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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2002
Below 100% of Poverty -- All Races
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
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Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty avg. poverty avg. poverty avg. poverty
threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4
person family /33 person family /33 person family /33 person family /33
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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All races
Both Sexes
Total /17............................... 151,546 21,353 14.1 100,659 6,675 6.6 8,954 8,218 91.8 2,635 2,168 82.3
16 to 17 years.............................. 2,940 354 12.0 95 14 14.6 201 185 92.2 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 142,918 18,735 13.1 98,272 6,361 6.5 8,608 7,891 91.7 2,588 2,126 82.1
18 to 24 years........................... 20,357 5,001 24.6 7,946 1,262 15.9 2,343 2,234 95.3 380 335 88.2
25 to 34 years........................... 33,114 4,518 13.6 23,594 1,681 7.1 2,484 2,251 90.6 845 690 81.7
35 to 44 years........................... 37,465 3,760 10.0 28,159 1,509 5.4 2,053 1,765 86.0 794 588 74.0
45 to 54 years........................... 33,658 2,880 8.6 25,812 1,144 4.4 1,114 1,051 94.4 401 360 89.7
55 to 64 years........................... 18,324 2,576 14.1 12,762 765 6.0 614 591 96.2 167 153 91.4
65 years and over........................... 5,688 2,265 39.8 2,291 300 13.1 145 141 97.6 42 39 (B)
Male
Total /17............................... 80,282 9,716 12.1 58,765 3,255 5.5 4,071 3,611 88.7 1,486 1,146 77.1
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,494 169 11.3 63 8 (B) 91 82 90.8 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 75,603 8,452 11.2 57,266 3,082 5.4 3,915 3,467 88.6 1,458 1,122 77.0
18 to 24 years........................... 10,617 2,180 20.5 4,595 570 12.4 991 920 92.9 190 156 81.9
25 to 34 years........................... 17,923 2,150 12.0 14,075 902 6.4 1,098 965 87.9 468 363 77.6
35 to 44 years........................... 19,941 1,765 8.9 16,639 724 4.4 990 802 81.0 468 314 67.1
45 to 54 years........................... 17,431 1,342 7.7 14,608 547 3.7 557 514 92.2 240 205 85.4
55 to 64 years........................... 9,691 1,016 10.5 7,349 338 4.6 279 266 95.4 92 84 91.6
65 years and over........................... 3,184 1,094 34.4 1,436 166 11.5 65 62 (B) 23 19 (B)
Female
Total /17............................... 71,263 11,637 16.3 41,893 3,420 8.2 4,883 4,607 94.3 1,149 1,023 89.0
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,445 184 12.7 32 6 (B) 110 103 93.3 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 67,314 10,283 15.3 41,006 3,280 8.0 4,693 4,424 94.3 1,130 1,004 88.8
18 to 24 years........................... 9,739 2,820 29.0 3,351 692 20.6 1,352 1,314 97.2 189 179 94.5
25 to 34 years........................... 15,191 2,368 15.6 9,519 779 8.2 1,386 1,286 92.8 377 327 86.7
35 to 44 years........................... 17,524 1,996 11.4 11,520 785 6.8 1,063 963 90.6 327 274 83.9
45 to 54 years........................... 16,227 1,539 9.5 11,204 597 5.3 557 537 96.5 162 155 96.1
55 to 64 years........................... 8,634 1,560 18.1 5,412 426 7.9 335 325 96.8 75 69 91.1
65 years and over........................... 2,503 1,170 46.7 855 135 15.7 80 80 100.0 19 19 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17........... 145,858 19,088 13.1 98,367 6,375 6.5 8,809 8,076 91.7 2,593 2,130 82.1
In families /2.............................. 116,485 10,124 8.7 77,564 3,345 4.3 5,655 4,923 87.1 2,028 1,564 77.1
Householder............................. 53,580 5,738 10.7 40,025 2,081 5.2 3,575 3,212 89.9 1,350 1,092 80.9
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................. 66,089 6,269 9.5 42,791 2,185 5.1 4,709 3,983 84.6 1,765 1,302 73.8
Householder............................. 32,615 4,289 13.2 24,128 1,635 6.8 3,140 2,780 88.5 1,215 957 78.8
In families with related children under
6 years /9.............................. 26,890 3,043 11.3 17,951 1,060 5.9 2,604 2,150 82.6 993 689 69.4
Householder............................. 14,206 2,228 15.7 10,073 797 7.9 1,809 1,574 87.0 672 505 75.2
In married-couple families /11.............. 133,515 6,663 5.0 94,274 2,408 2.6 4,058 3,235 79.7 1,844 1,317 71.4
Husbands /11............................ 43,084 2,181 5.1 36,409 970 2.7 1,591 1,259 79.1 911 637 69.9
Wives /11............................... 35,913 1,834 5.1 21,993 508 2.3 841 707 84.1 221 187 84.3
Related children /18.................... 12,547 523 4.2 3,861 125 3.2 224 164 73.1 34 13 (B)
Other................................... 1,536 107 6.9 938 34 3.6 56 25 (B) 27 9 (B)
Householder............................. 40,435 2,019 5.0 31,073 772 2.5 1,346 1,081 80.3 650 472 72.6
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9............... 75,738 3,427 4.5 52,468 1,379 2.6 3,237 2,422 74.8 1,570 1,043 66.4
Husbands /11............................ 25,330 1,294 5.1 21,793 643 2.9 1,314 984 74.9 793 518 65.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2002
Below 100% of Poverty -- All Races
[Numbers in thousands]
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
_______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd. Earnings below wtd.
avg. poverty avg. poverty avg. poverty avg. poverty
threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4
person family /33 person family /33 person family /33 person family /33
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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Wives /11............................... 19,263 765 4.0 10,782 217 2.0 617 486 78.7 165 130 78.8
Related children /18.................... 6,874 229 3.3 1,403 30 2.1 180 120 66.5 33 11 (B)
Other................................... 1,054 37 3.5 655 11 1.7 49 18 (B) 23 4 (B)
Householder............................. 23,216 1,103 4.7 17,835 479 2.7 1,078 815 75.6 557 379 68.0
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9................ 32,396 1,884 5.8 22,820 729 3.2 1,937 1,409 72.8 923 568 61.6
Husbands /11............................ 11,879 801 6.7 10,080 378 3.7 849 621 73.2 493 307 62.3
Wives /11............................... 8,053 359 4.5 4,000 79 2.0 322 249 77.3 72 50 (B)
Related children /18.................... 1,229 54 4.4 466 10 2.1 52 26 (B) 14 1 (B)
Other................................... 704 20 2.9 437 5 1.1 38 12 (B) 21 3 (B)
Householder............................. 10,533 650 6.2 7,837 258 3.3 676 501 74.1 324 208 64.1
In families with male householder,
no wife present.......................... 6,863 935 13.6 4,554 295 6.5 470 417 88.9 157 125 79.2
Householder............................. 3,615 576 15.9 2,644 207 7.8 311 284 91.0 115 94 81.4
Other................................... 3,248 358 11.0 1,910 88 4.6 158 134 84.6 42 31 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 3,073 492 16.0 2,066 190 9.2 339 286 84.6 131 99 75.1
Householder............................. 2,061 386 18.7 1,548 161 10.4 248 220 88.7 102 81 79.1
Related children /18.................... 453 65 14.4 141 7 5.1 36 34 (B) 3 3 (B)
Other................................... 559 41 7.3 377 22 5.9 55 33 (B) 26 15 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 1,082 225 20.8 747 97 12.9 165 140 85.2 68 52 (B)
Householder............................. 817 200 24.5 593 87 14.7 136 120 88.4 59 45 (B)
Related children /18.................... 83 11 12.7 37 2 (B) 8 7 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other................................... 181 15 8.0 117 7 6.1 21 13 (B) 7 5 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present........................ 16,542 4,545 27.5 9,809 1,414 14.4 2,473 2,352 95.1 676 595 88.0
Householder............................. 9,530 3,142 33.0 6,308 1,102 17.5 1,917 1,848 96.4 585 527 90.0
Other................................... 7,012 1,402 20.0 3,502 311 8.9 556 504 90.7 91 68 74.8
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 10,495 3,452 32.9 6,091 1,094 18.0 2,211 2,089 94.5 621 540 86.9
Householder............................. 7,337 2,800 38.2 4,745 995 21.0 1,815 1,745 96.2 555 497 89.5
Related children /18.................... 2,098 509 24.3 645 55 8.6 277 253 91.4 19 13 (B)
Other................................... 1,060 143 13.5 701 43 6.1 119 91 76.4 47 29 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 3,945 1,585 40.2 2,220 492 22.2 1,178 1,101 93.4 325 276 84.8
Householder............................. 2,856 1,378 48.2 1,643 452 27.5 997 953 95.6 288 253 87.6
Related children /18.................... 586 119 20.3 250 13 5.0 106 88 82.9 12 7 (B)
Other................................... 502 88 17.5 327 27 8.3 75 59 79.2 25 16 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................. 492 171 34.6 287 39 13.7 106 104 98.0 20 20 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4.................... 29,383 8,842 30.1 20,532 2,993 14.6 3,080 3,080 100.0 547 547 100.0
Male.................................... 16,456 4,447 27.0 11,848 1,564 13.2 1,535 1,535 100.0 317 317 100.0
Householder............................ 11,135 2,544 22.8 8,239 871 10.6 822 822 100.0 196 196 100.0
Female.................................. 12,927 4,394 34.0 8,685 1,430 16.5 1,545 1,545 100.0 230 230 100.0
Householder............................ 9,353 2,717 29.1 6,553 907 13.8 878 878 100.0 167 167 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
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Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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