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

Below 100% of Poverty -- Black 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

Black A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		18,299 4,226 23.1 12,775 1,783 14.0 1,895 1,810 95.5 597 536 89.8
16 to 17 years 269 75 28.0 13 8 (B) 51 51 (B) 2 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 17,499 3,962 22.6 12,507 1,740 13.9 1,819 1,734 95.3 595 534 89.8
    18 to 24 years 2,597 956 36.8 1,114 325 29.1 487 469 96.3 84 79 94.7
    25 to 34 years 4,314 1,165 27.0 2,994 504 16.8 562 542 96.5 184 168 91.2
    35 to 44 years 4,428 764 17.3 3,535 366 10.4 420 386 91.9 196 167 85.1
    45 to 54 years 4,059 621 15.3 3,314 342 10.3 217 207 95.6 91 83 92.0
    55 to 64 years 2,101 456 21.7 1,550 203 13.1 134 130 97.2 40 36 (B)
65 years and over 530 189 35.7 255 36 14.1 25 25 (B) 0 0 (X)

Male
 
      Total /17 		8,520 1,665 19.5 6,160 735 11.9 660 624 94.5 203 179 88.3
16 to 17 years 111 36 32.0 8 6 (B) 25 25 (B) 2 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 8,163 1,551 19.0 6,011 711 11.8 629 592 94.2 201 177 88.1
    18 to 24 years 1,322 423 32.0 601 160 26.6 193 185 96.0 35 35 (B)
    25 to 34 years 1,989 436 21.9 1,416 204 14.4 149 143 96.4 42 39 (B)
    35 to 44 years 2,033 308 15.1 1,669 150 9.0 160 143 89.5 74 59 (B)
    45 to 54 years 1,909 239 12.5 1,598 127 7.9 87 83 94.8 38 35 (B)
    55 to 64 years 910 144 15.9 726 70 9.6 40 38 (B) 11 10 (B)
65 years and over 246 79 31.9 141 19 13.2 7 7 (B) 0 0 (X)

Female
 
      Total /17 		9,778 2,561 26.2 6,616 1,049 15.9 1,234 1,186 96.1 393 357 90.6
16 to 17 years 158 40 25.2 5 2 (B) 26 26 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 9,336 2,411 25.8 6,496 1,029 15.8 1,190 1,142 95.9 393 357 90.6
    18 to 24 years 1,275 532 41.7 514 165 32.1 294 284 96.5 48 44 (B)
    25 to 34 years 2,325 728 31.3 1,578 301 19.0 413 399 96.6 142 129 90.9
    35 to 44 years 2,396 456 19.0 1,865 216 11.6 260 243 93.4 123 108 88.1
    45 to 54 years 2,150 382 17.8 1,716 215 12.5 129 124 96.2 52 49 (B)
    55 to 64 years 1,191 312 26.2 823 133 16.1 94 92 98.0 29 27 (B)
65 years and over 284 110 38.9 115 17 15.2 19 19 (B) 0 0 (X)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		17,768 4,037 22.7 12,520 1,747 14.0 1,869 1,784 95.5 597 536 89.8
In families /2 13,411 2,433 18.1 9,300 990 10.6 1,396 1,311 93.9 507 447 88.0
      Householder 6,691 1,558 23.3 4,984 693 13.9 985 937 95.2 396 354 89.5
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		8,088 1,682 20.8 5,530 688 12.4 1,178 1,093 92.8 442 382 86.3
      Householder 4,585 1,297 28.3 3,348 582 17.4 906 859 94.8 363 321 88.6
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		3,417 866 25.3 2,282 352 15.4 696 629 90.3 266 221 82.9
      Householder 2,033 704 34.6 1,399 298 21.3 546 510 93.4 214 183 85.4
In married-couple families /11 10,563 675 6.4 8,150 316 3.9 351 284 81.0 173 127 73.3
      Husbands /11 3,281 167 5.1 2,855 95 3.3 123 95 77.1 76 53 69.4
      Wives /11 2,865 192 6.7 2,184 86 3.9 81 70 86.6 33 26 (B)
      Related children /18 1,082 106 9.8 422 28 6.7 24 23 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 170 27 16.2 100 12 11.7 16 10 (B) 4 4 (B)
      Householder 3,165 182 5.8 2,589 95 3.7 107 86 81.1 59 43 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		6,145 317 5.2 4,726 144 3.0 281 214 76.2 146 100 68.5
      Husbands /11 1,984 93 4.7 1,713 48 2.8 108 80 74.0 66 43 (B)
      Wives /11 1,631 88 5.4 1,224 38 3.1 61 50 (B) 28 21 (B)
      Related children /18 540 36 6.6 184 7 3.6 16 14 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 99 4 4.1 66 3 (B) 8 2 (B) 1 1 (B)
      Householder 1,890 97 5.1 1,540 48 3.1 87 67 76.9 51 35 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		2,619 199 7.6 1,989 80 4.0 203 157 77.7 98 70 71.6
      Husbands /11 919 70 7.6 771 36 4.6 80 60 75.4 46 31 (B)
      Wives /11 661 42 6.4 457 15 3.3 38 32 (B) 17 14 (B)
      Related children /18 151 21 13.8 55 0 (B) 16 14 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 58 2 (B) 40 1 (B) 8 2 (B) 1 1 (B)
      Householder 830 64 7.7 664 28 4.3 61 48 (B) 33 24 (B)
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		1,106 292 26.4 731 130 17.8 151 151 100.0 56 56 (B)
      Householder 561 158 28.1 388 77 19.8 86 86 100.0 36 36 (B)
      Other 545 134 24.6 343 53 15.5 65 65 (B) 19 19 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		521 151 28.9 334 76 22.8 93 93 100.0 40 40 (B)
      Householder 330 112 34.0 241 61 25.1 68 68 (B) 29 29 (B)
      Related children /18 101 11 11.1 38 6 (B) 6 6 (B) 4 4 (B)
      Other 90 28 30.7 55 10 (B) 19 19 (B) 7 7 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		185 69 37.6 123 46 37.2 39 39 (B) 23 23 (B)
      Householder 131 59 44.9 101 39 38.6 37 37 (B) 21 21 (B)
      Related children /18 34 2 (B) 11 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 19 8 (B) 11 4 (B) 2 2 (B) 2 2 (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		4,908 1,649 33.6 3,008 639 21.2 1,000 962 96.2 337 307 91.0
      Householder 2,965 1,218 41.1 2,007 522 26.0 792 765 96.5 300 275 91.5
      Other 1,943 431 22.2 1,001 117 11.7 208 198 94.9 37 32 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		3,312 1,310 39.6 2,009 516 25.7 891 853 95.7 307 277 90.1
      Householder 2,366 1,089 46.0 1,567 473 30.2 751 724 96.3 283 257 91.0
      Related children /18 658 166 25.2 248 22 9.0 97 90 93.0 8 7 (B)
      Other 288 56 19.3 194 21 10.8 43 39 (B) 16 12 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		1,443 661 45.8 835 254 30.4 515 481 93.3 178 151 84.9
      Householder 1,072 582 54.3 634 231 36.4 449 425 94.7 160 138 86.2
      Related children /18 221 43 19.3 92 4 4.6 37 31 (B) 4 3 (B)
      Other 150 36 24.2 109 19 17.7 29 26 (B) 14 11 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3 34 8 (B) 22 4 (B) 6 6 (B) 2 2 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4 4,378 1,614 36.9 3,205 753 23.5 476 476 100.0 87 87 100.0
      Male 2,367 873 36.9 1,743 419 24.1 277 277 100.0 61 61 (B)
        Householder 1,572 498 31.7 1,180 225 19.1 151 151 100.0 40 40 (B)
      Female 2,011 741 36.8 1,462 334 22.8 199 199 100.0 26 26 (B)
        Householder 1,638 555 33.9 1,220 253 20.8 133 133 100.0 18 18 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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