Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 2003 by Sex and Age, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(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 146,770 100.0 20,076 100.0 99,287 100.0 27,407 100.0
Below poverty level 20,085 13.7 5,308 26.4 9,026 9.1 5,752 21.0
At or above poverty level 126,685 86.3 14,768 73.6 90,261 90.9 21,655 79.0
Under 18 years Total 35,816 100.0 6,073 100.0 21,055 100.0 8,689 100.0
Below poverty level 6,306 17.6 2,054 33.8 2,030 9.6 2,223 25.6
At or above poverty level 29,510 82.4 4,019 66.2 19,025 90.4 6,466 74.4
18 to 64 years Total 91,091 100.0 12,193 100.0 62,091 100.0 16,807 100.0
Below poverty level 11,305 12.4 2,764 22.7 5,379 8.7 3,162 18.8
At or above poverty level 79,785 87.6 9,429 77.3 56,711 91.3 13,645 81.2
65 years and over Total 19,862 100.0 1,810 100.0 16,142 100.0 1,911 100.0
Below poverty level 2,473 12.5 490 27.1 1,617 10.0 367 19.2
At or above poverty level 17,389 87.5 1,320 72.9 14,525 90.0 1,544 80.8

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, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006