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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2004
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          128,025          18,995            14.8          85,116           6,463             7.6           7,017           6,559            93.5           2,182           1,908            87.4
16 to 17 years................................            2,540             272            10.7              78              12            14.8             161             150            93.1               6               6             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          119,816          16,336            13.6          82,876           6,128             7.4           6,740           6,297            93.4           2,137           1,864            87.2
   18 to 24 years.............................           17,015           4,393            25.8           6,599           1,277            19.3           1,994           1,919            96.2             364             335            92.0
   25 to 34 years.............................           26,504           3,777            14.2          19,013           1,576             8.3           1,826           1,667            91.3             648             552            85.3
   35 to 44 years.............................           29,953           3,051            10.2          22,586           1,360             6.0           1,458           1,313            90.1             590             483            81.8
   45 to 54 years.............................           29,222           2,720             9.3          22,579           1,186             5.3             949             900            94.9             350             320            91.3
   55 to 64 years.............................           17,123           2,395            14.0          12,099             729             6.0             513             497            96.9             185             174            94.3
65 years and over.............................            5,670           2,387            42.1           2,161             323            14.9             116             113            97.5              39              38             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           69,093           9,159            13.3          51,067           3,574             7.0           3,451           3,150            91.3           1,379           1,158            84.0
16 to 17 years................................            1,303             132            10.1              51               7             (B)              74              71             (B)               2               2             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           64,617           7,870            12.2          49,676           3,382             6.8           3,311           3,016            91.1           1,341           1,121            83.6
   18 to 24 years.............................            8,994           2,068            23.0           3,930             677            17.2             864             827            95.7             195             172            88.0
   25 to 34 years.............................           14,796           1,965            13.3          11,805             962             8.1             923             817            88.4             433             351            81.0
   35 to 44 years.............................           16,302           1,551             9.5          13,815             766             5.5             735             635            86.4             365             284            77.8
   45 to 54 years.............................           15,446           1,320             8.5          13,096             623             4.8             521             483            92.6             222             198            89.3
   55 to 64 years.............................            9,079             966            10.6           7,031             354             5.0             267             255            95.6             125             116            92.8
65 years and over.............................            3,174           1,156            36.4           1,339             186            13.9              66              63             (B)              36              34             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           58,932           9,836            16.7          34,049           2,889             8.5           3,566           3,409            95.6             803             750            93.4
16 to 17 years................................            1,237             140            11.3              27               5             (B)              87              78            90.4               3               3             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           55,199           8,465            15.3          33,200           2,747             8.3           3,430           3,281            95.7             796             743            93.3
   18 to 24 years.............................            8,020           2,325            29.0           2,669             600            22.5           1,130           1,092            96.7             169             163            96.7
   25 to 34 years.............................           11,708           1,811            15.5           7,208             614             8.5             903             851            94.2             215             202            93.9
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,651           1,500            11.0           8,771             595             6.8             723             678            93.8             225             198            88.3
   45 to 54 years.............................           13,776           1,399            10.2           9,483             563             5.9             428             418            97.6             128             122            94.9
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,043           1,429            17.8           5,068             375             7.4             246             242            98.3              60              58             (B)
65 years and over.............................            2,496           1,231            49.3             822             137            16.6              50              50             (B)               3               3             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          122,355          16,608            13.6          82,954           6,140             7.4           6,901           6,446            93.4           2,143           1,870            87.3
In families /2................................           97,276           8,432             8.7          65,035           3,036             4.7           4,240           3,784            89.2           1,653           1,381            83.5
    Householder...............................           44,125           4,590            10.4          32,896           1,766             5.4           2,586           2,395            92.6           1,036             903            87.1
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           54,182           4,990             9.2          35,160           1,893             5.4           3,561           3,105            87.2           1,419           1,146            80.8
    Householder...............................           26,238           3,292            12.5          19,260           1,328             6.9           2,258           2,066            91.5             914             780            85.4
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           22,076           2,447            11.1          14,973             907             6.1           2,082           1,774            85.2             819             634            77.4
    Householder...............................           11,429           1,683            14.7           8,108             622             7.7           1,341           1,213            90.4             518             429            82.8
In married-couple families /11................          114,785           6,380             5.6          80,925           2,466             3.0           3,418           2,873            84.1           1,667           1,305            78.3
    Husbands /11..............................           37,547           2,136             5.7          32,052           1,074             3.4           1,436           1,207            84.1             873             688            78.8
    Wives /11.................................           30,710           1,714             5.6          18,615             471             2.5             636             552            86.9             178             142            79.8
    Related children /18......................           10,728             532             5.0           3,098             121             3.9             187             139            74.8              30              18             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,173              77             6.6             740              18             2.5              45              24             (B)              13               4             (B)
    Householder...............................           34,627           1,922             5.5          26,421             782             3.0           1,114             949            85.2             573             454            79.2

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2004
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9.................           63,964           3,144             4.9          44,210           1,419             3.2           2,748           2,203            80.2           1,411           1,049            74.4
    Husbands /11..............................           21,771           1,265             5.8          18,973             725             3.8           1,196             967            80.9             757             572            75.5
    Wives /11.................................           16,184             638             3.9           8,841             184             2.1             476             393            82.4             133              97            73.0
    Related children /18......................            5,678             209             3.7           1,049              22             2.1             157             110            70.1              20               8             (B)
    Other.....................................              799              31             3.9             529               5             1.0              38              17             (B)              13               4             (B)
    Householder...............................           19,533           1,001             5.1          14,818             483             3.3             880             716            81.3             487             368            75.6
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           27,347           1,689             6.2          19,509             778             4.0           1,677           1,298            77.4             859             604            70.3
    Husbands /11..............................           10,258             775             7.6           8,859             436             4.9             784             619            79.0             479             344            71.8
    Wives /11.................................            6,778             285             4.2           3,375              57             1.7             260             207            79.7              60              42             (B)
    Related children /18......................              908              54             6.0             303               9             3.1              61              30             (B)              10               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              559              19             3.4             378               4             1.0              30              15             (B)              12               3             (B)
    Householder...............................            8,845             556             6.3           6,594             272             4.1             542             427            78.8             298             215            72.1
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            5,625             777            13.8           3,786             291             7.7             380             359            94.5             131             125            95.3
    Householder...............................            2,983             503            16.9           2,189             215             9.8             263             257            97.7             111             106            95.7
    Other.....................................            2,642             274            10.4           1,597              76             4.8             117             102            87.3              20              18             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            2,609             441            16.9           1,768             176            10.0             275             254            92.4              95              89            93.6
    Householder...............................            1,768             352            19.9           1,333             155            11.6             213             207            97.1              87              82            94.5
    Related children /18......................              348              54            15.6              84              11            12.7              21              20             (B)               0               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              493              35             7.0             351              10             2.9              41              28             (B)               8               7             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              951             225            23.6             664              97            14.6             163             146            89.7              52              48             (B)
    Householder...............................              727             197            27.1             533              91            17.1             133             128            96.4              51              48             (B)
    Related children /18......................               48              13             (B)              16               4             (B)               6               5             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................              176              14             8.2             114               2             1.6              24              13             (B)               0               0             (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................           11,493           3,196            27.8           6,745           1,061            15.7           1,557           1,502            96.5             429             405            94.4
    Householder...............................            6,514           2,166            33.2           4,286             769            17.9           1,209           1,188            98.3             352             343            97.3
    Other.....................................            4,979           1,030            20.7           2,459             293            11.9             347             314            90.3              77              62            81.1
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            7,143           2,406            33.7           4,000             780            19.5           1,418           1,364            96.1             400             377            94.0
    Householder...............................            4,937           1,938            39.3           3,110             690            22.2           1,165           1,144            98.2             340             330            97.2
    Related children /18......................            1,460             368            25.2             390              46            11.9             179             158            88.6              27              19             (B)
    Other.....................................              745             100            13.4             500              43             8.6              75              61             (B)              33              27             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            2,623           1,090            41.5           1,393             304            21.8             784             757            96.5             207             197            95.3
    Householder...............................            1,857             930            50.1             982             259            26.4             666             658            98.7             169             166            98.6
    Related children /18......................              370              99            26.8             151              20            13.2              66              57             (B)              14              10             (B)
    Other.....................................              395              60            15.1             261              25             9.4              52              42             (B)              24              20             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              371             167            44.9             234              70            29.9             107             107           100.0              34              34             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           25,120           8,059            32.1          17,707           3,037            17.2           2,582           2,582           100.0             455             455           100.0
    Male......................................           14,201           4,266            30.0          10,314           1,780            17.3           1,300           1,300           100.0             260             260           100.0
     Householder..............................            9,496           2,460            25.9           6,989             978            14.0             729             729           100.0             183             183           100.0
    Female....................................           10,919           3,794            34.7           7,393           1,258            17.0           1,281           1,281           100.0             195             195           100.0
     Householder..............................            7,760           2,302            29.7           5,493             762            13.9             667             667           100.0             111             111           100.0
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.


Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
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