Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 281475 11.7 19.2 19.1 18.5
Age
Under 18 years 72021 16.3 18.9 18.8 17.8
Related children 70950 15.8 18.4 18.3 17.2
Under 6 years 23014 18.2 20.4 20.3 19.1
18 to 24 years 27312 16.3 19.1 18.9 18.3
25 to 44 years 82954 9.7 12.1 12.0 11.4
45 to 64 years 65419 8.0 13.5 13.4 13.1
65 years and over 33769 10.1 48.7 48.4 48.1
65 to 74 years 18123 9.2 41.9 41.7 41.3
75 years and over 15647 11.2 56.6 56.1 55.9
Family Relationship
In families 233911 9.9 16.0 15.9 15.3
Married-couple families 182212 5.7 11.4 11.3 10.8
With related children under 18 113690 6.9 8.5 8.5 7.8
Female hhlder, no husband present 39261 28.6 36.5 36.4 35.1
With related children under 18 29222 35.1 41.1 40.9 39.3
Unrelated individuals 46392 19.9 34.7 34.5 34.2
Living alone 28844 17.0 38.1 37.8 37.6
65 years and over 10480 19.2 67.9 67.4 67.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 228949 11.1 17.9 17.8 17.2
Inside central cities 81332 16.5 24.1 23.9 23.1
Outside central cities 147617 8.2 14.5 14.4 14.0
Outside metropolitan areas 52526 14.2 25.0 24.8 24.0
Region
Northeast 53193 10.7 18.4 18.2 17.7
Midwest 63676 9.4 17.3 17.2 16.6
South 100421 13.5 21.2 21.1 20.5
West 64185 12.1 18.7 18.6 17.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 209454 10.1 19.3 19.2 18.7
18 to 24 years old 27312 16.3 19.1 18.9 18.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6475 24.5 28.3 28.1 27.2
25 years old and over 182142 9.2 19.4 19.2 18.8
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28948 22.3 44.6 44.5 43.8
High school graduate, no college 58456 9.6 21.8 21.6 21.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 46042 6.6 13.7 13.6 13.3
Bachelor's degree or more 48696 3.3 6.7 6.7 6.6
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 167776 9.8 13.4 13.4 12.9
Worked at full-time jobs 116834 4.2 5.1 5.1 4.7
50 to 52 weeks 97227 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.7
Worked at part-time jobs 20363 13.2 17.6 17.5 16.8
Did not work 30579 29.2 42.4 42.2 41.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 16455 44.3 65.8 65.7 64.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 6845 58.6 73.0 73.0 71.9
SSI 10956 37.1 63.7 63.5 62.7
Food stamps 17757 62.2 74.2 74.0 72.0
Housing assistance 10906 54.1 69.3 69.1 67.7
Energy assistance 6542 52.5 71.3 71.3 69.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 33422 37.7 44.7 44.6 42.5
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 8109 65.6 82.6 82.6 81.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 176408 3.1 5.8 5.8 5.0
Medicare 38035 12.6 51.2 50.9 50.6
Also Medicaid 5251 36.1 70.8 70.5 70.2
Medicaid 31375 42.4 56.9 56.7 55.6
Not covered 40983 24.6 28.8 28.6 28.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 19.3 19.5 18.2 18.4 11.6
Age
Under 18 years 19.1 19.0 16.4 16.6 14.9
Related children 18.5 18.5 15.9 16.1 14.4
Under 6 years 20.6 20.5 17.5 17.6 16.3
18 to 24 years 19.3 19.9 18.6 18.8 16.5
25 to 44 years 12.2 12.4 11.1 11.3 9.5
45 to 64 years 13.5 13.7 13.3 13.4 8.9
65 years and over 48.5 48.6 48.5 48.7 11.0
65 to 74 years 41.9 42.0 41.8 42.0 9.9
75 years and over 56.2 56.3 56.2 56.4 12.2
Family Relationship
In families 16.2 16.2 14.7 14.8 9.5
Married-couple families 11.5 11.5 10.5 10.6 5.3
With related children under 18 8.7 8.7 7.3 7.4 6.2
Female hhlder, no husband present 36.9 36.9 33.1 33.3 27.8
With related children under 18 41.3 41.2 36.3 36.5 33.1
Unrelated individuals 34.6 35.3 35.3 35.6 21.6
Living alone 38.0 38.4 38.3 38.6 18.5
65 years and over 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.8 20.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 18.0 18.2 17.0 17.1 11.1
Inside central cities 24.3 24.5 22.8 23.0 16.5
Outside central cities 14.6 14.7 13.7 13.9 8.0
Outside metropolitan areas 25.0 25.2 23.5 23.7 14.0
Region
Northeast 18.3 18.5 17.4 17.6 10.9
Midwest 17.3 17.4 16.2 16.4 9.2
South 21.5 21.7 20.2 20.3 13.1
West 18.8 18.9 17.7 17.8 12.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 19.4 19.6 18.8 19.0 10.5
18 to 24 years old 19.3 19.9 18.6 18.8 16.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 28.8 29.3 26.8 27.0 24.4
25 years old and over 19.4 19.6 18.8 19.0 9.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 45.0 45.3 43.9 44.2 23.9
High school graduate, no college 21.8 22.0 21.0 21.2 9.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 13.8 13.9 13.3 13.4 6.8
Bachelor's degree or more 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.7 3.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 13.6 13.8 12.9 13.0 10.1
Worked at full-time jobs 5.3 5.4 4.6 4.7 3.9
50 to 52 weeks 3.2 3.3 2.5 2.6 2.3
Worked at part-time jobs 17.9 18.6 17.3 17.5 13.7
Did not work 42.4 42.5 41.4 41.6 31.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 66.0 66.2 63.8 64.1 55.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 73.5 73.8 70.9 71.2 66.4
SSI 63.7 63.8 61.8 62.1 52.4
Food stamps 74.0 74.0 69.3 69.6 63.2
Housing assistance 69.5 69.5 66.0 66.3 55.4
Energy assistance 71.7 71.6 67.3 67.9 55.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 45.3 45.2 39.4 39.8 35.4
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 82.7 82.9 80.3 80.6 75.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5.3 5.4 4.8 4.8 2.4
Medicare 51.1 51.2 51.0 51.2 13.9
Also Medicaid 70.6 70.6 70.2 70.4 44.9
Medicaid 57.6 57.5 53.5 53.8 45.3
Not covered 30.4 31.0 28.1 28.4 24.5
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 11.3 11.3 10.5 9.9 9.0
Age
Under 18 years 14.7 14.7 14.0 12.8 11.4
Related children 14.2 14.2 13.5 12.3 10.9
Under 6 years 16.2 16.2 15.5 13.9 12.7
18 to 24 years 16.3 16.3 15.7 14.9 14.2
25 to 44 years 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.2 7.6
45 to 64 years 8.6 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.7
65 years and over 9.8 9.8 8.9 8.8 8.0
65 to 74 years 8.9 8.9 8.1 7.9 7.1
75 years and over 10.8 10.8 9.9 9.8 9.1
Family Relationship
In families 9.3 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.2
Married-couple families 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0
With related children under 18 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.1 4.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 27.4 27.4 25.2 23.6 21.0
With related children under 18 32.8 32.7 30.6 28.6 25.3
Unrelated individuals 20.7 20.7 19.8 19.1 17.9
Living alone 17.5 17.5 16.5 16.0 14.2
65 years and over 18.7 18.7 17.5 17.3 15.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 10.8 10.8 10.1 9.4 8.6
Inside central cities 16.0 16.0 15.0 14.0 12.5
Outside central cities 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.4
Outside metropolitan areas 13.6 13.6 12.6 12.0 11.1
Region
Northeast 10.5 10.5 9.6 8.9 8.0
Midwest 8.9 8.9 8.4 7.9 7.2
South 12.8 12.8 12.1 11.5 10.6
West 11.9 11.9 11.0 10.2 9.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 10.1 10.1 9.4 8.9 8.2
18 to 24 years old 16.3 16.3 15.7 14.9 14.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 24.1 24.1 22.9 21.6 20.5
25 years old and over 9.2 9.2 8.4 8.0 7.3
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.5 22.5 20.4 19.3 17.4
High school graduate, no college 9.5 9.5 8.7 8.2 7.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.3
Bachelor's degree or more 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.0
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 9.9 9.9 9.2 8.6 8.0
Worked at full-time jobs 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.1
50 to 52 weeks 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 13.6 13.6 12.8 12.1 11.2
Did not work 30.4 30.4 27.6 26.2 24.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 53.5 53.5 41.0 36.2 30.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 65.4 65.4 55.1 48.8 40.8
SSI 49.3 49.3 33.8 29.8 24.2
Food stamps 61.8 61.8 56.1 49.9 40.9
Housing assistance 52.7 52.7 47.8 43.1 30.2
Energy assistance 52.4 52.4 46.7 42.5 35.2
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 34.9 34.9 32.6 29.3 25.2
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 73.8 73.8 61.5 53.9 43.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1
Medicare 12.2 12.2 10.9 10.7 9.5
Also Medicaid 38.6 38.6 30.1 28.8 22.1
Medicaid 43.9 43.9 38.4 33.6 28.7
Not covered 24.2 24.2 23.7 23.0 21.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 8.3 9.6 12.7 11.3
Age
Under 18 years 11.1 12.2 17.7 14.9
Related children 10.6 11.7 17.2 14.4
Under 6 years 12.6 13.7 19.8 16.4
18 to 24 years 13.8 14.7 17.9 16.4
25 to 44 years 7.4 8.0 10.8 9.4
45 to 64 years 5.8 7.1 8.5 8.1
65 years and over 5.4 8.4 10.1 10.0
65 to 74 years 4.9 7.5 9.1 9.0
75 years and over 6.0 9.6 11.3 11.2
Family Relationship
In families 6.7 7.7 10.8 9.2
Married-couple families 3.7 4.4 6.3 5.3
With related children under 18 4.3 5.1 7.9 6.4
Female hhlder, no husband present 20.1 21.8 30.7 26.3
With related children under 18 24.5 26.3 37.6 31.9
Unrelated individuals 15.8 18.5 21.0 21.0
Living alone 11.3 14.4 17.7 17.7
65 years and over 9.5 15.3 19.2 19.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 8.0 9.1 12.0 10.8
Inside central cities 12.0 13.4 17.9 16.0
Outside central cities 5.8 6.8 8.8 7.9
Outside metropolitan areas 9.8 11.5 15.3 13.5
Region
Northeast 7.4 8.4 11.5 10.3
Midwest 6.7 7.6 10.2 9.0
South 9.6 11.1 14.5 12.9
West 8.7 9.9 13.1 11.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.4 8.7 10.9 10.0
18 to 24 years old 13.8 14.7 17.9 16.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.9 21.3 26.5 23.8
25 years old and over 6.4 7.7 9.9 9.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 15.0 18.6 23.6 22.0
High school graduate, no college 6.7 8.0 10.4 9.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.6 5.6 7.2 6.4
Bachelor's degree or more 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.5 8.4 10.8 9.7
Worked at full-time jobs 3.1 3.3 5.0 4.1
50 to 52 weeks 1.8 1.9 3.2 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 10.4 11.6 14.9 13.4
Did not work 22.7 25.9 30.1 28.9
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 28.1 33.6 45.8 42.8
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 39.8 46.2 61.2 56.4
SSI 21.8 26.9 37.8 35.7
Food stamps 39.0 44.5 64.6 59.0
Housing assistance 30.2 32.4 56.3 51.4
Energy assistance 32.4 38.8 54.7 50.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 24.3 27.3 40.9 34.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 41.2 48.4 67.9 63.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.9 2.1 3.6 2.9
Medicare 6.9 10.2 12.7 12.4
Also Medicaid 17.2 24.6 36.3 35.8
Medicaid 27.0 31.8 44.5 40.2
Not covered 20.9 22.5 27.2 24.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 32907 54102 53783 52042 54396 54799 51214 51651 32653
Age
Under 18 years 11733 13618 13555 12788 13740 13696 11847 11945 10738
Related children 11175 13045 12987 12226 13152 13110 11309 11407 10217
Under 6 years 4188 4696 4673 4393 4732 4706 4031 4057 3762
18 to 24 years 4449 5213 5169 4993 5279 5433 5068 5127 4510
25 to 44 years 8077 10018 9973 9465 10158 10313 9232 9349 7894
45 to 64 years 5234 8812 8752 8555 8833 8945 8692 8790 5810
65 years and over 3414 16441 16333 16242 16386 16413 16375 16440 3701
65 to 74 years 1664 7587 7552 7491 7589 7608 7583 7620 1795
75 years and over 1750 8854 8780 8750 8797 8805 8792 8820 1907
Family Relationship
In families 23215 37518 37297 35710 37833 37892 34398 34681 22200
Married-couple families 10299 20723 20569 19651 20881 20928 19218 19405 9693
With related children under 18 7865 9699 9664 8923 9906 9918 8275 8397 7028
Female hhlder, no husband present 11223 14335 14290 13795 14477 14492 12987 13064 10913
With related children under 18 10254 12014 11959 11488 12078 12046 10601 10662 9678
Unrelated individuals 9226 16088 15996 15851 16046 16396 16373 16526 10038
Living alone 4910 10976 10908 10840 10950 11070 11057 11133 5342
65 years and over 2016 7115 7061 7051 7081 7085 7085 7108 2147
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 25446 40978 40750 39416 41251 41572 38879 39190 25317
Inside central cities 13394 19585 19437 18814 19751 19928 18583 18735 13437
Outside central cities 12052 21393 21312 20602 21500 21644 20296 20455 11880
Outside metropolitan areas 7460 13124 13033 12626 13146 13227 12335 12460 7336
Region
Northeast 5687 9781 9706 9416 9729 9843 9248 9361 5821
Midwest 5966 11031 10934 10556 10989 11076 10323 10468 5858
South 13515 21294 21206 20582 21613 21743 20279 20394 13182
West 7739 11997 11936 11488 12064 12138 11365 11428 7792
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 21174 40484 40227 39255 40656 41103 39367 39706 21915
18 to 24 years old 4449 5213 5169 4993 5279 5433 5068 5127 4510
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1587 1835 1820 1760 1866 1895 1732 1746 1582
25 years old and over 16725 35271 35058 34261 35378 35671 34300 34579 17405
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6447 12915 12877 12674 13018 13110 12708 12783 6917
High school graduate, no college 5628 12761 12638 12285 12715 12838 12259 12383 5729
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3025 6316 6274 6113 6359 6413 6117 6163 3110
Bachelor's degree or more 1625 3279 3269 3190 3284 3310 3216 3249 1649
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 16497 22555 22413 21583 22764 23154 21567 21825 16948
Worked at full-time jobs 4881 6007 5942 5469 6148 6367 5387 5526 4577
50 to 52 weeks 2475 2929 2897 2599 3067 3176 2479 2563 2208
Worked at part-time jobs 2697 3585 3571 3418 3649 3784 3526 3570 2800
Did not work 8919 12962 12900 12696 12967 13003 12655 12728 9572
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7295 10834 10819 10671 10857 10891 10497 10543 9185
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4012 4997 4996 4923 5032 5054 4851 4873 4547
SSI 4063 6978 6961 6873 6974 6994 6769 6799 5737
Food stamps 11044 13173 13133 12781 13138 13134 12303 12353 11230
Housing assistance 5900 7554 7534 7388 7575 7579 7199 7233 6040
Energy assistance 3436 4666 4666 4539 4692 4684 4405 4444 3601
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 12598 14951 14894 14199 15146 15122 13184 13289 11843
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5320 6699 6700 6633 6710 6722 6510 6534 6124
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5542 10314 10184 8768 9393 9480 8401 8525 4226
Medicare 4792 19473 19351 19245 19427 19462 19382 19462 5293
Also Medicaid 1894 3719 3703 3688 3705 3710 3687 3694 2355
Medicaid 13313 17864 17805 17454 18071 18052 16789 16894 14210
Not covered 10093 11794 11721 11602 12463 12702 11505 11640 10033
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
Total 31773 31757 29667 27811 25451 23465 26907 35622 31705
Age
Under 18 years 10622 10611 10078 9215 8218 7962 8775 12783 10724
Related children 10105 10095 9570 8733 7754 7498 8272 12200 10206
Under 6 years 3725 3721 3557 3205 2931 2893 3146 4555 3782
18 to 24 years 4463 4463 4297 4074 3883 3765 4021 4893 4490
25 to 44 years 7780 7776 7288 6833 6279 6111 6603 8939 7787
45 to 64 years 5602 5602 4991 4719 4357 3812 4654 5591 5326
65 years and over 3306 3306 3011 2969 2713 1814 2853 3416 3378
65 to 74 years 1610 1610 1462 1435 1282 880 1352 1655 1631
75 years and over 1696 1696 1549 1534 1431 934 1502 1761 1747
Family Relationship
In families 21740 21726 20096 18568 16834 15784 17911 25365 21554
Married-couple families 9433 9428 8807 7990 7368 6719 8073 11469 9733
With related children under 18 6897 6892 6545 5772 5200 4936 5801 8938 7276
Female hhlder, no husband present 10755 10746 9884 9281 8236 7874 8557 12062 10317
With related children under 18 9577 9567 8945 8366 7383 7174 7674 10983 9327
Unrelated individuals 9625 9624 9171 8881 8282 7348 8603 9759 9749
Living alone 5061 5061 4759 4622 4099 3247 4152 5107 5100
65 years and over 1958 1958 1830 1810 1599 993 1599 2013 2013
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 24642 24633 23031 21490 19619 18310 20841 27578 24625
Inside central cities 13042 13037 12169 11349 10192 9789 10862 14531 12994
Outside central cities 11600 11596 10862 10140 9427 8521 9978 13048 11631
Outside metropolitan areas 7131 7124 6635 6321 5831 5156 6066 8043 7080
Region
Northeast 5604 5604 5085 4736 4246 3925 4494 6129 5465
Midwest 5693 5692 5320 5000 4562 4273 4858 6502 5743
South 12839 12832 12199 11527 10615 9658 11174 14551 12960
West 7637 7630 7063 6548 6027 5609 6382 8439 7537
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 21151 21147 19588 18595 17232 15503 18132 22839 20981
18 to 24 years old 4463 4463 4297 4074 3883 3765 4021 4893 4490
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1559 1559 1482 1397 1329 1286 1382 1715 1538
25 years old and over 16688 16684 15291 14521 13349 11738 14111 17946 16491
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 6524 6524 5911 5595 5040 4353 5387 6822 6366
High school graduate, no college 5533 5530 5059 4810 4415 3915 4656 6072 5509
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3015 3013 2778 2619 2424 2125 2561 3293 2969
Bachelor's degree or more 1617 1617 1543 1498 1469 1345 1508 1758 1646
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 16591 16587 15368 14481 13426 12640 14135 18046 16341
Worked at full-time jobs 4524 4521 4328 4001 3680 3577 3859 5824 4787
50 to 52 weeks 2183 2181 2087 1918 1758 1755 1854 3120 2401
Worked at part-time jobs 2763 2763 2597 2470 2272 2126 2366 3032 2730
Did not work 9303 9303 8444 8010 7474 6937 7910 9190 8824
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 8811 8811 6751 5960 4929 4620 5533 7542 7042
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 4480 4480 3773 3339 2790 2727 3163 4191 3859
SSI 5404 5404 3698 3269 2654 2389 2947 4140 3916
Food stamps 10972 10972 9968 8862 7257 6919 7895 11478 10469
Housing assistance 5743 5743 5216 4696 3295 3295 3530 6139 5610
Energy assistance 3426 3426 3053 2779 2301 2123 2539 3579 3270
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 11677 11677 10900 9809 8417 8107 9118 13681 11557
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 5986 5986 4985 4370 3504 3339 3921 5503 5151
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4150 4149 4025 3878 3628 3296 3734 6365 5160
Medicare 4657 4657 4141 4060 3596 2617 3896 4813 4733
Also Medicaid 2026 2026 1581 1514 1161 905 1293 1906 1879
Medicaid 13786 13786 12038 10552 8999 8457 9990 13978 12601
Not covered 9920 9906 9720 9428 8964 8571 9206 11156 9909