Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2000

Poverty status, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, race, and Hispanic origin, 2000

This bar chart and the following table shows the percentage poor and near poor for married persons, nonmarried men and women, and persons white, black, and Hispanic.

Poverty status, by marital status, sex of nonmarried persons, race, and Hispanic origin, 2000
  Percentage poor Percentage near poor
Married persons 5 3
Nonmarried men 15 9
Nonmarried women 18 11
White 9 7
Black 22 9
Hispanic 19 12
 

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