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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)
__________________________________________________________
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 31,641 635 10.9 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 240,754 23,266 553 9.7 0.2
Householder........................... 76,866 6,873 173 8.9 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,133 10,893 323 15.1 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,752 4,213 208 17.7 0.9
In married-couple families............ 184,772 9,324 359 5.0 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,053 12,160 408 28.9 1.0
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 13,929 1,782 159 12.8 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,254 567 90 45.2 7.9
Reference person...................... 515 233 58 45.1 12.4
Children under 18..................... 677 314 59 46.3 9.9
Unrelated individual.................... 48,609 7,808 187 16.1 0.4
Male.................................. 23,669 3,639 119 15.4 0.5
Female................................ 24,940 4,169 128 16.7 0.5
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 238,521 21,694 536 9.1 0.2
White alone/5....................... 233,741 20,963 527 9.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,098 13,718 432 7.0 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,037 8,527 330 22.4 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 36,426 8,141 324 22.4 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,291 1,219 131 9.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,231 1,131 126 9.2 1.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 41,690 7,896 301 18.9 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,260 7,025 266 12.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,212 6,667 260 12.1 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 42,363 3,580 194 8.5 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,012 3,634 188 30.3 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 11,080 3,381 182 30.5 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,367 287 56 8.5 1.7
Asian alone/7....................... 2,823 247 52 8.7 1.9
Hispanic (of any race).................. 13,929 3,363 170 24.1 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,241 11,451 330 15.6 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 182,166 18,105 490 9.9 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,008 4,711 153 16.8 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,310 4,426 151 11.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,351 3,786 140 8.7 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 41,961 3,107 127 7.4 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 16,771 1,131 78 6.7 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 12,765 943 71 7.4 0.6
65 years and over....................... 35,209 2,085 103 5.9 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 255,443 26,235 584 10.3 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,173 5,406 314 15.4 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,505 1,123 144 8.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,669 4,283 280 19.8 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 53,906 5,547 263 10.3 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,740 6,260 282 9.7 0.4
South................................... 104,887 12,528 442 11.9 0.4
West.................................... 67,083 7,306 354 10.9 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 153,050 7,853 331 5.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 102,495 2,331 182 2.3 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,555 5,523 278 10.9 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,066 13,421 428 18.4 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 76,866 6,873 173 8.9 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 63,989 4,628 136 7.2 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,084 4,517 134 7.2 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,262 2,937 105 5.4 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,114 1,919 84 21.1 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 8,906 1,877 83 21.1 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,283 231 28 7.0 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 3,142 220 27 7.0 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,521 1,732 79 18.2 0.9
Married-couple.......................... 57,983 2,521 97 4.3 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,760 2,040 86 4.0 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,158 2,005 85 4.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,206 1,281 67 2.9 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 4,264 299 32 7.0 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,171 291 31 7.0 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,634 142 22 5.4 0.9
Asian alone/7.................... 2,544 139 22 5.4 0.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,353 774 52 12.2 0.9
Female householder, no wife present..... 13,981 3,749 121 26.8 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 9,414 2,184 90 23.2 1.0
White alone/5.................... 9,198 2,125 88 23.1 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,164 1,385 70 19.3 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,090 1,469 72 35.9 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 3,995 1,439 72 36.0 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 387 54 13 13.9 3.7
Asian alone/7.................... 348 47 13 13.5 3.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,241 825 54 36.8 2.7
Male householder, no wife present....... 4,901 603 46 12.3 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 3,815 404 37 10.6 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,728 387 36 10.4 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,892 272 30 9.4 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 760 151 23 19.9 3.2
Black alone/6.................... 740 147 22 19.9 3.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 262 35 11 13.6 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 249 35 11 13.9 4.6
Hispanic (of any race)............... 927 132 21 14.3 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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Post-Social Insurance 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 31,922 638 10.9 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 23,437 555 9.7 0.2
Householder........................... 77,418 6,969 174 9.0 0.2
Related children under 18............. 72,095 11,000 324 15.3 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 4,274 209 17.9 0.9
In married-couple families............ 185,723 9,027 354 4.9 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 12,694 417 30.0 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 1,716 156 11.9 1.1
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 459 81 37.6 7.2
Reference person...................... 504 182 51 36.1 11.0
Children under 18..................... 680 271 55 39.8 9.0
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 8,027 190 16.2 0.4
Male.................................. 24,158 3,492 116 14.5 0.5
Female................................ 25,367 4,534 135 17.9 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 21,390 532 8.9 0.2
White alone/5....................... 235,430 20,683 524 8.8 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 13,191 424 6.7 0.2
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 8,877 328 23.0 0.8
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 8,526 322 23.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,399 137 10.2 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,310 132 10.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 8,201 308 19.1 0.7
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 6,858 263 12.0 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 6,509 257 11.8 0.5
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 3,382 189 8.1 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 3,846 184 32.1 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 3,613 180 33.0 1.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 322 58 9.4 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 286 55 10.1 2.0
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 3,425 172 23.9 1.3
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 11,563 331 15.8 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 18,195 489 9.9 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 4,692 150 16.8 0.5
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 4,536 152 11.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 3,743 139 8.7 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 3,047 126 7.1 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 1,228 81 6.9 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 949 71 7.2 0.5
65 years and over....................... 35,505 2,165 105 6.1 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 26,730 589 10.4 0.2
Foreign born............................ 35,621 5,192 308 14.6 0.9
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 1,289 154 9.3 1.1
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 3,904 268 18.0 1.3
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 5,401 270 10.0 0.5
Midwest................................. 64,973 6,335 290 9.8 0.4
South................................... 106,089 12,738 415 12.0 0.4
West.................................... 68,063 7,448 323 10.9 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 7,950 331 5.1 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 2,373 183 2.3 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 5,578 279 11.1 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 13,639 428 18.5 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 6,969 174 9.0 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 4,570 135 7.1 0.2
White alone/5.................... 63,414 4,447 133 7.0 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 2,852 104 5.3 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,008 86 21.6 1.0
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 1,953 84 21.6 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 292 32 8.7 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 277 31 8.6 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 1,763 80 17.9 0.8
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 2,420 95 4.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 1,897 83 3.7 0.2
White alone/5.................... 50,369 1,858 82 3.7 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 1,176 64 2.7 0.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 302 32 7.1 0.8
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 294 32 7.1 0.8
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 188 25 7.0 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 182 25 7.0 1.0
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 729 50 11.0 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 3,940 124 28.0 1.0
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 2,269 91 24.3 1.1
White alone/5.................... 9,139 2,200 90 24.1 1.1
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 1,410 71 19.8 1.1
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,537 74 36.5 2.0
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,497 73 36.4 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 83 17 20.0 4.3
Asian alone/7.................... 383 76 16 19.9 4.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 898 56 39.8 2.8
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 609 46 11.9 0.9
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 404 37 10.1 1.0
White alone/5.................... 3,906 389 36 10.0 1.0
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 267 30 8.9 1.0
Black alone or in combination........ 833 169 24 20.3 3.1
Black alone/6.................... 806 161 23 20.0 3.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 21 9 8.6 3.5
Asian alone/7.................... 235 19 8 8.0 3.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 136 21 14.0 2.3
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........................... 281 668 0.0 0.2
Family Status
In families............................. 171 581 0.0 0.2
Householder........................... 97 198 0.1 0.3
Related children under 18............. 107 339 0.2 0.5
Related children under 6............ 62 219 0.1 1.0
In married-couple families............ -297 374 -0.2 0.2
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 535 433 1.1 1.1
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... -66 165 -0.9 1.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ -108 90 -7.6 8.0
Reference person...................... -50 57 -9.0 12.3
Children under 18..................... -43 59 -6.5 9.9
Unrelated individual.................... 218 215 0.1 0.5
Male.................................. -147 134 -0.9 0.6
Female................................ 365 150 1.2 0.6
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -304 609 -0.2 0.3
White alone/5....................... -279 600 -0.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... -527 488 -0.3 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 350 345 0.6 0.9
Black alone/6....................... 385 339 0.8 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........... 180 140 1.0 1.0
Asian alone/7....................... 179 136 1.2 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 305 255 0.1 0.6
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -167 302 -0.3 0.5
White alone/5....................... -158 295 -0.3 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... -198 219 -0.4 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 212 195 1.9 1.8
Black alone/6....................... 232 190 2.4 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 35 60 0.8 1.8
Asian alone/7....................... 39 56 1.3 2.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 62 143 -0.3 1.1
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 112 346 0.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 90 514 -0.1 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... -19 159 -0.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 110 159 0.2 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... -44 146 -0.1 0.3
45 to 54 years....................... -60 132 -0.3 0.3
55 to 59 years....................... 97 83 0.1 0.5
60 to 64 years....................... 6 75 -0.2 0.6
65 years and over....................... 79 109 0.2 0.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 495 615 0.1 0.2
Foreign born............................ -214 326 -0.8 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 166 157 1.0 1.2
Not a citizen......................... -380 287 -1.8 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... -146 280 -0.3 0.5
Midwest................................. 75 300 0.1 0.5
South................................... 210 450 0.1 0.4
West.................................... 142 356 0.1 0.5
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 97 347 -0.0 0.2
Worked full-time year-round........... 42 191 -0.0 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 55 292 0.2 0.6
Did not work at least one week.......... 218 449 0.1 0.6
FAMILIES
Total........................... 97 198 0.1 0.3
White alone or in combination........ -58 161 -0.1 0.3
White alone/5.................... -70 158 -0.1 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ -85 124 -0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 89 96 0.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 76 95 0.5 1.1
Asian alone or in combination........ 61 34 1.7 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 57 33 1.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 31 75 -0.3 0.8
Married-couple.......................... -101 109 -0.2 0.2
White alone or in combination........ -142 100 -0.3 0.2
White alone/5.................... -147 99 -0.3 0.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -105 78 -0.2 0.2
Black alone or in combination........ 3 36 0.1 0.9
Black alone/6.................... 3 36 0.2 0.9
Asian alone or in combination........ 45 27 1.6 1.0
Asian alone/7.................... 43 27 1.6 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... -45 48 -1.2 0.8
Female householder, no wife present..... 191 140 1.1 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 84 107 1.1 1.2
White alone/5.................... 75 105 1.0 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ 25 83 0.4 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 68 84 0.6 2.3
Black alone/6.................... 58 83 0.4 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 29 17 6.1 4.6
Asian alone/7.................... 29 17 6.4 4.8
Hispanic (of any race)............... 72 52 3.0 2.6
Male householder, no wife present....... 6 52 -0.4 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 0 44 -0.5 1.2
White alone/5.................... 2 43 -0.4 1.2
White alone, not Hispanic........ -5 36 -0.5 1.3
Black alone or in combination........ 18 27 0.4 3.6
Black alone/6.................... 14 26 0.1 3.6
Asian alone or in combination........ -14 11 -5.0 4.6
Asian alone/7.................... -16 11 -5.9 4.7
Hispanic (of any race)............... 3 20 -0.3 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_003.htm