| Table 10. Families Below Poverty Level and Poverty Rates | ||||||
| New Jersey and United States: 2001 to 2011 (Numbers in Thousands) | ||||||
| Two-year | New Jersey | United States | ||||
| Moving Average | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | ||
| ALL FAMILIES | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 2,176 | NA | 79,560 | NA | ||
| 2009-10 | 2,218 | NA | 78,723 | NA | ||
| 2008-09 | 2,232 | NA | 78,841 | NA | ||
| 2007-08 | 2,188 | NA | 78,361 | NA | ||
| 2006-07 | 2,246 | NA | 78,149 | NA | ||
| 2005-06 | 2,296 | NA | 77,913 | NA | ||
| 2004-05 | 2,268 | NA | 77,206 | NA | ||
| 2003-04 | 2,243 | NA | 77,010 | NA | ||
| 2002-03 | 2,259 | NA | 75,907 | NA | ||
| 2001-02 | 2,292 | NA | 74,962 | NA | ||
| ALL FAMILIES IN POVERTY | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 187 | 8.6% | 9,349 | 11.8% | ||
| 2009-10 | 171 | 7.7% | 8,996 | 11.4% | ||
| 2008-09 | 159 | 7.1% | 8,463 | 10.7% | ||
| 2007-08 | 143 | 6.6% | 7,882 | 10.1% | ||
| 2006-07 | 149 | 6.6% | 7,638 | 9.8% | ||
| 2005-06 | 140 | 6.1% | 7,657 | 9.8% | ||
| 2004-05 | 131 | 5.8% | 7,754 | 10.0% | ||
| 2003-04 | 145 | 6.5% | 7,728 | 10.1% | ||
| 2002-03 | 145 | 6.4% | 7,414 | 9.8% | ||
| 2001-02 | 141 | 6.2% | 7,017 | 9.4% | ||
| Married Couples | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 54 | 3.4% | 3,622 | 6.2% | ||
| 2009-10 | 48 | 2.9% | 3,502 | 6.0% | ||
| 2008-09 | 53 | 3.2% | 3,334 | 5.7% | ||
| 2007-08 | 58 | 3.5% | 3,055 | 5.2% | ||
| 2006-07 | 49 | 2.9% | 2,879 | 4.9% | ||
| 2005-06 | 54 | 3.1% | 2,927 | 5.0% | ||
| 2004-05 | 58 | 3.3% | 3,082 | 5.3% | ||
| 2003-04 | 64 | 3.7% | 3,167 | 5.5% | ||
| 2002-03 | 63 | 3.6% | 3,082 | 5.4% | ||
| 2001-02 | 59 | 3.3% | 2,905 | 5.1% | ||
| Female Householders (spouse absent) | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 118 | 27.5% | 4,813 | 31.4% | ||
| 2009-10 | 105 | 25.3% | 4,585 | 30.7% | ||
| 2008-09 | 84 | 21.0% | 4,297 | 29.3% | ||
| 2007-08 | 68 | 18.0% | 4,120 | 28.5% | ||
| 2006-07 | 86 | 20.5% | 4,079 | 28.3% | ||
| 2005-06 | 76 | 18.4% | 4,062 | 28.5% | ||
| 2004-05 | 64 | 16.7% | 4,008 | 28.5% | ||
| 2003-04 | 67 | 18.1% | 3,914 | 28.2% | ||
| 2002-03 | 70 | 17.3% | 3,732 | 27.2% | ||
| 2001-02 | 72 | 18.1% | 3,539 | 26.4% | ||
| White Householders | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 99 | 5.9% | 6,294 | 9.8% | ||
| 2009-10 | 97 | 5.6% | 6,125 | 9.6% | ||
| 2008-09 | 97 | 5.7% | 5,701 | 8.9% | ||
| 2007-08 | 87 | 5.2% | 5,228 | 8.2% | ||
| 2006-07 | 92 | 5.3% | 5,077 | 8.0% | ||
| 2005-06 | 91 | 5.0% | 5,088 | 8.0% | ||
| 2004-05 | 95 | 5.3% | 5,067 | 8.0% | ||
| 2003-04 | 96 | 5.4% | 5,185 | 8.2% | ||
| 2002-03 | 90 | 5.0% | 4,959 | 7.9% | ||
| 2001-02 | 96 | 5.2% | 4,718 | 7.6% | ||
| Black Householders | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 68 | 23.1% | 2,305 | 24.2% | ||
| 2009-10 | 59 | 19.9% | 2,199 | 23.4% | ||
| 2008-09 | 48 | 17.1% | 2,087 | 22.3% | ||
| 2007-08 | 41 | 15.1% | 2,049 | 22.0% | ||
| 2006-07 | 50 | 17.4% | 2,024 | 21.9% | ||
| 2005-06 | 44 | 15.0% | 2,002 | 21.9% | ||
| 2004-05 | 28 | 9.7% | 1,997 | 22.1% | ||
| 2003-04 | 37 | 13.0% | 2,008 | 22.5% | ||
| 2002-03 | 44 | 15.1% | 1,952 | 21.9% | ||
| 2001-02 | 38 | 13.4% | 1,875 | 21.1% | ||
| Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey: March 2002 - 2012. | ||||||
| Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demo. Res., 12/12. | ||||||