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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, not Hispanic

[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, not Hispanic

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          107,804          14,925            13.8          71,189           4,455             6.3           4,813           4,676            97.1           1,218           1,132            92.9
16 to 17 years................................            2,211             221            10.0              47               7             (B)             119             114            95.6               2               2             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          100,281          12,445            12.4          69,173           4,166             6.0           4,599           4,468            97.1           1,183           1,099            92.8
   18 to 24 years.............................           13,556           3,431            25.3           4,970             925            18.6           1,482           1,461            98.6             236             227            96.1
   25 to 34 years.............................           20,372           2,488            12.2          14,554             882             6.1           1,052           1,013            96.3             270             244            90.4
   35 to 44 years.............................           24,904           2,194             8.8          18,703             861             4.6             939             888            94.6             305             270            88.5
   45 to 54 years.............................           25,854           2,209             8.5          19,977             904             4.5             706             688            97.5             234             221            94.7
   55 to 64 years.............................           15,596           2,122            13.6          10,969             594             5.4             420             417            99.4             139             136            98.1
65 years and over.............................            5,311           2,260            42.5           1,969             282            14.3              95              94            98.8              33              31             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           57,082           6,812            11.9          41,994           2,247             5.4           2,211           2,126            96.2             708             642            90.7
16 to 17 years................................            1,126             103             9.1              28               5             (B)              55              53             (B)               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           52,980           5,611            10.6          40,742           2,074             5.1           2,103           2,022            96.1             675             610            90.4
   18 to 24 years.............................            6,964           1,526            21.9           2,826             428            15.1             618             608            98.4             108             100            93.2
   25 to 34 years.............................           10,940           1,148            10.5           8,761             462             5.3             463             434            93.8             155             133            86.0
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,294           1,063             8.0          11,300             457             4.0             437             410            93.7             175             152            87.0
   45 to 54 years.............................           13,564           1,044             7.7          11,519             453             3.9             370             356            96.4             140             129            92.6
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,218             831            10.1           6,335             275             4.3             216             214            98.8              97              94            97.3
65 years and over.............................            2,976           1,098            36.9           1,224             168            13.7              53              52             (B)              31              30             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           50,722           8,114            16.0          29,195           2,208             7.6           2,602           2,550            98.0             510             491            96.1
16 to 17 years................................            1,085             118            10.9              19               1             (B)              65              61             (B)               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           47,301           6,834            14.4          28,431           2,092             7.4           2,495           2,446            98.0             509             489            96.1
   18 to 24 years.............................            6,591           1,906            28.9           2,144             497            23.2             865             853            98.6             128             126            98.6
   25 to 34 years.............................            9,433           1,340            14.2           5,793             420             7.3             589             579            98.3             115             111            96.5
   35 to 44 years.............................           11,610           1,131             9.7           7,403             404             5.5             502             479            95.4             130             118            90.6
   45 to 54 years.............................           12,289           1,166             9.5           8,458             451             5.3             336             332            98.7              94              92            97.9
   55 to 64 years.............................            7,377           1,291            17.5           4,633             320             6.9             203             203           100.0              42              42             (B)
65 years and over.............................            2,335           1,162            49.8             745             114            15.3              43              43             (B)               1               1             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          102,492          12,666            12.4          69,220           4,173             6.0           4,718           4,582            97.1           1,186           1,101            92.8
In families /2................................           81,281           6,178             7.6          54,088           1,930             3.6           2,536           2,400            94.6             794             709            89.3
    Householder...............................           36,972           3,272             8.9          27,584           1,081             3.9           1,590           1,524            95.9             509             464            91.2
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           43,245           3,306             7.6          27,770           1,063             3.8           1,993           1,857            93.2             630             545            86.5
    Householder...............................           21,037           2,206            10.5          15,449             774             5.0           1,331           1,266            95.1             431             386            89.6
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           16,600           1,483             8.9          11,238             452             4.0           1,080           1,005            93.0             328             278            84.8
    Householder...............................            8,752           1,058            12.1           6,199             323             5.2             758             718            94.8             225             199            88.4
In married-couple families /11................           98,496           4,695             4.8          69,229           1,530             2.2           1,938           1,769            91.3             804             682            84.8
    Husbands /11..............................           31,929           1,380             4.3          27,326             578             2.1             736             666            90.5             385             327            84.9
    Wives /11.................................           27,078           1,443             5.3          16,419             379             2.3             449             417            92.8             123             106            86.3
    Related children /18......................            9,095             421             4.6           2,415              90             3.7             102              92            89.9              15              11             (B)
    Other.....................................              590              58             9.8             356              15             4.2              10               9             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................           29,805           1,393             4.7          22,713             467             2.1             642             586            91.3             282             238            84.5

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, not Hispanic

[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.................           52,288           1,892             3.6          35,905             717             2.0           1,373           1,204            87.7             608             486            79.9
    Husbands /11..............................           17,548             655             3.7          15,420             323             2.1             536             466            87.0             298             240            80.5
    Wives /11.................................           13,709             476             3.5           7,409             135             1.8             311             279            89.6              85              69            80.4
    Related children /18......................            4,682             149             3.2             717              11             1.6              78              68            86.9               7               3             (B)
    Other.....................................              332              17             5.2             213               2             0.8               6               5             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................           16,018             594             3.7          12,146             245             2.0             442             387            87.4             218             174            80.0
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           21,247             882             4.2          15,118             327             2.2             753             650            86.3             314             238            75.8
    Husbands /11..............................            7,858             354             4.5           6,856             166             2.4             323             277            85.7             163             125            76.5
    Wives /11.................................            5,614             196             3.5           2,760              40             1.4             153             135            88.5              33              26             (B)
    Related children /18......................              615              37             6.0             190               5             2.6              26              21             (B)               4               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              202               7             3.7             141               1             0.7               5               5             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Householder...............................            6,958             287             4.1           5,171             115             2.2             247             212            85.7             113              87            77.0
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            3,941             553            14.0           2,612             185             7.1             234             233            99.4              66              66             (B)
    Householder...............................            2,194             347            15.8           1,612             132             8.2             165             165           100.0              57              57             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,747             206            11.8           1,000              53             5.3              69              68             (B)               9               9             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            1,817             301            16.6           1,211             116             9.6             154             152            99.1              50              50             (B)
    Householder...............................            1,327             245            18.5           1,007             103            10.2             131             131           100.0              49              49             (B)
    Related children /18......................              272              41            15.2              57               9             (B)              15              14             (B)               0               0             (B)
    Other.....................................              218              15             6.8             146               4             2.9               8               8             (B)               1               1             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              574             139            24.1             409              59            14.4              84              83            98.4              25              25             (B)
    Householder...............................              485             121            25.0             359              53            14.8              75              75             (B)              25              25             (B)
    Related children /18......................               28              12             (B)              13               4             (B)               5               4             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               61               6             (B)              37               1             (B)               4               4             (B)               0               0             (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................            8,649           2,323            26.9           4,961             682            13.7           1,005             984            97.9             204             198            97.1
    Householder...............................            4,974           1,532            30.8           3,258             482            14.8             783             773            98.8             170             169            99.1
    Other.....................................            3,675             791            21.5           1,703             199            11.7             223             210            94.6              34              30             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            5,157           1,708            33.1           2,799             476            17.0             908             887            97.6             189             183            96.9
    Householder...............................            3,692           1,367            37.0           2,296             426            18.6             758             749            98.8             165             163            99.1
    Related children /18......................            1,099             286            26.0             271              31            11.6             112             104            93.1              11               8             (B)
    Other.....................................              366              55            15.0             232              18             7.8              38              34             (B)              13              11             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            1,737             749            43.1             882             181            20.6             490             484            98.8             102             102           100.0
    Householder...............................            1,309             650            49.7             668             155            23.1             435             431            99.1              86              86           100.0
    Related children /18......................              247              65            26.5             100              14            14.4              31              31             (B)               7               7             (B)
    Other.....................................              181              34            18.8             114              12            10.9              24              22             (B)              10              10             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              258             121            47.2             158              46            29.3              82              82           100.0              24              24             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           21,323           6,410            30.1          14,989           2,199            14.7           2,121           2,121           100.0             368             368           100.0
    Male......................................           11,545           3,128            27.1           8,334           1,145            13.7           1,025           1,025           100.0             197             197           100.0
     Householder..............................            8,275           1,998            24.1           6,084             735            12.1             611             611           100.0             149             149           100.0
    Female....................................            9,778           3,281            33.6           6,655           1,055            15.8           1,096           1,096           100.0             171             171           100.0
     Householder..............................            7,053           2,041            28.9           5,019             668            13.3             572             572           100.0             100             100           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

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Last revised: November 02, 2006
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