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TABLE 3. Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
In Household That Received Means-Tested Assistance In Household That Received Means-Tested Assistance Excluding School Lunches In Household That Received Means-Tested Cash Assistance In Household That Received Food Stamps In Household In Which One or More Persons Covered by Medicaid Live In Public or Subsidized Housing
TotalNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
Black: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 10196 8989 88.2 8402 82.4 5721 56.1 7046 69.1 7256 71.2 3513 34.5
65 Years and Over 700 506 72.3 488 69.7 285 40.7 265 37.8 348 49.8 198 28.3
In Families 8447 7790 92.2 7213 85.4 5034 59.6 6289 74.5 6395 75.7 3059 36.2
Householders 2212 2006 90.7 1851 83.7 1277 57.7 1587 71.7 1638 74.0 830 37.5
Under 65 Years 2053 1886 91.8 1749 85.2 1212 59.0 1536 74.8 1544 75.2 808 39.4
65 Years and Over 159 121 76.1 102 64.6 64 40.6 51 32.4 93 58.9 21 13.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4787 4581 95.7 4262 89.0 3050 63.7 3827 79.9 3823 79.9 1936 40.4
Under 6 Years 1919 1811 94.4 1748 91.1 1289 67.2 1585 82.6 1621 84.5 769 40.1
6 to 17 Years 2868 2770 96.6 2514 87.6 1762 61.4 2241 78.1 2202 76.8 1167 40.7
18 Years and Over 799 698 87.4 650 81.3 451 56.4 513 64.2 564 70.6 198 24.8
In Married Couple
Families 1414 1127 79.7 919 65.0 412 29.1 762 53.9 733 51.8 230 16.3
Husbands 343 250 72.8 202 58.9 89 26.1 166 48.4 157 45.7 55 15.9
Under 65 Years 291 219 75.2 177 61.1 75 25.7 152 52.3 138 47.6 53 18.1
65 Years and Over 52 31 59.1 25 47.1 15 28.0 14 26.9 18 35.3 2 3.6
Wives 325 228 70.2 185 57.1 81 24.9 154 47.4 143 44.0 44 13.6
Under 65 Years 293 211 72.0 168 57.4 71 24.3 148 50.3 129 44.1 42 14.4
65 Years and Over 32 17 53.8 17 53.8 10 30.6 6 20.4 13 42.6 2 6.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 617 549 88.9 450 72.8 204 33.1 392 63.5 361 58.5 129 20.8
Under 6 Years 213 177 83.3 156 73.1 61 28.8 135 63.4 135 63.6 51 24.0
6 to 17 Years 404 371 91.8 294 72.7 143 35.3 257 63.5 226 55.8 78 19.2
18 Years and Over 104 85 81.1 68 65.0 27 25.8 36 34.8 62 59.3 3 2.5
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6489 6185 95.3 5841 90.0 4309 66.4 5171 79.7 5249 80.9 2687 41.4
Householder 1715 1627 94.9 1526 89.0 1115 65.0 1334 77.8 1374 80.1 728 42.5
Under 65 Years 1637 1560 95.3 1471 89.8 1082 66.1 1310 80.1 1320 80.6 713 43.6
65 Years and Over 78 67 86.8 55 71.3 33 41.9 24 30.7 54 69.2 15 19.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3935 3816 97.0 3612 91.8 2703 68.7 3273 83.2 3265 83.0 1742 44.3
Under 6 Years 1603 1547 96.5 1508 94.0 1155 72.0 1378 86.0 1401 87.4 686 42.8
6 to 17 Years 2332 2269 97.3 2105 90.2 1548 66.4 1895 81.3 1864 79.9 1056 45.3
18 Years and Over 620 554 89.3 522 84.2 372 60.0 429 69.2 453 73.1 181 29.2
Black: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 132 129 97.6 123 93.0 68 51.8 110 83.1 99 75.4 29 22.2
Under 18 Years 83 82 98.3 82 98.3 47 56.0 74 88.9 66 79.7 19 23.0
Under 6 Years 35 35 99.5 35 99.5 33 94.9 33 94.9 35 99.5 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 48 47 97.5 47 97.5 13 27.7 41 84.5 31 65.3 19 39.9
18 Years and Over 48 47 96.2 41 83.9 21 44.5 35 73.2 33 67.8 10 20.7
Unrelated Individuals 1617 1070 66.2 1066 65.9 618 38.2 648 40.0 761 47.1 424 26.2
Male 688 430 62.4 428 62.2 245 35.6 228 33.2 310 45.1 161 23.4
Under 65 Years 571 345 60.4 343 60.1 211 37.0 199 34.8 272 47.6 111 19.4
Living Alone 305 181 59.4 181 59.4 106 34.8 91 29.8 132 43.4 82 26.7
65 Years and Over 117 85 72.4 85 72.4 34 29.0 30 25.3 38 32.4 50 43.0
Living Alone 86 60 69.6 60 69.6 17 20.0 20 23.9 23 27.3 41 48.4
Female 929 640 68.9 638 68.7 373 40.2 419 45.1 451 48.6 263 28.3
Under 65 Years 571 384 67.2 382 66.9 216 37.8 257 45.0 270 47.2 142 24.9
Living Alone 356 235 66.0 235 66.0 135 38.0 171 48.2 158 44.5 105 29.6
65 Years and Over 358 256 71.6 256 71.6 157 44.0 162 45.3 181 50.7 120 33.6
Living Alone 334 240 71.7 240 71.7 146 43.6 151 45.2 168 50.2 117 35.0
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 27442 14759 53.8 10736 39.1 5237 19.1 6184 22.5 9279 33.8 1936 7.1
Under 18 years 9822 6779 69.0 4775 48.6 2409 24.5 3171 32.3 4186 42.6 889 9.0
18 to 24 years 3448 1732 50.2 1395 40.5 609 17.7 680 19.7 1230 35.7 234 6.8
25 to 34 years 5216 2338 44.8 1697 32.5 663 12.7 947 18.2 1433 27.5 289 5.5
35 to 44 years 3861 1818 47.1 1186 30.7 543 14.1 626 16.2 1002 25.9 211 5.5
45 to 54 years 2271 903 39.8 624 27.5 354 15.6 328 14.5 525 23.1 92 4.1
55 to 59 years 734 274 37.4 227 31.0 130 17.7 102 14.0 189 25.7 33 4.5
60 to 64 years 661 275 41.5 242 36.6 154 23.3 106 16.0 208 31.5 51 7.8
65 years and over 1428 641 44.9 590 41.3 374 26.2 223 15.6 505 35.4 137 9.6
65 to 74 years 959 415 43.3 373 38.8 242 25.2 139 14.5 324 33.8 88 9.1
75 years and over 469 226 48.2 217 46.3 132 28.2 84 17.9 181 38.6 49 10.5
Male
Total 13878 7108 51.2 5096 36.7 2337 16.8 2818 20.3 4356 31.4 894 6.4
Under 18 Years 5056 3477 68.8 2453 48.5 1250 24.7 1633 32.3 2119 41.9 478 9.5
18 to 24 Years 1819 844 46.4 651 35.8 252 13.9 272 15.0 571 31.4 119 6.6
25 to 34 Years 2771 1103 39.8 809 29.2 269 9.7 411 14.8 669 24.2 122 4.4
35 to 44 Years 1900 803 42.3 516 27.2 201 10.6 234 12.3 435 22.9 79 4.2
45 to 54 Years 1093 431 39.5 281 25.7 145 13.3 122 11.2 238 21.8 27 2.4
55 to 59 Years 316 91 28.7 68 21.5 37 11.8 26 8.1 59 18.8 2 .7
60 to 64 Years 287 106 37.0 91 31.8 51 17.6 42 14.6 76 26.5 22 7.7
65 Years and Over 634 253 39.8 227 35.7 132 20.8 79 12.4 189 29.7 44 7.0
65 to 74 Years 446 177 39.6 151 34.0 87 19.4 56 12.7 130 29.1 32 7.3
75 Years and Over 189 76 40.3 75 39.8 45 24.0 22 11.8 59 31.3 12 6.3
Female
Total 13564 7651 56.4 5640 41.6 2900 21.4 3365 24.8 4923 36.3 1042 7.7
Under 18 Years 4766 3302 69.3 2322 48.7 1159 24.3 1538 32.3 2067 43.4 411 8.6
18 to 24 Years 1629 888 54.5 744 45.7 357 21.9 408 25.0 659 40.5 115 7.1
25 to 34 Years 2444 1235 50.5 887 36.3 394 16.1 536 21.9 764 31.3 168 6.9
35 to 44 Years 1961 1014 51.7 669 34.1 342 17.5 392 20.0 567 28.9 131 6.7
45 to 54 Years 1178 471 40.0 344 29.2 209 17.7 206 17.5 287 24.4 66 5.6
55 to 59 Years 417 183 43.9 160 38.2 92 22.1 77 18.4 129 31.0 31 7.3
60 to 64 Years 374 169 45.0 151 40.3 103 27.6 64 17.1 132 35.3 29 7.8
65 Years and Over 794 389 49.0 363 45.8 242 30.5 144 18.2 317 39.9 92 11.6
65 to 74 Years 513 239 46.5 221 43.1 156 30.3 83 16.1 195 37.9 55 10.7
75 Years and Over 280 150 53.6 142 50.7 87 31.0 62 22.0 122 43.5 37 13.3
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Household Relationship Total 27442 14759 53.8 10736 39.1 5237 19.1 6184 22.5 9279 33.8 1936 7.1
65 Years and Over 1428 641 44.9 590 41.3 374 26.2 223 15.6 505 35.4 137 9.6
In Families 24390 13588 55.7 9673 39.7 4718 19.3 5694 23.3 8421 34.5 1657 6.8
Householders 6202 3092 49.8 2277 36.7 1143 18.4 1351 21.8 1962 31.6 435 7.0
Under 65 Years 5697 2898 50.9 2104 36.9 1028 18.1 1278 22.4 1812 31.8 417 7.3
65 Years and Over 505 194 38.3 173 34.2 115 22.7 73 14.5 150 29.6 18 3.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9621 6636 69.0 4650 48.3 2358 24.5 3106 32.3 4080 42.4 877 9.1
Under 6 Years 3802 2566 67.5 2056 54.1 1005 26.4 1336 35.1 1853 48.7 319 8.4
6 to 17 Years 5818 4070 70.0 2594 44.6 1353 23.3 1770 30.4 2227 38.3 558 9.6
18 Years and Over 2321 1164 50.1 883 38.0 485 20.9 428 18.4 774 33.3 119 5.1
In Married Couple
Families 17385 8496 48.9 5375 30.9 1769 10.2 2654 15.3 4491 25.8 670 3.9
Husbands 4226 1740 41.2 1128 26.7 371 8.8 553 13.1 928 21.9 160 3.8
Under 65 Years 3846 1620 42.1 1021 26.5 308 8.0 508 13.2 839 21.8 148 3.8
65 Years and Over 381 121 31.8 107 28.2 63 16.6 45 11.8 88 23.2 12 3.3
Wives 4410 1757 39.8 1149 26.1 387 8.8 536 12.2 940 21.3 165 3.7
Under 65 Years 4159 1699 40.9 1098 26.4 358 8.6 517 12.4 903 21.7 162 3.9
65 Years and Over 250 58 23.1 51 20.5 29 11.6 19 7.8 37 14.7 4 1.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6475 3930 60.7 2358 36.4 694 10.7 1335 20.6 1944 30.0 301 4.7
Under 6 Years 2573 1497 58.2 1080 42.0 280 10.9 566 22.0 924 35.9 136 5.3
6 to 17 Years 3902 2433 62.4 1278 32.8 414 10.6 769 19.7 1020 26.1 166 4.2
18 Years and Over 1457 634 43.5 431 29.6 197 13.5 147 10.1 381 26.1 29 2.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 5328 4278 80.3 3679 69.1 2640 49.6 2751 51.6 3387 63.6 924 17.3
Householder 1485 1137 76.6 980 66.0 685 46.1 723 48.7 884 59.5 260 17.5
Under 65 Years 1375 1063 77.3 911 66.3 637 46.3 696 50.7 820 59.6 252 18.3
65 Years and Over 110 74 67.1 69 62.3 48 43.8 27 24.1 64 57.8 8 7.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2643 2359 89.3 2034 76.9 1533 58.0 1635 61.9 1912 72.3 548 20.7
Under 6 Years 1029 934 90.7 860 83.6 657 63.8 703 68.4 822 79.9 178 17.3
6 to 17 Years 1614 1426 88.3 1174 72.7 876 54.3 932 57.7 1090 67.5 370 22.9
18 Years and Over 725 463 64.0 404 55.8 259 35.8 251 34.6 355 49.0 83 11.5
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels In Unrelated Subfamilies 253 199 78.6 167 66.1 69 27.3 76 30.1 142 56.3 16 6.2
Under 18 Years 130 99 76.7 84 65.0 36 28.1 40 30.9 73 56.4 7 5.2
Under 6 Years 62 47 75.1 46 73.3 16 25.7 26 41.0 38 60.1 5 8.4
6 to 17 Years 67 53 78.3 38 57.2 20 30.3 15 21.6 36 52.9 2 2.2
18 Years and Over 123 99 80.5 83 67.3 33 26.5 36 29.1 69 56.2 9 7.2
Unrelated Individuals 2798 972 34.7 896 32.0 451 16.1 414 14.8 715 25.5 264 9.4
Male 1708 529 31.0 483 28.3 199 11.6 209 12.3 382 22.3 133 7.8
Under 65 Years 1591 477 30.0 431 27.1 179 11.2 194 12.2 348 21.9 105 6.6
Living Alone 436 59 13.6 59 13.6 32 7.3 30 6.9 40 9.1 26 6.0
65 Years and Over 117 51 44.1 51 44.1 20 17.3 15 12.7 34 29.1 28 24.1
Living Alone 105 48 45.6 48 45.6 18 17.2 12 11.7 32 30.3 28 26.9
Female 1091 443 40.7 413 37.9 252 23.1 205 18.8 333 30.6 130 11.9
Under 65 Years 810 273 33.8 244 30.1 135 16.6 131 16.2 189 23.3 57 7.1
Living Alone 343 113 32.9 113 32.9 75 21.7 66 19.3 79 23.1 50 14.6
65 Years and Over 281 170 60.6 170 60.6 117 41.7 74 26.4 144 51.4 73 26.0
Living Alone 272 167 61.5 167 61.5 115 42.3 73 26.9 141 52.0 72 26.5
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8416 7051 83.8 5856 69.6 3205 38.1 4363 51.8 5182 61.6 1233 14.7
Under 18 years 4075 3763 92.4 3126 76.7 1806 44.3 2455 60.3 2816 69.1 667 16.4
18 to 24 years 1042 762 73.1 660 63.4 332 31.8 431 41.4 590 56.7 111 10.7
25 to 34 years 1333 978 73.4 813 61.0 381 28.6 611 45.8 721 54.1 156 11.7
35 to 44 years 889 761 85.5 586 65.9 299 33.6 423 47.6 503 56.5 124 13.9
45 to 54 years 438 340 77.6 261 59.6 144 32.8 197 44.9 214 48.8 53 12.0
55 to 59 years 170 113 66.5 93 54.6 47 27.4 57 33.4 70 41.0 23 13.2
60 to 64 years 146 112 77.0 102 70.4 68 46.7 69 47.5 84 58.0 32 22.3
65 years and over 323 221 68.6 214 66.4 129 40.1 120 37.1 184 57.1 67 20.9
65 to 74 years 214 152 71.3 149 69.6 93 43.6 83 39.0 128 60.1 43 20.0
75 years and over 109 69 63.1 65 60.1 36 33.2 36 33.2 56 51.3 25 22.5
Male
Total 3889 3180 81.8 2600 66.9 1329 34.2 1895 48.7 2252 57.9 554 14.3
Under 18 Years 2056 1905 92.7 1580 76.8 913 44.4 1245 60.5 1394 67.8 361 17.5
18 to 24 Years 456 304 66.8 260 57.2 111 24.4 140 30.8 224 49.2 51 11.2
25 to 34 Years 605 376 62.1 310 51.3 117 19.3 227 37.5 266 43.9 52 8.7
35 to 44 Years 367 302 82.1 219 59.7 75 20.3 136 37.1 181 49.2 41 11.3
45 to 54 Years 183 142 77.7 100 54.8 43 23.5 68 37.3 79 42.9 13 7.2
55 to 59 Years 64 35 54.7 25 38.6 11 17.0 14 21.9 20 31.5 1 1.1
60 to 64 Years 60 45 75.0 38 62.7 26 42.8 27 45.2 32 53.3 16 26.9
65 Years and Over 97 70 72.1 67 69.2 33 33.8 37 37.7 56 57.6 18 18.9
65 to 74 Years 75 59 79.7 57 75.9 29 38.3 33 44.3 47 63.4 14 19.1
75 Years and Over 23 11 47.3 11 47.3 4 19.2 4 15.9 9 39.0 4 18.4
Female
Total 4527 3871 85.5 3256 71.9 1877 41.5 2468 54.5 2930 64.7 679 15.0
Under 18 Years 2019 1858 92.0 1546 76.6 893 44.2 1210 60.0 1421 70.4 306 15.2
18 to 24 Years 586 457 78.0 400 68.3 220 37.6 291 49.7 366 62.5 60 10.3
25 to 34 Years 729 603 82.7 503 69.0 264 36.3 384 52.7 455 62.5 104 14.2
35 to 44 Years 522 459 87.9 366 70.2 224 43.0 286 54.9 322 61.6 82 15.8
45 to 54 Years 255 198 77.6 161 63.2 101 39.5 128 50.3 135 53.0 39 15.4
55 to 59 Years 106 78 73.6 68 64.2 36 33.6 43 40.4 50 46.8 22 20.5
60 to 64 Years 86 67 78.5 65 75.7 42 49.5 42 49.1 52 61.3 16 19.0
65 Years and Over 225 151 67.1 147 65.1 96 42.8 83 36.8 128 56.9 49 21.7
65 to 74 Years 139 93 66.9 92 66.1 65 46.4 50 36.1 81 58.3 29 20.5
75 Years and Over 86 58 67.3 55 63.5 32 36.9 33 37.8 47 54.6 20 23.6
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 8416 7051 83.8 5856 69.6 3205 38.1 4363 51.8 5182 61.6 1233 14.7
65 Years and Over 323 221 68.6 214 66.4 129 40.1 120 37.1 184 57.1 67 20.9
In Families 7357 6428 87.4 5277 71.7 2875 39.1 4028 54.7 4699 63.9 1079 14.7
Householders 1724 1462 84.8 1230 71.4 701 40.7 938 54.4 1097 63.7 278 16.1
Under 65 Years 1645 1405 85.4 1174 71.4 664 40.4 904 55.0 1045 63.5 269 16.4
65 Years and Over 79 57 72.3 56 71.1 37 47.1 33 42.3 52 66.2 9 11.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3956 3666 92.7 3037 76.8 1764 44.6 2400 60.7 2742 69.3 657 16.6
Under 6 Years 1670 1495 89.5 1322 79.2 756 45.3 1014 60.7 1236 74.0 226 13.5
6 to 17 Years 2285 2171 95.0 1715 75.0 1008 44.1 1387 60.7 1506 65.9 430 18.8
18 Years and Over 451 367 81.4 307 68.2 168 37.3 228 50.5 257 57.0 46 10.2
In Married Couple
Families 3971 3275 82.5 2424 61.0 748 18.8 1701 42.8 2025 51.0 343 8.6
Husbands 829 643 77.5 486 58.6 156 18.8 334 40.3 405 48.9 78 9.4
Under 65 Years 783 612 78.1 456 58.2 142 18.2 316 40.3 380 48.5 72 9.2
65 Years and Over 46 31 67.8 30 65.0 13 28.8 19 40.7 25 55.0 6 13.1
Wives 840 646 76.8 486 57.8 155 18.4 331 39.4 405 48.2 75 8.9
Under 65 Years 813 637 78.3 477 58.7 152 18.7 326 40.1 399 49.0 74 9.1
65 Years and Over 27 9 31.9 9 31.9 3 10.1 5 16.7 7 25.2 1 3.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1952 1725 88.4 1267 64.9 386 19.8 930 47.6 1058 54.2 180 9.2
Under 6 Years 845 715 84.6 576 68.2 170 20.1 395 46.7 514 60.8 79 9.4
6 to 17 Years 1107 1010 91.2 691 62.4 216 19.5 535 48.3 544 49.1 101 9.1
18 Years and Over 205 153 74.6 109 53.3 32 15.5 76 37.0 84 40.9 4 2.2
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 2920 2803 96.0 2588 88.6 1992 68.2 2152 73.7 2436 83.4 695 23.8
Householder 773 730 94.5 676 87.5 509 65.9 560 72.5 627 81.1 192 24.9
Under 65 Years 742 705 95.0 652 87.9 491 66.2 548 73.8 603 81.3 190 25.6
65 Years and Over 31 25 81.6 24 78.5 18 58.8 12 40.4 24 78.5 2 8.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1804 1768 98.0 1638 90.8 1311 72.7 1386 76.8 1568 86.9 452 25.1
Under 6 Years 758 729 96.2 699 92.3 556 73.3 591 78.0 676 89.2 143 18.8
6 to 17 Years 1046 1039 99.3 939 89.7 755 72.2 796 76.0 892 85.3 310 29.6
18 Years and Over 213 184 86.8 172 81.0 121 57.0 132 62.0 154 72.4 37 17.4
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 132 114 86.3 101 76.8 49 37.2 58 43.7 90 68.5 9 6.9
Under 18 Years 71 59 83.6 53 74.9 28 40.2 32 44.8 46 65.8 5 7.4
Under 6 Years 41 35 84.7 35 84.7 16 38.8 23 56.4 29 70.3 5 12.7
6 to 17 Years 29 24 82.1 18 60.9 12 42.2 8 28.5 17 59.5 0 .0
18 Years and Over 62 55 89.4 49 79.0 21 33.8 26 42.3 44 71.5 4 6.2
Unrelated Individuals 926 509 55.0 477 51.5 281 30.4 277 29.9 393 42.4 145 15.6
Male 454 229 50.4 215 47.4 110 24.1 112 24.7 173 38.1 71 15.6
Under 65 Years 422 205 48.6 191 45.3 99 23.6 102 24.3 156 37.0 61 14.4
Living Alone 73 40 54.1 40 54.1 26 34.9 26 35.6 28 37.5 18 24.2
65 Years and Over 33 24 73.7 24 73.7 10 31.4 10 29.8 17 53.1 10 30.6
Living Alone 30 22 74.9 22 74.9 10 34.1 8 27.3 17 57.6 10 33.2
Female 472 280 59.4 262 55.4 172 36.4 165 34.9 220 46.5 74 15.7
Under 65 Years 332 185 55.7 167 50.1 104 31.4 108 32.5 141 42.4 31 9.5
Living Alone 119 80 67.6 80 67.6 62 52.2 57 47.7 65 54.6 29 24.5
65 Years and Over 140 95 68.1 95 68.1 67 48.2 57 40.8 79 56.2 43 30.6
Living Alone 138 94 68.4 94 68.4 66 48.1 57 41.4 78 56.2 42 30.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Income, Poverty, and Labor Force Information Staff
Last revised: November 18, 1996
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031995/pov/3_003.htm