Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 2000--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
WHITE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 124,661 16,852 13.5 83,127 5,443 6.5 6,059 5,604 92.5 1,755 1,493 85.0
16 to 17 years..................... 2,884 293 10.2 82 14 16.7 158 135 85.6 6 5 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 116,797 14,230 12.2 81,281 5,113 6.3 5,764 5,338 92.6 1,723 1,464 85.0
18 to 24 years................. 17,648 3,951 22.4 6,942 1,061 15.3 1,721 1,633 94.9 281 253 90.0
25 to 34 years................. 26,249 3,353 12.8 19,177 1,333 7.0 1,563 1,447 92.6 495 424 85.6
35 to 44 years................. 32,083 2,864 8.9 24,489 1,180 4.8 1,375 1,207 87.8 550 430 78.3
45 to 54 years................. 27,348 2,123 7.8 21,317 957 4.5 700 654 93.4 280 242 86.5
55 to 64 years................. 13,469 1,940 14.4 9,356 582 6.2 405 398 98.2 117 115 98.1
65 years and over.................. 4,980 2,328 46.8 1,764 317 18.0 137 131 95.3 26 24 (B)
Male
Total........................... 66,764 7,933 11.9 49,969 2,883 5.8 2,853 2,556 89.6 1,100 893 81.1
16 to 17 years..................... 1,482 150 10.1 49 8 (B) 73 65 (B) 4 3 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 62,351 6,591 10.6 48,725 2,687 5.5 2,700 2,418 89.5 1,078 874 81.1
18 to 24 years................. 9,183 1,823 19.9 3,949 543 13.8 746 682 91.5 149 130 87.1
25 to 34 years................. 14,175 1,608 11.3 11,686 757 6.5 666 597 89.7 311 256 82.5
35 to 44 years................. 17,381 1,441 8.3 15,088 676 4.5 693 588 84.9 362 270 74.6
45 to 54 years................. 14,366 954 6.6 12,449 450 3.6 385 344 89.2 185 149 80.5
55 to 64 years................. 7,246 765 10.6 5,553 260 4.7 211 206 97.9 71 69 (B)
65 years and over.................. 2,931 1,192 40.7 1,194 187 15.7 79 73 91.9 18 15 (B)
Female
Total........................... 57,897 8,919 15.4 33,159 2,561 7.7 3,206 3,048 95.1 655 600 91.6
16 to 17 years..................... 1,403 143 10.2 33 5 (B) 85 70 82.4 2 2 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 54,446 7,639 14.0 32,556 2,425 7.4 3,064 2,921 95.3 646 590 91.5
18 to 24 years................. 8,465 2,128 25.1 2,993 517 17.3 975 951 97.6 132 123 93.4
25 to 34 years................. 12,074 1,744 14.4 7,491 576 7.7 897 849 94.7 185 168 90.9
35 to 44 years................. 14,703 1,423 9.7 9,402 503 5.4 683 619 90.6 187 160 85.2
45 to 54 years................. 12,981 1,169 9.0 8,869 507 5.7 315 310 98.5 96 94 98.0
55 to 64 years................. 6,223 1,175 18.9 3,802 322 8.5 194 191 98.6 46 46 (B)
65 years and over.................. 2,049 1,137 55.5 570 130 22.8 58 58 (B) 8 8 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 119,681 14,524 12.1 81,364 5,126 6.3 5,922 5,474 92.4 1,729 1,469 85.0
In families........................ 95,313 7,185 7.5 64,102 2,506 3.9 3,599 3,150 87.5 1,314 1,054 80.2
Householder.................... 42,953 3,898 9.1 33,167 1,564 4.7 2,198 1,995 90.8 868 709 81.7
In families with related children
under 18 years. 53,644 4,349 8.1 35,100 1,574 4.5 3,048 2,605 85.5 1,163 904 77.8
Householder.................... 25,845 2,918 11.3 19,810 1,210 6.1 1,967 1,766 89.8 799 642 80.3
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 21,708 2,054 9.5 14,730 751 5.1 1,643 1,357 82.6 642 472 73.5
Householder.................... 11,272 1,482 13.2 8,326 573 6.9 1,109 970 87.4 435 328 75.4
In married-couple families......... 79,861 3,798 4.8 54,570 1,336 2.4 2,081 1,691 81.3 934 699 74.9
Husband.......................... 36,586 1,713 4.7 31,962 833 2.6 1,195 982 82.2 723 547 75.6
Wife............................. 30,851 1,561 5.1 18,479 385 2.1 646 547 84.7 152 120 79.0
Related children /1.............. 11,346 472 4.2 3,436 111 3.2 205 142 69.2 54 31 (B)
Other............................ 1,078 51 4.7 693 8 1.2 35 20 (B) 4 1 (B)
Householder....................... 34,557 1,642 4.8 27,296 675 2.5 1,038 858 82.7 540 397 73.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 11. Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 2000--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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 with
related children under 18 years. 44,875 1,918 4.3 29,937 755 2.5 1,683 1,300 77.2 813 581 71.4
Husband.......................... 21,436 1,044 4.9 19,093 577 3.0 1,008 796 79.0 649 474 73.1
Wife............................. 16,652 650 3.9 9,035 134 1.5 494 396 80.3 114 82 72.0
Related children /1.............. 6,024 191 3.2 1,292 35 2.7 152 88 58.3 46 23 (B)
Other............................ 764 34 4.4 518 8 1.6 31 19 (B) 4 1 (B)
Householder....................... 19,855 919 4.6 15,740 433 2.8 851 672 79.0 478 337 70.5
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 18,523 950 5.1 12,894 399 3.1 949 699 73.6 478 324 67.8
Husband.......................... 9,966 603 6.1 8,822 327 3.7 629 479 76.0 391 270 68.9
Wife............................. 7,012 294 4.2 3,359 52 1.5 246 187 76.1 57 42 (B)
Related children /1.............. 1,068 38 3.6 396 16 4.2 50 22 (B) 26 11 (B)
Other............................ 478 14 3.0 318 3 1.1 23 11 (B) 4 1 (B)
Householder....................... 8,973 512 5.7 6,958 241 3.5 512 386 75.3 287 189 65.8
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 10,675 2,745 25.7 6,294 937 14.9 1,263 1,214 96.1 298 278 93.2
Householder...................... 5,812 1,851 31.9 3,894 700 18.0 971 952 98.0 262 247 94.5
Other............................ 4,862 894 18.4 2,400 237 9.9 292 262 89.8 37 31 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 6,488 2,061 31.8 3,605 660 18.3 1,156 1,107 95.8 280 260 92.7
Householder...................... 4,419 1,697 38.4 2,829 623 22.0 946 926 98.0 259 244 94.4
Related children /1.............. 1,501 283 18.8 404 16 4.0 148 128 86.4 6 3 (B)
Other............................ 568 81 14.2 371 20 5.4 63 53 (B) 15 12 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 6 years. 2,353 904 38.4 1,264 257 20.3 586 556 94.8 131 118 89.7
Householder...................... 1,649 789 47.9 895 240 26.8 500 489 97.8 117 109 93.5
Related children /1.............. 405 67 16.6 168 6 3.4 46 32 (B) 2 0 (B)
Other............................ 298 48 16.1 200 11 5.7 40 35 (B) 12 8 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 408 190 46.5 192 49 25.5 107 107 100.0 16 16 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 23,960 7,149 29.8 17,069 2,571 15.1 2,217 2,217 100.0 399 399 100.0
Male ............................. 13,395 3,655 27.3 9,895 1,415 14.3 1,054 1,054 100.0 219 219 100.0
Householder...................... 9,128 2,161 23.7 6,948 830 11.9 581 581 100.0 135 135 100.0
Female............................ 10,565 3,494 33.1 7,174 1,156 16.1 1,163 1,163 100.0 180 180 100.0
Householder...................... 7,513 2,055 27.3 5,406 727 13.4 555 555 100.0 103 103 100.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
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/1 Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.