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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

[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 alone

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          126,023          18,628            14.8          83,882           6,341             7.6           6,861           6,412            93.4           2,136           1,867            87.4
16 to 17 years................................            2,477             263            10.6              78              11            14.6             156             145            92.9               6               6             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          117,917          15,993            13.6          81,663           6,011             7.4           6,593           6,157            93.4           2,093           1,825            87.2
   18 to 24 years.............................           16,545           4,251            25.7           6,394           1,229            19.2           1,927           1,853            96.2             349             320            91.8
   25 to 34 years.............................           26,026           3,703            14.2          18,688           1,550             8.3           1,794           1,637            91.3             637             542            85.1
   35 to 44 years.............................           29,545           3,000            10.2          22,285           1,339             6.0           1,437           1,294            90.0             585             479            81.9
   45 to 54 years.............................           28,871           2,668             9.2          22,334           1,174             5.3             928             882            95.0             340             313            91.9
   55 to 64 years.............................           16,930           2,371            14.0          11,962             720             6.0             507             491            96.9             182             171            94.2
65 years and over.............................            5,629           2,372            42.1           2,141             319            14.9             112             110            97.5              38              37             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           68,015           8,984            13.2          50,327           3,500             7.0           3,376           3,079            91.2           1,343           1,125            83.7
16 to 17 years................................            1,271             128            10.0              51               6             (B)              74              71             (B)               2               2             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           63,592           7,710            12.1          48,946           3,310             6.8           3,239           2,948            91.0           1,305           1,088            83.4
   18 to 24 years.............................            8,743           2,006            22.9           3,806             649            17.1             831             794            95.5             182             159            87.4
   25 to 34 years.............................           14,535           1,926            13.3          11,603             943             8.1             904             799            88.4             423             341            80.6
   35 to 44 years.............................           16,087           1,528             9.5          13,634             754             5.5             730             630            86.3             365             284            77.8
   45 to 54 years.............................           15,262           1,296             8.5          12,954             615             4.8             509             473            92.8             213             191            89.7
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,966             953            10.6           6,949             349             5.0             264             252            95.5             122             113            92.7
65 years and over.............................            3,152           1,147            36.4           1,331             184            13.8              64              61             (B)              36              34             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           58,008           9,644            16.6          33,555           2,841             8.5           3,485           3,332            95.6             794             743            93.6
16 to 17 years................................            1,207             136            11.2              27               5             (B)              83              74            89.9               3               3             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           54,325           8,284            15.2          32,717           2,701             8.3           3,354           3,209            95.7             788             737            93.6
   18 to 24 years.............................            7,802           2,246            28.8           2,588             580            22.4           1,095           1,058            96.6             167             161            96.7
   25 to 34 years.............................           11,491           1,777            15.5           7,085             607             8.6             889             838            94.3             214             201            93.9
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,459           1,471            10.9           8,650             585             6.8             707             664            93.9             220             195            88.8
   45 to 54 years.............................           13,609           1,372            10.1           9,380             558             6.0             419             409            97.8             127             122            95.4
   55 to 64 years.............................            7,964           1,418            17.8           5,014             370             7.4             244             240            98.3              60              58             (B)
65 years and over.............................            2,477           1,225            49.4             811             135            16.7              49              49             (B)               2               2             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          120,394          16,256            13.5          81,741           6,023             7.4           6,749           6,302            93.4           2,098           1,831            87.2
In families /2................................           95,780           8,253             8.6          64,126           2,976             4.6           4,152           3,705            89.2           1,620           1,352            83.5
    Householder...............................           43,450           4,488            10.3          32,420           1,728             5.3           2,530           2,339            92.5           1,013             880            86.9
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           53,320           4,874             9.1          34,641           1,857             5.4           3,489           3,041            87.2           1,395           1,127            80.8
    Householder...............................           25,815           3,213            12.4          18,957           1,302             6.9           2,208           2,017            91.4             896             763            85.2
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           21,698           2,381            11.0          14,738             891             6.0           2,034           1,734            85.2             805             625            77.6
    Householder...............................           11,232           1,636            14.6           7,977             610             7.6           1,310           1,182            90.3             509             420            82.5
In married-couple families /11................          113,240           6,276             5.5          79,904           2,421             3.0           3,362           2,824            84.0           1,632           1,274            78.1
    Husbands /11..............................           37,045           2,096             5.7          31,644           1,051             3.3           1,409           1,184            84.0             855             672            78.6
    Wives /11.................................           30,355           1,700             5.6          18,395             468             2.5             629             549            87.2             176             141            80.4
    Related children /18......................           10,506             513             4.9           3,053             117             3.8             184             137            74.4              30              18             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,157              77             6.6             730              18             2.5              45              24             (B)              13               4             (B)
    Householder...............................           34,176           1,889             5.5          26,082             766             2.9           1,094             930            85.0             559             440            78.7

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

[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.................           63,053           3,080             4.9          43,585           1,388             3.2           2,700           2,162            80.1           1,383           1,025            74.1
    Husbands /11..............................           21,460           1,238             5.8          18,708             709             3.8           1,173             948            80.8             743             559            75.3
    Wives /11.................................           15,978             632             4.0           8,716             183             2.1             470             390            82.9             131              97            73.7
    Related children /18......................            5,563             199             3.6           1,034              19             1.8             155             108            69.6              20               8             (B)
    Other.....................................              790              31             3.9             523               5             1.0              38              17             (B)              13               4             (B)
    Householder...............................           19,262             980             5.1          14,603             472             3.2             864             699            81.0             477             358            75.1
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           26,932           1,658             6.2          19,213             761             4.0           1,651           1,278            77.4             843             591            70.1
    Husbands /11..............................           10,095             761             7.5           8,727             429             4.9             771             609            79.1             470             338            71.8
    Wives /11.................................            6,689             285             4.3           3,321              57             1.7             256             207            80.6              58              42             (B)
    Related children /18......................              877              47             5.4             297               6             1.9              59              28             (B)              10               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              553              19             3.4             374               4             1.0              30              15             (B)              12               3             (B)
    Householder...............................            8,718             546             6.3           6,494             265             4.1             535             421            78.6             292             209            71.5
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            5,495             754            13.7           3,699             281             7.6             366             345            94.3             122             116            95.0
    Householder...............................            2,913             489            16.8           2,141             209             9.8             253             247            97.6             105             101            95.5
    Other.....................................            2,582             266            10.3           1,557              72             4.6             113              98            86.9              16              15             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            2,561             432            16.9           1,738             173             9.9             267             246            92.2              92              86            93.4
    Householder...............................            1,736             344            19.8           1,308             152            11.6             205             199            97.0              84              79            94.3
    Related children /18......................              336              54            16.0              82              11            13.1              21              20             (B)               0               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              489              34             7.0             348              10             2.9              41              27             (B)               8               7             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              931             219            23.5             650              95            14.5             158             141            89.4              49              46             (B)
    Householder...............................              710             192            27.0             520              89            17.1             127             123            96.3              49              46             (B)
    Related children /18......................               45              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..........................           11,221           3,112            27.7           6,605           1,040            15.7           1,518           1,466            96.5             424             402            94.6
    Householder...............................            6,360           2,109            33.2           4,197             753            17.9           1,183           1,163            98.3             349             340            97.3
    Other.....................................            4,861           1,002            20.6           2,408             287            11.9             336             303            90.3              75              62            82.4
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            6,968           2,342            33.6           3,920             768            19.6           1,385           1,332            96.2             396             373            94.3
    Householder...............................            4,818           1,888            39.2           3,046             679            22.3           1,139           1,119            98.2             336             327            97.2
    Related children /18......................            1,418             357            25.2             382              46            12.1             173             153            88.3              27              19             (B)
    Other.....................................              732              97            13.3             493              43             8.8              73              61             (B)              32              27             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            2,552           1,050            41.2           1,368             300            22.0             761             735            96.7             205             197            95.8
    Householder...............................            1,805             898            49.8             963             256            26.6             647             639            98.8             168             166            98.6
    Related children /18......................              359              93            26.0             149              20            13.4              62              54             (B)              14              10             (B)
    Other.....................................              389              59            15.1             257              25             9.6              51              42             (B)              23              20             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              353             155            44.0             226              69            30.5             102             102           100.0              34              34             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           24,664           7,896            32.0          17,409           2,981            17.1           2,521           2,521           100.0             445             445           100.0
    Male......................................           13,948           4,181            30.0          10,132           1,742            17.2           1,272           1,272           100.0             252             252           100.0
     Householder..............................            9,347           2,409            25.8           6,885             955            13.9             714             714           100.0             177             177           100.0
    Female....................................           10,717           3,715            34.7           7,277           1,239            17.0           1,248           1,248           100.0             193             193           100.0
     Householder..............................            7,605           2,249            29.6           5,399             750            13.9             644             644           100.0             109             109           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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