Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- Black alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
___________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in Def. 1 plus net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official imputed net on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure capital gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 36,426 21.4 21.4 19.7 20.8 29.1 22.4 20.8 16.8 14.4 23.8 21.2 19.5 15.7
Age
Under 18 years 11,244 28.8 28.8 27.8 29.5 34.4 30.8 29.5 23.2 18.7 32.2 27.3 25.8 20.1
Related children 11,080 28.5 28.5 27.5 29.2 34.1 30.5 29.2 22.8 18.2 31.9 27.0 25.4 19.6
Under 6 years 3,567 31.8 31.8 31.1 33.2 36.7 34.1 33.2 26.8 21.9 35.6 30.9 29.5 23.4
18 to 24 years 3,979 26.0 26.0 24.5 25.9 32.1 27.8 25.9 22.9 20.8 29.6 27.6 25.5 22.5
25 to 44 years 10,475 17.8 17.8 16.7 17.6 22.0 18.8 17.6 14.6 12.4 20.1 17.8 16.6 13.7
45 to 64 years 7,771 13.9 13.9 11.6 12.4 21.8 14.3 12.4 10.0 9.3 15.8 14.9 12.9 10.5
65 years and over 2,956 19.6 19.6 13.6 13.9 48.8 16.5 13.9 9.7 9.6 17.6 17.3 14.7 10.7
65 to 74 years 1,711 17.9 17.9 13.1 13.5 43.9 15.7 13.5 9.1 8.9 16.6 16.3 14.1 9.9
75 years and over 1,245 22.0 22.0 14.3 14.6 55.6 17.5 14.6 10.6 10.5 18.9 18.7 15.6 11.7
Family Relationship
In families 30,065 21.0 21.0 19.3 20.5 27.6 21.9 20.5 16.5 13.6 23.3 20.3 18.6 14.9
In married-couple families 14,574 8.1 8.1 6.5 7.1 13.2 7.7 7.1 6.2 4.6 8.9 7.2 6.6 5.8
With related children under 18 9,779 7.6 7.6 6.9 7.7 10.5 8.2 7.7 6.6 4.2 9.4 6.9 6.4 5.3
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 35.5 35.5 33.8 35.4 43.7 37.8 35.4 27.8 23.5 39.6 34.8 32.1 25.0
With related children under 18 10,493 39.9 39.9 38.6 40.4 47.9 42.6 40.4 31.3 26.1 44.3 38.4 35.8 27.4
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,248 19.1 19.1 16.5 19.0 26.0 20.6 19.0 15.8 13.4 21.5 19.6 17.6 15.3
With related children under 18 1,289 22.8 22.8 20.3 24.2 28.7 26.1 24.2 19.5 15.2 27.2 23.8 21.3 18.1
Unrelated individuals 6,217 23.0 23.0 20.8 21.7 35.6 23.8 21.7 17.6 17.6 25.2 24.8 22.7 18.6
Living alone 4,365 19.6 19.6 16.5 17.4 34.8 19.8 17.4 12.3 12.2 21.0 20.8 18.4 13.1
65 years and over 1,076 26.2 26.2 17.9 18.0 60.2 20.5 18.0 9.9 9.9 21.6 21.6 19.0 10.9
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 32,398 20.9 20.9 19.3 20.4 28.0 21.9 20.4 16.4 14.2 23.2 20.8 19.2 15.4
Inside principal cities 19,154 25.2 25.2 23.5 24.6 33.9 26.5 24.6 19.5 17.1 28.0 25.0 23.1 18.4
Outside principal cities 13,244 14.6 14.6 13.2 14.3 19.6 15.2 14.3 11.8 10.0 16.3 14.6 13.5 11.1
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,028 25.8 25.8 22.7 23.9 37.3 26.2 23.9 20.2 16.2 28.1 24.4 21.8 18.0
Region
Northeast 6,608 22.1 22.1 20.6 22.0 28.5 23.2 22.0 16.6 15.0 24.7 22.7 21.2 16.2
Midwest 6,575 25.6 25.6 23.8 25.1 33.7 26.2 25.1 20.9 18.0 28.0 24.3 22.8 19.6
South 19,941 20.4 20.4 18.4 19.4 28.2 21.1 19.4 16.1 13.4 22.4 19.8 18.2 14.7
West 3,302 17.8 17.8 16.8 18.1 26.5 20.7 18.1 13.3 11.5 21.6 19.9 16.9 12.8
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,182 18.1 18.1 16.0 16.9 26.7 18.6 16.9 13.9 12.5 20.0 18.4 16.6 13.8
18 to 24 years old 3,979 26.0 26.0 24.5 25.9 32.1 27.8 25.9 22.9 20.8 29.6 27.6 25.5 22.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,038 41.5 41.5 39.9 41.3 49.7 44.3 41.3 35.9 33.0 46.3 43.5 40.1 34.9
25 years old and over 21,203 16.6 16.6 14.4 15.2 25.7 16.8 15.2 12.2 10.9 18.2 16.7 15.0 12.1
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,007 30.4 30.4 25.7 27.2 50.4 31.4 27.2 20.6 18.8 33.0 31.2 27.1 20.6
High school graduate, no college 7,879 18.3 18.3 16.4 17.3 27.0 18.7 17.3 14.4 12.7 20.0 18.1 16.6 13.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,593 11.3 11.3 10.0 10.6 17.9 11.6 10.6 8.4 7.1 13.1 11.7 10.5 8.4
Bachelor's degree or more 3,724 6.2 6.2 4.7 4.9 8.1 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.9
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,096 17.5 17.5 15.9 16.9 23.3 18.4 16.9 14.1 12.5 19.8 18.1 16.5 13.8
Worked at full-time jobs 13,597 6.0 6.0 5.5 6.3 8.0 6.5 6.3 5.1 3.6 7.7 6.1 5.8 4.6
50 to 52 weeks 11,279 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.9 4.7 4.0 3.9 2.9 1.8 5.0 3.5 3.3 2.5
Worked at part-time jobs 2,086 26.2 26.2 23.5 26.7 33.7 28.1 26.7 22.0 18.1 30.5 26.7 24.9 21.3
Did not work 5,413 42.9 42.9 39.2 39.6 57.7 44.4 39.6 33.7 32.7 46.0 44.8 40.0 34.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,956 48.7 48.7 45.9 46.9 68.6 58.0 46.9 33.3 31.0 60.0 57.9 45.9 32.8
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,295 61.4 61.4 59.9 61.3 75.8 70.1 61.3 44.1 40.9 72.1 69.2 59.3 42.8
SSI 3,134 39.2 39.2 35.7 36.5 65.4 51.9 36.5 23.1 21.8 53.6 52.4 36.1 23.4
Food stamps 6,573 60.7 60.7 58.2 60.4 74.1 65.1 60.4 43.2 37.6 67.7 62.6 57.4 40.3
Housing assistance 4,307 55.0 55.0 55.0 57.8 70.4 61.7 57.8 35.9 30.9 62.4 57.2 52.9 32.4
Energy assistance 1,381 53.4 53.4 49.1 50.7 69.9 57.8 50.7 35.1 31.0 62.2 55.9 47.5 33.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,159 44.5 44.5 43.4 45.3 54.4 48.5 45.3 34.6 27.8 49.8 43.6 40.1 29.7
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,909 67.8 67.8 65.4 66.6 84.9 77.2 66.6 46.1 42.4 78.8 76.4 64.5 44.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,385 19.4 19.4 17.8 18.7 27.6 20.5 18.7 14.4 12.3 21.7 19.2 17.3 13.3
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,101 6.0 6.0 5.2 5.7 8.1 5.9 5.7 4.9 3.5 6.9 5.2 4.9 4.2
Medicare 3,920 23.0 23.0 18.0 18.5 55.0 22.0 18.5 13.1 12.6 23.0 22.5 18.8 13.8
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,106 35.0 35.0 28.6 29.2 69.6 39.0 29.2 17.3 16.7 40.7 39.8 29.4 18.0
Medicaid 8,986 45.8 45.8 43.3 45.2 59.7 50.3 45.2 33.1 28.7 52.2 47.3 41.9 30.6
Not covered at any time during the year 7,041 29.8 29.8 27.4 29.4 35.3 30.0 29.4 26.6 23.2 32.5 29.2 28.4 25.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- Black alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total 36,426 7,803 7,803 7,159 7,571 10,588 8,141 7,571 6,112 5,239 8,653 7,707 7,090 5,718
Age
Under 18 years 11,244 3,241 3,241 3,131 3,317 3,864 3,466 3,317 2,606 2,101 3,619 3,072 2,899 2,256
Related children 11,080 3,158 3,158 3,048 3,233 3,778 3,381 3,233 2,524 2,022 3,533 2,988 2,816 2,174
Under 6 years 3,567 1,133 1,133 1,109 1,184 1,309 1,218 1,184 955 779 1,271 1,103 1,053 836
18 to 24 years 3,979 1,036 1,036 974 1,032 1,277 1,108 1,032 910 827 1,179 1,097 1,015 896
25 to 44 years 10,475 1,868 1,868 1,748 1,847 2,309 1,967 1,847 1,533 1,303 2,109 1,864 1,736 1,438
45 to 64 years 7,771 1,077 1,077 903 963 1,695 1,114 963 776 724 1,227 1,161 1,004 814
65 years and over 2,956 580 580 402 412 1,443 487 412 288 283 520 513 435 315
65 to 74 years 1,711 307 307 224 231 751 269 231 156 152 285 279 241 169
75 years and over 1,245 273 273 178 181 692 218 181 132 130 235 233 194 146
Family Relationship
In families 30,065 6,301 6,301 5,799 6,151 8,304 6,590 6,151 4,946 4,079 7,016 6,090 5,607 4,493
In married-couple families 14,574 1,173 1,173 949 1,041 1,924 1,118 1,041 909 666 1,293 1,042 961 840
With related children under 18 9,779 743 743 679 757 1,023 804 757 648 410 921 672 626 518
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 13,244 4,698 4,698 4,479 4,682 5,794 5,009 4,682 3,682 3,113 5,239 4,607 4,249 3,309
With related children under 18 10,493 4,184 4,184 4,051 4,238 5,029 4,472 4,238 3,287 2,744 4,644 4,025 3,758 2,875
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 2,248 430 430 372 428 585 463 428 355 300 484 440 396 344
With related children under 18 1,289 294 294 262 313 370 336 313 251 196 350 307 274 233
Unrelated individuals 6,217 1,432 1,432 1,290 1,351 2,211 1,479 1,351 1,097 1,093 1,564 1,545 1,414 1,156
Living alone 4,365 856 856 722 759 1,518 862 759 536 534 917 909 804 573
65 years and over 1,076 282 282 192 194 648 221 194 107 107 232 232 204 117
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 32,398 6,762 6,762 6,244 6,610 9,086 7,087 6,610 5,297 4,584 7,521 6,723 6,210 4,993
Inside principal cities 19,154 4,835 4,835 4,499 4,718 6,496 5,075 4,718 3,730 3,266 5,364 4,789 4,416 3,526
Outside principal cities 13,244 1,927 1,927 1,745 1,892 2,590 2,013 1,892 1,567 1,318 2,156 1,934 1,794 1,467
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 4,028 1,041 1,041 914 961 1,501 1,054 961 814 654 1,133 984 880 725
Region
Northeast 6,608 1,462 1,462 1,362 1,453 1,882 1,535 1,453 1,094 994 1,634 1,501 1,402 1,070
Midwest 6,575 1,683 1,683 1,563 1,648 2,213 1,726 1,648 1,374 1,186 1,839 1,598 1,498 1,291
South 19,941 4,071 4,071 3,678 3,872 5,617 4,198 3,872 3,204 2,678 4,465 3,952 3,631 2,935
West 3,302 587 587 556 597 876 683 597 440 381 715 656 559 422
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 25,182 4,562 4,562 4,028 4,254 6,724 4,675 4,254 3,506 3,137 5,034 4,635 4,191 3,463
18 to 24 years old 3,979 1,036 1,036 974 1,032 1,277 1,108 1,032 910 827 1,179 1,097 1,015 896
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1,038 431 431 414 429 516 460 429 373 343 481 452 417 363
25 years old and over 21,203 3,525 3,525 3,054 3,223 5,447 3,568 3,223 2,596 2,310 3,855 3,538 3,176 2,566
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4,007 1,219 1,219 1,029 1,091 2,021 1,257 1,091 826 753 1,322 1,248 1,087 825
High school graduate, no college 7,879 1,441 1,441 1,293 1,359 2,124 1,470 1,359 1,131 1,002 1,576 1,430 1,307 1,089
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,593 634 634 558 591 1,002 647 591 469 400 732 653 587 469
Bachelor's degree or more 3,724 232 232 174 181 300 194 181 171 155 224 208 195 183
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 21,096 3,688 3,688 3,362 3,559 4,915 3,878 3,559 2,975 2,640 4,175 3,809 3,474 2,904
Worked at full-time jobs 13,597 820 820 751 858 1,091 891 858 690 492 1,051 826 788 619
50 to 52 weeks 11,279 377 377 340 435 532 455 435 330 204 568 396 373 287
Worked at part-time jobs 2,086 546 546 490 557 704 586 557 459 377 637 556 519 445
Did not work 5,413 2,322 2,322 2,121 2,143 3,121 2,402 2,143 1,826 1,771 2,488 2,427 2,167 1,840
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4,956 2,412 2,412 2,274 2,326 3,402 2,875 2,326 1,651 1,536 2,974 2,871 2,274 1,625
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,295 1,410 1,410 1,374 1,406 1,740 1,609 1,406 1,012 938 1,654 1,588 1,361 982
SSI 3,134 1,228 1,228 1,119 1,143 2,050 1,625 1,143 725 684 1,679 1,642 1,130 733
Food stamps 6,573 3,990 3,990 3,824 3,971 4,870 4,279 3,971 2,840 2,474 4,448 4,116 3,770 2,650
Housing assistance 4,307 2,370 2,370 2,370 2,491 3,032 2,656 2,491 1,548 1,329 2,687 2,464 2,279 1,394
Energy assistance 1,381 738 738 678 699 965 798 699 485 427 859 772 656 455
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8,159 3,633 3,633 3,539 3,695 4,440 3,954 3,695 2,827 2,264 4,062 3,559 3,268 2,422
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2,909 1,973 1,973 1,903 1,937 2,469 2,244 1,937 1,341 1,233 2,292 2,223 1,877 1,295
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 29,385 5,708 5,708 5,229 5,504 8,102 6,026 5,504 4,239 3,609 6,364 5,651 5,089 3,921
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 18,101 1,093 1,093 940 1,032 1,457 1,069 1,032 880 636 1,245 944 889 760
Medicare 3,920 903 903 706 726 2,155 863 726 512 495 900 882 737 539
Both Medicare and Medicaid 1,106 387 387 317 323 770 432 323 192 185 450 440 325 199
Medicaid 8,986 4,112 4,112 3,895 4,061 5,367 4,522 4,061 2,972 2,581 4,690 4,250 3,767 2,749
Not covered at any time during the year 7,041 2,095 2,095 1,930 2,067 2,486 2,115 2,067 1,872 1,630 2,289 2,056 2,001 1,797
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- Black alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Percent of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black alone
Total (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
Age
Under 18 years (X) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Related children (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9
Under 6 years (X) 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.7
18 to 24 years (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
25 to 44 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
45 to 64 years (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
65 years and over (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8
65 to 74 years (X) 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1
75 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.5 3.0 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4
Family Relationship
In families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
In married-couple families (X) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5
With related children under 18 (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
In families with female hhlder, no husband present (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
With related children under 18 (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.3
In families with male hhlder, no wife present (X) 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.0
With related children under 18 (X) 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.9
Unrelated individuals (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Living alone (X) 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7
65 years and over (X) 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.6 3.3 1.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Inside principal cities (X) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7
Outside principal cities (X) 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas (X) 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0
Region
Northeast (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2
Midwest (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3
South (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6
West (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.5
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
18 to 24 years old (X) 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1
25 years old and over (X) 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma (X) 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.7
High school graduate, no college (X) 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree (X) 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9
Bachelor's degree or more (X) 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years (X) 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
Worked at full-time jobs (X) 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
50 to 52 weeks (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Worked at part-time jobs (X) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5
Did not work (X) 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance (X) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI (X) 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.8 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.9
SSI (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.1
Food stamps (X) 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1
Housing assistance (X) 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.2
Energy assistance (X) 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.9 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.0
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch (X) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.8
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance (X) 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.6 2.5 2.2 1.7
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year (X) 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative (X) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Medicare (X) 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4
Both Medicare and Medicaid (X) 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.9 4.8 4.8 4.0 3.1
Medicaid (X) 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.4
Not covered at any time during the year (X) 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Table RD-REV POV01 RS.
Percent and Number of People in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds Adjusted for Inflation Using the CPI-U-RS: 2004 -- Black alone
[Numbers of people in thousands, poverty rates in percentage points. For explanations of the income definitions and thresholds used in this table, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004,' at
www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm. People as of March of the following year]
Standard Error Number of Persons in Poverty Under Alternative Income Definitions and Using Three-Parameter Thresholds
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Post-social insurance income
Market _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Disposable
Money income -- income Before taxes After taxes income
_________________________________________________ ______________ _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________ ______________
Def 3a plus Def 3f plus
noncash, non- noncash, non-
Def. 1a plus Def. 2 plus medical medical
Def.1 plus imputed non-means- Def. 3 plus transfers that Def. 3b plus Def. 3 less Def. 3e plus transfers that
As used in imputed net net return Def. 1b Def. 1c less tested means- can be Earned Income taxes after Def. 3d plus means- can be
Total people, official capital on home less work all government cash tested cash measured and Tax Credit all credits Earned Income tested cash measured and
all income measure gains equity expenses cash transfers transfers transfers valued (EITC) except EITC Tax Credit transfers valued
levels (1) (1a) (1b) (1c) (2) (3) (3a) (3b) (3c) (3d) (3e) (3f) (4)
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Black alone
Total 0 200 200 192 197 232 204 197 178 165 211 199 191 172
Age
Under 18 years 0 113 113 111 114 122 116 114 101 91 119 110 107 94
Related children 168 111 111 109 112 121 115 112 100 90 117 108 105 93
Under 6 years 97 67 67 67 69 72 70 69 62 56 71 66 65 58
18 to 24 years 0 45 45 44 45 50 46 45 42 40 48 46 44 42
25 to 44 years 0 60 60 58 60 67 62 60 55 51 64 60 58 53
45 to 64 years 0 46 46 42 44 58 47 44 39 38 49 48 44 40
65 years and over 0 34 34 28 29 53 31 29 24 24 32 32 29 25
65 to 74 years 0 25 25 21 21 38 23 21 18 17 24 24 22 18
75 years and over 0 23 23 19 19 37 21 19 16 16 22 22 20 17
Family Relationship
In families 295 180 180 173 178 206 184 178 160 146 190 177 170 153
In married-couple families 211 79 79 71 74 100 77 74 69 59 82 74 71 67
With related children under 18 175 63 63 60 63 73 65 63 58 46 70 59 57 52
In families with female hhlder, no husband present 202 156 156 153 156 173 161 156 139 128 165 155 149 131
With related children under 18 181 148 148 145 149 162 153 149 131 120 155 145 140 123
In families with male hhlder, no wife present 85 48 48 44 48 56 49 48 43 40 51 48 46 43
With related children under 18 64 39 39 37 41 44 42 41 36 32 43 40 38 35
Unrelated individuals 80 43 43 41 42 55 44 42 38 38 46 45 43 39
Living alone 67 33 33 30 31 45 33 31 26 26 34 34 32 27
65 years and over 34 19 19 16 16 29 17 16 12 12 17 17 16 12
Type of Residence
Inside metropolitan statistical areas 305 187 187 180 185 216 191 185 166 154 197 186 179 161
Inside principal cities 240 158 158 153 157 183 162 157 139 131 167 158 152 136
Outside principal cities 202 101 101 96 100 116 103 100 91 83 106 101 97 88
Outside metropolitan statistical areas 139 91 91 85 87 109 91 87 80 72 95 88 83 76
Region
Northeast 0 89 89 86 89 100 91 89 77 74 94 90 87 76
Midwest 0 94 94 91 93 108 96 93 86 80 99 92 89 83
South 0 149 149 142 146 174 152 146 133 122 156 147 141 128
West 0 58 58 57 59 71 63 59 50 47 64 61 57 49
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 247 154 154 145 149 186 156 149 135 128 161 155 147 134
18 to 24 years old 102 45 45 44 45 50 46 45 42 40 48 46 44 42
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 52 29 29 29 29 32 30 29 27 26 31 30 29 27
25 years old and over 228 135 135 126 130 168 136 130 116 110 141 136 129 116
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 102 80 80 74 76 103 81 76 66 63 83 81 76 66
High school graduate, no college 143 87 87 82 84 105 88 84 77 73 91 87 83 76
College: Less than bachelor's degree 121 58 58 54 56 73 58 56 50 46 62 59 56 50
Bachelor's degree or more 99 35 35 30 31 40 32 31 30 29 34 33 32 31
Work Experience in 2005
Total, 20 to 64 years 240 138 138 132 136 159 142 136 125 117 147 141 134 123
Worked at full-time jobs 197 66 66 63 67 76 68 67 60 51 74 66 64 57
50 to 52 weeks 180 45 45 42 48 53 49 48 42 33 55 46 44 39
Worked at part-time jobs 80 54 54 51 54 61 56 54 49 45 58 54 52 48
Did not work 127 110 110 105 106 128 112 106 98 96 114 113 106 98
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 86 57 57 56 56 69 63 56 47 45 64 63 56 46
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 56 43 43 42 43 48 46 43 36 35 47 46 42 36
SSI 66 40 40 38 39 53 46 39 30 30 47 47 38 31
Food stamps 102 76 76 74 76 85 79 76 63 58 81 77 74 60
Housing assistance 79 57 57 57 58 65 61 58 45 42 61 58 56 43
Energy assistance 43 31 31 29 30 35 32 30 25 23 33 31 29 24
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 117 72 72 71 73 81 76 73 63 56 77 71 68 58
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 64 52 52 51 51 58 55 51 42 40 56 55 50 41
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered for part or all of the year 265 172 172 165 169 204 177 169 149 137 181 171 163 143
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 212 76 76 70 74 88 75 74 68 58 81 70 68 63
Medicare 101 69 69 61 62 106 67 62 52 51 69 68 62 53
Both Medicare and Medicaid 54 45 45 41 41 64 48 41 32 31 49 48 41 32
Medicaid 152 146 146 142 145 167 153 145 125 116 156 149 140 120
Not covered at any time during the year 135 105 105 101 104 114 105 104 99 93 110 104 102 97
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes