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S1702. Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

All families

Married-couple families

Female householder, no husband present

Total


Margin of Error


Percent
below poverty level


Margin of Error

Total


Margin of Error


Percent
below poverty level


Margin of Error

Total


Margin of Error


Percent
below poverty level


Margin of Error

Families

74,625,059

+/-109,719

9.8%

+/-0.1

55,603,280

+/-128,718

4.8%

+/-0.1

13,918,181

+/-32,010

28.6%

+/-0.1

With related children under 18 years

38,073,002

+/-81,952

15.1%

+/-0.1

25,563,988

+/-88,802

6.6%

+/-0.1

9,588,798

+/-30,374

36.9%

+/-0.1

 

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

Families with a householder who is--

One race

73,703,653

+/-102,718

9.7%

+/-0.1

55,013,460

+/-122,753

4.7%

+/-0.1

13,672,570

+/-31,852

28.5%

+/-0.1

White

57,661,038

+/-77,803

7.2%

+/-0.1

45,935,043

+/-96,445

3.9%

+/-0.1

8,273,473

+/-27,599

23.8%

+/-0.2

Black or African American

8,409,187

+/-23,018

21.8%

+/-0.1

3,765,533

+/-19,818

7.2%

+/-0.1

3,858,266

+/-15,706

36.3%

+/-0.3

American Indian and Alaska Native

541,665

+/-5,511

21.6%

+/-0.6

318,759

+/-4,716

11.3%

+/-0.5

163,243

+/-3,008

40.1%

+/-1.4

Asian

3,046,997

+/-10,655

8.4%

+/-0.2

2,470,941

+/-12,339

6.5%

+/-0.2

370,305

+/-6,021

19.1%

+/-0.7

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

92,524

+/-2,532

14.4%

+/-1.2

63,117

+/-2,287

9.7%

+/-1.3

20,523

+/-1,382

29.1%

+/-3.2

Some other race

3,952,242

+/-20,897

20.0%

+/-0.2

2,460,067

+/-18,640

13.2%

+/-0.2

986,760

+/-9,022

38.9%

+/-0.6

Two or more races

921,406

+/-10,674

14.4%

+/-0.4

589,820

+/-9,186

5.9%

+/-0.3

245,611

+/-4,131

33.8%

+/-1.0

 

Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)

9,321,953

+/-24,576

19.3%

+/-0.2

6,041,150

+/-26,604

13.0%

+/-0.2

2,204,804

+/-11,700

38.1%

+/-0.4

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino

52,612,303

+/-71,659

6.1%

+/-0.1

42,533,137

+/-88,776

3.2%

+/-0.1

7,160,847

+/-25,629

21.7%

+/-0.1

 

Householder worked

57,016,921

+/-112,228

7.3%

+/-0.1

42,528,194

+/-127,793

3.3%

+/-0.1

10,276,473

+/-28,968

22.9%

+/-0.1

Householder worked full-time, year-round in the past 12 months

38,629,737

+/-75,436

3.2%

+/-0.1

29,648,793

+/-89,317

1.8%

+/-0.1

6,000,204

+/-26,393

9.4%

+/-0.1

 

Householder 65 years and over

12,069,149

+/-17,134

5.3%

+/-0.1

9,818,560

+/-13,363

4.0%

+/-0.1

1,770,190

+/-10,697

11.5%

+/-0.2

Family received --

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or cash public assistance income in the past 12 months

4,313,013

+/-20,430

34.6%

+/-0.2

2,021,218

+/-12,032

18.9%

+/-0.3

1,920,184

+/-13,439

52.2%

+/-0.3

Social security income in the past 12 months

17,798,570

+/-26,301

6.7%

+/-0.1

13,752,560

+/-22,865

4.2%

+/-0.1

3,027,106

+/-13,893

16.5%

+/-0.2

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF HOUSEHOLDER

Less than high school graduate

10,389,819

+/-31,258

24.4%

+/-0.1

6,593,882

+/-24,878

15.3%

+/-0.1

2,683,659

+/-17,110

47.5%

+/-0.3

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

20,997,487

+/-40,323

11.9%

+/-0.1

14,830,532

+/-34,029

5.7%

+/-0.1

4,412,926

+/-22,364

32.1%

+/-0.2

Some college, associate's degree

21,604,205

+/-53,747

8.0%

+/-0.1

15,666,086

+/-53,937

3.2%

+/-0.1

4,566,141

+/-23,062

23.8%

+/-0.2

Bachelor's degree or higher

21,633,548

+/-73,142

2.4%

+/-0.1

18,512,780

+/-69,810

1.5%

+/-0.1

2,255,455

+/-14,014

8.8%

+/-0.2

 

NUMBER OF RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

No child

36,552,057

+/-44,986

4.3%

+/-0.1

30,039,292

+/-51,318

3.2%

+/-0.1

4,329,383

+/-18,850

10.2%

+/-0.1

1 or 2 children

30,167,803

+/-86,604

12.6%

+/-0.1

19,932,767

+/-85,829

4.9%

+/-0.1

7,726,015

+/-27,247

31.6%

+/-0.2

3 or 4 children

7,229,256

+/-24,794

22.9%

+/-0.2

5,177,440

+/-19,536

11.4%

+/-0.1

1,677,123

+/-15,548

56.9%

+/-0.3

5 or more children

675,943

+/-8,356

41.5%

+/-0.6

453,781

+/-6,796

27.4%

+/-0.7

185,660

+/-3,938

75.0%

+/-1.0

 

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN FAMILY

2 people

33,681,799

+/-45,373

7.7%

+/-0.1

24,202,513

+/-43,598

3.5%

+/-0.1

6,607,773

+/-21,659

21.4%

+/-0.2

3 or 4 people

31,034,454

+/-84,915

10.3%

+/-0.1

23,156,100

+/-91,447

4.1%

+/-0.1

6,024,451

+/-20,991

32.8%

+/-0.2

5 or 6 people

8,655,495

+/-24,809

14.2%

+/-0.1

7,250,419

+/-23,782

9.2%

+/-0.1

1,089,677

+/-11,334

45.3%

+/-0.4

7 or more people

1,253,311

+/-11,039

23.1%

+/-0.4

994,248

+/-9,764

18.4%

+/-0.4

196,280

+/-4,164

47.5%

+/-1.1

 

NUMBER OF WORKERS IN FAMILY

No workers

9,676,288

+/-24,644

23.9%

+/-0.1

7,190,192

+/-20,532

10.7%

+/-0.1

2,034,098

+/-13,862

65.6%

+/-0.3

1 worker

23,536,203

+/-39,327

16.2%

+/-0.1

13,138,252

+/-34,230

8.8%

+/-0.1

7,706,158

+/-22,621

29.6%

+/-0.2

2 workers

32,651,969

+/-83,583

3.1%

+/-0.1

27,829,157

+/-87,421

2.2%

+/-0.1

3,306,962

+/-16,256

9.7%

+/-0.2

3 or more workers

8,760,599

+/-29,553

1.7%

+/-0.1

7,445,679

+/-31,114

1.3%

+/-0.1

870,963

+/-10,326

5.3%

+/-0.2

 

INCOME DEFICIT

Mean income deficit for families (dollars)

8,001

+/-21

(X)

(X)

7,111

+/-34

(X)

(X)

8,705

+/-32

(X)

(X)

 

PERCENT IMPUTED

Poverty status for families

25.5%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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