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POV26: Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of People:  2004
       Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.) -- All income levels

[Numbers in thousands.  People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid.  Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]

                                               ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                In household that                                                 In household which
                                                          In household that     received means-tes    In household that                           one or more person
                                                          received means-tes    assistance excludi    received means-tes    In household that     were covered by       Lived in public or
                                                          assistance            school luch           cash assistance       received food stam    Medicaid              authorized housing
                                                          __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________
                                               Total      Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent
                                               ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black A.O.I.C.
All income levels

Both Sexes

  Total /1...............................       38,037     17,809       46.8     15,971       42.0      5,477       14.4      6,928       18.2     13,751       36.2      4,513       11.9
Under 18 years...........................       12,190      7,675       63.0      6,678       54.8      2,160       17.7      3,470       28.5      6,024       49.4      2,121       17.4
18 to 24 years...........................        4,160      1,940       46.6      1,812       43.6        671       16.1        747       18.0      1,533       36.9        531       12.8
25 to 34 years...........................        5,301      2,271       42.8      2,013       38.0        571       10.8        883       16.7      1,743       32.9        553       10.4
35 to 44 years...........................        5,472      2,142       39.1      1,888       34.5        626       11.4        705       12.9      1,596       29.2        446        8.2
45 to 54 years...........................        4,939      1,624       32.9      1,498       30.3        570       11.5        530       10.7      1,217       24.6        324        6.6
55 to 59 years...........................        1,716        563       32.8        539       31.4        253       14.8        160        9.3        455       26.5        111        6.5
60 to 64 years...........................        1,253        419       33.4        403       32.2        184       14.7        110        8.8        320       25.5         89        7.1
65 years and over........................        3,005      1,176       39.1      1,140       37.9        442       14.7        323       10.8        864       28.7        339       11.3
    65 to 74 years.......................        1,738        682       39.2        653       37.6        254       14.6        179       10.3        513       29.5        191       11.0
    75 years and over....................        1,267        494       39.0        487       38.4        189       14.9        144       11.4        350       27.7        148       11.7

Male

  Total..................................       17,688      7,773       43.9      7,001       39.6      2,444       13.8      2,840       16.1      6,085       34.4      1,813       10.2
Under 18 years...........................        6,155      3,892       63.2      3,427       55.7      1,135       18.4      1,767       28.7      3,111       50.6      1,100       17.9
18 to 24 years...........................        1,960        764       39.0        700       35.7        284       14.5        234       11.9        587       30.0        159        8.1
25 to 34 years...........................        2,390        801       33.5        716       29.9        190        7.9        238        9.9        616       25.8        132        5.5
35 to 44 years...........................        2,473        843       34.1        760       30.8        254       10.3        213        8.6        661       26.7        139        5.6
45 to 54 years...........................        2,239        655       29.2        604       27.0        230       10.3        197        8.8        492       22.0        100        4.5
55 to 59 years...........................          767        226       29.5        219       28.6        111       14.5         56        7.3        186       24.2         32        4.1
60 to 64 years...........................          533        164       30.8        159       29.9         86       16.2         39        7.3        130       24.5         24        4.5
65 years and over........................        1,171        427       36.4        416       35.5        154       13.1         97        8.3        300       25.6        127       10.9
    65 to 74 years.......................          738        277       37.5        268       36.3        107       14.5         66        8.9        198       26.8         80       10.8
    75 years and over....................          433        150       34.7        148       34.1         47       10.8         32        7.3        103       23.7         48       11.0

Female

  Total..................................       20,349     10,036       49.3      8,970       44.1      3,033       14.9      4,088       20.1      7,666       37.7      2,701       13.3
Under 18 years...........................        6,035      3,783       62.7      3,251       53.9      1,025       17.0      1,704       28.2      2,913       48.3      1,021       16.9
18 to 24 years...........................        2,200      1,176       53.5      1,112       50.6        386       17.6        513       23.3        946       43.0        372       16.9
25 to 34 years...........................        2,911      1,470       50.5      1,297       44.6        382       13.1        646       22.2      1,127       38.7        421       14.5
35 to 44 years...........................        2,999      1,298       43.3      1,127       37.6        372       12.4        492       16.4        934       31.2        308       10.3
45 to 54 years...........................        2,700        969       35.9        894       33.1        339       12.6        332       12.3        725       26.9        223        8.3
55 to 59 years...........................          949        337       35.5        320       33.7        142       15.0        103       10.9        269       28.3         80        8.4
60 to 64 years...........................          721        254       35.3        244       33.8         98       13.5         71        9.9        190       26.3         65        9.0
65 years and over........................        1,834        749       40.9        725       39.5        289       15.7        226       12.3        563       30.7        211       11.5
    65 to 74 years.......................        1,000        405       40.5        385       38.5        147       14.7        113       11.3        315       31.6        111       11.1
    75 years and over....................          834        344       41.2        339       40.7        142       17.0        113       13.5        248       29.7        100       12.0

Household Relationship

    Total /1.............................       38,037     17,809       46.8     15,971       42.0      5,477       14.4      6,928       18.2     13,751       36.2      4,513       11.9
      65 years and over..................        3,005      1,176       39.1      1,140       37.9        442       14.7        323       10.8        864       28.7        339       11.3
In families /2...........................       31,468     15,861       50.4     14,064       44.7      4,807       15.3      6,251       19.9     12,382       39.3      3,799       12.1
    Householder..........................        9,114      4,266       46.8      3,792       41.6      1,282       14.1      1,665       18.3      3,272       35.9      1,084       11.9
      Under 65 years.....................        8,107      3,863       47.7      3,415       42.1      1,107       13.7      1,555       19.2      2,963       36.5      1,026       12.7
      65 years and over..................        1,007        403       40.0        377       37.4        175       17.4        111       11.0        309       30.7         58        5.8
    Related children under 18 years /9...       12,012      7,552       62.9      6,566       54.7      2,121       17.7      3,428       28.5      5,914       49.2      2,110       17.6
        Under 6 years....................        3,929      2,551       64.9      2,353       59.9        791       20.1      1,265       32.2      2,187       55.7        828       21.1

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.  Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV26: Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of People:  2004
       Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.) -- All income levels

[Numbers in thousands.  People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid.  Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves]

                                               ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                                                In household that                                                 In household which
                                                          In household that     received means-tes    In household that                           one or more person
                                                          received means-tes    assistance excludi    received means-tes    In household that     were covered by       Lived in public or
                                                          assistance            school luch           cash assistance       received food stam    Medicaid              authorized housing
                                                          __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________    __________________
                                               Total      Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent    Number     Percent
                                               ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
        6 to 17 years....................        8,082      5,001       61.9      4,213       52.1      1,331       16.5      2,163       26.8      3,727       46.1      1,282       15.9
    Own children 18 years and over /15...        3,793      1,698       44.8      1,597       42.1        675       17.8        523       13.8      1,342       35.4        298        7.8

In married-couple families /11...........       15,303      5,015       32.8      4,307       28.1      1,154        7.5      1,088        7.1      3,854       25.2        485        3.2
    Husbands /11.........................        4,357      1,213       27.8      1,047       24.0        293        6.7        245        5.6        911       20.9        127        2.9
      Under 65 years.....................        3,752      1,049       28.0        892       23.8        227        6.0        210        5.6        782       20.8        108        2.9
      65 years and over..................          605        164       27.1        155       25.7         67       11.0         35        5.7        129       21.4         19        3.1
    Wives /11............................        4,169      1,150       27.6      1,001       24.0        276        6.6        231        5.5        865       20.7        120        2.9
      Under 65 years.....................        3,771      1,056       28.0        910       24.1        235        6.2        213        5.7        789       20.9        109        2.9
      65 years and over..................          398         94       23.7         91       22.8         41       10.3         18        4.5         76       19.0         11        2.8
    Related children under 18 years /9...        4,861      1,971       40.5      1,624       33.4        333        6.9        494       10.2      1,494       30.7        215        4.4
        Under 6 years....................        1,636        686       41.9        619       37.8        111        6.8        194       11.8        572       34.9         91        5.6
        6 to 17 years....................        3,225      1,285       39.9      1,005       31.2        223        6.9        301        9.3        922       28.6        124        3.8
    Own children 18 years and over /15...        1,516        517       34.1        487       32.1        185       12.2         83        5.5        445       29.4         14        1.0

In families with male householder,
  no spouse present......................        2,334      1,078       46.2        944       40.5        275       11.8        261       11.2        834       35.7        182        7.8
    Householder..........................          760        325       42.8        285       37.5         84       11.0         85       11.1        250       32.9         55        7.3
      Under 65 years.....................          673        294       43.6        255       37.9         74       11.0         75       11.2        228       33.8         50        7.4
      65 years and over..................           87         32       36.6         30       34.3         10       11.2          9       10.6         23       26.3          5        6.1
    Related children under 18 years /9...          719        444       61.8        367       51.1         95       13.2        105       14.6        339       47.1         76       10.6
        Under 6 years....................          264        198       74.9        175       66.4         31       11.7         55       20.9        174       65.9         32       11.9
        6 to 17 years....................          455        246       54.2        192       42.2         64       14.1         50       10.9        165       36.2         45        9.9
    Own children 18 years and over /15...          263         91       34.8         88       33.6         33       12.7         21        7.9         68       25.8         12        4.7

In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present..............       13,830      9,768       70.6      8,813       63.7      3,377       24.4      4,902       35.4      7,694       55.6      3,132       22.6
    Householder..........................        4,090      2,747       67.2      2,471       60.4        910       22.2      1,339       32.8      2,128       52.0        902       22.1
      Under 65 years.....................        3,680      2,509       68.2      2,250       61.1        797       21.7      1,263       34.3      1,944       52.8        865       23.5
      65 years and over..................          409        238       58.1        221       54.0        112       27.4         77       18.8        184       45.1         38        9.2
    Related children under 18 years /9...        6,432      5,137       79.9      4,575       71.1      1,693       26.3      2,829       44.0      4,082       63.5      1,819       28.3
        Under 6 years....................        2,029      1,668       82.2      1,559       76.8        649       32.0      1,016       50.1      1,441       71.0        706       34.8
        6 to 17 years....................        4,403      3,469       78.8      3,016       68.5      1,044       23.7      1,813       41.2      2,640       60.0      1,113       25.3
    Own children 18 years and over /15...        2,014      1,089       54.1      1,021       50.7        456       22.7        419       20.8        829       41.2        271       13.4

In unrelated subfamilies /3..............          151         92       60.6         87       57.6         37       24.7         31       20.4         87       57.6          8        5.0
      Under 18 years.....................           91         59       64.1         56       61.6         28       30.2         24       26.2         56       61.6          5        5.1
        Under 6 years....................           25         12       48.1         12       48.1          7       27.9          8       30.8         12       48.1          2        8.8
        6 to 17 years....................           66         46       70.2         44       66.7         21       31.1         16       24.4         44       66.7          2        3.7
      18 years and over..................           60         33       55.2         31       51.6         10       16.3          7       11.5         31       51.6          3        4.9

Unrelated individuals /4.................        6,418      1,856       28.9      1,820       28.4        633        9.9        645       10.1      1,283       20.0        706       11.0
    Male.................................        3,051        857       28.1        833       27.3        308       10.1        282        9.3        616       20.2        290        9.5
      Under 65 years.....................        2,662        675       25.4        652       24.5        250        9.4        245        9.2        507       19.0        190        7.1
        Living alone.....................        1,516        274       18.1        274       18.1        125        8.2        103        6.8        184       12.1        138        9.1
      65 years and over..................          389        182       46.8        182       46.8         58       14.9         37        9.6        109       28.1        100       25.8
        Living alone.....................          344        159       46.2        159       46.2         45       13.1         31        9.0         91       26.4         93       27.1
    Female...............................        3,367        999       29.7        986       29.3        325        9.6        363       10.8        666       19.8        416       12.3
      Under 65 years.....................        2,580        703       27.3        690       26.8        237        9.2        262       10.2        475       18.4        266       10.3
        Living alone.....................        1,861        452       24.3        452       24.3        149        8.0        195       10.5        274       14.7        231       12.4
      65 years and over..................          787        296       37.6        296       37.6         88       11.2        101       12.8        192       24.4        150       19.0
        Living alone.....................          747        269       36.0        269       36.0         80       10.7         93       12.5        172       23.0        145       19.3
 
 
 
 
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
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/pov/new26_001_05.htm