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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2005
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          129,453          17,863            13.8          87,224           6,201             7.1           6,845           6,331            92.5           2,262           1,926            85.1
16 to 17 years................................            2,481             250            10.1              73              10             (B)             153             139            90.8               7               3             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          121,314          15,327            12.6          84,838           5,799             6.8           6,604           6,107            92.5           2,236           1,904            85.1
   18 to 24 years.............................           16,950           3,947            23.3           6,796           1,221            18.0           1,950           1,861            95.5             377             344            91.2
   25 to 34 years.............................           26,740           3,633            13.6          19,388           1,562             8.1           1,819           1,636            89.9             700             577            82.4
   35 to 44 years.............................           29,634           2,805             9.5          22,613           1,231             5.4           1,441           1,286            89.3             635             518            81.6
   45 to 54 years.............................           29,849           2,487             8.3          23,221           1,080             4.6             886             826            93.2             363             315            86.8
   55 to 64 years.............................           18,141           2,455            13.5          12,820             705             5.5             509             498            97.8             162             150            93.0
65 years and over.............................            5,659           2,286            40.4           2,313             392            16.9              87              86            98.2              18              18             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           70,293           8,480            12.1          52,504           3,323             6.3           3,304           2,951            89.3           1,374           1,107            80.6
16 to 17 years................................            1,273             119             9.4              56               7             (B)              72              62             (B)               6               2             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           65,777           7,264            11.0          50,980           3,121             6.1           3,183           2,842            89.3           1,350           1,087            80.5
   18 to 24 years.............................            8,972           1,899            21.2           4,086             705            17.3             837             781            93.2             188             161            85.6
   25 to 34 years.............................           15,012           1,862            12.4          12,001             928             7.7             921             794            86.2             481             382            79.4
   35 to 44 years.............................           16,350           1,402             8.6          13,915             672             4.8             742             637            85.8             388             300            77.3
   45 to 54 years.............................           15,803           1,149             7.3          13,537             540             4.0             454             408            89.8             215             172            80.2
   55 to 64 years.............................            9,640             951             9.9           7,440             276             3.7             229             223            97.2              78              72            91.9
65 years and over.............................            3,244           1,097            33.8           1,469             195            13.3              49              47             (B)              18              18             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           59,159           9,383            15.9          34,720           2,877             8.3           3,541           3,380            95.5             888             819            92.2
16 to 17 years................................            1,208             131            10.8              18               3             (B)              81              76            94.0               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           55,536           8,063            14.5          33,858           2,678             7.9           3,421           3,265            95.4             886             817            92.2
   18 to 24 years.............................            7,978           2,048            25.7           2,709             516            19.0           1,112           1,080            97.1             189             183            96.8
   25 to 34 years.............................           11,728           1,771            15.1           7,387             634             8.6             899             842            93.7             219             195            88.9
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,284           1,402            10.6           8,698             559             6.4             699             650            93.0             247             218            88.4
   45 to 54 years.............................           14,046           1,338             9.5           9,684             540             5.6             432             418            96.8             148             142            96.4
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,501           1,504            17.7           5,381             429             8.0             280             275            98.3              83              78            94.1
65 years and over.............................            2,415           1,189            49.2             844             197            23.4              38              38             (B)               0               0             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          123,794          15,577            12.6          84,911           5,808             6.8           6,757           6,245            92.4           2,244           1,907            85.0
In families /2................................           98,534           7,879             8.0          66,689           2,746             4.1           4,060           3,550            87.4           1,644           1,309            79.6
    Householder...............................           44,351           4,342             9.8          33,387           1,634             4.9           2,514           2,289            91.1           1,037             874            84.2
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           54,245           4,587             8.5          35,944           1,710             4.8           3,374           2,880            85.4           1,388           1,068            77.0
    Householder...............................           26,092           3,026            11.6          19,465           1,212             6.2           2,159           1,938            89.8             896             736            82.1
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           22,313           2,244            10.1          15,533             893             5.7           2,017           1,671            82.9             871             638            73.3
    Householder...............................           11,384           1,541            13.5           8,260             601             7.3           1,304           1,143            87.6             541             423            78.2
In married-couple families /11................          115,905           5,845             5.0          82,631           2,183             2.6           3,166           2,574            81.3           1,615           1,207            74.8
    Husbands /11..............................           37,698           1,868             5.0          32,437             881             2.7           1,286           1,043            81.1             787             584            74.2
    Wives /11.................................           31,070           1,662             5.3          19,239             472             2.5             607             516            85.1             199             163            82.0
    Related children /18......................           10,964             449             4.1           3,290             122             3.7             155             113            72.8              32              22             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,279              82             6.4             813              21             2.5              56              25             (B)              28               9             (B)
    Householder...............................           34,894           1,784             5.1          26,851             687             2.6           1,062             877            82.6             569             429            75.5

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over:  2005
       Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[Numbers in thousands]

                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        All income levels                                                                               With income below poverty threshold
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________         _______________________________________________________________________________________
                                                        Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16                 Worked in previous year /16                     Worked full-time year-round /16
                                                        _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________         _______________________________________
                                                                        Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg                         Earnings below wtd. avg
                                                                        poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4                         poverty threshold for 4
                                                                        person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33                               person family /33
                                                                        _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________                         _______________________
                                                        All                                             All
                                                        income                                          income                                          Poor,                                           Poor,
                                                        levels          Number          Percent         levels          Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent         total           Number          Percent
                                                        _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In married-couple families with related
   children under 18 years /9.................           64,156           2,860             4.5          45,121           1,242             2.8           2,557           1,976            77.3           1,347             949            70.5
    Husbands /11..............................           21,863           1,105             5.1          19,246             606             3.1           1,074             832            77.5             690             489            70.9
    Wives /11.................................           16,222             618             3.8           9,200             177             1.9             459             370            80.5             139             104            74.9
    Related children /18......................            5,638             191             3.4           1,055              27             2.6             129              89            69.3              20              12             (B)
    Other.....................................              860              36             4.2             571              13             2.3              52              23             (B)              25               9             (B)
    Householder...............................           19,574             910             4.7          15,049             419             2.8             844             662            78.4             473             335            70.9
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           27,875           1,638             5.9          20,258             760             3.8           1,689           1,281            75.9             907             620            68.4
    Husbands /11..............................           10,402             703             6.8           9,132             408             4.5             749             570            76.1             491             339            69.0
    Wives /11.................................            7,009             317             4.5           3,628              80             2.2             288             229            79.5              72              55             (B)
    Related children /18......................              886              52             5.8             288              12             4.0              42              28             (B)               8               5             (B)
    Other.....................................              590              23             3.9             402               8             2.0              42              19             (B)              18               6             (B)
    Householder...............................            8,988             542             6.0           6,808             252             3.7             568             435            76.6             317             216            68.1
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            5,967             760            12.7           4,156             324             7.8             344             302            87.9             147             118            80.1
    Householder...............................            3,101             482            15.5           2,337             207             8.9             243             228            93.5              97              85            87.7
    Other.....................................            2,866             278             9.7           1,819             116             6.4             100              75            74.2              50              33             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            2,651             403            15.2           1,880             189            10.1             254             221            87.0             109              88            81.1
    Householder...............................            1,790             322            18.0           1,400             157            11.2             194             180            92.7              82              72            87.4
    Related children /18......................              363              41            11.3              93               6             6.0              18              17             (B)               2               2             (B)
    Other.....................................              498              40             8.1             387              27             6.9              42              24             (B)              25              15             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              889             180            20.3             664              84            12.7             142             117            82.6              65              46             (B)
    Householder...............................              653             160            24.4             497              78            15.7             113             102            90.2              51              41             (B)
    Related children /18......................               65               8             (B)              32               0             (B)               4               3             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................              171              13             7.5             135               6             4.5              24              12             (B)              14               5             (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................           11,555           3,058            26.5           6,754             927            13.7           1,612           1,550            96.2             451             413            91.5
    Householder...............................            6,357           2,076            32.7           4,199             740            17.6           1,209           1,185            98.0             371             359            96.7
    Other.....................................            5,199             981            18.9           2,555             187             7.3             403             366            90.7              80              54            67.7
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            7,011           2,235            31.9           3,993             698            17.5           1,407           1,345            95.6             404             366            90.5
    Householder...............................            4,728           1,794            37.9           3,016             637            21.1           1,121           1,097            97.8             341             329            96.4
    Related children /18......................            1,486             344            23.2             437              37             8.4             203             185            91.1              27              18             (B)
    Other.....................................              797              97            12.1             539              24             4.5              83              64            76.8              37              20             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            2,537             968            38.2           1,419             301            21.2             754             708            93.8             217             188            86.9
    Householder...............................            1,743             839            48.1             955             271            28.4             623             606            97.2             172             166            96.3
    Related children /18......................              369              75            20.2             177              15             8.6              72              59             (B)              18              11             (B)
    Other.....................................              425              55            12.9             287              14             4.8              60              43             (B)              26              11             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              363             126            34.8             234              48            20.7              67              65             (B)              16              15             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           25,248           7,603            30.1          17,993           3,017            16.8           2,644           2,644           100.0             584             584           100.0
    Male......................................           14,504           3,993            27.5          10,693           1,741            16.3           1,324           1,324           100.0             341             341           100.0
     Householder..............................            9,626           2,240            23.3           7,172             850            11.9             713             713           100.0             184             184           100.0
    Female....................................           10,744           3,609            33.6           7,300           1,276            17.5           1,320           1,320           100.0             242             242           100.0
     Householder..............................            7,662           2,221            29.0           5,401             799            14.8             685             685           100.0             143             143           100.0
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: August 29, 2006
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