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Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2004 to 2005
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Money Income
in 2004 below poverty threshold/1
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90-percent 90-percent
All confidence confidence
income interval/2 interval/2
levels Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 290,617 36,764 678 12.7 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 27,045 592 11.2 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 8,102 191 10.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 12,168 338 16.9 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,649 218 19.6 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 12,017 406 6.5 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 13,034 422 31.0 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,993 168 14.3 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 577 91 46.1 8.0
Reference person...................... 515 238 58 46.1 12.6
Children under 18..................... 677 317 59 46.9 10.0
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 9,141 206 18.8 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,949 124 16.7 0.6
Female................................ 24,940 5,192 146 20.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 25,815 580 10.8 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 25,073 573 10.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 16,718 475 8.6 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 9,381 344 24.7 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 8,988 338 24.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,316 136 9.9 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,224 131 10.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 9,053 317 21.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 8,037 283 14.0 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 7,667 277 13.9 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,132 208 9.8 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,860 193 32.1 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,604 187 32.5 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 315 58 9.4 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 270 54 9.5 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,821 177 27.4 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 12,736 345 17.4 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 20,330 517 11.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,096 159 18.2 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,870 157 12.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 4,234 147 9.8 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,468 133 8.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,384 86 8.2 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 1,278 82 10.0 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 3,697 134 10.5 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 30,715 627 12.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 6,048 332 17.2 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,370 159 10.1 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,678 293 21.6 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 6,269 279 11.6 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 7,430 307 11.5 0.5
South................................... 104,887 14,848 479 14.2 0.5
West.................................... 67,083 8,217 375 12.2 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 9,208 357 6.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,877 202 2.8 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 6,332 298 12.5 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 16,065 466 22.0 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 8,102 191 10.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 5,606 153 8.8 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 5,488 151 8.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 3,650 119 6.7 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,137 89 23.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,090 87 23.5 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 257 30 7.8 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 246 29 7.8 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,009 86 21.1 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 3,375 114 5.8 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,750 102 5.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,708 101 5.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,799 81 4.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 414 38 9.7 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 404 37 9.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 160 23 6.1 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 156 23 6.1 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 972 58 15.3 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 4,046 126 28.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,392 94 25.4 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,330 93 25.3 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,532 74 21.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,560 75 38.1 2.1
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,527 74 38.2 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 58 14 14.9 3.8
Asian alone/7.................... 348 51 13 14.6 4.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 888 56 39.6 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 682 49 13.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 464 40 12.2 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,728 451 39 12.1 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 318 33 11.0 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 760 163 24 21.5 3.4
Black alone/6.................... 740 160 23 21.6 3.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 40 12 15.4 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 39 12 15.8 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 150 23 16.2 2.6
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2004 to 2005
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Money Income
in 2005 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 293,135 36,804 678 12.6 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 26,923 591 11.1 0.2
Householder........................... 77,418 8,036 190 10.4 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,095 12,202 338 16.9 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 4,714 219 19.7 1.0
In married-couple families............ 185,723 11,505 397 6.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 13,401 428 31.7 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 2,017 169 14.0 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 457 81 37.4 7.2
Reference person...................... 504 182 51 36.1 11.0
Children under 18..................... 680 269 54 39.6 9.0
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 9,424 210 19.0 0.4
Male.................................. 24,158 3,825 122 15.8 0.5
Female................................ 25,367 5,599 152 22.1 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 25,363 575 10.5 0.2
White alone/5....................... 235,430 24,604 568 10.5 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 16,011 465 8.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 9,598 338 24.9 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 9,251 333 25.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,531 142 11.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,436 138 11.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 9,335 323 21.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 7,887 280 13.8 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 7,518 274 13.6 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 3,917 203 9.4 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 3,968 186 33.1 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 3,736 182 34.1 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 357 61 10.4 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 319 58 11.2 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 3,904 180 27.2 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 12,764 344 17.4 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 20,235 514 11.0 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 5,030 155 18.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 4,889 158 12.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 4,146 146 9.6 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 3,500 134 8.2 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 1,432 87 8.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 1,238 81 9.4 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,505 3,805 136 10.7 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 30,908 629 12.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,621 5,896 328 16.6 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 1,506 167 10.9 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 4,390 284 20.2 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 6,094 285 11.3 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,973 7,400 311 11.4 0.5
South................................... 106,089 14,904 444 14.0 0.4
West.................................... 68,063 8,406 340 12.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 9,032 352 5.8 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 2,780 198 2.7 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 6,252 295 12.4 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 16,342 466 22.2 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 8,036 190 10.4 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 5,445 150 8.5 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,414 5,313 148 8.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 3,483 116 6.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,154 89 23.2 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 2,101 88 23.2 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 325 33 9.7 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 308 32 9.6 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 2,007 86 20.3 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 3,184 110 5.5 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 2,534 97 5.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,369 2,488 96 4.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 1,599 76 3.6 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 393 37 9.2 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 386 36 9.3 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 217 27 8.1 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 209 27 8.1 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 946 58 14.2 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 4,152 128 29.5 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 2,440 95 26.1 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,139 2,368 94 25.9 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,575 75 22.1 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,572 75 37.3 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,534 74 37.3 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 86 17 20.8 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 383 79 16 20.7 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 897 56 39.8 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 699 49 13.6 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 472 40 11.8 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,906 456 40 11.7 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 309 32 10.3 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 833 189 25 22.7 3.3
Black alone/6.................... 806 182 25 22.6 3.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 22 9 8.8 3.6
Asian alone/7.................... 235 20 8 8.3 3.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 163 23 16.8 2.6
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2004 to 2005
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
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Change in Poverty (2005 less 2004)/3
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90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 40 711 -0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. -122 621 -0.1 0.3
Householder........................... -67 217 -0.2 0.3
Related children under 18............. 34 355 0.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 65 229 0.1 1.0
In married-couple families............ -512 421 -0.3 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 367 445 0.7 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 23 177 -0.3 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ -121 90 -8.6 8.0
Reference person...................... -56 58 -10.1 12.4
Children under 18..................... -48 60 -7.3 10.0
Unrelated individual.................... 283 237 0.2 0.5
Male.................................. -124 141 -0.9 0.6
Female................................ 407 170 1.3 0.7
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -452 659 -0.3 0.3
White alone/5....................... -470 650 -0.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -707 536 -0.4 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 217 358 0.2 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 263 352 0.5 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 215 146 1.2 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 212 141 1.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 281 268 -0.0 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -150 321 -0.3 0.6
White alone/5....................... -149 314 -0.3 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... -215 234 -0.4 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 108 199 1.0 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 132 194 1.6 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 42 63 1.0 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 50 59 1.7 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 83 150 -0.2 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 28 361 0.0 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... -96 540 -0.2 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -66 165 -0.2 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 19 165 -0.0 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -87 154 -0.2 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 32 140 -0.1 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 48 91 -0.2 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... -40 86 -0.6 0.7
65 years and over....................... 108 141 0.2 0.4
Nativity
Native.................................. 193 658 -0.0 0.3
Foreign born............................ -152 346 -0.6 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 136 171 0.7 1.3
Not a citizen......................... -288 302 -1.4 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... -175 296 -0.3 0.6
Midwest................................. -30 324 -0.1 0.5
South................................... 56 485 -0.1 0.5
West.................................... 190 376 0.1 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ -177 372 -0.2 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... -97 210 -0.2 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. -80 311 -0.1 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 277 489 0.2 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... -67 217 -0.2 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -161 179 -0.3 0.3
White alone/5.................... -175 177 -0.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -167 139 -0.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 17 101 -0.3 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 12 100 -0.2 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 68 36 1.8 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 62 35 1.8 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -3 81 -0.8 0.9
Married-couple.......................... -191 128 -0.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -216 118 -0.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... -220 116 -0.5 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -201 93 -0.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ -21 42 -0.5 1.0
Black alone/6.................... -18 42 -0.3 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 57 29 2.0 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 53 28 2.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -25 55 -1.0 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 106 145 0.5 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 48 112 0.7 1.3
White alone/5.................... 39 110 0.6 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 43 88 0.7 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 12 85 -0.8 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 7 84 -1.0 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 29 18 5.9 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 29 17 6.1 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 10 53 0.2 2.7
Male householder, no wife present....... 17 56 -0.3 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 8 47 -0.4 1.3
White alone/5.................... 6 47 -0.4 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -9 39 -0.7 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 26 28 1.2 3.8
Black alone/6.................... 22 27 1.0 3.8
Asian alone or in combination........ -18 12 -6.6 4.8
Asian alone/7.................... -20 12 -7.5 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 13 22 0.6 2.4
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*Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
1/The three-parameter poverty thresholds are adjusted by family size and the members' ages differently
from the official thresholds, but are identical for a family of 4 with 2 adults and 2 children.
For further details, see 'The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and
Poverty: 2005' at www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/effect2005/effect2005htm
2/A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's variability. The larger the confidence
interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less reliable the estimate. Fore more
information see 'Standard errors and their use' at .
3/Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
4/Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Asian,
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders are not shown separately.
5/The 2005 and 2006 CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races. White alone refers to people who
reported White and did not report any other race category. The use of this single-race population does not imply that
it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. The Census Bureau uses a variety of approaches.
Information on people who reported more than one race, such as 'White and American Indian and Alaska Native' or
'Asian and Black or African American,' is available from Census 2000 through American FactFinder.
About 2.6 percent of people reported more than one race in Census 2000.
6/Black alone refers to people who reported Black and did not report any other race category.
7/Asian alone refers to people who reported Asian and did not report any other race category.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 and 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Race Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: March 06, 2007
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032006/altpov/newpov02_001.htm