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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 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)

Black alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		37,966 17,344 45.7 3,277 1,573 48.0 2,361 1,302 55.2 540 394 73.0
  Under 16 years 9,699 5,768 59.5 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 5,670 2,897 51.1 3,277 1,573 48.0 2,361 1,302 55.2 540 394 73.0
    16 to 17 years 1,474 774 52.5 1,384 715 51.6 89 59 66.3 62 46 (B)
    18 to 21 years 2,436 1,290 53.0 1,378 642 46.6 1,043 638 61.2 286 223 78.1
    22 to 24 years 1,760 834 47.4 515 216 42.0 1,228 605 49.3 191 125 65.1
  25 years and over 22,598 8,679 38.4 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		17,687 7,493 42.4 1,562 775 49.6 1,166 566 48.6 273 187 68.3
  Under 16 years 4,911 2,864 58.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,758 1,363 49.4 1,562 775 49.6 1,166 566 48.6 273 187 68.3
    16 to 17 years 732 397 54.2 692 366 53.0 40 30 74.9 32 27 83.9
    18 to 21 years 1,274 659 51.7 697 326 46.8 563 323 57.4 157 122 77.6
    22 to 24 years 752 308 40.9 173 83 47.7 563 213 37.8 84 38 44.9
  25 years and over 10,018 3,265 32.6 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		20,279 9,852 48.6 1,715 798 46.5 1,195 736 61.6 266 208 77.9
  Under 16 years 4,787 2,904 60.7 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,912 1,534 52.7 1,715 798 46.5 1,195 736 61.6 266 208 77.9
    16 to 17 years 741 377 50.9 692 348 50.3 49 29 59.2 30 19 63.6
    18 to 21 years 1,162 631 54.3 681 316 46.4 480 315 65.5 129 102 78.8
    22 to 24 years 1,009 526 52.1 342 134 39.1 665 392 59.0 108 87 80.8
  25 years and over 12,580 5,414 43.0 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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