POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2005
Below 100% of Poverty -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
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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
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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Black alone
Both Sexes
Total /17................................. 17,242 3,883 22.5 11,767 1,375 11.7 1,916 1,822 95.1 448 410 91.5
16 to 17 years................................ 236 71 30.1 15 2 (B) 52 45 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 16,589 3,629 21.9 11,566 1,334 11.5 1,836 1,749 95.2 442 404 91.4
18 to 24 years............................. 2,482 867 34.9 932 198 21.2 477 455 95.5 52 49 (B)
25 to 34 years............................. 4,124 1,048 25.4 2,844 371 13.1 599 580 96.8 154 146 94.5
35 to 44 years............................. 4,357 707 16.2 3,489 336 9.6 355 334 94.1 113 100 88.3
45 to 54 years............................. 3,819 643 16.8 2,979 275 9.2 283 263 92.8 79 69 88.1
55 to 64 years............................. 1,807 364 20.2 1,322 154 11.7 122 117 95.7 44 41 (B)
65 years and over............................. 417 182 43.7 186 40 21.4 28 28 (B) 6 6 (B)
Male
Total /17................................. 7,950 1,453 18.3 5,618 494 8.8 605 565 93.3 120 105 87.9
16 to 17 years................................ 112 31 27.6 11 2 (B) 25 23 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 7,650 1,345 17.6 5,527 478 8.7 567 529 93.2 117 103 87.6
18 to 24 years............................. 1,185 322 27.1 447 64 14.3 141 129 91.2 8 4 (B)
25 to 34 years............................. 1,895 385 20.3 1,406 142 10.1 160 151 94.6 41 38 (B)
35 to 44 years............................. 2,008 272 13.5 1,658 129 7.8 102 98 96.1 25 22 (B)
45 to 54 years............................. 1,769 261 14.8 1,403 98 7.0 126 115 90.7 25 20 (B)
55 to 64 years............................. 793 106 13.3 613 46 7.5 38 36 (B) 18 18 (B)
65 years and over............................. 188 77 41.1 80 14 17.4 13 13 (B) 3 3 (B)
Female
Total /17................................. 9,292 2,429 26.1 6,149 882 14.3 1,311 1,257 95.9 328 305 92.9
16 to 17 years................................ 125 40 32.4 4 0 (B) 27 22 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years................................ 8,939 2,284 25.6 6,039 856 14.2 1,268 1,220 96.2 325 302 92.8
18 to 24 years............................. 1,297 545 42.0 485 134 27.6 336 327 97.3 44 44 (B)
25 to 34 years............................. 2,229 663 29.8 1,438 230 16.0 439 428 97.6 113 107 95.0
35 to 44 years............................. 2,349 435 18.5 1,831 207 11.3 253 236 93.3 88 78 88.5
45 to 54 years............................. 2,050 382 18.6 1,576 177 11.2 157 148 94.4 54 50 (B)
55 to 64 years............................. 1,014 259 25.5 710 108 15.2 84 80 95.8 26 23 (B)
65 years and over............................. 228 105 45.9 106 26 24.4 15 15 (B) 3 3 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17............. 16,825 3,700 22.0 11,581 1,336 11.5 1,888 1,794 95.0 442 404 91.4
In families /2................................ 12,731 2,297 18.0 8,628 772 8.9 1,346 1,252 93.0 363 325 89.6
Householder............................... 6,306 1,441 22.8 4,618 543 11.8 911 869 95.4 266 237 89.1
In families with related children under
18 years /9............................... 7,900 1,611 20.4 5,245 563 10.7 1,146 1,052 91.8 335 297 88.7
Householder............................... 4,439 1,190 26.8 3,192 451 14.1 826 784 94.9 251 222 88.4
In families with related children under
6 years /9................................ 3,281 755 23.0 2,144 250 11.7 605 539 89.1 176 154 87.1
Householder............................... 1,924 601 31.3 1,287 202 15.7 458 433 94.4 129 113 87.7
In married-couple families /11................ 9,869 680 6.9 7,404 243 3.3 396 323 81.7 132 101 77.0
Husbands /11.............................. 3,084 185 6.0 2,626 86 3.3 132 114 86.6 64 52 (B)
Wives /11................................. 2,762 205 7.4 2,011 69 3.4 104 90 86.4 28 23 (B)
Related children /18...................... 912 70 7.7 330 10 3.1 34 14 (B) 1 1 (B)
Other..................................... 165 24 14.3 83 7 8.9 8 6 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 2,946 196 6.7 2,352 71 3.0 118 99 84.2 37 25 (B)
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 -- Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 Worked full-time year-round /16
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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
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All All
income income Poor, Poor,
levels Number Percent levels Number Percent total Number Percent total Number Percent
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In married-couple families with related
children under 18 years /9................. 6,152 375 6.1 4,588 139 3.0 319 247 77.3 117 87 74.1
Husbands /11.............................. 1,990 132 6.6 1,707 66 3.9 116 98 84.7 61 49 (B)
Wives /11................................. 1,668 92 5.5 1,190 31 2.6 76 61 81.3 21 16 (B)
Related children /18...................... 524 38 7.2 144 2 1.5 31 11 (B) 1 1 (B)
Other..................................... 106 4 3.8 62 0 (B) 4 2 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 1,864 109 5.9 1,486 40 2.7 93 74 79.9 32 21 (B)
In married-couple families with related
children under 6 years /9.................. 2,629 156 5.9 1,959 63 3.2 172 111 64.8 64 42 (B)
Husbands /11.............................. 909 70 7.7 772 39 5.0 67 53 (B) 37 27 (B)
Wives /11................................. 682 30 4.4 466 8 1.6 37 26 (B) 10 7 (B)
Related children /18...................... 144 13 8.8 41 1 (B) 21 1 (B) 1 1 (B)
Other..................................... 75 0 0.5 48 0 (B) 3 0 (B) 2 0 (B)
Householder............................... 818 43 5.3 632 15 2.4 43 31 (B) 14 7 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present............................ 1,095 240 21.9 738 76 10.3 112 105 93.7 24 23 (B)
Householder............................... 565 135 23.9 405 53 13.1 72 70 (B) 15 14 (B)
Other..................................... 530 105 19.8 333 23 6.8 40 35 (B) 9 9 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 452 123 27.1 303 43 14.2 83 76 91.4 18 16 (B)
Householder............................... 309 88 28.4 223 33 14.8 58 56 (B) 11 10 (B)
Related children /18...................... 57 18 (B) 20 3 (B) 13 13 (B) 3 3 (B)
Other..................................... 85 17 20.1 60 7 (B) 13 7 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with male householder, no
wife present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 193 60 31.1 129 18 13.8 40 38 (B) 8 7 (B)
Householder............................... 143 46 32.4 102 15 14.8 33 32 (B) 7 5 (B)
Related children /18...................... 19 7 (B) 8 0 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (X)
Other..................................... 30 7 (B) 20 3 (B) 2 2 (B) 2 2 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present.......................... 4,713 1,573 33.4 2,838 523 18.4 956 923 96.5 244 226 92.6
Householder............................... 2,795 1,110 39.7 1,861 419 22.5 721 699 97.0 214 198 92.5
Other..................................... 1,918 464 24.2 977 104 10.7 235 224 95.1 30 28 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
18 years /9................................. 3,161 1,223 38.7 1,840 422 22.9 836 803 96.0 233 215 92.3
Householder............................... 2,266 993 43.8 1,484 377 25.4 675 653 96.8 208 192 92.3
Related children /18...................... 587 174 29.6 184 19 10.3 128 117 91.9 8 6 (B)
Other..................................... 308 57 18.4 172 25 14.8 34 33 (B) 16 16 (B)
In families with female householder, no
husband present with related children under
6 years /9.................................. 1,278 582 45.5 688 185 26.9 437 420 96.1 118 111 93.9
Householder............................... 962 512 53.2 553 172 31.2 381 370 97.1 108 101 93.3
Related children /18...................... 174 45 25.9 59 3 (B) 36 31 (B) 3 3 (B)
Other..................................... 141 25 17.6 76 9 11.9 19 18 (B) 6 6 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3................... 46 16 (B) 31 4 (B) 14 14 (B) 4 4 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4...................... 4,080 1,394 34.2 2,926 561 19.2 530 530 100.0 75 75 100.0
Male...................................... 2,131 680 31.9 1,515 267 17.6 235 235 100.0 24 24 (B)
Householder.............................. 1,424 430 30.2 1,034 159 15.4 147 147 100.0 21 21 (B)
Female.................................... 1,948 714 36.6 1,411 294 20.8 296 296 100.0 51 51 (B)
Householder.............................. 1,556 517 33.2 1,171 217 18.5 197 197 100.0 35 35 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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