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POV29: Years of School Completed by Poverty Status, Sex, Age, Nativity and Citizenship: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  All educational levels (23) No high school diploma (23) High school, no college (23) Some college, less than 4 year degree (23) 4 year degree or higher
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		245,603 27,868 11.3 35,529 7,407 20.8 57,941 6,334 10.9 52,520 4,315 8.2 51,347 1,843 3.6
  Under 25 years 81,420 13,076 16.1 14,311 2,380 16.6 6,815 1,318 19.3 9,684 1,187 12.3 2,344 221 9.4
    Under 18 years 58,562 9,330 15.9 10,030 1,318 13.1 164 35 21.6 100 6 6.3 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 22,857 3,746 16.4 4,282 1,062 24.8 6,651 1,282 19.3 9,583 1,181 12.3 2,341 221 9.5
  25 years and over 164,183 14,792 9.0 21,218 5,027 23.7 51,126 5,016 9.8 42,836 3,127 7.3 49,003 1,622 3.3
    25 to 34 years 32,311 3,771 11.7 3,922 1,246 31.8 8,909 1,298 14.6 9,046 827 9.1 10,434 400 3.8
    35 to 44 years 33,239 3,045 9.2 3,996 1,149 28.8 9,423 1,042 11.1 8,819 612 6.9 11,001 241 2.2
    45 to 54 years 36,595 2,897 7.9 3,851 882 22.9 11,759 1,049 8.9 10,225 657 6.4 10,760 309 2.9
    55 to 64 years 29,049 2,272 7.8 2,904 618 21.3 8,786 730 8.3 7,876 556 7.1 9,483 368 3.9
    65 years and over 32,989 2,808 8.5 6,546 1,132 17.3 12,249 897 7.3 6,870 475 6.9 7,325 304 4.1
      65 to 74 years 17,618 1,273 7.2 2,817 499 17.7 6,487 407 6.3 3,885 230 5.9 4,429 137 3.1
      75 years and over 15,371 1,534 10.0 3,728 633 17.0 5,763 490 8.5 2,985 245 8.2 2,895 167 5.8
 
Male, total 		121,739 12,482 10.3 18,460 3,342 18.1 28,804 2,664 9.2 24,382 1,681 6.9 25,382 768 3.0
  Under 25 years 41,626 6,330 15.2 7,576 1,200 15.8 3,813 547 14.3 4,533 478 10.5 992 78 7.9
    Under 18 years 29,982 4,728 15.8 5,136 673 13.1 76 25 33.3 57 4 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,644 1,601 13.8 2,440 527 21.6 3,737 522 14.0 4,477 474 10.6 990 78 7.9
  25 years and over 80,113 6,152 7.7 10,885 2,142 19.7 24,991 2,117 8.5 19,848 1,203 6.1 24,390 690 2.8
    25 to 34 years 16,580 1,504 9.1 2,276 508 22.3 5,159 542 10.5 4,480 300 6.7 4,665 154 3.3
    35 to 44 years 16,779 1,370 8.2 2,301 551 24.0 5,099 479 9.4 4,116 229 5.6 5,263 111 2.1
    45 to 54 years 18,209 1,374 7.5 2,088 435 20.9 6,152 539 8.8 4,685 267 5.7 5,285 133 2.5
    55 to 64 years 14,167 1,065 7.5 1,492 300 20.1 3,987 302 7.6 3,687 282 7.6 5,001 181 3.6
    65 years and over 14,379 839 5.8 2,728 347 12.7 4,595 254 5.5 2,880 126 4.4 4,176 112 2.7
      65 to 74 years 8,212 407 5.0 1,276 165 13.0 2,638 127 4.8 1,730 60 3.5 2,567 55 2.1
      75 years and over 6,167 432 7.0 1,452 181 12.5 1,957 128 6.5 1,150 66 5.7 1,609 58 3.6
 
Female, total 		123,864 15,386 12.4 17,069 4,064 23.8 29,137 3,670 12.6 28,138 2,633 9.4 25,966 1,075 4.1
  Under 25 years 39,794 6,746 17.0 6,736 1,180 17.5 3,002 771 25.7 5,150 709 13.8 1,352 143 10.6
    Under 18 years 28,580 4,601 16.1 4,894 646 13.2 88 10 11.5 43 2 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,214 2,145 19.1 1,842 534 29.0 2,914 761 26.1 5,107 707 13.8 1,351 143 10.6
  25 years and over 84,070 8,640 10.3 10,333 2,885 27.9 26,135 2,899 11.1 22,988 1,924 8.4 24,614 932 3.8
    25 to 34 years 15,731 2,267 14.4 1,645 738 44.8 3,750 756 20.2 4,566 527 11.6 5,769 246 4.3
    35 to 44 years 16,460 1,675 10.2 1,695 598 35.3 4,324 563 13.0 4,703 383 8.2 5,738 130 2.3
    45 to 54 years 18,386 1,523 8.3 1,763 446 25.3 5,607 510 9.1 5,540 390 7.0 5,476 176 3.2
    55 to 64 years 14,882 1,207 8.1 1,413 318 22.5 4,799 428 8.9 4,189 274 6.5 4,482 188 4.2
    65 years and over 18,611 1,968 10.6 3,817 785 20.6 7,655 643 8.4 3,990 349 8.7 3,149 191 6.1
      65 to 74 years 9,407 866 9.2 1,541 333 21.6 3,849 281 7.3 2,155 170 7.9 1,862 82 4.4
      75 years and over 9,204 1,102 12.0 2,276 452 19.9 3,806 362 9.5 1,835 179 9.8 1,287 109 8.5
 
Native (24) 		221,123 23,113 10.5 26,212 4,777 18.2 51,932 5,361 10.3 48,920 3,867 7.9 46,964 1,540 3.3
Foreign-born 24,480 4,755 19.4 9,318 2,630 28.2 6,009 973 16.2 3,600 447 12.4 4,383 303 6.9
  Naturalized citizen 9,336 986 10.6 2,271 471 20.7 2,505 237 9.5 1,970 153 7.8 2,384 106 4.4
  Not a citizen 15,144 3,769 24.9 7,047 2,159 30.6 3,503 736 21.0 1,629 294 18.1 1,999 198 9.9
 
All Citizens 		230,459 24,099 10.5 28,482 5,248 18.4 54,438 5,598 10.3 50,891 4,020 7.9 49,348 1,645 3.3

Poverty Footnotes

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