| Table 16. Family Poverty Status:
New Jersey, 1999 to 2006
(Family Totals in Thousands) |
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| Two-year Moving Average |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
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| All Families |
2,090 |
2,217 |
2,292 |
2,259 |
2,243 |
2,268 |
2,296 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
5.9% |
5.9% |
6.2% |
6.4% |
6.5% |
5.8% |
6.1% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
2.9% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.6% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
2.8% |
2.5% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
88.6% |
88.2% |
88.2% |
88.4% |
88.8% |
89.7% |
89.2% |
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| RACE |
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| White Families |
1,666 |
1,777 |
1,840 |
1,791 |
1,782 |
1,809 |
1,798 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
4.1% |
4.7% |
5.2% |
5.0% |
5.4% |
5.3% |
5.0% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
2.7% |
2.2% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
2.2% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.3% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
2.4% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
91.0% |
90.5% |
90.0% |
90.2% |
90.4% |
90.6% |
90.6% |
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| Black Families |
301 |
289 |
281 |
289 |
286 |
289 |
293 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
14.0% |
13.0% |
13.4% |
15.1% |
13.0% |
9.7% |
15.0% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
5.0% |
5.1% |
4.2% |
3.9% |
4.2% |
4.4% |
4.4% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
3.1% |
4.0% |
6.1% |
5.2% |
4.4% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
77.9% |
77.9% |
76.4% |
75.8% |
78.4% |
82.5% |
77.2% |
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| Hispanic Families |
220 |
235 |
260 |
271 |
275 |
319 |
351 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
13.2% |
15.0% |
15.8% |
14.7% |
16.6% |
16.5% |
15.4% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
7.0% |
6.6% |
6.2% |
7.6% |
8.0% |
7.5% |
6.5% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
5.3% |
5.6% |
5.3% |
6.3% |
6.6% |
5.3% |
5.8% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
74.6% |
72.9% |
72.6% |
71.3% |
68.8% |
70.7% |
72.3% |
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| FAMILY CONFIGURATION |
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| Married-Couple Families |
1,620 |
1,733 |
1,777 |
1,727 |
1,727 |
1,739 |
1,745 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
2.3% |
2.8% |
3.3% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
1.8% |
1.6% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.6% |
1.6% |
1.3% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
1.8% |
2.4% |
2.2% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
1.5% |
1.5% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
94.1% |
93.3% |
92.7% |
92.7% |
92.8% |
93.6% |
94.1% |
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| Female Householder-Spouse Absent |
348 |
362 |
397 |
403 |
370 |
381 |
412 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
20.8% |
23.0% |
18.1% |
17.3% |
18.1% |
16.7% |
18.4% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
6.8% |
6.7% |
5.2% |
4.8% |
4.4% |
6.0% |
7.3% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
6.4% |
6.6% |
6.4% |
5.1% |
4.4% |
4.8% |
5.2% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
66.1% |
67.2% |
70.4% |
72.8% |
73.0% |
72.4% |
69.1% |
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| OWN CHILDREN
UNDER 18 YEARS OLD |
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| Families with No Children |
1,093 |
1,173 |
1,214 |
1,175 |
1,139 |
1,137 |
1,175 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
3.6% |
3.9% |
4.6% |
4.8% |
5.0% |
4.3% |
3.9% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
2.9% |
2.5% |
2.6% |
2.1% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.0% |
3.3% |
3.0% |
2.3% |
2.4% |
2.4% |
1.8% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
91.5% |
90.3% |
89.8% |
90.8% |
91.0% |
92.0% |
93.1% |
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| Families with 1 or 2 Children |
789 |
842 |
890 |
891 |
906 |
929 |
928 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
7.8% |
7.3% |
7.4% |
7.0% |
7.0% |
6.6% |
6.7% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
2.1% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.9% |
2.7% |
2.5% |
3.1% |
2.5% |
2.0% |
2.6% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
87.2% |
85.5% |
88.4% |
87.7% |
87.9% |
88.5% |
87.3% |
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| Table 16. Family Poverty Status: New Jersey, 1999 to 2006 (Family Totals in
Thousands) (Cont.) |
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| Two-year Moving Average |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
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| Families with 3 or more Children |
207 |
201 |
188 |
206 |
212 |
202 |
193 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
10.6% |
11.7% |
10.7% |
12.5% |
11.1% |
10.1% |
16.5% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
6.4% |
6.3% |
5.4% |
10.8% |
10.6% |
5.3% |
4.5% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
4.3% |
5.2% |
7.1% |
4.2% |
2.6% |
2.4% |
4.3% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
78.6% |
76.8% |
76.8% |
72.5% |
75.6% |
82.1% |
74.7% |
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| OWN CHILDREN
UNDER 6 YEARS OLD |
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| Families without children |
1,663 |
1,781 |
1,848 |
1,826 |
1,803 |
1,808 |
1,830,345 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
5.2% |
5.0% |
5.7% |
5.4% |
5.4% |
5.0% |
4.7% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
2.9% |
2.6% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.7% |
3.3% |
3.1% |
2.5% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
2.3% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
89.3% |
89.1% |
89.0% |
90.1% |
90.4% |
90.8% |
91.0% |
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| Families with children |
426 |
435 |
444 |
433 |
441 |
460 |
466 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
8.7% |
9.6% |
8.2% |
10.7% |
10.8% |
8.8% |
11.7% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
3.0% |
2.9% |
3.6% |
3.8% |
3.2% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.3% |
3.0% |
3.4% |
4.0% |
3.5% |
2.4% |
2.6% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
86.0% |
84.5% |
84.7% |
81.4% |
82.6% |
85.3% |
82.1% |
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| LABOR FORCE MEMBERS |
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| Families with none Member |
287 |
332 |
347 |
300 |
274 |
280 |
267 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
14.6% |
12.2% |
14.0% |
18.1% |
21.1% |
18.9% |
18.3% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
6.9% |
6.2% |
5.5% |
4.7% |
3.1% |
3.3% |
3.0% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
4.0% |
7.0% |
6.9% |
5.6% |
5.2% |
4.7% |
5.5% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
74.5% |
74.6% |
73.7% |
71.6% |
70.5% |
73.1% |
73.2% |
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| Families with 1 Member |
632 |
657 |
647 |
670 |
701 |
678 |
688 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
10.1% |
10.0% |
10.3% |
9.9% |
8.7% |
7.2% |
9.5% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
4.0% |
3.0% |
3.3% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
4.2% |
4.8% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
3.4% |
4.8% |
4.3% |
3.3% |
2.7% |
2.7% |
3.2% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
82.5% |
82.2% |
82.1% |
83.4% |
85.2% |
85.8% |
82.5% |
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| Families with 2 Members |
884 |
961 |
1,026 |
1,014 |
971 |
979 |
1,011 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
1.7% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.4% |
2.1% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
1.4% |
1.5% |
1.0% |
1.3% |
1.3% |
1.0% |
1.2% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
2.1% |
1.4% |
1.5% |
2.0% |
1.8% |
1.2% |
1.3% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
94.8% |
94.9% |
95.3% |
94.6% |
94.8% |
95.4% |
95.5% |
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| Families with 3 or more Members |
287 |
266 |
272 |
275 |
297 |
332 |
330 |
| Percent Distribution |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| below poverty level |
0.9% |
1.1% |
1.4% |
1.1% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
1.6% |
| 100% - 124% of poverty level |
1.4% |
1.7% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
1.4% |
1.2% |
0.5% |
| 125% - 149% of poverty level |
0.8% |
1.5% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
1.2% |
| 150% and above poverty level |
96.9% |
95.6% |
94.5% |
96.1% |
94.9% |
94.7% |
96.8% |
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| Source: US
Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey (CPS): March 2000 through
2007. |
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| Prepared by : NJ
Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic
Research, 11/07. |
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