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Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Money Income
in 2003 below poverty threshold/1
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90-percent 90-percent
All confidence confidence
income interval/2 interval/2
levels Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 287,699 35,929 671 12.5 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 26,454 587 11.1 0.2
Householder........................... 76,232 7,990 189 10.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 71,907 12,117 338 16.9 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,455 4,591 217 19.6 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,282 11,706 401 6.4 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 12,747 417 30.9 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 2,000 169 15.0 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 486 83 40.4 7.6
Reference person...................... 509 199 53 39.2 11.5
Children under 18..................... 652 282 56 43.3 9.7
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 8,990 204 18.9 0.4
Male.................................. 23,044 3,810 122 16.5 0.6
Female................................ 24,550 5,179 146 21.1 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 24,975 571 10.6 0.2
White alone/5....................... 231,866 24,297 564 10.5 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 15,906 464 8.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 9,145 341 24.4 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 8,813 335 24.5 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,538 146 11.9 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,429 141 12.1 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 9,061 317 22.5 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 7,806 279 13.7 0.5
White alone/5....................... 54,989 7,470 274 13.6 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 3,922 203 9.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 3,928 194 32.8 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 3,700 189 33.2 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 397 66 12.1 2.1
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 334 60 12.3 2.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 3,854 178 28.5 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 12,657 344 17.3 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 19,482 507 10.8 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 4,595 152 16.5 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 5,006 159 12.8 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 4,190 147 9.6 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 3,197 128 7.8 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 1,334 84 8.3 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 1,160 79 9.5 0.6
65 years and over....................... 34,659 3,790 135 10.9 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 29,885 619 11.8 0.2
Foreign born............................ 34,221 6,043 332 17.7 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 1,369 159 10.4 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 4,674 292 22.2 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 6,094 276 11.4 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,655 6,895 296 10.7 0.5
South................................... 103,347 14,676 476 14.2 0.5
West.................................... 66,089 8,264 376 12.5 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 8,722 348 5.8 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 2,621 193 2.6 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 6,101 292 12.0 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 15,816 462 22.0 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 7,990 189 10.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 5,463 150 8.6 0.2
White alone/5.................... 62,620 5,341 148 8.5 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 3,490 116 6.5 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 2,088 87 22.9 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 2,049 86 23.0 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 346 34 10.8 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 336 34 11.0 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 1,991 85 21.5 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 3,311 113 5.7 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 2,701 101 5.3 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,025 2,661 100 5.3 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 1,699 78 3.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 350 35 8.2 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 337 34 8.1 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 220 27 8.5 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 217 27 8.7 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 1,009 59 16.2 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 3,991 125 28.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 2,326 93 25.2 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,058 2,257 91 24.9 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 1,512 74 21.2 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,533 74 37.7 2.1
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,508 73 37.8 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 96 18 25.3 5.2
Asian alone/7.................... 348 90 17 25.8 5.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 823 54 38.5 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 688 49 14.6 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 436 39 12.0 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,537 423 38 12.0 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 279 31 10.3 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 804 205 26 25.5 3.6
Black alone/6.................... 782 203 26 25.9 3.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 30 10 12.5 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 219 29 10 13.3 4.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 160 23 17.6 2.7
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Money Income
in 2004 below poverty threshold/1
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90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 290,617 36,764 678 12.7 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 27,045 592 11.2 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 8,102 191 10.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 12,168 338 16.9 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,649 218 19.6 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 12,017 406 6.5 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 13,034 422 31.0 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,993 168 14.3 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 577 91 46.1 8.0
Reference person...................... 515 238 58 46.1 12.6
Children under 18..................... 677 317 59 46.9 10.0
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 9,141 206 18.8 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,949 124 16.7 0.6
Female................................ 24,940 5,192 146 20.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 25,815 580 10.8 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 25,073 573 10.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 16,718 475 8.6 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 9,381 335 24.7 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 8,988 329 24.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,316 133 9.9 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,224 128 10.0 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 9,053 319 21.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 8,037 283 14.0 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 7,667 277 13.9 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,132 208 9.8 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,860 184 32.1 1.7
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,604 179 32.5 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 315 57 9.4 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 270 53 9.5 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,821 178 27.4 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 12,736 344 17.4 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 20,330 515 11.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,096 156 18.2 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,870 157 12.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 4,234 147 9.8 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,468 134 8.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,384 86 8.2 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 1,278 82 10.0 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 3,697 134 10.5 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 30,715 627 12.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 6,048 332 17.2 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,370 159 10.1 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,678 293 21.6 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 6,269 288 11.6 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 7,430 311 11.5 0.5
South................................... 104,887 14,848 443 14.2 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 8,217 337 12.2 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 9,208 357 6.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,877 202 2.8 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 6,332 298 12.5 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 16,065 466 22.0 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 8,102 191 10.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 5,606 153 8.8 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 5,488 151 8.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 3,650 119 6.7 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,137 89 23.5 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,090 87 23.5 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 257 30 7.8 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 246 29 7.8 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,009 86 21.1 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 3,375 114 5.8 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,750 102 5.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,708 101 5.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,799 81 4.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 414 38 9.7 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 404 37 9.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 160 23 6.1 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 156 23 6.1 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 972 58 15.3 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 4,046 126 28.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,392 94 25.4 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,330 93 25.3 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,532 74 21.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,560 75 38.1 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,527 74 38.2 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 58 14 14.9 3.8
Asian alone/7.................... 348 51 13 14.6 4.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 888 56 39.6 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 682 49 13.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 464 40 12.2 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,728 451 39 12.1 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 318 33 11.0 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 760 163 24 21.5 3.3
Black alone/6.................... 740 160 23 21.6 3.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 40 12 15.4 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 39 12 15.8 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 150 23 16.2 2.6
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2003 to 2004
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Change in Poverty (2004 less 2003)/3
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90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 835 708 0.2 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 591 618 0.2 0.3
Householder........................... 113 217 0.1 0.3
Related children under 18............. 51 354 0.0 0.5
Related children under 6............ 58 228 -0.0 1.0
In married-couple families............ 311 423 0.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 287 440 0.1 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -7 177 -0.7 1.4
In unrelated subfamilies................ 92 91 5.7 8.2
Reference person...................... 38 59 7.0 12.6
Children under 18..................... 35 60 3.6 10.3
Unrelated individual.................... 151 234 -0.1 0.5
Male.................................. 139 140 0.2 0.6
Female................................ 12 166 -0.3 0.7
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 840 657 0.3 0.3
White alone/5....................... 776 648 0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 812 535 0.4 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 236 354 0.3 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 175 348 0.2 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... -222 147 -2.0 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... -205 142 -2.0 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. -8 266 -0.8 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 231 320 0.3 0.6
White alone/5....................... 197 314 0.3 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 210 234 0.5 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... -68 199 -0.6 1.9
Black alone/6....................... -96 194 -0.6 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... -82 65 -2.8 2.1
Asian alone/7....................... -64 60 -2.7 2.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. -32 149 -1.1 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 79 361 0.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 849 536 0.3 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 501 161 1.7 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... -136 166 -0.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 44 154 0.2 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 271 137 0.5 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 50 89 -0.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 118 84 0.5 0.7
65 years and over....................... -93 141 -0.4 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 830 654 0.2 0.3
Foreign born............................ 5 348 -0.5 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 1 167 -0.3 1.3
Not a citizen......................... 4 307 -0.6 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 175 296 0.3 0.6
Midwest................................. 535 319 0.8 0.5
South................................... 172 483 -0.0 0.5
West.................................... -48 375 -0.3 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 487 370 0.3 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 256 207 0.2 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 231 309 0.5 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 249 487 -0.0 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 113 217 0.1 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 143 179 0.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 148 177 0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 160 139 0.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 50 100 0.6 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 41 99 0.5 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ -88 37 -3.0 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... -90 36 -3.1 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 18 81 -0.4 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 64 129 0.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 49 120 0.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... 47 119 0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 100 94 0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 64 41 1.5 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 66 41 1.5 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ -61 29 -2.5 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... -61 29 -2.6 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... -37 56 -0.9 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 55 143 -0.0 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 66 110 0.3 1.3
White alone/5.................... 72 109 0.4 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 20 87 0.2 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 27 85 0.5 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 18 84 0.4 2.4
Asian alone or in combination........ -38 18 -10.4 5.3
Asian alone/7.................... -39 18 -11.2 5.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 65 52 1.1 2.7
Male householder, no wife present....... -6 55 -0.7 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 27 46 0.1 1.3
White alone/5.................... 28 46 0.1 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 39 38 0.7 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ -41 29 -3.9 4.0
Black alone/6.................... -43 28 -4.3 4.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 10 12 2.9 5.2
Asian alone/7.................... 10 12 2.6 5.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... -9 22 -1.4 2.5
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*Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
1/The three-parameter poverty thresholds are adjusted by family size and the members' ages differently
from the official thresholds, but are identical for a family of 4 with 2 adults and 2 children.
For further details, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and
Poverty: 2004' at www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2004/effect2004htm
2/A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence
interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. Fore more
information see 'Standard errors and their use' at .
3/Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
4/Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Asian,
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders are not shown separately.
5/The 2004 and 2005 CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races. White alone refers to people who
reported White and did not report any other race category. The use of this single-race population does not imply that
it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of approaches.
Information on people who reported more than one race, such as 'White and American Indian and Alaska Native' or
'Asian and Black or African American,' is available from Census 2000 through American FactFinder.
About 2.6 percent of people reported more than one race in Census 2000.
6/Black alone refers to people who reported Black and did not report any other race category.
7/Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian and did not report any other race category.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 and 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: March 8, 2007
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