Table 9. Number of Children, Marital Status, and Work Experience
in 2001 of People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
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....................... 19,684 3,256 16.5 4,528 1,096 24.2 3,915 757 19.3 11,241 1,403 12.5
In families with no own
children under 18............. 9,848 1,187 12.1 1,818 308 16.9 1,344 132 9.8 6,686 747 11.2
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 9,835 2,069 21.0 2,710 788 29.1 2,571 625 24.3 4,555 656 14.4
1 child................. 4,467 770 17.2 1,418 361 25.5 903 145 16.1 2,145 264 12.3
2 or more children...... 5,369 1,299 24.2 1,292 427 33.1 1,667 480 28.8 2,410 392 16.3
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 3,580 977 27.3 890 428 48.1 1,511 356 23.6 1,179 193 16.4
1 child................. 2,595 642 24.7 648 284 43.8 1,035 214 20.7 912 144 15.8
2 or more children...... 985 335 34.0 242 144 59.6 476 142 29.8 267 49 18.3
Male
Total...................... 8,600 1,060 12.3 2,145 431 20.1 1,566 167 10.7 4,889 463 9.5
In families with no own
children under 18............. 4,774 545 11.4 970 169 17.4 778 78 10.0 3,026 298 9.8
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 3,826 515 13.5 1,175 261 22.2 788 89 11.3 1,863 165 8.9
1 child.................. 1,733 213 12.3 620 123 19.8 307 30 9.8 806 60 7.4
2 or more children....... 2,093 302 14.5 555 139 25.0 481 59 12.2 1,056 105 9.9
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 1,328 186 14.0 247 68 27.4 505 57 11.4 577 61 10.5
1 child.................. 951 118 12.4 189 49 25.9 327 27 8.4 436 42 9.7
2 or more children....... 377 67 17.9 58 19 (B) 178 30 16.8 141 19 13.1
Female 11,083 2,196 19.8 2,383 666 27.9 2,348 590 25.1 6,352 940 14.8
In families with no own
children under 18............. 5,074 642 12.7 849 139 16.4 566 54 9.5 3,660 450 12.3
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 6,009 1,554 25.9 1,534 527 34.3 1,783 537 30.1 2,693 491 18.2
1 child.................. 2,733 557 20.4 798 238 29.8 596 115 19.3 1,339 204 15.2
2 or more children....... 3,276 997 30.4 736 289 39.2 1,186 422 35.5 1,353 287 21.2
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 2,252 791 35.1 643 360 56.0 1,006 299 29.7 602 132 21.9
1 child.................. 1,644 524 31.9 460 235 51.2 708 187 26.4 476 102 21.4
2 or more children....... 608 268 44.0 184 125 68.1 298 112 37.5 126 30 24.1
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002