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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

[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 alone

Both Sexes
 
      Total /17 		7,189 728 10.1 5,345 295 5.5 317 304 95.8 122 113 92.5
16 to 17 years 46 4 (B) 2 0 (B) 3 3 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 6,915 679 9.8 5,192 286 5.5 312 299 95.8 122 113 92.5
    18 to 24 years 663 123 18.6 237 40 16.7 49 48 (B) 10 10 (B)
    25 to 34 years 1,784 183 10.3 1,359 57 4.2 86 86 99.7 21 21 (B)
    35 to 44 years 1,975 154 7.8 1,603 89 5.5 77 73 95.8 46 43 (B)
    45 to 54 years 1,611 111 6.9 1,345 64 4.7 58 52 (B) 38 33 (B)
    55 to 64 years 882 108 12.2 649 37 5.7 41 40 (B) 8 6 (B)
65 years and over 229 45 19.7 151 9 6.1 3 3 (B) 0 0 (X)

Male
 
      Total /17 		3,762 345 9.2 3,030 154 5.1 154 143 92.9 70 61 (B)
16 to 17 years 28 3 (B) 2 0 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 3,607 319 8.8 2,942 148 5.0 150 139 92.7 70 61 (B)
    18 to 24 years 340 53 15.6 120 18 15.0 15 15 (B) 2 2 (B)
    25 to 34 years 937 92 9.8 772 24 3.1 32 32 (B) 9 9 (B)
    35 to 44 years 1,060 83 7.9 957 55 5.7 44 41 (B) 26 23 (B)
    45 to 54 years 824 43 5.2 743 32 4.2 34 27 (B) 27 22 (B)
    55 to 64 years 446 48 10.8 350 20 5.6 25 24 (B) 6 5 (B)
65 years and over 127 23 18.0 86 6 7.5 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)

Female
 
      Total /17 		3,427 383 11.2 2,314 140 6.1 163 161 98.6 53 52 (B)
16 to 17 years 18 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 3,308 360 10.9 2,250 137 6.1 162 160 98.6 53 52 (B)
    18 to 24 years 324 70 21.7 117 22 18.5 34 33 (B) 8 8 (B)
    25 to 34 years 847 92 10.9 587 32 5.5 54 54 (B) 13 13 (B)
    35 to 44 years 915 70 7.7 646 34 5.3 32 32 (B) 20 20 (B)
    45 to 54 years 787 68 8.7 602 32 5.3 25 25 (B) 11 11 (B)
    55 to 64 years 436 59 13.6 299 17 5.8 17 16 (B) 2 2 (B)
65 years and over 101 22 21.9 64 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)

Household Relationship /17
 
      People 16 to 64 years old /17 		6,960 683 9.8 5,194 286 5.5 314 301 95.8 122 113 92.5
In families /2 5,751 352 6.1 4,272 135 3.2 203 189 93.5 93 84 90.2
      Householder 2,478 186 7.5 1,999 82 4.1 118 112 94.8 54 50 (B)
In families with related
      children under 18 years /9 		3,221 171 5.3 2,373 74 3.1 138 124 90.4 71 62 (B)
      Householder 1,475 109 7.4 1,180 44 3.7 85 79 92.8 40 35 (B)
In families with related
      children under 6 years /9 		1,412 67 4.7 1,082 28 2.6 57 48 (B) 28 21 (B)
      Householder 671 49 7.3 547 19 3.5 42 38 (B) 18 16 (B)
In married-couple families /11 6,721 310 4.6 5,179 121 2.3 207 188 90.7 98 85 86.5
      Husbands /11 2,079 107 5.2 1,850 53 2.9 89 78 87.7 51 42 (B)
      Wives /11 1,901 80 4.2 1,295 21 1.6 37 37 (B) 11 11 (B)
      Related children /18 560 27 4.9 245 5 2.2 8 6 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 196 2 0.9 152 0 0.0 2 2 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 1,985 93 4.7 1,637 41 2.5 71 65 (B) 33 29 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years /9 		4,025 129 3.2 3,118 59 1.9 131 112 85.3 67 54 (B)
      Husbands /11 1,327 59 4.4 1,205 35 2.9 64 53 (B) 42 33 (B)
      Wives /11 1,101 25 2.3 723 5 0.7 18 18 (B) 4 3 (B)
      Related children /18 246 1 0.2 75 0 (B) 2 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 119 0 0.0 92 0 0.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 1,232 45 3.6 1,022 20 1.9 47 40 (B) 22 18 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years /9 		1,834 55 3.0 1,456 24 1.6 57 45 (B) 31 22 (B)
      Husbands /11 627 26 4.1 566 12 2.2 30 21 (B) 17 11 (B)
      Wives /11 483 10 2.0 310 3 1.0 7 7 (B) 3 3 (B)
      Related children /18 64 0 (B) 37 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 83 0 0.0 60 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 577 20 3.4 484 8 1.7 21 17 (B) 10 8 (B)
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		400 24 6.1 304 9 2.9 18 18 (B) 5 5 (B)
      Householder 179 12 6.6 143 5 3.6 6 6 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 221 13 5.7 161 4 2.3 12 12 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		145 9 6.5 105 6 5.3 9 9 (B) 5 5 (B)
      Householder 63 3 (B) 46 2 (B) 3 3 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Related children /18 22 1 (B) 10 0 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X)
      Other 60 5 (B) 48 4 (B) 5 5 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		41 0 (B) 32 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Householder 17 0 (B) 15 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Related children /18 11 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 13 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		615 110 18.0 426 46 10.9 49 49 (B) 24 24 (B)
      Householder 314 81 25.7 219 35 16.1 41 41 (B) 19 19 (B)
      Other 301 30 9.9 207 11 5.4 8 8 (B) 4 4 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years /9 		282 77 27.2 173 29 16.7 44 44 (B) 20 20 (B)
      Householder 180 61 33.9 112 22 20.0 35 35 (B) 16 16 (B)
      Related children /18 42 8 (B) 16 2 (B) 4 4 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Other 60 8 (B) 44 5 (B) 4 4 (B) 3 3 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years /9 		114 31 27.1 78 13 16.1 20 20 (B) 7 7 (B)
      Householder 77 29 37.3 48 10 (B) 20 20 (B) 7 7 (B)
      Related children /18 8 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
      Other 29 2 (B) 24 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 1,193 325 27.3 896 148 16.5 106 106 100.0 27 27 (B)
      Male 639 157 24.5 484 76 15.7 36 36 (B) 9 9 (B)
        Householder 411 88 21.3 309 36 11.7 13 13 (B) 2 2 (B)
      Female 554 168 30.4 412 72 17.5 70 70 (B) 17 17 (B)
        Householder 395 111 28.1 298 48 16.0 40 40 (B) 6 6 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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