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Table 3. Percent of Families in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2007

    Percent Below Poverty Level
  Before taxes
  Money income  
Population Total
(thous.)		 Excluding capital gains (current measure)
Definition 1		 Definition 1 less government transfers
Definition 2		 Definition 2 plus capital gains
Definition 3		 Definition 3 plus health insurance supplements to wage or salary income
Definition 4
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 10397 19.7 25.2 25.2 24.1

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 886 31.0 32.8 32.8 31.6
25 to 44 years 5634 21.7 23.4 23.4 22.2
45 to 54 years 1972 15.2 18.0 18.0 16.9
55 to 64 years 1080 13.7 22.6 22.5 21.8
65 years and over 825 12.2 49.8 49.8 49.1

Type of Family
Married-couple families 6891 13.4 19.1 19.1 18.3
  With related children
    under 18 		4663 16.4 18.4 18.4 17.2
  With related children
    under 6 		2497 19.7 21.4 21.4 20.2
Male householder,
    no wife present 		983 15.3 17.9 17.7 16.7
Female householder,
    no husband present 		2523 38.4 44.6 44.6 42.8
  With related children
    under 18 		1890 46.6 50.6 50.6 48.4
  With related children
    under 6 		889 56.0 58.6 58.6 57.2

Region
Northeast 1453 24.3 31.0 31.0 30.2
Midwest 874 19.0 24.1 23.9 22.1
South 3831 19.6 24.9 24.9 23.9
West 4239 18.3 23.7 23.7 22.6

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 3899 29.8 37.9 37.8 36.2
High school graduate, no college 3000 18.6 23.6 23.5 22.4
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2209 11.3 15.0 15.0 14.4
Bachelor's degree or more 1290 5.7 8.2 8.3 7.7

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 9572 20.3 23.1 23.1 21.9
Worked at full-time jobs 6688 12.2 13.2 13.2 12.0
  50 to 52 weeks 5624 9.3 9.9 9.9 8.8
Worked at part-time jobs 960 31.2 36.2 36.4 35.3
Did not work 1924 43.2 50.8 50.7 49.6

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 2576 49.3 67.9 67.8 66.9
  Householder 15 to 64 years 2076 56.6 66.0 65.9 64.8
  Householder 65 years and over 500 18.9 75.6 75.6 75.3
One worker 4825 14.9 16.7 16.7 15.0
Two workers or more 2996 1.9 2.2 2.1 1.9

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 671 46.4 69.2 69.2 67.5
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 277 66.5 77.1 77.1 75.8
      SSI 429 36.0 66.0 66.0 64.1
  Food stamps 1145 65.0 74.6 74.7 73.0
  Housing assistance 504 58.4 67.5 67.8 67.1
  Energy assistance 217 58.6 74.2 74.2 71.8
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 2616 41.5 45.2 45.3 43.2
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 364 67.5 88.6 88.6 88.0

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 5436 5.7 7.9 7.8 5.7
  Medicare 1424 15.7 46.0 45.9 44.7
  Medicaid 3604 36.6 43.9 43.9 42.8
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		1999 24.7 25.9 25.9 25.9
  Health insurance 1709 26.4 27.3 27.3 27.3
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 556 27.4 56.7 56.5 55.0

 

  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
Definition 9
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 26.3 25.5 21.8 21.7 17.1

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 34.6 35.0 30.6 30.6 29.5
25 to 44 years 24.9 23.3 18.5 18.4 17.2
45 to 54 years 18.3 18.3 15.4 15.3 13.2
55 to 64 years 23.9 23.7 22.6 22.6 15.8
65 years and over 49.8 49.8 49.5 49.5 14.6

Type of Family
Married-couple families 20.7 19.4 16.4 16.4 11.2
  With related children
    under 18 		20.1 18.2 13.8 13.7 12.2
  With related children
    under 6 		23.6 21.3 16.2 16.1 14.7
Male householder,
    no wife present 		18.8 18.1 16.3 16.3 14.7
Female householder,
    no husband present 		44.7 44.9 38.7 38.5 34.3
  With related children
    under 18 		50.5 50.5 42.4 42.1 39.8
  With related children
    under 6 		59.4 60.4 51.3 51.3 49.8

Region
Northeast 31.7 31.0 27.3 27.3 22.3
Midwest 23.4 23.0 18.8 18.2 14.5
South 26.6 25.4 21.8 21.8 16.8
West 24.9 24.1 20.5 20.5 16.2

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 39.7 38.3 33.0 33.0 26.7
High school graduate, no college 24.5 23.6 20.1 19.9 15.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 15.5 15.2 13.1 13.0 9.7
Bachelor's degree or more 8.8 8.4 7.0 7.0 4.1

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 24.3 23.4 19.4 19.3 17.3
Worked at full-time jobs 14.4 13.2 9.3 9.2 8.2
  50 to 52 weeks 10.9 9.8 6.2 6.1 5.8
Worked at part-time jobs 37.9 37.5 32.1 32.0 28.8
Did not work 52.0 51.6 48.2 48.2 43.2

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 68.8 68.2 64.3 64.2 47.9
  Householder 15 to 64 years 67.2 66.4 61.6 61.5 54.0
  Householder 65 years and over 75.6 75.6 75.6 75.6 22.5
One worker 18.5 16.9 11.7 11.7 10.5
Two workers or more 2.5 2.4 1.4 1.4 1.3

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 69.8 68.9 66.4 66.4 58.3
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 77.6 77.6 74.5 74.5 71.7
      SSI 66.6 65.2 63.3 63.3 52.4
  Food stamps 76.1 74.7 66.1 65.7 60.3
  Housing assistance 68.9 68.5 62.7 62.4 55.0
  Energy assistance 74.2 72.3 63.0 63.0 55.2
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 47.5 44.9 36.0 35.7 32.9
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 88.8 88.8 85.3 85.3 79.4

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 6.6 6.3 5.0 5.0 3.3
  Medicare 45.8 45.9 44.6 44.6 17.6
  Medicaid 46.2 44.3 38.1 37.9 32.9
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		30.0 29.1 23.3 23.3 22.1
  Health insurance 31.8 30.9 24.5 24.5 23.8
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 56.4 56.4 54.3 54.3 32.8

 

  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
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 16.8 16.8 16.1 15.2 13.7

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 29.5 29.5 29.3 27.9 25.6
25 to 44 years 17.0 17.0 16.5 15.6 14.0
45 to 54 years 13.0 13.0 12.2 11.2 10.1
55 to 64 years 15.1 15.1 13.8 13.1 11.2
65 years and over 12.9 12.9 11.6 11.4 10.8

Type of Family
Married-couple families 10.8 10.8 10.5 9.7 8.9
  With related children
    under 18 		12.0 12.0 11.7 10.7 9.6
  With related children
    under 6 		14.5 14.5 14.4 12.8 11.7
Male householder,
    no wife present 		14.3 14.3 13.7 13.7 12.7
Female householder,
    no husband present 		34.0 34.0 32.4 31.1 27.4
  With related children
    under 18 		39.6 39.5 38.2 36.7 32.2
  With related children
    under 6 		49.8 49.6 48.1 46.0 40.9

Region
Northeast 21.9 21.9 20.3 18.9 15.8
Midwest 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.2 11.9
South 16.4 16.4 16.1 15.5 14.3
West 15.9 15.9 15.1 14.2 12.8

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.1 26.0 25.1 24.0 21.4
High school graduate, no college 15.5 15.5 14.8 13.8 12.6
College: Less than bachelor's degree 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.3
Bachelor's degree or more 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 17.1 17.1 16.5 15.6 14.0
Worked at full-time jobs 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.4 6.2
  50 to 52 weeks 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.2
Worked at part-time jobs 28.3 28.3 26.8 25.9 23.0
Did not work 42.6 42.6 40.7 38.8 36.5

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 46.8 46.8 44.3 42.9 39.3
  Householder 15 to 64 years 53.2 53.2 50.7 49.0 44.8
  Householder 65 years and over 20.0 20.0 17.8 17.5 16.5
One worker 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.2 7.9
Two workers or more 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 55.3 55.1 44.4 41.6 36.0
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 71.6 71.6 63.5 58.8 51.2
      SSI 47.9 47.4 34.6 32.5 27.9
  Food stamps 59.0 59.0 55.2 50.5 40.8
  Housing assistance 54.2 54.2 51.0 47.1 32.4
  Energy assistance 54.0 54.0 48.4 44.5 36.5
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 32.6 32.6 31.8 29.7 25.3
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 76.9 76.9 64.8 60.9 51.3

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.6
  Medicare 15.3 15.3 13.5 13.2 11.9
  Medicaid 32.2 32.2 30.2 27.8 24.3
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 21.0
  Health insurance 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.8 22.6
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 28.4 28.4 24.0 23.0 20.1

 

  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 16		 Money Income after Taxes Without EIC
Definition 17		 Money Income after Taxes With EIC
Definition 18
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 13.3 14.2 20.9 16.9

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 25.7 26.2 33.8 29.7
25 to 44 years 13.7 14.4 22.7 17.3
45 to 54 years 9.9 10.7 16.1 13.0
55 to 64 years 9.7 12.1 16.5 14.6
65 years and over 9.6 11.0 12.2 12.0

Type of Family
Married-couple families 8.4 9.3 14.6 11.1
  With related children
    under 18 		9.4 10.1 17.5 12.4
  With related children
    under 6 		11.6 12.3 20.8 15.1
Male householder,
    no wife present 		12.1 12.8 16.3 14.3
Female householder,
    no husband present 		27.2 28.1 40.2 33.5
  With related children
    under 18 		32.0 33.1 48.4 39.7
  With related children
    under 6 		40.7 42.2 58.4 49.0

Region
Northeast 16.1 16.4 24.5 21.5
Midwest 11.6 12.2 19.3 14.5
South 13.6 14.7 21.2 16.8
West 12.3 13.4 19.8 15.8

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.6 22.3 31.8 26.1
High school graduate, no college 12.5 12.9 19.5 15.7
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.9 7.6 12.2 9.4
Bachelor's degree or more 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.3

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 13.6 14.5 21.7 17.3
Worked at full-time jobs 6.1 6.5 13.1 8.8
  50 to 52 weeks 4.2 4.4 10.1 6.4
Worked at part-time jobs 22.2 23.5 33.5 27.3
Did not work 35.4 37.8 45.6 41.7

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 37.8 40.3 50.6 45.3
  Householder 15 to 64 years 43.3 45.9 58.3 51.8
  Householder 65 years and over 14.6 16.9 18.9 18.5
One worker 7.7 8.3 16.6 11.2
Two workers or more 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.5

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 34.6 38.0 48.3 45.0
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 50.4 54.3 69.6 64.5
      SSI 26.3 30.1 37.4 35.2
  Food stamps 39.7 42.1 66.8 57.1
  Housing assistance 32.4 33.4 60.2 51.9
  Energy assistance 34.7 37.7 59.0 50.2
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 24.6 26.3 43.2 33.3
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 49.6 53.4 70.3 65.8

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 2.4 2.6 6.2 4.4
  Medicare 11.1 12.5 16.1 15.2
  Medicaid 23.5 25.6 37.8 30.9
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		20.6 21.0 27.7 22.1
  Health insurance 22.2 22.6 29.8 23.8
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 18.5 21.2 27.7 25.9

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 1 Definition 2 Definition 3 Definition 4 Definition 5 Definition 6 Definition 7 Definition 8 Definition 9
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 2045 2620 2619 2503 2738 2648 2267 2260 1779

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 275 290 291 280 306 310 271 271 262
25 to 44 years 1222 1318 1319 1250 1402 1310 1041 1035 967
45 to 54 years 299 356 355 333 361 362 303 301 259
55 to 64 years 148 244 243 235 258 256 244 244 170
65 years and over 101 411 411 405 410 411 408 408 121

Type of Family
Married-couple families 926 1318 1319 1260 1426 1337 1132 1129 770
  With related children
    under 18 		766 856 857 801 937 848 644 641 569
  With related children
    under 6 		493 535 534 505 588 532 405 402 367
Male householder,
    no wife present 		151 176 174 165 184 178 160 160 145
Female householder,
    no husband present 		968 1126 1126 1079 1127 1133 976 971 865
  With related children
    under 18 		881 957 957 915 954 954 800 796 752
  With related children
    under 6 		498 521 521 509 528 537 456 456 442

Region
Northeast 353 451 451 439 460 451 397 397 325
Midwest 166 211 209 193 204 201 164 159 126
South 750 953 955 915 1018 973 836 836 643
West 775 1005 1005 956 1056 1023 870 868 685

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1163 1476 1475 1413 1548 1494 1287 1285 1042
High school graduate, no college 559 707 706 673 733 708 602 598 470
College: Less than bachelor's degree 249 331 332 318 343 337 288 287 214
Bachelor's degree or more 73 105 107 99 114 109 90 90 53

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 1944 2208 2208 2098 2327 2237 1859 1852 1659
Worked at full-time jobs 813 883 883 805 963 885 624 618 550
  50 to 52 weeks 524 557 557 494 614 549 348 345 323
Worked at part-time jobs 300 347 349 339 364 360 308 307 276
Did not work 832 978 976 954 1001 993 928 927 832

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 1270 1749 1747 1723 1773 1757 1658 1654 1233
  Householder 15 to 64 years 1175 1371 1369 1346 1395 1379 1280 1276 1120
  Householder 65 years and over 94 378 378 377 378 378 378 378 113
One worker 717 804 808 722 891 818 566 563 508
Two workers or more 58 66 64 58 74 73 43 43 38

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 311 465 465 453 469 463 446 446 391
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 185 214 214 210 215 215 207 207 199
      SSI 154 283 283 275 286 280 271 271 225
  Food stamps 745 854 856 837 871 855 757 752 691
  Housing assistance 294 341 342 339 347 346 316 315 278
  Energy assistance 127 161 161 156 161 157 136 136 120
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 1086 1182 1186 1130 1243 1175 942 935 862
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 246 322 322 320 323 323 310 310 289

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 312 429 426 310 361 343 272 272 180
  Medicare 223 655 654 637 653 654 635 635 251
  Medicaid 1319 1582 1583 1543 1666 1598 1372 1366 1185
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		494 518 519 519 599 582 466 465 442
  Health insurance 451 466 467 467 544 528 419 419 406
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 152 315 314 305 313 313 302 302 182

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 10 Definition 11 Definition 12 Definition 13 Definition 14 Definition 15 Definition 16 Definition 17 Definition 18
Hispanic (of any race)
All families 1746 1744 1672 1585 1426 1381 1476 2177 1752

Age of Householder
15 to 24 years 262 262 260 247 227 228 232 300 264
25 to 44 years 958 956 927 881 790 773 812 1281 976
45 to 54 years 256 256 240 222 199 195 211 317 256
55 to 64 years 163 163 149 142 121 105 130 178 158
65 years and over 107 107 96 94 89 79 91 101 99

Type of Family
Married-couple families 747 747 721 666 611 577 642 1003 766
  With related children
    under 18 		561 561 546 497 447 436 470 814 580
  With related children
    under 6 		362 362 359 320 292 290 307 518 377
Male householder,
    no wife present 		140 140 135 135 125 119 126 160 140
Female householder,
    no husband present 		859 857 816 784 691 685 708 1014 846
  With related children
    under 18 		747 746 721 693 609 604 626 915 750
  With related children
    under 6 		442 440 427 409 364 362 375 519 436

Region
Northeast 318 318 294 274 230 235 238 356 313
Midwest 123 123 121 115 104 102 107 168 126
South 630 630 616 592 550 522 564 811 643
West 675 673 641 604 542 522 567 841 670

Educational Attainment
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1017 1016 977 934 835 803 869 1240 1017
High school graduate, no college 464 464 444 413 379 374 388 585 471
College: Less than bachelor's degree 211 211 199 185 161 153 167 270 208
Bachelor's degree or more 53 53 52 52 51 51 51 81 56

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 15 to 64 years 1639 1637 1576 1491 1337 1301 1385 2076 1653
Worked at full-time jobs 547 545 537 495 415 406 432 876 589
  50 to 52 weeks 320 318 314 286 236 236 247 567 357
Worked at part-time jobs 272 272 257 249 220 213 225 322 262
Did not work 820 820 783 747 702 681 728 878 803

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Family
No workers 1205 1205 1141 1105 1012 973 1038 1305 1167
  Householder 15 to 64 years 1105 1105 1052 1018 929 900 954 1210 1074
  Householder 65 years and over 100 100 89 87 82 73 84 94 93
One worker 503 501 493 445 382 373 402 803 541
Two workers or more 38 38 37 35 32 35 36 69 44

Program Participation Status of Family Members
One or more members received:
  Cash assistance 372 370 298 279 241 232 255 324 302
      Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 199 199 176 163 142 140 151 193 179
      SSI 205 203 148 139 119 113 129 160 151
  Food stamps 676 676 632 579 467 454 482 766 654
  Housing assistance 273 273 257 238 164 164 168 303 262
  Energy assistance 117 117 105 96 79 75 82 128 109
  Free or reduced-price school lunches 852 852 832 778 661 644 689 1130 871
Family received
  both food stamps and cash assistance 280 280 236 222 187 181 194 256 240

Health Insurance Coverage
One or more members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan 178 176 173 160 139 132 141 336 237
  Medicare 218 218 193 187 169 159 178 230 216
  Medicaid 1161 1159 1088 1001 877 848 924 1362 1115
No members covered by:
  Employer-provided plan or Medicare or
      Medicaid 		442 442 441 441 419 411 419 554 441
  Health insurance 406 406 406 406 386 379 386 509 406
Family received
  Medicare and Medicaid 158 158 133 128 112 103 118 154 144

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