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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: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 5814 731 12.6 5561 649 11.7 150 68 45.6 104 16 15.7
Under 18 years 1428 279 19.5 1354 239 17.7 43 34 78.1 33 9 28.2
18 to 24 years 567 88 15.5 528 79 15.0 28 6 22.2 9 0 .0
25 to 34 years 807 114 14.1 776 104 13.4 15 10 64.6 22 2 8.0
35 to 44 years 913 83 9.1 884 77 8.7 20 5 22.9 18 1 4.9
45 to 54 years 716 46 6.4 680 39 5.8 20 5 25.3 7 0 .0
55 to 59 years 258 29 11.3 249 28 11.4 0 0 (B) 0 0 .0
60 to 64 years 274 12 4.5 263 6 2.4 10 6 62.8 9 2 19.1
65 years and over 852 79 9.3 828 76 9.1 14 3 21.3 6 3 46.5
65 to 74 years 498 31 6.2 483 29 6.1 10 1 11.8 3 0 .0
75 years and over 353 48 13.7 346 46 13.4 4 2 41.8 3 3 92.1
Male
Total 2838 321 11.3 2713 284 10.5 81 30 37.7 60 7 12.4
Under 18 Years 710 148 20.9 672 126 18.8 24 16 66.7 21 5 25.4
18 to 24 Years 293 34 11.6 276 32 11.7 14 1 10.0 7 0 .0
25 to 34 Years 411 46 11.2 399 46 11.6 4 0 .0 12 0 .0
35 to 44 Years 453 36 7.9 436 31 7.2 15 4 24.8 11 0 4.1
45 to 54 Years 370 26 7.1 350 21 6.0 11 5 48.5 4 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 109 11 10.2 106 11 10.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
60 to 64 Years 141 8 5.4 136 4 2.8 4 4 100.0 3 2 64.2
65 Years and Over 350 12 3.5 338 12 3.6 9 0 .0 2 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 210 5 2.4 202 5 2.5 7 0 .0 2 0 .0
75 Years and Over 140 7 5.0 136 7 5.1 2 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Female
Total 2976 410 13.8 2849 365 12.8 70 38 54.7 44 9 20.2
Under 18 Years 717 131 18.2 682 113 16.6 19 18 92.8 12 4 33.0
18 to 24 Years 275 54 19.7 252 47 18.5 14 5 35.1 2 0 .0
25 to 34 Years 395 68 17.1 376 58 15.4 11 10 87.8 10 2 18.2
35 to 44 Years 460 47 10.3 449 45 10.1 5 1 17.5 7 0 6.3
45 to 54 Years 346 20 5.7 330 18 5.6 10 0 .0 2 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 150 18 12.0 143 17 12.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 132 5 3.5 127 2 1.9 6 2 37.7 6 0 .0
65 Years and Over 501 67 13.4 490 64 13.0 5 3 54.8 4 3 62.6
65 to 74 Years 288 26 9.0 280 24 8.6 3 1 42.0 1 0 .0
75 Years and Over 213 41 19.4 210 40 18.8 3 2 67.4 3 3 92.1
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 5814 731 12.6 5561 649 11.7 150 68 45.6 104 16 15.7
65 Years and Over 852 79 9.3 828 76 9.1 14 3 21.3 6 3 46.5
In Families 4864 503 10.3 4648 431 9.3 128 61 47.8 96 15 15.3
Householders 1596 147 9.2 1539 129 8.4 34 15 43.1 22 3 15.3
Under 65 Years 1305 143 10.9 1255 125 10.0 28 15 51.7 22 3 15.3
65 Years and Over 291 4 1.4 283 4 1.4 6 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1392 253 18.1 1318 213 16.2 43 34 78.1 33 9 28.2
Under 6 Years 448 112 25.1 412 86 20.8 26 24 89.5 15 2 15.5
6 to 17 Years 944 140 14.9 906 127 14.0 17 10 60.5 18 7 39.0
18 Years and Over 456 21 4.7 427 20 4.7 21 0 .0 12 0 .0
In Married Couple
Families 3984 223 5.6 3840 197 5.1 70 22 31.8 68 4 5.5
Husbands 1290 62 4.8 1255 56 4.5 17 5 30.9 17 2 12.4
Under 65 Years 1022 61 6.0 994 55 5.6 11 5 46.4 17 2 12.7
65 Years and Over 267 1 .4 261 1 .4 6 0 .0 0 0 .0
Wives 1290 62 4.8 1252 56 4.5 17 5 31.6 21 2 7.7
Under 65 Years 1079 60 5.5 1043 54 5.1 16 5 32.8 19 0 .0
65 Years and Over 210 3 1.2 209 3 1.3 1 0 .0 3 2 61.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1044 79 7.6 1007 71 7.1 12 6 54.4 16 0 .0
Under 6 Years 334 36 10.9 324 34 10.3 4 3 71.7 8 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 710 43 6.0 683 38 5.6 8 4 45.6 8 0 .0
18 Years and Over 330 14 4.3 306 13 4.2 18 0 .0 12 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 654 242 37.0 593 197 33.2 51 38 75.4 21 10 50.5
Householder 222 72 32.4 204 61 29.9 15 9 60.1 4 2 42.6
Under 65 Years 195 69 35.4 178 58 32.6 15 9 60.1 4 2 42.6
65 Years and Over 27 3 11.1 26 3 11.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 281 149 52.8 245 118 47.9 30 27 88.3 16 9 52.5
Under 6 Years 93 65 70.0 68 42 61.7 22 21 94.9 7 2 32.3
6 to 17 Years 188 83 44.3 178 76 42.6 9 6 71.6 9 6 68.0
18 Years and Over 100 6 6.1 95 6 6.4 3 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 50 31 62.4 50 31 62.4 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 18 Years 29 20 67.7 29 20 67.7 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 6 Years 12 6 50.9 12 6 50.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 17 13 80.3 17 13 80.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 20 11 54.9 20 11 54.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Unrelated Individuals 900 197 21.8 864 188 21.7 22 7 32.4 8 2 20.8
Male 391 73 18.7 371 70 18.8 13 3 24.2 4 0 .0
Under 65 Years 320 64 19.9 305 60 19.8 10 3 31.0 3 0 .0
Living Alone 197 34 17.2 186 32 17.3 9 2 19.5 3 0 .0
65 Years and Over 71 9 13.3 66 9 14.3 3 0 .0 1 0 .0
Living Alone 67 9 14.1 62 9 15.2 3 0 .0 1 0 .0
Female 509 124 24.3 493 118 23.9 9 4 44.7 3 2 45.7
Under 65 Years 274 68 25.0 263 66 25.2 5 1 18.7 2 0 20.6
Living Alone 154 34 22.0 148 32 21.5 3 1 29.5 2 0 26.9
65 Years and Over 235 55 23.4 230 51 22.4 4 3 76.9 1 1 82.9
Living Alone 233 55 23.5 227 51 22.4 4 3 76.9 1 1 82.9
Midwest Both Sexes Total 61379 7965 13.0 53679 5438 10.1 6304 2221 35.2 1755 423 24.1
Under 18 years 16782 3208 19.1 14092 1975 14.0 2240 1087 48.5 579 203 35.1
18 to 24 years 6063 993 16.4 5164 698 13.5 724 248 34.2 293 80 27.2
25 to 34 years 9444 1131 12.0 8176 802 9.8 975 273 28.0 342 71 20.8
35 to 44 years 9899 939 9.5 8787 657 7.5 904 249 27.6 261 43 16.4
45 to 54 years 6975 458 6.6 6255 313 5.0 587 136 23.2 132 10 7.5
55 to 59 years 2545 186 7.3 2322 152 6.5 185 33 17.5 41 3 7.4
60 to 64 years 2323 249 10.7 2095 178 8.5 200 69 34.3 36 3 7.1
65 years and over 7348 801 10.9 6788 664 9.8 488 127 26.1 71 10 14.7
65 to 74 years 4174 380 9.1 3812 304 8.0 312 68 21.8 50 4 8.7
75 years and over 3174 420 13.2 2975 360 12.1 176 59 33.6 21 6 28.9
Male
Total 29908 3332 11.1 26277 2275 8.7 2932 922 31.4 948 218 23.0
Under 18 Years 8569 1609 18.8 7210 988 13.7 1137 557 48.9 305 96 31.5
18 to 24 Years 3017 335 11.1 2617 253 9.7 324 67 20.8 174 51 29.5
25 to 34 Years 4675 406 8.7 4078 300 7.4 431 74 17.2 194 38 19.5
35 to 44 Years 4897 405 8.3 4391 305 6.9 401 87 21.7 138 25 18.0
45 to 54 Years 3350 186 5.6 3034 130 4.3 253 52 20.6 67 3 4.6
55 to 59 Years 1198 74 6.1 1102 63 5.8 78 10 12.9 19 2 10.8
60 to 64 Years 1164 103 8.9 1049 73 7.0 102 28 27.6 17 3 15.0
65 Years and Over 3039 214 7.0 2796 163 5.8 206 47 22.8 36 1 2.2
65 to 74 Years 1859 128 6.9 1677 85 5.1 159 40 24.9 26 1 3.1
75 Years and Over 1180 86 7.3 1118 78 7.0 47 7 15.7 10 0 .0
Female
Total 31471 4633 14.7 27403 3163 11.5 3373 1299 38.5 807 205 25.4
Under 18 Years 8213 1599 19.5 6882 987 14.3 1103 530 48.0 274 107 39.2
18 to 24 Years 3047 658 21.6 2547 444 17.4 401 181 45.1 119 28 23.7
25 to 34 Years 4770 725 15.2 4097 503 12.3 544 199 36.7 148 33 22.5
35 to 44 Years 5002 534 10.7 4396 352 8.0 504 162 32.3 123 18 14.7
45 to 54 Years 3624 272 7.5 3221 184 5.7 334 84 25.1 66 7 10.4
55 to 59 Years 1348 112 8.3 1221 89 7.3 107 22 20.9 23 1 4.6
60 to 64 Years 1159 146 12.6 1046 104 10.0 98 41 41.2 19 0 .0
65 Years and Over 4309 587 13.6 3992 501 12.5 282 80 28.5 35 10 27.6
65 to 74 Years 2315 252 10.9 2135 219 10.2 153 28 18.6 24 4 14.7
75 Years and Over 1994 335 16.8 1857 282 15.2 129 52 40.2 11 6 56.6
Midwest Household Relationship Total 61379 7965 13.0 53679 5438 10.1 6304 2221 35.2 1755 423 24.1
65 Years and Over 7348 801 10.9 6788 664 9.8 488 127 26.1 71 10 14.7
In Families 51755 5832 11.3 45261 3778 8.3 5277 1798 34.1 1547 357 23.1
Householders 16264 1682 10.3 14438 1128 7.8 1509 488 32.3 389 79 20.2
Under 65 Years 13678 1539 11.3 12047 1014 8.4 1339 463 34.5 359 77 21.5
65 Years and Over 2586 143 5.5 2390 114 4.8 170 25 14.8 30 1 4.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16539 3044 18.4 13881 1839 13.3 2213 1061 47.9 571 198 34.6
Under 6 Years 5584 1238 22.2 4630 747 16.1 796 436 54.8 207 71 34.3
6 to 17 Years 10954 1807 16.5 9251 1093 11.8 1417 624 44.1 365 127 34.8
18 Years and Over 4936 358 7.3 4051 192 4.7 774 159 20.5 155 17 11.2
In Married Couple
Families 41791 2324 5.6 38641 1993 5.2 2200 200 9.1 1131 167 14.7
Husbands 12836 603 4.7 11972 515 4.3 615 51 8.3 288 39 13.7
Under 65 Years 10612 513 4.8 9874 435 4.4 510 43 8.4 267 39 14.4
65 Years and Over 2224 90 4.1 2097 79 3.8 105 8 7.5 21 1 3.7
Wives 12836 603 4.7 12007 529 4.4 569 43 7.6 294 36 12.3
Under 65 Years 11103 524 4.7 10358 462 4.5 501 34 6.8 280 36 12.7
65 Years and Over 1733 79 4.6 1649 67 4.0 68 9 13.4 15 0 3.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12282 1023 8.3 11314 873 7.7 665 92 13.8 388 84 21.6
Under 6 Years 4113 412 10.0 3799 355 9.3 200 36 18.2 141 30 21.3
6 to 17 Years 8169 611 7.5 7514 518 6.9 465 55 11.9 247 54 21.8
18 Years and Over 3377 75 2.2 2971 61 2.1 313 11 3.7 100 5 4.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 8166 3174 38.9 5140 1566 30.5 2821 1494 53.0 280 138 49.3
Householder 2754 963 35.0 1886 530 28.1 822 410 49.8 74 29 38.3
Under 65 Years 2448 921 37.6 1637 496 30.3 766 402 52.5 68 28 41.0
65 Years and Over 306 42 13.6 249 33 13.5 56 8 13.8 6 1 8.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3665 1880 51.3 2087 878 42.0 1455 924 63.5 141 91 64.4
Under 6 Years 1262 755 59.8 674 356 52.9 550 369 67.2 49 34 68.8
6 to 17 Years 2404 1125 46.8 1413 521 36.9 905 554 61.3 92 57 62.1
18 Years and Over 1292 242 18.7 859 111 12.9 416 127 30.5 41 6 14.1
Midwest In Unrelated Subfamilies 308 193 62.7 266 156 58.9 35 31 88.8 11 8 73.7
Under 18 Years 180 117 64.8 154 94 60.8 22 21 92.4 6 4 67.6
Under 6 Years 81 70 86.6 67 57 84.0 12 12 100.0 4 4 100.0
6 to 17 Years 99 47 47.1 87 37 42.9 10 8 82.9 2 0 .0
18 Years and Over 128 76 59.8 111 63 56.2 13 10 82.3 5 4 80.7
Unrelated Individuals 9317 1940 20.8 8153 1503 18.4 992 393 39.6 197 57 29.2
Male 4311 760 17.6 3659 543 14.8 557 198 35.5 135 39 28.9
Under 65 Years 3656 649 17.8 3081 464 15.1 485 167 34.4 131 39 29.8
Living Alone 1950 287 14.7 1616 186 11.5 280 92 33.0 39 2 5.2
65 Years and Over 656 110 16.8 578 79 13.7 72 31 42.7 4 0 .0
Living Alone 595 91 15.3 530 71 13.4 59 20 33.3 4 0 .0
Female 5005 1180 23.6 4493 960 21.4 435 195 44.8 62 19 30.0
Under 65 Years 3007 740 24.6 2629 583 22.2 306 134 43.8 55 12 21.5
Living Alone 1829 357 19.5 1560 256 16.4 228 91 39.9 24 1 3.6
65 Years and Over 1998 440 22.0 1864 377 20.2 128 60 47.0 7 7 97.5
Living Alone 1938 424 21.9 1810 364 20.1 124 58 46.5 7 7 100.0
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 44669 5747 12.9 37394 3314 8.9 6126 2192 35.8 1624 399 24.6
Under 18 years 12148 2367 19.5 9611 1171 12.2 2167 1076 49.7 536 190 35.5
18 to 24 years 4470 741 16.6 3620 457 12.6 714 246 34.4 266 77 29.0
25 to 34 years 7194 874 12.1 5989 564 9.4 953 270 28.4 318 67 21.2
35 to 44 years 7294 673 9.2 6239 399 6.4 879 247 28.1 243 42 17.1
45 to 54 years 5083 298 5.9 4411 159 3.6 567 134 23.6 127 9 7.3
55 to 59 years 1869 118 6.3 1657 84 5.1 180 33 18.1 36 3 8.4
60 to 64 years 1660 172 10.4 1443 104 7.2 196 64 32.8 35 3 7.4
65 years and over 4951 505 10.2 4424 375 8.5 470 122 26.0 63 8 12.3
65 to 74 years 2853 241 8.5 2511 167 6.7 302 67 22.0 43 3 7.1
75 years and over 2098 264 12.6 1913 208 10.9 168 55 33.0 20 5 23.8
Male
Total 21685 2385 11.0 18277 1373 7.5 2836 915 32.3 879 210 23.9
Under 18 Years 6230 1183 19.0 4948 575 11.6 1097 556 50.7 284 93 32.8
18 to 24 Years 2182 234 10.7 1815 161 8.8 315 65 20.7 160 50 30.9
25 to 34 Years 3573 322 9.0 3016 229 7.6 421 73 17.3 176 35 19.9
35 to 44 Years 3581 297 8.3 3100 200 6.5 390 87 22.3 129 24 19.1
45 to 54 Years 2422 113 4.7 2130 59 2.8 243 52 21.4 65 3 4.7
55 to 59 Years 871 42 4.8 780 31 4.0 74 10 13.5 17 2 11.8
60 to 64 Years 820 67 8.2 710 39 5.5 100 26 26.1 16 3 15.9
65 Years and Over 2006 128 6.4 1777 77 4.4 197 47 23.9 32 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 1253 82 6.5 1081 39 3.6 151 40 26.3 21 0 .0
75 Years and Over 753 46 6.1 696 38 5.5 46 7 16.1 10 0 .0
Female
Total 22984 3363 14.6 19117 1942 10.2 3290 1276 38.8 745 189 25.4
Under 18 Years 5918 1184 20.0 4663 596 12.8 1071 521 48.6 252 97 38.5
18 to 24 Years 2288 507 22.2 1805 296 16.4 399 181 45.2 105 28 26.1
25 to 34 Years 3621 552 15.2 2973 335 11.3 532 198 37.1 143 33 22.8
35 to 44 Years 3713 376 10.1 3139 199 6.3 489 160 32.7 114 17 15.0
45 to 54 Years 2661 185 7.0 2281 100 4.4 324 82 25.2 62 6 10.1
55 to 59 Years 998 76 7.7 877 53 6.0 106 22 21.2 19 1 5.4
60 to 64 Years 840 105 12.5 733 65 8.9 96 38 39.8 19 0 .0
65 Years and Over 2945 378 12.8 2647 298 11.3 273 75 27.5 31 8 24.8
65 to 74 Years 1600 159 10.0 1430 128 8.9 151 27 17.8 22 3 14.1
75 Years and Over 1345 219 16.3 1217 170 14.0 122 48 39.4 9 5 50.1
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 44669 5747 12.9 37394 3314 8.9 6126 2192 35.8 1624 399 24.6
65 Years and Over 4951 505 10.2 4424 375 8.5 470 122 26.0 63 8 12.3
In Families 37471 4206 11.2 31345 2225 7.1 5126 1781 34.7 1430 336 23.5
Householders 11697 1201 10.3 9964 673 6.8 1472 481 32.7 357 74 20.7
Under 65 Years 9961 1116 11.2 8419 617 7.3 1305 456 35.0 331 73 22.2
65 Years and Over 1736 84 4.9 1545 56 3.6 167 25 15.0 26 1 2.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11993 2256 18.8 9484 1085 11.4 2143 1054 49.2 528 184 34.9
Under 6 Years 4105 936 22.8 3204 461 14.4 775 434 56.0 182 62 34.2
6 to 17 Years 7889 1320 16.7 6280 625 9.9 1368 620 45.3 346 122 35.3
18 Years and Over 3861 276 7.2 3009 111 3.7 760 159 20.9 149 17 11.5
In Married Couple
Families 29425 1388 4.7 26556 1093 4.1 2100 197 9.4 1035 156 15.0
Husbands 8970 358 4.0 8187 288 3.5 586 47 8.1 255 35 13.7
Under 65 Years 7502 308 4.1 6842 249 3.6 483 40 8.2 239 35 14.6
65 Years and Over 1468 50 3.4 1344 39 2.9 104 8 7.5 17 0 .0
Wives 8970 358 4.0 8209 286 3.5 546 43 7.9 268 34 12.8
Under 65 Years 7839 312 4.0 7156 252 3.5 479 34 7.1 255 34 13.4
65 Years and Over 1130 46 4.1 1053 34 3.2 67 9 13.7 13 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8578 624 7.3 7708 486 6.3 624 92 14.7 359 79 22.1
Under 6 Years 2913 275 9.4 2630 222 8.4 191 36 19.0 127 30 23.6
6 to 17 Years 5665 349 6.2 5078 265 5.2 433 55 12.8 231 49 21.2
18 Years and Over 2542 38 1.5 2161 25 1.2 306 11 3.7 98 5 5.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6732 2586 38.4 3775 1006 26.6 2775 1481 53.4 266 130 49.0
Householder 2237 764 34.2 1388 338 24.3 809 405 50.1 72 27 38.4
Under 65 Years 2004 739 36.9 1210 321 26.5 755 397 52.6 65 27 41.2
65 Years and Over 233 25 10.7 178 17 9.4 54 8 14.3 6 1 8.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3019 1542 51.1 1480 555 37.5 1428 917 64.2 133 84 63.3
Under 6 Years 1045 610 58.4 476 219 46.1 538 367 68.1 42 27 65.0
6 to 17 Years 1974 932 47.2 1004 336 33.5 889 550 61.8 91 57 62.6
18 Years and Over 1109 204 18.4 683 73 10.7 411 127 30.8 38 6 14.8
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 204 135 66.4 169 105 62.1 30 26 86.9 10 7 71.8
Under 18 Years 117 80 68.1 96 61 63.3 19 17 91.1 6 4 67.6
Under 6 Years 63 56 89.1 51 45 86.7 11 11 100.0 4 4 100.0
6 to 17 Years 54 24 43.6 45 16 36.7 8 7 79.6 2 0 .0
18 Years and Over 87 56 64.2 73 44 60.6 11 9 79.4 4 3 77.3
Unrelated Individuals 6994 1406 20.1 5880 984 16.7 970 385 39.7 183 55 30.1
Male 3277 573 17.5 2654 361 13.6 543 196 36.1 127 38 29.9
Under 65 Years 2854 503 17.6 2296 323 14.1 479 165 34.5 123 38 30.9
Living Alone 1479 218 14.7 1153 119 10.3 278 92 33.1 36 2 5.7
65 Years and Over 424 70 16.4 357 38 10.8 64 31 48.4 4 0 .0
Living Alone 371 52 14.0 318 32 10.1 51 20 38.8 4 0 .0
Female 3716 833 22.4 3226 623 19.3 427 189 44.2 56 17 30.5
Under 65 Years 2343 539 23.0 1979 387 19.6 303 132 43.7 51 12 23.2
Living Alone 1418 265 18.7 1161 168 14.5 224 88 39.6 21 1 4.0
65 Years and Over 1374 294 21.4 1247 236 18.9 125 57 45.5 5 5 100.0
Living Alone 1328 280 21.1 1206 225 18.6 120 54 44.8 5 5 100.0
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_004.htm