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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2006
Below 100% of Poverty -- All Races
[Numbers in thousands]
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All income levels With income below poverty threshold
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Worked full-time Worked full-time
Worked in previous year /16 year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 year-round /16
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Earnings below Earnings below Earnings below Earnings below
wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty
threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4 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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All races
Both Sexes
Total /17......................... 157,352 24,305 15.4 107,734 9,189 8.5 9,181 8,681 94.6 2,906 2,601 89.5
16 to 17 years........................ 2,801 329 11.7 100 10 9.9 194 172 88.6 3 3 (B)
18 to 64 years........................ 147,789 21,312 14.4 104,626 8,709 8.3 8,854 8,381 94.7 2,871 2,567 89.4
18 to 24 years..................... 20,386 5,516 27.1 8,186 1,731 21.1 2,563 2,505 97.7 439 427 97.3
25 to 34 years..................... 33,647 5,289 15.7 24,530 2,374 9.7 2,622 2,477 94.5 967 875 90.5
35 to 44 years..................... 36,033 3,999 11.1 27,966 1,959 7.0 1,922 1,735 90.3 796 664 83.4
45 to 54 years..................... 36,006 3,572 9.9 28,304 1,674 5.9 1,174 1,097 93.5 499 437 87.6
55 to 64 years..................... 21,716 2,936 13.5 15,640 972 6.2 573 566 98.8 169 164 96.7
65 years and over..................... 6,763 2,664 39.4 3,008 470 15.6 132 128 96.9 33 31 (B)
Male
Total /17......................... 83,767 11,315 13.5 63,058 4,767 7.6 4,193 3,902 93.1 1,637 1,427 87.2
16 to 17 years........................ 1,418 170 12.0 70 2 (B) 92 84 91.1 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years........................ 78,628 9,890 12.6 61,158 4,519 7.4 4,034 3,752 93.0 1,616 1,407 87.1
18 to 24 years..................... 10,664 2,551 23.9 4,870 917 18.8 1,093 1,065 97.4 248 243 98.1
25 to 34 years..................... 18,395 2,672 14.5 14,610 1,346 9.2 1,204 1,121 93.1 550 486 88.4
35 to 44 years..................... 19,438 1,909 9.8 16,711 1,021 6.1 900 784 87.2 444 352 79.3
45 to 54 years..................... 18,748 1,599 8.5 16,124 810 5.0 563 511 90.8 277 231 83.6
55 to 64 years..................... 11,383 1,159 10.2 8,842 424 4.8 274 271 98.9 98 95 97.0
65 years and over..................... 3,721 1,255 33.7 1,831 247 13.5 67 65 (B) 21 19 (B)
Female
Total /17......................... 73,585 12,990 17.7 44,676 4,422 9.9 4,988 4,779 95.8 1,269 1,174 92.5
16 to 17 years........................ 1,383 158 11.4 30 8 (B) 102 88 86.3 3 3 (B)
18 to 64 years........................ 69,161 11,422 16.5 43,468 4,190 9.6 4,821 4,628 96.0 1,255 1,160 92.4
18 to 24 years..................... 9,723 2,965 30.5 3,316 814 24.5 1,470 1,440 97.9 192 184 96.1
25 to 34 years..................... 15,252 2,617 17.2 9,920 1,027 10.4 1,418 1,356 95.6 417 389 93.3
35 to 44 years..................... 16,596 2,090 12.6 11,255 938 8.3 1,023 951 93.0 352 312 88.5
45 to 54 years..................... 17,258 1,973 11.4 12,179 864 7.1 610 586 96.0 223 206 92.5
55 to 64 years..................... 10,332 1,778 17.2 6,798 547 8.0 300 295 98.6 71 69 (B)
65 years and over..................... 3,041 1,409 46.3 1,177 223 19.0 65 63 (B) 12 12 (B)
Household Relationship /17
People 16 to 64 years old /17..... 150,590 21,641 14.4 104,726 8,719 8.3 9,049 8,553 94.5 2,873 2,570 89.4
In families /2........................ 118,990 11,028 9.3 81,733 4,239 5.2 5,540 5,042 91.0 2,090 1,788 85.5
Householder....................... 54,237 6,217 11.5 41,126 2,581 6.3 3,489 3,273 93.8 1,364 1,213 89.0
In families with related
children under 18 years /9........ 66,609 6,826 10.2 44,681 2,740 6.1 4,716 4,219 89.5 1,854 1,552 83.7
Householder....................... 32,676 4,680 14.3 24,429 2,015 8.2 3,138 2,921 93.1 1,252 1,102 88.0
In families with related
children under 6 years /9......... 27,845 3,311 11.9 19,310 1,363 7.1 2,742 2,430 88.6 1,105 905 81.9
Householder....................... 14,469 2,399 16.6 10,420 989 9.5 1,898 1,759 92.7 733 637 86.9
In married-couple families /11........ 134,771 6,883 5.1 97,710 2,852 2.9 3,555 3,018 84.9 1,755 1,411 80.4
Husbands /11...................... 43,458 2,204 5.1 37,595 1,175 3.1 1,422 1,204 84.7 895 718 80.3
Wives /11......................... 36,404 1,872 5.1 23,204 570 2.5 703 612 86.9 220 179 81.5
Related children /18.............. 12,535 604 4.8 4,139 179 4.3 216 160 74.2 26 19 (B)
Other............................. 1,815 128 7.1 1,193 45 3.8 63 54 (B) 22 14 (B)
Householder....................... 40,559 2,074 5.1 31,579 883 2.8 1,151 989 86.0 593 480 81.0
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years /9. 75,645 3,507 4.6 53,962 1,639 3.0 2,955 2,418 81.8 1,549 1,205 77.8
Husbands /11...................... 25,481 1,328 5.2 22,509 788 3.5 1,216 998 82.1 800 623 77.9
Wives /11......................... 19,391 744 3.8 11,319 242 2.1 544 452 83.1 181 140 77.4
Related children /18.............. 6,485 251 3.9 1,434 32 2.2 176 120 68.4 17 10 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2006
Below 100% of Poverty -- All Races
[Numbers in thousands]
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All income levels With income below poverty threshold
______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Worked full-time Worked full-time
Worked in previous year /16 year-round /16 Worked in previous year /16 year-round /16
_____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________
Earnings below Earnings below Earnings below Earnings below
wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty wtd. avg. poverty
threshold for 4 threshold for 4 threshold for 4 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
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Other............................. 1,221 66 5.4 804 24 3.0 55 45 (B) 21 13 (B)
Householder....................... 23,067 1,119 4.9 17,896 553 3.1 965 803 83.2 531 418 78.8
In married-couple families with
related children under 6 years /9.. 33,248 1,932 5.8 24,335 973 4.0 1,810 1,498 82.8 990 771 77.8
Husbands /11...................... 12,218 833 6.8 10,730 517 4.8 801 662 82.6 534 419 78.5
Wives /11......................... 8,413 356 4.2 4,503 98 2.2 305 260 85.0 92 69 74.9
Related children /18.............. 1,124 54 4.8 451 16 3.5 57 34 (B) 13 9 (B)
Other............................. 808 38 4.7 526 13 2.4 35 28 (B) 13 5 (B)
Householder....................... 10,685 651 6.1 8,125 330 4.1 611 514 84.2 339 268 79.1
In families with male householder,
no wife present.................... 7,382 1,125 15.2 5,092 461 9.1 519 497 95.8 188 173 92.2
Householder....................... 3,872 661 17.1 2,911 295 10.1 324 319 98.7 127 124 97.2
Other............................. 3,510 464 13.2 2,181 166 7.6 195 177 90.9 61 50 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
children under 18 years /9......... 3,286 571 17.4 2,278 225 9.9 347 325 93.7 133 118 88.9
Householder....................... 2,167 436 20.1 1,641 195 11.9 251 247 98.4 103 99 96.6
Related children /18.............. 450 57 12.7 139 8 5.7 28 24 (B) 6 5 (B)
Other............................. 670 77 11.5 499 22 4.4 68 54 (B) 24 14 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
children under 6 years /9........... 1,211 296 24.4 849 117 13.7 213 195 91.7 81 69 84.8
Householder....................... 871 248 28.5 633 112 17.7 168 166 98.7 69 67 (B)
Related children /18.............. 112 22 19.2 47 4 (B) 11 9 (B) 2 1 (B)
Other............................. 229 27 11.7 169 1 0.7 34 21 (B) 10 1 (B)
In families with female householder,
no husband present.................. 17,395 5,095 29.3 10,510 1,810 17.2 2,616 2,516 96.2 739 684 92.5
Householder....................... 9,807 3,482 35.5 6,635 1,402 21.1 2,015 1,964 97.5 644 609 94.6
Other............................. 7,588 1,614 21.3 3,875 408 10.5 601 552 91.8 96 75 78.2
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
children under 18 years /9.......... 10,744 3,867 36.0 6,337 1,428 22.5 2,379 2,278 95.8 703 647 92.1
Householder....................... 7,442 3,125 42.0 4,892 1,268 25.9 1,922 1,870 97.3 619 584 94.4
Related children /18.............. 2,224 576 25.9 741 105 14.2 316 292 92.4 36 31 (B)
Other............................. 1,077 166 15.4 704 56 7.9 142 116 82.0 47 32 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
children under 6 years /9........... 4,070 1,733 42.6 2,251 603 26.8 1,330 1,250 94.0 373 334 89.5
Householder....................... 2,913 1,501 51.5 1,661 547 32.9 1,120 1,080 96.4 325 301 92.7
Related children /18.............. 629 138 21.9 257 27 10.6 119 100 83.5 18 14 (B)
Other............................. 529 94 17.9 333 30 8.9 91 71 78.0 30 18 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3........... 542 253 46.7 320 99 30.9 147 145 99.1 36 35 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4.............. 31,447 10,422 33.1 22,691 4,388 19.3 3,393 3,393 100.0 749 749 100.0
Male.............................. 18,074 5,509 30.5 13,479 2,545 18.9 1,761 1,761 100.0 465 465 100.0
Householder...................... 12,121 2,971 24.5 9,272 1,287 13.9 871 871 100.0 222 222 100.0
Female............................ 13,373 4,913 36.7 9,212 1,843 20.0 1,632 1,632 100.0 284 284 100.0
Householder...................... 9,655 3,036 31.4 6,960 1,189 17.1 858 858 100.0 184 184 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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