Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 76232 10.0 18.4 18.0 17.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 3592 30.3 33.1 33.0 31.9
25 to 44 years 31890 12.5 14.6 14.4 13.8
45 to 54 years 17137 6.0 8.9 8.8 8.3
55 to 64 years 11621 6.6 14.3 14.0 13.6
65 years and over 11991 6.2 41.8 40.3 40.0
Type of Family
Married-couple families 57725 5.4 13.8 13.4 13.0
With related children under 18 26959 7.0 8.7 8.5 7.9
With related children under 6 12488 8.7 9.9 9.7 9.1
Male householder, no wife present 4717 13.5 21.6 21.3 20.5
Female householder, no husband present 13791 28.0 36.7 36.6 35.4
With related children under 18 9614 35.5 41.6 41.4 40.0
With related children under 6 3818 48.2 53.0 53.0 51.4
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 61403 9.7 17.2 16.9 16.4
Inside central cities 20343 14.7 22.6 22.4 21.6
Outside central cities 41061 7.3 14.5 14.2 13.8
Outside metropolitan areas 14829 11.0 23.3 22.9 22.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Region
Northeast 13994 8.7 17.1 16.9 16.5
Midwest 17378 8.1 16.1 15.7 15.0
South 28000 11.7 20.8 20.4 19.9
West 16860 10.2 17.8 17.6 17.0
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11077 24.3 42.3 41.8 40.7
High school graduate, no college 23220 11.4 21.5 21.1 20.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 20746 8.0 14.2 14.0 13.6
Bachelor's degree or more 21189 2.9 6.5 6.3 6.1
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 64241 10.7 14.0 13.9 13.3
Worked at full-time jobs 46259 5.2 6.2 6.2 5.6
50 to 52 weeks 39534 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4
Worked at part-time jobs 6891 17.8 21.7 21.6 21.0
Did not work 11091 29.0 41.8 41.2 40.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 21829 26.2 53.7 52.6 51.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 12838 39.2 53.5 53.0 51.9
Householder 65 years and over 8991 7.7 53.8 52.0 51.7
One worker 33314 5.2 6.4 6.3 5.7
Two workers or more 21089 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4019 42.8 67.0 66.3 65.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1801 63.4 78.2 78.1 77.3
SSI 2516 29.1 62.0 61.0 60.4
Food stamps 4927 60.6 74.2 73.6 72.4
Housing assistance 2658 55.1 67.1 67.0 66.0
Energy assistance 1573 51.2 72.6 71.7 69.9
Free or reduced-price school lunches 8008 40.0 48.2 47.8 46.1
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 2045 66.6 86.8 86.4 85.7
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 54421 3.2 6.8 6.7 5.9
Medicare 17013 8.0 39.4 38.2 37.8
Medicaid 13325 33.1 46.2 45.7 44.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 7843 19.9 22.9 22.5 22.5
Health insurance 4840 25.6 28.4 28.0 28.0
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 3152 20.8 55.5 54.1 53.3
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 18.4 18.4 17.0 17.0 9.6
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 34.4 34.4 33.6 33.6 31.1
25 to 44 years 15.0 15.0 12.5 12.4 11.0
45 to 54 years 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.9 5.8
55 to 64 years 14.2 14.2 13.7 13.8 7.2
65 years and over 40.3 40.5 40.4 40.5 7.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 13.6 13.6 12.8 12.8 5.1
With related children under 18 9.0 9.0 7.2 7.2 5.9
With related children under 6 10.5 10.5 8.5 8.4 7.4
Male householder, no wife present 22.1 22.1 20.1 20.2 13.3
Female householder, no husband present 37.2 37.2 33.7 33.6 27.1
With related children under 18 42.2 42.1 37.2 37.1 33.1
With related children under 6 53.5 53.5 49.0 48.9 46.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 17.2 17.2 15.9 15.9 9.4
Inside central cities 22.8 22.8 20.9 20.8 14.4
Outside central cities 14.4 14.4 13.4 13.4 6.9
Outside metropolitan areas 23.4 23.4 21.8 21.8 10.7
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Region
Northeast 17.2 17.2 16.0 15.8 8.4
Midwest 15.7 15.7 14.6 14.6 7.6
South 20.9 20.9 19.3 19.4 11.1
West 18.1 18.1 16.5 16.6 10.2
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 42.9 43.0 39.7 39.7 24.4
High school graduate, no college 21.4 21.5 19.8 19.7 10.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.3 14.3 13.1 13.1 7.3
Bachelor's degree or more 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 2.8
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 14.3 14.3 12.7 12.6 10.0
Worked at full-time jobs 6.5 6.5 4.9 4.9 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 4.1 4.1 2.8 2.8 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 22.9 22.9 20.1 20.0 16.5
Did not work 41.5 41.6 40.4 40.4 30.3
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 52.8 53.0 51.1 51.1 26.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 53.5 53.6 50.5 50.4 39.0
Householder 65 years and over 52.0 52.1 52.0 52.1 9.3
One worker 6.9 6.9 5.0 5.0 4.1
Two workers or more 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 66.7 67.0 64.6 64.7 54.1
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 78.5 78.8 75.8 75.7 70.2
SSI 61.3 61.6 59.8 60.0 46.0
Food stamps 74.9 74.9 69.9 69.9 61.2
Housing assistance 68.0 68.0 63.7 63.5 56.4
Energy assistance 72.1 72.3 68.4 67.6 51.8
Free or reduced-price school lunches 49.2 49.2 42.0 41.9 36.2
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 86.8 87.1 84.5 84.6 76.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 6.3 6.3 5.6 5.6 2.5
Medicare 38.4 38.5 38.1 38.2 9.5
Medicaid 47.0 47.0 42.7 42.7 33.8
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 24.8 24.8 21.5 21.5 18.8
Health insurance 30.9 30.9 26.6 26.4 23.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 54.4 54.9 53.5 53.8 28.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 9.4 9.4 8.7 8.2 7.5
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 31.0 31.0 30.5 28.0 25.0
25 to 44 years 10.9 10.8 10.3 9.7 8.5
45 to 54 years 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 4.5
55 to 64 years 6.9 6.9 6.2 6.0 5.8
65 years and over 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.6 5.4
Type of Family
Married-couple families 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.0
With related children under 18 5.8 5.8 5.4 4.8 4.4
With related children under 6 7.3 7.3 6.9 5.9 5.4
Male householder, no wife present 12.9 12.9 12.1 11.7 10.9
Female householder, no husband present 26.7 26.6 24.8 23.6 20.7
With related children under 18 32.8 32.8 31.0 29.5 25.6
With related children under 6 45.6 45.5 43.8 41.0 35.7
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.3
Inside central cities 14.0 13.9 12.8 12.0 10.7
Outside central cities 6.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.6
Outside metropolitan areas 10.4 10.4 9.6 9.1 8.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Region
Northeast 8.2 8.2 7.4 7.0 6.1
Midwest 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.5 5.9
South 10.9 10.9 10.3 9.8 9.0
West 10.0 10.0 9.1 8.4 7.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.4 23.4 21.3 20.0 18.2
High school graduate, no college 10.6 10.6 9.9 9.4 8.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 7.3 7.3 6.9 6.5 5.7
Bachelor's degree or more 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.5
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 9.9 9.9 9.3 8.7 7.9
Worked at full-time jobs 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.1
50 to 52 weeks 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.8
Worked at part-time jobs 16.4 16.4 15.4 14.7 12.8
Did not work 29.7 29.7 27.5 26.5 24.9
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 26.1 26.1 24.0 23.2 21.2
Householder 15 to 64 years 38.5 38.5 35.9 34.5 31.4
Householder 65 years and over 8.4 8.4 7.1 7.0 6.7
One worker 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.4 2.9
Two workers or more 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 51.6 51.5 39.1 36.2 30.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 69.1 69.1 58.7 54.5 44.0
SSI 42.4 42.3 26.5 23.8 19.8
Food stamps 59.9 59.9 54.3 49.3 39.6
Housing assistance 55.1 55.1 49.8 44.9 32.6
Energy assistance 50.5 50.5 44.1 39.4 33.6
Free or reduced-price school lunches 35.8 35.8 33.3 30.9 26.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 74.8 74.8 61.3 56.3 44.9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
Medicare 8.5 8.5 7.2 7.1 6.6
Medicaid 32.9 32.9 29.2 26.5 22.9
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.0
Health insurance 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.8 22.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 24.9 24.9 18.2 17.4 15.5
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 7.0 7.8 10.7 9.2
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 24.7 27.3 32.6 32.0
25 to 44 years 8.4 8.8 13.6 10.9
45 to 54 years 4.2 4.7 6.4 5.3
55 to 64 years 5.0 6.0 6.9 6.5
65 years and over 4.0 5.6 6.3 6.2
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3.7 4.3 5.9 5.0
With related children under 18 4.3 4.9 8.0 6.1
With related children under 6 5.4 6.1 10.1 7.7
Male householder, no wife present 10.4 11.0 14.5 12.8
Female householder, no husband present 19.8 21.4 29.4 25.6
With related children under 18 24.9 26.5 37.4 32.1
With related children under 6 35.3 37.7 50.5 45.0
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 6.9 7.6 10.4 9.0
Inside central cities 10.3 11.2 15.6 13.5
Outside central cities 5.2 5.9 7.9 6.7
Outside metropolitan areas 7.4 8.5 11.9 10.2
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Region
Northeast 5.8 6.5 9.2 7.8
Midwest 5.7 6.2 8.6 7.4
South 8.4 9.4 12.5 10.9
West 7.0 8.0 11.1 9.6
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.0 19.2 26.2 22.7
High school graduate, no college 7.9 8.9 12.2 10.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.5 6.0 8.6 7.3
Bachelor's degree or more 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.7
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 7.5 8.2 11.5 9.8
Worked at full-time jobs 2.9 3.3 6.0 4.4
50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.9 4.1 2.8
Worked at part-time jobs 12.3 13.1 19.0 15.9
Did not work 23.9 25.8 29.8 28.5
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 19.7 22.0 26.9 24.8
Householder 15 to 64 years 30.1 32.5 40.2 36.8
Householder 65 years and over 4.9 7.0 7.7 7.7
One worker 2.8 3.2 6.4 4.5
Two workers or more 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 29.1 32.1 43.3 40.4
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 43.0 47.2 64.2 59.9
SSI 18.8 21.3 29.3 27.8
Food stamps 38.2 42.2 62.8 56.4
Housing assistance 32.6 35.2 57.0 51.6
Energy assistance 31.6 36.3 52.4 47.4
Free or reduced-price school lunches 25.4 27.4 42.8 35.4
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 43.7 48.2 67.1 63.2
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1.9 2.1 3.6 2.9
Medicare 5.3 7.0 8.2 7.9
Medicaid 22.0 24.6 35.1 30.5
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 17.1 18.0 21.7 18.7
Health insurance 22.2 22.8 27.9 23.8
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 13.5 16.5 21.3 20.1
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 7607 14031 13760 13354 14031 14052 12972 12966 7331
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1090 1188 1185 1147 1237 1237 1206 1208 1117
25 to 44 years 3985 4647 4606 4402 4782 4780 3971 3954 3492
45 to 54 years 1025 1528 1510 1429 1528 1530 1355 1351 996
55 to 64 years 763 1661 1625 1581 1646 1652 1597 1602 836
65 years and over 745 5007 4834 4794 4837 4854 4841 4851 891
Type of Family
Married-couple families 3115 7956 7711 7505 7859 7878 7380 7379 2970
With related children under 18 1885 2338 2304 2143 2413 2420 1943 1932 1590
With related children under 6 1090 1237 1215 1134 1307 1311 1057 1054 919
Male householder, no wife present 636 1019 1005 969 1045 1044 948 953 626
Female householder, no husband present 3856 5055 5044 4880 5127 5130 4643 4634 3735
With related children under 18 3416 3996 3985 3850 4058 4047 3580 3567 3187
With related children under 6 1839 2025 2024 1962 2043 2041 1873 1867 1756
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5971 10572 10364 10052 10557 10580 9746 9739 5746
Inside central cities 2992 4604 4548 4403 4634 4647 4246 4236 2923
Outside central cities 2978 5968 5816 5649 5923 5933 5500 5503 2823
Outside metropolitan areas 1636 3459 3396 3301 3474 3472 3225 3227 1585
Region
Northeast 1218 2398 2368 2311 2403 2403 2240 2209 1182
Midwest 1403 2806 2728 2607 2722 2728 2534 2533 1315
South 3263 5819 5699 5575 5853 5864 5410 5428 3113
West 1723 3008 2965 2861 3053 3057 2787 2796 1721
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2693 4691 4633 4513 4757 4767 4402 4403 2699
High school graduate, no college 2641 5003 4889 4730 4970 4985 4588 4585 2509
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1661 2955 2910 2813 2966 2964 2712 2715 1524
Bachelor's degree or more 612 1382 1328 1297 1338 1336 1269 1264 599
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 6862 9024 8925 8559 9193 9199 8130 8115 6440
Worked at full-time jobs 2426 2888 2868 2612 3013 3002 2270 2256 1940
50 to 52 weeks 1339 1508 1495 1324 1630 1617 1107 1103 985
Worked at part-time jobs 1224 1498 1492 1450 1578 1579 1384 1378 1138
Did not work 3212 4639 4565 4497 4602 4617 4476 4482 3363
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5720 11716 11476 11317 11537 11562 11162 11148 5849
Householder 15 to 64 years 5030 6874 6799 6669 6865 6876 6482 6465 5012
Householder 65 years and over 690 4842 4677 4648 4671 4685 4679 4683 837
One worker 1744 2147 2115 1883 2311 2308 1657 1667 1352
Two workers or more 142 169 169 154 184 183 153 151 130
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 1719 2693 2665 2638 2682 2693 2598 2602 2175
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1142 1409 1406 1392 1414 1419 1365 1364 1266
SSI 733 1560 1534 1520 1542 1550 1505 1511 1159
Food stamps 2983 3656 3628 3568 3689 3690 3443 3443 3015
Housing assistance 1465 1783 1781 1753 1809 1808 1692 1687 1498
Energy assistance 805 1142 1127 1099 1134 1137 1076 1064 815
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3203 3860 3827 3690 3943 3936 3363 3357 2902
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1362 1775 1766 1752 1775 1782 1728 1730 1574
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1763 3700 3622 3216 3419 3436 3055 3052 1341
Medicare 1368 6707 6496 6427 6528 6555 6476 6494 1620
Medicaid 4416 6158 6087 5935 6260 6268 5687 5686 4502
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1564 1793 1763 1763 1946 1946 1690 1684 1472
Health insurance 1240 1373 1354 1354 1494 1497 1287 1279 1153
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 655 1750 1706 1681 1714 1731 1687 1697 903
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All Races
All families 7153 7148 6641 6283 5704 5327 5962 8160 7035
Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 1114 1114 1095 1007 897 887 981 1170 1149
25 to 44 years 3464 3459 3273 3079 2712 2663 2810 4332 3471
45 to 54 years 972 972 865 819 772 715 800 1097 910
55 to 64 years 797 797 722 701 676 583 700 806 757
65 years and over 805 805 686 676 647 479 672 757 747
Type of Family
Married-couple families 2869 2867 2653 2471 2335 2108 2492 3421 2898
With related children under 18 1569 1567 1466 1301 1194 1161 1308 2144 1642
With related children under 6 907 907 862 741 670 672 759 1257 962
Male householder, no wife present 608 608 571 554 513 489 521 686 603
Female householder, no husband present 3676 3672 3417 3258 2856 2730 2949 4053 3534
With related children under 18 3156 3153 2981 2833 2463 2391 2551 3598 3089
With related children under 6 1742 1739 1672 1564 1362 1347 1438 1928 1719
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan areas 5607 5603 5214 4929 4502 4229 4697 6393 5517
Inside central cities 2839 2836 2603 2431 2184 2094 2274 3168 2754
Outside central cities 2767 2767 2611 2498 2317 2136 2423 3226 2763
Outside metropolitan areas 1547 1545 1427 1354 1203 1098 1266 1767 1518
Region
Northeast 1145 1144 1036 985 860 807 906 1285 1093
Midwest 1272 1270 1185 1121 1028 989 1070 1489 1288
South 3053 3051 2892 2758 2529 2349 2634 3507 3040
West 1684 1684 1527 1419 1287 1183 1353 1880 1615
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2593 2593 2358 2220 2017 1882 2124 2906 2519
High school graduate, no college 2462 2456 2295 2184 1968 1845 2063 2831 2429
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1512 1512 1434 1340 1192 1139 1236 1778 1518
Bachelor's degree or more 587 587 554 539 527 461 539 646 570
Work Experience in 2003
Total, 15 to 64 years 6348 6343 5955 5607 5057 4848 5291 7404 6288
Worked at full-time jobs 1928 1924 1839 1658 1417 1355 1521 2793 2033
50 to 52 weeks 979 975 948 833 707 673 763 1621 1095
Worked at part-time jobs 1128 1127 1062 1011 881 846 906 1308 1096
Did not work 3292 3292 3054 2938 2759 2647 2864 3302 3159
Year-Round Full-Time Workers
No workers 5698 5696 5248 5054 4630 4309 4801 5862 5414
Householder 15 to 64 years 4940 4939 4609 4424 4028 3867 4175 5165 4723
Householder 65 years and over 757 757 640 629 602 442 626 697 691
One worker 1333 1331 1275 1123 972 921 1053 2125 1490
Two workers or more 123 121 118 106 102 97 108 173 131
Program Participation Status of
Family Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2072 2071 1573 1453 1205 1168 1290 1738 1623
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1244 1244 1057 982 793 775 851 1156 1078
SSI 1066 1065 666 600 499 474 537 737 700
Food stamps 2953 2953 2675 2431 1953 1881 2078 3092 2776
Housing assistance 1465 1465 1324 1194 867 867 935 1516 1370
Energy assistance 794 794 693 620 528 497 570 825 746
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2869 2869 2664 2472 2116 2031 2198 3429 2834
Family received both food stamps and
cash assistance 1530 1530 1254 1151 918 894 985 1373 1293
Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2003
(All Races)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
Employer-provided plan 1310 1304 1254 1206 1114 1026 1150 1985 1567
Medicare 1443 1442 1226 1201 1124 909 1189 1395 1336
Medicaid 4384 4383 3892 3533 3052 2935 3279 4678 4063
No members covered by:
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid 1472 1472 1463 1463 1408 1341 1408 1705 1463
Health insurance 1153 1153 1150 1150 1105 1074 1105 1350 1150
Family received:
Medicare and Medicaid 785 785 575 550 487 424 521 673 634
Race Footnotes