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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 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
WHITES NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................            109,402       15,336       14.0       71,974        4,842        6.7        4,757        4,583       96.3        1,163        1,081       93.0 
16 to 17 years.....................              2,731          298       10.9           68           11        (B)          167          151       90.6            4            4        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................            101,896       12,701       12.5       70,242        4,503        6.4        4,490        4,331       96.5        1,128        1,046       92.8 
    18 to 24 years.................             14,651        3,527       24.1        5,196          915       17.6        1,488        1,463       98.3          205          201       98.3 
    25 to 34 years.................             22,398        2,706       12.1       16,369        1,090        6.7        1,040        1,011       97.2          284          268       94.4 
    35 to 44 years.................             28,361        2,607        9.2       21,398        1,043        4.9        1,039          961       92.4          333          286       85.8 
    45 to 54 years.................             24,206        1,916        7.9       18,800          838        4.5          589          567       96.2          197          185       94.2 
    55 to 64 years.................             12,279        1,945       15.8        8,480          617        7.3          333          329       98.9          109          105       96.6 
65 years and over..................              4,775        2,337       48.9        1,664          327       19.6          100          100      100.0           31           31        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................             58,047        6,984       12.0       42,989        2,323        5.4        2,149        2,045       95.2          688          624       90.7 
16 to 17 years.....................              1,443          142        9.9           41            8        (B)           71           65        (B)            4            4        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             53,822        5,614       10.4       41,861        2,138        5.1        2,025        1,927       95.1          664          600       90.4 
    18 to 24 years.................              7,488        1,605       21.4        2,906          431       14.8          616          604       98.0           84           80       95.9 
    25 to 34 years.................             11,869        1,261       10.6        9,819          544        5.5          453          429       94.8          173          160       92.2 
    35 to 44 years.................             15,238        1,242        8.2       13,174          553        4.2          517          472       91.4          231          194       83.9 
    45 to 54 years.................             12,612          759        6.0       10,914          347        3.2          273          258       94.6          112          106       94.6 
    55 to 64 years.................              6,616          747       11.3        5,049          263        5.2          166          163       97.8           63           59        (B) 
65 years and over..................              2,781        1,227       44.1        1,087          177       16.3           53           53        (B)           21           21        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................             51,355        8,352       16.3       28,985        2,519        8.7        2,608        2,538       97.3          474          457       96.3 
16 to 17 years.....................              1,288          155       12.1           27            4        (B)           96           86       89.3            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             48,074        7,087       14.7       28,381        2,366        8.3        2,465        2,405       97.6          464          446       96.2 
    18 to 24 years.................              7,163        1,922       26.8        2,291          484       21.1          872          859       98.6          121          121      100.0 
    25 to 34 years.................             10,530        1,445       13.7        6,550          546        8.3          587          582       99.0          111          108       98.0 
    35 to 44 years.................             13,124        1,365       10.4        8,224          490        6.0          523          489       93.5          102           92       90.1 
    45 to 54 years.................             11,594        1,158       10.0        7,886          491        6.2          316          309       97.6           84           79       93.6 
    55 to 64 years.................              5,663        1,198       21.1        3,431          354       10.3          167          167      100.0           45           45        (B) 
65 years and over..................              1,994        1,110       55.7          578          150       25.9           47           47        (B)           10           10        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   People 16 to 64 years old.......            104,627       12,999       12.4       70,310        4,515        6.4        4,657        4,483       96.3        1,132        1,050       92.8 
In families........................             83,382        6,522        7.8       55,123        2,149        3.9        2,505        2,330       93.0          752          670       89.1 
    Householder....................             37,754        3,371        8.9       29,390        1,241        4.2        1,523        1,442       94.7          488          439       89.9 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 18 years.                               45,045        3,436        7.6       28,819        1,125        3.9        2,003        1,829       91.3          565          483       85.5 
    Householder....................             21,984        2,273       10.3       17,108          859        5.0        1,286        1,205       93.7          387          338       87.3 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 6 years..                               17,434        1,453        8.3       11,761          500        4.3        1,025          909       88.7          287          235       81.8 
    Householder....................              9,329        1,070       11.5        7,052          391        5.5          728          672       92.3          204          169       82.5 
 
 
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.........             71,284        3,637        5.1       47,700        1,215        2.5        1,311        1,189       90.7          509          445       87.3 
  Husband..........................             32,463        1,482        4.6       28,207          657        2.3          677          605       89.4          381          324       85.0 
  Wife.............................             27,995        1,598        5.7       16,408          437        2.7          484          448       92.5          123          115       94.1 
  Related children /1..............             10,226          497        4.9        2,745          100        3.6          132          118       89.7            3            3        (B) 
  Other............................                599           61       10.1          340           21        6.2           18           18        (B)            2            2        (B) 
 Householder.......................             31,041        1,481        4.8       24,673          553        2.2          622          559       89.8          292          257       87.9 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 18 years.              38,258        1,428        3.7       24,837          482        1.9          962          840       87.3          360          296       82.1 
  Husband..........................             18,290          683        3.7       16,405          337        2.1          507          435       85.8          286          228       79.9 
  Wife.............................             14,558          549        3.8        7,488          126        1.7          345          308       89.4           69           62        (B) 
  Related children /1..............              5,118          178        3.5          774           13        1.7           96           83       85.9            3            3        (B) 
  Other............................                293           19        6.5          169            6        3.3           14           14        (B)            2            2        (B) 
 Householder.......................             17,172          632        3.7       13,809          264        1.9          458          395       86.1          209          174       83.1 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 6 years..              15,234          629        4.1       10,484          221        2.1          479          396       82.8          186          142       76.4 
  Husband..........................              8,316          366        4.4        7,437          182        2.4          282          235       83.3          156          113       72.4 
  Wife.............................              6,076          225        3.7        2,739           35        1.3          168          143       85.1           26           25        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                681           28        4.1          209            2        1.0           21           11        (B)            2            2        (B) 
  Other............................                161           10        6.0           99            2        2.5            8            8        (B)            2            2        (B) 
 Householder.......................              7,610          315        4.1        6,009          131        2.2          251          206       82.3          111           84       75.2 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
no spouse present..................              8,717        2,450       28.1        5,004          763       15.2        1,025          979       95.5          188          174       92.6 
  Householder......................              4,802        1,633       34.0        3,184          583       18.3          778          764       98.2          159          148       93.3 
  Other............................              3,915          817       20.9        1,820          180        9.9          247          215       87.2           29           26        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.        5,194        1,771       34.1        2,802          537       19.2          911          866       95.0          163          149       91.4 
  Householder......................              3,615        1,439       39.8        2,309          497       21.5          723          709       98.0          142          131       92.5 
  Related children /1..............              1,259          288       22.8          298           25        8.5          154          130       84.2           14           11        (B) 
  Other............................                320           45       14.0          195           14        7.3           35           28        (B)            7            7        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.        1,687          703       41.7          898          230       25.6          461          433       94.1           81           76       93.8 
  Householder......................              1,281          644       50.3          709          212       29.8          406          397       97.9           73           68        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                246           34       14.0           90           10       11.1           31           20        (B)            6            6        (B) 
  Other............................                159           24       15.2           99            9        9.0           23           16        (B)            2            2        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies...........                312          171       54.9          157           58       36.6           83           83      100.0            6            6        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals..............             20,933        6,306       30.1       15,029        2,308       15.4        2,069        2,069      100.0          374          374      100.0 
 Male .............................             11,585        3,084       26.6        8,560        1,153       13.5        1,040        1,040      100.0          219          219      100.0 
  Householder......................              8,165        1,906       23.3        6,252          760       12.2          612          612      100.0          151          151      100.0 
 Female............................              9,348        3,222       34.5        6,470        1,155       17.8        1,029        1,029      100.0          155          155      100.0 
  Householder......................              6,743        1,957       29.0        4,897          720       14.7          521          521      100.0           85           85      100.0 
 
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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_005.htm