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POV30: School Enrollment by Poverty Status, Sex and Age: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  Total Enrolled (25) Not Enrolled (25) Not enrolled and no high school diploma (25)
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		37,966 9,379 24.7 3,277 854 26.1 2,361 732 31.0 540 267 49.4
  Under 16 years 9,699 3,459 35.7 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 5,670 1,598 28.2 3,277 854 26.1 2,361 732 31.0 540 267 49.4
    16 to 17 years 1,474 418 28.4 1,384 376 27.1 89 43 48.0 62 30 (B)
    18 to 21 years 2,436 705 29.0 1,378 358 26.0 1,043 337 32.3 286 138 48.4
    22 to 24 years 1,760 474 26.9 515 120 23.3 1,228 352 28.7 191 98 51.4
  25 years and over 22,598 4,322 19.1 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		17,687 4,045 22.9 1,562 427 27.3 1,166 292 25.1 273 116 42.5
  Under 16 years 4,911 1,767 36.0 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,758 731 26.5 1,562 427 27.3 1,166 292 25.1 273 116 42.5
    16 to 17 years 732 210 28.7 692 188 27.2 40 22 53.9 32 19 57.8
    18 to 21 years 1,274 354 27.7 697 190 27.3 563 153 27.2 157 70 44.3
    22 to 24 years 752 167 22.2 173 48 27.8 563 117 20.8 84 28 33.2
  25 years and over 10,018 1,547 15.4 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		20,279 5,334 26.3 1,715 427 24.9 1,195 440 36.8 266 150 56.5
  Under 16 years 4,787 1,692 35.4 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,912 867 29.8 1,715 427 24.9 1,195 440 36.8 266 150 56.5
    16 to 17 years 741 208 28.1 692 187 27.0 49 21 43.1 30 11 37.2
    18 to 21 years 1,162 352 30.3 681 168 24.7 480 184 38.2 129 69 53.2
    22 to 24 years 1,009 307 30.4 342 72 21.0 665 235 35.4 108 71 65.7
  25 years and over 12,580 2,775 22.1 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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