Table 9. Number of Children, Marital Status, and Work Experience 09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001
in 2000 of People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
16 Years and Over 16 to 24 Years 25 to 34 Years 35 Years and Over
Below Below Below Below
poverty poverty poverty poverty
level level level level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Characteristic
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total....................... 19,491 3,042 15.6 4,515 1,056 23.4 3,889 651 16.7 11,087 1,335 12.0
In families with no own
children under 18............. 10,016 1,139 11.4 1,854 310 16.7 1,412 121 8.6 6,751 707 10.5
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 9,475 1,904 20.1 2,661 746 28.0 2,478 530 21.4 4,337 628 14.5
1 child................. 4,139 575 13.9 1,246 261 21.0 829 99 12.0 2,065 214 10.4
2 or more children...... 5,336 1,329 24.9 1,415 484 34.2 1,649 431 26.1 2,272 414 18.2
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 3,557 835 23.5 919 369 40.1 1,559 315 20.2 1,079 152 14.1
1 child................. 2,603 519 19.9 630 218 34.6 1,080 182 16.8 893 120 13.4
2 or more children...... 954 316 33.2 288 151 52.3 479 133 27.8 186 32 17.4
Male
Total...................... 8,528 954 11.2 2,163 403 18.6 1,582 148 9.3 4,783 403 8.4
In families with no own
children under 18............. 4,789 495 10.3 1,001 165 16.5 811 70 8.7 2,977 259 8.7
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 3,739 460 12.3 1,162 238 20.4 771 78 10.1 1,806 145 8.0
1 child.................. 1,644 125 7.6 546 60 11.0 283 12 4.2 815 52 6.4
2 or more children....... 2,095 335 16.0 616 178 28.8 487 66 13.4 991 92 9.3
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 1,316 146 11.1 231 50 21.8 545 59 10.9 540 37 6.8
1 child.................. 965 88 9.1 175 38 21.6 354 21 5.9 436 29 6.7
2 or more children....... 351 58 16.7 56 13 (B) 191 38 20.1 104 8 7.3
Female 10,963 2,088 19.0 2,352 653 27.8 2,308 503 21.8 6,304 932 14.8
In families with no own
children under 18............. 5,227 644 12.3 853 145 17.0 600 51 8.5 3,773 448 11.9
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 5,737 1,444 25.2 1,499 508 33.9 1,707 452 26.5 2,531 483 19.1
1 child.................. 2,495 450 18.0 700 201 28.8 545 87 16.0 1,250 161 12.9
2 or more children....... 3,241 994 30.7 799 307 38.4 1,162 365 31.4 1,281 322 25.1
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 2,241 689 30.7 688 318 46.3 1,014 256 25.2 539 115 21.4
1 child.................. 1,638 431 26.3 455 180 39.6 726 161 22.1 457 90 19.8
2 or more children....... 603 258 42.8 233 138 59.4 288 95 33.0 82 25 30.2
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.