Table 17.  Poverty Status of Families in 2002 by Type, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic Families: March 2003
           (Numbers in thousands)

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|Family type and poverty status 3/     |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                      |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                      |               |Black alone or | White alone,  |               |
|                                      |     Total     |in combination | not Hispanic  |     Other 2/  |
|                                      |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                      |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total families                        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 75,617|  100.0|  9,133|  100.0| 53,860|  100.0| 12,624|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  7,229|    9.6|  1,959|   21.4|  3,208|    6.0|  2,063|   16.3|
|  At or above poverty level           | 68,388|   90.4|  7,175|   78.6| 50,652|   94.0| 10,561|   83.7|
|Married-couple families               |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 57,327|  100.0|  4,268|  100.0| 44,109|  100.0|  8,950|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  3,052|    5.3|    340|    8.0|  1,628|    3.7|  1,085|   12.1|
|  At or above poverty level           | 54,275|   94.7|  3,928|   92.0| 42,481|   96.3|  7,866|   87.9|
|Male householder, no spouse present   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               |  4,663|  100.0|    793|  100.0|  2,679|  100.0|  1,191|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |    564|   12.1|    165|   20.8|    207|    7.7|    192|   16.1|
|  At or above poverty level           |  4,099|   87.9|    628|   79.2|  2,472|   92.3|    999|   83.9|
|Female householder, no spouse present |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 13,627|  100.0|  4,072|  100.0|  7,072|  100.0|  2,482|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  3,613|   26.5|  1,454|   35.7|  1,373|   19.4|    786|   31.7|
|  At or above poverty level           | 10,014|   73.5|  2,619|   64.3|  5,699|   80.6|  1,697|   68.3| 
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. Households are classified by the race and origin of the householder.
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/ Data in this table include families in group quarters.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006