Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 2002 by Sex and Age, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003

(Numbers in thousands)


Poverty status, age, and sex 3/ Total Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
Black alone or in combination White alone, not Hispanic
 Other 2/
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Female Total 145,758 100.0 19,917 100.0 99,130 100.0 26,710 100.0
Below poverty level 19,407 13.3 5,119 25.7 8,887 9.0 5,400 20.2
At or above poverty level 126,351 86.7 14,798 74.3 90,243 91.0 21,310 79.8
Under 18 years Total 35,568 100.0 6,005 100.0 21,253 100.0 8,310 100.0
Below poverty level 5,898 16.6 1,869 31.1 1,962 9.2 2,067 24.9
At or above poverty level 29,670 83.4 4,136 68.9 19,290 90.8 6,243 75.1
18 to 64 years Total 90,484 100.0 12,131 100.0 61,775 100.0 16,579 100.0
Below poverty level 11,058 12.2 2,768 22.8 5,291 8.6 2,998 18.1
At or above poverty level 79,427 87.8 9,362 77.2 56,484 91.4 13,581 81.9
65 years and over Total 19,706 100.0 1,782 100.0 16,103 100.0 1,821 100.0
Below poverty level 2,451 12.4 482 27.1 1,634 10.1 336 18.4
At or above poverty level 17,255 87.6 1,300 72.9 14,469 89.9 1,486 81.6

1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.

2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races, except those combinations including Black.

3/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006