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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
[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 alone
Both Sexes
Total /17............................... 16,591 3,432 20.7 11,291 1,172 10.4 1,807 1,659 91.8 549 447 81.4
16 to 17 years.............................. 234 57 24.2 11 2 (B) 30 29 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 15,969 3,213 20.1 11,084 1,139 10.3 1,750 1,605 91.7 537 437 81.3
18 to 24 years........................... 2,403 784 32.6 956 175 18.3 458 428 93.6 79 65 82.5
25 to 34 years........................... 4,037 834 20.7 2,843 309 10.9 499 453 90.8 173 144 83.0
35 to 44 years........................... 4,458 734 16.5 3,469 319 9.2 435 377 86.7 179 128 71.4
45 to 54 years........................... 3,526 578 16.4 2,719 242 8.9 275 267 96.8 91 88 96.9
55 to 64 years........................... 1,545 283 18.3 1,097 94 8.6 83 80 96.5 15 12 (B)
65 years and over........................... 388 162 41.7 196 30 15.5 27 25 (B) 12 10 (B)
Male
Total /17............................... 7,601 1,223 16.1 5,352 393 7.3 582 516 88.7 162 122 74.9
16 to 17 years.............................. 118 29 24.8 8 0 (B) 18 17 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 7,292 1,118 15.3 5,233 373 7.1 554 491 88.6 158 119 75.2
18 to 24 years........................... 1,134 276 24.4 481 60 12.4 153 137 89.6 29 21 (B)
25 to 34 years........................... 1,823 240 13.2 1,352 83 6.1 120 104 86.4 35 29 (B)
35 to 44 years........................... 2,029 271 13.4 1,619 108 6.7 143 117 82.0 56 34 (B)
45 to 54 years........................... 1,633 237 14.5 1,283 90 7.0 104 99 94.8 31 29 (B)
55 to 64 years........................... 674 94 14.0 499 32 6.5 34 34 (B) 6 6 (B)
65 years and over........................... 191 76 39.6 111 20 18.1 9 8 (B) 5 3 (B)
Female
Total /17............................... 8,990 2,209 24.6 5,939 779 13.1 1,225 1,143 93.4 386 325 84.2
16 to 17 years.............................. 117 28 23.5 2 2 (B) 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years.............................. 8,676 2,095 24.1 5,851 766 13.1 1,195 1,114 93.2 379 318 83.9
18 to 24 years........................... 1,269 508 40.0 475 115 24.2 305 291 95.6 50 44 (B)
25 to 34 years........................... 2,214 594 26.8 1,491 226 15.1 379 349 92.2 138 114 83.1
35 to 44 years........................... 2,429 462 19.0 1,850 211 11.4 292 260 89.0 123 94 76.6
45 to 54 years........................... 1,893 342 18.1 1,436 152 10.6 172 168 98.0 60 59 (B)
55 to 64 years........................... 872 189 21.7 598 62 10.4 49 46 (B) 9 6 (B)
65 years and over........................... 197 86 43.7 85 10 12.1 18 18 (B) 7 7 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17........... 16,203 3,270 20.2 11,095 1,142 10.3 1,780 1,634 91.8 537 437 81.3
In families /2.............................. 12,700 2,198 17.3 8,523 707 8.3 1,373 1,228 89.4 448 348 77.6
Householder............................. 6,404 1,417 22.1 4,602 520 11.3 985 907 92.1 352 292 82.9
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................. 8,138 1,564 19.2 5,404 513 9.5 1,183 1,037 87.7 399 299 74.9
Householder............................. 4,601 1,191 25.9 3,243 437 13.5 894 816 91.3 320 260 81.2
In families with related children under
6 years /9.............................. 3,390 761 22.5 2,191 248 11.3 649 554 85.3 225 158 70.2
Householder............................. 1,954 609 31.2 1,265 208 16.5 501 450 89.7 179 137 76.5
In married-couple families /11.............. 10,103 680 6.7 7,441 241 3.2 444 341 76.7 203 138 67.9
Husbands /11............................ 3,171 204 6.4 2,578 79 3.1 153 119 77.8 76 50 65.7
Wives /11............................... 2,819 182 6.5 2,060 67 3.3 103 79 76.6 45 31 (B)
Related children /18.................... 954 69 7.3 374 13 3.5 30 21 (B) 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 138 19 13.7 78 0 0.4 6 3 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 3,020 206 6.8 2,352 82 3.5 152 119 78.4 74 54 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9............... 6,368 369 5.8 4,678 134 2.9 344 241 70.0 161 96 59.7
Husbands /11............................ 2,076 119 5.8 1,700 48 2.8 121 87 71.9 63 37 (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
[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............................... 1,746 93 5.3 1,252 31 2.5 83 59 71.2 35 21 (B)
Related children /18.................... 505 26 5.1 154 4 2.9 15 5 (B) 2 0 (B)
Other................................... 97 7 7.3 63 0 (B) 6 3 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 1,944 123 6.3 1,510 51 3.4 119 86 72.3 58 38 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9................ 2,752 197 7.2 1,945 65 3.3 222 134 60.6 101 44 43.5
Husbands /11............................ 951 66 6.9 745 20 2.7 76 47 62.1 38 15 (B)
Wives /11............................... 727 50 6.9 480 17 3.6 54 34 (B) 24 11 (B)
Related children /18.................... 159 13 8.1 58 4 (B) 11 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Other................................... 61 3 (B) 45 0 (B) 4 2 (B) 3 0 (B)
Householder............................. 854 66 7.7 618 23 3.8 77 49 63.8 36 17 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present.......................... 1,025 190 18.6 689 44 6.4 117 97 82.9 33 19 (B)
Householder............................. 553 108 19.5 373 26 7.0 76 66 86.7 26 18 (B)
Other................................... 472 83 17.5 316 18 5.7 42 32 (B) 8 2 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 471 101 21.4 309 28 9.1 88 68 77.3 31 18 (B)
Householder............................. 320 76 23.9 214 23 10.9 59 49 (B) 24 16 (B)
Related children /18.................... 60 15 (B) 27 0 (B) 13 13 (B) 0 0 (B)
Other................................... 92 10 10.7 69 4 (B) 17 7 (B) 7 1 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 159 46 29.3 104 13 12.2 43 31 (B) 18 10 (B)
Householder............................. 118 38 32.5 78 12 14.8 32 24 (B) 18 10 (B)
Related children /18.................... 10 2 (B) 8 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........................ 4,592 1,533 33.4 2,745 504 18.4 964 909 94.3 287 245 85.5
Householder............................. 2,831 1,104 39.0 1,877 413 22.0 758 722 95.4 252 220 87.2
Other................................... 1,761 429 24.4 868 91 10.5 206 186 90.4 35 26 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9............................... 3,243 1,217 37.5 1,927 401 20.8 869 814 93.7 265 223 84.3
Householder............................. 2,337 992 42.4 1,520 363 23.9 716 681 95.1 238 206 86.5
Related children /18.................... 606 166 27.4 209 16 7.5 102 93 91.3 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 299 59 19.8 198 22 11.4 51 40 (B) 22 15 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9................................ 1,333 583 43.7 759 193 25.5 461 438 95.0 141 121 85.8
Householder............................. 982 505 51.4 569 173 30.4 393 377 95.9 126 110 87.3
Related children /18.................... 197 45 22.7 87 3 4.0 42 38 (B) 4 2 (B)
Other................................... 155 33 21.6 103 17 16.1 25 23 (B) 12 10 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................. 61 22 (B) 35 2 (B) 14 14 (B) 0 0 (X)
Unrelated individuals /4.................... 3,470 1,061 30.6 2,538 433 17.1 398 398 100.0 89 89 100.0
Male.................................... 1,871 504 27.0 1,404 204 14.5 194 194 100.0 39 39 (B)
Householder............................ 1,284 327 25.5 958 126 13.1 135 135 100.0 27 27 (B)
Female.................................. 1,599 557 34.8 1,134 229 20.2 204 204 100.0 50 50 (B)
Householder............................ 1,309 420 32.1 944 173 18.4 148 148 100.0 36 36 (B)
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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