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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 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)

Black alone
 
Both Sexes, total (1) 		37,966 18,357 48.4 3,277 1,680 51.3 2,361 1,366 57.9 540 401 74.3
  Under 16 years 9,699 5,979 61.6 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 5,670 3,069 54.1 3,277 1,680 51.3 2,361 1,366 57.9 540 401 74.3
    16 to 17 years 1,474 823 55.8 1,384 763 55.1 89 60 67.6 62 46 (B)
    18 to 21 years 2,436 1,361 55.9 1,378 686 49.8 1,043 665 63.7 286 228 79.8
    22 to 24 years 1,760 886 50.3 515 232 45.0 1,228 641 52.2 191 126 66.1
  25 years and over 22,598 9,309 41.2 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Male, total 		17,687 7,955 45.0 1,562 816 52.2 1,166 604 51.8 273 190 69.7
  Under 16 years 4,911 2,977 60.6 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,758 1,443 52.3 1,562 816 52.2 1,166 604 51.8 273 190 69.7
    16 to 17 years 732 419 57.2 692 387 56.0 40 31 77.7 32 27 83.9
    18 to 21 years 1,274 694 54.5 697 346 49.7 563 338 60.1 157 124 78.8
    22 to 24 years 752 330 43.9 173 83 47.7 563 235 41.7 84 40 47.1
  25 years and over 10,018 3,536 35.3 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
 
Female, total 		20,279 10,401 51.3 1,715 864 50.4 1,195 762 63.7 266 210 78.9
  Under 16 years 4,787 3,002 62.7 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)
  16 to 24 years 2,912 1,626 55.9 1,715 864 50.4 1,195 762 63.7 266 210 78.9
    16 to 17 years 741 404 54.5 692 375 54.2 49 29 59.2 30 19 63.6
    18 to 21 years 1,162 667 57.4 681 340 49.9 480 327 68.0 129 104 80.9
    22 to 24 years 1,009 555 55.1 342 149 43.6 665 406 61.0 108 87 80.8
  25 years and over 12,580 5,773 45.9 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (X)

Poverty Footnotes

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