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POV23: Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings for People 16 Years Old and Over: 2009

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  All income levels With income below poverty threshold
Worked in previous year (16) Worked full-time year-round (16) Worked in previous year (16) Worked full-time year-round (16)
  Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family (33)   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family (33)   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family (33)   Earnings below wtd. avg poverty threshold for 4 person family (33)
All income levels Number Percent All income levels Number Percent Poor, total Number Percent Poor, total Number Percent

Both Sexes
      Total (17) 126,900 21,176 16.7 81,003 6,194 7.6 7,966 7,488 94.0 1,953 1,687 86.4
16 to 17 years 1,648 175 10.6 64 5 (B) 92 83 90.2 2 0 (B)
18 to 64 years 118,491 18,536 15.6 77,980 5,871 7.5 7,746 7,281 94.0 1,926 1,663 86.3
    18 to 24 years 15,470 4,306 27.8 5,192 1,020 19.6 1,984 1,919 96.7 254 234 92.0
    25 to 34 years 26,618 4,745 17.8 17,804 1,613 9.1 2,302 2,157 93.7 613 530 86.4
    35 to 44 years 26,526 3,271 12.3 19,156 1,173 6.1 1,634 1,465 89.6 551 437 79.3
    45 to 54 years 29,567 3,288 11.1 21,802 1,159 5.3 1,165 1,100 94.4 327 296 90.6
    55 to 64 years 20,310 2,926 14.4 14,027 906 6.5 660 641 97.1 182 167 92.0
65 years and over 6,760 2,465 36.5 2,958 318 10.7 127 124 97.5 26 24 (B)

Male
 
      Total (17) 		68,345 10,384 15.2 46,815 3,110 6.6 4,023 3,709 92.2 1,161 963 83.0
16 to 17 years 848 89 10.5 43 4 (B) 47 42 (B) 2 0 (B)
18 to 64 years 63,748 9,154 14.4 44,956 2,933 6.5 3,909 3,602 92.2 1,139 943 82.8
    18 to 24 years 8,140 2,070 25.4 2,984 507 17.0 884 844 95.5 146 129 88.1
    25 to 34 years 14,714 2,531 17.2 10,338 882 8.5 1,191 1,089 91.4 357 292 81.7
    35 to 44 years 14,684 1,744 11.9 11,496 614 5.3 911 796 87.5 344 260 75.6
    45 to 54 years 15,583 1,544 9.9 12,286 521 4.2 590 556 94.2 180 163 90.4
    55 to 64 years 10,628 1,266 11.9 7,852 408 5.2 333 318 95.4 111 99 88.8
65 years and over 3,748 1,141 30.4 1,816 173 9.5 67 65 (B) 21 21 (B)

Female
 
      Total (17) 		58,555 10,792 18.4 34,188 3,084 9.0 3,943 3,779 95.8 793 724 91.4
16 to 17 years 800 86 10.8 21 1 (B) 45 42 (B) 0 0 (X)
18 to 64 years 54,743 9,381 17.1 33,025 2,938 8.9 3,838 3,678 95.8 787 720 91.5
    18 to 24 years 7,330 2,236 30.5 2,207 513 23.3 1,100 1,074 97.7 108 105 97.2
    25 to 34 years 11,904 2,214 18.6 7,466 730 9.8 1,111 1,068 96.1 256 238 92.9
    35 to 44 years 11,842 1,527 12.9 7,661 559 7.3 724 668 92.4 206 176 85.4
    45 to 54 years 13,984 1,744 12.5 9,516 638 6.7 576 544 94.5 146 133 90.7
    55 to 64 years 9,682 1,660 17.1 6,174 498 8.1 327 323 98.8 71 69 (B)
65 years and over 3,012 1,324 44.0 1,142 144 12.6 61 59 (B) 5 4 (B)

Household Relationship (17)
 
      People 16 to 64 years old (17) 		120,139 18,711 15.6 78,044 5,876 7.5 7,839 7,364 93.9 1,928 1,663 86.3
In families (2) 93,998 9,429 10.0 60,626 2,837 4.7 4,676 4,202 89.8 1,467 1,202 82.0
      Householder 42,402 5,060 11.9 30,023 1,634 5.4 2,778 2,591 93.3 870 751 86.4
In families with related
      children under 18 years (9) 		50,308 5,457 10.8 31,901 1,749 5.5 3,800 3,332 87.7 1,279 1,016 79.5
      Householder 24,325 3,535 14.5 17,001 1,193 7.0 2,389 2,205 92.3 767 649 84.6
In families with related
      children under 6 years (9) 		21,294 2,740 12.9 13,795 880 6.4 2,316 1,946 84.0 791 583 73.7
      Householder 10,774 1,801 16.7 7,223 576 8.0 1,423 1,287 90.4 445 355 79.9
In married-couple families (11) 109,933 7,105 6.5 74,743 2,168 2.9 3,564 3,082 86.5 1,369 1,068 78.0
      Husbands (11) 35,454 2,302 6.5 28,394 839 3.0 1,444 1,236 85.6 676 519 76.8
      Wives (11) 30,066 1,956 6.5 18,745 527 2.8 689 624 90.6 184 161 87.4
      Related children (18) 10,024 543 5.4 2,889 79 2.7 203 151 74.5 29 12 (B)
      Other 1,367 118 8.6 735 25 3.4 62 41 (B) 21 11 (B)
      Householder 33,022 2,186 6.6 23,980 699 2.9 1,165 1,029 88.3 460 366 79.7
In married-couple families with
    related children under 18 years (9) 		58,859 3,600 6.1 39,537 1,253 3.2 2,844 2,371 83.4 1,179 880 74.6
      Husbands (11) 19,914 1,379 6.9 16,239 571 3.5 1,209 1,005 83.1 606 449 74.1
      Wives (11) 15,236 788 5.2 8,782 219 2.5 495 430 86.9 135 112 82.9
      Related children (18) 4,830 212 4.4 981 25 2.6 146 96 65.8 26 10 (B)
In married-couple families with
    related children under 6 years (9) 		25,710 2,022 7.9 17,485 702 4.0 1,848 1,486 80.4 759 528 69.6
      Husbands (11) 9,353 864 9.2 7,475 362 4.8 821 665 81.0 410 289 70.6
      Wives (11) 6,535 386 5.9 3,543 87 2.5 301 251 83.3 73 51 (B)
      Related children (18) 981 63 6.4 305 8 2.6 72 35 (B) 13 4 (B)
      Other 632 45 7.1 369 11 2.9 54 34 (B) 19 11 (B)
      Householder 8,209 664 8.1 5,794 235 4.0 600 501 83.5 243 173 71.1
In families with male householder,
    no wife present 		5,860 1,058 18.1 3,537 315 8.9 505 487 96.5 119 119 99.8
      Householder 3,032 636 21.0 1,990 195 9.8 318 313 98.7 78 78 100.0
      Other 2,828 422 14.9 1,547 120 7.8 188 174 92.8 41 41 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 18 years (9) 		2,608 598 22.9 1,621 192 11.8 364 346 95.1 96 96 99.8
      Householder 1,697 450 26.5 1,146 149 13.0 257 253 98.3 66 66 (B)
      Related children (18) 348 75 21.6 115 14 12.5 34 34 (B) 4 4 (B)
      Other 563 73 13.0 360 29 8.0 72 59 (B) 26 26 (B)
In families with male householder,
no wife present with related
  children under 6 years (9) 		1,120 289 25.8 660 86 13.1 192 174 90.7 35 35 (B)
      Householder 754 240 31.8 457 78 17.0 146 141 97.1 30 30 (B)
      Related children (18) 111 23 21.0 52 5 (B) 12 12 (B) 3 3 (B)
      Other 255 25 10.0 151 4 2.6 34 20 (B) 2 2 (B)
In families with female householder,
  no husband present 		11,228 3,452 30.7 6,326 1,052 16.6 1,773 1,661 93.7 439 382 87.0
      Householder 6,349 2,237 35.2 4,053 739 18.2 1,295 1,248 96.4 333 307 92.3
      Other 4,879 1,215 24.9 2,273 313 13.8 477 412 86.4 106 74 70.2
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 18 years (9) 		6,810 2,424 35.6 3,753 727 19.4 1,528 1,417 92.8 395 338 85.7
      Householder 4,658 1,919 41.2 2,846 621 21.8 1,196 1,150 96.1 309 284 91.9
      Related children (18) 1,291 341 26.4 376 54 14.3 168 150 89.7 15 13 (B)
      Other 862 164 19.0 531 52 9.7 164 117 71.4 70 41 (B)
In families with female householder
no husband present with related
  children under 6 years (9) 		2,672 1,094 40.9 1,444 326 22.6 877 787 89.7 241 193 80.1
      Householder 1,811 897 49.5 972 264 27.2 678 645 95.1 172 153 88.9
      Related children (18) 341 90 26.5 145 23 15.9 72 59 (B) 11 8 (B)
      Other 520 106 20.4 327 38 11.7 126 82 65.2 58 32 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 375 179 47.7 204 52 25.7 116 116 100.0 22 22 (B)
Unrelated individuals (4) 25,990 9,122 35.1 17,228 2,987 17.3 3,057 3,057 100.0 439 439 100.0
      Male 15,140 4,979 32.9 10,105 1,623 16.1 1,663 1,663 100.0 266 266 100.0
        Householder 10,070 2,705 26.9 7,022 845 12.0 850 850 100.0 143 143 100.0
      Female 10,851 4,143 38.2 7,123 1,364 19.2 1,394 1,394 100.0 173 173 100.0
        Householder 7,202 2,346 32.6 5,035 835 16.6 690 690 100.0 120 120 100.0

Poverty Footnotes

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