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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 alone, not Hispanic
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		196,940 23,903 12.1 21,812 4,884 22.4 48,623 6,871 14.1 45,511 4,869 10.7 47,428 2,193 4.6
  Under 25 years 59,026 9,522 16.1 10,288 1,640 15.9 5,122 1,192 23.3 7,959 1,352 17.0 2,090 252 12.1
    Under 18 years 41,309 6,100 14.8 7,551 979 13.0 111 30 26.9 77 6 7.3 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 17,717 3,421 19.3 2,737 661 24.2 5,011 1,162 23.2 7,883 1,346 17.1 2,087 252 12.1
  25 years and over 137,914 14,382 10.4 11,524 3,244 28.1 43,500 5,680 13.1 37,552 3,517 9.4 45,338 1,941 4.3
    25 to 34 years 24,190 2,936 12.1 1,251 498 39.8 6,336 1,188 18.8 7,296 839 11.5 9,307 411 4.4
    35 to 44 years 26,215 2,364 9.0 1,498 493 32.9 7,390 971 13.1 7,394 616 8.3 9,932 284 2.9
    45 to 54 years 31,383 2,773 8.8 1,956 540 27.6 10,247 1,155 11.3 9,136 714 7.8 10,044 365 3.6
    55 to 64 years 25,977 2,426 9.3 1,730 486 28.1 7,997 852 10.6 7,231 635 8.8 9,019 454 5.0
    65 years and over 30,149 3,882 12.9 5,089 1,227 24.1 11,530 1,514 13.1 6,494 713 11.0 7,035 428 6.1
      65 to 74 years 15,886 1,611 10.1 2,003 455 22.7 6,025 643 10.7 3,623 324 8.9 4,235 189 4.5
      75 years and over 14,264 2,271 15.9 3,086 772 25.0 5,505 871 15.8 2,871 389 13.6 2,801 239 8.5
 
Male, total 		96,770 10,424 10.8 11,157 2,174 19.5 23,890 2,781 11.6 21,011 1,918 9.1 23,484 911 3.9
  Under 25 years 30,189 4,630 15.3 5,437 838 15.4 2,894 504 17.4 3,739 560 15.0 892 89 9.9
    Under 18 years 21,214 3,184 15.0 3,888 522 13.4 52 20 (B) 44 3 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 8,975 1,446 16.1 1,548 316 20.4 2,842 484 17.0 3,695 557 15.1 890 89 10.0
  25 years and over 66,580 5,794 8.7 5,720 1,337 23.4 20,995 2,277 10.8 17,272 1,358 7.9 22,592 823 3.6
    25 to 34 years 12,159 1,161 9.5 688 189 27.5 3,696 518 14.0 3,613 295 8.2 4,162 159 3.8
    35 to 44 years 13,057 1,031 7.9 898 255 28.4 4,020 421 10.5 3,404 229 6.7 4,735 127 2.7
    45 to 54 years 15,522 1,335 8.6 1,095 278 25.4 5,375 593 11.0 4,141 310 7.5 4,911 153 3.1
    55 to 64 years 12,671 1,144 9.0 889 232 26.1 3,617 367 10.1 3,402 315 9.3 4,763 229 4.8
    65 years and over 13,171 1,123 8.5 2,151 382 17.8 4,288 378 8.8 2,712 209 7.7 4,021 155 3.8
      65 to 74 years 7,451 515 6.9 945 165 17.5 2,431 176 7.2 1,616 94 5.8 2,459 81 3.3
      75 years and over 5,720 608 10.6 1,206 217 18.0 1,856 202 10.9 1,096 115 10.5 1,562 74 4.7
 
Female, total 		100,171 13,479 13.5 10,654 2,709 25.4 24,733 4,090 16.5 24,500 2,951 12.0 23,945 1,281 5.4
  Under 25 years 28,836 4,892 17.0 4,851 802 16.5 2,228 688 30.9 4,221 791 18.8 1,198 164 13.6
    Under 18 years 20,095 2,916 14.5 3,663 457 12.5 59 10 (B) 33 2 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 8,742 1,975 22.6 1,188 345 29.1 2,169 677 31.2 4,188 789 18.8 1,197 164 13.7
  25 years and over 71,334 8,588 12.0 5,804 1,907 32.9 22,505 3,403 15.1 20,279 2,160 10.7 22,746 1,118 4.9
    25 to 34 years 12,031 1,775 14.8 563 309 54.8 2,640 671 25.4 3,683 544 14.8 5,145 252 4.9
    35 to 44 years 13,157 1,333 10.1 600 238 39.8 3,370 550 16.3 3,990 387 9.7 5,197 157 3.0
    45 to 54 years 15,862 1,438 9.1 861 261 30.3 4,872 562 11.5 4,995 404 8.1 5,133 211 4.1
    55 to 64 years 13,306 1,283 9.6 841 254 30.2 4,380 485 11.1 3,829 320 8.4 4,256 224 5.3
    65 years and over 16,978 2,759 16.2 2,939 845 28.8 7,243 1,136 15.7 3,782 504 13.3 3,015 273 9.1
      65 to 74 years 8,434 1,095 13.0 1,058 290 27.4 3,594 467 13.0 2,006 230 11.5 1,775 108 6.1
      75 years and over 8,544 1,664 19.5 1,881 555 29.5 3,649 669 18.3 1,775 274 15.5 1,239 165 13.3
 
Native (24) 		189,358 22,812 12.0 20,813 4,608 22.1 46,733 6,512 13.9 43,964 4,677 10.6 44,583 1,968 4.4
Foreign-born 7,582 1,091 14.4 999 276 27.6 1,889 359 19.0 1,547 192 12.4 2,845 225 7.9
  Naturalized citizen 4,409 521 11.8 529 138 26.1 1,114 162 14.5 983 106 10.8 1,656 110 6.6
  Not a citizen 3,174 570 18.0 471 138 29.2 775 197 25.5 564 85 15.1 1,189 115 9.7
 
All Citizens 		193,766 23,333 12.0 21,341 4,746 22.2 47,848 6,674 13.9 44,947 4,784 10.6 46,240 2,078 4.5

Poverty Footnotes

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