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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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Market 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 55,407 802 19.3 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 39,720 701 16.6 0.3
Householder........................... 76,232 13,289 264 17.4 0.4
Related children under 18............. 71,907 14,244 361 19.8 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,455 5,216 230 22.2 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,282 21,014 528 11.4 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 15,808 462 38.3 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 2,898 203 21.8 1.6
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 536 87 44.6 8.0
Reference person...................... 509 220 56 43.3 12.2
Children under 18..................... 652 310 58 47.6 10.3
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 15,151 289 31.8 0.6
Male.................................. 23,044 5,964 158 25.9 0.7
Female................................ 24,550 9,188 207 37.4 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 40,988 710 17.3 0.3
White alone/5....................... 231,866 40,052 703 17.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 29,788 619 15.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 12,007 382 32.0 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 11,589 377 32.2 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 2,000 166 15.5 1.3
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,849 160 15.6 1.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 11,111 339 27.6 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 9,235 301 16.2 0.6
White alone/5....................... 54,989 8,812 295 16.0 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 4,798 223 11.3 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 4,519 206 37.7 2.0
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 4,263 201 38.2 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 474 71 14.5 2.3
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 393 65 14.4 2.5
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 4,384 185 32.4 1.6
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 14,819 366 20.3 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 26,183 579 14.5 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 5,598 166 20.1 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 6,058 174 15.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 5,435 166 12.5 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 4,565 152 11.1 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 2,086 105 12.9 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 2,441 113 20.0 0.9
65 years and over....................... 34,659 14,405 213 41.6 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 47,464 754 18.7 0.3
Foreign born............................ 34,221 7,943 379 23.2 1.2
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 2,414 211 18.4 1.7
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 5,529 318 26.2 1.6
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 9,783 347 18.2 0.7
Midwest................................. 64,655 11,145 374 17.2 0.6
South................................... 103,347 22,277 579 21.6 0.6
West.................................... 66,089 12,203 454 18.5 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 12,147 408 8.0 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 3,399 219 3.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 8,748 348 17.2 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 30,013 621 41.8 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 13,289 264 17.4 0.4
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 9,907 217 15.6 0.4
White alone/5.................... 62,620 9,739 215 15.6 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 7,398 181 13.7 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 2,802 103 30.7 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 2,751 102 30.9 1.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 452 39 14.1 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 436 39 14.2 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 2,519 97 27.2 1.1
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 7,209 178 12.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 6,210 162 12.3 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,025 6,140 161 12.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 4,869 140 11.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 644 47 15.1 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 625 46 15.1 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 303 32 11.7 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 298 32 11.9 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 1,334 69 21.4 1.2
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 5,061 144 36.7 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 3,009 107 32.5 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,058 2,929 105 32.3 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 2,048 86 28.8 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,888 83 46.4 2.4
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,858 82 46.6 2.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 112 19 29.5 5.7
Asian alone/7.................... 348 103 19 29.6 6.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 972 58 45.5 3.2
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 1,019 60 21.6 1.4
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 688 49 19.0 1.4
White alone/5.................... 3,537 670 48 18.9 1.5
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 481 41 17.7 1.6
Black alone or in combination........ 804 270 30 33.6 4.3
Black alone/6.................... 782 268 30 34.3 4.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 38 11 15.6 5.0
Asian alone/7.................... 219 35 11 16.0 5.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 213 27 23.5 3.2
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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Market 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 54,550 797 18.8 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 39,116 696 16.2 0.3
Householder........................... 76,866 12,859 258 16.7 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 14,032 358 19.5 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 5,178 228 21.8 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 20,454 522 11.1 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 15,962 464 38.0 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 2,700 196 19.4 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 619 94 49.3 8.4
Reference person...................... 515 256 60 49.7 13.1
Children under 18..................... 677 340 61 50.2 10.4
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 14,816 284 30.5 0.6
Male.................................. 23,669 5,936 158 25.1 0.7
Female................................ 24,940 8,880 202 35.6 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 40,346 705 16.9 0.3
White alone/5....................... 233,741 39,340 698 16.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 29,307 614 15.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 12,020 368 31.6 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 11,546 363 31.7 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,813 154 13.6 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,678 148 13.7 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 10,919 340 26.2 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 9,259 301 16.2 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 8,811 294 16.0 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,911 226 11.6 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 4,438 194 37.0 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 4,138 189 37.3 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 397 64 11.8 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 333 59 11.8 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 4,252 185 30.5 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 14,628 364 20.0 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 26,521 579 14.6 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 6,088 168 21.7 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 5,710 170 14.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 5,369 165 12.4 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 4,799 156 11.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 2,125 106 12.7 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 2,430 113 19.0 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,209 13,401 212 38.1 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 46,831 750 18.3 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,173 7,719 374 21.9 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 2,306 206 17.1 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 5,413 314 25.0 1.6
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 9,242 339 17.1 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,740 11,505 373 17.8 0.6
South................................... 104,887 22,043 518 21.0 0.5
West.................................... 67,083 11,760 390 17.5 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 11,962 405 7.8 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 3,476 222 3.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 8,486 343 16.8 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 29,448 615 40.3 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 12,859 258 16.7 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 9,603 213 15.0 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,084 9,433 210 15.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 7,164 177 13.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,738 101 30.0 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,679 100 30.1 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 381 36 11.6 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 363 35 11.5 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,481 96 26.1 1.1
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 6,882 173 11.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 5,882 157 11.6 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,158 5,814 156 11.6 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 4,625 136 10.5 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 682 49 16.0 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 670 48 16.1 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 248 29 9.4 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 244 29 9.6 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 1,271 67 20.0 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 5,029 143 36.0 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 3,048 108 32.4 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,970 106 32.3 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 2,057 87 28.7 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,849 82 45.2 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,807 81 45.2 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 85 17 22.1 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 348 73 16 20.9 4.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 1,014 60 45.3 3.0
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 948 58 19.3 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 674 48 17.7 1.4
White alone/5.................... 3,728 649 47 17.4 1.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 482 41 16.7 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 760 207 27 27.3 3.8
Black alone/6.................... 740 202 26 27.3 3.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 48 13 18.2 5.2
Asian alone/7.................... 249 46 13 18.6 5.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 195 26 21.1 3.0
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........................... -858 838 -0.5 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. -604 732 -0.4 0.3
Householder........................... -429 297 -0.7 0.4
Related children under 18............. -212 377 -0.4 0.6
Related children under 6............ -38 240 -0.4 1.1
In married-couple families............ -560 550 -0.3 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 154 486 -0.3 1.3
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -198 209 -2.4 1.6
In unrelated subfamilies................ 82 95 4.7 8.6
Reference person...................... 36 61 6.4 13.3
Children under 18..................... 29 63 2.6 10.8
Unrelated individual.................... -336 326 -1.4 0.7
Male.................................. -28 180 -0.8 0.8
Female................................ -308 233 -1.8 1.0
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -642 807 -0.4 0.3
White alone/5....................... -711 799 -0.4 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -481 703 -0.3 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 13 394 -0.4 1.0
Black alone/6....................... -43 388 -0.5 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........... -187 168 -1.9 1.3
Asian alone/7....................... -171 162 -1.9 1.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. -191 284 -1.4 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 24 343 -0.0 0.6
White alone/5....................... -1 336 -0.1 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 113 256 0.3 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... -81 210 -0.7 2.0
Black alone/6....................... -126 205 -0.8 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... -77 71 -2.7 2.3
Asian alone/7....................... -60 65 -2.6 2.5
Hispanic (of any race).................. -132 155 -1.9 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -192 383 -0.3 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 337 607 0.0 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 489 175 1.6 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... -348 180 -0.9 0.5
35 to 44 years....................... -66 173 -0.1 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 234 161 0.3 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 39 110 -0.2 0.7
60 to 64 years....................... -11 118 -0.9 0.9
65 years and over....................... -1,003 223 -3.5 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. -633 789 -0.4 0.3
Foreign born............................ -225 395 -1.3 1.2
Naturalized citizen................... -108 219 -1.3 1.7
Not a citizen......................... -116 331 -1.2 1.7
Region
Northeast............................... -541 360 -1.1 0.7
Midwest................................. 360 392 0.5 0.6
South................................... -234 577 -0.5 0.6
West.................................... -443 446 -0.9 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ -185 426 -0.2 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 77 231 0.0 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. -261 363 -0.4 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... -564 648 -1.5 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... -429 297 -0.7 0.4
White alone or in combination........ -304 254 -0.6 0.4
White alone/5.................... -306 252 -0.6 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -234 212 -0.5 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ -63 116 -0.6 1.4
Black alone/6.................... -72 115 -0.8 1.4
Asian alone or in combination........ -70 43 -2.5 1.4
Asian alone/7.................... -73 42 -2.7 1.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... -38 91 -1.1 1.1
Married-couple.......................... -327 200 -0.6 0.4
White alone or in combination........ -328 189 -0.7 0.4
White alone/5.................... -326 188 -0.7 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -244 164 -0.6 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ 38 55 0.9 1.4
Black alone/6.................... 45 54 1.0 1.4
Asian alone or in combination........ -54 35 -2.3 1.4
Asian alone/7.................... -54 35 -2.4 1.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... -63 64 -1.4 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... -31 163 -0.7 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 39 127 -0.2 1.5
White alone/5.................... 41 125 -0.1 1.5
White alone, not Hispanic........ 9 102 -0.0 1.6
Black alone or in combination........ -39 94 -1.2 2.6
Black alone/6.................... -50 93 -1.4 2.7
Asian alone or in combination........ -26 21 -7.4 6.0
Asian alone/7.................... -30 20 -8.7 6.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 42 56 -0.2 3.0
Male householder, no wife present....... -71 67 -2.3 1.5
White alone or in combination........ -15 57 -1.3 1.7
White alone/5.................... -21 56 -1.5 1.7
White alone, not Hispanic........ 1 48 -1.1 1.8
Black alone or in combination........ -63 33 -6.4 4.6
Black alone/6.................... -67 32 -7.0 4.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 10 14 2.6 5.8
Asian alone/7.................... 11 13 2.7 6.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -18 25 -2.4 3.0
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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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