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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 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		245,603 65,714 26.8 35,529 16,277 45.8 57,941 17,059 29.4 52,520 10,693 20.4 51,347 4,761 9.3
  Under 25 years 81,420 27,489 33.8 14,311 4,847 33.9 6,815 2,686 39.4 9,684 2,523 26.1 2,344 510 21.8
    Under 18 years 58,562 19,903 34.0 10,030 2,888 28.8 164 71 43.4 100 20 20.4 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 22,857 7,586 33.2 4,282 1,959 45.8 6,651 2,615 39.3 9,583 2,502 26.1 2,341 510 21.8
  25 years and over 164,183 38,225 23.3 21,218 11,430 53.9 51,126 14,373 28.1 42,836 8,170 19.1 49,003 4,251 8.7
    25 to 34 years 32,311 8,657 26.8 3,922 2,449 62.4 8,909 3,164 35.5 9,046 2,095 23.2 10,434 949 9.1
    35 to 44 years 33,239 7,394 22.2 3,996 2,321 58.1 9,423 2,692 28.6 8,819 1,630 18.5 11,001 751 6.8
    45 to 54 years 36,595 6,662 18.2 3,851 1,879 48.8 11,759 2,537 21.6 10,225 1,502 14.7 10,760 744 6.9
    55 to 64 years 29,049 5,314 18.3 2,904 1,353 46.6 8,786 1,934 22.0 7,876 1,218 15.5 9,483 810 8.5
    65 years and over 32,989 10,197 30.9 6,546 3,429 52.4 12,249 4,047 33.0 6,870 1,725 25.1 7,325 997 13.6
      65 to 74 years 17,618 4,410 25.0 2,817 1,400 49.7 6,487 1,763 27.2 3,885 793 20.4 4,429 454 10.3
      75 years and over 15,371 5,788 37.7 3,728 2,029 54.4 5,763 2,284 39.6 2,985 932 31.2 2,895 542 18.7
 
Male, total 		121,739 30,146 24.8 18,460 7,823 42.4 28,804 7,432 25.8 24,382 4,203 17.2 25,382 2,059 8.1
  Under 25 years 41,626 13,648 32.8 7,576 2,527 33.4 3,813 1,264 33.1 4,533 1,035 22.8 992 193 19.5
    Under 18 years 29,982 10,173 33.9 5,136 1,492 29.1 76 39 51.4 57 13 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,644 3,475 29.8 2,440 1,035 42.4 3,737 1,225 32.8 4,477 1,022 22.8 990 193 19.5
  25 years and over 80,113 16,497 20.6 10,885 5,295 48.6 24,991 6,168 24.7 19,848 3,169 16.0 24,390 1,865 7.6
    25 to 34 years 16,580 3,949 23.8 2,276 1,205 53.0 5,159 1,529 29.6 4,480 830 18.5 4,665 385 8.3
    35 to 44 years 16,779 3,458 20.6 2,301 1,216 52.9 5,099 1,263 24.8 4,116 641 15.6 5,263 338 6.4
    45 to 54 years 18,209 3,209 17.6 2,088 945 45.3 6,152 1,332 21.7 4,685 620 13.2 5,285 311 5.9
    55 to 64 years 14,167 2,476 17.5 1,492 678 45.5 3,987 835 20.9 3,687 569 15.4 5,001 394 7.9
    65 years and over 14,379 3,405 23.7 2,728 1,250 45.8 4,595 1,209 26.3 2,880 509 17.7 4,176 438 10.5
      65 to 74 years 8,212 1,670 20.3 1,276 580 45.4 2,638 613 23.2 1,730 248 14.3 2,567 229 8.9
      75 years and over 6,167 1,735 28.1 1,452 670 46.1 1,957 596 30.4 1,150 261 22.7 1,609 209 13.0
 
Female, total 		123,864 35,569 28.7 17,069 8,455 49.5 29,137 9,627 33.0 28,138 6,490 23.1 25,966 2,702 10.4
  Under 25 years 39,794 13,841 34.8 6,736 2,320 34.4 3,002 1,422 47.4 5,150 1,488 28.9 1,352 317 23.4
    Under 18 years 28,580 9,730 34.0 4,894 1,395 28.5 88 32 36.4 43 8 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,214 4,111 36.7 1,842 924 50.2 2,914 1,390 47.7 5,107 1,480 29.0 1,351 317 23.4
  25 years and over 84,070 21,727 25.8 10,333 6,135 59.4 26,135 8,205 31.4 22,988 5,002 21.8 24,614 2,386 9.7
    25 to 34 years 15,731 4,708 29.9 1,645 1,243 75.6 3,750 1,635 43.6 4,566 1,265 27.7 5,769 564 9.8
    35 to 44 years 16,460 3,936 23.9 1,695 1,105 65.2 4,324 1,428 33.0 4,703 990 21.0 5,738 414 7.2
    45 to 54 years 18,386 3,454 18.8 1,763 934 53.0 5,607 1,205 21.5 5,540 882 15.9 5,476 433 7.9
    55 to 64 years 14,882 2,838 19.1 1,413 674 47.7 4,799 1,099 22.9 4,189 649 15.5 4,482 416 9.3
    65 years and over 18,611 6,792 36.5 3,817 2,179 57.1 7,655 2,838 37.1 3,990 1,216 30.5 3,149 559 17.7
      65 to 74 years 9,407 2,739 29.1 1,541 820 53.2 3,849 1,150 29.9 2,155 545 25.3 1,862 225 12.1
      75 years and over 9,204 4,053 44.0 2,276 1,359 59.7 3,806 1,688 44.4 1,835 671 36.6 1,287 334 25.9
 
Native (24) 		221,123 55,061 24.9 26,212 10,671 40.7 51,932 14,520 28.0 48,920 9,667 19.8 46,964 3,998 8.5
Foreign-born 24,480 10,653 43.5 9,318 5,607 60.2 6,009 2,538 42.2 3,600 1,026 28.5 4,383 763 17.4
  Naturalized citizen 9,336 2,777 29.7 2,271 1,155 50.8 2,505 802 32.0 1,970 439 22.3 2,384 322 13.5
  Not a citizen 15,144 7,877 52.0 7,047 4,452 63.2 3,503 1,737 49.6 1,629 587 36.0 1,999 441 22.1
 
All Citizens 		230,459 57,837 25.1 28,482 11,825 41.5 54,438 15,322 28.1 50,891 10,106 19.9 49,348 4,320 8.8

Poverty Footnotes

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