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Table 27. Working poor: Poverty status of persons in the labor force for 27 weeks or more by age, sex, 

race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2005

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, 16 years and older...... 142,824 117,078 16,122 6,290 18,905 7,744 5,477 1,694 298 1,983

16 to 19 years............... 4,192 3,483 511 78 602 438 313 100 8 105

20 to 24 years............... 13,370 10,767 1,704 447 2,347 1,610 1,144 353 50 328

25 to 34 years............... 31,022 24,581 3,914 1,621 5,873 2,138 1,472 516 76 681

35 to 44 years............... 34,779 27,978 4,223 1,782 4,974 1,752 1,268 352 70 557

45 to 54 years............... 34,422 28,688 3,701 1,371 3,311 1,166 804 246 73 196

55 to 64 years............... 19,649 16,851 1,701 787 1,445 532 399 105 13 93

65 years and older......... 5,390 4,730 368 205 353 108 77 22 8 22

Women, 16 years and older... 65,495 52,475 8,640 2,894 7,348 3,994 2,631 1,119 128 780

16 to 19 years............... 2,110 1,744 265 35 234 256 184 66 1 50

20 to 24 years............... 6,159 4,870 872 202 894 882 608 230 18 134

25 to 34 years............... 13,680 10,504 2,088 733 2,066 1,095 668 374 30 223

35 to 44 years............... 15,674 12,240 2,272 806 1,953 861 562 236 30 234

45 to 54 years............... 16,263 13,326 1,993 641 1,432 563 375 131 37 86

55 to 64 years............... 9,249 7,768 948 375 628 288 204 70 6 42

65 years and older......... 2,360 2,022 202 101 141 49 30 12 6 10

Men, 16 years and older......... 77,329 64,603 7,482 3,396 11,557 3,750 2,846 574 170 1,203

16 to 19 years............... 2,082 1,739 246 43 369 182 129 34 7 56

20 to 24 years............... 7,211 5,897 832 245 1,453 727 536 124 32 194

25 to 34 years............... 17,342 14,076 1,826 887 3,807 1,043 804 141 46 457

35 to 44 years............... 19,104 15,738 1,950 976 3,021 891 705 116 40 323

45 to 54 years............... 18,159 15,362 1,708 729 1,879 603 430 115 37 111

55 to 64 years............... 10,400 9,083 753 412 817 244 195 35 7 51

65 years and older......... 3,030 2,708 166 104 212 59 47 10 2 12

 See footnotes at end of table.

Age and sex

Total Below poverty level

Total White

Black or 

African

American

Asian

Hispanic

or Latino 

ethnicity

Total White

Black or 

African

American

Asian

Hispanic

or Latino 

ethnicity

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Table 27. Working poor: Poverty status of persons in the labor 

force for 27 weeks or more by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity, 2005—Continued

Total, 16 years and older...... 5.4 4.7 10.5 4.7 10.5

16 to 19 years............... 10.5 9.0 19.5 ( 2 ) 17.5

20 to 24 years............... 12.0 10.6 20.8 11.1 14.0

25 to 34 years............... 6.9 6.0 13.2 4.7 11.6

35 to 44 years............... 5.0 4.5 8.3 3.9 11.2

45 to 54 years............... 3.4 2.8 6.6 5.4 5.9

55 to 64 years............... 2.7 2.4 6.2 1.7 6.4

65 years and older......... 2.0 1.6 6.0 4.1 6.3

Women, 16 years and older... 6.1 5.0 13.0 4.4 10.6

16 to 19 years............... 12.1 10.6 24.9 ( 2 ) 21.3

20 to 24 years............... 14.3 12.5 26.4 9.0 15.0

25 to 34 years............... 8.0 6.4 17.9 4.1 10.8

35 to 44 years............... 5.5 4.6 10.4 3.7 12.0

45 to 54 years............... 3.5 2.8 6.6 5.7 6.0

55 to 64 years............... 3.1 2.6 7.4 1.7 6.7

65 years and older......... 2.1 1.5 6.1 5.9 7.4

Men, 16 years and older......... 4.8 4.4 7.7 5.0 10.4

16 to 19 years............... 8.8 7.4 13.8 ( 2 ) 15.1

20 to 24 years............... 10.1 9.1 14.9 12.8 13.4

25 to 34 years............... 6.0 5.7 7.7 5.2 12.0

35 to 44 years............... 4.7 4.5 6.0 4.1 10.7

45 to 54 years............... 3.3 2.8 6.7 5.0 5.9

55 to 64 years............... 2.3 2.1 4.6 1.6 6.2

65 years and older......... 2.0 1.7 5.9 2.2 5.6

Age and sex

Rate 1

Total White

Black or 

African

American

Asian

Hispanic

or Latino 

ethnicity

1 Number below the poverty level as a percent of the total in the labor force

for 27 weeks or more. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 80,000.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African

American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for

all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino

may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as race.

SOURCE: Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population

Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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