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Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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 30,034 621 10.4 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 238,903 22,031 540 9.2 0.2
Householder........................... 76,232 6,665 169 8.7 0.2
Related children under 18............. 71,907 10,338 316 14.4 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,455 3,961 202 16.9 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,282 9,203 357 5.0 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 41,311 11,204 392 27.1 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,310 1,624 152 12.2 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,202 421 78 35.0 7.0
Reference person...................... 509 174 50 34.1 10.6
Children under 18..................... 652 248 52 38.0 8.9
Unrelated individual.................... 47,594 7,582 183 15.9 0.4
Male.................................. 23,044 3,307 113 14.3 0.5
Female................................ 24,550 4,276 130 17.4 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 236,452 20,463 522 8.7 0.2
White alone/5....................... 231,866 19,885 515 8.6 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 194,595 13,026 422 6.7 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 37,503 7,993 321 21.3 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 35,989 7,704 316 21.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 12,891 1,325 136 10.3 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 11,856 1,234 131 10.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 40,300 7,447 295 18.5 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 56,971 6,490 257 11.4 0.5
White alone/5....................... 54,989 6,193 251 11.3 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,547 3,262 186 7.7 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 11,989 3,525 185 29.4 1.7
Black alone/6....................... 11,162 3,318 180 29.7 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,279 335 60 10.2 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 2,726 282 55 10.4 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,519 3,203 167 23.7 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 72,999 10,829 322 14.8 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 180,041 16,526 470 9.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,824 4,021 143 14.5 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,201 4,293 148 11.0 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,573 3,493 135 8.0 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,068 2,644 117 6.4 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,158 1,100 76 6.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,217 975 72 8.0 0.6
65 years and over....................... 34,659 2,679 116 7.7 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 253,478 25,079 573 9.9 0.2
Foreign born............................ 34,221 4,956 301 14.5 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,128 1,084 142 8.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,094 3,871 266 18.4 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 53,608 5,010 250 9.3 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,655 5,812 272 9.0 0.4
South................................... 103,347 12,258 437 11.9 0.4
West.................................... 66,089 6,954 346 10.5 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 151,553 6,986 312 4.6 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 100,700 1,904 164 1.9 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,854 5,082 267 10.0 0.5
Did not work at least one week.......... 71,868 13,298 426 18.5 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,232 6,665 169 8.7 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,459 4,454 133 7.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 62,620 4,348 131 6.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,032 2,849 104 5.3 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,131 1,827 81 20.0 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,914 1,795 81 20.1 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,194 297 32 9.3 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,064 289 31 9.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,274 1,625 76 17.5 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,725 2,603 99 4.5 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,587 2,094 88 4.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,025 2,063 87 4.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,200 1,323 69 3.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,259 287 31 6.7 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,146 279 31 6.7 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,576 186 25 7.2 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,497 184 25 7.4 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,228 777 52 12.5 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,791 3,505 116 25.4 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,245 2,020 86 21.9 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,058 1,959 84 21.6 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,121 1,319 68 18.5 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,068 1,367 70 33.6 1.9
Black alone/6.................... 3,986 1,345 69 33.7 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 378 84 17 22.1 4.8
Asian alone/7.................... 348 78 16 22.4 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,138 714 50 33.4 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,717 557 44 11.8 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,627 339 34 9.4 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,537 326 33 9.2 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,710 206 26 7.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 804 173 24 21.5 3.3
Black alone/6.................... 782 171 24 21.9 3.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 241 28 10 11.5 4.2
Asian alone/7.................... 219 27 10 12.5 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 908 133 21 14.6 2.5
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 290,617 30,889 629 10.6 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 22,561 546 9.4 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,778 171 8.8 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 10,294 315 14.3 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 3,953 202 16.6 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,405 361 5.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 11,474 397 27.3 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,682 155 12.1 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 520 86 41.5 7.6
Reference person...................... 515 214 55 41.5 11.8
Children under 18..................... 677 288 56 42.6 9.4
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 7,808 187 16.1 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,419 115 14.4 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,389 132 17.6 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 21,396 532 9.0 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,791 525 8.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,877 435 7.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 8,126 315 21.4 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 7,803 310 21.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,140 124 8.6 0.9
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,062 120 8.7 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,463 296 17.9 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 6,700 260 11.7 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 6,401 255 11.6 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 3,457 191 8.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,373 175 28.1 1.6
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,158 170 28.5 1.7
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 257 52 7.6 1.6
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 219 48 7.8 1.8
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,174 167 22.8 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 10,825 322 14.8 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 17,341 479 9.5 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 4,394 146 15.7 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,132 146 10.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,576 136 8.2 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 2,951 124 7.0 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,181 79 7.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 1,106 77 8.7 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,723 117 7.7 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 25,823 580 10.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,067 304 14.4 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,084 142 8.0 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 3,983 270 18.4 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 5,299 268 9.8 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 6,216 288 9.6 0.4
South................................... 104,887 12,415 411 11.8 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 6,959 313 10.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 7,419 322 4.8 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,142 174 2.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,277 272 10.4 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 13,690 432 18.7 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,778 171 8.8 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,603 136 7.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,509 134 7.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,990 106 5.5 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,861 82 20.4 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,826 81 20.5 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 218 27 6.7 0.8
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 209 27 6.7 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,655 77 17.4 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,645 99 4.6 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,136 88 4.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,107 88 4.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,410 71 3.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 333 34 7.8 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 325 33 7.8 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 130 21 4.9 0.8
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 128 21 5.0 0.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 743 51 11.7 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,567 117 25.5 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,092 87 22.2 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,039 86 22.2 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,331 69 18.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,386 70 33.9 1.9
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,362 70 34.1 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 52 13 13.4 3.6
Asian alone/7.................... 348 46 12 13.1 3.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 781 52 34.8 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 566 44 11.5 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 375 36 9.8 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 364 35 9.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 249 29 8.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 760 143 22 18.8 3.1
Black alone/6.................... 740 139 22 18.8 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 37 11 14.0 4.5
Asian alone/7.................... 249 36 11 14.3 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 132 21 14.2 2.4
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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........................... 855 655 0.2 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 530 569 0.1 0.2
Householder........................... 113 194 0.1 0.3
Related children under 18............. -44 331 -0.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ -8 212 -0.2 0.9
In married-couple families............ 202 376 0.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 270 414 0.2 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 58 161 -0.1 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 99 86 6.5 7.6
Reference person...................... 40 55 7.3 11.8
Children under 18..................... 40 57 4.5 9.6
Unrelated individual.................... 225 211 0.1 0.5
Male.................................. 112 130 0.1 0.6
Female................................ 113 150 0.2 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 933 601 0.3 0.3
White alone/5....................... 906 593 0.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 851 488 0.4 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 133 334 0.1 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 99 328 0.0 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... -185 137 -1.7 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... -172 132 -1.7 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 16 247 -0.6 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 211 295 0.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... 208 289 0.3 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195 215 0.5 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... -152 189 -1.3 1.8
Black alone/6....................... -160 184 -1.2 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... -77 59 -2.6 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... -64 55 -2.6 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. -29 140 -0.9 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -4 338 -0.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 814 497 0.3 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 373 151 1.2 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... -160 154 -0.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 83 142 0.2 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 307 126 0.6 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 81 82 0.2 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 131 78 0.7 0.6
65 years and over....................... 44 122 0.0 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 744 605 0.2 0.2
Foreign born............................ 111 317 -0.1 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... -1 149 -0.2 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 112 281 0.0 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 289 272 0.5 0.5
Midwest................................. 404 294 0.6 0.5
South................................... 157 445 -0.0 0.4
West.................................... 5 346 -0.1 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 433 332 0.2 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 238 178 0.2 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 195 283 0.4 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 392 450 0.2 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 113 194 0.1 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 149 159 0.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 161 157 0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 141 124 0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 34 93 0.4 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 31 92 0.4 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ -79 34 -2.7 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... -80 33 -2.8 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 31 73 -0.1 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 42 113 0.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 42 104 0.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... 44 103 0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 87 82 0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 46 37 1.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 47 37 1.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ -56 26 -2.3 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... -56 26 -2.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -35 49 -0.8 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 62 133 0.1 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 72 103 0.4 1.2
White alone/5.................... 80 101 0.5 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 11 81 0.1 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 19 80 0.3 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 17 79 0.3 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ -32 17 -8.7 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... -32 17 -9.3 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 66 48 1.4 2.5
Male householder, no wife present....... 9 50 -0.3 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 36 41 0.5 1.2
White alone/5.................... 37 41 0.5 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 43 33 1.0 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ -31 26 -2.8 3.6
Black alone/6.................... -32 26 -3.1 3.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 9 12 2.5 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... 8 12 1.8 5.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... -1 20 -0.4 2.3
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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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