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TABLE 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment - Poverty Status In 1994 of Persons 16 to 24 Years Old (Numbers in thousands)
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
Women With Children- Spouse Present Total 1450 337 23.3 1279 287 22.5 84 22 25.7 321 126 39.4
16 to 17 Years Old 13 6 45.7 9 4 42.4 1 1 100.0 3 3 100.0
Enrolled In School 7 1 20.6 3 0 9.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Not Enrolled 7 5 70.9 5 3 63.7 1 1 100.0 3 3 100.0
No High School
Diploma 5 5 91.5 4 3 88.5 1 1 100.0 3 3 100.0
18 to 21 Years Old 421 116 27.5 377 100 26.5 20 7 36.6 124 51 41.2
Enrolled In School 28 9 33.6 16 4 26.2 6 3 45.2 4 0 .0
Not Enrolled 393 106 27.1 361 96 26.5 14 5 33.1 120 51 42.4
No High School
Diploma 165 77 46.9 148 66 44.8 6 5 82.2 81 43 52.6
22 to 24 Years Old 1016 216 21.2 893 184 20.6 62 13 20.6 195 73 37.4
Enrolled In School 100 18 17.6 81 10 13.0 13 5 39.7 13 3 23.8
Not Enrolled 916 198 21.6 812 173 21.3 49 8 15.5 181 70 38.4
No High School
Diploma 244 113 46.3 215 100 46.6 3 0 .0 99 50 50.4
Women With Children- No Spouse Present Total 1010 724 71.7 566 397 70.1 414 305 73.7 138 112 81.5
16 to 17 Years Old 16 16 96.4 7 6 91.7 8 8 100.0 2 2 100.0
Enrolled In School 9 9 100.0 2 2 100.0 7 7 100.0 2 2 100.0
Not Enrolled 7 6 91.7 6 5 89.4 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B)
No High School
Diploma 6 6 100.0 5 5 100.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B)
18 to 21 Years Old 386 307 79.6 234 188 80.1 147 115 78.0 61 55 89.5
Enrolled In School 89 66 74.0 45 27 60.7 43 37 86.9 12 6 51.4
Not Enrolled 297 241 81.2 190 161 84.7 104 78 74.3 49 48 98.6
No High School
Diploma 132 120 91.3 81 76 93.2 49 43 87.6 33 32 97.9
22 to 24 Years Old 607 401 66.0 325 203 62.4 258 182 70.4 75 56 74.7
Enrolled In School 94 54 57.9 64 31 48.0 27 21 76.2 11 3 25.0
Not Enrolled 513 346 67.5 261 172 65.9 231 161 69.7 64 53 83.2
No High School
Diploma 171 157 91.9 82 72 87.5 81 78 95.7 39 35 91.2
Employed Persons Total 18266 2077 11.4 15550 1659 10.7 1951 313 16.0 2154 415 19.3
16 to 17 Years Old 2248 243 10.8 2002 185 9.2 169 45 26.6 181 43 23.9
Enrolled In School 2074 184 8.9 1853 140 7.5 152 37 24.4 123 22 18.2
Not Enrolled 174 59 33.7 149 45 30.4 18 8 45.6 59 21 35.9
No High School
Diploma 158 53 33.8 137 43 31.1 14 5 39.8 52 20 38.0
18 to 21 Years Old 7822 1006 12.9 6699 823 12.3 828 144 17.4 994 218 22.0
Enrolled In School 3572 318 8.9 3107 262 8.4 316 48 15.3 294 45 15.3
Not Enrolled 4250 688 16.2 3591 560 15.6 512 96 18.7 700 173 24.8
No High School
Diploma 915 272 29.7 793 228 28.7 74 27 36.2 321 108 33.5
22 to 24 Years Old 8197 828 10.1 6849 652 9.5 954 124 12.9 979 153 15.6
Enrolled In School 1711 143 8.3 1442 121 8.4 160 10 6.2 166 27 16.0
Not Enrolled 6485 685 10.6 5407 531 9.8 794 114 14.3 813 127 15.6
No High School
Diploma 808 182 22.5 647 133 20.6 103 34 33.4 326 76 23.3
Unemployed Persons Total 2264 658 29.1 1599 374 23.4 555 250 45.1 388 184 47.4
16 to 17 Years Old 577 121 20.9 440 70 15.9 107 40 37.3 74 38 51.4
Enrolled In School 484 82 16.9 374 47 12.5 81 27 32.7 60 27 45.3
Not Enrolled 94 39 41.3 66 23 34.8 25 13 52.2 13 11 78.7
No High School
Diploma 89 36 40.6 62 21 34.1 25 13 52.2 12 9 75.3
18 to 21 Years Old 1049 340 32.4 726 200 27.6 277 125 45.0 202 106 52.4
Enrolled In School 307 85 27.8 209 47 22.4 85 35 41.3 62 27 44.2
Not Enrolled 742 255 34.4 517 154 29.7 192 90 46.7 140 78 56.1
No High School
Diploma 311 160 51.5 190 89 47.0 96 59 61.8 86 55 64.1
22 to 24 Years Old 638 197 30.9 433 104 23.9 171 86 50.1 112 40 35.9
Enrolled In School 69 14 20.7 50 8 16.8 13 6 44.9 10 2 22.8
Not Enrolled 569 183 32.2 383 95 24.9 158 80 50.6 102 38 37.2
No High School
Diploma 133 72 54.0 82 44 53.2 40 24 61.0 46 25 54.7
Persons Not In The Labor Force Total 11985 3140 26.2 8813 1915 21.7 2355 950 40.3 1802 765 42.5
16 to 17 Years Old 4532 974 21.5 3358 537 16.0 900 359 39.9 640 241 37.7
Enrolled In School 4328 859 19.9 3223 476 14.8 841 311 37.0 584 202 34.5
Not Enrolled 204 115 56.3 135 61 45.1 59 48 81.6 56 40 70.5
No High School
Diploma 186 114 61.4 120 61 50.9 58 48 83.6 52 39 74.3
18 to 21 Years Old 4888 1254 25.6 3576 776 21.7 996 370 37.1 726 305 42.1
Enrolled In School 3430 647 18.9 2543 388 15.3 635 176 27.7 381 135 35.5
Not Enrolled 1458 607 41.6 1033 388 37.6 361 194 53.6 345 170 49.4
No High School
Diploma 648 358 55.2 427 220 51.5 179 118 66.0 224 125 55.7
22 to 24 Years Old 2565 912 35.6 1878 603 32.1 459 221 48.1 436 219 50.1
Enrolled In School 946 221 23.3 706 132 18.7 125 47 37.6 95 35 36.4
Not Enrolled 1619 692 42.7 1173 471 40.1 334 174 52.1 341 184 54.0
No High School
Diploma 563 333 59.0 423 239 56.5 97 69 71.2 198 123 62.0
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/8_002.htm