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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 7135 2868 40.2 3362 1873 55.7 2013 1222 60.7
18 Years and Over 4066 799 19.6 1964 552 28.1 1091 370 33.9
In Married Couple Families 13917 1414 10.2 4659 795 17.1 2219 365 16.4
Husbands 3886 343 8.8 1274 190 14.9 614 80 13.1
Under 65 Years 3338 291 8.7 964 152 15.8 453 64 14.2
65 Years and Over 548 52 9.5 310 38 12.4 161 16 9.9
Wives 3754 325 8.7 1257 183 14.5 608 78 12.9
Under 65 Years 3379 293 8.7 1028 157 15.2 482 65 13.5
65 Years and Over 375 32 8.4 229 26 11.4 126 13 10.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4238 617 14.6 1355 338 25.0 657 173 26.3
Under 6 Years 1393 213 15.3 436 116 26.7 226 61 27.0
6 to 17 Years 2845 404 14.2 919 222 24.2 431 112 25.9
18 Years and Over 1716 104 6.1 635 70 11.1 295 30 10.1
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 12926 6489 50.2 7284 4255 58.4 4693 2957 63.0
Householder 3716 1715 46.1 1980 1080 54.5 1224 726 59.3
Under 65 Years 3395 1637 48.2 1776 1028 57.9 1123 697 62.1
65 Years and Over 320 78 24.3 204 52 25.3 101 29 28.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6230 3935 63.2 3596 2589 72.0 2455 1830 74.5
Under 6 Years 2285 1603 70.2 1328 1006 75.7 953 744 78.0
6 to 17 Years 3945 2332 59.1 2268 1583 69.8 1502 1086 72.3
18 Years and Over 2114 620 29.3 1217 439 36.1 726 313 43.1
In Unrelated Subfamilies 204 132 64.5 118 72 60.8 51 31 59.4
Under 18 Years 121 83 68.9 70 47 66.6 29 19 64.9
Under 6 Years 42 35 82.9 15 8 53.2 7 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 79 48 61.4 55 39 70.4 21 19 87.1
18 Years and Over 83 48 58.1 47 25 52.2 23 12 52.4
Unrelated Individuals 4649 1617 34.8 2146 991 46.2 1235 607 49.1
Male 2353 688 29.2 1073 423 39.4 586 266 45.4
Under 65 Years 2078 571 27.5 907 348 38.4 492 218 44.3
Living Alone 1156 305 26.4 544 214 39.3 261 126 48.5
65 Years and Over 276 117 42.4 166 74 44.8 95 48 51.1
Living Alone 227 86 37.8 135 53 39.4 77 33 43.1
Female 2296 929 40.5 1073 568 52.9 648 341 52.5
Under 65 Years 1628 571 35.1 683 331 48.5 433 209 48.3
Living Alone 1101 356 32.3 472 219 46.5 300 146 48.5
65 Years and Over 667 358 53.6 390 237 60.8 215 131 61.2
Living Alone 631 334 53.0 370 224 60.7 202 119 58.9
Residence and Region
United States: 33353 10196 30.6 15051 6435 42.8 8651 4105 47.5
Metropolitan 28893 8617 29.8 12339 5242 42.5 7146 3357 47.0
Central City 18322 6262 34.2 10029 4373 43.6 6298 3005 47.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 941 642 68.2 3773 996 26.4
18 Years and Over 409 146 35.6 2102 247 11.8
In Married Couple Families 725 148 20.4 9259 619 6.7
Husbands 203 31 15.1 2612 152 5.8
Under 65 Years 143 24 16.4 2374 139 5.8
65 Years and Over 59 7 11.9 238 14 5.8
Wives 200 32 15.8 2497 142 5.7
Under 65 Years 150 26 17.5 2350 136 5.8
65 Years and Over 50 5 10.7 147 6 3.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 239 78 32.6 2882 279 9.7
Under 6 Years 87 28 31.7 957 97 10.1
6 to 17 Years 152 50 33.1 1926 182 9.5
18 Years and Over 72 8 11.4 1081 34 3.1
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 2292 1547 67.5 5642 2234 39.6
Householder 610 403 66.1 1736 635 36.6
Under 65 Years 571 390 68.3 1620 609 37.6
65 Years and Over 39 14 34.4 116 26 22.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1255 973 77.5 2634 1346 51.1
Under 6 Years 492 390 79.2 957 597 62.4
6 to 17 Years 762 583 76.4 1677 749 44.7
18 Years and Over 314 126 40.0 896 181 20.1
In Unrelated Subfamilies 11 11 100.0 86 60 69.6
Under 18 Years 7 7 100.0 51 36 72.2
Under 6 Years 0 0 (B) 27 27 100.0
6 to 17 Years 7 7 100.0 24 10 40.5
18 Years and Over 4 4 100.0 36 24 65.8
Unrelated Individuals 529 301 57.0 2503 626 25.0
Male 248 132 53.2 1281 265 20.7
Under 65 Years 203 110 54.1 1171 223 19.0
Living Alone 124 75 60.5 612 91 14.9
65 Years and Over 45 22 49.1 109 42 38.8
Living Alone 36 16 43.5 92 33 35.4
Female 281 169 60.3 1223 361 29.5
Under 65 Years 201 116 57.7 945 240 25.4
Living Alone 133 69 52.3 629 137 21.7
65 Years and Over 80 53 66.8 277 121 43.5
Living Alone 76 50 65.3 261 110 42.1
Residence and Region
United States: 3710 2068 55.8 18301 3761 20.6
Metropolitan 3329 1833 55.1 16554 3375 20.4
Central City 3127 1713 54.8 8293 1889 22.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes Not Central City 10571 2355 22.3 2309 869 37.6 848 351 41.4
Not Metropolitan 4459 1579 35.4 2712 1193 44.0 1505 749 49.7
Northeast 5744 1705 29.7 2796 1187 42.5 1495 682 45.6
Metropolitan 5594 1637 29.3 2723 1152 42.3 1481 678 45.8
Central City 3855 1369 35.5 2369 1044 44.1 1431 654 45.7
Not Central City 1740 268 15.4 354 108 30.4 50 25 49.4
Not Metropolitan 150 68 45.6 74 35 48.0 14 4 25.0
Midwest 6304 2221 35.2 3111 1469 47.2 2117 1079 51.0
Metropolitan 6126 2192 35.8 3084 1463 47.4 2106 1075 51.0
Central City 4911 1925 39.2 2874 1361 47.4 2000 1049 52.4
Not Central City 1215 267 22.0 211 102 48.3 106 26 24.9
Not Metropolitan 178 30 16.6 27 6 21.9 11 4 36.8
South 18531 5575 30.1 8426 3528 41.9 4651 2150 46.2
Metropolitan 14445 4101 28.4 5827 2382 40.9 3175 1409 44.4
Central City 8102 2575 31.8 4254 1757 41.3 2531 1136 44.9
Not Central City 6343 1526 24.1 1573 625 39.7 644 273 42.4
Not Metropolitan 4086 1474 36.1 2598 1145 44.1 1476 740 50.1
West 2773 694 25.0 718 251 34.9 388 195 50.2
Metropolitan 2727 687 25.2 704 244 34.7 384 194 50.5
Central City 1454 392 27.0 532 209 39.4 336 167 49.7
Not Central City 1273 295 23.2 172 35 20.3 48 27 55.7
Not Metropolitan 45 7 15.7 14 6 45.9 4 1 21.0
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 17699 8989 50.8 10173 5830 57.3 6297 3756 59.6
Cash Assistance 8495 5721 67.3 5537 3933 71.0 3666 2688 73.3
Noncash Assistance 17549 8961 51.1 10073 5808 57.7 6229 3740 60.0
Foodstamps 9616 7046 73.3 6011 4629 77.0 3942 3078 78.1
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 2920 590 20.2 1405 326 23.2 750 168 22.4
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 15653 1207 7.7 4878 604 12.4 2354 349 14.8
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4861 1512 31.1 2261 966 42.7 1274 640 50.3
Enrolled In School 2408 697 28.9 1057 448 42.4 571 313 54.8
Not Enrolled 2453 816 33.3 1204 518 43.0 703 327 46.6
No High School Diploma 685 399 58.2 447 289 64.6 274 181 66.1
Persons 25 and Over 18457 4222 22.9 8000 2655 33.2 4379 1579 36.1
No High School Diploma 4842 1940 40.1 2888 1399 48.4 1654 854 51.6
High School orMore 13615 2281 16.8 5112 1256 24.6 2725 725 26.6
No College 6686 1520 22.7 3056 844 27.6 1648 449 27.2
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 4486 649 14.5 1537 368 23.9 842 253 30.0
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 2444 112 4.6 519 44 8.4 235 23 10.0

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes Not Central City 202 120 59.3 8261 1485 18.0
Not Metropolitan 381 236 61.9 1747 387 22.1
Northeast 621 309 49.8 2948 518 17.6
Metropolitan 621 309 49.8 2871 485 16.9
Central City 616 308 50.0 1485 325 21.9
Not Central City 6 2 30.9 1386 160 11.5
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 77 33 43.2
Midwest 1136 677 59.6 3193 752 23.6
Metropolitan 1129 673 59.6 3042 729 24.0
Central City 1097 658 60.0 2038 564 27.7
Not Central City 32 15 47.3 1004 165 16.4
Not Metropolitan 8 4 50.2 151 24 15.7
South 1789 999 55.9 10106 2048 20.3
Metropolitan 1417 768 54.2 8618 1719 19.9
Central City 1285 683 53.2 3848 818 21.3
Not Central City 132 85 64.6 4771 901 18.9
Not Metropolitan 372 231 62.0 1487 329 22.1
West 163 83 50.8 2055 443 21.6
Metropolitan 162 82 50.5 2023 442 21.9
Central City 130 64 49.4 922 183 19.8
Not Central City 33 18 55.0 1101 260 23.6
Not Metropolitan 1 1 100.0 32 1 2.9
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 3039 1974 65.0 7527 3159 42.0
Cash Assistance 1932 1456 75.3 2958 1788 60.4
Noncash Assistance 2990 1966 65.8 7476 3153 42.2
Foodstamps 2076 1618 78.0 3605 2417 67.0
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 259 78 30.1 1515 264 17.4
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 671 94 14.0 10775 602 5.6
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 515 301 58.5 2600 547 21.0
Enrolled In School 219 137 62.6 1351 249 18.4
Not Enrolled 296 164 55.4 1248 298 23.9
No High School Diploma 137 101 74.1 238 110 46.1
Persons 25 and Over 1747 766 43.9 10456 1567 15.0
No High School Diploma 740 428 57.9 1954 541 27.7
High School orMore 1007 338 33.5 8503 1026 12.1
No College 572 185 32.4 3630 676 18.6
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 352 142 40.3 2949 282 9.6
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 83 11 12.9 1925 68 3.5

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes Work Experience 33353 10196 30.6 15051 6435 42.8 8651 4105 47.5
Male 15599 4216 27.0 6797 2646 38.9 3785 1609 42.5
Under 16 Years 5085 2239 44.0 2395 1393 58.2 1453 899 61.9
16 to 64 Years 9515 1772 18.6 3829 1118 29.2 2020 633 31.3
Worked During Year 6983 667 9.5 2458 365 14.9 1256 199 15.9
Year-Round F-T 4668 171 3.7 1511 86 5.7 754 49 6.5
Not Year-Round F/T 2315 496 21.4 947 279 29.5 502 150 30.0
Did Not Work 2531 1105 43.7 1371 753 54.9 764 433 56.7
65 Years and Over 999 206 20.6 573 134 23.4 311 77 24.7
Work During Year 191 7 3.5 94 7 7.1 33 4 11.5
Year-Round F-T 89 0 .0 45 0 .0 16 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 102 7 6.5 48 7 13.9 17 4 22.6
Did Not Work 808 199 24.6 480 127 26.6 278 73 26.3
Female 17754 5980 33.7 8254 3789 45.9 4866 2496 51.3
Under 16 Years 4949 2223 44.9 2395 1421 59.4 1545 986 63.9
16 to 64 Years 11247 3263 29.0 4947 2029 41.0 2848 1329 46.7
Worked During Year 7719 1344 17.4 2933 767 26.2 1592 478 30.1
Year-Round F-T 4524 320 7.1 1505 181 12.0 821 111 13.5
Not Year-Round F/T 3194 1024 32.1 1429 587 41.1 771 367 47.7
Did Not Work 3528 1919 54.4 2014 1261 62.6 1256 850 67.7
65 Years and Over 1558 494 31.7 912 339 37.2 474 181 38.2
Work During Year 172 24 14.1 90 14 16.0 46 8 17.9
Year-Round F-T 34 0 .0 19 0 .0 11 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 139 24 17.5 72 14 20.1 34 8 23.7
Did Not Work 1385 470 33.9 822 325 39.5 428 173 40.4

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Black Both Sexes Work Experience 3710 2068 55.8 18301 3761 20.6
Male 1501 738 49.2 8802 1570 17.8
Under 16 Years 681 458 67.2 2690 846 31.4
16 to 64 Years 689 249 36.0 5686 653 11.5
Worked During Year 382 69 18.1 4526 302 6.7
Year-Round F-T 243 18 7.5 3157 85 2.7
Not Year-Round F/T 139 51 36.8 1369 217 15.8
Did Not Work 308 179 58.3 1160 352 30.3
65 Years and Over 130 32 24.8 425 71 16.8
Work During Year 10 0 .0 98 0 .0
Year-Round F-T 8 0 .0 44 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 2 0 .0 54 0 .0
Did Not Work 120 32 26.9 328 71 21.8
Female 2209 1330 60.2 9500 2191 23.1
Under 16 Years 767 543 70.8 2555 802 31.4
16 to 64 Years 1259 708 56.2 6299 1234 19.6
Worked During Year 636 244 38.4 4785 577 12.1
Year-Round F-T 288 50 17.2 3020 139 4.6
Not Year-Round F/T 348 195 56.0 1766 438 24.8
Did Not Work 623 464 74.4 1514 657 43.4
65 Years and Over 183 79 43.0 646 155 24.0
Work During Year 16 5 30.1 82 10 11.9
Year-Round F-T 1 0 .0 15 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 14 5 33.2 67 10 14.6
Did Not Work 167 74 44.2 564 145 25.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Total 27442 8416 30.7 10097 4434 43.9 5037 2401 47.7
Under 18 Years 9822 4075 41.5 3791 2141 56.5 1852 1115 60.2
18 to 24 Years 3448 1042 30.2 1278 525 41.1 636 276 43.4
25 to 34 Years 5216 1333 25.6 1783 703 39.4 837 378 45.1
35 to 44 Years 3861 889 23.0 1262 448 35.5 641 252 39.3
45 to 54 Years 2271 438 19.3 838 247 29.5 464 158 34.1
55 to 59 Years 734 170 23.2 258 94 36.5 141 52 36.9
60 to 64 Years 661 146 22.0 254 86 34.0 143 55 38.7
65 Years and Over 1428 323 22.6 634 189 29.8 323 115 35.4
65 to 74 Years 959 214 22.3 429 131 30.6 214 80 37.4
75 Years and Over 469 109 23.2 205 57 28.1 109 34 31.5
Male
Total 13878 3889 28.0 5091 1983 39.0 2525 1093 43.3
Under 18 Years 5056 2056 40.7 1940 1039 53.5 958 556 58.1
18 to 24 Years 1819 456 25.0 672 209 31.1 319 103 32.2
25 to 34 Years 2771 605 21.8 981 329 33.6 472 196 41.4
35 to 44 Years 1900 367 19.3 604 175 28.9 303 93 30.8
45 to 54 Years 1093 183 16.8 402 92 23.0 216 59 27.5
55 to 59 Years 316 64 20.3 104 38 37.0 63 24 37.6
60 to 64 Years 287 60 20.9 107 36 33.1 65 19 29.9
65 Years and Over 634 97 15.4 280 65 23.2 127 42 33.2
65 to 74 Years 446 75 16.7 203 52 25.7 89 32 35.8
75 Years and Over 189 23 12.1 77 13 16.7 39 11 27.2
Female
Total 13564 4527 33.4 5007 2450 48.9 2513 1308 52.1
Under 18 Years 4766 2019 42.4 1850 1102 59.6 893 559 62.6
18 to 24 Years 1629 586 36.0 606 315 52.1 316 173 54.7
25 to 34 Years 2444 729 29.8 802 373 46.5 365 182 49.8
35 to 44 Years 1961 522 26.6 659 274 41.6 338 159 47.0
45 to 54 Years 1178 255 21.7 436 155 35.6 248 99 39.9
55 to 59 Years 417 106 25.4 154 56 36.2 78 28 36.3
60 to 64 Years 374 86 22.9 147 51 34.6 78 36 46.0
65 Years and Over 794 225 28.4 353 124 35.1 196 72 36.9
65 to 74 Years 513 139 27.1 226 79 35.1 125 48 38.6
75 Years and Over 280 86 30.7 127 45 35.1 70 24 33.9
Household Relationship
Total 27442 8416 30.7 10097 4434 43.9 5037 2401 47.7
65 Years and Over 1428 323 22.6 634 189 29.8 323 115 35.4
In Families 24390 7357 30.2 9038 3940 43.6 4513 2123 47.1
Householders 6202 1724 27.8 2272 927 40.8 1153 499 43.3
Under 65 Years 5697 1645 28.9 2016 871 43.2 1016 462 45.5
65 Years and Over 505 79 15.6 256 56 22.0 137 36 26.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9621 3956 41.1 3721 2090 56.2 1814 1089 60.0
Under 6 Years 3802 1670 43.9 1452 879 60.5 713 448 62.9

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Total 2150 1191 55.4 17344 3982 23.0
Under 18 Years 817 565 69.1 6032 1934 32.1
18 to 24 Years 272 148 54.4 2171 517 23.8
25 to 34 Years 350 178 50.8 3433 631 18.4
35 to 44 Years 253 129 51.1 2599 441 17.0
45 to 54 Years 194 81 41.8 1433 191 13.3
55 to 59 Years 65 22 34.3 476 76 16.0
60 to 64 Years 57 21 38.0 407 59 14.5
65 Years and Over 142 46 32.4 794 134 16.8
65 to 74 Years 94 32 34.1 530 82 15.5
75 Years and Over 48 14 29.1 264 51 19.5
Male
Total 1106 577 52.2 8787 1905 21.7
Under 18 Years 439 300 68.4 3116 1017 32.7
18 to 24 Years 139 63 45.4 1147 246 21.5
25 to 34 Years 206 98 47.9 1790 275 15.4
35 to 44 Years 111 46 41.3 1297 193 14.9
45 to 54 Years 90 29 32.1 691 91 13.2
55 to 59 Years 38 14 36.5 213 26 12.1
60 to 64 Years 28 13 45.1 180 24 13.6
65 Years and Over 54 13 24.9 354 32 9.1
65 to 74 Years 35 11 31.0 243 22 9.2
75 Years and Over 19 2 13.3 111 10 8.9
Female
Total 1044 614 58.8 8557 2077 24.3
Under 18 Years 378 264 69.8 2916 916 31.4
18 to 24 Years 133 85 63.8 1023 271 26.4
25 to 34 Years 144 79 55.1 1642 355 21.6
35 to 44 Years 142 83 58.7 1302 248 19.0
45 to 54 Years 104 52 50.3 742 100 13.5
55 to 59 Years 27 8 31.0 263 50 19.2
60 to 64 Years 28 9 30.9 227 35 15.3
65 Years and Over 87 32 37.1 441 101 23.0
65 to 74 Years 58 21 36.0 288 60 20.8
75 Years and Over 29 11 39.3 153 41 27.1
Household Relationship
Total 2150 1191 55.4 17344 3982 23.0
65 Years and Over 142 46 32.4 794 134 16.8
In Families 1939 1067 55.1 15353 3418 22.3
Householders 475 234 49.3 3930 796 20.3
Under 65 Years 411 220 53.5 3681 774 21.0
65 Years and Over 64 14 22.4 249 22 9.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 799 552 69.0 5900 1865 31.6
Under 6 Years 329 233 70.9 2350 791 33.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 5818 2285 39.3 2269 1211 53.4 1101 641 58.2
18 Years and Over 2321 451 19.4 972 276 28.4 538 174 32.3
In Married Couple Families 17385 3971 22.8 5732 1962 34.2 2669 993 37.2
Husbands 4226 829 19.6 1353 406 30.0 638 203 31.9
Under 65 Years 3846 783 20.4 1182 372 31.5 560 182 32.5
65 Years and Over 381 46 12.0 172 34 19.6 78 21 27.2
Wives 4410 840 19.1 1374 417 30.4 642 211 32.8
Under 65 Years 4159 813 19.6 1268 401 31.6 589 198 33.6
65 Years and Over 250 27 10.9 107 16 15.1 54 13 23.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6475 1952 30.1 2207 956 43.3 1000 474 47.4
Under 6 Years 2573 845 32.8 887 436 49.2 421 217 51.6
6 to 17 Years 3902 1107 28.4 1321 520 39.4 579 257 44.3
18 Years and Over 1457 205 14.1 515 110 21.4 261 60 23.1
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 5328 2920 54.8 2608 1716 65.8 1472 978 66.4
Householder 1485 773 52.0 711 452 63.6 412 260 63.2
Under 65 Years 1375 742 54.0 640 430 67.2 363 245 67.5
65 Years and Over 110 31 27.6 71 22 31.5 48 15 31.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2643 1804 68.3 1320 1037 78.6 712 566 79.5
Under 6 Years 1029 758 73.6 487 413 84.8 255 220 86.2
6 to 17 Years 1614 1046 64.8 833 625 75.0 457 346 75.7
18 Years and Over 725 213 29.3 374 145 38.8 228 102 44.9
In Unrelated Subfamilies 253 132 52.3 87 48 54.7 52 25 48.4
Under 18 Years 130 71 54.5 43 27 61.9 24 13 53.2
Under 6 Years 62 41 66.4 19 16 83.0 14 12 84.1
6 to 17 Years 67 29 43.4 24 11 45.5 11 1 12.8
18 Years and Over 123 62 49.9 45 21 47.8 28 12 44.2
Unrelated Individuals 2798 926 33.1 972 446 45.9 473 253 53.4
Male 1708 454 26.6 571 209 36.6 263 122 46.4
Under 65 Years 1591 422 26.5 519 186 35.8 238 106 44.5
Living Alone 436 73 16.8 155 46 29.7 63 23 36.7
65 Years and Over 117 33 27.9 52 23 44.8 25 16 64.4
Living Alone 105 30 28.6 47 22 45.7 24 15 62.2
Female 1091 472 43.3 401 237 59.1 209 130 62.3
Under 65 Years 810 332 41.0 277 164 59.3 145 90 62.1
Living Alone 343 119 34.5 130 67 51.1 71 46 64.3
65 Years and Over 281 140 49.9 124 73 58.7 64 40 62.8
Living Alone 272 138 50.8 119 71 59.6 62 38 61.6
Residence and Region
United States: 27442 8416 30.7 10097 4434 43.9 5037 2401 47.7
Metropolitan 25156 7508 29.8 8974 3905 43.5 4494 2134 47.5
Central City 12884 4507 35.0 6177 2796 45.3 3443 1682 48.9

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 470 318 67.7 3549 1074 30.3
18 Years and Over 253 102 40.2 1349 175 13.0
In Married Couple Families 1070 497 46.4 11653 2009 17.2
Husbands 246 96 39.0 2873 423 14.7
Under 65 Years 213 90 42.4 2664 411 15.4
65 Years and Over 33 6 17.4 209 12 5.7
Wives 251 98 39.1 3035 423 13.9
Under 65 Years 223 91 40.8 2892 412 14.3
65 Years and Over 28 7 25.7 144 11 7.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 406 243 59.8 4267 996 23.3
Under 6 Years 185 112 60.6 1686 409 24.2
6 to 17 Years 221 131 59.2 2581 587 22.7
18 Years and Over 106 36 33.6 941 94 10.0
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 702 485 69.1 2720 1204 44.3
Householder 187 123 65.6 774 320 41.4
Under 65 Years 164 117 71.5 735 312 42.5
65 Years and Over 23 6 23.8 39 8 20.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 349 287 82.4 1323 767 57.9
Under 6 Years 127 114 89.9 542 345 63.6
6 to 17 Years 222 173 78.2 781 422 54.0
18 Years and Over 123 59 48.1 351 68 19.3
In Unrelated Subfamilies 27 16 58.6 165 84 50.9
Under 18 Years 13 8 63.2 87 44 50.8
Under 6 Years 8 8 100.0 44 26 59.2
6 to 17 Years 5 0 .0 43 18 42.2
18 Years and Over 13 7 54.0 79 40 51.1
Unrelated Individuals 184 108 58.5 1826 480 26.3
Male 110 55 50.1 1137 245 21.5
Under 65 Years 96 47 49.3 1072 235 22.0
Living Alone 30 14 46.1 281 27 9.7
65 Years and Over 14 8 55.9 65 9 14.4
Living Alone 14 8 55.9 57 8 14.5
Female 74 53 71.0 690 235 34.1
Under 65 Years 48 35 71.9 533 168 31.5
Living Alone 28 19 68.4 213 52 24.4
65 Years and Over 26 18 69.2 157 67 42.9
Living Alone 25 17 67.9 153 67 43.9
Residence and Region
United States: 2150 1191 55.4 17344 3982 23.0
Metropolitan 2026 1091 53.9 16182 3603 22.3
Central City 1579 840 53.2 6707 1710 25.5

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Not Central City 12271 3001 24.5 2796 1108 39.6 1052 452 43.0
Not Metropolitan 2286 908 39.7 1123 529 47.1 543 267 49.2
Northeast 3896 1388 35.6 1835 991 54.0 1167 643 55.1
Metropolitan 3792 1371 36.2 1806 982 54.4 1161 642 55.3
Central City 2743 1168 42.6 1643 927 56.4 1127 630 55.9
Not Central City 1049 204 19.4 162 55 34.1 34 12 37.0
Not Metropolitan 104 16 15.7 30 8 27.2 6 1 10.4
Midwest 1755 423 24.1 385 185 47.9 215 129 60.0
Metropolitan 1624 399 24.6 378 182 48.1 211 129 61.0
Central City 1040 342 32.9 373 182 48.7 211 129 61.0
Not Central City 584 57 9.8 5 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Not Metropolitan 131 24 18.2 7 3 36.2 3 0 .0
South 9001 2719 30.2 3636 1450 39.9 2016 806 40.0
Metropolitan 7748 2156 27.8 2920 1119 38.3 1628 614 37.7
Central City 3927 1237 31.5 1983 719 36.3 1082 377 34.9
Not Central City 3821 919 24.0 937 400 42.6 547 237 43.3
Not Metropolitan 1253 563 45.0 716 332 46.4 388 192 49.5
West 12790 3886 30.4 4240 1808 42.6 1640 824 50.2
Metropolitan 11992 3582 29.9 3870 1622 41.9 1494 749 50.2
Central City 5174 1760 34.0 2178 969 44.5 1023 546 53.4
Not Central City 6818 1822 26.7 1692 653 38.6 471 203 43.0
Not Metropolitan 798 304 38.1 370 186 50.3 146 74 50.9
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 14759 7051 47.8 6883 3914 56.9 3568 2127 59.6
Cash Assistance 5237 3205 61.2 2784 1964 70.5 1535 1108 72.2
Noncash Assistance 14714 7041 47.8 6878 3914 56.9 3567 2127 59.6
Foodstamps 6184 4363 70.6 3456 2648 76.6 1900 1467 77.2
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 4023 1195 29.7 1665 576 34.6 773 292 37.7
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 12683 1365 10.8 3215 520 16.2 1470 274 18.6
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4343 1364 31.4 1610 692 43.0 790 353 44.7
Enrolled In School 1774 522 29.4 624 269 43.2 307 136 44.3
Not Enrolled 2569 842 32.8 987 423 42.9 483 217 44.8
No High School Diploma 1315 578 43.9 588 299 50.8 284 154 54.2
Persons 25 and Over 14171 3299 23.3 5029 1768 35.2 2550 1010 39.6
No High School Diploma 6608 2305 34.9 3174 1393 43.9 1718 819 47.6
High School orMore 7563 994 13.1 1855 375 20.2 832 191 23.0
No College 3728 622 16.7 1080 246 22.8 475 124 26.0
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 2523 276 10.9 557 100 18.0 266 52 19.6
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 1312 96 7.3 218 29 13.4 91 15 17.0

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Not Central City 447 251 56.2 9475 1893 20.0
Not Metropolitan 124 99 80.1 1162 379 32.6
Northeast 644 384 59.6 2061 397 19.3
Metropolitan 644 384 59.6 1987 389 19.6
Central City 642 384 59.7 1100 241 21.9
Not Central City 2 0 .0 887 148 16.7
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 74 8 11.1
Midwest 84 46 54.0 1369 238 17.4
Metropolitan 84 46 54.0 1246 217 17.4
Central City 84 46 54.0 667 160 24.0
Not Central City 0 0 (B) 579 57 9.9
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 123 21 17.1
South 961 446 46.4 5365 1269 23.7
Metropolitan 865 366 42.4 4828 1037 21.5
Central City 527 184 34.9 1944 518 26.7
Not Central City 338 183 54.1 2884 519 18.0
Not Metropolitan 96 80 83.1 537 232 43.1
West 460 315 68.5 8550 2078 24.3
Metropolitan 433 296 68.4 8122 1960 24.1
Central City 325 227 69.8 2996 791 26.4
Not Central City 107 69 64.0 5125 1169 22.8
Not Metropolitan 28 19 69.9 428 118 27.5
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 1629 1041 63.9 7876 3137 39.8
Cash Assistance 773 592 76.6 2454 1242 50.6
Noncash Assistance 1629 1041 63.9 7837 3127 39.9
Foodstamps 935 745 79.7 2728 1714 62.9
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 315 131 41.7 2358 619 26.3
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 521 149 28.7 9468 845 8.9
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 339 188 55.5 2733 672 24.6
Enrolled In School 130 67 51.6 1151 253 21.9
Not Enrolled 208 121 57.9 1582 419 26.5
No High School Diploma 125 81 64.8 728 279 38.4
Persons 25 and Over 1060 478 45.1 9142 1531 16.7
No High School Diploma 710 380 53.6 3434 912 26.6
High School orMore 350 98 27.9 5708 619 10.8
No College 196 59 30.3 2648 377 14.2
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 116 30 26.2 1966 176 9.0
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 38 8 21.0 1093 66 6.1

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Work Experience 27442 8416 30.7 10097 4434 43.9 5037 2401 47.7
Male 13878 3889 28.0 5091 1983 39.0 2525 1093 43.3
Under 16 Years 4579 1887 41.2 1774 957 54.0 884 517 58.6
16 to 64 Years 8665 1904 22.0 3036 961 31.7 1513 533 35.2
Worked During Year 7137 1192 16.7 2350 578 24.6 1132 327 28.9
Year-Round F-T 4723 442 9.4 1419 187 13.2 642 85 13.2
Not Year-Round F/T 2414 750 31.1 930 391 42.0 490 243 49.5
Did Not Work 1528 712 46.6 687 383 55.8 382 206 53.9
65 Years and Over 634 97 15.4 280 65 23.2 127 42 33.2
Work During Year 111 5 4.7 32 4 11.1 13 0 .0
Year-Round F-T 55 2 3.1 10 2 16.6 4 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 56 3 6.3 21 2 8.5 9 0 .0
Did Not Work 523 92 17.6 249 62 24.8 115 42 36.9
Female 13564 4527 33.4 5007 2450 48.9 2513 1308 52.1
Under 16 Years 4349 1865 42.9 1684 1016 60.3 813 521 64.0
16 to 64 Years 8420 2436 28.9 2969 1310 44.1 1504 715 47.6
Worked During Year 4975 833 16.7 1480 427 28.8 722 227 31.4
Year-Round F-T 2552 182 7.1 659 84 12.7 337 53 15.7
Not Year-Round F/T 2423 651 26.9 821 343 41.8 384 174 45.2
Did Not Work 3445 1603 46.5 1490 884 59.3 782 489 62.5
65 Years and Over 794 225 28.4 353 124 35.1 196 72 36.9
Work During Year 57 3 5.3 15 2 11.1 10 1 10.3
Year-Round F-T 28 0 .0 5 0 .0 2 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 29 3 10.4 10 2 16.5 7 1 13.7
Did Not Work 737 222 30.1 338 122 36.1 186 71 38.3

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Work Experience 2150 1191 55.4 17344 3982 23.0
Male 1106 577 52.2 8787 1905 21.7
Under 16 Years 403 277 68.8 2805 930 33.2
16 to 64 Years 648 286 44.1 5629 943 16.8
Worked During Year 450 171 38.0 4787 614 12.8
Year-Round F-T 226 30 13.5 3303 255 7.7
Not Year-Round F/T 224 141 62.8 1484 359 24.2
Did Not Work 198 115 58.1 842 329 39.1
65 Years and Over 54 13 24.9 354 32 9.1
Work During Year 1 0 .0 79 2 2.1
Year-Round F-T 1 0 .0 45 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 0 0 .0 34 2 4.9
Did Not Work 53 13 25.5 275 31 11.1
Female 1044 614 58.8 8557 2077 24.3
Under 16 Years 347 247 71.2 2665 849 31.9
16 to 64 Years 609 334 54.8 5451 1126 20.7
Worked During Year 247 85 34.3 3495 407 11.6
Year-Round F-T 111 23 21.2 1894 98 5.2
Not Year-Round F/T 136 61 45.0 1602 308 19.2
Did Not Work 363 249 68.7 1956 720 36.8
65 Years and Over 87 32 37.1 441 101 23.0
Work During Year 5 1 18.6 42 1 3.3
Year-Round F-T 0 0 (B) 23 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 5 1 18.6 19 1 7.2
Did Not Work 82 31 38.3 399 100 25.1
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/5_003.htm