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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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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 48,934 763 16.8 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 34,479 659 14.3 0.3
Householder........................... 76,866 11,470 239 14.9 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,133 12,311 340 17.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,533 216 19.1 1.0
In married-couple families............ 184,772 17,510 485 9.5 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 14,559 445 34.6 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 2,410 185 17.3 1.4
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 585 91 46.6 8.1
Reference person...................... 515 240 59 46.6 12.6
Children under 18..................... 677 322 59 47.6 10.1
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 13,871 272 28.5 0.6
Male.................................. 23,669 5,622 153 23.8 0.7
Female................................ 24,940 8,248 193 33.1 0.8
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 35,965 672 15.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... 233,741 35,063 664 15.0 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 26,393 586 13.5 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 11,028 369 29.0 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 10,588 363 29.1 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,593 149 12.0 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,471 143 12.0 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 9,445 322 22.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 7,973 282 13.9 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 7,579 276 13.7 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 4,254 211 10.0 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 4,057 197 33.8 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,778 191 34.1 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 329 60 9.8 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 279 55 9.9 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,626 174 26.0 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 12,883 346 17.6 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 23,781 555 13.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 5,355 163 19.1 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 5,092 161 13.0 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 4,728 155 10.9 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 4,384 149 10.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,955 101 11.7 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 2,266 109 17.8 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,209 12,270 207 34.8 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 42,185 719 16.5 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,173 6,749 350 19.2 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 2,048 194 15.2 1.5
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,701 293 21.7 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 8,430 323 15.6 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,740 10,208 358 15.8 0.6
South................................... 104,887 19,892 549 19.0 0.5
West.................................... 67,083 10,404 420 15.5 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 10,012 372 6.5 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,686 195 2.6 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 7,326 320 14.5 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 27,341 595 37.4 0.8
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 11,470 239 14.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 8,504 197 13.3 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,084 8,360 195 13.3 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 6,392 165 11.8 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 2,505 96 27.5 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 2,454 95 27.6 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 332 34 10.1 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 314 33 10.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 2,154 89 22.6 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 6,041 160 10.4 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 5,156 145 10.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,158 5,101 144 10.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 4,114 127 9.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 600 45 14.1 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 588 45 14.1 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 222 27 8.4 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 218 27 8.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 1,053 61 16.6 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 4,579 135 32.7 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,755 102 29.3 1.2
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,688 100 29.2 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,846 82 25.8 1.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,705 78 41.7 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,671 78 41.8 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 69 15 17.9 4.2
Asian alone/7.................... 348 56 14 16.2 4.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 935 57 41.7 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 851 54 17.4 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 592 45 15.5 1.3
White alone/5.................... 3,728 570 44 15.3 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 433 38 15.0 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 760 200 26 26.3 3.8
Black alone/6.................... 740 195 26 26.3 3.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 40 12 15.4 4.7
Asian alone/7.................... 249 39 11 15.7 4.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 166 24 17.9 2.7
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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Market Income
in 2005 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
__________________________________________________________
PEOPLE
Total........................... 293,135 49,727 768 17.0 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 34,760 662 14.3 0.3
Householder........................... 77,418 11,573 240 14.9 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,095 12,409 340 17.2 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 4,611 217 19.3 1.0
In married-couple families............ 185,723 17,060 479 9.2 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 15,211 454 36.0 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 2,489 188 17.3 1.4
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 480 83 39.3 7.4
Reference person...................... 504 191 52 37.9 11.3
Children under 18..................... 680 282 56 41.4 9.2
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 14,487 280 29.3 0.6
Male.................................. 24,158 5,571 152 23.1 0.7
Female................................ 25,367 8,916 203 35.1 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 35,995 672 15.0 0.3
White alone/5....................... 235,430 35,060 664 14.9 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 26,118 583 13.4 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 11,683 365 30.3 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 11,272 360 30.6 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,725 150 12.6 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,618 146 12.9 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 9,756 328 22.7 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 7,829 279 13.7 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 7,428 273 13.5 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 4,058 206 9.7 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 4,260 191 35.6 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 4,008 187 36.6 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 352 61 10.2 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 305 57 10.7 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 3,686 177 25.7 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 12,996 347 17.7 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 24,091 555 13.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 5,399 159 19.3 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 5,256 163 13.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 4,743 156 11.0 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 4,392 149 10.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 2,029 103 11.4 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 2,272 109 17.3 0.8
65 years and over....................... 35,505 12,640 210 35.6 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 43,168 725 16.8 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,621 6,558 345 18.4 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 2,169 200 15.6 1.5
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 4,389 283 20.2 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 8,526 328 15.8 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,973 10,302 357 15.9 0.5
South................................... 106,089 20,432 503 19.3 0.5
West.................................... 68,063 10,466 373 15.4 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 10,223 374 6.6 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 2,749 197 2.6 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 7,474 321 14.9 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 27,972 593 37.9 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 11,573 240 14.9 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 8,450 196 13.1 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,414 8,281 194 13.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 6,296 164 11.6 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,634 99 28.3 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 2,572 98 28.4 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 372 36 11.1 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 354 35 11.0 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 2,171 89 22.0 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 5,845 156 10.0 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 4,961 142 9.7 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,369 4,889 141 9.7 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 3,926 124 8.9 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 592 45 13.9 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 581 45 14.1 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 252 29 9.3 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 245 29 9.5 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 1,020 60 15.4 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 4,835 140 34.3 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 2,881 104 30.8 1.2
White alone/5.................... 9,139 2,804 103 30.7 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,935 84 27.1 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,803 81 42.8 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,760 80 42.8 2.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 93 18 22.4 4.6
Asian alone/7.................... 383 84 17 21.9 4.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 981 59 43.5 3.0
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 893 56 17.4 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 608 46 15.2 1.2
White alone/5.................... 3,906 587 45 15.0 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 435 39 14.5 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 833 239 28 28.7 3.8
Black alone/6.................... 806 231 28 28.7 3.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 28 10 11.2 4.0
Asian alone/7.................... 235 25 9 10.8 4.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 170 24 17.5 2.6
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........................... 793 803 0.1 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 281 693 0.0 0.3
Householder........................... 102 273 0.0 0.4
Related children under 18............. 98 357 0.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 78 227 0.2 1.0
In married-couple families............ -450 506 -0.3 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 652 471 1.4 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 79 195 -0.0 1.4
In unrelated subfamilies................ -105 92 -7.3 8.2
Reference person...................... -49 58 -8.7 12.6
Children under 18..................... -40 60 -6.2 10.1
Unrelated individual.................... 616 314 0.7 0.7
Male.................................. -51 174 -0.7 0.8
Female................................ 667 226 2.1 1.0
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 30 766 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5....................... -3 757 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -275 666 -0.2 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 655 385 1.3 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 685 379 1.6 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 132 157 0.6 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 147 152 0.8 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 311 272 0.0 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -144 320 -0.3 0.6
White alone/5....................... -152 313 -0.3 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... -195 238 -0.3 0.6
Black alone or in combination........... 204 203 1.8 2.0
Black alone/6....................... 230 198 2.5 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 23 63 0.5 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 26 59 0.8 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 60 147 -0.4 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 112 364 0.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 310 582 0.0 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 44 169 0.2 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 163 170 0.4 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 15 163 0.1 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 8 156 -0.2 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 74 107 -0.3 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 6 114 -0.5 0.9
65 years and over....................... 370 219 0.8 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 983 757 0.2 0.3
Foreign born............................ -191 365 -0.8 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 121 207 0.5 1.6
Not a citizen......................... -312 303 -1.5 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 96 341 0.1 0.6
Midwest................................. 94 375 0.1 0.6
South................................... 540 553 0.3 0.5
West.................................... 63 418 -0.1 0.6
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 211 391 0.0 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 63 206 0.0 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 148 336 0.4 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 632 623 0.5 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 102 273 0.0 0.4
White alone or in combination........ -53 233 -0.1 0.4
White alone/5.................... -79 230 -0.2 0.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ -96 194 -0.2 0.4
Black alone or in combination........ 129 112 0.8 1.3
Black alone/6.................... 118 110 0.9 1.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 41 40 1.0 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 41 39 1.1 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 18 84 -0.6 0.9
Married-couple.......................... -196 180 -0.4 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -196 170 -0.4 0.3
White alone/5.................... -212 169 -0.5 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -188 149 -0.4 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ -7 52 -0.1 1.3
Black alone/6.................... -8 51 -0.0 1.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 29 32 0.9 1.3
Asian alone/7.................... 27 32 0.9 1.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... -33 57 -1.2 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 256 157 1.6 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 126 122 1.6 1.4
White alone/5.................... 116 120 1.5 1.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ 89 98 1.3 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 98 91 1.1 2.5
Black alone/6.................... 89 90 0.9 2.5
Asian alone or in combination........ 24 19 4.5 5.1
Asian alone/7.................... 27 18 5.6 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 46 55 1.8 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 42 63 0.0 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 16 54 -0.3 1.5
White alone/5.................... 17 53 -0.3 1.5
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3 46 -0.5 1.6
Black alone or in combination........ 39 31 2.4 4.3
Black alone/6.................... 37 31 2.4 4.4
Asian alone or in combination........ -12 12 -4.2 5.0
Asian alone/7.................... -14 12 -4.9 5.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 4 23 -0.4 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/newpov02rs_002.htm