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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2002
Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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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White A.O.I.C.
Both Sexes
Total /17............................... 127,042 16,889 13.3 83,987 5,187 6.2 6,629 6,092 91.9 1,943 1,606 82.7
16 to 17 years.............................. 2,606 276 10.6 81 12 14.2 154 144 93.0 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 119,341 14,564 12.2 81,907 4,914 6.0 6,361 5,836 91.8 1,908 1,574 82.5
18 to 24 years........................... 16,970 3,946 23.3 6,622 1,031 15.6 1,747 1,677 96.0 288 258 89.5
25 to 34 years........................... 26,926 3,434 12.8 19,260 1,298 6.7 1,848 1,669 90.3 638 516 80.8
35 to 44 years........................... 30,918 2,791 9.0 23,105 1,089 4.7 1,480 1,270 85.8 549 410 74.8
45 to 54 years........................... 28,512 2,166 7.6 21,831 847 3.9 778 730 93.9 286 252 88.1
55 to 64 years........................... 16,015 2,227 13.9 11,089 649 5.9 508 490 96.5 147 138 94.0
65 years and over........................... 5,094 2,050 40.2 1,999 261 13.1 113 112 98.5 30 28 (B)
Male
Total /17............................... 68,440 8,021 11.7 50,293 2,708 5.4 3,216 2,859 88.9 1,230 955 77.7
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,327 130 9.8 52 8 (B) 64 59 (B) 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 64,242 6,899 10.7 48,981 2,559 5.2 3,096 2,747 88.7 1,206 935 77.5
18 to 24 years........................... 8,954 1,794 20.0 3,896 489 12.6 773 725 93.8 154 129 83.7
25 to 34 years........................... 14,905 1,786 12.0 11,830 787 6.7 903 789 87.4 415 319 76.9
35 to 44 years........................... 16,792 1,382 8.2 14,091 565 4.0 767 624 81.3 365 249 68.2
45 to 54 years........................... 14,991 1,046 7.0 12,644 426 3.4 421 388 92.0 191 162 84.8
55 to 64 years........................... 8,601 891 10.4 6,520 291 4.5 232 222 95.6 81 75 93.6
65 years and over........................... 2,871 991 34.5 1,260 141 11.1 55 54 (B) 18 16 (B)
Female
Total /17............................... 58,602 8,869 15.1 33,694 2,479 7.4 3,413 3,233 94.7 714 651 91.2
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,279 146 11.4 29 3 (B) 90 85 94.5 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 55,099 7,664 13.9 32,926 2,355 7.2 3,265 3,090 94.6 702 639 91.1
18 to 24 years........................... 8,016 2,151 26.8 2,727 542 19.9 975 953 97.7 134 129 96.3
25 to 34 years........................... 12,021 1,648 13.7 7,430 510 6.9 945 880 93.1 223 197 88.1
35 to 44 years........................... 14,127 1,409 10.0 9,013 524 5.8 713 646 90.6 184 161 87.8
45 to 54 years........................... 13,521 1,120 8.3 9,187 420 4.6 357 343 96.1 95 90 94.7
55 to 64 years........................... 7,414 1,336 18.0 4,569 358 7.8 276 268 97.2 66 63 (B)
65 years and over........................... 2,223 1,059 47.6 739 121 16.3 58 58 (B) 12 12 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17........... 121,948 14,839 12.2 81,988 4,926 6.0 6,515 5,980 91.8 1,913 1,578 82.5
In families /2.............................. 97,622 7,467 7.6 64,796 2,481 3.8 3,994 3,459 86.6 1,471 1,136 77.2
Householder............................. 44,444 4,075 9.2 33,331 1,468 4.4 2,426 2,162 89.1 930 746 80.2
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................. 54,267 4,411 8.1 34,858 1,560 4.5 3,283 2,754 83.9 1,272 937 73.7
Householder............................. 26,269 2,911 11.1 19,550 1,121 5.7 2,103 1,842 87.6 834 650 77.9
In families with related children under
6 years /9.............................. 21,860 2,158 9.9 14,626 757 5.2 1,843 1,512 82.0 721 501 69.5
Householder............................. 11,420 1,526 13.4 8,187 549 6.7 1,233 1,064 86.3 464 348 75.0
In married-couple families /11.............. 116,435 5,601 4.8 81,766 2,030 2.5 3,349 2,683 80.1 1,522 1,095 72.0
Husbands /11............................ 37,722 1,857 4.9 31,993 836 2.6 1,335 1,058 79.3 776 548 70.6
Wives /11............................... 31,185 1,561 5.0 18,697 413 2.2 694 591 85.2 162 143 88.2
Related children /18.................... 11,037 405 3.7 3,298 104 3.2 170 125 73.4 28 10 (B)
Other................................... 1,191 85 7.1 714 31 4.4 45 22 (B) 24 9 (B)
Householder............................. 35,300 1,694 4.8 27,064 646 2.4 1,103 886 80.3 532 385 72.4
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9............... 64,896 2,807 4.3 44,552 1,142 2.6 2,658 2,000 75.2 1,300 873 67.2
Husbands /11............................ 21,772 1,085 5.0 18,834 553 2.9 1,101 826 75.1 676 448 66.2
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 -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[Numbers in thousands]
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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Wives /11............................... 16,345 625 3.8 8,797 167 1.9 497 397 79.8 119 100 83.9
Related children /18.................... 6,098 181 3.0 1,196 25 2.1 145 100 68.8 28 10 (B)
Other................................... 811 27 3.3 497 9 1.7 38 15 (B) 19 4 (B)
Householder............................. 19,869 890 4.5 15,228 389 2.6 877 663 75.5 458 311 67.9
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9................ 27,561 1,563 5.7 19,365 612 3.2 1,596 1,189 74.5 770 494 64.2
Husbands /11............................ 10,199 681 6.7 8,718 333 3.8 719 536 74.5 425 276 64.8
Wives /11............................... 6,807 290 4.3 3,225 54 1.7 250 203 80.9 44 35 (B)
Related children /18.................... 1,013 40 4.0 389 6 1.5 41 24 (B) 12 1 (B)
Other................................... 550 17 3.2 338 5 1.4 31 11 (B) 18 3 (B)
Householder............................. 8,993 534 5.9 6,696 215 3.2 553 417 75.3 271 180 66.3
In families with male householder,
no wife present.......................... 5,266 702 13.3 3,470 232 6.7 313 289 92.5 110 93 85.0
Householder............................. 2,816 445 15.8 2,086 168 8.0 216 202 93.8 79 68 86.0
Other................................... 2,450 257 10.5 1,384 64 4.6 97 87 89.8 30 25 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 2,380 372 15.6 1,600 151 9.5 226 203 89.7 90 74 81.8
Householder............................. 1,631 298 18.2 1,247 130 10.4 175 162 92.3 71 60 (B)
Related children /18.................... 367 47 12.7 102 7 6.7 18 17 (B) 3 3 (B)
Other................................... 382 28 7.3 250 15 5.9 33 24 (B) 16 11 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 841 173 20.6 587 83 14.1 115 105 91.4 48 42 (B)
Householder............................. 646 156 24.2 477 75 15.6 99 92 93.7 40 35 (B)
Related children /18.................... 68 9 (B) 26 2 (B) 6 5 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other................................... 127 8 6.5 84 6 6.7 11 8 (B) 6 5 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present........................ 11,221 2,858 25.5 6,624 864 13.0 1,436 1,373 95.7 372 333 89.5
Householder............................. 6,328 1,936 30.6 4,182 654 15.6 1,107 1,074 97.0 319 293 91.9
Other................................... 4,893 922 18.8 2,442 209 8.6 329 300 91.1 53 39 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 6,861 2,122 30.9 3,934 656 16.7 1,276 1,214 95.1 340 301 88.5
Householder............................. 4,768 1,724 36.1 3,075 601 19.6 1,051 1,018 96.9 305 279 91.5
Related children /18.................... 1,409 319 22.7 409 35 8.6 161 146 91.0 11 9 (B)
Other................................... 684 79 11.6 450 19 4.3 64 49 (B) 24 14 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 2,450 956 39.0 1,369 277 20.2 686 634 92.5 173 144 83.0
Householder............................. 1,781 836 46.9 1,014 259 25.6 581 555 95.5 154 134 87.1
Related children /18.................... 355 67 18.7 155 7 4.7 56 43 (B) 6 3 (B)
Other................................... 314 54 17.1 200 11 5.3 48 37 (B) 13 6 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................. 406 137 33.7 239 34 14.3 82 80 97.4 18 18 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4.................... 24,384 7,269 29.8 16,966 2,413 14.2 2,463 2,463 100.0 425 425 100.0
Male.................................... 13,727 3,708 27.0 9,848 1,295 13.1 1,232 1,232 100.0 260 260 100.0
Householder............................ 9,295 2,080 22.4 6,873 700 10.2 635 635 100.0 158 158 100.0
Female.................................. 10,657 3,561 33.4 7,118 1,119 15.7 1,231 1,231 100.0 165 165 100.0
Householder............................ 7,626 2,158 28.3 5,328 694 13.0 678 678 100.0 120 120 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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