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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 17,425 3,724 21.4 12,193 1,508 12.4 1,783 1,696 95.1 525 488 92.9
16 to 17 years..................... 378 106 28.0 11 5 (B) 74 65 (B) 3 3 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 16,622 3,411 20.5 12,027 1,463 12.2 1,689 1,613 95.5 521 483 92.8
18 to 24 years................. 2,647 831 31.4 1,161 244 21.0 469 437 93.3 73 70 (B)
25 to 34 years................. 4,392 926 21.1 3,304 428 13.0 490 476 97.2 178 171 96.3
35 to 44 years................. 4,839 826 17.1 3,835 397 10.4 457 431 94.2 191 167 87.5
45 to 54 years................. 3,375 565 16.7 2,676 261 9.8 192 188 97.8 46 42 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 1,368 263 19.2 1,051 132 12.6 81 81 100.0 33 33 (B)
65 years and over.................. 425 207 48.8 154 40 25.9 20 17 (B) 1 1 (B)
Male
Total........................... 8,125 1,400 17.2 5,805 497 8.6 574 546 95.0 106 96 90.9
16 to 17 years..................... 188 57 30.6 7 2 (B) 31 29 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 7,726 1,259 16.3 5,708 477 8.3 541 515 95.1 106 96 90.9
18 to 24 years................. 1,216 302 24.8 508 82 16.1 152 139 91.2 15 15 (B)
25 to 34 years................. 1,971 307 15.6 1,567 147 9.4 117 109 93.7 30 26 (B)
35 to 44 years................. 2,302 334 14.5 1,840 123 6.7 150 148 99.0 37 36 (B)
45 to 54 years................. 1,566 223 14.2 1,255 84 6.7 86 82 95.1 19 15 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 671 92 13.8 538 41 7.7 36 36 (B) 5 5 (B)
65 years and over.................. 210 83 39.6 89 18 20.0 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female
Total........................... 9,301 2,324 25.0 6,388 1,011 15.8 1,208 1,151 95.2 419 391 93.4
16 to 17 years..................... 190 48 25.4 4 3 (B) 43 36 (B) 3 3 (B)
18 to 64 years..................... 8,896 2,152 24.2 6,319 986 15.6 1,148 1,099 95.7 415 387 93.3
18 to 24 years................. 1,431 528 36.9 653 162 24.8 316 298 94.3 58 55 (B)
25 to 34 years................. 2,421 619 25.6 1,737 282 16.2 373 367 98.3 148 145 98.2
35 to 44 years................. 2,537 492 19.4 1,995 274 13.7 308 283 91.9 154 131 85.4
45 to 54 years................. 1,809 342 18.9 1,422 178 12.5 106 106 100.0 26 26 (B)
55 to 64 years................. 698 171 24.4 514 91 17.7 45 45 (B) 29 29 (B)
65 years and over.................. 215 124 57.7 65 22 (B) 18 15 (B) 1 1 (B)
Household Relationship
People 16 to 64 years old....... 17,000 3,517 20.7 12,039 1,468 12.2 1,763 1,679 95.2 524 486 92.8
In families........................ 12,921 2,167 16.8 8,989 878 9.8 1,300 1,216 93.5 446 408 91.6
Householder.................... 6,406 1,370 21.4 4,814 598 12.4 877 840 95.9 331 304 91.9
In families with related children
under 18 years. 8,185 1,586 19.4 5,634 659 11.7 1,128 1,043 92.5 405 367 90.7
Householder.................... 4,559 1,162 25.5 3,365 517 15.4 812 775 95.5 318 291 91.5
In families with related children
under 6 years.. 3,590 722 20.1 2,509 277 11.1 557 514 92.4 185 164 88.6
Householder.................... 2,066 561 27.1 1,444 196 13.6 435 410 94.4 138 120 87.1
In married-couple families......... 7,382 443 6.0 5,461 192 3.5 230 202 87.7 99 80 80.7
Husband.......................... 3,240 166 5.1 2,769 73 2.6 113 103 91.4 60 50 (B)
Wife............................. 2,863 168 5.9 2,133 66 3.1 83 73 87.7 32 25 (B)
Related children /1.............. 1,099 92 8.4 435 39 8.9 30 22 (B) 7 5 (B)
Other............................ 181 18 9.8 124 14 11.2 4 4 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 3,118 164 5.3 2,492 55 2.2 103 89 85.9 37 26 (B)
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. 4,662 224 4.8 3,409 93 2.7 162 134 82.5 74 55 (B)
Husband.......................... 2,141 100 4.7 1,858 46 2.5 78 68 87.5 49 39 (B)
Wife............................. 1,796 85 4.8 1,291 31 2.4 66 55 (B) 23 16 (B)
Related children /1.............. 597 32 5.4 171 10 5.8 19 10 (B) 3 0 (B)
Other............................ 128 6 4.8 89 6 7.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 2,044 97 4.8 1,627 30 1.9 76 62 80.8 33 22 (B)
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years.. 2,032 135 6.7 1,506 60 4.0 85 71 83.7 43 32 (B)
Husband.......................... 1,002 63 6.3 860 27 3.2 45 37 (B) 30 22 (B)
Wife............................. 789 53 6.7 523 20 3.8 36 32 (B) 12 9 (B)
Related children /1.............. 145 14 9.6 52 6 (B) 4 2 (B) 0 0 (B)
Other............................ 96 6 6.4 71 6 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householder....................... 934 62 6.6 709 20 2.8 44 33 (B) 23 13 (B)
In families with female householder,
no spouse present.................. 4,460 1,531 34.3 2,822 644 22.8 965 909 94.2 335 317 94.5
Householder...................... 2,726 1,092 40.0 1,927 514 26.7 716 694 97.0 288 272 94.5
Other............................ 1,734 439 25.3 895 130 14.5 249 215 86.3 47 45 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 18 years. 3,045 1,270 41.7 1,900 548 28.8 902 847 93.8 320 301 94.3
Householder...................... 2,203 998 45.3 1,516 474 31.3 693 671 96.9 280 264 94.3
Related children /1.............. 619 194 31.3 250 41 16.2 140 120 85.9 18 18 (B)
Other............................ 222 79 35.4 133 33 24.9 69 55 (B) 22 20 (B)
In families with female householder,
NSP with related children under 6 years. 1,327 553 41.7 822 209 25.4 443 414 93.5 137 126 92.5
Householder...................... 971 471 48.5 605 170 28.1 369 355 96.3 112 104 93.1
Related children /1.............. 233 48 20.4 132 17 12.8 44 34 (B) 6 6 (B)
Other............................ 123 34 28.0 86 22 25.3 30 25 (B) 19 16 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies........... 55 23 (B) 43 14 (B) 9 9 (B) 0 0 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 4,024 1,327 33.0 3,007 576 19.2 454 454 100.0 78 78 100.0
Male ............................. 2,174 675 31.0 1,650 289 17.5 243 243 100.0 33 33 (B)
Householder...................... 1,378 355 25.7 1,096 170 15.6 92 92 100.0 17 17 (B)
Female............................ 1,850 652 35.2 1,356 287 21.2 211 211 100.0 45 45 (B)
Householder...................... 1,423 468 32.9 1,050 191 18.2 145 145 100.0 27 27 (B)
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.