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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
[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 alone
Both Sexes
Total /17............................... 125,339 16,566 13.2 83,038 5,103 6.1 6,472 5,941 91.8 1,914 1,579 82.5
16 to 17 years.............................. 2,541 269 10.6 80 12 14.4 152 141 92.9 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 117,739 14,265 12.1 80,971 4,831 6.0 6,215 5,696 91.7 1,879 1,546 82.3
18 to 24 years........................... 16,619 3,847 23.1 6,503 1,004 15.4 1,702 1,632 95.9 281 251 89.3
25 to 34 years........................... 26,526 3,363 12.7 19,009 1,277 6.7 1,808 1,631 90.2 628 507 80.7
35 to 44 years........................... 30,522 2,731 8.9 22,831 1,067 4.7 1,445 1,239 85.8 542 404 74.5
45 to 54 years........................... 28,197 2,123 7.5 21,613 837 3.9 765 717 93.8 281 247 87.9
55 to 64 years........................... 15,875 2,200 13.9 11,016 646 5.9 495 477 96.4 147 138 94.0
65 years and over........................... 5,059 2,031 40.2 1,987 260 13.1 105 103 98.4 30 28 (B)
Male
Total /17............................... 67,528 7,860 11.6 49,737 2,665 5.4 3,136 2,781 88.7 1,217 942 77.5
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,295 127 9.8 51 8 (B) 62 57 (B) 6 4 (B)
18 to 64 years.............................. 63,387 6,756 10.7 48,434 2,517 5.2 3,026 2,679 88.5 1,193 922 77.3
18 to 24 years........................... 8,778 1,747 19.9 3,828 479 12.5 748 700 93.6 153 127 83.5
25 to 34 years........................... 14,683 1,751 11.9 11,681 776 6.6 889 775 87.2 411 315 76.7
35 to 44 years........................... 16,587 1,351 8.1 13,935 554 4.0 751 609 81.1 362 246 67.9
45 to 54 years........................... 14,806 1,027 6.9 12,511 420 3.4 414 380 91.9 187 158 84.5
55 to 64 years........................... 8,533 879 10.3 6,478 289 4.5 224 214 95.5 81 75 93.6
65 years and over........................... 2,846 977 34.3 1,251 140 11.2 47 45 (B) 18 16 (B)
Female
Total /17............................... 57,811 8,706 15.1 33,301 2,437 7.3 3,336 3,160 94.7 697 636 91.2
16 to 17 years.............................. 1,246 142 11.4 29 3 (B) 89 85 94.5 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 54,352 7,509 13.8 32,537 2,314 7.1 3,189 3,018 94.6 686 625 91.1
18 to 24 years........................... 7,841 2,100 26.8 2,675 525 19.6 954 932 97.7 129 124 96.1
25 to 34 years........................... 11,843 1,613 13.6 7,327 501 6.8 919 856 93.1 217 192 88.4
35 to 44 years........................... 13,936 1,380 9.9 8,895 513 5.8 694 630 90.8 180 158 87.6
45 to 54 years........................... 13,391 1,096 8.2 9,102 417 4.6 351 337 96.0 94 89 94.6
55 to 64 years........................... 7,342 1,321 18.0 4,539 357 7.9 271 263 97.2 66 63 (B)
65 years and over........................... 2,213 1,055 47.7 735 121 16.4 58 58 (B) 12 12 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17........... 120,280 14,534 12.1 81,051 4,842 6.0 6,367 5,837 91.7 1,884 1,551 82.3
In families /2.............................. 96,357 7,334 7.6 64,092 2,445 3.8 3,915 3,387 86.5 1,454 1,121 77.1
Householder............................. 43,925 3,996 9.1 32,995 1,448 4.4 2,377 2,116 89.0 923 739 80.1
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................. 53,411 4,311 8.1 34,386 1,531 4.5 3,216 2,693 83.7 1,256 923 73.4
Householder............................. 25,893 2,845 11.0 19,303 1,103 5.7 2,060 1,800 87.4 827 642 77.7
In families with related children under
6 years /9.............................. 21,521 2,102 9.8 14,436 738 5.1 1,797 1,472 81.9 710 492 69.3
Householder............................. 11,258 1,484 13.2 8,099 539 6.7 1,203 1,035 86.1 461 345 74.8
In married-couple families /11.............. 115,209 5,538 4.8 81,026 2,010 2.5 3,309 2,651 80.1 1,511 1,086 71.9
Husbands /11............................ 37,351 1,837 4.9 31,708 829 2.6 1,322 1,047 79.2 772 544 70.5
Wives /11............................... 30,872 1,542 5.0 18,521 406 2.2 684 584 85.4 158 140 88.8
Related children /18.................... 10,838 399 3.7 3,252 102 3.2 168 122 73.0 28 10 (B)
Other................................... 1,169 83 7.1 700 31 4.4 43 21 (B) 23 9 (B)
Householder............................. 34,979 1,677 4.8 26,845 642 2.4 1,092 877 80.3 530 383 72.3
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9............... 64,046 2,767 4.3 44,029 1,125 2.6 2,626 1,976 75.2 1,289 864 67.0
Husbands /11............................ 21,513 1,069 5.0 18,630 546 2.9 1,090 817 75.0 672 444 66.1
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
[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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Wives /11............................... 16,136 615 3.8 8,675 160 1.8 488 391 80.1 114 97 84.6
Related children /18.................... 5,964 177 3.0 1,176 24 2.1 142 97 68.2 28 10 (B)
Other................................... 792 27 3.4 486 9 1.8 36 14 (B) 19 4 (B)
Householder............................. 19,640 879 4.5 15,062 386 2.6 870 657 75.5 456 309 67.8
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9................ 27,240 1,535 5.6 19,174 599 3.1 1,572 1,173 74.6 763 489 64.1
Husbands /11............................ 10,092 670 6.6 8,637 328 3.8 711 529 74.4 423 273 64.6
Wives /11............................... 6,721 282 4.2 3,185 48 1.5 243 198 81.6 41 33 (B)
Related children /18.................... 984 40 4.0 380 6 1.5 41 23 (B) 12 1 (B)
Other................................... 537 17 3.2 331 5 1.4 30 11 (B) 18 3 (B)
Householder............................. 8,906 526 5.9 6,641 213 3.2 548 412 75.3 270 179 66.2
In families with male householder,
no wife present.......................... 5,152 686 13.3 3,400 228 6.7 305 281 92.3 107 91 84.8
Householder............................. 2,746 433 15.8 2,036 164 8.0 209 196 93.6 77 66 85.6
Other................................... 2,406 253 10.5 1,364 64 4.7 95 85 89.7 30 25 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 2,319 360 15.5 1,560 148 9.5 219 196 89.3 88 71 81.3
Householder............................. 1,587 287 18.1 1,217 127 10.4 169 155 92.0 69 58 (B)
Related children /18.................... 357 46 13.0 99 7 6.9 18 17 (B) 3 3 (B)
Other................................... 375 27 7.2 245 15 6.0 32 23 (B) 16 11 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 817 168 20.6 573 83 14.4 113 103 91.2 48 42 (B)
Householder............................. 627 151 24.1 465 75 16.0 96 90 93.6 40 35 (B)
Related children /18.................... 63 9 (B) 24 2 (B) 6 5 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other................................... 127 8 6.5 83 6 6.8 11 8 (B) 6 5 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present........................ 10,975 2,786 25.4 6,511 849 13.0 1,394 1,332 95.5 366 327 89.3
Householder............................. 6,200 1,887 30.4 4,114 642 15.6 1,076 1,043 96.9 315 290 91.8
Other................................... 4,775 900 18.8 2,397 207 8.6 318 289 90.8 50 37 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 6,687 2,063 30.9 3,859 644 16.7 1,241 1,178 95.0 335 296 88.3
Householder............................. 4,666 1,679 36.0 3,024 590 19.5 1,021 988 96.8 301 275 91.4
Related children /18.................... 1,358 306 22.5 399 34 8.5 155 141 90.7 10 7 (B)
Other................................... 663 79 11.9 437 19 4.5 64 49 (B) 24 14 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 2,370 924 39.0 1,330 269 20.2 660 609 92.2 169 139 82.6
Householder............................. 1,725 807 46.8 992 252 25.4 559 533 95.3 151 131 86.9
Related children /18.................... 342 64 18.7 148 6 3.9 54 40 (B) 5 2 (B)
Other................................... 303 54 17.8 189 11 5.6 48 37 (B) 13 6 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................. 392 132 33.7 232 34 14.8 80 78 97.3 18 18 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4.................... 23,983 7,102 29.6 16,741 2,366 14.1 2,395 2,395 100.0 413 413 100.0
Male.................................... 13,487 3,606 26.7 9,715 1,267 13.0 1,188 1,188 100.0 254 254 100.0
Householder............................ 9,143 2,030 22.2 6,776 681 10.1 615 615 100.0 151 151 100.0
Female.................................. 10,496 3,496 33.3 7,026 1,099 15.6 1,207 1,207 100.0 159 159 100.0
Householder............................ 7,512 2,115 28.2 5,258 677 12.9 665 665 100.0 114 114 100.0
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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