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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

[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 alone

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		17,711 4,083 23.1 12,417 1,740 14.0 1,827 1,749 95.8 587 528 89.9
16 to 17 years 251 67 26.5 13 8 (B) 46 46 (B) 2 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 16,937 3,832 22.6 12,152 1,697 14.0 1,758 1,681 95.6 585 526 89.8
    18 to 24 years 2,444 915 37.4 1,056 319 30.2 462 450 97.5 81 78 96.1
    25 to 34 years 4,164 1,125 27.0 2,898 491 16.9 545 525 96.4 179 163 91.0
    35 to 44 years 4,294 736 17.2 3,431 355 10.4 410 377 92.1 196 167 85.1
    45 to 54 years 3,976 608 15.3 3,243 332 10.2 214 205 95.6 91 83 92.0
    55 to 64 years 2,058 447 21.7 1,524 201 13.2 127 123 97.0 38 34 (B)
65 years and over 522 185 35.4 252 34 13.7 23 23 (B) 0 0 (X)

Male
 
      Total /17 		8,196 1,585 19.3 5,958 708 11.9 624 593 95.0 198 174 87.9
16 to 17 years 104 31 30.2 8 6 (B) 21 21 (B) 2 2 (B)
18 to 64 years 7,851 1,476 18.8 5,813 685 11.8 597 565 94.7 195 172 87.8
    18 to 24 years 1,231 394 32.0 568 157 27.6 178 173 97.5 35 35 (B)
    25 to 34 years 1,897 412 21.7 1,357 193 14.3 139 134 96.2 38 35 (B)
    35 to 44 years 1,972 294 14.9 1,621 145 9.0 155 139 90.1 74 59 (B)
    45 to 54 years 1,863 233 12.5 1,558 121 7.8 87 83 94.8 38 35 (B)
    55 to 64 years 888 142 16.0 709 68 9.6 38 36 (B) 9 8 (B)
65 years and over 241 77 31.9 137 17 12.4 7 7 (B) 0 0 (X)

Female
 
      Total /17 		9,514 2,498 26.3 6,459 1,032 16.0 1,202 1,157 96.2 390 354 90.9
16 to 17 years 147 35 23.8 5 2 (B) 25 25 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 9,086 2,356 25.9 6,339 1,012 16.0 1,161 1,115 96.1 390 354 90.9
    18 to 24 years 1,213 521 42.9 487 162 33.2 284 277 97.4 46 43 (B)
    25 to 34 years 2,268 713 31.4 1,541 297 19.3 405 391 96.5 141 128 90.8
    35 to 44 years 2,321 442 19.0 1,811 210 11.6 255 238 93.3 123 108 88.1
    45 to 54 years 2,114 375 17.7 1,686 211 12.5 127 122 96.1 52 49 (B)
    55 to 64 years 1,170 305 26.1 815 133 16.3 89 87 97.9 29 27 (B)
65 years and over 281 108 38.3 115 17 15.2 16 16 (B) 0 0 (X)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		17,188 3,898 22.7 12,165 1,705 14.0 1,804 1,727 95.7 587 528 89.9
In families /2 12,990 2,361 18.2 9,050 967 10.7 1,361 1,284 94.3 499 440 88.1
      Householder 6,512 1,517 23.3 4,856 678 14.0 962 915 95.1 389 347 89.3
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		7,839 1,634 20.8 5,380 674 12.5 1,146 1,069 93.3 435 375 86.3
      Householder 4,462 1,265 28.4 3,255 568 17.5 888 840 94.6 356 315 88.4
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		3,279 844 25.8 2,190 342 15.6 674 614 91.1 260 216 83.0
      Householder 1,961 685 34.9 1,344 288 21.4 534 498 93.2 209 178 85.0
In married-couple families /11 10,198 643 6.3 7,897 305 3.9 333 271 81.4 169 123 72.7
      Husbands /11 3,187 161 5.1 2,778 93 3.4 117 90 77.1 74 51 (B)
      Wives /11 2,784 189 6.8 2,125 86 4.1 80 69 86.4 33 26 (B)
      Related children /18 1,001 95 9.5 388 21 5.4 21 21 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 156 24 15.4 93 12 12.6 14 10 (B) 4 4 (B)
      Householder 3,070 174 5.7 2,514 93 3.7 101 81 80.1 57 41 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		5,923 299 5.1 4,574 139 3.0 263 201 76.5 143 96 67.6
      Husbands /11 1,918 89 4.6 1,659 46 2.8 102 76 73.9 64 41 (B)
      Wives /11 1,581 85 5.4 1,191 38 3.2 60 49 (B) 28 21 (B)
      Related children /18 509 32 6.2 175 6 3.2 13 13 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 92 4 4.4 62 3 (B) 6 2 (B) 1 1 (B)
      Householder 1,824 90 4.9 1,487 46 3.1 81 61 75.3 49 33 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		2,494 195 7.8 1,899 80 4.2 193 153 79.2 98 70 71.6
      Husbands /11 877 70 8.0 736 36 4.8 78 60 76.7 46 31 (B)
      Wives /11 630 41 6.5 440 15 3.4 36 31 (B) 17 14 (B)
      Related children /18 140 19 13.8 51 0 (B) 13 13 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 52 2 (B) 36 1 (B) 6 2 (B) 1 1 (B)
      Householder 794 62 7.8 636 28 4.4 59 47 (B) 33 24 (B)
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		1,073 289 26.9 710 127 18.0 148 148 100.0 54 54 (B)
      Householder 540 155 28.7 376 75 19.8 83 83 100.0 34 34 (B)
      Other 533 134 25.1 334 53 15.9 65 65 (B) 19 19 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		510 149 29.1 324 74 22.9 91 91 100.0 37 37 (B)
      Householder 319 110 34.3 231 58 25.2 66 66 (B) 27 27 (B)
      Related children /18 101 11 11.2 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 		176 67 38.2 114 44 38.1 37 37 (B) 21 21 (B)
      Householder 123 57 46.2 92 37 39.8 35 35 (B) 19 19 (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 		4,789 1,603 33.5 2,957 628 21.2 980 945 96.4 334 304 91.2
      Householder 2,902 1,188 40.9 1,967 511 26.0 778 751 96.5 298 272 91.4
      Other 1,887 415 22.0 991 117 11.8 202 194 96.1 36 32 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		3,230 1,276 39.5 1,969 507 25.7 874 839 96.0 304 274 90.4
      Householder 2,319 1,066 45.9 1,537 464 30.2 740 713 96.3 281 255 90.9
      Related children /18 632 155 24.5 245 22 8.9 91 87 95.4 7 7 (B)
      Other 278 56 19.9 187 21 11.1 43 39 (B) 16 12 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		1,404 645 45.9 812 247 30.4 504 472 93.7 175 149 85.3
      Householder 1,044 566 54.2 616 223 36.2 440 416 94.5 157 135 86.0
      Related children /18 215 42 19.6 91 4 4.6 35 31 (B) 3 3 (B)
      Other 144 36 25.2 104 19 18.5 29 26 (B) 14 11 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies /3 29 6 (B) 22 4 (B) 4 4 (B) 2 2 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4 4,213 1,548 36.8 3,100 734 23.7 446 446 100.0 86 86 100.0
      Male 2,261 826 36.5 1,677 405 24.2 257 257 100.0 60 60 (B)
        Householder 1,496 474 31.7 1,128 220 19.5 140 140 100.0 40 40 (B)
      Female 1,952 723 37.0 1,423 329 23.1 189 189 100.0 26 26 (B)
        Householder 1,590 540 33.9 1,189 248 20.9 124 124 100.0 18 18 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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