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Table 7. Income of Households From Specified Sources, by Poverty Status: 2007

    One or more members received
  Social Security Public assistance or welfare non-SSI cash assistance
  Mean amount (dollars)   Mean amount (dollars)
Total (thousands) Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
14,271 3,829 26.8 8,108 149 956 6.7 3,275 207

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
10,047 2,800 27.9 8,116 175 509 5.1 3,323 310
  White alone 9,832 2,743 27.9 8,124 177 498 5.1 3,348 315
      White alone not, Hispanic 7,335 2,370 32.3 8,140 195 324 4.4 2,900 376
Black alone or in combination 3,534 888 25.1 7,965 283 402 11.4 3,097 277
  Black alone 3,437 861 25.0 7,980 289 395 11.5 3,124 280
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
563 88 15.7 8,420 628 25 4.5 4,624 1,388
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
525 83 15.7 8,480 665 22 4.2 5,039 1,426
  Asian alone or in combination 537 87 16.2 8,460 630 20 3.8 4,555 1,619
      Asian alone 500 81 16.3 8,527 665 17 3.4 5,099 1,681
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
35 4 12.4 6,896 2,050 5 15.3 4,727 2,242
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
24 1 4.8 5,230 3,555 5 18.9 4,814 2,471
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
395 127 32.1 8,548 1,212 33 8.3 3,091 748
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
230 74 32.4 8,687 1,947 26 11.5 3,463 809
Two or more races 248 68 27.4 7,957 879 14 5.6 1,865 1,019
Hispanic (of any race) 2,747 405 14.8 7,928 378 202 7.4 4,210 496
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 7,517 2,422 32.2 8,133 193 335 4.5 2,876 366

Region
Northeast 2,642 772 29.2 8,065 398 223 8.4 3,303 386
Midwest 2,899 766 26.4 7,705 307 238 8.2 2,649 352
South 5,798 1,689 29.1 8,162 197 249 4.3 2,473 348
West 2,933 602 20.5 8,523 489 246 8.4 4,668 512

Type of Household
Married-couple families 2,849 589 20.7 9,263 388 111 3.9 3,416 547
  With related children under 18 1,765 165 9.3 10,307 972 106 6.0 3,514 557
      With related children under 6 1,038 71 6.9 9,344 1,304 70 6.7 3,807 753
Female householder, no husband present 4,076 620 15.2 8,643 387 646 15.8 3,451 260
  With related children under 18 3,591 433 12.1 8,626 506 634 17.6 3,462 264
      With related children under 6 1,989 159 8.0 8,885 848 398 20.0 3,627 358
Nonfamily households 6,654 2,487 37.4 7,660 179 129 1.9 2,004 421
  Single-person household 5,451 2,286 41.9 7,296 106 107 2.0 1,812 423
      65 years and over 1,997 1,562 78.2 7,208 123 13 0.7 795 325
          Female 1,654 1,328 80.3 7,236 130 12 0.7 629 207

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 4,660 1,497 32.1 7,819 201 356 7.6 3,556 387
High school graduate, no college 4,980 1,369 27.5 8,363 285 355 7.1 2,968 299
College: Less than bachelor's degree 3,201 682 21.3 8,246 333 209 6.5 3,324 411
Bachelor's degree or more 1,431 281 19.6 8,063 627 36 2.5 3,261 933

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 11,477 1,720 15.0 8,524 241 925 8.1 3,328 211
 Worked at full-time jobs 3,149 118 3.8 7,252 1,374 196 6.2 2,282 344
  50 to 52 weeks 1,716 53 3.1 6,448 1,287 46 2.7 2,020 738
 Worked at part-time jobs 2,125 111 5.2 7,728 914 152 7.2 3,034 497
 Did not work 6,202 1,490 24.0 8,684 246 576 9.3 3,762 279

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 11,051 3,665 33.2 8,098 148 841 7.6 3,288 209
One worker 2,907 158 5.4 8,378 1,144 113 3.9 3,218 802
Two workers or more 313 6 1.9 6,842 3,178 2 0.5 800 .

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 2,670 609 22.8 7,033 293 956 35.8 3,275 207
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 956 119 12.4 8,065 947 956 100.0 3,275 207
  SSI 1,885 530 28.1 6,782 270 170 9.0 2,842 413
Food stamps 4,780 1,166 24.4 7,847 218 850 17.8 3,269 218
Housing assistance 2,566 724 28.2 7,626 229 401 15.6 3,284 325
Energy assistance 1,437 487 33.9 7,849 316 227 15.8 3,324 481
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3,297 429 13.0 8,775 488 544 16.5 3,806 280
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
1,899 425 22.4 7,109 365 850 44.7 3,269 218

 

  One or more members received
SSI Food stamps
  Mean amount (dollars)   Mean amount (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
1,885 13.2 6,190 188 4,780 33.5 2,535 70

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
1,244 12.4 6,089 233 2,947 29.3 2,388 84
  White alone 1,199 12.2 6,120 239 2,867 29.2 2,383 85
      White alone not, Hispanic 921 12.6 6,044 274 2,023 27.6 2,172 95
Black alone or in combination 570 16.1 6,378 311 1,683 47.6 2,718 122
  Black alone 559 16.3 6,402 315 1,647 47.9 2,725 124
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
44 7.9 7,109 1,815 77 13.7 3,594 786
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
42 8.0 7,350 1,863 73 13.8 3,670 833
  Asian alone or in combination 43 7.9 7,133 1,885 71 13.3 3,548 829
      Asian alone 41 8.1 7,388 1,917 67 13.4 3,625 876
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
2 6.0 6,639 2,951 7 20.0 3,995 2,140
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
1 5.5 6,212 4,364 6 23.4 4,199 2,530
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
78 19.8 5,313 895 170 43.1 2,842 406
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
35 15.1 5,107 1,548 103 44.6 2,820 552
Two or more races 50 20.0 5,276 964 91 36.7 2,620 482
Hispanic (of any race) 319 11.6 6,397 450 962 35.0 2,883 161
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 959 12.8 6,001 268 2,094 27.8 2,175 93

Region
Northeast 435 16.5 6,386 369 949 35.9 2,173 139
Midwest 351 12.1 5,924 411 1,125 38.8 2,646 151
South 796 13.7 5,960 306 2,000 34.5 2,552 113
West 302 10.3 6,823 542 706 24.1 2,794 199

Type of Household
Married-couple families 222 7.8 7,173 686 752 26.4 3,330 184
  With related children under 18 113 6.4 8,322 1,091 613 34.7 3,684 207
      With related children under 6 46 4.4 8,261 1,703 407 39.2 3,757 257
Female householder, no husband present 462 11.3 6,569 391 2,213 54.3 3,254 100
  With related children under 18 369 10.3 6,742 445 2,059 57.3 3,376 104
      With related children under 6 135 6.8 7,077 753 1,231 61.9 3,598 134
Nonfamily households 1,133 17.0 5,767 216 1,592 23.9 1,098 64
  Single-person household 1,039 19.1 5,591 215 1,432 26.3 1,061 68
      65 years and over 304 15.2 4,404 403 398 20.0 907 116
          Female 261 15.8 4,244 432 327 19.8 841 90

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 906 19.4 6,317 277 1,873 40.2 2,503 112
High school graduate, no college 595 11.9 6,156 309 1,729 34.7 2,622 117
College: Less than bachelor's degree 290 9.1 5,818 518 989 30.9 2,519 148
Bachelor's degree or more 94 6.6 6,322 807 189 13.2 2,131 358

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 1,481 12.9 6,588 209 4,229 36.9 2,707 75
 Worked at full-time jobs 72 2.3 4,972 773 1,128 35.8 2,900 139
  50 to 52 weeks 20 1.2 6,478 1,096 540 31.5 2,914 187
 Worked at part-time jobs 82 3.9 5,770 686 752 35.4 2,993 178
 Did not work 1,327 21.4 6,727 224 2,349 37.9 2,523 101

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 1,805 16.3 6,170 192 3,918 35.4 2,454 77
One worker 79 2.7 6,625 928 821 28.3 2,916 159
Two workers or more 1 0.2 7,476 . 41 13.0 2,620 703

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 1,885 70.6 6,190 188 1,899 71.1 2,464 110
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 170 17.8 6,980 772 850 88.9 3,420 166
  SSI 1,885 100.0 6,190 188 1,195 63.4 1,817 117
Food stamps 1,195 25.0 6,094 231 4,780 100.0 2,535 70
Housing assistance 687 26.8 6,133 289 1,658 64.6 2,512 118
Energy assistance 415 28.8 5,685 375 1,081 75.2 2,565 144
Free or reduced-price school lunches 384 11.7 7,201 480 2,000 60.6 3,677 108
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
1,195 62.9 6,094 231 1,899 100.0 2,464 110

 

  One or more members received
Housing assistance Free or reduced-price school lunches
  Mean amount (dollars)   Mean amount (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
2,566 18.0 3,480 71 3,297 23.1 848 19

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
1,343 13.4 3,480 96 2,051 20.4 840 22
  White alone 1,293 13.2 3,468 96 2,005 20.4 840 23
      White alone not, Hispanic 926 12.6 3,363 105 1,007 13.7 788 30
Black alone or in combination 1,115 31.5 3,478 111 1,120 31.7 858 34
  Black alone 1,087 31.6 3,457 110 1,095 31.9 856 34
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
83 14.6 3,685 426 87 15.4 865 157
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
80 15.2 3,712 427 75 14.3 905 177
  Asian alone or in combination 80 14.9 3,655 404 82 15.3 877 164
      Asian alone 78 15.6 3,675 401 70 14.0 922 187
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
3 9.8 4,703 4,213 8 23.3 648 286
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
2 7.3 5,336 6,921 5 20.2 660 395
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
88 22.4 3,465 310 106 26.8 887 113
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
44 19.3 3,657 492 66 28.5 841 126
Two or more races 62 24.9 3,725 566 57 22.9 909 171
Hispanic (of any race) 435 15.8 3,862 213 1,090 39.7 886 32
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 972 12.9 3,378 105 1,039 13.8 786 30

Region
Northeast 680 25.7 4,375 162 521 19.7 774 42
Midwest 522 18.0 2,670 92 675 23.3 847 42
South 919 15.8 3,135 95 1,417 24.4 870 31
West 446 15.2 3,776 189 684 23.3 861 43

Type of Household
Married-couple families 198 7.0 2,803 230 952 33.4 942 37
  With related children under 18 151 8.6 2,792 258 944 53.5 946 37
      With related children under 6 109 10.5 2,657 262 505 48.6 947 54
Female householder, no husband present 1,092 26.8 3,573 118 2,097 51.4 812 22
  With related children under 18 1,018 28.3 3,566 123 2,072 57.7 816 22
      With related children under 6 571 28.7 3,748 157 918 46.2 812 34
Nonfamily households 1,218 18.3 3,426 81 30 0.4 925 199
  Single-person household 1,155 21.2 3,238 53 0 0.0 . .
      65 years and over 432 21.6 3,398 74 0 0.0 . .
          Female 348 21.0 3,447 86 0 0.0 . .

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 1,003 21.5 3,603 120 1,320 28.3 856 30
High school graduate, no college 938 18.8 3,473 114 1,187 23.8 843 30
College: Less than bachelor's degree 533 16.7 3,275 146 669 20.9 842 41
Bachelor's degree or more 93 6.5 3,411 295 122 8.5 845 93

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 2,083 18.1 3,497 84 3,198 27.9 855 19
 Worked at full-time jobs 446 14.2 2,843 169 1,194 37.9 910 31
  50 to 52 weeks 234 13.6 2,559 222 731 42.6 939 41
 Worked at part-time jobs 380 17.9 3,435 197 589 27.7 817 43
 Did not work 1,256 20.3 3,749 107 1,415 22.8 824 28

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 2,250 20.4 3,545 71 2,128 19.3 805 23
One worker 307 10.5 3,042 271 1,084 37.3 924 33
Two workers or more 10 3.1 2,354 436 85 27.3 948 128

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 1,018 38.1 3,597 108 841 31.5 855 38
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 401 42.0 3,892 202 544 56.9 849 49
  SSI 687 36.4 3,398 117 384 20.4 871 59
Food stamps 1,658 34.7 3,524 90 2,000 41.8 888 25
Housing assistance 2,566 100.0 3,480 71 817 31.8 828 39
Energy assistance 534 37.2 3,471 156 509 35.4 873 50
Free or reduced-price school lunches 817 24.8 3,490 151 3,297 100.0 848 19
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
808 42.6 3,708 126 717 37.8 869 42

 

  One or more members received
Employer subsidized health insurance Medicare
  Mean amount (dollars)   Mean amount (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
1,498 10.5 3,808 139 4,269 29.9 533 55

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
1,084 10.8 3,976 168 3,035 30.2 531 67
  White alone 1,058 10.8 3,980 170 2,982 30.3 530 68
      White alone not, Hispanic 790 10.8 3,820 195 2,555 34.8 529 76
Black alone or in combination 355 10.1 3,318 252 1,047 29.6 497 94
  Black alone 352 10.3 3,308 250 1,025 29.8 498 96
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
60 10.6 3,930 744 121 21.4 504 216
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
52 9.9 3,991 782 118 22.5 513 220
  Asian alone or in combination 55 10.2 3,970 790 119 22.1 505 218
      Asian alone 47 9.4 4,044 837 116 23.3 516 222
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
6 17.7 4,109 2,529 2 6.7 294 924
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
5 18.9 3,457 1,857 1 5.9 313 1,360
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
26 6.6 3,504 924 137 34.8 878 440
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
10 4.3 2,332 932 75 32.8 1,105 767
Two or more races 26 10.6 3,777 978 69 27.8 568 239
Hispanic (of any race) 293 10.7 4,334 327 472 17.2 512 125
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 812 10.8 3,818 192 2,603 34.6 531 75

Region
Northeast 263 10.0 3,975 295 927 35.1 765 170
Midwest 339 11.7 4,446 304 781 26.9 476 104
South 576 9.9 2,969 192 1,887 32.5 457 73
West 319 10.9 4,509 363 675 23.0 489 132

Type of Household
Married-couple families 339 11.9 4,437 255 706 24.8 403 96
  With related children under 18 267 15.1 4,640 279 179 10.1 841 301
      With related children under 6 147 14.1 4,674 375 74 7.1 1,025 583
Female householder, no husband present 571 14.0 4,106 234 605 14.8 591 156
  With related children under 18 529 14.7 4,188 244 392 10.9 818 225
      With related children under 6 301 15.1 4,370 347 159 8.0 871 338
Nonfamily households 503 7.6 3,029 230 2,791 41.9 568 72
  Single-person household 137 2.5 1,879 232 2,578 47.3 368 37
      65 years and over 4 0.2 3,623 881 1,905 95.4 302 41
          Female 4 0.2 3,623 881 1,593 96.3 308 46

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 342 7.3 3,975 314 1,657 35.6 479 69
High school graduate, no college 595 11.9 3,712 202 1,505 30.2 529 111
College: Less than bachelor's degree 372 11.6 3,969 288 769 24.0 622 124
Bachelor's degree or more 189 13.2 3,491 396 338 23.6 610 221

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 1,468 12.8 3,833 141 1,648 14.4 809 97
 Worked at full-time jobs 748 23.7 3,879 198 119 3.8 993 434
  50 to 52 weeks 461 26.9 3,988 245 53 3.1 1,232 736
 Worked at part-time jobs 336 15.8 3,467 282 93 4.4 1,228 449
 Did not work 384 6.2 4,062 278 1,436 23.2 767 101

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 450 4.1 3,433 231 4,087 37.0 506 55
One worker 899 30.9 3,842 177 178 6.1 1,122 378
Two workers or more 148 47.3 4,742 535 5 1.5 1,436 2,411

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 74 2.8 3,342 458 971 36.3 812 105
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 40 4.2 3,312 604 137 14.3 1,237 392
  SSI 36 1.9 3,285 695 900 47.7 778 104
Food stamps 326 6.8 3,429 280 1,297 27.1 862 95
Housing assistance 113 4.4 3,653 453 866 33.7 1,161 96
Energy assistance 80 5.6 3,448 556 536 37.3 622 113
Free or reduced-price school lunches 408 12.4 4,041 256 382 11.6 811 215
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
45 2.4 3,363 710 632 33.3 951 140

 

  One or more members received
Medicaid
  Mean amount (dollars)
Number (thousands) Percent Value Standard error

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
6,741 47.2 766 47

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
4,399 43.8 809 61
  White alone 4,284 43.6 814 62
      White alone not, Hispanic 2,855 38.9 773 75
Black alone or in combination 2,062 58.4 643 75
  Black alone 2,017 58.7 645 77
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
193 34.2 1,053 346
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
176 33.5 1,082 368
  Asian alone or in combination 183 34.0 1,027 358
      Asian alone 166 33.2 1,061 381
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
14 39.2 1,259 1,163
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
9 38.4 1,453 1,385
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
230 58.2 737 220
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
135 58.6 776 313
Two or more races 130 52.6 648 258
Hispanic (of any race) 1,600 58.2 872 99
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 2,949 39.2 771 74

Region
Northeast 1,405 53.2 882 105
Midwest 1,383 47.7 728 104
South 2,623 45.2 620 70
West 1,331 45.4 972 133

Type of Household
Married-couple families 1,388 48.7 1,221 133
  With related children under 18 1,133 64.2 1,372 153
      With related children under 6 724 69.7 1,541 204
Female householder, no husband present 2,888 70.9 674 65
  With related children under 18 2,679 74.6 702 69
      With related children under 6 1,586 79.8 785 95
Nonfamily households 2,101 31.6 589 74
  Single-person household 1,817 33.3 402 44
      65 years and over 549 27.5 317 48
          Female 454 27.4 318 52

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 2,640 56.7 701 72
High school graduate, no college 2,392 48.0 789 81
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,353 42.3 894 114
Bachelor's degree or more 356 24.9 617 180

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 5,926 51.6 826 52
 Worked at full-time jobs 1,585 50.3 1,246 119
  50 to 52 weeks 835 48.6 1,492 171
 Worked at part-time jobs 937 44.1 823 122
 Did not work 3,404 54.9 631 62

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 5,202 47.1 578 46
One worker 1,428 49.1 1,376 132
Two workers or more 111 35.4 1,734 610

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 2,592 97.1 746 76
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 932 97.5 989 154
  SSI 1,830 97.1 692 82
Food stamps 3,900 81.6 933 66
Housing assistance 1,949 75.9 1,070 90
Energy assistance 1,098 76.4 817 115
Free or reduced-price school lunches 2,592 78.6 984 86
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
1,843 97.1 879 96

 

  Social Security Cash Assistance SSI
Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
31,043,872 313,523,224,987 3,129,894 17,648,116,319 11,666,972 95,909,828,664

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
22,721,889 229,810,240,048 1,692,162 10,330,941,154 7,576,472 62,059,699,391
  White alone 22,286,411 225,860,033,250 1,668,184 10,246,951,010 7,337,186 60,411,536,792
      White alone not, Hispanic 19,287,225 197,578,196,718 939,910 5,540,684,985 5,568,741 45,751,206,874
Black alone or in combination 7,075,249 68,353,576,803 1,244,246 6,197,910,452 3,636,514 29,149,086,933
  Black alone 6,870,111 66,580,490,671 1,234,269 6,173,860,600 3,580,808 28,787,717,079
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
743,614 6,844,576,162 117,044 774,818,551 316,049 3,479,038,926
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
699,778 6,503,921,622 109,945 737,250,243 309,323 3,437,161,793
  Asian alone or in combination 735,183 6,787,670,641 93,151 631,877,662 304,241 3,394,597,851
      Asian alone 693,684 6,468,806,333 87,715 605,583,536 300,983 3,378,852,985
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
29,919 221,295,459 25,401 147,542,779 13,874 99,313,629
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
6,093 35,115,289 22,230 131,666,707 8,340 58,308,809
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
1,085,266 13,760,258,649 101,905 430,020,794 414,560 3,126,006,602
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
646,902 9,600,838,042 91,435 403,048,373 177,788 1,457,957,103
Two or more races 540,671 4,977,941,402 26,060 87,006,093 261,866 1,815,455,897
Hispanic (of any race) 3,213,621 29,927,534,841 850,106 5,477,406,520 2,042,488 16,974,074,347
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 19,694,934 201,354,989,746 963,887 5,624,675,129 5,752,654 47,016,368,520

Region
Northeast 6,229,876 67,298,334,943 736,648 3,768,393,012 2,778,699 22,398,569,569
Midwest 5,903,327 55,685,578,382 630,017 2,955,565,260 2,082,232 16,171,159,952
South 13,782,563 131,956,054,725 615,458 2,839,920,069 4,746,086 38,672,762,189
West 5,128,106 58,583,256,937 1,147,771 8,084,237,978 2,059,954 18,667,336,954

Type of Household
Married-couple families 5,459,297 60,464,978,179 379,295 1,993,762,412 1,589,057 15,773,919,495
  With related children under 18 1,697,463 22,348,982,529 373,384 1,974,722,604 937,216 10,657,605,120
      With related children under 6 665,129 7,847,092,606 266,251 1,539,032,976 378,657 4,281,608,509
Female householder, no husband present 5,362,684 57,265,181,116 2,228,871 13,013,221,133 3,035,122 26,115,657,548
  With related children under 18 3,739,437 41,376,666,437 2,193,553 12,877,445,003 2,486,143 21,860,483,801
      With related children under 6 1,413,859 16,011,018,304 1,445,038 9,103,522,800 957,865 8,744,302,661
Nonfamily households 19,046,793 183,458,326,364 259,034 1,078,633,384 6,535,919 49,028,228,698
  Single-person household 16,682,393 132,787,328,555 194,698 744,168,873 5,809,249 41,969,583,693
      65 years and over 11,255,937 88,151,647,941 10,575 11,950,902 1,340,319 8,749,980,689
          Female 9,611,794 75,231,731,410 7,281 5,666,787 1,108,094 7,113,244,845

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 11,704,057 108,662,666,457 1,264,866 8,089,680,492 5,721,914 48,021,774,986
High school graduate, no college 11,451,412 124,583,932,945 1,054,873 5,270,421,153 3,660,872 28,927,440,287
College: Less than bachelor's degree 5,624,825 56,153,219,596 694,198 3,701,509,196 1,688,837 14,103,826,195
Bachelor's degree or more 2,263,579 24,123,405,989 115,956 586,505,477 595,349 4,856,787,197

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 14,658,393 157,543,249,196 3,078,542 17,438,600,149 9,757,435 82,472,633,578
 Worked at full-time jobs 857,347 11,214,249,080 448,000 1,884,288,540 359,548 2,378,930,404
  50 to 52 weeks 340,522 3,070,538,408 92,631 404,112,977 131,925 949,015,674
 Worked at part-time jobs 858,159 8,584,345,901 462,139 2,486,714,604 473,965 3,336,417,168
 Did not work 12,942,887 137,744,654,214 2,168,403 13,067,597,005 8,923,922 76,757,286,005

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 29,680,084 295,912,587,176 2,765,669 14,928,134,161 11,137,805 91,378,018,356
One worker 1,322,649 17,260,012,192 363,023 2,719,021,455 524,868 4,499,672,657
Two workers or more 41,140 350,625,619 1,201 960,703 4,299 32,137,651

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 4,283,766 36,160,913,272 3,129,894 17,648,116,319 11,666,972 95,909,828,664
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 956,497 10,100,565,011 3,129,894 17,648,116,319 1,185,897 11,535,147,211
  SSI 3,594,466 28,262,202,237 482,827 2,304,657,176 11,666,972 95,909,828,664
Food stamps 9,151,557 84,045,989,543 2,777,306 15,589,190,053 7,283,821 58,821,166,319
Housing assistance 5,523,117 47,324,288,499 1,317,036 7,538,180,417 4,211,797 33,313,044,153
Energy assistance 3,821,823 34,466,749,342 756,243 4,780,335,359 2,356,804 17,985,361,074
Free or reduced-price school lunches 3,767,494 41,373,792,520 2,068,701 12,267,406,491 2,768,590 26,378,703,489
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
3,019,234 26,002,683,133 2,777,306 15,589,190,053 7,283,821 58,821,166,319

 

  Food Stamps Housing Assistance School lunches
Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
12,115,336 51,636,638,731 8,931,366 37,287,344,028 2,796,138 3,083,974,055

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
7,038,731 28,290,895,652 4,674,955 19,416,007,886 1,723,894 1,850,025,623
  White alone 6,832,692 27,456,933,630 4,485,364 18,487,576,452 1,684,547 1,803,312,590
      White alone not, Hispanic 4,394,236 16,511,170,102 3,114,155 12,277,341,637 792,896 796,925,254
Black alone or in combination 4,573,753 20,444,249,429 3,877,168 16,397,871,503 961,670 1,095,259,884
  Black alone 4,488,604 20,099,344,675 3,757,932 15,711,096,071 937,030 1,061,932,201
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
278,190 1,700,778,659 304,024 1,354,320,979 75,097 99,997,809
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
266,281 1,668,166,264 295,658 1,316,080,456 67,921 94,946,859
  Asian alone or in combination 252,616 1,555,290,451 293,172 1,270,718,922 71,840 97,130,067
      Asian alone 242,258 1,527,635,761 286,134 1,236,382,554 64,664 92,079,117
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
28,025 154,643,426 16,127 115,358,591 5,293 4,462,389
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
24,024 140,530,503 9,523 79,697,902 3,257 2,867,742
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
483,766 2,280,659,959 306,297 1,203,968,321 93,981 110,430,068
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
289,225 1,422,072,420 162,220 683,364,478 55,105 59,141,171
Two or more races 238,533 990,121,742 230,191 1,089,226,571 51,534 64,641,233
Hispanic (of any race) 2,773,520 12,564,683,149 1,681,465 8,126,641,993 965,954 1,089,865,563
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 4,553,125 17,046,677,251 3,282,892 13,067,730,507 816,845 820,688,573

Region
Northeast 2,062,993 7,601,497,356 2,974,611 15,201,247,585 403,154 398,791,748
Midwest 2,976,702 13,187,003,377 1,393,212 4,142,258,994 571,528 628,242,318
South 5,104,492 21,939,315,059 2,879,752 10,367,606,171 1,232,375 1,400,078,468
West 1,971,149 8,908,822,939 1,683,791 7,576,231,278 589,081 656,861,521

Type of Household
Married-couple families 2,505,539 11,988,740,085 556,317 1,955,436,669 896,316 1,083,111,592
  With related children under 18 2,257,403 11,376,312,056 422,444 1,468,451,459 892,989 1,081,429,526
      With related children under 6 1,528,351 7,807,022,942 289,609 923,658,846 478,188 595,453,404
Female householder, no husband present 7,201,886 32,786,962,256 3,901,292 17,075,869,552 1,702,912 1,794,093,094
  With related children under 18 6,949,890 32,096,570,658 3,629,491 15,914,976,811 1,690,886 1,788,040,031
      With related children under 6 4,430,156 21,101,936,842 2,138,302 9,542,034,416 745,754 791,097,034
Nonfamily households 1,747,778 3,881,931,823 4,170,881 16,112,395,961 27,300 31,804,286
  Single-person household 1,519,923 3,389,266,784 3,739,267 12,809,277,126 0 0
      65 years and over 361,170 731,497,183 1,467,127 5,179,053,283 0 0
          Female 275,339 396,395,371 1,199,554 4,303,778,123 0 0

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 4,687,733 20,023,995,916 3,613,133 15,746,376,187 1,129,668 1,263,156,753
High school graduate, no college 4,534,068 19,584,780,008 3,256,459 13,455,817,676 1,000,382 1,089,574,682
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2,491,203 10,307,645,288 1,745,293 6,863,662,843 563,312 620,102,173
Bachelor's degree or more 402,332 1,720,217,519 316,481 1,221,487,322 102,776 111,140,447

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 11,449,550 49,833,576,717 7,283,683 31,299,025,011 2,733,743 3,035,481,388
 Worked at full-time jobs 3,271,598 14,140,138,763 1,268,155 4,687,198,161 1,086,919 1,253,388,241
  50 to 52 weeks 1,574,955 6,518,931,863 599,302 2,046,977,127 686,659 816,846,119
 Worked at part-time jobs 2,252,279 10,133,450,542 1,305,136 5,543,812,750 480,926 514,199,384
 Did not work 5,925,674 25,559,987,412 4,710,392 21,068,014,100 1,165,897 1,267,893,763

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 9,613,095 40,984,806,724 7,976,144 33,084,416,926 1,713,326 1,816,231,796
One worker 2,395,110 10,214,753,987 932,705 4,146,625,024 1,001,810 1,168,394,040
Two workers or more 107,131 437,078,020 22,517 56,302,079 81,001 99,348,218

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 4,677,598 19,708,863,004 3,662,821 15,462,500,405 719,137 813,180,605
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 2,905,497 13,718,823,177 1,560,846 7,320,586,897 461,314 523,765,489
  SSI 2,171,368 7,624,428,494 2,333,439 9,159,851,596 334,917 388,357,846
Food stamps 12,115,336 51,636,638,731 5,844,330 24,857,930,593 1,776,397 2,067,967,242
Housing assistance 4,165,762 17,669,043,795 8,931,366 37,287,344,028 676,338 755,986,347
Energy assistance 2,773,726 11,688,624,825 1,854,725 7,754,753,794 444,361 511,897,746
Free or reduced-price school lunches 7,353,338 35,929,772,337 2,850,340 12,813,444,082 2,796,138 3,083,974,055
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
4,677,598 19,708,863,004 2,998,104 13,087,959,765 623,644 717,693,013

 

  Employer subsidized health insurance Medicare Medicaid
Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared Aggregate Aggregate squared

Households with Householders in Poverty
 
        Total
5,705,345 29,936,601,925 2,273,445 11,691,391,734 5,165,824 23,134,296,133

Race and Hispanic Origin of Householder
 
White alone or in combination
4,308,558 23,405,497,050 1,611,316 8,716,984,248 3,558,753 16,319,317,349
  White alone 4,211,178 22,911,636,018 1,580,370 8,654,024,901 3,487,062 16,077,679,073
      White alone not, Hispanic 3,019,986 16,038,269,603 1,352,390 7,893,662,194 2,206,340 10,485,238,812
Black alone or in combination 1,179,034 5,427,607,025 520,036 2,092,036,625 1,325,069 5,425,165,873
  Black alone 1,165,703 5,322,783,416 510,162 2,079,104,345 1,299,780 5,373,382,994
Asian or Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
 Islander alone or in combination
233,969 1,290,964,349 60,726 158,677,655 203,015 1,058,151,533
Asian alone or Native Hawaiian and other
Pacific Islander alone or
      Asian and Native Hawaiian
206,628 1,134,932,141 60,482 158,440,363 189,859 997,125,216
  Asian alone or in combination 217,992 1,221,781,595 60,033 157,576,539 187,584 999,847,896
      Asian alone 190,651 1,065,749,387 60,033 157,576,539 176,228 945,379,632
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
    alone or in combination
25,549 151,784,748 693 1,101,116 17,296 70,070,143
Native Hawaiian and other
        Pacific Islander alone
15,977 69,182,754 449 863,824 13,631 51,745,584
American Indian and Alaska Native
 alone or in combination
91,293 429,565,599 120,485 797,381,401 169,486 610,552,099
American Indian and
    Alaska Native alone
22,873 69,165,229 83,313 726,133,929 104,619 417,826,199
Two or more races 98,963 498,085,120 39,117 73,688,195 84,504 268,282,652
Hispanic (of any race) 1,270,419 7,245,821,551 241,893 781,790,034 1,394,774 5,993,791,952
White A.O.I.C., not Hispanic 3,101,503 16,460,891,367 1,383,009 7,956,377,133 2,274,531 10,723,286,355

Region
Northeast 1,045,709 5,241,237,436 709,404 5,043,561,671 1,238,709 5,026,640,416
Midwest 1,507,993 8,661,446,750 371,441 1,384,518,073 1,007,179 4,553,900,692
South 1,711,626 7,231,485,625 862,845 3,729,941,955 1,626,355 6,875,414,680
West 1,440,016 8,802,432,114 329,755 1,533,370,035 1,293,581 6,678,340,346

Type of Household
Married-couple families 1,502,239 8,075,822,300 284,557 980,986,925 1,695,465 8,571,205,673
  With related children under 18 1,240,393 6,809,349,307 150,527 677,696,020 1,554,889 7,843,938,129
      With related children under 6 686,029 3,780,232,821 75,901 430,538,030 1,115,211 5,863,755,760
Female householder, no husband present 2,346,399 13,013,619,994 357,592 1,897,255,918 1,945,993 7,889,276,475
  With related children under 18 2,215,357 12,441,374,266 320,462 1,738,196,323 1,879,523 7,699,192,128
      With related children under 6 1,314,583 7,807,049,776 138,501 669,258,398 1,244,474 5,302,959,938
Nonfamily households 1,522,736 7,135,397,647 1,585,467 8,613,552,516 1,236,922 5,285,797,470
  Single-person household 256,573 672,166,906 947,626 2,108,802,965 730,117 1,490,422,443
      65 years and over 13,830 52,243,756 575,718 1,317,759,020 173,858 184,126,236
          Female 13,830 52,243,756 490,984 1,150,407,810 144,308 149,873,299

Educational Attainment by Householder
Less than 12 grade, no diploma 1,359,675 7,594,492,953 792,783 2,830,455,237 1,850,302 8,060,157,202
High school graduate, no college 2,207,577 10,934,299,243 795,677 5,668,771,933 1,886,097 8,550,484,525
College: Less than bachelor's degree 1,477,740 8,041,723,269 478,601 2,009,043,200 1,209,660 5,608,880,210
Bachelor's degree or more 660,352 3,366,086,460 206,385 1,183,121,365 219,765 914,774,197

Work Experience in 2007 of Householder
Total, under 65 years 5,626,187 29,669,668,007 1,333,092 5,940,320,523 4,892,630 22,250,718,614
 Worked at full-time jobs 2,901,554 15,426,248,880 117,743 619,324,119 1,974,920 9,246,682,381
  50 to 52 weeks 1,840,019 9,747,352,332 65,256 368,203,430 1,245,891 5,709,578,956
 Worked at part-time jobs 1,164,947 5,744,742,195 114,116 470,280,739 771,289 3,100,577,199
 Did not work 1,559,686 8,498,676,931 1,101,233 4,850,715,666 2,146,421 9,903,459,035

Number of Year-Round Full-Time Workers in the Household
No workers 1,546,406 7,357,614,263 2,067,198 10,579,980,568 3,008,525 12,491,266,508
One worker 3,455,948 18,053,843,417 199,473 1,077,204,662 1,964,818 9,440,707,390
Two workers or more 702,991 4,525,144,244 6,775 34,206,504 192,481 1,202,322,235

Program Participation Status of Household Members
Cash assistance 247,588 1,045,278,998 788,041 2,610,601,882 1,934,607 8,694,363,523
  Public assistance or welfare non-SSI 131,616 544,991,381 169,053 751,628,385 921,819 4,837,602,326
  SSI 117,217 501,442,924 699,754 2,213,497,023 1,265,541 5,174,661,702
Food stamps 1,118,953 5,413,809,111 1,117,927 3,825,028,889 3,640,411 15,956,717,042
Housing assistance 412,326 2,001,428,779 1,004,963 2,476,150,686 2,085,413 8,039,162,824
Energy assistance 276,463 1,329,849,582 333,315 898,193,479 896,769 3,758,510,356
Free or reduced-price school lunches 1,650,917 8,742,370,779 309,795 1,531,240,137 2,549,882 12,005,249,635
Household received
  both food stamps and cash assistance
150,143 695,416,324 600,732 2,047,499,576 1,620,380 7,406,036,969

Race Footnotes