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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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Post-Social Insurance 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 36,595 677 12.6 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 27,201 594 11.3 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 7,990 189 10.4 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 12,539 343 17.4 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,837 222 20.4 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 11,687 400 6.3 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 13,479 429 32.1 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 2,034 170 14.6 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 601 93 47.9 8.2
Reference person...................... 515 250 60 48.4 12.9
Children under 18..................... 677 328 60 48.5 10.2
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 8,794 201 18.1 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 4,002 125 16.9 0.6
Female................................ 24,940 4,791 139 19.2 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 25,362 575 10.6 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 24,551 567 10.5 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 15,953 464 8.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 9,572 347 25.2 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 9,153 341 25.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,400 140 10.5 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,301 135 10.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 9,358 320 22.4 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 8,213 286 14.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 7,821 279 14.2 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,189 209 9.9 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 4,037 196 33.6 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,763 191 34.0 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 336 60 10.0 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 290 56 10.3 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,952 179 28.4 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 13,117 349 17.9 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 20,788 522 11.4 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,400 163 19.3 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 5,095 161 13.0 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 4,371 150 10.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,522 134 8.4 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,314 83 7.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 1,087 76 8.5 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,690 116 7.6 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 30,253 623 11.8 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 6,342 340 18.0 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,364 159 10.1 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,978 302 23.0 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 6,232 279 11.6 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 7,352 305 11.4 0.5
South................................... 104,887 14,528 474 13.9 0.5
West.................................... 67,083 8,483 381 12.6 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 9,509 363 6.2 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 3,021 207 2.9 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 6,489 301 12.8 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 15,223 454 20.8 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 7,990 189 10.4 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 5,454 150 8.5 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 5,324 148 8.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 3,451 115 6.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,158 89 23.7 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,109 88 23.7 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 273 30 8.3 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 261 30 8.3 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,053 87 21.6 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 3,131 109 5.4 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,540 97 5.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,496 96 5.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,580 75 3.6 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 374 36 8.8 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 365 35 8.7 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 168 24 6.4 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 164 24 6.4 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 985 59 15.5 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 4,167 128 29.8 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,441 95 25.9 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,375 94 25.8 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,556 75 21.7 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,620 76 39.6 2.1
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,583 75 39.6 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 65 15 16.8 4.1
Asian alone/7.................... 348 58 14 16.8 4.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 914 57 40.8 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 691 49 14.1 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 472 40 12.4 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,728 453 39 12.2 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 316 33 10.9 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 760 164 24 21.6 3.4
Black alone/6.................... 740 161 23 21.7 3.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 40 12 15.2 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 39 11 15.6 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 154 23 16.6 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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Post-Social Insurance Income
in 2005 below poverty threshold/1
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90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
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PEOPLE
Total........................... 293,135 37,306 682 12.7 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 27,602 598 11.4 0.2
Householder........................... 77,418 8,158 192 10.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,095 12,716 344 17.6 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 4,927 223 20.6 1.0
In married-couple families............ 185,723 11,429 396 6.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 14,040 437 33.2 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 2,133 174 14.8 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 507 85 41.5 7.7
Reference person...................... 504 199 53 39.4 11.6
Children under 18..................... 680 301 58 44.3 9.6
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 9,197 207 18.6 0.4
Male.................................. 24,158 4,013 126 16.6 0.5
Female................................ 25,367 5,184 146 20.4 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 25,381 576 10.6 0.2
White alone/5....................... 235,430 24,578 567 10.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 15,524 458 7.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 9,988 343 25.9 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 9,612 338 26.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,612 146 11.7 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,513 142 12.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 9,865 330 22.9 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 8,138 284 14.2 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 7,742 278 14.0 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 3,983 204 9.5 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 4,225 190 35.3 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 3,976 186 36.3 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 377 63 11.0 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 337 59 11.9 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 4,090 183 28.5 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 13,321 350 18.2 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 21,109 523 11.5 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 5,385 159 19.3 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 5,312 164 13.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 4,322 149 10.0 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 3,568 135 8.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 1,392 86 7.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 1,130 78 8.6 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,505 2,876 120 8.1 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 31,121 631 12.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,621 6,185 335 17.4 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 1,506 167 10.8 1.2
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 4,679 293 21.5 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 6,255 288 11.6 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,973 7,358 310 11.3 0.5
South................................... 106,089 14,963 445 14.1 0.4
West.................................... 68,063 8,729 345 12.8 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 9,861 367 6.4 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 3,209 213 3.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 6,652 304 13.2 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 15,515 455 21.0 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 8,158 192 10.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 5,440 150 8.5 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,414 5,301 148 8.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 3,368 114 6.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,267 91 24.4 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 2,209 90 24.4 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 338 34 10.1 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 321 33 10.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 2,129 88 21.6 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 3,065 108 5.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 2,419 95 4.7 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,369 2,373 94 4.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 1,445 72 3.3 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 381 36 9.0 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 374 36 9.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 222 27 8.2 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 214 27 8.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 991 59 14.9 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 4,355 132 30.9 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 2,525 97 27.0 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,139 2,449 95 26.8 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,597 76 22.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,682 78 39.9 2.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,640 77 39.8 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 92 18 22.2 4.6
Asian alone/7.................... 383 85 17 22.2 4.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 964 58 42.7 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 738 51 14.4 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 495 41 12.4 1.1
White alone/5.................... 3,906 479 41 12.3 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 326 33 10.8 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 833 203 26 24.4 3.4
Black alone/6.................... 806 196 26 24.3 3.5
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 24 9 9.7 3.7
Asian alone/7.................... 235 22 9 9.3 3.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 175 24 18.0 2.7
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........................... 711 713 0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 401 625 0.1 0.3
Householder........................... 169 217 0.1 0.3
Related children under 18............. 177 360 0.3 0.5
Related children under 6............ 90 234 0.2 1.0
In married-couple families............ -258 418 -0.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 561 454 1.2 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 98 180 0.2 1.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ -94 93 -6.4 8.3
Reference person...................... -51 59 -9.1 12.9
Children under 18..................... -27 62 -4.2 10.4
Unrelated individual.................... 404 233 0.5 0.5
Male.................................. 11 143 -0.3 0.6
Female................................ 393 162 1.2 0.7
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 18 656 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 27 647 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -429 526 -0.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 416 362 0.7 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 459 356 1.0 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 212 150 1.2 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 212 145 1.4 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 507 272 0.5 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -75 325 -0.1 0.6
White alone/5....................... -78 318 -0.1 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... -206 236 -0.4 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 188 203 1.7 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 213 198 2.3 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 41 65 1.0 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 48 61 1.6 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 139 152 0.1 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 203 367 0.3 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 321 548 0.0 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -15 169 -0.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 218 170 0.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -49 157 -0.1 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 46 142 -0.1 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 79 89 -0.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 42 81 0.1 0.6
65 years and over....................... 187 123 0.5 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 867 657 0.2 0.3
Foreign born............................ -157 354 -0.7 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 141 171 0.7 1.3
Not a citizen......................... -298 312 -1.4 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 23 297 0.0 0.6
Midwest................................. 6 323 -0.0 0.5
South................................... 436 482 0.3 0.5
West.................................... 246 382 0.2 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 351 383 0.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 188 220 0.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 163 317 0.4 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 292 477 0.2 0.7
FAMILIES
Total........................... 169 217 0.1 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -13 177 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5.................... -23 175 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -84 135 -0.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 108 103 0.7 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 100 101 0.7 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 65 37 1.8 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 59 36 1.7 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 76 83 0.0 0.9
Married-couple.......................... -66 124 -0.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -121 114 -0.3 0.2
White alone/5.................... -123 112 -0.3 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -134 87 -0.3 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 7 41 0.2 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 9 40 0.3 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 54 29 1.9 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 50 29 1.8 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6 56 -0.6 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 188 148 1.1 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 84 114 1.1 1.3
White alone/5.................... 74 112 1.0 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 41 89 0.7 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 62 88 0.3 2.4
Black alone/6.................... 56 87 0.2 2.4
Asian alone or in combination........ 27 19 5.4 5.0
Asian alone/7.................... 27 18 5.4 5.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 50 54 1.9 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 47 57 0.3 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 23 48 0.0 1.3
White alone/5.................... 26 47 0.1 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 10 39 -0.1 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 39 28 2.8 3.9
Black alone/6.................... 35 28 2.6 3.9
Asian alone or in combination........ -15 12 -5.5 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... -17 12 -6.4 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 20 22 1.3 2.5
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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_003.htm