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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers inthousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 45371 5867 12.9 37959 3838 10.1 5594 1637 29.3 3792 1371 36.2
Under 18 years 11416 2306 20.2 8995 1313 14.6 1840 820 44.6 1327 663 50.0
18 to 24 years 4194 633 15.1 3396 443 13.0 600 145 24.1 446 157 35.1
25 to 34 years 7173 823 11.5 5899 523 8.9 918 237 25.8 679 190 28.0
35 to 44 years 7363 692 9.4 6235 457 7.3 822 189 23.0 572 142 24.8
45 to 54 years 5674 431 7.6 4888 315 6.4 577 89 15.4 324 82 25.3
55 to 59 years 1840 176 9.6 1559 131 8.4 228 31 13.8 136 36 26.6
60 to 64 years 1780 173 9.7 1542 115 7.5 198 49 25.0 112 35 31.6
65 years and over 5930 632 10.7 5446 542 9.9 412 76 18.4 197 66 33.5
65 to 74 years 3407 298 8.8 3102 245 7.9 257 41 15.9 133 46 34.7
75 years and over 2523 334 13.2 2344 296 12.6 155 35 22.5 64 20 31.0
Male
Total 21885 2422 11.1 18405 1571 8.5 2568 674 26.3 1763 551 31.3
Under 18 Years 5845 1125 19.3 4598 635 13.8 941 401 42.6 680 340 50.0
18 to 24 Years 2130 271 12.7 1738 180 10.4 292 73 24.8 205 46 22.2
25 to 34 Years 3494 287 8.2 2924 210 7.2 390 53 13.7 326 66 20.2
35 to 44 Years 3598 287 8.0 3086 195 6.3 369 73 19.8 241 35 14.4
45 to 54 Years 2712 171 6.3 2361 131 5.6 242 30 12.6 133 27 20.0
55 to 59 Years 864 62 7.1 739 50 6.7 102 8 7.5 52 12 24.2
60 to 64 Years 824 71 8.6 729 50 6.8 78 16 20.0 52 12 22.9
65 Years and Over 2419 148 6.1 2231 120 5.4 154 21 13.5 74 14 18.9
65 to 74 Years 1495 70 4.7 1368 56 4.1 101 7 6.9 54 10 18.8
75 Years and Over 925 79 8.5 863 64 7.4 53 14 26.0 20 4 19.4
Female
Total 23486 3445 14.7 19554 2266 11.6 3026 963 31.8 2029 820 40.4
Under 18 Years 5571 1181 21.2 4397 677 15.4 899 419 46.6 647 323 50.0
18 to 24 Years 2064 362 17.6 1657 262 15.8 308 72 23.5 241 111 46.1
25 to 34 Years 3679 536 14.6 2975 313 10.5 528 184 34.8 352 124 35.3
35 to 44 Years 3765 405 10.7 3149 262 8.3 453 116 25.7 331 107 32.4
45 to 54 Years 2962 260 8.8 2527 184 7.3 335 58 17.4 190 55 29.0
55 to 59 Years 976 114 11.7 820 81 9.9 125 24 18.9 84 24 28.1
60 to 64 Years 956 102 10.7 813 65 8.0 120 34 28.3 60 23 39.0
65 Years and Over 3511 484 13.8 3216 421 13.1 258 55 21.3 123 52 42.2
65 to 74 Years 1913 228 11.9 1734 189 10.9 156 34 21.7 80 36 45.4
75 Years and Over 1599 256 16.0 1482 232 15.7 102 21 20.7 44 16 36.3
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 45371 5867 12.9 37959 3838 10.1 5594 1637 29.3 3792 1371 36.2
65 Years and Over 5930 632 10.7 5446 542 9.9 412 76 18.4 197 66 33.5
In Families 38390 4420 11.5 31993 2684 8.4 4774 1406 29.4 3349 1179 35.2
Householders 11892 1303 11.0 10097 832 8.2 1349 384 28.5 952 328 34.5
Under 65 Years 9843 1182 12.0 8217 736 9.0 1210 367 30.4 892 311 34.9
65 Years and Over 2048 121 5.9 1880 96 5.1 139 16 11.8 60 17 29.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11253 2213 19.7 8853 1234 13.9 1824 809 44.4 1312 651 49.6
Under 6 Years 4049 910 22.5 3196 527 16.5 640 313 48.8 513 274 53.3
6 to 17 Years 7204 1303 18.1 5656 707 12.5 1184 497 41.9 799 378 47.3
18 Years and Over 4679 329 7.0 3841 192 5.0 698 116 16.6 325 86 26.3
In Married Couple
Families 29901 1572 5.3 26494 1222 4.6 2209 194 8.8 1755 255 14.5
Husbands 9052 428 4.7 8128 337 4.2 606 52 8.7 465 61 13.1
Under 65 Years 7327 352 4.8 6517 273 4.2 513 47 9.1 428 54 12.7
65 Years and Over 1725 76 4.4 1610 64 4.0 92 6 6.3 38 7 17.3
Wives 9052 428 4.7 8137 341 4.2 595 50 8.3 491 61 12.5
Under 65 Years 7708 368 4.8 6864 287 4.2 533 46 8.6 467 59 12.6
65 Years and Over 1344 59 4.4 1272 54 4.3 62 4 6.2 24 3 10.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8093 585 7.2 7047 446 6.3 645 80 12.4 548 94 17.1
Under 6 Years 2986 274 9.2 2621 219 8.4 219 28 12.6 233 49 21.1
6 to 17 Years 5108 312 6.1 4426 227 5.1 426 52 12.3 315 44 14.1
18 Years and Over 3124 94 3.0 2757 75 2.7 281 8 2.9 136 14 10.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6963 2610 37.5 4340 1317 30.3 2296 1128 49.1 1366 854 62.5
Householder 2292 795 34.7 1538 440 28.6 657 308 46.9 402 243 60.4
Under 65 Years 1984 750 37.8 1286 410 31.9 605 297 49.0 381 232 60.9
65 Years and Over 308 45 14.6 252 30 11.9 52 12 22.3 21 11 52.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2814 1531 54.4 1560 734 47.1 1097 690 62.9 703 527 74.9
Under 6 Years 915 592 64.7 477 287 60.2 380 263 69.3 260 214 82.2
6 to 17 Years 1899 939 49.4 1083 447 41.3 718 427 59.5 443 313 70.6
18 Years and Over 1295 220 17.0 874 106 12.1 377 105 27.9 180 68 38.0
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 217 85 39.3 191 67 35.3 17 16 91.0 13 7 55.9
Under 18 Years 116 51 44.2 102 40 39.4 11 10 86.3 6 3 52.9
Under 6 Years 27 15 55.6 27 15 55.6 0 0 (B) 4 2 57.2
6 to 17 Years 88 36 40.6 75 25 33.5 11 10 86.3 2 1 44.3
18 Years and Over 101 34 33.7 89 27 30.5 6 6 100.0 7 4 58.8
Unrelated Individuals 6764 1361 20.1 5775 1087 18.8 803 215 26.8 431 185 43.0
Male 3035 531 17.5 2552 406 15.9 374 96 25.6 216 70 32.3
Under 65 Years 2530 471 18.6 2092 356 17.0 332 88 26.3 193 64 33.4
Living Alone 1356 191 14.1 1126 137 12.2 183 46 24.9 94 27 28.9
65 Years and Over 505 60 11.9 460 50 10.8 42 8 19.5 23 5 23.3
Living Alone 451 44 9.7 418 39 9.2 32 5 15.7 22 5 24.5
Female 3729 830 22.3 3223 680 21.1 429 120 27.9 215 116 53.8
Under 65 Years 2197 464 21.1 1805 354 19.6 320 82 25.5 159 80 50.2
Living Alone 1316 251 19.0 1038 179 17.3 233 58 24.8 99 52 52.9
65 Years and Over 1532 366 23.9 1417 326 23.0 108 38 35.0 56 36 63.7
Living Alone 1451 332 22.9 1351 301 22.3 94 29 30.2 55 35 64.1
Northeast: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 15089 3648 24.2 10165 1959 19.3 3855 1369 35.5 2743 1168 42.6
Under 18 years 3877 1557 40.1 2259 724 32.0 1294 693 53.6 993 564 56.8
18 to 24 years 1533 405 26.4 987 260 26.3 415 112 27.0 329 135 40.9
25 to 34 years 2596 508 19.6 1758 253 14.4 610 199 32.7 457 154 33.8
35 to 44 years 2177 389 17.9 1471 200 13.6 550 153 27.8 396 123 31.0
45 to 54 years 1678 266 15.9 1181 166 14.1 385 78 20.1 243 77 31.9
55 to 59 years 609 101 16.5 423 63 14.8 153 25 16.2 103 32 31.2
60 to 64 years 574 99 17.3 395 47 11.8 151 46 30.4 77 28 36.7
65 years and over 2045 323 15.8 1692 247 14.6 297 64 21.5 146 54 36.9
65 to 74 years 1103 171 15.5 883 127 14.4 185 35 18.8 99 38 38.3
75 years and over 942 152 16.1 809 119 14.8 112 29 25.9 48 16 34.1
Male
Total 7022 1506 21.4 4778 804 16.8 1706 557 32.6 1240 458 37.0
Under 18 Years 1979 762 38.5 1153 351 30.4 654 339 51.9 507 283 55.8
18 to 24 Years 767 178 23.2 501 111 22.2 197 52 26.3 145 40 27.4
25 to 34 Years 1235 165 13.4 874 104 11.9 248 41 16.5 208 49 23.5
35 to 44 Years 993 140 14.1 685 66 9.7 233 59 25.2 156 28 17.7
45 to 54 Years 740 102 13.8 535 66 12.3 150 27 18.2 98 24 24.5
55 to 59 Years 280 37 13.2 196 27 14.0 69 6 8.6 40 12 29.9
60 to 64 Years 262 38 14.5 197 21 10.5 53 13 24.7 35 10 28.0
65 Years and Over 767 84 10.9 637 57 9.0 102 20 19.4 51 13 25.7
65 to 74 Years 434 37 8.5 344 24 6.9 70 7 10.0 38 9 24.6
75 Years and Over 333 47 14.1 292 33 11.4 33 13 39.2 13 4 29.1
Female
Total 8067 2142 26.6 5387 1155 21.4 2148 813 37.8 1503 710 47.2
Under 18 Years 1898 795 41.9 1106 373 33.7 640 354 55.3 486 281 57.9
18 to 24 Years 765 227 29.6 486 148 30.5 218 61 27.7 184 95 51.5
25 to 34 Years 1361 343 25.2 884 150 16.9 362 159 43.8 248 105 42.4
35 to 44 Years 1184 249 21.1 786 134 17.0 317 94 29.7 240 95 39.7
45 to 54 Years 938 164 17.5 646 100 15.5 235 50 21.3 145 53 36.9
55 to 59 Years 329 64 19.3 227 35 15.6 84 19 22.6 63 20 31.9
60 to 64 Years 313 61 19.6 198 26 13.2 97 33 33.5 42 19 43.9
65 Years and Over 1278 239 18.7 1055 189 18.0 195 44 22.6 95 41 42.9
65 to 74 Years 669 134 20.1 539 103 19.2 116 28 24.0 61 28 46.9
75 Years and Over 609 105 17.2 516 86 16.7 79 16 20.4 34 12 36.0
Northeast: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 15089 3648 24.2 10165 1959 19.3 3855 1369 35.5 2743 1168 42.6
65 Years and Over 2045 323 15.8 1692 247 14.6 297 64 21.5 146 54 36.9
In Families 12122 2927 24.1 7959 1476 18.5 3230 1177 36.4 2416 1010 41.8
Householders 3764 836 22.2 2572 445 17.3 928 319 34.4 688 279 40.6
Under 65 Years 3126 766 24.5 2060 396 19.2 827 305 36.9 647 267 41.3
65 Years and Over 638 70 11.0 512 49 9.6 102 14 14.1 41 12 29.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3833 1524 39.7 2231 700 31.4 1281 684 53.4 981 555 56.6
Under 6 Years 1494 642 43.0 902 316 35.0 459 261 56.9 386 234 60.6
6 to 17 Years 2340 881 37.7 1329 385 28.9 822 423 51.4 596 321 53.9
18 Years and Over 1481 228 15.4 919 110 12.0 475 102 21.4 262 80 30.5
In Married Couple
Families 7549 871 11.5 5698 571 10.0 1239 160 12.9 1088 208 19.1
Husbands 2303 234 10.2 1797 157 8.7 341 44 12.8 288 50 17.2
Under 65 Years 1827 192 10.5 1399 125 9.0 282 38 13.4 263 44 16.7
65 Years and Over 476 43 9.0 398 31 7.9 59 6 9.9 25 6 22.9
Wives 2303 234 10.2 1805 161 8.9 339 41 12.1 298 52 17.4
Under 65 Years 1919 202 10.5 1474 134 9.1 295 37 12.6 281 49 17.6
65 Years and Over 384 32 8.4 331 27 8.2 44 4 8.7 17 3 14.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1972 321 16.3 1429 206 14.4 358 63 17.6 340 72 21.2
Under 6 Years 808 159 19.6 603 110 18.3 128 21 16.6 141 37 26.4
6 to 17 Years 1164 163 14.0 826 96 11.6 230 42 18.2 199 35 17.5
18 Years and Over 768 52 6.8 560 33 5.9 158 8 5.1 94 14 14.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3938 1911 48.5 1870 815 43.6 1821 967 53.1 1165 740 63.6
Householder 1237 552 44.6 634 255 40.2 530 260 49.1 340 207 60.9
Under 65 Years 1095 525 47.9 540 239 44.2 485 251 51.7 324 201 62.0
65 Years and Over 142 27 18.9 94 16 17.2 45 9 20.6 16 6 39.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1732 1142 65.9 732 459 62.7 878 598 68.1 594 456 76.8
Under 6 Years 628 453 72.1 269 190 70.5 310 226 73.0 226 186 82.5
6 to 17 Years 1105 689 62.4 462 269 58.2 568 371 65.4 368 270 73.3
18 Years and Over 610 166 27.2 296 71 23.8 286 91 31.8 159 63 39.9
Northeast: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 40 24 60.4 21 12 56.2 12 12 100.0 9 5 60.8
Under 18 Years 20 14 70.9 11 6 56.8 8 8 100.0 5 2 52.6
Under 6 Years 6 4 70.1 6 4 70.1 0 0 (B) 3 2 70.9
6 to 17 Years 14 10 71.3 5 2 39.0 8 8 100.0 1 0 .0
18 Years and Over 20 10 49.9 10 6 55.7 4 4 100.0 4 3 69.8
Unrelated Individuals 2927 697 23.8 2186 471 21.6 613 180 29.4 319 152 47.8
Male 1269 279 22.0 927 181 19.5 272 76 27.9 148 53 35.7
Under 65 Years 1065 251 23.6 753 162 21.4 245 69 28.1 128 48 37.2
Living Alone 578 111 19.3 405 68 16.7 142 38 26.6 74 24 32.9
65 Years and Over 204 28 13.8 174 20 11.3 28 7 25.8 20 5 26.2
Living Alone 180 20 11.2 158 16 10.3 22 4 18.5 20 5 26.2
Female 1658 417 25.2 1258 290 23.1 341 104 30.6 170 100 58.5
Under 65 Years 1035 244 23.6 722 148 20.6 258 75 29.1 122 69 56.7
Living Alone 661 146 22.1 434 85 19.6 197 53 26.9 80 46 58.2
65 Years and Over 623 173 27.7 536 142 26.4 83 29 35.2 48 30 63.0
Living Alone 587 147 25.0 507 123 24.3 75 22 28.8 46 29 63.4
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 30282 2219 7.3 27794 1879 6.8 1740 268 15.4 1049 204 19.4
Under 18 years 7539 749 9.9 6736 589 8.7 546 127 23.3 334 99 29.6
18 to 24 years 2662 228 8.6 2408 183 7.6 185 33 17.6 116 22 18.8
25 to 34 years 4577 315 6.9 4140 269 6.5 309 38 12.2 222 36 16.1
35 to 44 years 5186 303 5.8 4764 257 5.4 272 37 13.4 177 19 10.9
45 to 54 years 3997 165 4.1 3707 149 4.0 191 11 5.7 81 5 5.6
55 to 59 years 1231 76 6.1 1136 68 6.0 75 7 8.8 33 4 12.3
60 to 64 years 1205 74 6.1 1147 68 6.0 47 4 7.8 35 7 20.2
65 years and over 3885 310 8.0 3755 295 7.9 115 12 10.4 51 12 23.6
65 to 74 years 2304 127 5.5 2219 118 5.3 72 6 8.5 35 9 24.4
75 years and over 1581 183 11.6 1536 177 11.5 43 6 13.6 16 3 21.8
Male
Total 14864 916 6.2 13626 768 5.6 862 117 13.6 523 93 17.8
Under 18 Years 3866 364 9.4 3445 284 8.3 287 62 21.5 173 57 32.9
18 to 24 Years 1363 92 6.8 1237 69 5.6 96 21 21.7 60 6 9.5
25 to 34 Years 2259 121 5.4 2050 106 5.2 142 13 8.8 118 17 14.3
35 to 44 Years 2605 147 5.7 2401 128 5.3 136 14 10.4 85 7 8.4
45 to 54 Years 1972 69 3.5 1825 65 3.6 91 3 3.2 36 3 7.7
55 to 59 Years 584 25 4.2 543 22 4.1 33 2 5.3 12 1 4.8
60 to 64 Years 562 33 5.9 532 29 5.5 24 2 9.7 17 2 12.7
65 Years and Over 1653 65 3.9 1594 63 4.0 51 1 1.9 22 1 3.4
65 to 74 Years 1061 33 3.1 1024 32 3.2 31 0 .0 16 1 4.8
75 Years and Over 592 32 5.4 570 31 5.4 20 1 4.8 7 0 .0
Female
Total 15419 1303 8.4 14167 1111 7.8 878 150 17.1 526 111 21.0
Under 18 Years 3673 386 10.5 3291 305 9.3 259 66 25.3 161 42 26.1
18 to 24 Years 1299 136 10.4 1171 114 9.7 90 12 13.2 57 16 28.7
25 to 34 Years 2318 193 8.3 2090 163 7.8 166 25 15.2 104 19 18.1
35 to 44 Years 2581 155 6.0 2363 129 5.4 136 22 16.5 92 12 13.1
45 to 54 Years 2024 96 4.7 1882 84 4.4 100 8 8.0 46 2 3.9
55 to 59 Years 647 51 7.9 594 46 7.8 42 5 11.7 21 3 16.5
60 to 64 Years 644 41 6.4 615 39 6.4 22 1 5.6 18 5 27.5
65 Years and Over 2233 245 11.0 2161 232 10.7 63 11 17.3 28 11 39.6
65 to 74 Years 1244 94 7.6 1195 86 7.2 41 6 15.0 19 8 40.8
75 Years and Over 989 151 15.3 965 146 15.1 23 5 21.5 9 3 37.2
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 30282 2219 7.3 27794 1879 6.8 1740 268 15.4 1049 204 19.4
65 Years and Over 3885 310 8.0 3755 295 7.9 115 12 10.4 51 12 23.6
In Families 26268 1493 5.7 24034 1208 5.0 1545 229 14.8 933 169 18.1
Householders 8128 467 5.7 7525 387 5.1 421 65 15.4 264 49 18.6
Under 65 Years 6717 416 6.2 6157 341 5.5 384 62 16.3 245 44 17.9
65 Years and Over 1410 51 3.6 1368 47 3.4 38 2 5.8 18 5 28.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7419 690 9.3 6622 534 8.1 543 126 23.1 331 96 29.2
Under 6 Years 2555 268 10.5 2295 211 9.2 181 52 28.4 128 40 31.1
6 to 17 Years 4864 422 8.7 4327 323 7.5 362 74 20.5 203 57 27.9
18 Years and Over 3198 101 3.2 2922 82 2.8 223 14 6.4 64 6 9.0
In Married Couple
Families 22351 701 3.1 20796 651 3.1 970 34 3.5 667 47 7.0
Husbands 6748 193 2.9 6331 181 2.9 265 9 3.3 177 11 6.3
Under 65 Years 5499 160 2.9 5118 148 2.9 231 9 3.7 164 10 6.3
65 Years and Over 1249 33 2.6 1212 33 2.7 34 0 .0 13 1 6.0
Wives 6748 193 2.9 6332 181 2.9 256 9 3.4 193 10 5.0
Under 65 Years 5789 166 2.9 5391 153 2.8 238 9 3.6 186 10 5.2
65 Years and Over 960 27 2.8 941 27 2.9 18 0 .0 7 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6121 264 4.3 5619 240 4.3 287 17 5.8 208 22 10.4
Under 6 Years 2177 115 5.3 2018 109 5.4 91 6 6.9 92 12 13.1
6 to 17 Years 3944 149 3.8 3601 131 3.6 196 10 5.3 116 10 8.3
18 Years and Over 2357 42 1.8 2197 42 1.9 123 0 .0 42 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3025 699 23.1 2470 502 20.3 475 161 33.8 201 114 56.5
Householder 1055 243 23.0 904 185 20.5 126 48 37.9 62 36 57.8
Under 65 Years 889 225 25.3 746 171 23.0 120 46 38.0 57 31 54.5
65 Years and Over 166 18 10.9 158 14 8.8 6 2 35.3 5 5 100.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1082 389 35.9 829 276 33.3 219 93 42.2 109 71 64.8
Under 6 Years 287 140 48.6 208 97 46.9 69 37 52.9 34 28 80.7
6 to 17 Years 794 249 31.4 621 178 28.7 150 56 37.2 75 43 57.5
18 Years and Over 685 54 7.9 578 35 6.1 90 14 15.7 21 5 24.0
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 177 61 34.5 170 56 32.7 5 4 70.0 4 2 45.9
Under 18 Years 96 37 38.6 91 34 37.4 3 2 54.2 2 1 53.5
Under 6 Years 21 11 51.4 21 11 51.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 75 26 35.0 70 23 33.2 3 2 54.2 1 1 100.0
18 Years and Over 82 24 29.8 79 21 27.3 2 2 100.0 3 1 40.7
Unrelated Individuals 3837 665 17.3 3589 615 17.1 190 35 18.6 112 33 29.3
Male 1766 252 14.3 1625 225 13.9 102 20 19.4 67 17 25.0
Under 65 Years 1465 220 15.0 1339 195 14.6 88 19 21.4 65 17 25.9
Living Alone 778 79 10.2 720 70 9.7 41 8 18.8 20 3 14.2
65 Years and Over 301 32 10.6 286 30 10.6 14 1 6.9 3 0 .0
Living Alone 270 23 8.6 260 22 8.6 10 1 9.6 1 0 .0
Female 2071 413 19.9 1964 390 19.9 88 16 17.6 45 16 35.9
Under 65 Years 1163 219 18.9 1083 206 19.0 63 7 10.8 36 10 28.3
Living Alone 655 104 15.9 604 94 15.6 36 5 13.2 19 6 30.9
65 Years and Over 908 193 21.3 881 185 20.9 26 9 34.2 9 6 67.4
Living Alone 864 185 21.4 844 178 21.1 19 7 35.8 9 6 67.4
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/4_003.htm