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TABLE 3. Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 9872 8614 87.3 8024 81.3 5629 57.0 6477 65.6 7042 71.3 3454 35.0
65 Years and Over 629 400 63.6 393 62.5 206 32.8 219 34.9 280 44.6 125 19.9
In Families 8189 7576 92.5 7027 85.8 5026 61.4 5893 72.0 6258 76.4 3068 37.5
Householders 2127 1911 89.8 1767 83.1 1228 57.7 1446 68.0 1547 72.7 824 38.7
Under 65 Years 1976 1797 90.9 1656 83.8 1173 59.4 1379 69.8 1473 74.5 807 40.9
65 Years and Over 151 114 75.4 111 73.6 55 36.4 68 44.8 74 48.9 17 11.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4644 4475 96.4 4163 89.7 3036 65.4 3584 77.2 3800 81.8 1911 41.2
Under 6 Years 1909 1830 95.9 1780 93.3 1340 70.2 1580 82.8 1696 88.8 798 41.8
6 to 17 Years 2735 2645 96.7 2383 87.1 1696 62.0 2004 73.3 2104 76.9 1114 40.7
18 Years and Over 801 716 89.3 676 84.4 482 60.2 521 65.0 577 72.0 239 29.8
In Married Couple
Families 1271 990 77.9 762 60.0 429 33.8 576 45.3 642 50.5 131 10.3
Husbands 311 215 69.1 169 54.3 89 28.7 130 41.7 131 42.1 33 10.5
Under 65 Years 272 198 72.8 152 56.0 84 30.9 121 44.5 122 44.8 31 11.2
65 Years and Over 39 17 42.8 17 42.8 5 13.3 9 21.9 9 23.2 2 5.5
Wives 305 214 70.1 168 55.1 88 28.8 128 41.9 129 42.4 33 10.7
Under 65 Years 275 202 73.4 156 56.7 83 30.1 123 44.6 119 43.5 33 11.9
65 Years and Over 31 12 40.3 12 40.3 5 16.9 5 17.7 10 32.4 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 537 471 87.8 357 66.5 202 37.6 267 49.7 322 60.1 62 11.6
Under 6 Years 187 156 83.1 141 75.1 85 45.6 121 64.3 135 71.9 26 13.8
6 to 17 Years 349 315 90.3 216 61.8 116 33.3 146 41.9 187 53.7 36 10.4
18 Years and Over 104 86 83.0 65 62.2 47 45.2 51 49.1 57 54.8 3 3.1
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6553 6280 95.8 5959 90.9 4415 67.4 5102 77.9 5373 82.0 2811 42.9
Householder 1701 1607 94.5 1509 88.7 1089 64.0 1257 73.9 1341 78.8 759 44.6
Under 65 Years 1606 1524 94.9 1429 89.0 1043 64.9 1208 75.2 1286 80.0 742 46.2
65 Years and Over 95 83 87.3 80 84.4 46 48.5 49 52.1 55 58.6 17 17.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3954 3864 97.7 3667 92.7 2749 69.5 3206 81.1 3361 85.0 1793 45.3
Under 6 Years 1637 1596 97.5 1562 95.4 1207 73.7 1396 85.3 1490 91.0 748 45.7
6 to 17 Years 2316 2267 97.9 2105 90.9 1542 66.6 1810 78.1 1871 80.8 1045 45.1
18 Years and Over 644 584 90.7 566 87.9 412 64.1 454 70.6 488 75.9 211 32.7
Black: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 133 118 88.6 96 72.4 65 48.9 72 54.2 90 68.0 27 20.3
Under 18 Years 84 75 89.4 62 73.9 41 49.1 48 56.5 58 69.4 17 20.2
Under 6 Years 30 30 100.0 26 87.8 21 69.2 21 69.2 26 87.8 13 43.7
6 to 17 Years 54 45 83.6 36 66.2 21 38.1 27 49.5 32 59.2 4 7.3
18 Years and Over 49 42 87.2 34 69.8 24 48.6 24 50.1 32 65.6 10 20.3
Unrelated Individuals 1551 920 59.3 901 58.1 538 34.7 513 33.1 694 44.7 359 23.1
Male 678 385 56.8 369 54.5 234 34.6 191 28.2 286 42.2 131 19.4
Under 65 Years 611 344 56.3 328 53.7 219 35.8 165 27.0 260 42.6 114 18.6
Living Alone 217 127 58.6 127 58.6 92 42.3 65 30.0 90 41.6 68 31.3
65 Years and Over 68 42 61.6 42 61.6 16 23.0 26 38.9 26 38.5 17 25.9
Living Alone 60 35 57.7 35 57.7 12 20.0 19 32.2 19 31.6 17 29.1
Female 873 534 61.2 532 60.9 303 34.7 322 36.9 408 46.7 227 26.1
Under 65 Years 546 338 62.0 336 61.5 190 34.8 221 40.4 259 47.5 153 28.1
Living Alone 340 217 64.0 217 64.0 134 39.3 153 45.0 164 48.1 122 36.0
65 Years and Over 327 196 60.0 196 60.0 113 34.6 101 30.9 149 45.5 74 22.6
Living Alone 309 186 60.2 186 60.2 105 34.0 94 30.5 140 45.5 74 24.0
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 28344 15357 54.2 11245 39.7 5353 18.9 6366 22.5 9800 34.6 2425 8.6
Under 18 years 10213 7131 69.8 5061 49.6 2534 24.8 3282 32.1 4481 43.9 1157 11.3
18 to 24 years 3590 1716 47.8 1361 37.9 598 16.7 660 18.4 1200 33.4 283 7.9
25 to 34 years 5355 2381 44.5 1757 32.8 702 13.1 961 17.9 1514 28.3 331 6.2
35 to 44 years 4065 2019 49.7 1296 31.9 553 13.6 673 16.5 1090 26.8 277 6.8
45 to 54 years 2171 847 39.0 631 29.1 357 16.5 319 14.7 540 24.9 104 4.8
55 to 59 years 806 333 41.3 281 34.8 137 17.0 133 16.4 238 29.6 58 7.2
60 to 64 years 686 269 39.3 243 35.4 136 19.8 119 17.3 202 29.4 53 7.7
65 years and over 1458 661 45.3 617 42.3 336 23.1 221 15.1 535 36.7 161 11.0
65 to 74 years 983 420 42.7 389 39.6 214 21.8 137 13.9 336 34.1 105 10.6
75 years and over 475 241 50.8 228 47.9 122 25.8 84 17.7 199 42.0 56 11.8
Male
Total 14337 7349 51.3 5264 36.7 2375 16.6 2898 20.2 4589 32.0 1072 7.5
Under 18 Years 5252 3613 68.8 2540 48.4 1276 24.3 1678 32.0 2259 43.0 583 11.1
18 to 24 Years 1857 797 42.9 606 32.7 259 13.9 250 13.5 529 28.5 130 7.0
25 to 34 Years 2912 1172 40.2 882 30.3 294 10.1 429 14.7 747 25.6 150 5.1
35 to 44 Years 2022 907 44.9 559 27.7 215 10.6 247 12.2 483 23.9 92 4.6
45 to 54 Years 1001 378 37.8 265 26.5 133 13.3 130 13.0 222 22.2 31 3.1
55 to 59 Years 367 150 40.9 116 31.7 56 15.4 58 15.9 100 27.3 24 6.6
60 to 64 Years 315 96 30.7 85 26.9 36 11.5 36 11.6 68 21.6 11 3.6
65 Years and Over 614 235 38.4 211 34.3 105 17.2 69 11.2 181 29.5 51 8.3
65 to 74 Years 432 160 37.1 139 32.2 78 18.1 50 11.6 122 28.3 34 7.9
75 Years and Over 182 75 41.3 72 39.4 27 15.0 19 10.3 59 32.3 17 9.1
Female
Total 14007 8008 57.2 5981 42.7 2978 21.3 3468 24.8 5211 37.2 1352 9.7
Under 18 Years 4961 3518 70.9 2521 50.8 1258 25.4 1604 32.3 2222 44.8 574 11.6
18 to 24 Years 1734 918 53.0 755 43.6 339 19.6 409 23.6 670 38.7 154 8.9
25 to 34 Years 2443 1209 49.5 874 35.8 408 16.7 531 21.7 768 31.4 181 7.4
35 to 44 Years 2043 1112 54.4 736 36.0 338 16.6 426 20.8 607 29.7 185 9.1
45 to 54 Years 1171 470 40.1 366 31.3 224 19.1 189 16.2 318 27.2 73 6.3
55 to 59 Years 440 183 41.6 164 37.4 81 18.4 74 16.9 138 31.4 34 7.7
60 to 64 Years 371 173 46.6 158 42.6 99 26.8 82 22.2 134 36.0 41 11.1
65 Years and Over 844 425 50.4 406 48.1 231 27.4 152 18.0 354 42.0 110 13.0
65 to 74 Years 551 259 47.1 250 45.4 136 24.7 87 15.7 213 38.7 70 12.8
75 Years and Over 293 166 56.6 156 53.2 95 32.5 65 22.2 141 48.0 39 13.4
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Household Relationship Total 28344 15357 54.2 11245 39.7 5353 18.9 6366 22.5 9800 34.6 2425 8.6
65 Years and Over 1458 661 45.3 617 42.3 336 23.1 221 15.1 535 36.7 161 11.0
In Families 25165 14154 56.2 10149 40.3 4831 19.2 5871 23.3 8917 35.4 2099 8.3
Householders 6287 3162 50.3 2341 37.2 1139 18.1 1332 21.2 2027 32.2 539 8.6
Under 65 Years 5768 2960 51.3 2153 37.3 1039 18.0 1262 21.9 1866 32.3 509 8.8
65 Years and Over 519 202 38.9 189 36.4 99 19.2 70 13.4 161 31.0 30 5.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10011 6980 69.7 4930 49.2 2476 24.7 3214 32.1 4360 43.5 1145 11.4
Under 6 Years 3964 2648 66.8 2193 55.3 1063 26.8 1418 35.8 2011 50.7 391 9.9
6 to 17 Years 6047 4332 71.6 2737 45.3 1413 23.4 1796 29.7 2349 38.8 754 12.5
18 Years and Over 2590 1243 48.0 937 36.2 462 17.8 470 18.1 828 32.0 187 7.2
In Married Couple
Families 17854 9005 50.4 5853 32.8 2076 11.6 2817 15.8 5087 28.5 811 4.5
Husbands 4247 1817 42.8 1210 28.5 425 10.0 534 12.6 1039 24.5 182 4.3
Under 65 Years 3857 1690 43.8 1096 28.4 360 9.3 503 13.0 939 24.3 162 4.2
65 Years and Over 390 127 32.6 114 29.3 65 16.8 32 8.1 100 25.7 20 5.3
Wives 4434 1829 41.2 1225 27.6 419 9.4 546 12.3 1046 23.6 190 4.3
Under 65 Years 4164 1757 42.2 1158 27.8 391 9.4 535 12.8 991 23.8 176 4.2
65 Years and Over 269 71 26.5 67 24.8 27 10.1 11 4.1 55 20.6 14 5.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6719 4201 62.5 2602 38.7 894 13.3 1415 21.1 2265 33.7 379 5.6
Under 6 Years 2690 1580 58.8 1196 44.5 342 12.7 625 23.2 1067 39.7 148 5.5
6 to 17 Years 4029 2621 65.1 1405 34.9 551 13.7 790 19.6 1198 29.7 231 5.7
18 Years and Over 1630 692 42.5 466 28.6 223 13.7 204 12.5 419 25.7 49 3.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 5785 4472 77.3 3832 66.2 2517 43.5 2799 48.4 3420 59.1 1196 20.7
Householder 1604 1174 73.1 998 62.2 646 40.2 721 44.9 874 54.5 326 20.3
Under 65 Years 1483 1096 73.9 923 62.2 605 40.8 684 46.1 810 54.6 315 21.3
65 Years and Over 122 77 63.5 76 62.2 41 33.5 37 30.4 65 53.3 11 8.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2848 2486 87.3 2143 75.2 1491 52.4 1690 59.3 1931 67.8 716 25.1
Under 6 Years 1081 940 86.9 893 82.6 674 62.3 742 68.6 849 78.5 223 20.6
6 to 17 Years 1767 1546 87.5 1250 70.7 817 46.3 949 53.7 1083 61.3 492 27.9
18 Years and Over 753 476 63.2 413 54.9 208 27.6 233 30.9 357 47.4 125 16.6
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels In Unrelated Subfamilies 232 187 80.9 158 68.0 71 30.8 81 35.0 144 62.0 15 6.7
Under 18 Years 134 116 86.7 100 74.6 46 34.5 55 41.0 92 69.1 8 6.2
Under 6 Years 55 50 89.9 46 83.7 17 31.3 16 28.8 46 83.4 5 8.8
6 to 17 Years 78 66 84.4 53 68.1 29 36.7 39 49.6 46 58.9 3 4.4
18 Years and Over 98 71 72.9 58 59.1 25 25.9 26 26.8 51 52.4 7 7.3
Unrelated Individuals 2947 1016 34.5 939 31.9 451 15.3 414 14.1 739 25.1 310 10.5
Male 1800 537 29.8 482 26.8 207 11.5 219 12.2 384 21.3 135 7.5
Under 65 Years 1685 482 28.6 426 25.3 182 10.8 197 11.7 338 20.1 106 6.3
Living Alone 510 91 17.9 91 17.9 49 9.5 33 6.5 66 13.0 34 6.6
65 Years and Over 116 55 47.8 55 47.8 25 21.8 22 19.3 46 39.8 29 25.5
Living Alone 93 49 52.2 49 52.2 25 27.1 22 24.0 39 42.2 25 27.0
Female 1147 479 41.7 457 39.9 244 21.2 195 17.0 355 30.9 175 15.2
Under 65 Years 854 293 34.3 273 32.0 135 15.8 129 15.1 199 23.4 92 10.8
Living Alone 386 129 33.5 128 33.2 71 18.4 64 16.7 84 21.7 67 17.4
65 Years and Over 294 186 63.4 184 62.7 109 37.1 66 22.5 155 53.0 83 28.2
Living Alone 275 172 62.6 172 62.6 101 36.8 63 23.1 145 52.7 80 29.3
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8574 7120 83.0 6069 70.8 3250 37.9 4362 50.9 5422 63.2 1524 17.8
Under 18 years 4080 3762 92.2 3195 78.3 1813 44.4 2478 60.7 2897 71.0 843 20.7
18 to 24 years 1097 774 70.5 664 60.5 325 29.7 416 37.9 603 54.9 164 14.9
25 to 34 years 1325 1022 77.1 870 65.6 397 30.0 618 46.6 769 58.0 175 13.2
35 to 44 years 942 756 80.2 595 63.2 298 31.7 399 42.4 523 55.5 155 16.5
45 to 54 years 429 301 70.2 261 60.8 140 32.6 189 44.1 212 49.3 53 12.3
55 to 59 years 186 129 69.4 118 63.4 66 35.7 77 41.4 97 52.3 26 14.1
60 to 64 years 174 128 73.4 125 71.7 72 41.6 73 42.1 108 62.4 27 15.7
65 years and over 342 250 73.0 242 70.8 137 40.1 112 32.7 214 62.6 81 23.8
65 to 74 years 213 152 71.4 149 70.1 90 42.0 68 32.0 132 61.8 50 23.4
75 years and over 129 97 75.7 93 72.1 48 37.0 43 33.8 82 64.0 31 24.4
Male
Total 3972 3165 79.7 2682 67.5 1348 33.9 1883 47.4 2403 60.5 645 16.2
Under 18 Years 2030 1854 91.3 1592 78.4 906 44.6 1247 61.4 1460 71.9 421 20.8
18 to 24 Years 494 313 63.4 263 53.3 118 23.8 135 27.3 225 45.5 84 17.0
25 to 34 Years 631 446 70.7 377 59.8 129 20.4 234 37.1 332 52.6 58 9.2
35 to 44 Years 396 273 68.9 203 51.2 85 21.4 117 29.5 181 45.6 40 10.0
45 to 54 Years 183 123 67.3 101 55.2 40 22.0 70 38.1 82 44.5 11 5.9
55 to 59 Years 74 49 65.6 42 56.4 23 31.1 34 45.9 32 42.6 11 15.0
60 to 64 Years 65 42 64.3 42 64.3 16 24.5 20 30.4 36 54.9 4 6.7
65 Years and Over 98 64 65.7 62 62.8 32 32.2 26 26.3 56 57.6 16 15.9
65 to 74 Years 67 46 69.0 43 64.8 26 38.4 20 29.8 39 57.8 10 15.4
75 Years and Over 31 18 58.6 18 58.6 6 19.2 6 18.8 18 57.3 5 17.1
Female
Total 4602 3955 85.9 3387 73.6 1902 41.3 2479 53.9 3019 65.6 879 19.1
Under 18 Years 2050 1908 93.1 1603 78.2 907 44.3 1231 60.0 1437 70.1 422 20.6
18 to 24 Years 603 461 76.4 401 66.5 208 34.4 281 46.6 378 62.6 80 13.2
25 to 34 Years 694 576 82.9 493 70.9 269 38.7 384 55.3 437 62.9 117 16.8
35 to 44 Years 545 482 88.5 392 71.9 214 39.2 283 51.8 342 62.7 116 21.2
45 to 54 Years 245 178 72.3 160 65.1 99 40.5 119 48.5 130 53.0 42 17.0
55 to 59 Years 111 80 71.9 76 68.0 43 38.8 43 38.4 66 58.9 15 13.5
60 to 64 Years 108 86 78.8 83 76.2 56 51.9 53 49.1 73 66.8 23 21.1
65 Years and Over 244 185 76.0 181 74.0 106 43.3 86 35.2 158 64.6 66 26.9
65 to 74 Years 147 106 72.4 106 72.4 64 43.6 48 33.0 93 63.6 40 27.0
75 Years and Over 97 79 81.3 74 76.4 42 42.7 38 38.6 64 66.1 26 26.8
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 8574 7120 83.0 6069 70.8 3250 37.9 4362 50.9 5422 63.2 1524 17.8
65 Years and Over 342 250 73.0 242 70.8 137 40.1 112 32.7 214 62.6 81 23.8
In Families 7341 6439 87.7 5426 73.9 2925 39.8 4026 54.8 4885 66.5 1350 18.4
Householders 1695 1426 84.1 1233 72.7 693 40.9 911 53.7 1104 65.1 328 19.3
Under 65 Years 1603 1362 84.9 1170 73.0 659 41.1 881 54.9 1048 65.4 310 19.4
65 Years and Over 92 64 69.9 63 68.2 34 37.2 30 32.5 56 60.8 17 18.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3938 3650 92.7 3090 78.5 1774 45.0 2425 61.6 2801 71.1 833 21.2
Under 6 Years 1679 1511 90.0 1362 81.1 776 46.2 1057 62.9 1269 75.6 273 16.2
6 to 17 Years 2258 2138 94.7 1728 76.5 998 44.2 1368 60.6 1532 67.8 560 24.8
18 Years and Over 518 439 84.8 347 67.0 163 31.4 217 41.8 306 59.0 91 17.5
In Married Couple
Families 3925 3295 83.9 2544 64.8 861 21.9 1651 42.0 2256 57.5 397 10.1
Husbands 804 623 77.5 492 61.3 167 20.8 302 37.6 435 54.2 74 9.2
Under 65 Years 749 588 78.5 460 61.4 147 19.6 292 39.1 404 54.0 67 8.9
65 Years and Over 55 35 63.9 32 58.7 20 36.7 10 18.1 31 55.8 7 12.6
Wives 818 633 77.4 502 61.3 167 20.5 316 38.6 436 53.3 81 9.9
Under 65 Years 781 613 78.5 481 61.6 160 20.5 313 40.1 417 53.4 76 9.8
65 Years and Over 37 21 55.4 21 55.4 8 20.2 3 7.6 19 51.0 5 12.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1908 1713 89.8 1307 68.5 443 23.2 902 47.3 1165 61.1 218 11.4
Under 6 Years 822 705 85.8 591 72.0 163 19.9 385 46.9 532 64.7 80 9.8
6 to 17 Years 1087 1008 92.7 715 65.8 280 25.8 517 47.6 634 58.3 137 12.6
18 Years and Over 237 200 84.5 134 56.6 45 18.9 77 32.3 119 50.1 22 9.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3053 2862 93.7 2653 86.9 1941 63.6 2221 72.7 2430 79.6 880 28.8
Householder 792 726 91.7 674 85.1 490 61.8 563 71.0 613 77.4 234 29.5
Under 65 Years 753 696 92.4 644 85.5 474 62.9 543 72.0 588 78.1 224 29.8
65 Years and Over 39 30 77.6 30 77.6 16 40.1 20 51.6 25 64.2 9 24.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1872 1797 96.0 1668 89.1 1270 67.9 1442 77.0 1537 82.1 573 30.6
Under 6 Years 782 744 95.1 714 91.3 584 74.6 639 81.7 687 87.9 176 22.4
6 to 17 Years 1090 1053 96.6 954 87.5 686 63.0 803 73.7 850 78.0 398 36.5
18 Years and Over 237 208 87.6 187 79.0 100 42.2 126 53.0 161 68.1 58 24.6
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 141 126 89.2 116 82.0 42 29.6 53 37.8 103 73.2 14 9.9
Under 18 Years 88 82 93.4 78 88.6 30 33.9 40 45.3 71 80.3 8 9.4
Under 6 Years 40 37 93.7 37 93.7 8 20.3 9 23.0 37 93.3 5 12.4
6 to 17 Years 49 45 93.1 41 84.5 22 44.9 31 63.5 34 69.8 3 7.0
18 Years and Over 53 43 82.2 37 70.8 12 22.4 13 25.1 32 61.2 6 10.7
Unrelated Individuals 1092 556 50.9 528 48.4 283 25.9 283 25.9 434 39.7 160 14.7
Male 577 241 41.8 230 39.8 113 19.5 122 21.2 187 32.3 56 9.6
Under 65 Years 540 218 40.3 206 38.2 102 18.9 107 19.7 167 30.9 48 8.9
Living Alone 121 56 46.0 56 46.0 38 31.3 28 23.4 45 37.2 17 14.5
65 Years and Over 37 23 63.1 23 63.1 10 28.2 16 42.5 20 53.9 8 21.0
Living Alone 32 23 72.2 23 72.2 10 32.3 16 48.6 20 61.7 8 24.0
Female 515 315 61.2 299 58.0 171 33.1 160 31.1 247 48.0 104 20.3
Under 65 Years 368 199 54.1 185 50.2 100 27.3 104 28.4 149 40.4 55 15.1
Living Alone 138 92 66.3 90 65.3 63 45.2 59 42.5 68 49.1 45 32.6
65 Years and Over 146 116 79.0 114 77.7 70 48.0 56 38.1 98 67.4 49 33.5
Living Alone 135 106 78.5 106 78.5 66 48.7 54 40.1 93 68.5 47 34.4
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/031996/pov/3_003.htm