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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 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................             15,436        3,356       21.7       10,245        1,495       14.6        1,962        1,697       86.5          719          575       80.0 
16 to 17 years.....................                308           73       23.7           27            5        (B)           56           49        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             14,894        3,162       21.2       10,124        1,460       14.4        1,887        1,630       86.4          717          573       80.0 
    18 to 24 years.................              2,878          809       28.1        1,334          273       20.5          504          435       86.3          114           92       80.1 
    25 to 34 years.................              4,522          994       22.0        3,205          510       15.9          609          530       87.0          271          222       81.9 
    35 to 44 years.................              4,132          747       18.1        3,091          400       13.0          491          410       83.5          230          179       77.5 
    45 to 54 years.................              2,358          402       17.1        1,777          186       10.4          198          175       88.3           69           53        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................              1,005          210       20.9          717           91       12.7           84           79       94.4           31           28        (B) 
65 years and over..................                234          121       51.7           93           29       31.2           18           18        (B)            2            2        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................              8,894        1,874       21.1        6,476          939       14.5        1,079          910       84.4          494          387       78.3 
16 to 17 years.....................                179           44       24.6           23            5        (B)           34           27        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              8,578        1,770       20.6        6,382          913       14.3        1,039          877       84.4          492          384       78.2 
    18 to 24 years.................              1,706          473       27.7          876          174       19.8          284          243       85.7           84           67       79.5 
    25 to 34 years.................              2,677          618       23.1        2,099          361       17.2          348          298       85.7          197          160       81.1 
    35 to 44 years.................              2,330          393       16.9        1,886          219       11.6          275          223       81.2          144          106       73.6 
    45 to 54 years.................              1,281          190       14.8        1,061          105        9.9           95           80       83.5           46           35        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                584           96       16.5          460           54       11.8           37           33        (B)           20           17        (B) 
65 years and over..................                137           61       44.4           71           21        (B)            6            6        (B)            2            2        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................              6,542        1,481       22.6        3,769          556       14.7          883          786       89.1          225          189       84.0 
16 to 17 years.....................                129           29       22.4            4            0        (B)           23           21        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              6,315        1,392       22.0        3,742          548       14.6          848          753       88.8          225          189       84.0 
    18 to 24 years.................              1,171          336       28.7          458          100       21.7          220          192       87.0           30           25        (B) 
    25 to 34 years.................              1,844          377       20.4        1,106          150       13.5          261          232       88.8           74           62        (B) 
    35 to 44 years.................              1,802          354       19.7        1,205          181       15.0          217          187       86.4           87           73       84.0 
    45 to 54 years.................              1,076          212       19.7          716           80       11.2          103           96       92.7           23           18        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                421          113       26.9          257           37       14.3           47           47        (B)           11           11        (B) 
65 years and over..................                 98           60       61.9           23            8        (B)           12           12        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   People 16 to 64 years old.......             15,202        3,235       21.3       10,151        1,466       14.4        1,944        1,679       86.4          717          573       80.0 
In families........................             12,792        1,988       15.5        8,473          814        9.6        1,537        1,271       82.7          622          479       76.9 
    Householder....................              5,699        1,179       20.7        4,139          529       12.8          872          779       89.3          371          310       83.4 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 18 years.                                9,210        1,564       17.0        6,047          650       10.7        1,399        1,134       81.0          590          447       75.7 
    Householder....................              4,282        1,000       23.4        3,072          454       14.8          813          720       88.5          354          292       82.6 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 6 years..                                4,818          843       17.5        3,225          372       11.5          850          655       77.1          387          285       73.7 
    Householder....................              2,276          556       24.4        1,586          252       15.9          483          418       86.6          221          179       81.3 
 
 
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.........              9,430        1,013       10.7        6,450          440        6.8          900          666       74.0          431          303       70.4 
  Husband..........................              4,408          619       14.1        3,641          344        9.4          558          447       80.1          344          261       76.0 
  Wife.............................              3,078          257        8.4        1,841           70        3.8          196          148       75.3           53           34        (B) 
  Related children /1..............              1,297           92        7.1          537           15        2.7           73           36        (B)           15            2        (B) 
  Other............................                647           44        6.9          431           12        2.8           73           36        (B)           19            7        (B) 
 Householder.......................              3,965          508       12.8        3,026          242        8.0          428          347       81.0          223          170       76.2 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 18 years.               7,051          775       11.0        4,796          349        7.3          830          595       71.7          412          285       69.1 
  Husband..........................              3,409          505       14.8        2,823          292       10.4          521          410       78.7          331          248       75.1 
  Wife.............................              2,244          182        8.1        1,302           47        3.6          178          130       72.8           52           32        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                868           64        7.4          313            5        1.6           70           33        (B)           13            0        (B) 
  Other............................                530           25        4.7          358            5        1.4           61           23        (B)           17            5        (B) 
 Householder.......................              3,011          402       13.4        2,292          200        8.7          393          312       79.4          213          160       75.0 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 6 years..               3,824          460       12.0        2,640          225        8.5          562          384       68.2          298          204       68.5 
  Husband..........................              1,970          344       17.5        1,614          206       12.8          374          291       77.8          248          189       76.2 
  Wife.............................              1,149           86        7.5          622           15        2.5          102           71       69.5           27           13        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                323           14        4.4          150            2        1.2           36            6        (B)           12            0        (B) 
  Other............................                382           16        4.1          254            2        0.8           50           16        (B)           11            2        (B) 
 Householder.......................              1,679          257       15.3        1,248          130       10.4          269          210       78.0          154          114       74.5 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
no spouse present..................              2,231          788       35.3        1,282          291       22.7          530          501       94.5          149          133       89.8 
  Householder......................              1,198          539       45.0          734          220       30.0          365          354       96.9          113          105       92.9 
  Other............................              1,033          249       24.1          547           71       12.9          165          147       89.3           36           29        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.        1,616          660       40.9          897          242       27.0          485          456       94.0          142          127       89.3 
  Householder......................                962          498       51.8          565          201       35.5          353          341       96.8          109          101       92.6 
  Related children /1..............                373          107       28.6          144           17       12.1           80           72       89.8           10            9        (B) 
  Other............................                281           56       19.8          188           24       12.7           52           43        (B)           23           17        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.          703          303       43.1          395          108       27.3          232          216       93.1           66           58        (B) 
  Householder......................                412          233       56.5          209           85       40.6          169          163       96.7           46           44        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                140           42       30.1           76           12       15.8           35           32        (B)            7            6        (B) 
  Other............................                151           28       18.7          110           11       10.0           28           21        (B)           13            9        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies...........                 97           61       63.3           62           33        (B)           25           25        (B)           10           10        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals..............              2,313        1,185       51.2        1,616          618       38.2          382          382      100.0           85           85      100.0 
 Male .............................              1,563          781       50.0        1,115          419       37.6          234          234      100.0           59           59        (B) 
  Householder......................                777          308       39.6          582          167       28.7           68           68        (B)           17           17        (B) 
 Female............................                750          404       53.9          501          199       39.7          148          148      100.0           26           26        (B) 
  Householder......................                402          171       42.5          292           84       28.8           53           53        (B)           11           11        (B) 
 
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/1  Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/pov/new11_004.htm