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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 45881 5816 12.7 38040 3680 9.7 6047 1866 30.9 4286 1572 36.7
Under 18 years 11609 2258 19.4 9163 1320 14.4 1916 848 44.3 1519 764 50.3
18 to 24 years 4000 644 16.1 3187 417 13.1 641 196 30.7 516 179 34.6
25 to 34 years 7197 851 11.8 5824 535 9.2 1006 271 26.9 744 228 30.6
35 to 44 years 7622 686 9.0 6367 416 6.5 907 216 23.8 639 177 27.7
45 to 54 years 5709 404 7.1 4854 270 5.6 685 122 17.9 376 90 23.8
55 to 59 years 2032 201 9.9 1736 133 7.6 230 54 23.5 165 38 23.0
60 to 64 years 1654 166 10.1 1424 129 9.0 170 32 19.0 117 41 35.0
65 years and over 6059 606 10.0 5484 461 8.4 492 126 25.7 210 56 26.7
65 to 74 years 3502 304 8.7 3146 229 7.3 309 62 19.9 146 36 24.6
75 years and over 2557 302 11.8 2338 232 9.9 182 65 35.6 64 20 31.6
Male
Total 22196 2466 11.1 18526 1547 8.4 2728 771 28.3 2053 648 31.6
Under 18 Years 5963 1178 19.8 4704 685 14.6 956 440 46.0 788 383 48.6
18 to 24 Years 2033 255 12.5 1637 167 10.2 295 72 24.5 261 71 27.0
25 to 34 Years 3606 327 9.1 2950 217 7.4 473 85 17.9 377 78 20.6
35 to 44 Years 3659 278 7.6 3099 170 5.5 387 77 19.9 294 66 22.5
45 to 54 Years 2752 165 6.0 2364 106 4.5 294 51 17.2 151 23 15.4
55 to 59 Years 973 62 6.3 854 46 5.4 95 10 10.5 58 8 13.0
60 to 64 Years 728 50 6.8 643 38 5.9 61 10 15.6 42 8 18.4
65 Years and Over 2480 152 6.1 2276 117 5.2 168 27 16.1 81 12 14.6
65 to 74 Years 1555 91 5.8 1418 76 5.4 111 7 6.5 65 10 15.7
75 Years and Over 926 61 6.6 858 41 4.8 57 20 34.7 16 2 9.8
Female
Total 23685 3350 14.1 19514 2133 10.9 3319 1095 33.0 2233 924 41.4
Under 18 Years 5645 1079 19.1 4458 635 14.2 960 408 42.5 730 381 52.2
18 to 24 Years 1966 390 19.8 1551 249 16.1 346 124 35.9 254 108 42.5
25 to 34 Years 3591 524 14.6 2875 318 11.1 534 186 34.8 367 150 40.9
35 to 44 Years 3963 408 10.3 3268 246 7.5 521 139 26.7 345 111 32.2
45 to 54 Years 2957 238 8.1 2491 164 6.6 391 72 18.3 225 66 29.5
55 to 59 Years 1059 139 13.2 883 86 9.8 136 44 32.6 107 30 28.4
60 to 64 Years 925 117 12.6 782 91 11.6 109 23 20.9 76 33 44.1
65 Years and Over 3578 455 12.7 3208 343 10.7 323 99 30.7 129 44 34.4
65 to 74 Years 1947 214 11.0 1729 153 8.8 199 54 27.4 81 26 31.7
75 Years and Over 1631 241 14.8 1479 191 12.9 125 45 35.9 48 19 38.8
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 45881 5816 12.7 38040 3680 9.7 6047 1866 30.9 4286 1572 36.7
65 Years and Over 6059 606 10.0 5484 461 8.4 492 126 25.7 210 56 26.7
In Families 38564 4310 11.2 31886 2560 8.0 5076 1540 30.3 3764 1343 35.7
Householders 12010 1252 10.4 10157 775 7.6 1424 413 29.0 1008 349 34.6
Under 65 Years 9985 1159 11.6 8296 711 8.6 1282 386 30.1 942 336 35.7
65 Years and Over 2025 93 4.6 1861 64 3.4 142 27 19.2 65 13 19.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11463 2165 18.9 9045 1248 13.8 1891 830 43.9 1501 752 50.1
Under 6 Years 3991 830 20.8 3140 450 14.3 669 347 51.9 541 302 55.8
6 to 17 Years 7472 1335 17.9 5905 798 13.5 1222 483 39.5 960 450 46.9
18 Years and Over 4520 333 7.4 3585 171 4.8 788 158 20.0 448 99 22.0
In Married Couple
Families 29380 1272 4.3 25787 890 3.5 2288 225 9.8 1987 366 18.4
Husbands 8948 352 3.9 8018 250 3.1 619 59 9.5 493 75 15.2
Under 65 Years 7241 287 4.0 6425 195 3.0 526 51 9.7 447 69 15.4
65 Years and Over 1706 65 3.8 1593 55 3.4 93 8 8.5 46 6 13.5
Wives 8948 352 3.9 7974 253 3.2 614 58 9.4 505 76 15.1
Under 65 Years 7604 306 4.0 6707 214 3.2 549 51 9.4 472 73 15.6
65 Years and Over 1344 46 3.4 1268 39 3.1 65 6 9.8 34 3 8.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8112 484 6.0 6977 322 4.6 675 96 14.3 698 173 24.9
Under 6 Years 2909 182 6.2 2510 120 4.8 238 40 16.7 256 74 29.1
6 to 17 Years 5203 302 5.8 4467 203 4.5 437 56 12.9 442 99 22.4
18 Years and Over 2848 55 1.9 2426 43 1.8 330 7 2.1 190 21 11.2
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 7448 2742 36.8 4802 1469 30.6 2452 1239 50.5 1518 892 58.8
Householder 2443 804 32.9 1678 455 27.1 703 334 47.6 432 250 57.9
Under 65 Years 2131 776 36.4 1417 446 31.5 652 315 48.3 414 243 58.8
65 Years and Over 313 29 9.2 260 10 3.7 51 19 37.6 18 7 37.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2939 1566 53.3 1775 854 48.1 1116 698 62.6 744 545 73.3
Under 6 Years 930 597 64.2 536 301 56.2 384 289 75.3 262 212 80.8
6 to 17 Years 2009 969 48.2 1239 553 44.6 731 409 55.9 482 333 69.2
18 Years and Over 1385 243 17.5 919 103 11.2 412 140 34.0 215 63 29.2
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 190 90 47.1 157 68 43.2 33 22 65.6 30 18 61.6
Under 18 Years 99 49 49.2 81 38 46.4 18 11 61.3 12 8 68.9
Under 6 Years 25 17 69.1 18 11 62.6 7 6 84.5 4 4 100.0
6 to 17 Years 74 31 42.4 63 26 41.9 11 5 45.5 8 4 52.7
18 Years and Over 91 41 44.9 76 30 39.8 15 11 70.9 18 10 56.7
Unrelated Individuals 7126 1416 19.9 5997 1052 17.5 938 304 32.4 492 211 43.0
Male 3246 559 17.2 2708 407 15.0 413 117 28.4 246 76 30.9
Under 65 Years 2691 489 18.2 2215 348 15.7 359 108 30.2 227 71 31.4
Living Alone 1437 207 14.4 1183 156 13.2 185 44 23.8 98 31 31.3
65 Years and Over 555 70 12.6 493 58 11.8 54 9 16.2 19 5 25.1
Living Alone 472 53 11.2 426 44 10.4 42 9 20.8 13 5 35.2
Female 3881 857 22.1 3289 645 19.6 526 187 35.6 246 135 55.0
Under 65 Years 2323 498 21.4 1904 366 19.2 364 118 32.3 199 106 53.1
Living Alone 1327 278 21.0 1041 186 17.9 258 88 33.9 118 63 53.4
65 Years and Over 1558 359 23.1 1386 280 20.2 161 70 43.2 47 30 63.3
Living Alone 1476 337 22.8 1308 260 19.9 157 67 42.7 43 28 63.7
Northeast: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 15667 3833 24.5 10306 2043 19.8 4345 1569 36.1 3047 1331 43.7
Under 18 years 4091 1595 39.0 2427 806 33.2 1401 719 51.3 1097 665 60.6
18 to 24 years 1588 441 27.8 1000 244 24.4 486 171 35.2 389 140 36.1
25 to 34 years 2653 544 20.5 1725 284 16.5 686 218 31.8 505 183 36.3
35 to 44 years 2390 432 18.1 1568 212 13.5 642 183 28.6 409 145 35.4
45 to 54 years 1708 276 16.2 1162 161 13.9 459 106 23.2 285 81 28.5
55 to 59 years 644 122 19.0 433 64 14.7 164 45 27.2 120 32 26.4
60 to 64 years 568 106 18.7 398 77 19.5 133 23 17.6 88 36 40.5
65 years and over 2025 316 15.6 1593 195 12.2 374 102 27.3 154 48 31.5
65 to 74 years 1106 172 15.6 841 105 12.5 231 54 23.2 107 30 28.5
75 years and over 919 144 15.7 753 90 11.9 143 49 33.9 47 18 38.2
Male
Total 7370 1627 22.1 4854 844 17.4 1956 661 33.8 1417 535 37.7
Under 18 Years 2129 839 39.4 1234 414 33.6 734 379 51.6 548 325 59.3
18 to 24 Years 743 170 22.8 462 88 19.1 216 69 32.1 188 53 28.3
25 to 34 Years 1320 205 15.5 869 117 13.4 325 66 20.3 252 62 24.6
35 to 44 Years 1135 164 14.4 767 73 9.5 269 70 25.9 183 50 27.1
45 to 54 Years 785 103 13.1 546 54 10.0 187 42 22.6 115 19 16.5
55 to 59 Years 263 28 10.7 182 18 10.1 62 5 7.5 43 8 17.7
60 to 64 Years 239 27 11.5 182 21 11.3 42 4 10.2 30 8 26.0
65 Years and Over 757 91 12.0 613 58 9.5 120 25 21.1 59 11 18.2
65 to 74 Years 446 51 11.4 349 38 11.0 75 5 7.3 48 9 19.0
75 Years and Over 311 40 12.8 264 20 7.5 45 20 44.3 11 2 14.6
Female
Total 8297 2206 26.6 5451 1199 22.0 2389 908 38.0 1630 796 48.9
Under 18 Years 1962 756 38.5 1194 392 32.8 667 340 51.0 550 340 61.9
18 to 24 Years 845 272 32.1 538 156 28.9 270 102 37.7 201 87 43.4
25 to 34 Years 1334 339 25.4 856 168 19.6 361 152 42.2 253 121 48.0
35 to 44 Years 1255 268 21.4 801 139 17.3 372 114 30.5 226 96 42.2
45 to 54 Years 923 173 18.8 616 107 17.3 272 64 23.6 170 62 36.7
55 to 59 Years 381 94 24.7 251 45 18.0 102 40 39.2 77 24 31.1
60 to 64 Years 329 79 23.9 216 57 26.3 91 19 20.9 59 28 47.7
65 Years and Over 1268 225 17.8 980 137 13.9 254 77 30.2 95 38 39.8
65 to 74 Years 660 121 18.4 491 67 13.6 156 48 30.9 59 21 36.4
75 Years and Over 608 104 17.1 488 70 14.3 98 29 29.2 36 16 45.3
Northeast: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 15667 3833 24.5 10306 2043 19.8 4345 1569 36.1 3047 1331 43.7
65 Years and Over 2025 316 15.6 1593 195 12.2 374 102 27.3 154 48 31.5
In Families 12563 3062 24.4 8036 1559 19.4 3650 1332 36.5 2667 1147 43.0
Householders 3851 861 22.4 2581 456 17.7 1021 351 34.4 722 295 40.9
Under 65 Years 3257 797 24.5 2110 420 19.9 912 326 35.7 673 284 42.2
65 Years and Over 594 64 10.7 471 36 7.7 109 26 23.5 49 11 23.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4046 1563 38.6 2403 787 32.7 1384 709 51.2 1087 656 60.4
Under 6 Years 1526 636 41.7 905 306 33.8 512 297 58.0 405 263 65.0
6 to 17 Years 2520 927 36.8 1498 481 32.1 871 412 47.2 682 393 57.7
18 Years and Over 1536 263 17.1 878 110 12.6 584 150 25.7 334 84 25.2
In Married Couple
Families 7558 781 10.3 5472 484 8.8 1414 177 12.5 1241 304 24.5
Husbands 2282 210 9.2 1729 130 7.5 380 47 12.3 314 63 20.2
Under 65 Years 1830 172 9.4 1356 102 7.5 311 39 12.5 282 57 20.3
65 Years and Over 453 38 8.3 373 28 7.4 69 8 11.5 33 6 19.0
Wives 2282 210 9.2 1716 131 7.6 380 45 12.0 308 62 20.2
Under 65 Years 1918 186 9.7 1403 113 8.1 335 39 11.7 286 59 20.7
65 Years and Over 364 24 6.7 313 18 5.8 45 6 14.1 22 3 12.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2054 305 14.8 1432 184 12.9 404 73 18.1 425 148 34.7
Under 6 Years 799 123 15.4 555 69 12.5 153 31 20.5 171 67 39.0
6 to 17 Years 1256 182 14.5 878 115 13.1 251 42 16.6 254 81 31.8
18 Years and Over 734 37 5.0 472 27 5.7 222 7 3.2 126 20 15.7
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 4268 2085 48.9 2184 975 44.6 1956 1079 55.2 1260 785 62.3
Householder 1309 591 45.1 716 292 40.8 553 285 51.5 352 216 61.1
Under 65 Years 1169 565 48.4 619 284 45.9 509 267 52.5 337 210 62.4
65 Years and Over 140 26 18.2 97 8 8.3 44 17 40.1 16 5 33.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1814 1188 65.5 892 576 64.5 898 600 66.9 623 490 78.6
Under 6 Years 649 477 73.5 321 224 69.6 322 247 76.9 222 188 84.9
6 to 17 Years 1164 711 61.0 570 352 61.7 576 353 61.3 401 301 75.1
18 Years and Over 709 201 28.4 355 69 19.3 319 133 41.6 180 52 28.9
Northeast: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 63 42 66.4 35 24 68.6 28 18 63.5 14 12 83.7
Under 18 Years 34 22 66.5 17 13 75.8 16 9 56.5 7 7 100.0
Under 6 Years 16 13 78.9 9 7 74.3 7 6 84.5 3 3 100.0
6 to 17 Years 17 9 54.7 8 6 77.5 9 3 33.3 4 4 100.0
18 Years and Over 29 19 66.2 17 11 61.4 12 9 73.4 7 5 69.0
Unrelated Individuals 3041 730 24.0 2235 460 20.6 667 218 32.7 366 173 47.2
Male 1395 281 20.2 1022 172 16.9 280 82 29.3 172 59 34.3
Under 65 Years 1177 244 20.8 847 146 17.2 246 75 30.5 157 55 35.3
Living Alone 625 109 17.5 444 67 15.0 136 39 28.4 74 28 37.9
65 Years and Over 217 37 17.0 175 27 15.3 34 7 20.6 15 4 23.4
Living Alone 183 26 14.4 146 19 13.2 32 7 22.0 10 4 36.2
Female 1647 448 27.2 1213 287 23.7 387 136 35.3 194 114 58.7
Under 65 Years 1020 284 27.8 723 181 25.1 262 88 33.6 151 87 57.2
Living Alone 656 193 29.4 436 116 26.5 202 73 36.1 98 56 56.9
65 Years and Over 626 165 26.3 490 106 21.6 125 49 38.8 42 27 64.1
Living Alone 604 158 26.2 468 100 21.3 125 49 38.8 39 25 64.5
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 30214 1983 6.6 27735 1637 5.9 1702 297 17.5 1239 241 19.4
Under 18 years 7518 662 8.8 6735 514 7.6 515 129 25.0 422 99 23.4
18 to 24 years 2411 203 8.4 2187 173 7.9 155 25 16.3 127 38 30.1
25 to 34 years 4544 307 6.7 4099 251 6.1 320 52 16.3 239 44 18.6
35 to 44 years 5232 254 4.9 4800 205 4.3 266 32 12.2 229 32 13.9
45 to 54 years 4001 127 3.2 3692 109 3.0 225 16 7.0 92 8 9.2
55 to 59 years 1388 79 5.7 1303 69 5.3 67 10 14.5 45 6 13.9
60 to 64 years 1086 60 5.5 1027 51 5.0 37 9 24.2 29 5 17.9
65 years and over 4034 290 7.2 3891 266 6.8 118 24 20.7 56 8 13.6
65 to 74 years 2396 132 5.5 2306 124 5.4 78 8 10.3 39 5 13.8
75 years and over 1638 158 9.7 1585 142 9.0 39 16 41.4 17 2 13.0
Male
Total 14826 839 5.7 13672 703 5.1 771 110 14.3 636 113 17.8
Under 18 Years 3834 339 8.8 3471 270 7.8 222 61 27.5 241 58 24.1
18 to 24 Years 1290 85 6.6 1175 79 6.7 79 3 3.6 73 17 23.6
25 to 34 Years 2287 122 5.3 2081 100 4.8 147 19 12.7 125 16 12.5
35 to 44 Years 2524 114 4.5 2333 97 4.2 117 7 6.1 111 17 14.9
45 to 54 Years 1968 63 3.2 1818 52 2.9 107 8 7.8 36 4 12.1
55 to 59 Years 710 33 4.7 672 28 4.2 32 5 16.3 15 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 490 22 4.6 461 17 3.7 19 5 27.7 12 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1724 61 3.5 1663 59 3.6 48 2 3.6 22 1 5.1
65 to 74 Years 1109 40 3.6 1069 38 3.6 36 2 4.8 17 1 6.7
75 Years and Over 615 21 3.4 594 21 3.5 12 0 .0 5 0 .0
Female
Total 15388 1144 7.4 14063 934 6.6 930 187 20.1 603 128 21.2
Under 18 Years 3684 323 8.8 3265 243 7.5 293 68 23.2 181 41 22.6
18 to 24 Years 1121 118 10.5 1013 94 9.3 76 22 29.5 54 21 39.0
25 to 34 Years 2257 185 8.2 2019 150 7.4 173 34 19.4 114 29 25.2
35 to 44 Years 2708 140 5.2 2467 108 4.4 149 25 17.0 118 15 13.0
45 to 54 Years 2034 65 3.2 1875 57 3.1 118 7 6.3 55 4 7.3
55 to 59 Years 678 45 6.7 631 41 6.5 34 4 12.9 30 6 21.1
60 to 64 Years 596 38 6.3 566 34 6.0 18 4 20.5 17 5 31.1
65 Years and Over 2310 229 9.9 2228 207 9.3 70 23 32.5 34 7 19.2
65 to 74 Years 1287 92 7.2 1237 86 6.9 43 6 14.8 22 4 19.4
75 Years and Over 1023 137 13.4 991 121 12.2 27 16 60.4 12 2 18.8
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 30214 1983 6.6 27735 1637 5.9 1702 297 17.5 1239 241 19.4
65 Years and Over 4034 290 7.2 3891 266 6.8 118 24 20.7 56 8 13.6
In Families 26001 1248 4.8 23850 1001 4.2 1426 208 14.6 1097 196 17.8
Householders 8159 391 4.8 7576 319 4.2 403 62 15.3 286 54 18.8
Under 65 Years 6728 362 5.4 6187 291 4.7 371 60 16.2 269 52 19.4
65 Years and Over 1431 29 2.0 1390 28 2.0 32 2 4.8 17 2 9.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7417 602 8.1 6642 461 6.9 507 121 23.9 414 96 23.2
Under 6 Years 2465 194 7.9 2235 144 6.4 157 50 32.1 136 39 28.7
6 to 17 Years 4952 408 8.2 4407 317 7.2 350 71 20.3 278 57 20.6
18 Years and Over 2983 70 2.3 2707 61 2.2 203 7 3.6 114 14 12.7
In Married Couple
Families 21822 491 2.3 20315 406 2.0 874 48 5.5 746 62 8.3
Husbands 6665 142 2.1 6289 120 1.9 238 12 5.1 178 12 6.5
Under 65 Years 5412 115 2.1 5068 93 1.8 214 12 5.7 165 12 7.0
65 Years and Over 1254 27 2.2 1220 27 2.2 24 0 .0 13 0 .0
Wives 6665 142 2.1 6259 122 2.0 234 12 5.2 198 14 7.2
Under 65 Years 5686 120 2.1 5304 101 1.9 214 12 5.7 186 14 7.6
65 Years and Over 979 21 2.2 955 21 2.2 20 0 .0 12 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6058 179 3.0 5545 138 2.5 271 23 8.6 273 26 9.5
Under 6 Years 2111 59 2.8 1955 51 2.6 85 8 9.9 85 8 9.0
6 to 17 Years 3947 120 3.0 3590 87 2.4 186 15 8.0 188 18 9.7
18 Years and Over 2114 18 .8 1954 16 .8 108 0 .0 64 1 2.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3180 657 20.7 2618 494 18.9 495 160 32.3 258 107 41.6
Householder 1134 213 18.8 962 163 17.0 150 49 33.0 80 35 43.5
Under 65 Years 961 210 21.9 798 162 20.2 143 48 33.5 77 33 43.0
65 Years and Over 172 3 1.8 164 2 1.0 7 2 21.9 3 2 61.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1125 378 33.6 883 278 31.5 218 98 45.0 121 56 46.2
Under 6 Years 280 120 42.8 215 78 36.2 63 42 67.0 41 24 58.4
6 to 17 Years 844 258 30.6 668 201 30.0 155 56 36.1 80 32 40.0
18 Years and Over 677 42 6.2 564 34 6.1 92 7 7.9 35 11 30.9
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 127 48 37.7 122 44 36.0 5 4 76.5 16 7 41.6
Under 18 Years 66 26 40.3 64 24 38.4 2 2 100.0 5 2 29.3
Under 6 Years 9 4 50.8 9 4 50.8 0 0 (B) 2 2 100.0
6 to 17 Years 57 22 38.6 55 20 36.4 2 2 100.0 4 0 .0
18 Years and Over 62 22 34.9 59 20 33.4 3 2 61.9 10 5 47.8
Unrelated Individuals 4085 687 16.8 3762 593 15.8 271 86 31.6 126 39 30.7
Male 1851 277 15.0 1686 234 13.9 132 35 26.4 73 17 23.0
Under 65 Years 1514 244 16.2 1368 203 14.8 113 33 29.6 70 16 22.5
Living Alone 811 98 12.0 738 90 12.1 48 5 10.8 24 2 10.2
65 Years and Over 338 33 9.7 318 31 9.8 20 2 8.6 4 1 32.3
Living Alone 289 26 9.1 279 25 8.9 10 2 17.2 4 1 32.3
Female 2234 409 18.3 2076 358 17.3 139 51 36.6 52 22 41.5
Under 65 Years 1302 214 16.5 1180 185 15.6 103 30 28.9 48 19 40.1
Living Alone 670 85 12.7 606 70 11.6 56 15 26.1 20 7 36.2
65 Years and Over 931 195 20.9 895 174 19.4 36 21 58.5 4 3 56.2
Living Alone 872 179 20.5 840 160 19.1 32 19 58.1 4 3 56.2
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/4_003.htm