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Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 2001--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 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................            151,042       21,094       14.0      100,357        7,045        7.0        8,530        7,955       93.3        2,567        2,229       86.8 
16 to 17 years.....................              3,064          361       11.8          112           15       13.6          238          225       94.6           12           12        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................            142,474       18,330       12.9       98,110        6,671        6.8        8,172        7,610       93.1        2,540        2,202       86.7 
    18 to 24 years.................             20,963        5,002       23.9        7,994        1,280       16.0        2,462        2,337       94.9          407          366       90.0 
    25 to 34 years.................             33,307        4,559       13.7       23,674        1,831        7.7        2,344        2,179       93.0          798          695       87.1 
    35 to 44 years.................             37,974        3,526        9.3       28,783        1,536        5.3        1,810        1,612       89.1          718          576       80.1 
    45 to 54 years.................             33,096        2,824        8.5       25,678        1,265        4.9        1,015          954       94.0          420          377       89.7 
    55 to 64 years.................             17,134        2,419       14.1       11,980          759        6.3          541          527       97.4          196          188       95.8 
65 years and over..................              5,504        2,403       43.7        2,135          359       16.8          120          120      100.0           15           15        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................             79,971        9,598       12.0       58,715        3,516        6.0        3,848        3,495       90.8        1,423        1,173       82.4 
16 to 17 years.....................              1,552          181       11.7           82           12       14.9          121          114       94.1           10           10        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             75,296        8,280       11.0       57,236        3,305        5.8        3,682        3,336       90.6        1,400        1,150       82.1 
    18 to 24 years.................             10,935        2,312       21.1        4,612          642       13.9        1,035          966       93.3          185          155       83.9 
    25 to 34 years.................             17,922        2,188       12.2       14,033        1,014        7.2        1,013          924       91.3          441          374       84.7 
    35 to 44 years.................             20,126        1,605        8.0       16,992          755        4.4          851          718       84.4          398          290       72.8 
    45 to 54 years.................             17,216        1,217        7.1       14,619          570        3.9          511          465       91.1          258          220       85.1 
    55 to 64 years.................              9,096          958       10.5        6,979          323        4.6          273          263       96.2          118          111       94.8 
65 years and over..................              3,123        1,136       36.4        1,397          198       14.2           45           45        (B)           12           12        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   Total...........................             71,071       11,497       16.2       41,642        3,529        8.5        4,682        4,460       95.3        1,144        1,056       92.3 
16 to 17 years.....................              1,512          180       11.9           30            3        (B)          116          111       95.1            1            1        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             67,178       10,050       15.0       40,874        3,365        8.2        4,490        4,274       95.2        1,140        1,052       92.3 
    18 to 24 years.................             10,028        2,691       26.8        3,382          637       18.8        1,427        1,372       96.1          223          212       95.0 
    25 to 34 years.................             15,385        2,371       15.4        9,641          816        8.5        1,331        1,254       94.3          356          321       90.0 
    35 to 44 years.................             17,847        1,921       10.8       11,791          781        6.6          959          894       93.1          321          286       89.3 
    45 to 54 years.................             15,879        1,607       10.1       11,059          695        6.3          504          489       97.0          161          157       97.1 
    55 to 64 years.................              8,038        1,461       18.2        5,001          435        8.7          268          265       98.6           78           76       97.4 
65 years and over..................              2,382        1,267       53.2          738          161       21.7           75           75      100.0            3            3        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                              
   People 16 to 64 years old.......            145,538       18,691       12.8       98,222        6,686        6.8        8,410        7,835       93.2        2,551        2,213       86.8 
In families........................            115,881        9,909        8.6       77,251        3,403        4.4        5,348        4,773       89.2        1,882        1,544       82.0 
    Householder....................             53,123        5,674       10.7       39,973        2,119        5.3        3,433        3,156       91.9        1,267        1,064       84.0 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 18 years.                               66,166        6,153        9.3       43,091        2,176        5.0        4,511        3,941       87.3        1,652        1,316       79.7 
    Householder....................             32,669        4,305       13.2       24,352        1,669        6.9        3,059        2,783       91.0        1,157          956       82.6 
  In families with related children                                                                                                                                                           
  under 6 years..                               26,978        3,019       11.2       18,106        1,086        6.0        2,533        2,163       85.4          945          728       77.1 
    Householder....................             14,217        2,236       15.7       10,186          829        8.1        1,785        1,606       90.0          658          530       80.5 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families.........             93,008        4,501        4.8       63,216        1,631        2.6        2,445        2,004       81.9        1,109          845       76.2 
  Husband..........................             42,764        2,061        4.8       36,308          963        2.7        1,406        1,143       81.4          825          614       74.5 
  Wife.............................             35,918        1,833        5.1       21,986          510        2.3          782          681       87.1          233          201       86.4 
  Related children /1..............             12,761          527        4.1        3,989          141        3.5          204          148       72.4           33           19        (B) 
  Other............................              1,565           80        5.1          933           17        1.8           53           32        (B)           18           10        (B) 
 Householder.......................             40,358        1,967        4.9       31,204          758        2.4        1,245        1,032       82.9          618          462       74.7 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 2001--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 with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 18 years.              52,769        2,212        4.2       35,127          888        2.5        1,970        1,533       77.8          943          682       72.3 
  Husband..........................             25,363        1,248        4.9       21,934          663        3.0        1,190          931       78.2          733          525       71.7 
  Wife.............................             19,477          711        3.6       11,019          184        1.7          576          474       82.4          169          137       81.2 
  Related children /1..............              6,807          219        3.2        1,483           34        2.3          158          103       65.4           26           12        (B) 
  Other............................              1,122           34        3.1          692            7        1.1           46           24        (B)           16            7        (B) 
 Householder.......................             23,394        1,083        4.6       18,127          483        2.7        1,005          793       78.9          532          378       70.9 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families with                                                                                                                                                               
  related children under 6 years..              21,964        1,200        5.5       15,153          492        3.2        1,169          886       75.8          557          388       69.7 
  Husband..........................             11,769          773        6.6       10,059          407        4.0          762          588       77.2          462          323       70.0 
  Wife.............................              8,135          348        4.3        4,130           68        1.6          310          248       79.8           69           54        (B) 
  Related children /1..............              1,289           57        4.4          485           11        2.3           57           31        (B)           13            4        (B) 
  Other............................                771           22        2.9          480            7        1.4           40           20        (B)           14            7        (B) 
 Householder.......................             10,560          649        6.1        7,949          281        3.5          626          487       77.7          318          218       68.5 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
no spouse present..................             16,335        4,530       27.7        9,617        1,445       15.0        2,457        2,357       95.9          624          572       91.6 
  Householder......................              9,342        3,155       33.8        6,177        1,140       18.4        1,877        1,825       97.2          539          504       93.4 
  Other............................              6,993        1,374       19.7        3,439          305        8.9          580          533       91.9           85           68       80.2 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 18 years.       10,421        3,422       32.8        5,943        1,099       18.5        2,192        2,093       95.5          587          534       91.1 
  Householder......................              7,262        2,806       38.6        4,702        1,021       21.7        1,788        1,736       97.1          529          494       93.3 
  Related children /1..............              2,199          473       21.5          633           44        7.0          287          262       91.5           26           19        (B) 
  Other............................                960          143       14.9          609           34        5.5          117           95       80.6           31           21        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                          
NSP with related children under 6 years.         3,877        1,561       40.3        2,138          484       22.6        1,172        1,113       94.9          316          285       90.2 
  Householder......................              2,822        1,364       48.3        1,622          447       27.5        1,010          978       96.8          282          261       92.6 
  Related children /1..............                566          109       19.3          225           15        6.6           84           72       86.3           12            9        (B) 
  Other............................                489           87       17.9          291           22        7.7           78           63       79.9           22           15        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies...........                441          183       41.5          262           69       26.5           98           98      100.0           27           27        (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals..............             29,215        8,599       29.4       20,709        3,214       15.5        2,964        2,964      100.0          642          642      100.0 
 Male .............................             16,419        4,431       27.0       11,968        1,759       14.7        1,536        1,536      100.0          365          365      100.0 
  Householder......................             11,132        2,504       22.5        8,312          943       11.3          850          850      100.0          217          217      100.0 
 Female............................             12,796        4,168       32.6        8,742        1,455       16.6        1,428        1,428      100.0          276          276      100.0 
  Householder......................              9,167        2,581       28.1        6,542          928       14.2          727          727      100.0          148          148      100.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
 
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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 2002

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