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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 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		245,603 38,616 15.7 35,529 10,092 28.4 57,941 9,113 15.7 52,520 5,990 11.4 51,347 2,550 5.0
  Under 25 years 81,420 17,579 21.6 14,311 3,093 21.6 6,815 1,668 24.5 9,684 1,647 17.0 2,344 299 12.8
    Under 18 years 58,562 12,681 21.7 10,030 1,757 17.5 164 45 27.5 100 8 7.8 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 22,857 4,897 21.4 4,282 1,336 31.2 6,651 1,623 24.4 9,583 1,640 17.1 2,341 299 12.8
  25 years and over 164,183 21,037 12.8 21,218 7,000 33.0 51,126 7,445 14.6 42,836 4,342 10.1 49,003 2,251 4.6
    25 to 34 years 32,311 5,132 15.9 3,922 1,616 41.2 8,909 1,870 21.0 9,046 1,137 12.6 10,434 510 4.9
    35 to 44 years 33,239 4,223 12.7 3,996 1,528 38.2 9,423 1,490 15.8 8,819 831 9.4 11,001 374 3.4
    45 to 54 years 36,595 3,874 10.6 3,851 1,163 30.2 11,759 1,439 12.2 10,225 859 8.4 10,760 413 3.8
    55 to 64 years 29,049 3,073 10.6 2,904 853 29.4 8,786 978 11.1 7,876 740 9.4 9,483 502 5.3
    65 years and over 32,989 4,735 14.4 6,546 1,840 28.1 12,249 1,668 13.6 6,870 775 11.3 7,325 452 6.2
      65 to 74 years 17,618 2,097 11.9 2,817 782 27.8 6,487 744 11.5 3,885 364 9.4 4,429 208 4.7
      75 years and over 15,371 2,638 17.2 3,728 1,058 28.4 5,763 924 16.0 2,985 411 13.8 2,895 245 8.5
 
Male, total 		121,739 17,371 14.3 18,460 4,627 25.1 28,804 3,806 13.2 24,382 2,346 9.6 25,382 1,058 4.2
  Under 25 years 41,626 8,599 20.7 7,576 1,566 20.7 3,813 716 18.8 4,533 679 15.0 992 105 10.6
    Under 18 years 29,982 6,464 21.6 5,136 896 17.4 76 30 39.0 57 5 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,644 2,135 18.3 2,440 670 27.5 3,737 686 18.4 4,477 674 15.0 990 105 10.6
  25 years and over 80,113 8,772 11.0 10,885 3,061 28.1 24,991 3,091 12.4 19,848 1,667 8.4 24,390 953 3.9
    25 to 34 years 16,580 2,131 12.9 2,276 702 30.9 5,159 820 15.9 4,480 406 9.1 4,665 203 4.4
    35 to 44 years 16,779 1,922 11.5 2,301 775 33.7 5,099 672 13.2 4,116 307 7.5 5,263 167 3.2
    45 to 54 years 18,209 1,853 10.2 2,088 578 27.7 6,152 740 12.0 4,685 364 7.8 5,285 171 3.2
    55 to 64 years 14,167 1,435 10.1 1,492 404 27.1 3,987 423 10.6 3,687 361 9.8 5,001 247 4.9
    65 years and over 14,379 1,432 10.0 2,728 602 22.1 4,595 436 9.5 2,880 230 8.0 4,176 164 3.9
      65 to 74 years 8,212 702 8.5 1,276 288 22.6 2,638 216 8.2 1,730 109 6.3 2,567 89 3.5
      75 years and over 6,167 730 11.8 1,452 314 21.6 1,957 220 11.2 1,150 121 10.5 1,609 75 4.7
 
Female, total 		123,864 21,245 17.2 17,069 5,465 32.0 29,137 5,306 18.2 28,138 3,644 12.9 25,966 1,492 5.7
  Under 25 years 39,794 8,980 22.6 6,736 1,526 22.7 3,002 952 31.7 5,150 969 18.8 1,352 194 14.4
    Under 18 years 28,580 6,217 21.8 4,894 861 17.6 88 15 17.5 43 2 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,214 2,763 24.6 1,842 665 36.1 2,914 937 32.1 5,107 966 18.9 1,351 194 14.4
  25 years and over 84,070 12,265 14.6 10,333 3,938 38.1 26,135 4,354 16.7 22,988 2,675 11.6 24,614 1,297 5.3
    25 to 34 years 15,731 3,001 19.1 1,645 913 55.5 3,750 1,050 28.0 4,566 731 16.0 5,769 307 5.3
    35 to 44 years 16,460 2,301 14.0 1,695 753 44.5 4,324 818 18.9 4,703 524 11.1 5,738 207 3.6
    45 to 54 years 18,386 2,021 11.0 1,763 585 33.2 5,607 699 12.5 5,540 495 8.9 5,476 241 4.4
    55 to 64 years 14,882 1,638 11.0 1,413 448 31.7 4,799 556 11.6 4,189 380 9.1 4,482 255 5.7
    65 years and over 18,611 3,303 17.7 3,817 1,238 32.4 7,655 1,232 16.1 3,990 545 13.7 3,149 288 9.1
      65 to 74 years 9,407 1,395 14.8 1,541 494 32.1 3,849 528 13.7 2,155 255 11.8 1,862 118 6.4
      75 years and over 9,204 1,908 20.7 2,276 744 32.7 3,806 704 18.5 1,835 290 15.8 1,287 170 13.2
 
Native (24) 		221,123 31,968 14.5 26,212 6,483 24.7 51,932 7,617 14.7 48,920 5,383 11.0 46,964 2,116 4.5
Foreign-born 24,480 6,648 27.2 9,318 3,609 38.7 6,009 1,496 24.9 3,600 606 16.8 4,383 434 9.9
  Naturalized citizen 9,336 1,548 16.6 2,271 716 31.6 2,505 412 16.5 1,970 234 11.9 2,384 161 6.7
  Not a citizen 15,144 5,101 33.7 7,047 2,892 41.0 3,503 1,084 30.9 1,629 372 22.9 1,999 274 13.7
 
All Citizens 		230,459 33,516 14.5 28,482 7,200 25.3 54,438 8,029 14.7 50,891 5,617 11.0 49,348 2,276 4.6

Poverty Footnotes

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