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

Below 100% of Poverty -- Asian 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

Asian A.O.I.C.

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		7,640 784 10.3 5,604 311 5.5 345 330 95.9 125 116 92.7
16 to 17 years 71 6 (B) 2 0 (B) 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 7,333 731 10.0 5,448 300 5.5 338 324 95.8 125 116 92.7
    18 to 24 years 773 137 17.8 268 42 15.7 59 57 (B) 11 11 (B)
    25 to 34 years 1,910 200 10.4 1,447 61 4.2 94 93 98.7 23 22 (B)
    35 to 44 years 2,067 167 8.1 1,677 93 5.6 84 81 96.2 46 43 (B)
    45 to 54 years 1,679 114 6.8 1,392 65 4.6 59 53 (B) 38 34 (B)
    55 to 64 years 904 112 12.4 663 39 5.8 41 40 (B) 8 6 (B)
65 years and over 236 48 20.4 154 11 7.3 3 3 (B) 0 0 (X)

Male
 
      Total /17 		3,985 372 9.3 3,166 160 5.1 167 156 93.4 71 62 (B)
16 to 17 years 37 5 (B) 2 0 (B) 3 3 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 3,816 343 9.0 3,076 152 4.9 162 151 93.2 71 62 (B)
    18 to 24 years 394 63 15.9 135 19 14.1 21 21 (B) 2 2 (B)
    25 to 34 years 997 98 9.9 815 26 3.2 35 35 (B) 10 10 (B)
    35 to 44 years 1,111 89 8.0 1,001 55 5.5 48 44 (B) 26 23 (B)
    45 to 54 years 859 44 5.1 769 32 4.2 34 27 (B) 27 22 (B)
    55 to 64 years 456 49 10.7 357 20 5.5 25 24 (B) 6 5 (B)
65 years and over 132 24 18.6 88 8 9.1 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)

Female
 
      Total /17 		3,655 412 11.3 2,437 151 6.2 177 174 98.2 54 54 (B)
16 to 17 years 33 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 3,517 388 11.0 2,372 148 6.2 176 172 98.2 54 54 (B)
    18 to 24 years 379 75 19.8 133 23 17.2 38 37 (B) 8 8 (B)
    25 to 34 years 913 101 11.1 633 35 5.6 59 57 (B) 13 13 (B)
    35 to 44 years 956 78 8.2 677 38 5.6 37 37 (B) 20 20 (B)
    45 to 54 years 820 70 8.5 623 33 5.2 25 25 (B) 11 11 (B)
    55 to 64 years 448 63 14.2 306 19 6.2 17 16 (B) 2 2 (B)
65 years and over 104 24 22.6 66 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		7,404 736 9.9 5,449 300 5.5 342 328 95.8 125 116 92.7
In families /2 6,104 379 6.2 4,466 146 3.3 215 201 93.4 96 87 90.4
      Householder 2,598 205 7.9 2,082 91 4.4 128 120 94.4 57 53 (B)
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		3,415 188 5.5 2,473 82 3.3 149 135 90.4 72 63 (B)
      Householder 1,553 123 7.9 1,234 52 4.2 93 86 92.3 41 37 (B)
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		1,496 78 5.2 1,140 33 2.9 65 55 (B) 29 22 (B)
      Householder 713 57 8.0 579 24 4.2 47 42 (B) 19 17 (B)
In married-couple families /11 7,068 338 4.8 5,372 131 2.4 220 199 90.3 100 87 86.8
      Husbands /11 2,152 111 5.1 1,913 54 2.8 92 81 88.1 52 43 (B)
      Wives /11 1,986 90 4.5 1,345 25 1.9 40 39 (B) 11 11 (B)
      Related children /18 660 31 4.7 265 5 2.0 9 7 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 201 2 0.9 154 0 0.0 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 2,069 104 5.0 1,695 47 2.7 76 69 90.6 35 31 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		4,235 146 3.4 3,233 67 2.1 142 121 85.0 67 54 (B)
      Husbands /11 1,373 61 4.5 1,244 35 2.8 66 55 (B) 42 33 (B)
      Wives /11 1,160 31 2.7 756 9 1.1 21 20 (B) 4 3 (B)
      Related children /18 292 2 0.7 81 0 0.0 4 2 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 124 0 0.0 94 0 0.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 1,286 52 4.0 1,059 24 2.2 51 43 (B) 22 18 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		1,929 64 3.3 1,527 29 1.9 63 49 (B) 31 22 (B)
      Husbands /11 652 26 3.9 589 12 2.1 30 21 (B) 17 11 (B)
      Wives /11 519 14 2.7 332 6 1.7 10 9 (B) 3 3 (B)
      Related children /18 68 1 (B) 38 0 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 85 0 0.0 61 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 605 23 3.8 507 11 2.2 23 18 (B) 10 8 (B)
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		440 27 6.0 330 10 2.9 18 18 (B) 5 5 (B)
      Householder 198 14 7.0 155 6 3.9 6 6 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 242 13 5.2 176 4 2.1 12 12 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		162 10 6.3 113 6 5.7 9 9 (B) 5 5 (B)
      Householder 73 4 (B) 53 3 (B) 3 3 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Related children /18 28 1 (B) 11 0 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 62 5 (B) 49 4 (B) 5 5 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		48 1 (B) 36 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 22 1 (B) 17 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Related children /18 11 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 14 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		664 119 17.9 458 51 11.2 54 54 (B) 25 25 (B)
      Householder 331 87 26.3 232 39 16.7 45 45 (B) 21 21 (B)
      Other 334 32 9.6 225 13 5.6 8 8 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		304 83 27.4 185 32 17.3 48 48 (B) 21 21 (B)
      Householder 194 67 34.8 122 26 21.0 40 40 (B) 17 17 (B)
      Related children /18 48 8 (B) 18 2 (B) 4 4 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 62 8 (B) 46 5 (B) 4 4 (B) 3 3 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		124 36 28.6 84 14 17.2 24 24 (B) 8 8 (B)
      Householder 86 33 38.9 54 12 (B) 24 24 (B) 8 8 (B)
      Related children /18 9 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 30 2 (B) 25 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
In unrelated subfamilies /3 31 6 (B) 26 2 (B) 6 6 (B) 2 2 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4 1,286 351 27.3 958 152 15.8 121 121 100.0 27 27 (B)
      Male 681 172 25.2 508 77 15.2 45 45 (B) 10 10 (B)
        Householder 434 93 21.4 323 36 11.3 16 16 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Female 604 180 29.8 450 74 16.6 76 76 100.0 17 17 (B)
        Householder 424 114 26.8 321 48 14.9 40 40 (B) 6 6 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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