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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2009-RS
| |
|
Percent Below Poverty Level |
| |
Before taxes |
| |
Money income |
|
Population Total
(thousands) |
Excluding capital gains (current measure)
Definition 1 |
Definition 1 less government transfers
Definition 2 |
Definition 2 plus capital gains (4)
Definition 3 |
Definition 3 plus health insurance supplements to wage or salary income
Definition 4 |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
78867
|
9.9
|
19.6
|
19.6
|
19.0
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
3405
|
31.2
|
35.9
|
35.9
|
34.5
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
30169
|
13.4
|
16.9
|
16.9
|
16.1
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
18176
|
6.9
|
10.9
|
10.9
|
10.5
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
13711
|
5.8
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.5
|
|
65 years and over
|
13405
|
4.6
|
39.4
|
39.4
|
38.9
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
58428
|
5.0
|
14.3
|
14.3
|
13.9
|
With related children
under 18
|
26119
|
7.1
|
9.8
|
9.8
|
9.2
|
With related children
under 6
|
12158
|
9.7
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
11.3
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
5582
|
15.3
|
24.7
|
24.7
|
23.9
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
14857
|
27.0
|
38.6
|
38.6
|
37.4
|
With related children
under 18
|
9872
|
35.1
|
43.0
|
43.0
|
41.6
|
With related children
under 6
|
4141
|
47.2
|
53.9
|
53.9
|
52.3
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
14125
|
8.3
|
17.6
|
17.6
|
17.0
|
|
Midwest
|
17465
|
9.3
|
20.1
|
20.1
|
19.3
|
|
South
|
29719
|
11.0
|
21.4
|
21.4
|
20.9
|
|
West
|
17558
|
9.7
|
17.9
|
17.9
|
17.3
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
9636
|
26.2
|
45.2
|
45.2
|
44.2
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
23285
|
11.6
|
24.8
|
24.8
|
23.9
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
22039
|
8.7
|
17.1
|
17.1
|
16.6
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
23906
|
2.7
|
6.7
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
65461
|
10.9
|
15.6
|
15.6
|
15.0
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
44302
|
4.5
|
5.8
|
5.8
|
5.3
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
37039
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
3.1
|
2.8
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
8073
|
17.7
|
23.6
|
23.6
|
22.3
|
|
Did not work
|
13086
|
28.5
|
43.8
|
43.8
|
43.2
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
25278
|
24.8
|
53.6
|
53.6
|
52.5
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
15464
|
36.8
|
54.3
|
54.3
|
52.9
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
9814
|
5.9
|
52.3
|
52.3
|
51.9
|
|
One worker
|
33355
|
4.2
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
4.9
|
|
Two workers or more
|
20234
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
4072
|
35.4
|
62.9
|
62.9
|
61.8
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
1482
|
57.8
|
76.4
|
76.4
|
75.4
|
|
SSI
|
2858
|
25.1
|
57.7
|
57.7
|
56.5
|
|
Food stamps
|
7650
|
50.3
|
68.3
|
68.3
|
67.0
|
|
Housing assistance
|
2477
|
52.9
|
69.8
|
69.8
|
68.8
|
|
Energy assistance
|
2420
|
45.5
|
70.6
|
70.6
|
69.5
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
8842
|
38.4
|
49.0
|
49.0
|
47.2
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
2156
|
55.4
|
83.5
|
83.5
|
83.0
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
53339
|
2.8
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
5.6
|
|
Medicare
|
19035
|
7.1
|
38.8
|
38.8
|
38.2
|
|
Medicaid
|
17087
|
29.3
|
44.0
|
44.0
|
43.0
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
8088
|
17.8
|
22.5
|
22.5
|
22.5
|
|
Health insurance
|
4925
|
22.6
|
28.2
|
28.2
|
28.2
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
4107
|
18.3
|
54.7
|
54.7
|
53.8
|
| |
Percent Below Poverty Level |
| After taxes |
Definition 4 less Social Security payroll taxes
Definition 5 |
Definition 5 less Federal income taxes
Definition 6 |
Definition 6 plus Earned Income Tax Credit
Definition 7 |
Definition 7 less state income taxes
Definition 8 |
Definition 8 plus nonmeans- tested government cash transfers (5)
Definition 9 |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
19.8
|
19.1
|
17.5
|
17.5
|
8.8
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
35.9
|
34.1
|
29.0
|
29.1
|
26.1
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
17.2
|
15.8
|
13.2
|
13.2
|
10.9
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
11.3
|
10.7
|
9.6
|
9.7
|
6.6
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
13.8
|
13.7
|
13.2
|
13.4
|
6.3
|
|
65 years and over
|
39.4
|
39.4
|
39.1
|
39.3
|
5.5
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
14.5
|
13.9
|
13.0
|
13.0
|
4.3
|
With related children
under 18
|
10.1
|
8.9
|
6.9
|
7.0
|
5.1
|
With related children
under 6
|
12.4
|
10.8
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
6.6
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
24.9
|
24.4
|
22.2
|
22.3
|
14.3
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
39.0
|
37.4
|
33.6
|
33.6
|
24.7
|
With related children
under 18
|
43.6
|
41.0
|
35.5
|
35.3
|
30.4
|
With related children
under 6
|
54.9
|
51.5
|
44.3
|
44.2
|
40.4
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
17.5
|
17.1
|
15.8
|
15.7
|
7.7
|
|
Midwest
|
20.1
|
19.4
|
17.9
|
18.0
|
8.4
|
|
South
|
21.7
|
20.8
|
19.1
|
19.2
|
9.8
|
|
West
|
18.3
|
17.4
|
15.8
|
15.8
|
8.6
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
46.0
|
44.0
|
40.3
|
40.4
|
24.4
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
25.0
|
24.1
|
22.0
|
22.1
|
10.0
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
17.2
|
16.5
|
15.1
|
15.1
|
7.7
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
6.7
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
2.4
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
15.8
|
14.9
|
13.1
|
13.1
|
9.5
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
6.1
|
5.2
|
3.6
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
3.4
|
2.6
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
23.8
|
22.4
|
18.6
|
18.5
|
14.1
|
|
Did not work
|
44.0
|
43.2
|
41.5
|
41.7
|
29.4
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
53.6
|
52.9
|
50.1
|
50.2
|
24.2
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
54.5
|
53.2
|
48.9
|
48.8
|
35.0
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
52.3
|
52.4
|
52.2
|
52.4
|
7.1
|
|
One worker
|
5.9
|
4.7
|
3.1
|
3.2
|
2.4
|
|
Two workers or more
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
63.3
|
62.3
|
59.1
|
59.3
|
47.4
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
77.9
|
75.5
|
69.8
|
70.1
|
62.1
|
|
SSI
|
57.6
|
57.5
|
55.6
|
55.7
|
42.3
|
|
Food stamps
|
69.8
|
66.5
|
59.1
|
59.0
|
46.9
|
|
Housing assistance
|
70.8
|
68.1
|
63.3
|
63.2
|
51.5
|
|
Energy assistance
|
71.7
|
68.6
|
62.4
|
62.4
|
44.1
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
50.3
|
46.4
|
38.5
|
38.4
|
31.5
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
84.6
|
83.0
|
78.8
|
79.0
|
68.7
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
5.9
|
5.6
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
1.9
|
|
Medicare
|
38.8
|
38.6
|
38.1
|
38.3
|
8.4
|
|
Medicaid
|
45.3
|
42.7
|
37.5
|
37.5
|
27.1
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
23.9
|
22.8
|
20.0
|
20.0
|
15.7
|
|
Health insurance
|
29.9
|
28.3
|
24.8
|
24.7
|
19.8
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
55.2
|
54.4
|
52.8
|
52.8
|
23.8
|
| |
Percent Below Poverty Level |
| After taxes |
Definition 9 plus Medicare
Definition 10 |
Definition 10 plus regular-price school lunches
Definition 11 |
Definition 11 plus means-tested government cash transfers
Definition 12 |
Definition 12 plus Medicaid
Definition 13 |
Definition 13 plus other means-tested government noncash transfers
Definition 14 |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
8.7
|
8.7
|
8.0
|
7.7
|
6.4
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
24.9
|
24.3
|
19.9
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
10.8
|
10.8
|
10.1
|
9.8
|
7.8
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
5.8
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
6.1
|
6.1
|
5.2
|
5.0
|
4.5
|
|
65 years and over
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
4.2
|
4.2
|
3.8
|
3.7
|
3.3
|
With related children
under 18
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
3.6
|
With related children
under 6
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
4.8
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
12.8
|
12.7
|
11.8
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
24.3
|
24.3
|
22.4
|
21.5
|
16.6
|
With related children
under 18
|
30.1
|
30.1
|
28.3
|
27.0
|
20.5
|
With related children
under 6
|
40.2
|
40.2
|
38.6
|
36.6
|
28.9
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
7.5
|
7.5
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
4.9
|
|
Midwest
|
8.2
|
8.2
|
7.6
|
7.4
|
6.1
|
|
South
|
9.6
|
9.6
|
9.0
|
8.7
|
7.3
|
|
West
|
8.5
|
8.5
|
7.7
|
7.5
|
6.2
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
23.9
|
23.9
|
21.5
|
20.8
|
17.0
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
9.9
|
9.9
|
9.1
|
8.8
|
7.2
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
7.6
|
7.6
|
7.1
|
6.8
|
5.6
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
2.0
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
8.7
|
8.4
|
6.9
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
1.9
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
0.9
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
13.2
|
12.7
|
9.5
|
|
Did not work
|
28.9
|
28.9
|
26.3
|
25.3
|
22.0
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
23.7
|
23.7
|
21.7
|
21.1
|
17.7
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
34.5
|
34.5
|
31.8
|
30.8
|
25.6
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
5.2
|
|
One worker
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
1.5
|
|
Two workers or more
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
45.6
|
45.6
|
31.9
|
29.9
|
20.8
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
61.5
|
61.5
|
51.7
|
48.2
|
33.0
|
|
SSI
|
40.0
|
40.0
|
22.8
|
21.1
|
14.6
|
|
Food stamps
|
45.9
|
45.9
|
41.0
|
38.5
|
26.2
|
|
Housing assistance
|
50.4
|
50.4
|
45.8
|
42.3
|
23.9
|
|
Energy assistance
|
43.1
|
43.1
|
37.8
|
34.9
|
24.3
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
31.0
|
31.0
|
28.9
|
27.5
|
19.9
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
67.0
|
67.0
|
49.7
|
46.2
|
29.9
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
|
Medicare
|
7.7
|
7.7
|
6.5
|
6.3
|
5.5
|
|
Medicaid
|
26.5
|
26.5
|
23.3
|
22.1
|
16.7
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
15.7
|
15.7
|
15.6
|
15.6
|
15.0
|
|
Health insurance
|
19.8
|
19.7
|
19.7
|
19.7
|
18.7
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
21.6
|
21.6
|
16.1
|
15.5
|
12.0
|
| |
Percent Below Poverty Level |
| After taxes |
Definition 14 plus net imputed return on equity in own home
Definition 15 |
Definition 14 less medical programs
Definition 14a |
Money Income after Taxes Without EIC
Definition 1a |
Money Income after Taxes With EIC
Definition 1b |
Money Income after Taxes With EIC plus Economic Recovery Payment (6)
Definition 1c |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
6.1
|
6.4
|
9.7
|
8.3
|
8.3
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
19.6
|
20.0
|
30.6
|
25.7
|
25.7
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
7.9
|
7.8
|
13.0
|
10.5
|
10.5
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
4.5
|
4.8
|
7.0
|
6.0
|
6.0
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
4.0
|
4.6
|
5.9
|
5.6
|
5.5
|
|
65 years and over
|
3.1
|
4.1
|
4.7
|
4.6
|
4.5
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
4.9
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
With related children
under 18
|
3.7
|
3.7
|
6.7
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
With related children
under 6
|
5.0
|
4.9
|
9.1
|
6.5
|
6.5
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
11.3
|
11.9
|
15.3
|
13.4
|
13.4
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
16.0
|
16.7
|
26.7
|
23.1
|
23.1
|
With related children
under 18
|
20.2
|
20.7
|
34.4
|
29.1
|
29.1
|
With related children
under 6
|
28.7
|
29.2
|
46.5
|
39.8
|
39.8
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
4.8
|
5.0
|
8.0
|
6.8
|
6.8
|
|
Midwest
|
5.9
|
6.1
|
9.1
|
7.9
|
7.9
|
|
South
|
7.0
|
7.4
|
11.0
|
9.3
|
9.3
|
|
West
|
6.0
|
6.3
|
9.6
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
16.2
|
17.2
|
25.9
|
22.2
|
22.2
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
7.0
|
7.2
|
11.4
|
9.5
|
9.4
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
5.5
|
5.7
|
8.6
|
7.4
|
7.3
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
1.9
|
2.0
|
2.7
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
6.7
|
6.9
|
10.8
|
9.0
|
9.0
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
2.1
|
1.9
|
4.3
|
2.9
|
2.9
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
1.1
|
0.9
|
2.5
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
17.5
|
13.8
|
13.8
|
|
Did not work
|
21.0
|
22.2
|
28.5
|
27.0
|
26.9
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
16.6
|
17.8
|
24.7
|
22.4
|
22.3
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
24.6
|
25.7
|
36.5
|
32.9
|
32.8
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
3.9
|
5.2
|
6.0
|
5.9
|
5.8
|
|
One worker
|
1.7
|
1.6
|
4.0
|
2.4
|
2.4
|
|
Two workers or more
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
19.9
|
21.2
|
35.3
|
32.8
|
32.8
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
31.9
|
33.2
|
57.1
|
52.7
|
52.7
|
|
SSI
|
13.8
|
15.0
|
25.2
|
23.9
|
23.9
|
|
Food stamps
|
25.3
|
26.4
|
49.4
|
42.6
|
42.6
|
|
Housing assistance
|
23.9
|
24.0
|
52.1
|
46.8
|
46.8
|
|
Energy assistance
|
22.3
|
24.7
|
44.1
|
38.7
|
38.7
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
19.6
|
20.1
|
37.1
|
29.9
|
29.9
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
28.7
|
30.4
|
55.0
|
51.1
|
51.1
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
2.7
|
2.1
|
2.1
|
|
Medicare
|
4.7
|
5.6
|
7.2
|
7.0
|
6.9
|
|
Medicaid
|
16.2
|
16.9
|
28.6
|
24.0
|
24.0
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
14.1
|
15.0
|
17.9
|
15.6
|
15.6
|
|
Health insurance
|
17.6
|
18.7
|
22.5
|
19.7
|
19.6
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
10.8
|
12.3
|
18.5
|
17.6
|
17.5
|
| |
Number Below Poverty Level |
| Definition 1 |
Definition 2 |
Definition 3 |
Definition 4 |
Definition 5 |
Definition 6 |
Definition 7 |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
7782
|
15497
|
15497
|
15011
|
15642
|
15040
|
13798
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
1064
|
1222
|
1222
|
1175
|
1223
|
1162
|
988
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
4057
|
5087
|
5087
|
4866
|
5192
|
4769
|
3994
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
1249
|
1985
|
1985
|
1902
|
2049
|
1947
|
1753
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
791
|
1925
|
1925
|
1852
|
1894
|
1885
|
1815
|
|
65 years and over
|
622
|
5278
|
5278
|
5215
|
5284
|
5277
|
5248
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
2911
|
8380
|
8380
|
8114
|
8456
|
8121
|
7568
|
With related children
under 18
|
1843
|
2549
|
2549
|
2403
|
2647
|
2336
|
1814
|
With related children
under 6
|
1176
|
1455
|
1455
|
1377
|
1506
|
1314
|
996
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
855
|
1379
|
1379
|
1335
|
1388
|
1362
|
1239
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
4016
|
5737
|
5737
|
5562
|
5798
|
5558
|
4991
|
With related children
under 18
|
3469
|
4243
|
4243
|
4102
|
4304
|
4053
|
3501
|
With related children
under 6
|
1956
|
2233
|
2233
|
2165
|
2274
|
2134
|
1836
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
1166
|
2492
|
2492
|
2394
|
2471
|
2413
|
2227
|
|
Midwest
|
1625
|
3509
|
3509
|
3365
|
3505
|
3384
|
3125
|
|
South
|
3281
|
6346
|
6346
|
6209
|
6460
|
6184
|
5680
|
|
West
|
1711
|
3150
|
3150
|
3043
|
3206
|
3058
|
2767
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
2528
|
4356
|
4356
|
4255
|
4430
|
4244
|
3879
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
2694
|
5779
|
5779
|
5564
|
5829
|
5606
|
5117
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
1917
|
3765
|
3765
|
3649
|
3781
|
3634
|
3331
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
643
|
1596
|
1596
|
1544
|
1601
|
1556
|
1471
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
7161
|
10218
|
10218
|
9796
|
10357
|
9763
|
8550
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
2002
|
2580
|
2580
|
2339
|
2681
|
2296
|
1613
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
994
|
1149
|
1149
|
1019
|
1247
|
971
|
588
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
1430
|
1901
|
1901
|
1803
|
1917
|
1812
|
1500
|
|
Did not work
|
3729
|
5737
|
5737
|
5654
|
5759
|
5655
|
5437
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
6271
|
13539
|
13539
|
13278
|
13555
|
13362
|
12675
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
5688
|
8401
|
8401
|
8186
|
8425
|
8220
|
7555
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
582
|
5137
|
5137
|
5092
|
5130
|
5142
|
5120
|
|
One worker
|
1414
|
1854
|
1854
|
1634
|
1967
|
1577
|
1045
|
|
Two workers or more
|
97
|
104
|
104
|
98
|
119
|
102
|
78
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
1441
|
2562
|
2562
|
2516
|
2578
|
2538
|
2406
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
856
|
1132
|
1132
|
1118
|
1155
|
1119
|
1034
|
|
SSI
|
717
|
1649
|
1649
|
1616
|
1647
|
1642
|
1588
|
|
Food stamps
|
3847
|
5228
|
5228
|
5126
|
5339
|
5091
|
4521
|
|
Housing assistance
|
1310
|
1729
|
1729
|
1704
|
1754
|
1686
|
1568
|
|
Energy assistance
|
1102
|
1708
|
1708
|
1682
|
1736
|
1660
|
1511
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
3393
|
4330
|
4330
|
4176
|
4451
|
4101
|
3403
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
1194
|
1800
|
1800
|
1789
|
1823
|
1789
|
1700
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
1480
|
3485
|
3485
|
2999
|
3159
|
2995
|
2719
|
|
Medicare
|
1356
|
7389
|
7389
|
7267
|
7386
|
7356
|
7259
|
|
Medicaid
|
5005
|
7510
|
7510
|
7341
|
7739
|
7294
|
6405
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
1444
|
1819
|
1819
|
1819
|
1930
|
1840
|
1618
|
|
Health insurance
|
1112
|
1387
|
1387
|
1387
|
1470
|
1392
|
1219
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
750
|
2248
|
2248
|
2210
|
2267
|
2236
|
2167
|
| |
Number Below Poverty Level |
| Definition 8 |
Definition 9 |
Definition 10 |
Definition 11 |
Definition 12 |
Definition 13 |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
13829
|
6976
|
6854
|
6851
|
6270
|
6068
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
990
|
889
|
886
|
886
|
847
|
827
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
3979
|
3290
|
3259
|
3257
|
3061
|
2944
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
1755
|
1195
|
1175
|
1175
|
1052
|
1012
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
1832
|
859
|
830
|
830
|
715
|
692
|
|
65 years and over
|
5272
|
743
|
704
|
703
|
595
|
593
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
7598
|
2512
|
2457
|
2456
|
2227
|
2161
|
With related children
under 18
|
1817
|
1332
|
1309
|
1307
|
1214
|
1168
|
With related children
under 6
|
994
|
805
|
792
|
792
|
749
|
723
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
1245
|
796
|
781
|
781
|
716
|
708
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
4985
|
3668
|
3616
|
3615
|
3327
|
3199
|
With related children
under 18
|
3483
|
2998
|
2972
|
2971
|
2792
|
2670
|
With related children
under 6
|
1828
|
1674
|
1663
|
1663
|
1599
|
1515
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
2218
|
1090
|
1064
|
1064
|
926
|
876
|
|
Midwest
|
3147
|
1465
|
1439
|
1438
|
1324
|
1286
|
|
South
|
5692
|
2916
|
2866
|
2865
|
2664
|
2584
|
|
West
|
2771
|
1505
|
1485
|
1484
|
1356
|
1322
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
3890
|
2351
|
2305
|
2305
|
2068
|
2006
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
5137
|
2340
|
2306
|
2305
|
2128
|
2050
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
3325
|
1707
|
1677
|
1677
|
1560
|
1500
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
1476
|
578
|
565
|
565
|
515
|
513
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
8556
|
6233
|
6150
|
6148
|
5675
|
5476
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
1609
|
1247
|
1242
|
1242
|
1172
|
1133
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
585
|
502
|
499
|
499
|
478
|
457
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
1494
|
1140
|
1131
|
1129
|
1067
|
1026
|
|
Did not work
|
5453
|
3846
|
3777
|
3777
|
3436
|
3316
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
12693
|
6113
|
5999
|
5996
|
5483
|
5322
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
7553
|
5412
|
5334
|
5332
|
4923
|
4765
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
5139
|
701
|
665
|
664
|
560
|
557
|
|
One worker
|
1058
|
795
|
789
|
789
|
722
|
681
|
|
Two workers or more
|
78
|
68
|
66
|
66
|
65
|
65
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
2417
|
1931
|
1857
|
1857
|
1297
|
1219
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
1039
|
920
|
911
|
911
|
766
|
715
|
|
SSI
|
1591
|
1208
|
1142
|
1142
|
652
|
604
|
|
Food stamps
|
4514
|
3590
|
3513
|
3513
|
3140
|
2947
|
|
Housing assistance
|
1566
|
1275
|
1249
|
1249
|
1135
|
1048
|
|
Energy assistance
|
1510
|
1067
|
1044
|
1044
|
915
|
846
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
3393
|
2782
|
2745
|
2745
|
2559
|
2433
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
1703
|
1481
|
1444
|
1444
|
1071
|
996
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
2743
|
1035
|
1023
|
1021
|
946
|
928
|
|
Medicare
|
7289
|
1591
|
1469
|
1468
|
1232
|
1207
|
|
Medicaid
|
6405
|
4628
|
4535
|
4534
|
3981
|
3778
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
1616
|
1269
|
1269
|
1269
|
1264
|
1264
|
|
Health insurance
|
1216
|
973
|
973
|
972
|
969
|
969
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
2167
|
979
|
886
|
885
|
662
|
637
|
| |
Number Below Poverty Level |
| Definition 14 |
Definition 15 |
Definition 14a |
Definition 1a |
Definition 1b |
Definition 1c |
All Races
|
|---|
|
All families
|
5038
|
4829
|
5081
|
7674
|
6528
|
6515
|
Age of Householder |
|---|
|
15 to 24 years
|
677
|
666
|
681
|
1042
|
876
|
876
|
|
25 to 44 years
|
2339
|
2378
|
2356
|
3920
|
3179
|
3179
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
864
|
820
|
873
|
1265
|
1095
|
1092
|
|
55 to 64 years
|
618
|
552
|
624
|
814
|
763
|
760
|
|
65 years and over
|
540
|
413
|
547
|
633
|
614
|
607
|
Type of Family |
|---|
|
Married-couple families
|
1914
|
1823
|
1939
|
2852
|
2353
|
2341
|
With related children
under 18
|
949
|
973
|
968
|
1754
|
1285
|
1285
|
With related children
under 6
|
586
|
614
|
600
|
1104
|
791
|
791
|
Male householder,
no wife present
|
656
|
633
|
662
|
856
|
748
|
748
|
Female householder,
no husband present
|
2467
|
2373
|
2479
|
3966
|
3427
|
3426
|
With related children
under 18
|
2029
|
1991
|
2041
|
3392
|
2872
|
2871
|
With related children
under 6
|
1197
|
1188
|
1208
|
1924
|
1647
|
1647
|
Region |
|---|
|
Northeast
|
698
|
677
|
704
|
1136
|
965
|
961
|
|
Midwest
|
1065
|
1023
|
1072
|
1598
|
1386
|
1386
|
|
South
|
2184
|
2083
|
2200
|
3256
|
2768
|
2763
|
|
West
|
1090
|
1045
|
1105
|
1684
|
1409
|
1405
|
Educational Attainment |
|---|
|
Less than 12th grade, no diploma
|
1637
|
1561
|
1661
|
2492
|
2141
|
2141
|
|
High school graduate, no college
|
1678
|
1621
|
1687
|
2653
|
2201
|
2198
|
|
College: Less than bachelor's degree
|
1240
|
1202
|
1246
|
1890
|
1622
|
1614
|
|
Bachelor's degree or more
|
484
|
445
|
487
|
639
|
564
|
562
|
Work Experience in 2009 |
|---|
|
Total, 15 to 64 years
|
4498
|
4416
|
4534
|
7041
|
5914
|
5907
|
|
Worked at full-time jobs
|
856
|
917
|
864
|
1898
|
1266
|
1266
|
|
50 to 52 weeks
|
332
|
399
|
337
|
929
|
532
|
532
|
|
Worked at part-time jobs
|
766
|
753
|
767
|
1415
|
1117
|
1115
|
|
Did not work
|
2876
|
2746
|
2903
|
3728
|
3531
|
3527
|
Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family |
|---|
|
No workers
|
4465
|
4185
|
4495
|
6236
|
5656
|
5643
|
|
Householder 15 to 64 years
|
3957
|
3800
|
3980
|
5648
|
5081
|
5074
|
|
Householder 65 years and over
|
508
|
384
|
515
|
588
|
575
|
569
|
|
One worker
|
512
|
560
|
523
|
1338
|
799
|
799
|
|
Two workers or more
|
61
|
84
|
63
|
100
|
72
|
72
|
Program Participation Status of Family Members |
|---|
| One or more members received: |
|---|
|
Cash assistance
|
846
|
812
|
863
|
1438
|
1337
|
1337
|
|
Public assistance or welfare non-SSI
|
488
|
473
|
492
|
846
|
782
|
782
|
|
SSI
|
416
|
395
|
430
|
721
|
683
|
683
|
|
Food stamps
|
2002
|
1938
|
2023
|
3777
|
3257
|
3257
|
|
Housing assistance
|
591
|
591
|
593
|
1289
|
1159
|
1159
|
|
Energy assistance
|
589
|
540
|
597
|
1068
|
938
|
937
|
|
Free or reduced-price school lunches
|
1757
|
1736
|
1777
|
3278
|
2645
|
2645
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
both food stamps and cash assistance
|
644
|
618
|
655
|
1185
|
1102
|
1102
|
Health Insurance Coverage |
|---|
| One or more members covered by: |
|---|
|
Employer-provided plan
|
825
|
849
|
829
|
1452
|
1135
|
1131
|
|
Medicare
|
1041
|
894
|
1062
|
1376
|
1324
|
1316
|
|
Medicaid
|
2846
|
2765
|
2881
|
4887
|
4104
|
4103
|
| No members covered by: |
|---|
Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
Medicaid
|
1209
|
1144
|
1209
|
1449
|
1265
|
1262
|
|
Health insurance
|
920
|
868
|
920
|
1111
|
970
|
968
|
| Family received |
|---|
|
Medicare and Medicaid
|
493
|
445
|
507
|
760
|
721
|
720
|
Race Footnotes
Income Definition Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free)
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