4 25 16 (B)
Other............................ 259 56 21.6 147 1 0.8 35 35 (B) 1 1 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 1,480 774 52.3 750 244 32.5 629 611 97.2 164 152 92.9
Householder...................... 1,070 670 62.6 555 235 42.3 540 532 98.4 149 146 98.2
Related children /1.............. 249 71 28.5 109 9 8.2 69 60 (B) 15 6 (B)
Other............................ 161 33 20.6 86 0 0.0 19 19 (B) 0 0 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 82 45 54.5 55 21 (B) 24 24 (B) 5 5 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,682 1,366 37.1 2,616 562 21.5 453 453 100.0 79 79 100.0
Male ............................. 2,015 685 34.0 1,483 293 19.8 207 207 100.0 33 33 (B)
Householder...................... 1,313 358 27.3 1,005 139 13.8 75 75 (B) 8 8 (B)
Female............................ 1,666 682 40.9 1,132 269 23.8 247 247 100.0 46 46 (B)
Householder...................... 1,296 503 38.8 889 205 23.1 156 156 100.0 34 34 (B)
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/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.