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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)

Asian A.O.I.C.
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		14,543 3,525 24.2 1,847 766 41.5 2,087 689 33.0 2,319 555 24.0 5,172 692 13.4
  Under 25 years 5,026 1,468 29.2 737 263 35.7 236 89 37.7 693 234 33.7 241 59 24.5
    Under 18 years 3,717 1,015 27.3 573 185 32.3 11 3 (B) 10 2 (B) 5 2 (B)
    18 to 24 years 1,309 453 34.6 163 78 47.9 226 86 38.0 683 232 33.9 236 57 24.1
  25 years and over 9,517 2,058 21.6 1,110 503 45.3 1,851 600 32.4 1,625 322 19.8 4,930 633 12.8
    25 to 34 years 2,325 491 21.1 118 75 64.1 338 122 36.0 435 100 22.9 1,434 194 13.5
    35 to 44 years 2,431 484 19.9 203 102 50.2 392 137 35.0 410 75 18.3 1,426 171 12.0
    45 to 54 years 2,039 367 18.0 189 81 43.1 447 117 26.2 367 70 19.2 1,036 98 9.5
    55 to 64 years 1,404 292 20.8 231 89 38.6 277 70 25.2 261 49 18.8 635 84 13.2
    65 years and over 1,319 424 32.1 369 155 42.0 397 154 38.8 153 28 18.4 399 86 21.6
      65 to 74 years 767 238 31.0 183 85 46.6 225 82 36.5 84 13 15.7 275 57 20.8
      75 years and over 551 186 33.7 186 69 37.4 172 72 42.0 69 15 (B) 124 29 23.3
 
Male, total 		7,024 1,658 23.6 789 348 44.1 923 289 31.3 1,152 258 22.3 2,541 330 13.0
  Under 25 years 2,592 759 29.3 372 140 37.7 134 57 42.3 358 105 29.3 111 23 21.1
    Under 18 years 1,896 528 27.8 269 93 34.6 5 1 (B) 2 0 (B) 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 696 231 33.2 103 47 45.9 129 56 43.3 356 105 29.4 108 23 21.6
  25 years and over 4,432 900 20.3 418 208 49.7 789 232 29.4 794 153 19.2 2,431 307 12.6
    25 to 34 years 1,109 228 20.6 56 44 (B) 159 45 28.3 230 50 21.6 664 90 13.5
    35 to 44 years 1,148 194 16.9 97 44 45.8 162 43 26.3 200 29 14.7 689 78 11.4
    45 to 54 years 978 177 18.1 78 38 48.4 210 57 27.3 173 33 19.3 517 49 9.4
    55 to 64 years 648 125 19.3 83 37 43.8 115 32 27.5 123 19 15.7 327 37 11.4
    65 years and over 549 175 31.9 104 45 43.3 143 56 38.9 68 21 (B) 233 53 22.9
      65 to 74 years 337 97 28.9 47 21 (B) 80 30 37.7 42 11 (B) 168 36 21.3
      75 years and over 212 78 36.7 57 25 (B) 63 26 (B) 26 10 (B) 65 18 (B)
 
Female, total 		7,520 1,867 24.8 1,057 418 39.6 1,165 400 34.3 1,166 298 25.6 2,630 362 13.8
  Under 25 years 2,435 709 29.1 365 123 33.7 103 33 31.6 335 129 38.5 131 36 27.4
    Under 18 years 1,822 487 26.7 305 92 30.2 6 3 (B) 8 2 (B) 2 2 (B)
    18 to 24 years 613 222 36.2 61 31 (B) 97 30 30.9 327 127 38.9 128 34 26.2
  25 years and over 5,085 1,158 22.8 692 295 42.6 1,062 367 34.6 831 169 20.3 2,500 326 13.0
    25 to 34 years 1,216 262 21.6 62 31 (B) 178 77 42.9 205 50 24.3 770 105 13.6
    35 to 44 years 1,283 290 22.6 107 58 54.2 230 94 41.1 210 46 21.7 737 92 12.5
    45 to 54 years 1,060 190 17.9 111 44 39.4 237 60 25.1 193 37 19.1 519 50 9.6
    55 to 64 years 756 167 22.1 148 53 35.6 162 38 23.5 138 30 21.5 308 47 15.1
    65 years and over 770 248 32.3 265 110 41.4 254 99 38.8 85 7 8.4 166 33 19.8
      65 to 74 years 431 141 32.7 136 65 47.7 145 52 35.8 42 2 (B) 107 21 20.0
      75 years and over 339 108 31.8 129 45 34.8 109 47 42.9 43 5 (B) 59 11 (B)
 
Native (24) 		6,083 1,424 23.4 662 247 37.3 611 180 29.5 992 200 20.2 1,170 133 11.4
Foreign-born 8,460 2,101 24.8 1,185 520 43.8 1,476 509 34.5 1,327 355 26.8 4,001 559 14.0
  Naturalized citizen 4,467 876 19.6 510 209 41.0 860 263 30.6 812 171 21.1 2,178 218 10.0
  Not a citizen 3,993 1,225 30.7 675 310 46.0 616 246 39.9 515 184 35.7 1,823 341 18.7
 
All Citizens 		10,550 2,300 21.8 1,171 456 38.9 1,471 443 30.1 1,803 371 20.6 3,348 351 10.5

Poverty Footnotes

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