POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2004
Below 100% of Poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
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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
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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Black alone
Both Sexes
Total /17................................. 16,842 3,809 22.6 11,627 1,421 12.2 1,847 1,764 95.5 560 498 88.9
16 to 17 years................................ 207 42 20.1 8 0 (B) 39 33 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 16,149 3,557 22.0 11,377 1,373 12.1 1,792 1,715 95.7 557 495 88.8
18 to 24 years............................. 2,320 798 34.4 888 205 23.0 463 456 98.6 78 76 97.5
25 to 34 years............................. 4,115 1,080 26.2 2,821 375 13.3 598 572 95.7 172 148 86.3
35 to 44 years............................. 4,310 709 16.5 3,461 352 10.2 384 361 94.0 182 161 88.5
45 to 54 years............................. 3,734 644 17.3 2,980 307 10.3 257 241 93.7 95 82 86.9
55 to 64 years............................. 1,670 326 19.5 1,227 134 10.9 90 86 94.6 31 28 (B)
65 years and over............................. 486 211 43.4 243 48 20.0 15 15 (B) 3 3 (B)
Male
Total /17................................. 7,769 1,371 17.6 5,675 529 9.3 638 597 93.6 205 178 86.6
16 to 17 years................................ 97 24 24.6 2 0 (B) 26 20 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 7,446 1,275 17.1 5,538 508 9.2 606 572 94.3 204 176 86.5
18 to 24 years............................. 1,012 254 25.1 453 73 16.2 140 139 98.7 33 33 (B)
25 to 34 years............................. 1,908 409 21.5 1,378 149 10.8 192 178 92.6 57 44 (B)
35 to 44 years............................. 2,005 261 13.0 1,675 126 7.5 120 112 93.7 57 51 (B)
45 to 54 years............................. 1,749 252 14.4 1,431 111 7.8 119 111 93.2 42 36 (B)
55 to 64 years............................. 772 99 12.8 601 48 8.1 36 33 (B) 15 12 (B)
65 years and over............................. 226 72 32.0 135 21 15.6 5 5 (B) 1 1 (B)
Female
Total /17................................. 9,073 2,439 26.9 5,953 893 15.0 1,209 1,167 96.5 355 320 90.2
16 to 17 years................................ 110 18 16.1 5 0 (B) 13 13 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 8,703 2,282 26.2 5,839 865 14.8 1,186 1,144 96.5 353 319 90.2
18 to 24 years............................. 1,308 544 41.6 436 131 30.2 322 317 98.5 45 43 (B)
25 to 34 years............................. 2,206 670 30.4 1,443 226 15.6 406 395 97.2 115 104 91.1
35 to 44 years............................. 2,305 448 19.5 1,787 226 12.7 264 249 94.1 125 110 87.5
45 to 54 years............................. 1,985 392 19.8 1,548 196 12.7 138 130 94.1 53 47 (B)
55 to 64 years............................. 898 227 25.3 626 86 13.7 55 53 (B) 16 15 (B)
65 years and over............................. 260 139 53.3 108 27 25.4 10 10 (B) 1 1 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17............. 16,356 3,598 22.0 11,385 1,373 12.1 1,831 1,749 95.5 557 495 88.8
In families /2................................ 12,480 2,210 17.7 8,606 799 9.3 1,338 1,255 93.8 444 382 86.0
Householder............................... 6,142 1,385 22.5 4,484 539 12.0 948 901 95.1 332 294 88.8
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................... 7,761 1,552 20.0 5,212 549 10.5 1,120 1,038 92.6 375 312 83.4
Householder............................... 4,307 1,155 26.8 3,041 436 14.4 849 802 94.5 296 259 87.5
In families with related children under
6 years /9................................ 3,373 779 23.1 2,184 256 11.7 626 565 90.1 206 160 78.0
Householder............................... 1,930 626 32.4 1,250 223 17.9 493 459 93.0 168 141 84.1
In married-couple families /11................ 9,928 728 7.3 7,454 276 3.7 442 372 84.2 179 128 71.5
Husbands /11.............................. 3,108 208 6.7 2,602 96 3.7 168 136 81.0 86 58 68.1
Wives /11................................. 2,742 221 8.1 2,026 81 4.0 99 90 91.2 27 21 (B)
Related children /18...................... 955 71 7.5 392 13 3.3 30 25 (B) 4 4 (B)
Other..................................... 181 24 13.4 105 6 6.1 6 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 2,943 204 6.9 2,329 80 3.5 140 119 84.6 59 44 (B)
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 -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
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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
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9................. 6,090 362 5.9 4,510 136 3.0 327 257 78.6 143 92 64.4
Husbands /11.............................. 1,969 124 6.3 1,647 60 3.6 130 98 75.5 76 48 63.8
Wives /11................................. 1,652 97 5.9 1,195 31 2.6 70 61 (B) 16 11 (B)
Related children /18...................... 531 26 4.8 174 4 2.1 16 11 (B) 0 0 (X)
Other..................................... 113 5 4.8 71 0 (B) 6 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 1,825 110 6.0 1,423 42 2.9 106 84 79.6 48 33 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9.................. 2,739 183 6.7 1,962 63 3.2 204 149 73.0 85 49 57.7
Husbands /11.............................. 920 66 7.1 743 31 4.1 78 54 69.0 45 25 (B)
Wives /11................................. 735 43 5.8 486 6 1.2 42 36 (B) 8 4 (B)
Related children /18...................... 179 9 4.8 77 3 4.3 10 5 (B) 0 0 (X)
Other..................................... 61 2 (B) 36 0 (B) 6 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 844 64 7.6 619 23 3.7 68 52 (B) 30 20 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present............................ 1,011 169 16.8 723 62 8.6 101 96 95.3 32 29 (B)
Householder............................... 501 98 19.5 366 37 10.2 61 59 (B) 18 18 (B)
Other..................................... 509 72 14.1 357 25 7.0 40 37 (B) 15 12 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 462 106 22.9 346 36 10.4 73 68 (B) 25 22 (B)
Householder............................... 305 73 24.0 236 27 11.6 52 50 (B) 17 17 (B)
Related children /18...................... 56 13 (B) 34 2 (B) 7 7 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other..................................... 101 19 19.3 76 7 9.0 14 11 (B) 6 3 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 211 49 23.4 149 14 9.6 39 34 (B) 14 11 (B)
Householder............................... 142 37 26.3 101 13 12.6 28 26 (B) 10 10 (B)
Related children /18...................... 27 6 (B) 14 2 (B) 3 3 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other..................................... 42 6 (B) 34 0 (B) 7 4 (B) 3 0 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present.......................... 4,484 1,517 33.8 2,759 541 19.6 935 905 96.9 293 269 91.9
Householder............................... 2,698 1,084 40.2 1,790 421 23.6 746 723 96.9 255 233 91.5
Other..................................... 1,786 433 24.2 969 119 12.3 188 182 96.7 38 36 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 3,035 1,194 39.3 1,779 419 23.5 826 797 96.4 256 232 90.7
Householder............................... 2,176 971 44.6 1,382 367 26.6 691 668 96.6 231 209 90.6
Related children /18...................... 555 141 25.4 204 17 8.3 89 83 93.1 5 3 (B)
Other..................................... 303 82 27.1 192 35 17.9 46 46 (B) 20 20 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 1,267 610 48.1 693 202 29.1 452 433 95.9 136 120 87.9
Householder............................... 944 524 55.6 530 187 35.4 397 380 95.8 128 112 87.1
Related children /18...................... 178 47 26.5 76 6 7.4 38 36 (B) 2 2 (B)
Other..................................... 145 38 26.2 87 9 9.9 17 17 (B) 6 6 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................... 38 14 (B) 30 6 (B) 9 9 (B) 2 2 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4...................... 3,879 1,389 35.8 2,751 569 20.7 491 491 100.0 111 111 100.0
Male...................................... 2,030 660 32.5 1,453 265 18.2 261 261 100.0 62 62 (B)
Householder.............................. 1,405 389 27.7 1,055 161 15.3 133 133 100.0 38 38 (B)
Female.................................... 1,849 729 39.4 1,297 304 23.5 230 230 100.0 49 49 (B)
Householder.............................. 1,543 586 37.9 1,115 255 22.9 173 173 100.0 45 45 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
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