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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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Disposable 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 29,488 616 10.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 20,709 525 8.6 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,270 163 8.2 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 8,837 295 12.3 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,752 3,545 192 14.9 0.8
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,034 354 4.9 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 9,981 371 23.7 0.9
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,694 155 12.2 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 515 86 41.0 7.5
Reference person...................... 515 215 55 41.7 11.8
Children under 18..................... 677 276 55 40.8 9.2
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 8,264 193 17.0 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,836 122 16.2 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,428 133 17.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 20,729 525 8.7 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,167 518 8.6 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,551 430 6.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 7,328 309 19.3 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 7,052 303 19.4 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,220 131 9.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,149 127 9.4 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,134 290 17.1 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 5,760 243 10.1 0.4
White alone/5....................... 55,212 5,508 238 10.0 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 2,993 178 7.1 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 2,846 169 23.7 1.5
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 2,674 164 24.1 1.6
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 259 53 7.7 1.6
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 231 50 8.2 1.8
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 2,711 157 19.5 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 9,366 303 12.8 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 17,854 487 9.8 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,051 158 18.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,117 145 10.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,530 135 8.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,072 126 7.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,146 78 6.8 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 938 71 7.3 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,267 107 6.4 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 24,260 564 9.5 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,228 309 14.9 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,050 139 7.8 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,178 277 19.3 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 4,931 248 9.1 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 5,922 275 9.1 0.4
South................................... 104,887 11,979 432 11.4 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 6,655 338 9.9 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 8,415 342 5.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,509 189 2.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,906 288 11.7 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 12,626 416 17.3 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,270 163 8.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,316 131 6.7 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,226 129 6.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,788 102 5.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,651 77 18.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,619 76 18.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 229 28 7.0 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 221 27 7.0 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,563 75 16.4 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,592 98 4.5 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,108 88 4.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,080 87 4.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,407 71 3.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 308 32 7.2 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 299 32 7.2 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 144 22 5.5 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 141 22 5.5 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 722 50 11.4 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,106 109 22.2 0.8
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 1,825 81 19.4 0.9
White alone/5.................... 9,198 1,777 80 19.3 0.9
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,124 63 15.7 0.9
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,206 65 29.5 1.8
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,186 65 29.7 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 44 12 11.4 3.3
Asian alone/7.................... 348 39 12 11.3 3.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 713 50 31.8 2.5
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 571 44 11.7 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 383 36 10.0 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 370 36 9.9 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 257 30 8.9 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 760 137 21 18.0 3.0
Black alone/6.................... 740 133 21 18.0 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 41 12 15.6 4.8
Asian alone/7.................... 249 40 12 16.2 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 128 21 13.8 2.4
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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Disposable 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 30,075 621 10.3 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 21,039 528 8.7 0.2
Householder........................... 77,418 6,356 165 8.2 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,095 8,951 296 12.4 0.4
Related children under 6............ 23,914 3,663 195 15.3 0.9
In married-couple families............ 185,723 8,757 348 4.7 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 10,496 380 24.8 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 1,786 159 12.4 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 433 79 35.4 7.0
Reference person...................... 504 171 49 33.9 10.6
Children under 18..................... 680 256 53 37.6 8.7
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 8,603 198 17.4 0.4
Male.................................. 24,158 3,888 123 16.1 0.5
Female................................ 25,367 4,715 138 18.6 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 20,847 526 8.7 0.2
White alone/5....................... 235,430 20,275 519 8.6 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 13,272 426 6.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 7,575 307 19.6 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 7,330 302 19.9 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,354 135 9.9 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,267 130 10.1 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 7,622 299 17.7 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 5,778 243 10.1 0.4
White alone/5....................... 55,152 5,530 238 10.0 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 2,865 175 6.8 0.4
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 2,893 164 24.2 1.5
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 2,747 161 25.1 1.6
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 270 53 7.8 1.6
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 239 50 8.4 1.8
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 2,892 162 20.1 1.2
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 9,495 304 13.0 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 18,191 489 9.9 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 5,021 155 18.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 4,380 150 11.1 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 3,498 135 8.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 3,070 126 7.2 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 1,254 82 7.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 968 72 7.4 0.5
65 years and over....................... 35,505 2,389 110 6.7 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 24,963 571 9.7 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,621 5,112 306 14.4 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 1,145 146 8.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 3,966 270 18.2 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 4,855 257 9.0 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,973 6,103 285 9.4 0.4
South................................... 106,089 12,237 408 11.5 0.4
West.................................... 68,063 6,880 311 10.1 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 8,543 343 5.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 2,769 198 2.6 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 5,774 284 11.5 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 13,063 420 17.7 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 6,356 165 8.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 4,314 131 6.7 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,414 4,212 129 6.6 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 2,761 102 5.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 1,669 78 17.9 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 1,629 77 18.0 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 276 31 8.2 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 262 30 8.2 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 1,595 76 16.2 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 2,465 96 4.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 1,935 84 3.8 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,369 1,902 83 3.8 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 1,237 66 2.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 304 32 7.1 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 300 32 7.3 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 192 25 7.1 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 185 25 7.1 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 715 50 10.8 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 3,266 112 23.2 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 1,957 84 20.9 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,139 1,901 83 20.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,252 67 17.5 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,201 65 28.5 1.7
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,169 64 28.4 1.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 62 14 15.0 3.7
Asian alone/7.................... 383 58 14 15.1 3.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 730 50 32.4 2.5
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 626 46 12.2 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 422 38 10.5 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,906 409 37 10.5 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 272 30 9.1 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 833 164 24 19.7 3.0
Black alone/6.................... 806 160 23 19.9 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 22 9 8.8 3.5
Asian alone/7.................... 235 19 8 8.2 3.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 150 23 15.5 2.5
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........................... 587 649 0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 330 552 0.1 0.2
Householder........................... 86 187 0.1 0.2
Related children under 18............. 114 310 0.2 0.4
Related children under 6............ 119 203 0.4 0.9
In married-couple families............ -277 368 -0.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 516 394 1.1 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 92 165 0.2 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ -82 86 -5.6 7.6
Reference person...................... -44 55 -7.8 11.8
Children under 18..................... -20 57 -3.2 9.4
Unrelated individual.................... 339 223 0.4 0.5
Male.................................. 52 140 -0.1 0.6
Female................................ 287 154 0.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 118 599 -0.0 0.3
White alone/5....................... 108 591 -0.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -279 488 -0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 247 323 0.4 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 278 318 0.6 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 134 139 0.7 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 118 135 0.7 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 488 247 0.6 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 18 277 0.0 0.5
White alone/5....................... 22 272 0.1 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... -128 201 -0.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 47 175 0.5 1.6
Black alone/6....................... 72 170 0.9 1.7
Asian alone or in combination........... 10 56 0.1 1.7
Asian alone/7....................... 8 53 0.2 1.9
Hispanic (of any race).................. 181 133 0.7 1.0
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 128 318 0.2 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 336 512 0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -30 164 -0.1 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 262 155 0.6 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -32 141 -0.0 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... -2 132 -0.1 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 108 84 0.2 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 30 75 0.0 0.6
65 years and over....................... 122 114 0.3 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 703 595 0.2 0.2
Foreign born............................ -116 322 -0.5 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 95 150 0.5 1.1
Not a citizen......................... -211 287 -1.0 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... -76 265 -0.2 0.5
Midwest................................. 180 294 0.2 0.5
South................................... 258 441 0.1 0.4
West.................................... 225 341 0.2 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 128 359 0.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 260 203 0.2 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. -133 300 -0.2 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 437 438 0.4 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 86 187 0.1 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -2 155 -0.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... -14 153 -0.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -27 121 -0.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 18 88 -0.2 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 11 87 -0.2 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 47 33 1.2 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 41 33 1.1 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 32 71 -0.3 0.8
Married-couple.......................... -127 111 -0.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -173 102 -0.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... -178 101 -0.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -169 81 -0.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ -5 37 -0.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 0 36 0.1 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 47 27 1.6 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 44 27 1.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -7 47 -0.6 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 160 126 1.0 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 132 98 1.6 1.1
White alone/5.................... 124 97 1.5 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 128 77 1.9 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ -5 74 -1.0 2.0
Black alone/6.................... -17 74 -1.3 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 18 15 3.6 4.0
Asian alone/7.................... 19 15 3.8 4.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 17 47 0.6 2.4
Male householder, no wife present....... 54 52 0.5 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 39 44 0.5 1.2
White alone/5.................... 40 43 0.6 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 15 35 0.2 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 28 26 1.8 3.5
Black alone/6.................... 28 25 2.0 3.5
Asian alone or in combination........ -19 12 -6.9 4.8
Asian alone/7.................... -21 12 -8.0 5.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 23 21 1.7 2.3
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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_004.htm