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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, not Hispanic

[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, not Hispanic

Both Sexes

    Total /17.................................          108,540          13,851            12.8          72,648           4,285             5.9           4,527           4,351            96.1           1,239           1,135            91.6
16 to 17 years................................            2,131             184             8.6              44               2             (B)             103              96            93.4               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................          101,181          11,549            11.4          70,517           3,944             5.6           4,361           4,194            96.2           1,228           1,124            91.6
   18 to 24 years.............................           13,497           3,024            22.4           5,037             869            17.2           1,434           1,404            97.9             251             241            96.0
   25 to 34 years.............................           20,426           2,384            11.7          14,805             908             6.1           1,013             943            93.1             307             262            85.3
   35 to 44 years.............................           24,402           1,945             8.0          18,559             755             4.1             844             796            94.3             298             265            89.0
   45 to 54 years.............................           26,316           2,025             7.7          20,450             818             4.0             676             660            97.7             249             237            95.3
   55 to 64 years.............................           16,541           2,170            13.1          11,667             594             5.1             394             391            99.0             123             119            96.9
65 years and over.............................            5,228           2,118            40.5           2,088             338            16.2              63              61             (B)              10              10             (B)

  Male

    Total /17.................................           57,794           6,192            10.7          43,028           2,081             4.8           1,966           1,865            94.8             651             580            89.1
16 to 17 years................................            1,091              81             7.4              28               1             (B)              43              40             (B)               0               0             (X)
18 to 64 years................................           53,713           5,094             9.5          41,689           1,918             4.6           1,886           1,789            94.9             641             570            88.9
   18 to 24 years.............................            6,915           1,357            19.6           2,919             456            15.6             565             550            97.2              97              92            94.7
   25 to 34 years.............................           11,009           1,078             9.8           8,847             457             5.2             409             367            89.7             178             144            80.7
   35 to 44 years.............................           13,214             915             6.9          11,311             376             3.3             405             378            93.3             170             149            87.7
   45 to 54 years.............................           13,817             924             6.7          11,852             411             3.5             336             327            97.3             137             130            94.3
   55 to 64 years.............................            8,759             821             9.4           6,760             218             3.2             171             168            98.5              58              55             (B)
65 years and over.............................            2,989           1,016            34.0           1,312             161            12.3              38              36             (B)              10              10             (B)

  Female

    Total /17.................................           50,747           7,659            15.1          29,620           2,204             7.4           2,561           2,486            97.1             588             555            94.4
16 to 17 years................................            1,040             103             9.9              16               1             (B)              60              57             (B)               1               1             (B)
18 to 64 years................................           47,468           6,454            13.6          28,828           2,026             7.0           2,476           2,405            97.1             586             554            94.4
   18 to 24 years.............................            6,581           1,667            25.3           2,118             413            19.5             868             855            98.4             153             149            96.7
   25 to 34 years.............................            9,416           1,306            13.9           5,958             451             7.6             604             576            95.3             129             118            91.7
   35 to 44 years.............................           11,189           1,030             9.2           7,248             379             5.2             440             419            95.2             128             116            90.7
   45 to 54 years.............................           12,499           1,101             8.8           8,598             407             4.7             340             333            98.1             111             108            96.6
   55 to 64 years.............................            7,782           1,349            17.3           4,906             376             7.7             223             222            99.5              65              64             (B)
65 years and over.............................            2,239           1,102            49.2             776             177            22.8              25              25             (B)               0               0             (B)

  Household Relationship /17

    People 16 to 64 years old /17.............          103,312          11,732            11.4          70,561           3,947             5.6           4,464           4,290            96.1           1,228           1,125            91.6
In families /2................................           81,793           5,675             6.9          55,035           1,738             3.2           2,321           2,149            92.6             775             672            86.7
    Householder...............................           37,051           3,081             8.3          27,919           1,012             3.6           1,505           1,430            95.0             513             460            89.7
In families with related children under
    18 years /9...............................           42,926           2,933             6.8          28,100             939             3.3           1,819           1,647            90.5             597             494            82.8
    Householder...............................           20,869           2,010             9.6          15,583             703             4.5           1,251           1,176            94.0             415             362            87.2
In families with related children under
    6 years /9................................           16,708           1,331             8.0          11,570             446             3.9           1,049             923            88.0             349             278            79.7
    Householder...............................            8,763             991            11.3           6,363             323             5.1             749             694            92.6             232             195            83.9
In married-couple families /11................           98,857           4,173             4.2          70,201           1,288             1.8           1,650           1,454            88.1             701             574            82.0
    Husbands /11..............................           31,896           1,178             3.7          27,562             452             1.6             600             521            86.9             313             250            79.7
    Wives /11.................................           27,163           1,364             5.0          16,778             360             2.1             403             365            90.5             130             115            88.1
    Related children /18......................            9,313             335             3.6           2,578              80             3.1              86              66            76.0               8               5             (B)
    Other.....................................              614              51             8.3             337               9             2.8              10               7             (B)               1               0             (B)
    Householder...............................           29,870           1,245             4.2          22,946             387             1.7             551             496            89.9             248             205            82.8

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, not Hispanic

[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.................           52,053           1,614             3.1          36,280             565             1.6           1,177             980            83.3             503             377            74.9
    Husbands /11..............................           17,547             552             3.1          15,585             251             1.6             442             363            82.2             242             179            73.7
    Wives /11.................................           13,592             412             3.0           7,594             110             1.5             269             231            85.8              78              62            80.0
    Related children /18......................            4,624             131             2.8             671              10             1.5              74              53             (B)               4               1             (B)
    Other.....................................              341              15             4.3             187               4             1.9              10               6             (B)               1               0             (B)
    Householder...............................           15,950             505             3.2          12,243             190             1.6             382             326            85.4             178             135            76.0
In married-couple families with related
   children under 6 years /9..................           21,608             827             3.8          15,644             310             2.0             742             605            81.4             316             233            73.7
    Husbands /11..............................            7,970             314             3.9           7,079             151             2.1             298             236            79.1             165             117            70.5
    Wives /11.................................            5,746             199             3.5           2,936              48             1.7             166             142            85.7              38              34             (B)
    Related children /18......................              611              25             4.1             164               5             3.2              18               9             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................              211               9             4.2             112               2             1.6              10               6             (B)               1               0             (B)
    Householder...............................            7,071             281             4.0           5,354             104             1.9             250             212            84.5             111              83            74.4
In families with male householder,
   no wife present............................            4,098             519            12.7           2,788             204             7.3             189             185            97.9              68              64             (B)
    Householder...............................            2,282             340            14.9           1,735             139             8.0             152             148            97.4              54              51             (B)
    Other.....................................            1,816             179             9.9           1,053              65             6.2              37              37             (B)              14              14             (B)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            1,824             268            14.7           1,278             115             9.0             135             131            97.1              49              45             (B)
    Householder...............................            1,353             224            16.6           1,075             104             9.7             123             119            96.8              48              44             (B)
    Related children /18......................              269              27             9.9              57               2             (B)               7               7             (B)               2               2             (B)
    Other.....................................              202              17             8.3             146               9             5.9               4               4             (B)               0               0             (X)
In families with male householder, no
  wife present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................              528             109            20.7             389              45            11.6              69              65             (B)              21              17             (B)
    Householder...............................              430             102            23.6             332              45            13.5              65              61             (B)              21              17             (B)
    Related children /18......................               45               5             (B)              19               0             (B)               2               2             (B)               0               0             (X)
    Other.....................................               53               3             (B)              38               0             (B)               3               3             (B)               0               0             (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present..........................            8,709           2,228            25.6           4,993             633            12.7           1,033           1,006            97.3             254             239            94.0
    Householder...............................            4,899           1,496            30.5           3,238             486            15.0             802             786            98.1             211             204            96.9
    Other.....................................            3,810             732            19.2           1,755             146             8.3             232             219            94.7              43              35             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  18 years /9.................................            4,999           1,555            31.1           2,785             449            16.1             889             862            96.9             222             207            93.2
    Householder...............................            3,565           1,281            35.9           2,264             408            18.0             746             730            98.0             190             183            96.6
    Related children /18......................            1,048             226            21.6             263              26             9.8             110             102            93.0              16              10             (B)
    Other.....................................              387              48            12.3             259              15             5.9              34              30             (B)              16              13             (B)
In families with female householder, no
  husband present with related children under
  6 years /9..................................            1,643             675            41.1             892             195            21.9             488             465            95.3             123             111            90.1
    Householder...............................            1,262             609            48.3             677             174            25.7             434             422            97.1             100              95            94.9
    Related children /18......................              196              36            18.4              91              10            11.4              29              23             (B)              11               6             (B)
    Other.....................................              185              30            16.4             123              11             8.7              25              20             (B)              12              10             (B)

In unrelated subfamilies /3...................              282              96            34.1             181              37            20.4              52              50             (B)              12              11             (B)

Unrelated individuals /4......................           21,558           5,985            27.8          15,350           2,174            14.2           2,099           2,099           100.0             441             441           100.0
    Male......................................           11,903           2,916            24.5           8,744           1,120            12.8             998             998           100.0             237             237           100.0
     Householder..............................            8,399           1,812            21.6           6,266             639            10.2             590             590           100.0             150             150           100.0
    Female....................................            9,655           3,069            31.8           6,605           1,054            16.0           1,101           1,101           100.0             204             204           100.0
     Householder..............................            6,996           1,938            27.7           4,954             680            13.7             592             592           100.0             128             128           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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