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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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Market 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 54,550 797 18.8 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 39,116 696 16.2 0.3
Householder........................... 76,866 12,859 258 16.7 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 14,032 358 19.5 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 5,178 229 21.8 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 20,454 522 11.1 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 15,962 464 38.0 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 2,700 196 19.4 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 619 94 49.3 8.4
Reference person...................... 515 256 60 49.7 13.1
Children under 18..................... 677 340 61 50.2 10.4
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 14,816 284 30.5 0.6
Male.................................. 23,669 5,936 158 25.1 0.7
Female................................ 24,940 8,880 202 35.6 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 40,346 705 16.9 0.3
White alone/5....................... 233,741 39,340 698 16.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 29,307 614 15.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 12,020 383 31.6 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 11,546 376 31.7 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,813 158 13.6 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,678 153 13.7 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 10,919 337 26.2 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 9,259 301 16.2 0.6
White alone/5....................... 55,212 8,811 295 16.0 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,911 226 11.6 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 4,438 204 37.0 2.0
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 4,138 198 37.3 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 397 66 11.8 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 333 60 11.8 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 4,252 184 30.5 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 14,628 364 20.0 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 26,521 582 14.6 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 6,088 172 21.7 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 5,710 170 14.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 5,369 165 12.4 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 4,799 155 11.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 2,125 106 12.7 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 2,430 113 19.0 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,209 13,401 210 38.1 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 46,831 750 18.3 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,173 7,719 374 21.9 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 2,306 206 17.1 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 5,413 314 25.0 1.6
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 9,242 337 17.1 0.7
Midwest................................. 64,740 11,505 379 17.8 0.6
South................................... 104,887 22,043 576 21.0 0.6
West.................................... 67,083 11,760 446 17.5 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 11,962 405 7.8 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 3,476 222 3.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 8,486 343 16.8 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 29,448 615 40.3 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 12,859 258 16.7 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 9,603 213 15.0 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,084 9,433 210 15.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 7,164 177 13.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,738 101 30.0 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,679 100 30.1 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 381 36 11.6 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 363 35 11.5 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,481 96 26.1 1.1
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 6,882 173 11.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 5,882 157 11.6 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,158 5,814 156 11.6 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 4,625 136 10.5 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 682 49 16.0 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 670 48 16.1 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 248 29 9.4 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 244 29 9.6 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 1,271 67 20.0 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 5,029 143 36.0 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 3,048 108 32.4 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,970 106 32.3 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 2,057 87 28.7 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,849 82 45.2 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,807 81 45.2 2.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 85 17 22.1 4.8
Asian alone/7.................... 348 73 16 20.9 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 1,014 60 45.3 3.1
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 948 58 19.3 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 674 48 17.7 1.4
White alone/5.................... 3,728 649 47 17.4 1.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 482 41 16.7 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 760 207 27 27.3 3.9
Black alone/6.................... 740 202 26 27.3 3.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 48 13 18.2 5.2
Asian alone/7.................... 249 46 13 18.6 5.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 195 26 21.1 3.0
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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Market 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 55,369 801 18.9 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 39,319 698 16.2 0.3
Householder........................... 77,418 12,964 259 16.7 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,095 14,100 358 19.6 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 5,257 230 22.0 1.0
In married-couple families............ 185,723 20,051 517 10.8 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 16,443 471 38.9 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 2,825 200 19.6 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 524 87 43.0 7.8
Reference person...................... 504 206 54 40.8 11.8
Children under 18..................... 680 310 58 45.5 9.8
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 15,526 293 31.3 0.6
Male.................................. 24,158 5,976 159 24.7 0.7
Female................................ 25,367 9,550 212 37.6 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 40,515 706 16.9 0.3
White alone/5....................... 235,430 39,491 699 16.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 29,019 611 14.8 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 12,520 374 32.5 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 12,084 369 32.8 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,953 159 14.2 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,834 155 14.6 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 11,373 346 26.4 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 9,124 299 15.9 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 8,678 292 15.7 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 4,689 221 11.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 4,593 196 38.4 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 4,323 192 39.4 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 419 66 12.2 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 367 62 12.9 2.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 4,339 187 30.2 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 14,731 365 20.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 26,936 583 14.6 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 6,034 167 21.6 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 6,050 174 15.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 5,312 164 12.3 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 4,876 157 11.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 2,199 107 12.3 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 2,465 114 18.7 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,505 13,701 214 38.6 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 47,880 757 18.6 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,621 7,489 368 21.0 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 2,362 209 17.0 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 5,126 306 23.6 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 9,353 341 17.3 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,973 11,520 373 17.7 0.6
South................................... 106,089 22,631 523 21.3 0.5
West.................................... 68,063 11,865 392 17.4 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 12,318 408 7.9 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 3,665 227 3.5 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 8,653 345 17.2 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 29,956 610 40.6 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 12,964 259 16.7 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 9,563 212 14.9 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,414 9,377 210 14.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 7,057 175 13.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,845 103 30.6 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 2,780 102 30.7 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 427 38 12.7 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 406 37 12.7 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 2,528 97 25.6 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 6,738 170 11.6 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 5,725 154 11.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,369 5,644 153 11.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 4,440 133 10.1 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 673 48 15.8 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 661 48 16.0 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 291 31 10.8 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 282 31 10.9 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 1,274 67 19.2 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 5,226 146 37.1 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 3,142 109 33.6 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,139 3,059 108 33.5 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 2,124 88 29.8 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,917 83 45.5 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,870 82 45.4 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 105 19 25.3 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... 383 96 18 25.0 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 1,049 61 46.5 3.1
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 1,000 59 19.5 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 696 49 17.4 1.3
White alone/5.................... 3,906 674 48 17.2 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 493 41 16.4 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 833 256 29 30.7 3.9
Black alone/6.................... 806 248 29 30.8 4.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 31 10 12.3 4.3
Asian alone/7.................... 235 28 10 12.1 4.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 205 26 21.1 2.9
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........................... 819 838 0.1 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 203 731 -0.0 0.3
Householder........................... 105 295 0.0 0.4
Related children under 18............. 68 376 0.1 0.6
Related children under 6............ 79 241 0.2 1.1
In married-couple families............ -403 544 -0.3 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 481 491 1.0 1.3
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 125 207 0.2 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ -94 95 -6.4 8.5
Reference person...................... -50 60 -8.9 13.1
Children under 18..................... -30 63 -4.7 10.6
Unrelated individual.................... 710 329 0.9 0.7
Male.................................. 40 180 -0.3 0.8
Female................................ 670 236 2.0 1.0
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 169 805 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 151 796 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -289 699 -0.2 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 500 397 0.9 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 538 391 1.1 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 139 166 0.6 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 156 161 0.9 1.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 453 286 0.2 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -134 342 -0.3 0.6
White alone/5....................... -134 335 -0.2 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... -222 254 -0.4 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 155 210 1.4 2.0
Black alone/6....................... 186 205 2.1 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........... 22 69 0.4 2.1
Asian alone/7....................... 33 64 1.1 2.4
Hispanic (of any race).................. 87 155 -0.3 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 103 382 0.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 416 611 0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -54 178 -0.2 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 340 180 0.8 0.5
35 to 44 years....................... -57 172 -0.1 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 77 164 -0.0 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 75 112 -0.3 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 35 119 -0.3 0.9
65 years and over....................... 300 222 0.5 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 1,049 790 0.3 0.3
Foreign born............................ -230 389 -0.9 1.2
Naturalized citizen................... 57 218 -0.1 1.7
Not a citizen......................... -287 325 -1.4 1.6
Region
Northeast............................... 111 356 0.2 0.7
Midwest................................. 15 395 -0.0 0.6
South................................... 588 578 0.3 0.6
West.................................... 105 441 -0.1 0.7
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 356 426 0.1 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 189 235 0.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 167 361 0.4 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 507 643 0.3 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 105 295 0.0 0.4
White alone or in combination........ -41 251 -0.1 0.4
White alone/5.................... -56 248 -0.2 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -107 208 -0.2 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ 107 117 0.5 1.4
Black alone/6.................... 100 115 0.6 1.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 46 42 1.1 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... 43 41 1.1 1.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 47 92 -0.4 1.0
Married-couple.......................... -144 196 -0.3 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -157 184 -0.4 0.4
White alone/5.................... -171 183 -0.4 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -186 159 -0.4 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ -10 55 -0.2 1.4
Black alone/6.................... -9 55 -0.0 1.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 43 35 1.4 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... 38 34 1.3 1.4
Hispanic (of any race)............... 3 64 -0.8 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 197 165 1.1 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 94 128 1.2 1.5
White alone/5.................... 89 126 1.2 1.5
White alone, not Hispanic........ 67 103 1.1 1.6
Black alone or in combination........ 68 94 0.3 2.6
Black alone/6.................... 63 93 0.2 2.6
Asian alone or in combination........ 20 20 3.2 5.6
Asian alone/7.................... 23 19 4.1 5.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 35 57 1.3 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 52 67 0.1 1.4
White alone or in combination........ 22 58 -0.3 1.6
White alone/5.................... 25 57 -0.2 1.6
White alone, not Hispanic........ 11 48 -0.2 1.8
Black alone or in combination........ 49 32 3.4 4.4
Black alone/6.................... 46 32 3.5 4.5
Asian alone or in combination........ -17 13 -5.9 5.4
Asian alone/7.................... -18 13 -6.6 5.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 10 25 0.0 2.8
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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_002.htm