Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
Total 35871 22.7 30.4 30.3 29.3
Age
Under 18 years 11556 30.2 34.9 34.7 33.2
Related children 11419 30.0 34.7 34.5 33.0
Under 6 years 3653 35.5 39.4 39.1 37.7
18 to 24 years 3956 26.8 31.0 30.8 30.0
25 to 44 years 10535 17.3 21.5 21.4 20.5
45 to 64 years 6970 16.2 24.3 24.2 23.7
65 years and over 2853 21.9 59.6 59.1 58.6
65 to 74 years 1763 20.2 55.0 54.5 54.0
75 years and over 1091 24.8 66.9 66.4 66.0
Family Relationship
In families 29869 21.4 28.4 28.2 27.1
Married-couple families 15089 8.2 14.5 14.5 13.7
With related children under 18 10448 9.2 12.1 12.1 11.2
Female hhlder, no husband present 12550 37.4 45.3 45.0 43.8
With related children under 18 10296 42.2 48.9 48.6 47.1
Unrelated individuals 5873 28.8 40.7 40.5 40.0
Living alone 3889 26.7 41.7 41.5 41.3
65 years and over 947 38.2 79.5 78.9 78.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 31389 21.4 28.8 28.6 27.7
Inside central cities 18473 26.1 34.4 34.2 33.2
Outside central cities 12916 14.7 20.8 20.7 19.8
Outside metropolitan areas 4482 31.4 41.8 41.8 40.2
Region
Northeast 6467 23.5 30.3 30.0 29.2
Midwest 6504 25.0 35.1 34.9 34.0
South 19826 23.0 30.5 30.4 29.3
West 3073 13.7 20.3 20.2 19.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 24315 19.1 28.3 28.2 27.4
18 to 24 years old 3956 26.8 31.0 30.8 30.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1115 40.7 47.5 47.3 46.1
25 years old and over 20359 17.6 27.8 27.7 26.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4331 32.9 53.3 53.3 52.6
High school graduate, no college 6909 19.6 30.0 29.8 28.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5658 11.0 17.2 17.0 16.5
Bachelor's degree or more 3460 5.3 8.8 8.6 8.3
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 20281 18.3 23.7 23.7 22.9
Worked at full-time jobs 13572 7.4 9.1 9.0 8.3
50 to 52 weeks 11041 4.3 5.2 5.2 4.6
Worked at part-time jobs 2025 27.8 36.4 35.9 34.7
Did not work 4684 45.7 60.8 60.8 60.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 4938 53.6 72.5 72.4 71.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2165 65.8 77.9 78.0 77.5
SSI 3182 46.6 71.0 70.8 70.1
Food stamps 5619 68.3 78.7 78.6 76.8
Housing assistance 4350 60.1 69.7 69.4 67.8
Energy assistance 1782 63.9 77.1 77.0 74.7
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8778 43.9 52.1 52.0 49.9
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2790 70.7 85.6 85.7 85.0
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18955 6.7 9.5 9.4 7.9
Medicare 3781 28.2 62.9 62.5 62.1
Also Medicaid 1092 48.5 75.6 75.4 75.0
Medicaid 7927 53.5 66.9 66.6 65.6
Not covered 6771 31.5 37.0 36.9 36.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
Total 30.5 30.7 28.2 28.5 22.6
Age
Under 18 years 35.1 35.0 30.8 31.1 28.6
Related children 34.9 34.8 30.6 30.9 28.4
Under 6 years 39.8 39.6 34.9 35.0 33.3
18 to 24 years 31.1 31.4 29.2 29.4 26.5
25 to 44 years 21.7 22.0 19.6 19.8 16.9
45 to 64 years 24.3 24.6 23.8 24.1 18.3
65 years and over 59.1 59.2 59.0 59.1 24.2
65 to 74 years 54.6 54.7 54.5 54.5 22.0
75 years and over 66.3 66.6 66.4 66.4 27.6
Family Relationship
In families 28.5 28.6 25.6 25.9 20.8
Married-couple families 14.6 14.7 13.2 13.5 7.9
With related children under 18 12.2 12.4 10.5 10.8 8.5
Female hhlder, no husband present 45.7 45.5 40.8 41.0 36.5
With related children under 18 49.3 49.0 43.5 43.7 40.5
Unrelated individuals 40.5 41.2 41.2 41.4 31.5
Living alone 41.7 42.1 42.1 42.3 29.3
65 years and over 78.8 78.8 78.8 78.8 40.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 28.9 29.0 26.8 27.1 21.4
Inside central cities 34.6 34.7 32.2 32.6 26.2
Outside central cities 20.9 21.0 19.0 19.2 14.6
Outside metropolitan areas 41.8 42.1 38.2 38.3 30.9
Region
Northeast 30.2 30.6 28.2 28.6 23.5
Midwest 35.3 35.4 32.1 32.5 25.1
South 30.6 30.8 28.3 28.5 22.7
West 20.1 20.1 19.3 19.4 15.0
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 28.3 28.6 27.0 27.2 19.7
18 to 24 years old 31.1 31.4 29.2 29.4 26.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 47.4 47.9 45.1 45.4 41.1
25 years old and over 27.8 28.1 26.5 26.8 18.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 53.5 53.9 52.4 52.7 36.1
High school graduate, no college 30.1 30.4 28.1 28.4 20.1
College: Less than bachelor's degree 17.2 17.4 16.0 16.1 10.9
Bachelor's degree or more 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.4 5.3
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 23.9 24.1 22.3 22.6 18.7
Worked at full-time jobs 9.2 9.5 7.7 7.9 6.7
50 to 52 weeks 5.3 5.5 3.9 4.1 3.5
Worked at part-time jobs 36.5 37.0 34.3 34.5 28.6
Did not work 60.8 61.1 59.5 59.8 49.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 72.6 73.1 70.4 70.6 64.7
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.8 79.2 76.3 76.3 72.6
SSI 71.0 71.7 69.0 69.3 62.0
Food stamps 78.9 78.9 73.7 73.8 69.6
Housing assistance 70.1 69.8 64.8 64.8 59.6
Energy assistance 77.3 77.6 71.6 72.2 64.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 52.0 52.0 45.9 46.3 42.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 85.6 85.6 83.0 83.0 79.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 8.6 8.8 7.3 7.5 5.2
Medicare 62.5 62.6 62.3 62.4 31.1
Also Medicaid 75.3 75.3 74.9 74.9 56.8
Medicaid 67.8 67.7 62.8 63.2 56.7
Not covered 38.2 38.8 35.3 35.8 31.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
Total 21.9 21.9 20.2 19.0 17.0
Age
Under 18 years 28.3 28.3 26.4 24.6 21.7
Related children 28.1 28.1 26.2 24.3 21.4
Under 6 years 33.0 33.0 31.1 28.6 25.6
18 to 24 years 26.1 26.1 24.7 23.3 21.7
25 to 44 years 16.7 16.7 15.3 14.5 13.0
45 to 64 years 17.3 17.3 15.2 14.1 12.8
65 years and over 20.9 20.9 18.8 18.5 16.5
65 to 74 years 19.5 19.5 17.4 17.0 15.0
75 years and over 23.1 23.1 21.0 20.9 18.9
Family Relationship
In families 20.3 20.3 18.6 17.4 15.6
Married-couple families 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.1 5.7
With related children under 18 8.1 8.1 7.5 6.5 6.0
Female hhlder, no husband present 35.9 35.9 32.9 31.2 27.5
With related children under 18 40.1 40.1 37.0 34.9 30.6
Unrelated individuals 29.7 29.7 27.8 26.5 23.8
Living alone 27.3 27.3 25.5 24.4 20.7
65 years and over 35.5 35.5 33.5 32.8 28.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 20.7 20.7 19.1 17.9 16.0
Inside central cities 25.3 25.3 23.4 21.8 19.2
Outside central cities 14.2 14.2 13.0 12.3 11.4
Outside metropolitan areas 30.1 30.1 27.6 26.4 24.1
Region
Northeast 22.6 22.6 20.7 18.8 16.1
Midwest 24.5 24.5 22.4 20.9 18.5
South 22.1 22.1 20.6 19.6 17.8
West 13.8 13.8 12.0 11.1 10.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.9 18.9 17.2 16.3 14.8
18 to 24 years old 26.1 26.1 24.7 23.3 21.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 40.4 40.4 37.6 36.4 33.8
25 years old and over 17.5 17.5 15.8 14.9 13.4
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 33.5 33.5 29.7 28.3 25.3
High school graduate, no college 19.4 19.4 17.5 16.7 14.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 10.4 10.4 9.7 8.9 8.1
Bachelor's degree or more 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.6
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 18.2 18.2 16.6 15.6 14.1
Worked at full-time jobs 6.6 6.6 6.1 5.5 4.7
50 to 52 weeks 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 28.1 28.1 26.4 24.8 22.3
Did not work 47.6 47.6 42.9 40.8 37.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 62.7 62.7 50.3 46.0 39.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 71.7 71.7 62.8 59.2 50.4
SSI 59.1 59.1 42.8 38.4 32.2
Food stamps 68.3 68.3 62.6 57.4 48.3
Housing assistance 57.6 57.6 53.7 49.2 37.6
Energy assistance 61.5 61.5 56.6 52.7 46.4
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 41.6 41.6 38.2 35.4 30.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 78.7 78.7 67.2 62.0 51.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.1
Medicare 26.8 26.8 24.1 23.5 20.6
Also Medicaid 48.7 48.7 41.2 39.6 32.4
Medicaid 55.1 55.1 48.9 44.2 38.3
Not covered 30.5 30.5 29.5 28.8 27.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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
Black
Total 15.9 17.8 24.3 21.6
Age
Under 18 years 21.1 22.7 32.5 27.7
Related children 20.8 22.4 32.2 27.5
Under 6 years 25.0 27.0 37.6 32.5
18 to 24 years 20.7 22.4 28.4 25.9
25 to 44 years 12.6 13.6 19.1 16.5
45 to 64 years 11.4 13.8 17.4 16.5
65 years and over 11.6 17.5 22.0 21.7
65 to 74 years 10.5 15.9 20.2 19.9
75 years and over 13.5 20.0 24.9 24.7
Family Relationship
In families 14.8 16.4 23.1 19.8
Married-couple families 5.0 6.3 9.4 7.8
With related children under 18 5.5 6.6 10.7 8.6
Female hhlder, no husband present 26.6 28.7 39.9 34.5
With related children under 18 30.0 31.9 45.0 38.6
Unrelated individuals 21.4 25.0 30.0 30.0
Living alone 17.3 21.1 27.7 27.7
65 years and over 18.0 28.1 37.8 37.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 15.1 16.8 23.1 20.5
Inside central cities 18.4 20.4 27.8 25.1
Outside central cities 10.4 11.8 16.4 13.9
Outside metropolitan areas 21.7 25.0 32.8 29.1
Region
Northeast 15.3 17.4 24.8 22.2
Midwest 17.9 19.7 27.2 23.8
South 16.4 18.5 24.7 21.9
West 9.9 10.9 14.8 13.1
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 13.5 15.6 20.5 18.6
18 to 24 years old 20.7 22.4 28.4 25.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 32.7 34.7 43.1 39.1
25 years old and over 12.0 14.2 18.9 17.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 22.4 27.1 34.5 32.6
High school graduate, no college 13.5 15.4 21.3 19.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.3 8.8 12.2 10.6
Bachelor's degree or more 4.0 4.7 5.6 5.4
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 13.3 14.9 19.8 17.8
Worked at full-time jobs 4.5 5.0 8.8 6.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.5 2.7 5.4 3.8
Worked at part-time jobs 20.9 23.0 30.6 27.8
Did not work 35.4 39.8 47.0 45.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 37.5 42.0 55.3 52.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 49.6 54.7 68.1 64.4
SSI 29.9 34.5 48.0 44.5
Food stamps 47.0 50.8 70.9 65.1
Housing assistance 37.6 39.2 62.7 56.4
Energy assistance 43.8 50.3 66.3 61.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 30.0 32.3 47.3 40.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 50.1 54.3 73.0 68.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3.7 4.2 7.5 6.0
Medicare 16.5 22.4 28.7 28.2
Also Medicaid 27.2 34.9 49.4 48.6
Medicaid 36.7 40.8 55.9 50.8
Not covered 25.8 27.8 34.7 30.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black
Total 8136 10914 10860 10498 10948 11004 10118 10208 8104
Age
Under 18 years 3492 4030 4010 3834 4055 4046 3560 3597 3304
Related children 3423 3959 3940 3765 3984 3975 3493 3530 3241
Under 6 years 1296 1441 1430 1376 1452 1446 1275 1280 1215
18 to 24 years 1062 1225 1220 1187 1229 1242 1155 1165 1050
25 to 44 years 1824 2265 2257 2156 2287 2314 2060 2081 1786
45 to 64 years 1131 1695 1688 1649 1690 1712 1659 1680 1274
65 years and over 626 1699 1685 1672 1686 1690 1684 1685 690
65 to 74 years 355 970 961 953 963 964 960 960 388
75 years and over 271 729 724 720 723 727 724 725 301
Family Relationship
In families 6389 8469 8427 8091 8515 8529 7650 7725 6208
Married-couple families 1234 2186 2181 2072 2202 2215 1997 2039 1189
With related children under 18 958 1264 1264 1166 1279 1292 1097 1129 888
Female hhlder, no husband present 4694 5690 5651 5493 5733 5710 5118 5143 4579
With related children under 18 4344 5036 5001 4850 5072 5049 4480 4502 4169
Unrelated individuals 1692 2390 2378 2352 2378 2420 2418 2432 1849
Living alone 1038 1623 1615 1605 1623 1637 1636 1645 1139
65 years and over 362 753 747 744 746 746 746 746 380
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6728 9039 8988 8696 9077 9116 8408 8491 6717
Inside central cities 4829 6354 6316 6138 6383 6402 5953 6015 4838
Outside central cities 1899 2685 2672 2558 2693 2714 2456 2477 1880
Outside metropolitan areas 1408 1875 1872 1802 1872 1888 1710 1717 1386
Region
Northeast 1517 1956 1941 1885 1956 1981 1822 1847 1520
Midwest 1628 2285 2268 2212 2299 2299 2087 2112 1633
South 4570 6049 6031 5802 6076 6104 5615 5654 4492
West 421 624 620 599 618 619 594 595 459
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 4644 6884 6850 6664 6893 6958 6558 6611 4799
18 to 24 years old 1062 1225 1220 1187 1229 1242 1155 1165 1050
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 454 529 528 514 528 534 502 506 459
25 years old and over 3581 5659 5630 5477 5664 5716 5403 5446 3749
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1424 2309 2310 2278 2318 2333 2268 2284 1564
High school graduate, no college 1352 2075 2057 1976 2080 2103 1943 1960 1386
College: Less than bachelor's degree 623 972 964 934 973 984 904 911 616
Bachelor's degree or more 183 304 299 288 293 296 288 291 183
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 3703 4816 4798 4636 4839 4896 4530 4579 3799
Worked at full-time jobs 1000 1234 1225 1120 1251 1288 1050 1079 910
50 to 52 weeks 474 577 569 503 585 608 432 454 385
Worked at part-time jobs 563 736 727 704 740 749 694 698 579
Did not work 2140 2846 2846 2813 2847 2860 2786 2802 2310
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 2647 3581 3576 3542 3585 3610 3478 3488 3197
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1425 1687 1689 1677 1706 1714 1651 1651 1572
SSI 1483 2260 2254 2231 2258 2282 2197 2207 1972
Food stamps 3837 4423 4415 4316 4434 4431 4141 4147 3908
Housing assistance 2615 3030 3018 2951 3050 3035 2817 2818 2593
Energy assistance 1139 1373 1373 1331 1378 1383 1277 1287 1145
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3855 4573 4566 4379 4567 4563 4027 4065 3699
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 1974 2389 2392 2372 2388 2390 2317 2317 2225
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1271 1800 1780 1496 1636 1665 1389 1415 977
Medicare 1065 2376 2363 2348 2364 2368 2356 2358 1175
Also Medicaid 530 826 824 819 822 822 817 818 620
Medicaid 4244 5303 5283 5201 5378 5367 4977 5007 4494
Not covered 2131 2508 2499 2455 2589 2626 2390 2426 2111
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Black
Total 7857 7857 7241 6805 6093 5713 6402 8730 7731
Age
Under 18 years 3267 3267 3051 2841 2502 2443 2618 3753 3200
Related children 3203 3203 2989 2779 2439 2380 2555 3679 3136
Under 6 years 1207 1207 1136 1044 934 912 986 1374 1188
18 to 24 years 1033 1033 976 923 859 821 886 1125 1024
25 to 44 years 1756 1756 1615 1528 1369 1324 1434 2012 1737
45 to 64 years 1206 1206 1062 985 892 794 965 1212 1150
65 years and over 596 596 536 527 471 332 499 628 620
65 to 74 years 344 344 307 299 265 185 280 357 350
75 years and over 252 252 229 228 207 147 219 271 269
Family Relationship
In families 6069 6069 5561 5204 4652 4414 4888 6908 5920
Married-couple families 1129 1129 1041 928 867 757 946 1413 1177
With related children under 18 847 847 787 676 628 575 694 1117 903
Female hhlder, no husband present 4508 4508 4134 3917 3455 3339 3607 5002 4327
With related children under 18 4125 4125 3811 3595 3148 3092 3288 4635 3975
Unrelated individuals 1742 1742 1634 1555 1396 1254 1468 1765 1765
Living alone 1062 1062 992 950 806 675 821 1077 1077
65 years and over 337 337 317 311 266 171 266 358 358
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6507 6507 6003 5623 5015 4742 5282 7261 6427
Inside central cities 4668 4668 4325 4034 3549 3398 3762 5142 4635
Outside central cities 1839 1839 1678 1590 1466 1344 1520 2119 1793
Outside metropolitan areas 1350 1350 1238 1181 1078 971 1120 1469 1304
Region
Northeast 1463 1463 1338 1215 1039 992 1124 1606 1433
Midwest 1594 1594 1457 1360 1202 1167 1283 1768 1545
South 4374 4374 4076 3890 3531 3251 3661 4899 4350
West 426 426 370 340 320 303 334 456 403
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 4590 4590 4190 3963 3591 3271 3784 4977 4531
18 to 24 years old 1033 1033 976 923 859 821 886 1125 1024
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 451 451 419 405 377 365 387 481 436
25 years old and over 3558 3558 3213 3041 2733 2450 2899 3852 3506
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1450 1450 1288 1224 1096 970 1173 1495 1411
High school graduate, no college 1341 1341 1211 1155 1021 930 1064 1472 1311
College: Less than bachelor's degree 589 589 546 501 457 411 500 690 599
Bachelor's degree or more 178 178 168 161 159 139 162 195 186
Work Experience in 2001
Total, 20 to 64 years 3689 3689 3367 3155 2856 2693 3015 4016 3612
Worked at full-time jobs 892 892 824 742 643 609 684 1194 931
50 to 52 weeks 379 379 355 317 283 271 299 595 415
Worked at part-time jobs 569 569 534 502 451 424 465 619 563
Did not work 2228 2228 2009 1911 1762 1660 1866 2203 2118
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2001 (Revised) (Black)
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 3097 3097 2484 2270 1930 1853 2075 2733 2572
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1552 1552 1361 1281 1091 1075 1184 1474 1395
SSI 1880 1880 1361 1222 1025 952 1099 1526 1416
Food stamps 3836 3836 3515 3223 2716 2643 2857 3982 3659
Housing assistance 2507 2507 2337 2142 1633 1633 1706 2727 2451
Energy assistance 1096 1096 1009 938 827 781 897 1182 1093
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3650 3650 3356 3105 2689 2631 2837 4153 3519
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2195 2195 1876 1729 1434 1397 1516 2036 1920
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 956 956 917 877 784 700 805 1425 1145
Medicare 1015 1015 910 889 779 625 845 1084 1065
Also Medicaid 532 532 450 433 354 297 381 539 530
Medicaid 4371 4371 3876 3502 3035 2909 3238 4431 4030
Not covered 2068 2068 1995 1947 1827 1749 1881 2352 2056