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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 alone, not Hispanic
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		196,940 47,479 24.1 21,812 8,818 40.4 48,623 14,754 30.3 45,511 9,798 21.5 47,428 4,688 9.9
  Under 25 years 59,026 16,898 28.6 10,288 2,803 27.3 5,122 2,010 39.2 7,959 2,184 27.4 2,090 480 22.9
    Under 18 years 41,309 11,267 27.3 7,551 1,784 23.6 111 46 41.3 77 17 22.2 3 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 17,717 5,631 31.8 2,737 1,020 37.3 5,011 1,964 39.2 7,883 2,167 27.5 2,087 480 23.0
  25 years and over 137,914 30,581 22.2 11,524 6,015 52.2 43,500 12,743 29.3 37,552 7,614 20.3 45,338 4,209 9.3
    25 to 34 years 24,190 5,650 23.4 1,251 743 59.4 6,336 2,251 35.5 7,296 1,763 24.2 9,307 894 9.6
    35 to 44 years 26,215 4,826 18.4 1,498 778 51.9 7,390 1,985 26.9 7,394 1,387 18.8 9,932 675 6.8
    45 to 54 years 31,383 5,375 17.1 1,956 910 46.5 10,247 2,323 22.7 9,136 1,405 15.4 10,044 737 7.3
    55 to 64 years 25,977 4,692 18.1 1,730 807 46.6 7,997 1,880 23.5 7,231 1,201 16.6 9,019 804 8.9
    65 years and over 30,149 10,038 33.3 5,089 2,777 54.6 11,530 4,305 37.3 6,494 1,857 28.6 7,035 1,099 15.6
      65 to 74 years 15,886 4,129 26.0 2,003 986 49.2 6,025 1,816 30.1 3,623 832 23.0 4,235 494 11.7
      75 years and over 14,264 5,909 41.4 3,086 1,791 58.0 5,505 2,489 45.2 2,871 1,025 35.7 2,801 605 21.6
 
Male, total 		96,770 21,159 21.9 11,157 4,082 36.6 23,890 6,328 26.5 21,011 3,879 18.5 23,484 2,041 8.7
  Under 25 years 30,189 8,341 27.6 5,437 1,489 27.4 2,894 941 32.5 3,739 891 23.8 892 192 21.6
    Under 18 years 21,214 5,839 27.5 3,888 973 25.0 52 28 (B) 44 9 (B) 2 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 8,975 2,502 27.9 1,548 516 33.3 2,842 912 32.1 3,695 882 23.9 890 192 21.6
  25 years and over 66,580 12,818 19.3 5,720 2,593 45.3 20,995 5,388 25.7 17,272 2,988 17.3 22,592 1,849 8.2
    25 to 34 years 12,159 2,503 20.6 688 331 48.2 3,696 1,113 30.1 3,613 703 19.5 4,162 355 8.5
    35 to 44 years 13,057 2,181 16.7 898 412 45.8 4,020 914 22.7 3,404 550 16.2 4,735 305 6.4
    45 to 54 years 15,522 2,581 16.6 1,095 443 40.5 5,375 1,241 23.1 4,141 590 14.2 4,911 308 6.3
    55 to 64 years 12,671 2,186 17.3 889 396 44.5 3,617 828 22.9 3,402 571 16.8 4,763 391 8.2
    65 years and over 13,171 3,367 25.6 2,151 1,012 47.0 4,288 1,291 30.1 2,712 575 21.2 4,021 490 12.2
      65 to 74 years 7,451 1,572 21.1 945 421 44.6 2,431 619 25.5 1,616 275 17.0 2,459 257 10.5
      75 years and over 5,720 1,795 31.4 1,206 591 49.0 1,856 672 36.2 1,096 300 27.4 1,562 233 14.9
 
Female, total 		100,171 26,320 26.3 10,654 4,736 44.5 24,733 8,425 34.1 24,500 5,919 24.2 23,945 2,647 11.1
  Under 25 years 28,836 8,558 29.7 4,851 1,314 27.1 2,228 1,070 48.0 4,221 1,293 30.6 1,198 287 24.0
    Under 18 years 20,095 5,429 27.0 3,663 810 22.1 59 18 (B) 33 8 (B) 1 0 (B)
    18 to 24 years 8,742 3,129 35.8 1,188 504 42.4 2,169 1,052 48.5 4,188 1,286 30.7 1,197 287 24.0
  25 years and over 71,334 17,763 24.9 5,804 3,422 59.0 22,505 7,356 32.7 20,279 4,625 22.8 22,746 2,360 10.4
    25 to 34 years 12,031 3,147 26.2 563 412 73.1 2,640 1,137 43.1 3,683 1,060 28.8 5,145 539 10.5
    35 to 44 years 13,157 2,645 20.1 600 367 61.1 3,370 1,071 31.8 3,990 837 21.0 5,197 370 7.1
    45 to 54 years 15,862 2,794 17.6 861 467 54.2 4,872 1,082 22.2 4,995 816 16.3 5,133 430 8.4
    55 to 64 years 13,306 2,506 18.8 841 411 48.9 4,380 1,051 24.0 3,829 631 16.5 4,256 413 9.7
    65 years and over 16,978 6,671 39.3 2,939 1,766 60.1 7,243 3,014 41.6 3,782 1,282 33.9 3,015 609 20.2
      65 to 74 years 8,434 2,557 30.3 1,058 566 53.4 3,594 1,197 33.3 2,006 558 27.8 1,775 237 13.3
      75 years and over 8,544 4,114 48.2 1,881 1,200 63.8 3,649 1,817 49.8 1,775 725 40.8 1,239 373 30.1
 
Native (24) 		189,358 45,386 24.0 20,813 8,326 40.0 46,733 14,061 30.1 43,964 9,407 21.4 44,583 4,256 9.5
Foreign-born 7,582 2,093 27.6 999 492 49.2 1,889 693 36.7 1,547 391 25.3 2,845 432 15.2
  Naturalized citizen 4,409 1,115 25.3 529 264 50.0 1,114 345 30.9 983 242 24.6 1,656 240 14.5
  Not a citizen 3,174 978 30.8 471 228 48.4 775 348 45.0 564 149 26.4 1,189 192 16.1
 
All Citizens 		193,766 46,501 24.0 21,341 8,591 40.3 47,848 14,405 30.1 44,947 9,649 21.5 46,240 4,497 9.7

Poverty Footnotes

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