• Percentage of all Americans in poverty in 2001: 11.7%
  
• Percentage of white Americans in poverty in 2001: 9.9%
  
• Percentage of black Americans in poverty in 2001: 22.7%
  

-- Citation: Census 2001 Poverty Tables [ferret.bls.census.gov]

HOMEOWNERSHIP

• Percentage of all Americans who own homes in 2001: 67.8%
  
• Percentage of white Americans who own homes in 2001: 71.6%
  
• Percentage of black Americans who own homes in 2001: 47.7%
  

-- Citation: US Census Bureau Annual Housing Survey [www.census.gov]

INCOME

• Median income of all American households in 2001: $42,228
  
• Median income of white American households in 2001: $46,305
  
• Median income of black American households in 2001: $29,470
  

-- Citation: US Census Bureau Annual Income Survey [www.census.gov]

OCCUPATION DISTRIBUTION

• Percentage of all Americans in Managerial or Professional positions in 2001: 29.7%
  
• Percentage of white Americans in Managerial or Professional positions in 2001: 30.7%
  
• Percentage of black Americans in Managerial or Professional positions: 20.7%
  

-- Citation: CPS Annual Demographic Survey [ferret.bls.census.gov]


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