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Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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 30,889 629 10.6 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 22,561 546 9.4 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,778 171 8.8 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 10,294 315 14.3 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 3,953 202 16.6 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,405 361 5.1 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 11,474 397 27.3 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,682 155 12.1 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 520 86 41.5 7.6
Reference person...................... 515 214 55 41.5 11.8
Children under 18..................... 677 288 56 42.6 9.4
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 7,808 187 16.1 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,419 115 14.4 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,389 132 17.6 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 21,396 532 9.0 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,791 525 8.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,877 435 7.1 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 8,126 323 21.4 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 7,803 318 21.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,140 126 8.6 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,062 122 8.7 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,463 295 17.9 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 6,700 261 11.7 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 6,401 255 11.6 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 3,457 191 8.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,373 182 28.1 1.7
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,158 177 28.5 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 257 53 7.6 1.6
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 219 49 7.8 1.8
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,174 166 22.8 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 10,825 322 14.8 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 17,341 480 9.5 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 4,394 149 15.7 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,132 146 10.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,576 136 8.2 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 2,951 124 7.0 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,181 79 7.0 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 1,106 77 8.7 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,723 116 7.7 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 25,823 580 10.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,067 304 14.4 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,084 142 8.0 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 3,983 270 18.4 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 5,299 257 9.8 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 6,216 281 9.6 0.4
South................................... 104,887 12,415 440 11.8 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 6,959 346 10.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 7,419 322 4.8 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,142 174 2.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,277 272 10.4 0.5
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 13,690 432 18.7 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,778 171 8.8 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,603 136 7.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,509 134 7.1 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,990 106 5.5 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,861 82 20.4 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,826 81 20.5 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 218 27 6.7 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 209 27 6.7 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,655 77 17.4 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,645 99 4.6 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,136 88 4.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,107 88 4.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,410 71 3.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 333 34 7.8 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 325 33 7.8 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 130 21 4.9 0.8
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 128 21 5.0 0.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 743 51 11.7 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,567 117 25.5 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,092 87 22.2 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,039 86 22.2 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,331 69 18.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,386 70 33.9 1.9
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,362 70 34.1 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 52 13 13.4 3.6
Asian alone/7.................... 348 46 12 13.1 3.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 781 52 34.8 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 566 44 11.5 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 375 36 9.8 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 364 35 9.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 249 29 8.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 760 143 22 18.8 3.1
Black alone/6.................... 740 139 22 18.8 3.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 37 11 14.0 4.5
Asian alone/7.................... 249 36 11 14.3 4.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 132 21 14.2 2.4
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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 30,982 629 10.6 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 22,423 544 9.3 0.2
Householder........................... 77,418 6,714 170 8.7 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,095 10,429 317 14.5 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 4,082 205 17.1 0.9
In married-couple families............ 185,723 8,996 353 4.8 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 11,791 402 27.9 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 1,637 153 11.3 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 432 79 35.4 7.0
Reference person...................... 504 172 50 34.1 10.6
Children under 18..................... 680 256 53 37.6 8.7
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 8,127 191 16.4 0.4
Male.................................. 24,158 3,365 114 13.9 0.5
Female................................ 25,367 4,762 139 18.8 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 21,008 528 8.7 0.2
White alone/5....................... 235,430 20,384 521 8.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 13,388 427 6.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 8,348 319 21.7 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 8,045 314 21.9 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,325 133 9.7 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,251 130 9.9 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 7,638 300 17.8 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 6,572 258 11.5 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 6,263 252 11.4 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 3,323 187 7.9 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 3,536 178 29.5 1.7
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 3,332 174 30.4 1.8
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 315 58 9.2 1.7
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 283 55 10.0 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 3,209 168 22.3 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 10,958 323 15.0 0.4
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 17,314 478 9.4 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 4,386 146 15.7 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 4,238 147 10.7 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 3,514 135 8.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 2,936 123 6.9 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 1,236 81 6.9 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 1,004 73 7.6 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,505 2,710 116 7.6 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 26,128 583 10.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,621 4,854 298 13.6 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 1,187 148 8.6 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 3,667 259 16.9 1.2
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 5,111 263 9.5 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,973 6,210 287 9.6 0.4
South................................... 106,089 12,603 413 11.9 0.4
West.................................... 68,063 7,058 315 10.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 7,371 319 4.8 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 2,059 171 2.0 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 5,312 272 10.6 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 13,803 431 18.7 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 6,714 170 8.7 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 4,482 134 7.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,414 4,375 132 6.9 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 2,904 105 5.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 1,857 82 20.0 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 1,810 81 20.0 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 269 30 8.0 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 257 30 8.0 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 1,625 76 16.5 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 2,478 96 4.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 1,958 84 3.8 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,369 1,927 84 3.8 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 1,252 67 2.8 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 303 32 7.1 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 296 32 7.2 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 178 25 6.6 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 176 24 6.8 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 719 50 10.8 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 3,661 119 26.0 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 2,147 89 23.0 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,139 2,083 87 22.8 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,394 70 19.5 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,387 70 32.9 1.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,352 69 32.8 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 74 16 17.8 4.1
Asian alone/7.................... 383 67 15 17.6 4.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 787 52 34.9 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 576 45 11.2 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 377 36 9.4 0.9
White alone/5.................... 3,906 364 35 9.3 0.9
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 258 30 8.6 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 833 168 24 20.1 3.1
Black alone/6.................... 806 162 23 20.1 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 16 7 6.5 3.0
Asian alone/7.................... 235 14 7 5.8 2.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 120 20 12.3 2.2
Table RD-REV POV02 RS.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the CPI-U-RS-Adjusted 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........................... 93 660 -0.1 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. -138 571 -0.1 0.2
Householder........................... -63 194 -0.1 0.3
Related children under 18............. 135 331 0.2 0.5
Related children under 6............ 130 213 0.4 0.9
In married-couple families............ -409 374 -0.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 317 419 0.6 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -45 161 -0.7 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ -89 87 -6.1 7.6
Reference person...................... -42 55 -7.4 11.8
Children under 18..................... -32 57 -4.9 9.5
Unrelated individual.................... 319 216 0.3 0.5
Male.................................. -54 130 -0.5 0.6
Female................................ 373 154 1.2 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -389 605 -0.2 0.3
White alone/5....................... -407 596 -0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -489 491 -0.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 222 337 0.3 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 242 331 0.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 185 136 1.1 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 188 132 1.3 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 175 249 -0.1 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -128 296 -0.2 0.5
White alone/5....................... -138 289 -0.2 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... -134 216 -0.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 163 189 1.5 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 174 184 1.9 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 58 58 1.5 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 64 54 2.2 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 35 140 -0.4 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 133 338 0.2 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... -27 503 -0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -9 154 -0.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 106 154 0.2 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -62 142 -0.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... -16 130 -0.2 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 56 84 -0.1 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... -102 79 -1.0 0.6
65 years and over....................... -13 122 -0.1 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 305 610 0.0 0.2
Foreign born............................ -213 316 -0.8 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 104 152 0.5 1.1
Not a citizen......................... -316 278 -1.5 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... -188 273 -0.4 0.5
Midwest................................. -6 298 -0.0 0.5
South................................... 188 448 0.0 0.4
West.................................... 99 347 -0.0 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ -48 336 -0.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... -83 181 -0.1 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 35 286 0.1 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 114 452 -0.0 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... -63 194 -0.1 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -121 160 -0.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... -135 158 -0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -86 125 -0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ -4 94 -0.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... -16 92 -0.5 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 50 33 1.4 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 47 32 1.3 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... -30 73 -0.9 0.8
Married-couple.......................... -167 111 -0.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -178 102 -0.4 0.2
White alone/5.................... -180 102 -0.4 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -158 81 -0.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ -30 38 -0.7 0.9
Black alone/6.................... -29 37 -0.6 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 49 26 1.7 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 48 26 1.8 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... -24 48 -0.9 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 94 135 0.5 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 55 104 0.7 1.2
White alone/5.................... 45 103 0.6 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 63 82 1.0 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 1 80 -1.0 2.2
Black alone/6.................... -10 79 -1.2 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 22 17 4.4 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 22 16 4.5 4.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6 49 0.0 2.5
Male householder, no wife present....... 10 51 -0.3 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 2 42 -0.4 1.1
White alone/5.................... 0 42 -0.4 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 8 35 -0.0 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 25 26 1.4 3.5
Black alone/6.................... 24 26 1.4 3.6
Asian alone or in combination........ -20 11 -7.5 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... -22 11 -8.5 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... -12 20 -1.9 2.2
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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/newpov02rs_001.htm