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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, 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 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 alone, not Hispanic

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		109,490 14,768 13.5 74,339 4,780 6.4 4,265 4,163 97.6 1,018 956 93.9
16 to 17 years 1,971 175 8.9 55 8 (B) 83 76 91.4 6 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 101,571 12,400 12.2 71,701 4,450 6.2 4,110 4,015 97.7 996 938 94.2
    18 to 24 years 13,382 3,374 25.2 5,032 1,039 20.7 1,351 1,334 98.8 229 221 96.7
    25 to 34 years 20,808 2,645 12.7 15,201 1,023 6.7 1,024 1,008 98.4 245 238 97.2
    35 to 44 years 23,172 1,918 8.3 17,864 773 4.3 722 682 94.5 235 209 89.0
    45 to 54 years 26,363 2,216 8.4 20,677 922 4.5 639 617 96.5 204 187 91.4
    55 to 64 years 17,846 2,246 12.6 12,927 693 5.4 375 375 100.0 82 82 100.0
65 years and over 5,948 2,192 36.9 2,582 322 12.5 72 72 (B) 17 17 (B)

Male
 
      Total /17 		58,106 6,722 11.6 43,477 2,365 5.4 1,877 1,808 96.3 555 506 91.3
16 to 17 years 999 90 9.0 26 2 (B) 47 40 (B) 6 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 53,864 5,658 10.5 41,858 2,205 5.3 1,795 1,733 96.5 540 496 91.8
    18 to 24 years 6,967 1,537 22.1 2,903 549 18.9 523 514 98.3 111 105 95.0
    25 to 34 years 11,077 1,287 11.6 8,820 546 6.2 434 425 97.8 127 122 95.9
    35 to 44 years 12,481 901 7.2 10,794 393 3.6 327 297 91.0 136 115 84.3
    45 to 54 years 13,912 1,048 7.5 11,934 465 3.9 332 317 95.7 113 101 89.1
    55 to 64 years 9,427 885 9.4 7,407 251 3.4 180 180 100.0 52 52 (B)
65 years and over 3,243 974 30.0 1,592 158 9.9 35 35 (B) 9 9 (B)

Female
 
      Total /17 		51,385 8,045 15.7 30,862 2,414 7.8 2,388 2,355 98.6 464 450 97.1
16 to 17 years 972 85 8.8 29 5 (B) 37 36 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 64 years 47,707 6,742 14.1 29,843 2,245 7.5 2,315 2,282 98.6 456 442 97.0
    18 to 24 years 6,415 1,837 28.6 2,129 490 23.0 828 820 99.0 118 116 98.3
    25 to 34 years 9,730 1,358 14.0 6,381 476 7.5 590 583 98.9 118 116 98.6
    35 to 44 years 10,691 1,017 9.5 7,070 380 5.4 395 385 97.4 99 94 95.3
    45 to 54 years 12,452 1,168 9.4 8,743 457 5.2 307 299 97.4 91 86 94.2
    55 to 64 years 8,419 1,361 16.2 5,520 442 8.0 195 195 100.0 30 30 (B)
65 years and over 2,706 1,218 45.0 990 164 16.6 36 36 (B) 8 8 (B)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		103,542 12,575 12.1 71,757 4,458 6.2 4,194 4,091 97.6 1,002 940 93.8
In families /2 80,881 5,738 7.1 55,330 1,854 3.4 2,186 2,083 95.3 674 612 90.8
      Householder 36,504 3,028 8.3 27,681 1,004 3.6 1,362 1,328 97.5 410 387 94.4
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		41,255 3,077 7.5 27,271 1,009 3.7 1,771 1,668 94.2 555 493 88.9
      Householder 19,916 2,074 10.4 14,860 726 4.9 1,186 1,152 97.1 353 331 93.5
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		16,249 1,358 8.4 11,294 439 3.9 987 927 93.9 299 259 86.4
      Householder 8,429 997 11.8 6,058 314 5.2 689 671 97.3 188 174 92.6
In married-couple families /11 97,551 3,961 4.1 70,267 1,348 1.9 1,438 1,318 91.6 614 537 87.4
      Husbands /11 31,354 1,102 3.5 27,175 446 1.6 536 481 89.8 288 247 86.0
      Wives /11 27,067 1,271 4.7 17,327 381 2.2 327 307 93.9 94 84 89.1
      Related children /18 9,071 382 4.2 2,612 111 4.3 107 94 88.0 22 18 (B)
      Other 683 62 9.1 387 19 5.0 22 20 (B) 15 14 (B)
      Householder 29,376 1,144 3.9 22,766 391 1.7 447 416 93.0 195 174 89.0
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		49,560 1,587 3.2 34,955 641 1.8 1,110 989 89.2 505 428 84.7
      Husbands /11 16,650 543 3.3 14,785 272 1.8 439 385 87.6 249 209 83.9
      Wives /11 13,082 384 2.9 7,565 120 1.6 232 212 91.4 68 57 (B)
      Related children /18 4,389 154 3.5 751 27 3.5 81 68 84.2 15 11 (B)
      Other 351 20 5.6 229 12 5.1 14 12 (B) 11 10 (B)
      Householder 15,088 486 3.2 11,625 211 1.8 343 312 90.9 162 140 86.8
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		20,719 771 3.7 15,060 314 2.1 628 565 90.0 282 235 83.3
      Husbands /11 7,617 300 3.9 6,716 155 2.3 267 233 87.6 151 125 82.7
      Wives /11 5,549 165 3.0 2,949 34 1.2 128 116 90.3 29 22 (B)
      Related children /18 626 37 5.9 225 8 3.6 20 20 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 216 15 7.1 135 11 8.0 13 12 (B) 11 9 (B)
      Householder 6,711 255 3.8 5,034 105 2.1 200 184 92.3 91 79 86.5
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		4,039 601 14.9 2,698 204 7.6 198 191 96.3 57 54 (B)
      Householder 2,321 380 16.4 1,728 124 7.2 142 142 100.0 36 36 (B)
      Other 1,718 221 12.8 969 80 8.2 56 48 (B) 20 18 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		1,956 312 16.0 1,297 112 8.6 136 128 94.6 43 41 (B)
      Householder 1,413 257 18.2 1,087 98 9.0 115 115 100.0 36 36 (B)
      Related children /18 318 32 10.2 68 7 (B) 9 7 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 224 22 10.0 142 7 4.9 12 7 (B) 7 4 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		705 158 22.3 499 65 13.0 93 86 92.2 32 30 (B)
      Householder 562 145 25.8 422 60 14.3 78 78 100.0 27 27 (B)
      Related children /18 60 7 (B) 22 0 (B) 7 5 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 83 6 6.8 55 4 (B) 8 3 (B) 6 3 (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		8,667 2,320 26.8 5,131 694 13.5 997 991 99.4 198 195 98.2
      Householder 4,807 1,504 31.3 3,187 489 15.3 773 770 99.6 178 177 99.2
      Other 3,860 816 21.1 1,945 205 10.5 224 221 98.8 20 18 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		4,827 1,664 34.5 2,644 467 17.7 869 863 99.3 168 164 97.9
      Householder 3,416 1,330 38.9 2,148 417 19.4 728 724 99.5 155 154 99.0
      Related children /18 1,052 274 26.1 272 36 13.1 117 117 99.9 9 9 (B)
      Other 359 59 16.6 223 14 6.3 24 22 (B) 4 2 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		1,535 684 44.5 769 165 21.5 466 460 98.9 76 73 95.7
      Householder 1,156 597 51.7 602 148 24.7 412 409 99.2 70 68 (B)
      Related children /18 208 51 24.5 68 9 (B) 35 35 (B) 3 3 (B)
      Other 172 36 20.9 100 9 8.5 19 17 (B) 4 2 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3 393 134 34.0 233 32 13.7 74 74 (B) 6 6 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4 22,592 6,743 29.8 16,205 2,577 15.9 1,947 1,947 100.0 321 321 100.0
      Male 12,554 3,393 27.0 9,268 1,353 14.6 954 954 100.0 178 178 100.0
        Householder 9,042 2,091 23.1 6,802 757 11.1 582 582 100.0 123 123 100.0
      Female 10,039 3,350 33.4 6,937 1,224 17.6 994 994 100.0 143 143 100.0
        Householder 7,149 2,056 28.8 5,155 775 15.0 525 525 100.0 80 80 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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