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Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2005 to 2006
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
__________________________________________________________
Market Income
in 2005 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
All confidence confidence
income interval/2 interval/2
levels Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
__________________________________________________________
PEOPLE
Total........................... 293,135 55,369 801 18.9 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 242,389 39,319 698 16.2 0.3
Householder........................... 77,418 12,964 259 16.7 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,095 14,100 358 19.6 0.5
Related children under 6............ 23,914 5,257 230 22.0 1.0
In married-couple families............ 185,723 20,051 517 10.8 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 42,244 16,443 471 38.9 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,421 2,825 200 19.6 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,220 524 87 43.0 7.8
Reference person...................... 504 206 54 40.8 11.8
Children under 18..................... 680 310 58 45.5 9.8
Unrelated individual.................... 49,526 15,526 293 31.3 0.6
Male.................................. 24,158 5,976 159 24.7 0.7
Female................................ 25,367 9,550 212 37.6 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 240,414 40,515 706 16.9 0.3
White alone/5....................... 235,430 39,491 699 16.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 195,553 29,019 611 14.8 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 38,551 12,520 374 32.5 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 36,802 12,084 369 32.8 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 13,731 1,953 159 14.2 1.2
Asian alone/7....................... 12,580 1,834 155 14.6 1.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 43,020 11,373 346 26.4 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,329 9,124 299 15.9 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,152 8,678 292 15.7 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,867 4,689 221 11.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 11,975 4,593 196 38.4 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 10,962 4,323 192 39.4 2.1
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,435 419 66 12.2 2.0
Asian alone/7....................... 2,842 367 62 12.9 2.3
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,361 4,339 187 30.2 1.5
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,285 14,731 365 20.1 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 184,345 26,936 583 14.6 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 27,965 6,034 167 21.6 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,480 6,050 174 15.3 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 43,121 5,312 164 12.3 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 42,797 4,876 157 11.4 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 17,827 2,199 107 12.3 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 13,153 2,465 114 18.7 0.9
65 years and over....................... 35,505 13,701 214 38.6 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 257,513 47,880 757 18.6 0.3
Foreign born............................ 35,621 7,489 368 21.0 1.1
Naturalized citizen................... 13,881 2,362 209 17.0 1.6
Not a citizen......................... 21,740 5,126 306 23.6 1.5
Region
Northeast............................... 54,010 9,353 341 17.3 0.6
Midwest................................. 64,973 11,520 373 17.7 0.6
South................................... 106,089 22,631 523 21.3 0.5
West.................................... 68,063 11,865 392 17.4 0.6
Residence
Inside metropolitan areas............... 245,945 43,949 0 17.9 0.0
Inside central cities................. 93,975 22,207 0 23.6 0.0
Outside central cities................ 151,970 21,743 0 14.3 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas.............. 47,189 11,419 0 24.2 0.0
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 155,127 12,318 408 7.9 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 104,876 3,665 227 3.5 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 50,251 8,653 345 17.2 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 73,735 29,956 610 40.6 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 77,418 12,964 259 16.7 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,312 9,563 212 14.9 0.3
White alone/5.................... 63,414 9,377 210 14.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,264 7,057 175 13.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,299 2,845 103 30.6 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 9,051 2,780 102 30.7 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,358 427 38 12.7 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 3,208 406 37 12.7 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 9,868 2,528 97 25.6 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 58,189 6,738 170 11.6 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 50,963 5,725 154 11.2 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,369 5,644 153 11.2 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,123 4,440 133 10.1 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,252 673 48 15.8 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,128 661 48 16.0 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,692 291 31 10.8 1.2
Asian alone/7.................... 2,590 282 31 10.9 1.2
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,642 1,274 67 19.2 1.1
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,095 5,226 146 37.1 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 9,346 3,142 109 33.6 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,139 3,059 108 33.5 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,138 2,124 88 29.8 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 4,215 1,917 83 45.5 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,117 1,870 82 45.4 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 415 105 19 25.3 4.9
Asian alone/7.................... 383 96 18 25.0 5.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,254 1,049 61 46.5 3.1
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,134 1,000 59 19.5 1.2
White alone or in combination........ 4,003 696 49 17.4 1.3
White alone/5.................... 3,906 674 48 17.2 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 3,003 493 41 16.4 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 833 256 29 30.7 3.9
Black alone/6.................... 806 248 29 30.8 4.0
Asian alone or in combination........ 251 31 10 12.3 4.3
Asian alone/7.................... 235 28 10 12.1 4.3
Hispanic (of any race)............... 972 205 26 21.1 2.9
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2005 to 2006
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
__________________________________________________________
Market Income
in 2006 below poverty threshold/1
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Total Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-)
__________________________________________________________
PEOPLE
Total........................... 296,450 54,721 798 18.5 0.3
Family Status
In families............................. 245,199 38,966 695 15.9 0.3
Householder........................... 78,454 12,947 259 16.5 0.3
Related children under 18............. 72,609 13,966 357 19.2 0.5
Related children under 6............ 24,204 5,335 232 22.0 1.0
In married-couple families............ 187,788 19,350 508 10.3 0.3
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 43,223 16,700 474 38.6 1.2
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 14,188 2,915 203 20.5 1.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 1,367 640 96 46.8 7.8
Reference person...................... 567 262 61 46.3 12.0
Children under 18..................... 719 357 63 49.6 10.0
Unrelated individual.................... 49,884 15,114 288 30.3 0.6
Male.................................. 24,674 6,026 159 24.4 0.7
Female................................ 25,210 9,089 205 36.1 0.9
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... 242,306 40,163 704 16.6 0.3
White alone/5....................... 237,619 39,163 696 16.5 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........... 196,049 28,813 609 14.7 0.3
Black alone or in combination........... 39,013 12,204 372 31.3 1.0
Black alone/6....................... 37,306 11,728 366 31.4 1.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 14,331 1,841 155 12.8 1.1
Asian alone/7....................... 13,177 1,733 151 13.2 1.1
Hispanic (of any race).................. 44,784 11,359 348 25.4 0.8
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... 57,466 9,088 298 15.8 0.5
White alone/5....................... 55,330 8,607 291 15.6 0.6
White alone, not Hispanic........... 41,563 4,671 220 11.2 0.5
Black alone or in combination........... 12,206 4,487 195 36.8 1.9
Black alone/6....................... 11,168 4,157 190 37.2 2.0
Asian alone or in combination........... 3,530 401 65 11.4 1.9
Asian alone/7....................... 2,915 348 60 12.0 2.2
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14,907 4,353 188 29.2 1.4
Age
Under 18 years.......................... 73,727 14,539 363 19.7 0.5
18 to 64 years.......................... 186,688 26,607 582 14.3 0.3
18 to 24 years....................... 28,405 5,979 166 21.0 0.6
25 to 34 years....................... 39,868 5,763 170 14.5 0.4
35 to 44 years....................... 42,762 5,131 161 12.0 0.4
45 to 54 years....................... 43,461 4,874 157 11.2 0.4
55 to 59 years....................... 18,221 2,290 110 12.6 0.6
60 to 64 years....................... 13,970 2,571 116 18.4 0.8
65 years and over....................... 36,035 13,574 214 37.7 0.6
Nativity
Native.................................. 259,199 47,373 754 18.3 0.3
Foreign born............................ 37,251 7,347 365 19.7 1.0
Naturalized citizen................... 14,534 2,305 206 15.9 1.5
Not a citizen......................... 22,716 5,042 303 22.2 1.4
Region
Northeast............................... 54,072 9,318 340 17.2 0.6
Midwest................................. 65,411 11,454 373 17.5 0.6
South................................... 107,902 22,497 524 20.8 0.5
West.................................... 69,065 11,452 388 16.6 0.6
Residence
Inside metropolitan areas............... 249,092 42,990 724 17.3 0.3
Inside central cities................. 95,138 21,107 529 22.2 0.6
Outside central cities................ 153,954 21,883 538 14.2 0.4
Outside metropolitan areas.............. 47,357 11,731 491 24.8 1.1
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ 157,352 12,054 405 7.7 0.3
Worked full-time year-round........... 107,734 3,666 227 3.4 0.2
Not full-time year-round.............. 49,618 8,388 340 16.9 0.7
Did not work at least one week.......... 74,448 29,626 609 39.8 0.9
FAMILIES
Total........................... 78,454 12,947 259 16.5 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 64,963 9,586 213 14.8 0.3
White alone/5.................... 64,120 9,431 210 14.7 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 54,657 7,123 176 13.0 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 9,504 2,782 102 29.3 1.2
Black alone/6.................... 9,274 2,734 101 29.5 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 3,489 389 36 11.1 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 3,346 374 36 11.2 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 10,155 2,544 97 25.1 1.0
Married-couple.......................... 58,964 6,600 168 11.2 0.3
White alone or in combination........ 51,328 5,564 152 10.8 0.3
White alone/5.................... 50,747 5,484 151 10.8 0.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 44,343 4,302 131 9.7 0.3
Black alone or in combination........ 4,490 694 49 15.5 1.1
Black alone/6.................... 4,359 681 49 15.6 1.2
Asian alone or in combination........ 2,858 265 30 9.3 1.1
Asian alone/7.................... 2,754 258 30 9.4 1.1
Hispanic (of any race)............... 6,764 1,257 67 18.6 1.0
Female householder, no wife present..... 14,424 5,333 148 37.0 1.1
White alone or in combination........ 9,753 3,322 113 34.1 1.3
White alone/5.................... 9,563 3,260 112 34.1 1.3
White alone, not Hispanic........ 7,390 2,323 93 31.4 1.4
Black alone or in combination........ 4,132 1,839 82 44.5 2.2
Black alone/6.................... 4,050 1,810 81 44.7 2.3
Asian alone or in combination........ 392 78 16 19.9 4.4
Asian alone/7.................... 369 71 16 19.3 4.5
Hispanic (of any race)............... 2,446 1,085 62 44.3 2.9
Male householder, no wife present....... 5,067 1,014 60 20.0 1.3
White alone or in combination........ 3,881 701 49 18.0 1.4
White alone/5.................... 3,809 687 49 18.0 1.4
White alone, not Hispanic........ 2,924 498 41 17.0 1.5
Black alone or in combination........ 882 248 29 28.2 3.6
Black alone/6.................... 864 243 29 28.1 3.7
Asian alone or in combination........ 239 46 12 19.1 5.6
Asian alone/7.................... 223 44 12 19.8 5.9
Hispanic (of any race)............... 945 202 26 21.4 3.0
Table RD-REV POV02.
People and Families With Alternative Definitions of Income Below the Three-Parameter Poverty Thresholds, by Selected Characteristics: 2005 to 2006
(Numbers in thousands. People as of March of the following year)
______________________________________________
Change in Poverty (2006 less 2005)/3
______________________________________________
90-percent 90-percent
confidence confidence
interval/2 interval/2
Number (+/-) Percentage (+/-) Combined Combined
______________________________________________ Flag25-24 Flag22-21
PEOPLE
Total........................... -648 839 -0.4 0.3 *-0.4 -648
Family Status
In families............................. -353 730 -0.3 0.3 *-0.3 -353
Householder........................... -17 296 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -17
Related children under 18............. -134 375 -0.3 0.5 -0.3 -134
Related children under 6............ 78 242 0.1 1.1 0.1 78
In married-couple families............ -700 538 -0.5 0.3 *-0.5 *-700
In families with a female householder,
no husband present................... 257 496 -0.3 1.3 -0.3 257
In families with a male householder,
no wife present...................... 90 211 1.0 1.6 1.0 90
In unrelated subfamilies................ 116 96 3.9 8.2 3.9 *116
Reference person...................... 57 61 5.5 12.5 5.5 57
Children under 18..................... 47 63 4.1 10.4 4.1 47
Unrelated individual.................... -411 332 -1.0 0.7 *-1.0 *-411
Male.................................. 50 181 -0.3 0.8 -0.3 50
Female................................ -461 238 -1.6 1.0 *-1.6 *-461
Race/4 and Hispanic Origin
White alone or in combination........... -352 804 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -352
White alone/5....................... -327 795 -0.3 0.3 -0.3 -327
White alone, not Hispanic........... -206 696 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 -206
Black alone or in combination........... -316 391 -1.2 1.0 *-1.2 -316
Black alone/6....................... -356 386 -1.4 1.0 *-1.4 -356
Asian alone or in combination........... -112 165 -1.4 1.2 *-1.4 -112
Asian alone/7....................... -101 160 -1.4 1.2 *-1.4 -101
Hispanic (of any race).................. -14 290 -1.1 0.7 *-1.1 -14
Related Children Under 18
White alone or in combination........... -36 340 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 -36
White alone/5....................... -71 333 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 -71
White alone, not Hispanic........... -18 251 0.0 0.6 0.0 -18
Black alone or in combination........... -106 205 -1.6 2.0 -1.6 -106
Black alone/6....................... -166 200 -2.2 2.1 *-2.2 -166
Asian alone or in combination........... -17 68 -0.8 2.1 -0.8 -17
Asian alone/7....................... -18 64 -1.0 2.3 -1.0 -18
Hispanic (of any race).................. 14 157 -1.0 1.2 -1.0 14
Age
Under 18 years.......................... -192 381 -0.4 0.5 -0.4 -192
18 to 64 years.......................... -329 611 -0.4 0.3 *-0.4 -329
18 to 24 years....................... -55 175 -0.5 0.6 -0.5 -55
25 to 34 years....................... -287 181 -0.9 0.5 *-0.9 *-287
35 to 44 years....................... -181 171 -0.3 0.4 -0.3 *-181
45 to 54 years....................... -2 165 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -2
55 to 59 years....................... 90 114 0.2 0.6 0.2 90
60 to 64 years....................... 106 120 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 106
65 years and over....................... -127 224 -0.9 0.6 *-0.9 -127
Nativity
Native.................................. -507 792 -0.3 0.3 *-0.3 -507
Foreign born............................ -142 385 -1.3 1.1 *-1.3 -142
Naturalized citizen................... -57 218 -1.2 1.6 -1.2 -57
Not a citizen......................... -84 320 -1.4 1.5 -1.4 -84
Region
Northeast............................... -35 357 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 -35
Midwest................................. -66 391 -0.2 0.6 -0.2 -66
South................................... -134 549 -0.5 0.5 -0.5 -134
West.................................... -413 409 -0.9 0.6 *-0.9 *-413
Residence
Inside metropolitan areas............... -960 724 -0.6 0.3 *-0.6 *-960
Inside central cities................. -1,100 529 -1.4 0.6 *-1.4 *-1,100
Outside central cities................ 141 538 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 141
Outside metropolitan areas.............. 311 491 0.6 1.1 0.6 311
Work Experience
All workers (16 years and older)........ -264 426 -0.3 0.3 *-0.3 -264
Worked full-time year-round........... 1 238 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 1
Not full-time year-round.............. -264 359 -0.3 0.7 -0.3 -264
Did not work at least one week.......... -329 639 -0.8 0.9 -0.8 -329
FAMILIES
Total........................... -17 296 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -17
White alone or in combination........ 23 251 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 23
White alone/5.................... 54 248 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 54
White alone, not Hispanic........ 66 208 0.0 0.4 0.0 66
Black alone or in combination........ -63 117 -1.3 1.3 -1.3 -63
Black alone/6.................... -46 116 -1.2 1.4 -1.2 -46
Asian alone or in combination........ -38 43 -1.6 1.3 *-1.6 -38
Asian alone/7.................... -32 42 -1.5 1.3 *-1.5 -32
Hispanic (of any race)............... 16 92 -0.6 1.0 -0.6 16
Married-couple.......................... -138 193 -0.4 0.3 *-0.4 -138
White alone or in combination........ -161 181 -0.4 0.4 *-0.4 -161
White alone/5.................... -160 180 -0.4 0.4 *-0.4 -160
White alone, not Hispanic........ -137 156 -0.4 0.4 -0.4 -137
Black alone or in combination........ 21 55 -0.4 1.3 -0.4 21
Black alone/6.................... 20 55 -0.4 1.4 -0.4 20
Asian alone or in combination........ -26 35 -1.5 1.3 *-1.5 -26
Asian alone/7.................... -24 35 -1.5 1.3 *-1.5 -24
Hispanic (of any race)............... -17 64 -0.6 1.0 -0.6 -17
Female householder, no wife present..... 107 168 -0.1 1.3 -0.1 107
White alone or in combination........ 180 131 0.4 1.5 0.4 *180
White alone/5.................... 201 130 0.6 1.5 0.6 *201
White alone, not Hispanic........ 198 107 1.7 1.6 *1.7 *198
Black alone or in combination........ -77 94 -1.0 2.6 -1.0 -77
Black alone/6.................... -60 93 -0.7 2.6 -0.7 -60
Asian alone or in combination........ -27 20 -5.4 5.4 *-5.4 *-27
Asian alone/7.................... -25 19 -5.7 5.5 *-5.7 *-25
Hispanic (of any race)............... 36 58 -2.2 2.8 -2.2 36
Male householder, no wife present....... 14 68 0.5 1.4 0.5 14
White alone or in combination........ 4 58 0.7 1.6 0.7 4
White alone/5.................... 14 57 0.8 1.6 0.8 14
White alone, not Hispanic........ 5 49 0.6 1.8 0.6 5
Black alone or in combination........ -7 33 -2.5 4.3 -2.5 -7
Black alone/6.................... -5 33 -2.7 4.4 -2.7 -5
Asian alone or in combination........ 15 13 6.8 5.7 *6.8 *15
Asian alone/7.................... 16 13 7.8 6.0 *7.8 *16
Hispanic (of any race)............... -3 25 0.3 2.8 0.3 -3
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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.
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 www.census.gov/hhes/www/p60-231sa.pdf.
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 2006 and 2007 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, 2006 and 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Race Footnotes