Client Characteristics

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES – CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS SERVED (2007)

 
TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED

Individuals.................................................................... 306,227

TOTAL NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED

Households................................................................... 119,337

GENDER (Individuals)

Female: 172,861............................................................ 56.45%

Male: 133,353............................................................... 43.55%

Unknown/Not Reported: 13............................................. 0.00%

ETHNICITY (Individuals)

Hispanic or Latino: 27,144............................................... 8.86%

RACE (Individuals)

White: 246,513.............................................................. 80.50%

African American or Black: 29,979.................................. 9.79%

Multi-race: 9,576............................................................. 3.13%

Asian: 2,678.................................................................... 0.87%

American Indian or Alaskan: 2,442................................... 0.80%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 381.......................... 0.12%

Other: 8,123.................................................................... 2.65%

Unknown/Not Reported: 6,535......................................... 2.13%

AGE (Individuals)

0 - 5 years of age: 51,358............................................... 16.77%

6 - 11 years of age: 41,476............................................. 13.54%

12 - 17 years of age: 35,071........................................... 11.45%

18 - 23 years of age: 25,554............................................. 8.34%

24 - 44 years of age: 80,340........................................... 26.24%

45 - 54 years of age: 26,632............................................. 8.70%

55 - 69 years of age: 21,362............................................. 6.98%

70 + years of age: 23,088................................................. 7.54%

Unknown/Not Reported: 1,346......................................... 0.44%

EDUCATION (Individuals)

0 to 12th grade (non-graduate): 34,359 ............................ 22.49%

High School graduate or GED: 79,700............................. 52.17%

Some post secondary education: 22,152 ......................... 14.50%

2 or 4 year college graduate: 13,483................................. 8.83%

Unknown/Not Reported: 3,074 ........................................ 2.01%

LEVEL OF FAMILY INCOME (Households)

At or below 50% of poverty: 32,984 .............................. 27.64%

Over 50% - 75% of poverty: 20,163 .............................. 16.90%

Over 75% - 100% of poverty: 22,617 ............................. 18.95%

Over 100% - 125% of poverty: 20,526 ........................... 17.20%

Over 125% - 150% of poverty: 16,032 ........................... 13.43%

Over 150% of poverty: 7015 ........................................... 5.88%

Unknown/Not Reported: 0............................................... 0.00%

COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES – CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS SERVED

HOUSEHOLD TYPE (Households)

Single female parent: 28,637........................................... 24.00%

Single male parent: 2,369................................................. 1.99%

Two parents with child/children: 27,575........................... 23.11%

Single person: 42,688..................................................... 35.77%

Two adults with no children: 13,851................................ 11.61%

Other: 2,238.................................................................... 1.88%

Unknown/Not Reported: 1,979......................................... 1.66%

FAMILY SIZE (Households)

One person in household: 44,114..................................... 36.97%

Two persons in household: 25,908................................... 21.71%

Three persons in household: 18,791................................. 15.75%

Four persons in household: 14,990................................... 12.56%

Five persons in household: 9,118....................................... 7.64%

Six persons in household: 4,012........................................ 3.36%

Seven persons in household: 1,495.................................... 1.25%

Eight or more persons in household: 771........................... 0.65%

Unknown/Not Reported: 138........................................... 0.12%

HOUSING (Households)

Family rents house/apartment: 66,304............................. 55.56%

Family owns or is buying home: 47,107........................... 39.47%

Family is homeless: 1,368................................................. 1.15%

Other: 4,365.................................................................... 3.66%

Unknown/Not Reported: 193........................................... 0.16%

SOURCE OF FAMILY INCOME (Households)

Family income from employment

& other sources........................................................ 50,878

Family income from employment only............................... 37,301

Family has no income or unreliable income......................... 9,534

Family receives TANF...................................................... 9,603

Family receives SSI........................................................ 18,431

Family receives Social Security........................................ 38,830

Family receives pension.................................................... 6,462

Family receives unemployment insurance........................... 4,066

Family receives general assistance....................................... 648

Family receives food stamps............................................ 50,840

Family receives income from other sources........................ 4,436

Unduplicated # of families reporting

Income source.......................................................... 114,652

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

Family members without health insurance......................... 79,733

Disabled family members................................................ 52,124

Veterans.......................................................................... 6,749