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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2007

Below 100% of Poverty -- White Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)

[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 poverty threshold for 4 person family /33   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family /33   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family /33   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family /33
All income levels Number Percent All income levels Number Percent Poor, total Number Percent Poor, total Number Percent

White A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		131,594 19,408 14.7 89,582 7,012 7.8 6,716 6,301 93.8 2,013 1,763 87.6
16 to 17 years 2,288 257 11.2 81 11 13.8 138 122 88.0 6 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 122,859 16,784 13.7 86,655 6,614 7.6 6,482 6,085 93.9 1,987 1,742 87.7
    18 to 24 years 16,822 4,260 25.3 6,689 1,373 20.5 1,846 1,775 96.1 354 327 92.5
    25 to 34 years 27,298 4,077 14.9 19,854 1,786 9.0 1,827 1,713 93.8 604 533 88.2
    35 to 44 years 28,821 2,993 10.4 22,253 1,369 6.2 1,348 1,223 90.7 542 461 85.0
    45 to 54 years 30,246 2,883 9.5 23,593 1,262 5.3 979 907 92.7 364 310 85.0
    55 to 64 years 19,671 2,571 13.1 14,265 824 5.8 482 467 96.9 122 112 91.6
65 years and over 6,447 2,367 36.7 2,847 387 13.6 96 94 98.5 20 19 (B)

Male
 
      Total /17 		71,277 9,519 13.4 53,271 3,876 7.3 3,307 3,019 91.3 1,240 1,045 84.2
16 to 17 years 1,173 139 11.8 45 5 (B) 78 69 88.1 6 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 66,561 8,305 12.5 51,458 3,669 7.1 3,177 2,900 91.3 1,222 1,032 84.4
    18 to 24 years 8,979 2,054 22.9 3,981 768 19.3 793 751 94.7 188 171 91.2
    25 to 34 years 15,154 2,221 14.7 11,960 1,108 9.3 925 840 90.8 393 334 84.8
    35 to 44 years 15,834 1,555 9.8 13,594 799 5.9 675 588 87.0 338 274 81.1
    45 to 54 years 16,125 1,424 8.8 13,699 673 4.9 537 489 90.9 228 188 82.5
    55 to 64 years 10,470 1,050 10.0 8,224 321 3.9 246 233 94.6 76 65 86.5
65 years and over 3,542 1,075 30.3 1,768 202 11.4 52 50 (B) 13 11 (B)

Female
 
      Total /17 		60,317 9,890 16.4 36,311 3,136 8.6 3,409 3,282 96.3 773 719 93.0
16 to 17 years 1,115 118 10.6 35 6 (B) 60 53 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years 56,297 8,479 15.1 35,196 2,945 8.4 3,305 3,185 96.4 765 710 92.9
    18 to 24 years 7,843 2,206 28.1 2,707 605 22.3 1,053 1,024 97.2 166 156 93.9
    25 to 34 years 12,144 1,856 15.3 7,894 678 8.6 902 873 96.8 211 199 94.5
    35 to 44 years 12,987 1,438 11.1 8,659 570 6.6 672 635 94.5 205 187 91.4
    45 to 54 years 14,121 1,459 10.3 9,895 588 5.9 441 418 94.8 137 122 89.1
    55 to 64 years 9,202 1,521 16.5 6,041 503 8.3 236 234 99.2 46 46 (B)
65 years and over 2,905 1,292 44.5 1,079 185 17.2 44 44 (B) 8 8 (B)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		125,147 17,041 13.6 86,735 6,625 7.6 6,620 6,207 93.8 1,993 1,744 87.5
In families /2 98,294 8,234 8.4 67,263 2,981 4.4 3,997 3,584 89.7 1,501 1,254 83.5
      Householder 44,196 4,479 10.1 33,349 1,699 5.1 2,430 2,271 93.5 918 809 88.1
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		52,773 4,876 9.2 35,111 1,840 5.2 3,390 2,984 88.0 1,322 1,080 81.7
      Householder 25,444 3,237 12.7 18,922 1,294 6.8 2,170 2,012 92.7 836 726 86.9
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		21,869 2,352 10.8 15,147 894 5.9 2,004 1,738 86.7 777 617 79.5
      Householder 11,194 1,655 14.8 8,035 616 7.7 1,298 1,202 92.7 477 408 85.6
In married-couple families /11 114,994 5,727 5.0 82,891 2,253 2.7 2,883 2,443 84.8 1,410 1,123 79.6
      Husbands /11 37,220 1,851 5.0 32,084 903 2.8 1,199 1,009 84.1 716 569 79.5
      Wives /11 30,999 1,542 5.0 19,828 459 2.3 493 437 88.6 141 116 82.1
      Related children /18 10,985 502 4.6 3,465 162 4.7 200 150 74.8 55 35 (B)
      Other 1,265 97 7.7 774 22 2.9 62 42 (B) 26 17 (B)
      Householder 34,525 1,734 5.0 26,741 707 2.6 929 806 86.8 472 386 81.8
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		61,808 2,835 4.6 43,831 1,311 3.0 2,429 1,993 82.0 1,256 971 77.3
      Husbands /11 21,018 1,119 5.3 18,462 635 3.4 1,055 866 82.1 659 514 77.9
      Wives /11 15,738 547 3.5 9,179 163 1.8 379 323 85.1 107 82 76.4
      Related children /18 5,453 219 4.0 1,155 46 4.0 163 115 70.5 42 24 (B)
      Other 788 38 4.9 521 15 2.8 50 29 (B) 22 13 (B)
      Householder 18,811 912 4.8 14,512 452 3.1 782 660 84.4 425 339 79.8
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		26,865 1,540 5.7 19,538 721 3.7 1,497 1,214 81.1 771 576 74.8
      Husbands /11 10,004 686 6.9 8,683 390 4.5 695 566 81.4 425 326 76.8
      Wives /11 6,781 240 3.5 3,655 50 1.4 209 174 83.4 48 32 (B)
      Related children /18 929 61 6.6 355 15 4.2 60 37 (B) 13 3 (B)
      Other 517 30 5.8 338 14 4.1 43 25 (B) 22 12 (B)
      Householder 8,634 523 6.1 6,508 253 3.9 490 412 84.1 263 204 77.3
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		5,860 854 14.6 3,982 318 8.0 356 325 91.4 121 103 85.0
      Householder 3,152 542 17.2 2,326 205 8.8 246 235 95.4 86 79 91.8
      Other 2,708 312 11.5 1,656 113 6.9 110 91 82.5 35 24 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		2,694 457 17.0 1,811 179 9.9 250 223 89.1 95 79 83.0
      Householder 1,864 374 20.1 1,419 160 11.3 199 189 94.9 79 72 91.1
      Related children /18 383 45 11.6 81 7 8.7 19 16 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 447 38 8.5 311 12 3.8 32 18 (B) 17 8 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		1,086 247 22.7 760 103 13.5 175 155 88.7 70 58 (B)
      Householder 807 218 27.1 595 97 16.3 138 132 95.6 59 54 (B)
      Related children /18 87 17 19.1 25 0 (B) 17 15 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 192 12 6.0 140 5 3.9 21 9 (B) 11 4 (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		11,965 3,387 28.3 7,131 1,117 15.7 1,687 1,622 96.1 443 415 93.7
      Householder 6,519 2,204 33.8 4,282 787 18.4 1,256 1,230 98.0 360 344 95.5
      Other 5,446 1,184 21.7 2,849 330 11.6 431 392 90.8 82 71 86.0
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		7,083 2,497 35.2 3,981 802 20.1 1,493 1,429 95.7 396 369 93.2
      Householder 4,768 1,950 40.9 2,990 681 22.8 1,189 1,163 97.9 332 315 95.1
      Related children /18 1,511 414 27.4 433 60 14.0 209 186 89.4 19 16 (B)
      Other 804 132 16.4 558 60 10.8 96 79 82.5 45 37 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		2,551 1,088 42.7 1,357 323 23.8 821 780 95.0 200 186 93.0
      Householder 1,754 913 52.1 933 265 28.5 670 658 98.3 155 151 97.1
      Related children /18 381 94 24.8 140 20 14.3 80 65 81.2 11 8 (B)
      Other 416 80 19.3 284 37 13.2 71 56 (B) 34 27 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3 493 182 36.8 289 45 15.5 104 103 98.7 12 11 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4 26,740 8,672 32.4 19,198 3,605 18.8 2,537 2,537 100.0 479 479 100.0
      Male 15,507 4,788 30.9 11,435 2,134 18.7 1,350 1,350 100.0 297 297 100.0
        Householder 10,427 2,585 24.8 7,866 1,020 13.0 735 735 100.0 169 169 100.0
      Female 11,233 3,884 34.6 7,764 1,470 18.9 1,187 1,187 100.0 182 182 100.0
        Householder 7,881 2,353 29.9 5,680 912 16.1 619 619 100.0 102 102 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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