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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2002
Below 100% of Poverty -- Black 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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Black A.O.I.C.
Both Sexes
Total /17............................... 17,090 3,531 20.7 11,561 1,195 10.3 1,861 1,705 91.6 560 454 81.1
16 to 17 years.............................. 252 61 24.0 11 2 (B) 32 31 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 16,443 3,307 20.1 11,352 1,162 10.2 1,802 1,649 91.5 548 444 81.0
18 to 24 years........................... 2,533 826 32.6 1,000 182 18.2 475 445 93.8 81 67 82.8
25 to 34 years........................... 4,171 856 20.5 2,930 315 10.7 514 467 90.8 179 147 82.6
35 to 44 years........................... 4,562 756 16.6 3,537 328 9.3 451 387 85.7 183 129 70.8
45 to 54 years........................... 3,596 583 16.2 2,769 243 8.8 277 269 96.8 91 89 96.9
55 to 64 years........................... 1,582 286 18.1 1,116 94 8.4 84 81 96.5 15 12 (B)
65 years and over........................... 394 164 41.6 198 30 15.3 27 25 (B) 12 10 (B)
Male
Total /17............................... 7,861 1,273 16.2 5,501 404 7.3 608 539 88.5 170 127 74.6
16 to 17 years.............................. 127 29 23.0 8 0 (B) 18 18 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 7,537 1,166 15.5 5,380 384 7.1 581 513 88.4 165 123 75.0
18 to 24 years........................... 1,202 300 25.0 506 64 12.7 164 149 90.3 31 22 (B)
25 to 34 years........................... 1,900 254 13.3 1,405 87 6.2 127 111 87.2 38 32 (B)
35 to 44 years........................... 2,071 277 13.4 1,649 110 6.7 148 119 80.1 59 34 (B)
45 to 54 years........................... 1,674 240 14.3 1,310 91 6.9 106 100 94.9 31 29 (B)
55 to 64 years........................... 690 95 13.8 510 32 6.3 35 35 (B) 6 6 (B)
65 years and over........................... 197 78 39.6 113 20 17.8 9 8 (B) 5 3 (B)
Female
Total /17............................... 9,228 2,258 24.5 6,060 790 13.0 1,253 1,167 93.1 390 328 83.9
16 to 17 years.............................. 125 31 25.0 2 2 (B) 14 14 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 8,906 2,141 24.0 5,973 778 13.0 1,221 1,135 93.0 384 321 83.6
18 to 24 years........................... 1,331 525 39.5 494 118 23.9 310 297 95.6 50 44 (B)
25 to 34 years........................... 2,271 602 26.5 1,525 227 14.9 387 356 92.0 141 116 82.3
35 to 44 years........................... 2,490 479 19.3 1,889 218 11.6 303 268 88.5 124 95 76.9
45 to 54 years........................... 1,922 343 17.8 1,459 152 10.4 172 168 98.0 60 59 (B)
55 to 64 years........................... 892 191 21.5 606 62 10.2 49 46 (B) 9 6 (B)
65 years and over........................... 197 86 43.6 85 10 12.1 18 18 (B) 7 7 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17........... 16,695 3,367 20.2 11,363 1,164 10.2 1,834 1,680 91.6 548 444 81.0
In families /2.............................. 13,073 2,246 17.2 8,722 718 8.2 1,405 1,251 89.1 456 352 77.2
Householder............................. 6,548 1,438 22.0 4,688 528 11.3 997 917 92.0 355 294 83.0
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................. 8,379 1,601 19.1 5,526 522 9.4 1,212 1,059 87.3 407 303 74.5
Householder............................. 4,703 1,211 25.7 3,300 443 13.4 906 826 91.2 323 263 81.4
In families with related children under
6 years /9.............................. 3,513 782 22.2 2,263 254 11.2 669 565 84.6 231 161 69.4
Householder............................. 2,014 621 30.8 1,299 212 16.3 508 454 89.5 180 138 76.6
In married-couple families /11.............. 10,395 694 6.7 7,602 248 3.3 459 346 75.3 208 139 67.0
Husbands /11............................ 3,253 210 6.5 2,636 83 3.1 159 122 76.4 80 52 64.7
Wives /11............................... 2,898 186 6.4 2,107 69 3.3 108 81 74.9 47 31 (B)
Related children /18.................... 1,007 70 7.0 383 13 3.4 30 21 (B) 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 146 19 13.2 81 0 0.4 8 3 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 3,092 209 6.8 2,395 83 3.5 154 119 77.6 74 54 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9............... 6,559 382 5.8 4,779 141 2.9 358 245 68.4 167 98 58.8
Husbands /11............................ 2,128 125 5.9 1,738 51 2.9 127 90 70.4 66 38 (B)
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 -- Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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
___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________
All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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Wives /11............................... 1,796 97 5.4 1,282 33 2.6 88 61 69.4 37 21 (B)
Related children /18.................... 539 26 4.8 157 4 2.9 15 5 (B) 2 0 (B)
Other................................... 103 7 7.2 65 0 (B) 8 3 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 1,992 126 6.3 1,538 53 3.4 120 86 71.4 58 38 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9................ 2,852 209 7.3 1,998 72 3.6 235 138 58.7 107 46 42.9
Husbands /11............................ 984 71 7.2 769 24 3.1 81 49 60.1 41 17 (B)
Wives /11............................... 753 54 7.1 492 19 3.8 59 36 (B) 25 11 (B)
Related children /18.................... 166 13 7.8 58 4 (B) 11 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Other................................... 67 3 (B) 46 0 (B) 6 2 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 881 69 7.8 632 25 4.0 78 49 62.5 36 17 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present.......................... 1,063 196 18.4 715 44 6.1 119 99 83.2 33 19 (B)
Householder............................. 577 110 19.1 390 26 6.7 77 66 86.8 26 18 (B)
Other................................... 486 86 17.6 324 18 5.5 43 33 (B) 8 2 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 491 104 21.2 322 28 8.7 90 70 77.7 31 18 (B)
Householder............................. 336 79 23.4 225 23 10.3 60 50 (B) 24 16 (B)
Related children /18.................... 63 15 (B) 29 0 (B) 13 13 (B) 0 0 (B)
Other................................... 92 11 11.6 69 4 (B) 18 8 (B) 7 1 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 171 49 28.6 114 13 11.2 44 31 (B) 18 10 (B)
Householder............................. 128 41 31.8 86 12 13.5 33 25 (B) 18 10 (B)
Related children /18.................... 12 2 (B) 10 0 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)
Other................................... 30 6 (B) 18 1 (B) 9 5 (B) 0 0 (X)
In families with female householder,
no husband present........................ 4,707 1,565 33.3 2,801 509 18.2 981 926 94.4 289 248 85.6
Householder............................. 2,879 1,119 38.9 1,903 418 22.0 767 732 95.4 255 222 87.3
Other................................... 1,828 446 24.4 898 91 10.2 214 194 90.7 35 26 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 3,321 1,242 37.4 1,963 406 20.7 884 829 93.8 267 226 84.5
Householder............................. 2,374 1,005 42.3 1,538 367 23.9 726 690 95.2 241 209 86.6
Related children /18.................... 630 176 28.0 215 16 7.3 107 98 91.7 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 316 61 19.1 210 22 10.7 52 41 (B) 22 15 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 1,372 593 43.2 784 195 24.9 468 445 95.0 143 123 85.9
Householder............................. 1,005 511 50.9 581 175 30.1 397 381 96.0 127 111 87.4
Related children /18.................... 203 48 23.6 90 3 3.9 46 41 (B) 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 164 33 20.4 113 17 14.7 25 23 (B) 12 10 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................. 64 24 (B) 37 2 (B) 16 16 (B) 0 0 (X)
Unrelated individuals /4.................... 3,589 1,108 30.9 2,605 445 17.1 419 419 100.0 92 92 100.0
Male.................................... 1,942 534 27.5 1,449 212 14.6 208 208 100.0 42 42 (B)
Householder............................ 1,325 338 25.5 991 131 13.2 141 141 100.0 30 30 (B)
Female.................................. 1,647 575 34.9 1,157 233 20.1 211 211 100.0 50 50 (B)
Householder............................ 1,338 433 32.3 957 177 18.5 152 152 100.0 36 36 (B)
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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