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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2002
       Below 100% of Poverty -- Hispanic Origin

[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
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hispanic (of any race)

Both Sexes
    Total /17...............................         18,703       3,510        18.8      12,767       1,573        12.3       2,131       1,780        83.5         870         629        72.3
16 to 17 years..............................            279          58        20.8          28           3         (B)          47          37         (B)           4           3         (B)
18 to 64 years..............................         18,139       3,344        18.4      12,607       1,542        12.2       2,064       1,725        83.6         860         622        72.3
   18 to 24 years...........................          3,335         847        25.4       1,698         321        18.9         463         415        89.6         129         101        78.1
   25 to 34 years...........................          5,927       1,112        18.8       4,307         529        12.3         712         606        85.2         306         225        73.8
   35 to 44 years...........................          4,836         786        16.3       3,630         394        10.8         585         442        75.4         299         198        66.1
   45 to 54 years...........................          2,802         390        13.9       2,056         193         9.4         228         196        86.1          93          72        77.5
   55 to 64 years...........................          1,238         209        16.9         916         106        11.6          76          66        87.3          33          26         (B)
65 years and over...........................            285         109        38.1         132          28        21.5          19          18         (B)           6           5         (B)

  Male
    Total /17...............................         11,120       1,957        17.6       8,182         939        11.5       1,199         947        79.0         581         381        65.6
16 to 17 years..............................            131          26        19.8          21           3         (B)          18          14         (B)           4           3         (B)
18 to 64 years..............................         10,808       1,875        17.3       8,073         921        11.4       1,173         927        79.0         573         376        65.6
   18 to 24 years...........................          2,056         460        22.4       1,138         183        16.1         246         205        83.2          75          51         (B)
   25 to 34 years...........................          3,685         682        18.5       2,906         372        12.8         404         333        82.4         218         153        70.3
   35 to 44 years...........................          2,821         432        15.3       2,269         213         9.4         356         251        70.5         205         118        57.7
   45 to 54 years...........................          1,511         198        13.1       1,179          99         8.4         123         101        82.0          56          39         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................            736         102        13.9         582          53         9.2          43          36         (B)          19          15         (B)
65 years and over...........................            180          56        31.1          88          16        17.7           8           6         (B)           5           3         (B)

  Female
    Total /17...............................          7,584       1,553        20.5       4,585         635        13.8         932         833        89.4         289         248        85.7
16 to 17 years..............................            148          32        21.7           7           0         (B)          29          24         (B)           0           0         (X)
18 to 64 years..............................          7,330       1,469        20.0       4,534         622        13.7         891         798        89.5         287         246        85.6
   18 to 24 years...........................          1,280         386        30.2         560         137        24.5         217         210        96.8          54          50         (B)
   25 to 34 years...........................          2,242         430        19.2       1,401         157        11.2         308         274        88.7          88          72        82.4
   35 to 44 years...........................          2,014         354        17.6       1,361         180        13.3         229         190        83.1          95          80        84.3
   45 to 54 years...........................          1,291         192        14.8         877          95        10.8         104          95        90.9          37          33         (B)
   55 to 64 years...........................            502         107        21.3         334          53        15.7          33          30         (B)          14          11         (B)
65 years and over...........................            106          53        50.0          45          13         (B)          12          12         (B)           2           2         (B)

  Household Relationship /17
    People 16 to 64 years old /17...........         18,418       3,402        18.5      12,635       1,545        12.2       2,111       1,762        83.5         864         625        72.3
In families /2..............................         15,176       2,002        13.2      10,339         866         8.4       1,647       1,298        78.8         752         512        68.2
    Householder.............................          6,703       1,154        17.2       4,947         544        11.0         935         775        82.8         438         322        73.5
In families with related children under
    18 years /9.............................         10,633       1,544        14.5       7,114         684         9.6       1,481       1,132        76.4         707         467        66.1
    Householder.............................          4,976         958        19.2       3,628         458        12.6         858         697        81.3         415         298        72.0
In families with related children under
    6 years /9..............................          5,430         870        16.0       3,701         378        10.2         897         681        76.0         430         273        63.4
    Householder.............................          2,599         551        21.2       1,861         243        13.0         527         424        80.5         243         170        69.7
In married-couple families /11..............         15,532       1,550        10.0      11,038         715         6.5       1,492       1,064        71.3         750         462        61.5
    Husbands /11............................          5,182         621        12.0       4,249         336         7.9         650         467        71.8         397         243        61.2
    Wives /11...............................          3,543         310         8.7       2,153         107         5.0         237         185        78.1          62          51         (B)
    Related children /18....................          1,556         103         6.6         727          31         4.3          85          49        58.2          24           7         (B)
    Other...................................            678          30         4.5         463          10         2.2          41          17         (B)          23           7         (B)
    Householder.............................          4,573         485        10.6       3,448         230         6.7         480         346        72.2         244         153        62.6
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9...............         11,368       1,157        10.2       7,934         522         6.6       1,357         930        68.5         708         419        59.2
    Husbands /11............................          3,907         494        12.6       3,190         268         8.4         602         419        69.5         381         227        59.5

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 -- Hispanic Origin

[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
                                                    ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Wives /11...............................          2,530         226         8.9       1,450          69         4.8         212         160        75.5          52          42         (B)
    Related children /18....................          1,016          60         5.9         424          12         2.8          76          41        53.4          24           7         (B)
    Other...................................            527          15         2.8         351           5         1.3          34          11         (B)          19           3         (B)
    Householder.............................          3,388         363        10.7       2,519         169         6.7         434         300        69.3         231         140        60.5
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9................          6,088         716        11.8       4,268         305         7.2         873         605        69.4         447         253        56.7
    Husbands /11............................          2,217         332        15.0       1,798         180        10.0         415         289        69.8         259         154        59.5
    Wives /11...............................          1,267         118         9.3         669          23         3.4         115          91        79.2          18          14         (B)
    Related children /18....................            356          22         6.3         180           3         1.8          25          13         (B)           9           0         (B)
    Other...................................            396          11         2.7         269           5         1.7          30           9         (B)          19           3         (B)
    Householder.............................          1,852         233        12.6       1,353          95         7.0         288         202        70.1         141          83        58.6
In families with male householder,
   no wife present..........................          1,557         218        14.0       1,095          91         8.3         143         128        89.2          56          42         (B)
    Householder.............................            725         152        21.0         535          67        12.5          93          83        89.3          37          27         (B)
    Other...................................            832          66         7.9         560          24         4.3          50          44         (B)          19          15         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................            749         141        18.9         521          73        14.0         106          90        85.3          52          38         (B)
    Householder.............................            425         113        26.5         321          57        17.9          75          65         (B)          34          24         (B)
    Related children /18....................             79           5         5.7          34           2         (B)           3           3         (B)           2           2         (B)
    Other...................................            245          24         9.9         166          14         8.5          28          22         (B)          16          12         (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9................................            369          84        22.8         265          41        15.4          64          57         (B)          28          22         (B)
    Householder.............................            235          73        31.0         176          34        19.4          51          46         (B)          20          16         (B)
    Related children /18....................             25           3         (B)          16           1         (B)           3           3         (B)           1           1         (B)
    Other...................................            108           8         7.6          73           6         (B)          10           8         (B)           6           5         (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present........................          2,661         719        27.0       1,654         290        17.6         491         452        92.0         189         161        85.4
    Householder.............................          1,405         516        36.7         964         247        25.6         362         345        95.3         157         142        90.4
    Other...................................          1,256         203        16.2         690          44         6.3         129         107        82.7          32          19         (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9...............................          1,904         608        32.0       1,178         258        21.9         451         412        91.3         177         149        84.4
    Householder.............................          1,163         482        41.5         789         232        29.4         349         332        95.1         149         134        89.9
    Related children /18....................            369          83        22.4         133           7         5.2          55          46         (B)           3           0         (B)
    Other...................................            372          44        11.7         256          19         7.4          47          35         (B)          25          15         (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9................................            825         303        36.7         520         126        24.3         248         221        89.0          97          80        82.8
    Householder.............................            512         245        47.9         332         114        34.3         188         175        93.5          82          71        87.0
    Related children /18....................            140          26        18.4          67           0         (B)          29          20         (B)           3           0         (B)
    Other...................................            173          32        18.5         120          12        10.1          32          26         (B)          12           9         (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3.................             95          42        44.2          51          12         (B)          28          28         (B)           7           7         (B)

Unrelated individuals /4....................          3,188       1,364        42.8       2,245         667        29.7         441         441       100.0         106         106       100.0
    Male....................................          2,123         860        40.5       1,550         442        28.5         255         255       100.0          75          75         (B)
     Householder............................            961         332        34.6         717         166        23.2         101         101       100.0          34          34         (B)
    Female..................................          1,065         504        47.3         696         225        32.3         187         187       100.0          31          31         (B)
     Householder............................            579         231        39.9         409         117        28.6          74          74         (B)          21          21         (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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