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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		245,603 72,175 29.4 35,529 17,497 49.2 57,941 18,941 32.7 52,520 12,014 22.9 51,347 5,421 10.6
  Under 25 years 81,420 29,749 36.5 14,311 5,241 36.6 6,815 2,889 42.4 9,684 2,757 28.5 2,344 561 23.9
    Under 18 years 58,562 21,554 36.8 10,030 3,156 31.5 164 76 46.3 100 21 21.1 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 22,857 8,195 35.9 4,282 2,085 48.7 6,651 2,813 42.3 9,583 2,736 28.5 2,341 561 23.9
  25 years and over 164,183 42,426 25.8 21,218 12,256 57.8 51,126 16,052 31.4 42,836 9,258 21.6 49,003 4,861 9.9
    25 to 34 years 32,311 9,539 29.5 3,922 2,615 66.7 8,909 3,478 39.0 9,046 2,357 26.1 10,434 1,090 10.4
    35 to 44 years 33,239 8,146 24.5 3,996 2,469 61.8 9,423 2,947 31.3 8,819 1,868 21.2 11,001 862 7.8
    45 to 54 years 36,595 7,445 20.3 3,851 2,018 52.4 11,759 2,901 24.7 10,225 1,682 16.4 10,760 844 7.8
    55 to 64 years 29,049 5,832 20.1 2,904 1,443 49.7 8,786 2,135 24.3 7,876 1,361 17.3 9,483 894 9.4
    65 years and over 32,989 11,464 34.8 6,546 3,711 56.7 12,249 4,592 37.5 6,870 1,990 29.0 7,325 1,171 16.0
      65 to 74 years 17,618 4,965 28.2 2,817 1,512 53.7 6,487 1,988 30.7 3,885 927 23.8 4,429 538 12.1
      75 years and over 15,371 6,499 42.3 3,728 2,199 59.0 5,763 2,603 45.2 2,985 1,064 35.6 2,895 633 21.9
 
Male, total 		121,739 33,318 27.4 18,460 8,474 45.9 28,804 8,360 29.0 24,382 4,788 19.6 25,382 2,383 9.4
  Under 25 years 41,626 14,789 35.5 7,576 2,745 36.2 3,813 1,368 35.9 4,533 1,142 25.2 992 221 22.3
    Under 18 years 29,982 11,002 36.7 5,136 1,633 31.8 76 42 55.3 57 13 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,644 3,788 32.5 2,440 1,112 45.6 3,737 1,326 35.5 4,477 1,128 25.2 990 221 22.3
  25 years and over 80,113 18,528 23.1 10,885 5,729 52.6 24,991 6,992 28.0 19,848 3,646 18.4 24,390 2,162 8.9
    25 to 34 years 16,580 4,445 26.8 2,276 1,333 58.6 5,159 1,721 33.4 4,480 939 21.0 4,665 452 9.7
    35 to 44 years 16,779 3,843 22.9 2,301 1,303 56.6 5,099 1,397 27.4 4,116 753 18.3 5,263 391 7.4
    45 to 54 years 18,209 3,604 19.8 2,088 1,009 48.3 6,152 1,540 25.0 4,685 701 15.0 5,285 355 6.7
    55 to 64 years 14,167 2,714 19.2 1,492 714 47.9 3,987 929 23.3 3,687 635 17.2 5,001 435 8.7
    65 years and over 14,379 3,923 27.3 2,728 1,371 50.2 4,595 1,405 30.6 2,880 618 21.5 4,176 529 12.7
      65 to 74 years 8,212 1,912 23.3 1,276 634 49.7 2,638 693 26.3 1,730 307 17.8 2,567 278 10.8
      75 years and over 6,167 2,011 32.6 1,452 736 50.7 1,957 712 36.4 1,150 311 27.1 1,609 251 15.6
 
Female, total 		123,864 38,858 31.4 17,069 9,023 52.9 29,137 10,581 36.3 28,138 7,226 25.7 25,966 3,039 11.7
  Under 25 years 39,794 14,960 37.6 6,736 2,496 37.1 3,002 1,521 50.7 5,150 1,615 31.4 1,352 339 25.1
    Under 18 years 28,580 10,553 36.9 4,894 1,522 31.1 88 34 38.4 43 8 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 11,214 4,407 39.3 1,842 973 52.8 2,914 1,487 51.0 5,107 1,607 31.5 1,351 339 25.1
  25 years and over 84,070 23,898 28.4 10,333 6,527 63.2 26,135 9,060 34.7 22,988 5,612 24.4 24,614 2,699 11.0
    25 to 34 years 15,731 5,095 32.4 1,645 1,282 77.9 3,750 1,757 46.8 4,566 1,418 31.1 5,769 638 11.1
    35 to 44 years 16,460 4,303 26.1 1,695 1,166 68.8 4,324 1,550 35.8 4,703 1,115 23.7 5,738 471 8.2
    45 to 54 years 18,386 3,841 20.9 1,763 1,010 57.3 5,607 1,361 24.3 5,540 981 17.7 5,476 489 8.9
    55 to 64 years 14,882 3,119 21.0 1,413 729 51.6 4,799 1,206 25.1 4,189 725 17.3 4,482 459 10.2
    65 years and over 18,611 7,541 40.5 3,817 2,341 61.3 7,655 3,187 41.6 3,990 1,372 34.4 3,149 641 20.4
      65 to 74 years 9,407 3,052 32.4 1,541 878 57.0 3,849 1,296 33.7 2,155 619 28.7 1,862 260 13.9
      75 years and over 9,204 4,488 48.8 2,276 1,463 64.3 3,806 1,891 49.7 1,835 753 41.0 1,287 382 29.7
 
Native (24) 		221,123 60,616 27.4 26,212 11,463 43.7 51,932 16,165 31.1 48,920 10,854 22.2 46,964 4,580 9.8
Foreign-born 24,480 11,560 47.2 9,318 6,034 64.8 6,009 2,776 46.2 3,600 1,160 32.2 4,383 841 19.2
  Naturalized citizen 9,336 3,095 33.2 2,271 1,270 55.9 2,505 888 35.4 1,970 510 25.9 2,384 364 15.3
  Not a citizen 15,144 8,464 55.9 7,047 4,764 67.6 3,503 1,888 53.9 1,629 650 39.9 1,999 477 23.8
 
All Citizens 		230,459 63,711 27.6 28,482 12,733 44.7 54,438 17,053 31.3 50,891 11,364 22.3 49,348 4,945 10.0

Poverty Footnotes

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