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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

[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 alone

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          127,357          17,481            13.7          85,980           6,082             7.1           6,683           6,174            92.4           2,220           1,889            85.1
16 to 17 years................................            2,397             237             9.9              73              10             (B)             146             132            90.4               7               3             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          119,360          14,978            12.5          83,619           5,682             6.8           6,449           5,956            92.4           2,194           1,867            85.1
   18 to 24 years.............................           16,506           3,835            23.2           6,616           1,184            17.9           1,906           1,820            95.5             367             337            91.7
   25 to 34 years.............................           26,188           3,508            13.4          19,021           1,514             8.0           1,763           1,582            89.7             683             562            82.3
   35 to 44 years.............................           29,216           2,752             9.4          22,313           1,213             5.4           1,415           1,261            89.1             629             512            81.4
   45 to 54 years.............................           29,490           2,451             8.3          22,974           1,072             4.7             867             807            93.1             358             311            86.7
   55 to 64 years.............................           17,960           2,431            13.5          12,694             699             5.5             498             487            97.7             157             146            92.8
65 years and over.............................            5,600           2,266            40.5           2,288             390            17.0              87              86            98.2              18              18             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           69,150           8,276            12.0          51,773           3,253             6.3           3,214           2,867            89.2           1,344           1,082            80.5
16 to 17 years................................            1,242             112             9.1              56               7             (B)              69              59             (B)               6               2             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           64,702           7,076            10.9          50,267           3,053             6.1           3,097           2,760            89.1           1,321           1,062            80.4
   18 to 24 years.............................            8,740           1,836            21.0           3,989             683            17.1             813             758            93.3             181             156            86.4
   25 to 34 years.............................           14,681           1,788            12.2          11,774             901             7.7             887             762            85.9             467             370            79.3
   35 to 44 years.............................           16,113           1,379             8.6          13,741             662             4.8             730             624            85.5             386             298            77.1
   45 to 54 years.............................           15,616           1,131             7.2          13,393             536             4.0             444             398            89.6             212             170            80.0
   55 to 64 years.............................            9,553             943             9.9           7,371             272             3.7             224             217            97.2              75              68             (B)
65 years and over.............................            3,206           1,087            33.9           1,450             193            13.3              49              47             (B)              18              18             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           58,207           9,205            15.8          34,207           2,829             8.3           3,468           3,307            95.4             875             807            92.1
16 to 17 years................................            1,155             125            10.8              18               3             (B)              78              73            93.8               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           54,658           7,901            14.5          33,352           2,629             7.9           3,352           3,196            95.4             874             805            92.1
   18 to 24 years.............................            7,767           1,999            25.7           2,627             502            19.1           1,093           1,061            97.1             187             181            96.8
   25 to 34 years.............................           11,507           1,720            14.9           7,247             613             8.5             877             820            93.6             216             191            88.8
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,103           1,373            10.5           8,572             551             6.4             685             637            92.9             243             214            88.2
   45 to 54 years.............................           13,874           1,320             9.5           9,581             536             5.6             422             409            96.8             146             141            96.4
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,407           1,489            17.7           5,323             428             8.0             274             269            98.2              82              78            94.1
65 years and over.............................            2,393           1,179            49.3             838             197            23.5              38              38             (B)               0               0             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          121,757          15,215            12.5          83,692           5,692             6.8           6,595           6,089            92.3           2,202           1,870            85.0
In families /2................................           96,956           7,699             7.9          65,750           2,690             4.1           3,974           3,468            87.3           1,614           1,283            79.5
    Householder...............................           43,691           4,238             9.7          32,937           1,593             4.8           2,452           2,232            91.0           1,014             854            84.3
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           53,340           4,461             8.4          35,409           1,666             4.7           3,296           2,807            85.2           1,359           1,045            76.9
    Householder...............................           25,675           2,938            11.4          19,185           1,175             6.1           2,102           1,886            89.7             874             719            82.2
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           21,875           2,179            10.0          15,252             871             5.7           1,969           1,628            82.7             855             628            73.4
    Householder...............................           11,167           1,490            13.3           8,125             582             7.2           1,265           1,109            87.6             527             413            78.5
In married-couple families /11................          114,312           5,746             5.0          81,602           2,149             2.6           3,115           2,533            81.3           1,586           1,188            74.9
    Husbands /11..............................           37,212           1,835             4.9          32,048             864             2.7           1,263           1,024            81.1             771             573            74.3
    Wives /11.................................           30,708           1,643             5.3          19,019             471             2.5             600             510            84.9             199             163            82.0
    Related children /18......................           10,695             436             4.1           3,202             119             3.7             154             112            72.8              31              21             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,243              78             6.3             795              19             2.4              56              25             (B)              28               9             (B)
    Householder...............................           34,453           1,754             5.1          26,537             676             2.5           1,042             862            82.8             557             422            75.8

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

[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.................           63,265           2,797             4.4          44,552           1,220             2.7           2,514           1,943            77.3           1,323             935            70.7
    Husbands /11..............................           21,577           1,082             5.0          19,013             593             3.1           1,054             818            77.6             676             480            71.0
    Wives /11.................................           16,028             601             3.8           9,088             177             1.9             452             363            80.2             139             104            74.9
    Related children /18......................            5,497             188             3.4           1,022              27             2.6             128              89            69.4              20              12             (B)
    Other.....................................              838              36             4.3             559              13             2.4              52              23             (B)              25               9             (B)
    Householder...............................           19,324             890             4.6          14,871             411             2.8             828             651            78.6             463             330            71.3
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           27,435           1,608             5.9          19,948             747             3.7           1,662           1,264            76.1             889             612            68.8
    Husbands /11..............................           10,247             691             6.7           9,004             401             4.5             736             562            76.4             482             334            69.4
    Wives /11.................................            6,913             311             4.5           3,570              80             2.2             286             227            79.4              72              55             (B)
    Related children /18......................              848              51             6.0             272              12             4.2              41              28             (B)               8               5             (B)
    Other.....................................              571              23             4.1             392               8             2.0              42              19             (B)              18               6             (B)
    Householder...............................            8,856             532             6.0           6,711             247             3.7             557             429            77.0             309             212            68.7
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            5,806             725            12.5           4,076             312             7.6             326             285            87.2             141             112            79.2
    Householder...............................            3,024             461            15.2           2,295             199             8.7             230             215            93.1              93              81            87.1
    Other.....................................            2,782             264             9.5           1,781             113             6.3              96              70            73.0              48              31             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            2,555             384            15.0           1,828             179             9.8             239             206            86.2             102              82            79.9
    Householder...............................            1,736             305            17.6           1,370             148            10.8             183             168            92.2              78              67            86.6
    Related children /18......................              340              40            11.7              88               6             6.3              17              16             (B)               2               2             (B)
    Other.....................................              479              38             8.0             371              25             6.8              40              22             (B)              23              13             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              835             168            20.1             631              77            12.2             134             109            81.5              60              41             (B)
    Householder...............................              618             148            23.9             480              71            14.7             105              94            89.5              46              36             (B)
    Related children /18......................               62               8             (B)              29               0             (B)               4               3             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................              155              13             8.3             122               6             4.9              24              12             (B)              14               5             (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................           11,292           2,982            26.4           6,608             905            13.7           1,575           1,513            96.1             444             406            91.4
    Householder...............................            6,214           2,023            32.6           4,105             718            17.5           1,179           1,155            97.9             364             352            96.6
    Other.....................................            5,078             959            18.9           2,503             187             7.5             395             358            90.5              80              54            67.7
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            6,844           2,170            31.7           3,899             677            17.4           1,371           1,309            95.5             397             359            90.4
    Householder...............................            4,615           1,742            37.7           2,945             616            20.9           1,092           1,067            97.8             334             321            96.3
    Related children /18......................            1,446             336            23.2             421              37             8.7             200             181            90.9              27              18             (B)
    Other.....................................              783              92            11.8             533              24             4.6              80              60            75.9              37              20             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            2,462             934            37.9           1,384             294            21.2             730             684            93.6             216             187            86.8
    Householder...............................            1,693             810            47.9             934             264            28.3             603             586            97.1             171             165            96.3
    Related children /18......................              353              73            20.5             166              15             9.2              70              58             (B)              18              11             (B)
    Other.....................................              416              51            12.3             284              14             4.9              56              40             (B)              26              11             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              344             117            33.9             228              45            19.7              63              62             (B)              16              15             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           24,804           7,429            30.0          17,719           2,960            16.7           2,571           2,571           100.0             572             572           100.0
    Male......................................           14,250           3,897            27.3          10,534           1,705            16.2           1,283           1,283           100.0             335             335           100.0
     Householder..............................            9,481           2,194            23.1           7,079             834            11.8             691             691           100.0             179             179           100.0
    Female....................................           10,554           3,533            33.5           7,185           1,255            17.5           1,288           1,288           100.0             238             238           100.0
     Householder..............................            7,538           2,173            28.8           5,328             788            14.8             670             670           100.0             142             142           100.0
 
 
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.


Poverty Footnotes

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Last revised: August 29, 2006
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