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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 7297 2735 37.5 3640 1827 50.2 2184 1251 57.3
18 Years and Over 4199 801 19.1 2213 618 27.9 1189 432 36.3
In Married Couple Families 13387 1271 9.5 4820 688 14.3 2449 488 19.9
Husbands 3731 311 8.3 1314 161 12.3 686 112 16.3
Under 65 Years 3240 272 8.4 1046 137 13.1 537 97 18.0
65 Years and Over 491 39 7.9 268 24 9.0 149 15 10.3
Wives 3603 305 8.5 1312 157 12.0 683 112 16.5
Under 65 Years 3260 275 8.4 1124 139 12.4 566 96 17.0
65 Years and Over 343 31 8.9 188 18 9.7 116 16 13.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4195 537 12.8 1431 290 20.2 751 212 28.2
Under 6 Years 1366 187 13.7 428 94 22.1 247 58 23.5
6 to 17 Years 2829 349 12.3 1003 195 19.5 504 154 30.6
18 Years and Over 1595 104 6.5 667 73 11.0 290 48 16.7
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 13604 6553 48.2 7845 4475 57.0 4846 3018 62.3
Householder 3769 1701 45.1 2071 1137 54.9 1216 736 60.5
Under 65 Years 3418 1606 47.0 1874 1068 57.0 1108 695 62.8
65 Years and Over 350 95 27.0 196 69 35.1 108 41 37.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6420 3954 61.6 3808 2631 69.1 2479 1784 71.9
Under 6 Years 2318 1637 70.6 1401 1061 75.8 925 722 78.1
6 to 17 Years 4102 2316 56.5 2407 1569 65.2 1554 1062 68.3
18 Years and Over 2357 644 27.3 1413 515 36.5 804 359 44.6
In Unrelated Subfamilies 207 133 64.2 132 102 77.2 62 45 72.1
Under 18 Years 127 84 66.5 84 65 77.2 37 26 71.9
Under 6 Years 42 30 71.5 27 21 78.7 14 14 100.0
6 to 17 Years 85 54 64.1 58 44 76.5 23 12 54.4
18 Years and Over 80 49 60.6 48 37 77.4 26 19 72.5
Unrelated Individuals 4756 1551 32.6 2322 917 39.5 1338 587 43.9
Male 2373 678 28.6 1129 374 33.1 644 250 38.9
Under 65 Years 2118 611 28.8 969 329 34.0 556 224 40.4
Living Alone 1024 217 21.2 537 152 28.4 299 107 35.9
65 Years and Over 255 68 26.5 160 45 27.9 88 26 29.6
Living Alone 213 60 28.3 139 38 27.1 70 19 27.2
Female 2383 873 36.6 1193 543 45.6 694 337 48.5
Under 65 Years 1714 546 31.8 743 301 40.5 445 206 46.3
Living Alone 1182 340 28.8 543 210 38.7 333 143 43.1
65 Years and Over 669 327 48.9 450 243 54.0 249 130 52.3
Living Alone 642 309 48.1 431 229 53.2 236 120 51.1
Residence and Region
United States: 33740 9872 29.3 16088 6445 40.1 9231 4278 46.3
Metropolitan 29007 8223 28.3 12786 5141 40.2 7319 3375 46.1
Central City 18349 6110 33.3 10713 4455 41.6 6442 3007 46.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 1096 707 64.5 3656 907 24.8
18 Years and Over 559 219 39.2 1986 183 9.2
In Married Couple Families 1032 283 27.4 8567 583 6.8
Husbands 287 65 22.6 2417 150 6.2
Under 65 Years 224 54 24.0 2194 135 6.2
65 Years and Over 64 11 17.7 223 15 6.6
Wives 284 66 23.3 2291 148 6.5
Under 65 Years 227 57 25.0 2136 136 6.4
65 Years and Over 57 9 16.1 155 12 8.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 356 123 34.6 2764 247 8.9
Under 6 Years 109 36 33.5 938 93 9.9
6 to 17 Years 248 87 35.0 1826 154 8.4
18 Years and Over 87 26 30.2 928 31 3.3
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 2552 1707 66.9 5759 2078 36.1
Householder 660 431 65.3 1698 564 33.2
Under 65 Years 602 412 68.4 1544 538 34.9
65 Years and Over 57 19 33.3 154 26 16.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1308 1036 79.2 2612 1323 50.7
Under 6 Years 524 436 83.1 918 576 62.8
6 to 17 Years 784 600 76.6 1694 747 44.1
18 Years and Over 427 173 40.5 944 128 13.6
In Unrelated Subfamilies 9 9 100.0 75 31 41.1
Under 18 Years 5 5 100.0 42 19 45.2
Under 6 Years 3 3 100.0 15 9 58.7
6 to 17 Years 2 2 100.0 27 10 37.7
18 Years and Over 4 4 100.0 33 12 35.9
Unrelated Individuals 644 315 48.9 2434 633 26.0
Male 311 137 44.0 1244 304 24.5
Under 65 Years 266 117 44.1 1149 281 24.5
Living Alone 160 71 44.5 487 65 13.3
65 Years and Over 45 20 43.4 95 23 24.0
Living Alone 36 16 44.2 73 22 30.5
Female 332 178 53.5 1190 329 27.7
Under 65 Years 219 110 50.2 971 245 25.3
Living Alone 158 78 49.3 639 130 20.3
65 Years and Over 113 68 60.0 219 84 38.4
Living Alone 105 60 57.0 211 79 37.8
Residence and Region
United States: 4508 2392 53.1 17652 3427 19.4
Metropolitan 3771 2000 53.0 16221 3082 19.0
Central City 3516 1866 53.1 7636 1654 21.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 10658 2113 19.8 2073 686 33.1 877 368 41.9
Not Metropolitan 4732 1649 34.8 3302 1304 39.5 1912 903 47.3
Northeast 6104 1878 30.8 2844 1220 42.9 1523 786 51.6
Metropolitan 6047 1866 30.9 2819 1211 42.9 1523 786 51.6
Central City 4345 1569 36.1 2638 1148 43.5 1456 756 51.9
Not Central City 1702 297 17.5 182 62 34.4 67 30 45.2
Not Metropolitan 57 12 21.6 25 9 37.2 0 0 (B)
Midwest 6106 1873 30.7 3301 1385 41.9 2136 1028 48.1
Metropolitan 5816 1758 30.2 3111 1309 42.1 2054 992 48.3
Central City 4400 1533 34.9 2869 1231 42.9 1940 950 49.0
Not Central City 1416 225 15.9 242 78 32.3 114 42 36.7
Not Metropolitan 290 115 39.7 189 75 39.7 82 36 44.3
South 18541 5283 28.5 9093 3492 38.4 5123 2274 44.4
Metropolitan 14224 3777 26.6 6023 2280 37.9 3296 1410 42.8
Central City 8038 2476 30.8 4516 1785 39.5 2638 1125 42.7
Not Central City 6186 1301 21.0 1507 495 32.8 658 284 43.2
Not Metropolitan 4317 1506 34.9 3070 1212 39.5 1827 864 47.3
West 2989 837 28.0 850 349 41.0 449 189 42.2
Metropolitan 2920 821 28.1 832 341 41.0 446 187 41.9
Central City 1567 531 33.9 690 290 42.1 407 175 43.0
Not Central City 1354 290 21.4 142 50 35.5 38 12 30.2
Not Metropolitan 69 16 23.3 18 8 42.9 3 2 81.6
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 17748 8614 48.5 10563 5824 55.1 6624 3912 59.1
Cash Assistance 8984 5629 62.7 5827 3966 68.1 3902 2744 70.3
Noncash Assistance 17582 8577 48.8 10491 5811 55.4 6601 3903 59.1
Foodstamps 9122 6477 71.0 5966 4502 75.5 4043 3105 76.8
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 2754 589 21.4 1427 350 24.5 740 200 27.0
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 15992 1259 7.9 5525 622 11.3 2606 366 14.0
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4868 1541 31.7 2413 986 40.9 1331 658 49.5
Enrolled In School 2590 784 30.3 1198 483 40.3 666 307 46.1
Not Enrolled 2278 757 33.3 1216 504 41.4 665 351 52.8
No High School Diploma 685 395 57.7 485 303 62.5 290 206 70.9
Persons 25 and Over 18715 3994 21.3 8604 2620 30.4 4793 1713 35.7
No High School Diploma 4819 1788 37.1 3014 1307 43.4 1824 872 47.8
High School orMore 13896 2206 15.9 5590 1312 23.5 2969 841 28.3
No College 6576 1363 20.7 3168 861 27.2 1701 552 32.5
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 4769 726 15.2 1743 399 22.9 960 261 27.2
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 2551 117 4.6 679 52 7.6 309 28 9.1

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 254 133 52.3 8585 1427 16.6
Not Metropolitan 737 392 53.2 1430 345 24.1
Northeast 726 435 60.0 3260 658 20.2
Metropolitan 726 435 60.0 3228 655 20.3
Central City 691 417 60.3 1707 420 24.6
Not Central City 34 18 53.8 1520 235 15.5
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 32 3 9.7
Midwest 1101 676 61.4 2805 489 17.4
Metropolitan 1038 641 61.8 2705 449 16.6
Central City 1014 636 62.7 1531 302 19.8
Not Central City 23 5 20.9 1174 147 12.5
Not Metropolitan 63 35 55.4 101 40 39.7
South 2508 1201 47.9 9447 1791 19.0
Metropolitan 1835 845 46.1 8201 1497 18.3
Central City 1669 744 44.6 3521 691 19.6
Not Central City 166 101 60.9 4679 806 17.2
Not Metropolitan 673 356 52.9 1247 294 23.6
West 173 79 45.6 2139 489 22.9
Metropolitan 172 78 45.3 2088 480 23.0
Central City 142 69 49.0 876 241 27.5
Not Central City 30 8 27.8 1212 239 19.8
Not Metropolitan 1 1 100.0 51 8 16.3
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 3447 2213 64.2 7184 2790 38.8
Cash Assistance 1972 1515 76.8 3156 1663 52.7
Noncash Assistance 3440 2210 64.2 7091 2765 39.0
Foodstamps 2188 1794 82.0 3155 1975 62.6
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 365 103 28.3 1327 239 18.0
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 1061 179 16.9 10467 637 6.1
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 643 358 55.7 2454 555 22.6
Enrolled In School 306 148 48.4 1392 301 21.6
Not Enrolled 337 210 62.4 1062 254 23.9
No High School Diploma 163 127 77.5 200 92 46.0
Persons 25 and Over 2248 921 41.0 10111 1374 13.6
No High School Diploma 917 495 53.9 1805 481 26.6
High School orMore 1331 427 32.1 8306 894 10.8
No College 800 287 35.9 3408 502 14.7
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 397 129 32.5 3026 327 10.8
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 133 11 8.0 1872 65 3.5

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 33740 9872 29.3 16088 6445 40.1 9231 4278 46.3
Male 15739 4043 25.7 7371 2587 35.1 4160 1737 41.8
Under 16 Years 5135 2197 42.8 2567 1410 54.9 1557 942 60.5
16 to 64 Years 9704 1708 17.6 4277 1082 25.3 2303 738 32.1
Worked During Year 7063 698 9.9 2863 412 14.4 1473 280 19.0
Year-Round F-T 4753 121 2.5 1742 71 4.1 825 48 5.8
Not Year-Round F/T 2309 577 25.0 1120 341 30.4 648 231 35.7
Did Not Work 2641 1010 38.3 1414 669 47.3 830 459 55.3
65 Years and Over 900 138 15.4 528 96 18.2 300 57 19.0
Work During Year 175 6 3.2 86 3 4.0 55 3 6.3
Year-Round F-T 75 0 .0 35 0 .0 23 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 100 6 5.5 51 3 6.7 32 3 10.8
Did Not Work 725 133 18.3 442 93 21.0 245 53 21.8
Female 18001 5829 32.4 8717 3858 44.3 5071 2541 50.1
Under 16 Years 5022 2140 42.6 2504 1430 57.1 1549 964 62.2
16 to 64 Years 11402 3198 28.1 5268 2074 39.4 2980 1372 46.1
Worked During Year 7753 1289 16.6 3194 782 24.5 1699 502 29.5
Year-Round F-T 4779 360 7.5 1723 202 11.7 849 135 15.9
Not Year-Round F/T 2974 930 31.3 1470 580 39.4 850 367 43.2
Did Not Work 3649 1909 52.3 2074 1292 62.3 1281 871 68.0
65 Years and Over 1577 490 31.1 945 354 37.5 542 204 37.7
Work During Year 164 16 9.9 85 8 9.1 34 4 12.6
Year-Round F-T 33 0 .0 15 0 .0 8 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 131 16 12.4 70 8 11.1 27 4 16.1
Did Not Work 1413 474 33.6 860 347 40.3 507 200 39.4

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 4508 2392 53.1 17652 3427 19.4
Male 1980 957 48.4 8367 1456 17.4
Under 16 Years 809 549 67.9 2569 787 30.6
16 to 64 Years 1030 378 36.6 5427 627 11.5
Worked During Year 621 141 22.7 4200 286 6.8
Year-Round F-T 339 23 6.9 3011 50 1.6
Not Year-Round F/T 283 118 41.8 1189 236 19.9
Did Not Work 409 236 57.7 1226 341 27.8
65 Years and Over 141 31 22.0 372 42 11.3
Work During Year 16 0 .0 89 2 2.4
Year-Round F-T 12 0 .0 40 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 3 0 .0 49 2 4.3
Did Not Work 125 31 24.7 283 40 14.0
Female 2528 1434 56.7 9284 1971 21.2
Under 16 Years 807 563 69.7 2518 710 28.2
16 to 64 Years 1462 769 52.6 6134 1125 18.3
Worked During Year 779 271 34.8 4559 508 11.1
Year-Round F-T 367 78 21.2 3056 158 5.2
Not Year-Round F/T 412 193 46.9 1503 350 23.3
Did Not Work 682 498 72.9 1575 617 39.2
65 Years and Over 259 103 39.7 632 136 21.5
Work During Year 20 1 7.2 79 8 10.7
Year-Round F-T 4 0 .0 18 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 16 1 8.9 61 8 13.9
Did Not Work 239 101 42.4 553 128 23.1

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 28344 8574 30.3 11539 5008 43.4 5924 2722 46.0
Under 18 Years 10213 4080 40.0 4379 2425 55.4 2288 1346 58.8
18 to 24 Years 3590 1097 30.6 1515 628 41.4 733 320 43.6
25 to 34 Years 5355 1325 24.7 1941 744 38.3 970 406 41.9
35 to 44 Years 4065 942 23.2 1475 508 34.5 748 255 34.1
45 to 54 Years 2171 429 19.7 880 265 30.1 436 134 30.8
55 to 59 Years 806 186 23.0 331 117 35.4 178 61 34.3
60 to 64 Years 686 174 25.4 308 105 34.1 175 65 37.3
65 Years and Over 1458 342 23.5 710 216 30.4 396 134 33.8
65 to 74 Years 983 213 21.7 462 135 29.2 266 86 32.2
75 Years and Over 475 129 27.1 248 81 32.5 130 48 37.1
Male
Total 14337 3972 27.7 5760 2262 39.3 2916 1177 40.4
Under 18 Years 5252 2030 38.7 2223 1187 53.4 1150 637 55.4
18 to 24 Years 1857 494 26.6 768 269 35.1 368 139 37.6
25 to 34 Years 2912 631 21.7 1067 346 32.4 521 172 33.0
35 to 44 Years 2022 396 19.6 734 204 27.8 372 91 24.4
45 to 54 Years 1001 183 18.3 384 105 27.4 188 48 25.7
55 to 59 Years 367 74 20.2 146 49 33.6 91 32 35.6
60 to 64 Years 315 65 20.8 136 47 34.3 71 25 34.9
65 Years and Over 614 98 16.0 302 55 18.3 156 33 21.3
65 to 74 Years 432 67 15.4 202 39 19.2 110 22 19.7
75 Years and Over 182 31 17.2 100 16 16.3 45 11 25.3
Female
Total 14007 4602 32.9 5779 2745 47.5 3008 1545 51.4
Under 18 Years 4961 2050 41.3 2155 1238 57.4 1138 709 62.3
18 to 24 Years 1734 603 34.8 747 358 47.9 365 181 49.7
25 to 34 Years 2443 694 28.4 874 399 45.6 449 234 52.2
35 to 44 Years 2043 545 26.7 741 304 41.0 376 165 43.8
45 to 54 Years 1171 245 21.0 496 159 32.2 248 86 34.7
55 to 59 Years 440 111 25.4 185 68 36.8 88 29 33.0
60 to 64 Years 371 108 29.2 172 58 33.9 104 40 38.9
65 Years and Over 844 244 28.9 408 160 39.3 240 100 41.8
65 to 74 Years 551 147 26.6 260 96 37.0 156 64 40.9
75 Years and Over 293 97 33.2 148 64 43.4 84 37 43.4
Household Relationship
Total 28344 8574 30.3 11539 5008 43.4 5924 2722 46.0
65 Years and Over 1458 342 23.5 710 216 30.4 396 134 33.8
In Families 25165 7341 29.2 10225 4365 42.7 5299 2394 45.2
Householders 6287 1695 27.0 2507 994 39.7 1293 539 41.7
Under 65 Years 5768 1603 27.8 2246 939 41.8 1143 508 44.4
65 Years and Over 519 92 17.8 261 55 21.1 150 31 20.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10011 3938 39.3 4303 2374 55.2 2254 1322 58.7
Under 6 Years 3964 1679 42.4 1773 1050 59.2 892 567 63.5

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 2508 1233 49.2 16805 3567 21.2
Under 18 Years 985 637 64.7 5834 1655 28.4
18 to 24 Years 309 139 45.1 2076 469 22.6
25 to 34 Years 385 152 39.5 3414 581 17.0
35 to 44 Years 304 110 36.2 2590 433 16.7
45 to 54 Years 199 77 38.8 1291 164 12.7
55 to 59 Years 70 20 28.3 475 69 14.4
60 to 64 Years 86 34 39.5 378 69 18.2
65 Years and Over 168 63 37.3 748 126 16.9
65 to 74 Years 115 41 35.3 521 78 15.0
75 Years and Over 53 22 41.7 227 48 21.2
Male
Total 1243 537 43.2 8577 1710 19.9
Under 18 Years 513 317 61.7 3028 843 27.8
18 to 24 Years 166 66 39.9 1089 224 20.6
25 to 34 Years 203 57 28.3 1844 285 15.5
35 to 44 Years 154 34 22.2 1288 192 14.9
45 to 54 Years 92 29 31.5 616 78 12.7
55 to 59 Years 31 9 30.1 221 25 11.5
60 to 64 Years 30 13 42.6 179 19 10.5
65 Years and Over 54 11 20.7 312 43 13.7
65 to 74 Years 38 6 16.1 230 28 12.1
75 Years and Over 16 5 31.3 82 15 18.3
Female
Total 1265 696 55.0 8228 1857 22.6
Under 18 Years 472 320 67.9 2806 812 28.9
18 to 24 Years 143 73 51.2 987 245 24.8
25 to 34 Years 182 95 52.0 1570 296 18.8
35 to 44 Years 150 76 50.4 1302 241 18.5
45 to 54 Years 108 48 45.0 675 86 12.7
55 to 59 Years 39 11 26.9 254 43 17.0
60 to 64 Years 56 21 37.9 199 50 25.2
65 Years and Over 114 52 45.2 436 83 19.1
65 to 74 Years 78 35 44.6 291 50 17.3
75 Years and Over 36 17 46.5 145 33 22.8
Household Relationship
Total 2508 1233 49.2 16805 3567 21.2
65 Years and Over 168 63 37.3 748 126 16.9
In Families 2264 1106 48.9 14940 2977 19.9
Householders 551 245 44.5 3780 701 18.6
Under 65 Years 477 228 47.8 3522 664 18.9
65 Years and Over 74 17 23.4 258 37 14.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 970 631 65.0 5707 1564 27.4
Under 6 Years 383 256 66.8 2191 629 28.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 6047 2258 37.3 2530 1323 52.3 1362 755 55.5
18 Years and Over 2590 518 20.0 1153 339 29.4 598 170 28.5
In Married Couple Families 17854 3925 22.0 6577 2157 32.8 3242 1112 34.3
Husbands 4247 804 18.9 1521 449 29.5 744 225 30.2
Under 65 Years 3857 749 19.4 1345 423 31.4 650 209 32.2
65 Years and Over 390 55 14.2 176 27 15.0 94 15 16.2
Wives 4434 818 18.4 1514 444 29.3 744 229 30.8
Under 65 Years 4164 781 18.7 1410 426 30.2 681 217 31.8
65 Years and Over 269 37 13.9 104 18 17.2 62 13 20.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6719 1908 28.4 2567 1043 40.6 1260 527 41.8
Under 6 Years 2690 822 30.5 1065 472 44.3 499 238 47.8
6 to 17 Years 4029 1087 27.0 1502 571 38.0 761 288 37.9
18 Years and Over 1630 237 14.5 674 148 22.0 351 86 24.6
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 5785 3053 52.8 2989 1970 65.9 1698 1153 67.9
Householder 1604 792 49.4 793 487 61.4 442 283 63.9
Under 65 Years 1483 753 50.8 716 460 64.2 392 266 67.9
65 Years and Over 122 39 31.8 77 27 35.0 51 17 32.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2848 1872 65.7 1553 1229 79.1 900 738 82.0
Under 6 Years 1081 782 72.3 628 527 83.9 358 304 84.7
6 to 17 Years 1767 1090 61.7 925 702 75.9 541 434 80.2
18 Years and Over 753 237 31.5 382 154 40.2 202 72 35.8
In Unrelated Subfamilies 232 141 60.9 80 45 56.3 36 27 74.8
Under 18 Years 134 88 66.1 47 29 61.1 20 16 75.7
Under 6 Years 55 40 71.4 12 6 51.7 6 5 89.7
6 to 17 Years 78 49 62.4 35 23 64.2 15 10 70.1
18 Years and Over 98 53 53.8 34 17 49.6 16 12 73.7
Unrelated Individuals 2947 1092 37.0 1233 598 48.5 588 301 51.2
Male 1800 577 32.1 716 295 41.2 327 135 41.3
Under 65 Years 1685 540 32.1 647 269 41.5 292 117 40.0
Living Alone 510 121 23.7 202 67 33.4 103 34 33.5
65 Years and Over 116 37 32.1 69 26 37.8 34 18 52.4
Living Alone 93 32 34.9 56 26 46.2 28 18 64.1
Female 1147 515 44.9 517 303 58.6 262 166 63.5
Under 65 Years 854 368 43.2 345 200 57.9 165 102 61.9
Living Alone 386 138 35.8 176 85 48.6 91 55 60.1
65 Years and Over 294 146 49.8 172 103 59.8 96 64 66.2
Living Alone 275 135 49.3 158 94 59.5 88 58 65.5
Residence and Region
United States: 28344 8574 30.3 11539 5008 43.4 5924 2722 46.0
Metropolitan 25761 7797 30.3 10252 4554 44.4 5396 2552 47.3
Central City 13658 4768 34.9 7246 3234 44.6 4143 1899 45.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 586 375 63.9 3516 935 26.6
18 Years and Over 288 84 29.3 1437 179 12.5
In Married Couple Families 1339 520 38.8 11277 1768 15.7
Husbands 310 99 32.1 2726 355 13.0
Under 65 Years 267 92 34.4 2512 326 13.0
65 Years and Over 43 8 18.2 214 29 13.4
Wives 310 105 33.8 2919 374 12.8
Under 65 Years 276 97 35.0 2754 354 12.9
65 Years and Over 34 8 24.2 165 20 11.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 520 256 49.2 4152 866 20.8
Under 6 Years 194 94 48.3 1625 349 21.5
6 to 17 Years 326 162 49.8 2527 516 20.4
18 Years and Over 150 46 30.4 956 89 9.3
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 807 543 67.3 2796 1083 38.7
Householder 205 132 64.7 812 305 37.6
Under 65 Years 177 123 69.3 767 293 38.3
65 Years and Over 27 10 35.0 45 12 26.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 426 360 84.6 1295 643 49.6
Under 6 Years 176 153 87.0 453 255 56.3
6 to 17 Years 250 207 82.9 842 388 46.0
18 Years and Over 120 30 24.8 371 83 22.5
In Unrelated Subfamilies 11 3 32.3 151 96 63.3
Under 18 Years 5 2 29.3 87 60 68.8
Under 6 Years 2 2 100.0 44 34 76.6
6 to 17 Years 4 0 .0 43 26 60.9
18 Years and Over 6 2 35.0 64 36 55.9
Unrelated Individuals 233 123 52.8 1714 494 28.8
Male 124 46 36.9 1084 283 26.1
Under 65 Years 115 42 36.7 1037 272 26.2
Living Alone 38 16 41.0 308 53 17.3
65 Years and Over 8 3 40.2 47 11 23.8
Living Alone 8 3 40.2 37 7 17.7
Female 109 77 70.7 630 212 33.6
Under 65 Years 69 48 69.1 509 169 33.2
Living Alone 41 28 67.7 210 53 25.1
65 Years and Over 40 29 73.4 121 43 35.4
Living Alone 36 26 70.9 117 41 35.4
Residence and Region
United States: 2508 1233 49.2 16805 3567 21.2
Metropolitan 2408 1193 49.6 15510 3243 20.9
Central City 1848 893 48.4 6411 1534 23.9

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 12103 3030 25.0 3005 1320 43.9 1253 653 52.1
Not Metropolitan 2583 777 30.1 1287 453 35.2 528 170 32.2
Northeast 4339 1586 36.5 1866 984 52.7 1182 653 55.3
Metropolitan 4286 1572 36.7 1857 979 52.7 1182 653 55.3
Central City 3047 1331 43.7 1775 956 53.9 1157 650 56.2
Not Central City 1239 241 19.4 83 23 27.7 25 3 12.3
Not Metropolitan 53 13 25.0 9 5 53.4 0 0 (B)
Midwest 1894 403 21.3 577 255 44.1 333 164 49.4
Metropolitan 1695 374 22.1 560 249 44.4 322 163 50.7
Central City 1143 354 30.9 553 244 44.2 321 163 50.8
Not Central City 552 21 3.7 8 5 59.8 1 0 .0
Not Metropolitan 199 29 14.5 16 6 34.4 10 1 11.1
South 9325 2831 30.4 4200 1728 41.1 2292 984 42.9
Metropolitan 7966 2429 30.5 3462 1509 43.6 1934 875 45.3
Central City 4221 1353 32.1 2442 960 39.3 1297 487 37.5
Not Central City 3745 1076 28.7 1021 549 53.8 636 388 61.0
Not Metropolitan 1359 402 29.6 738 220 29.8 358 108 30.3
West 12785 3755 29.4 4895 2041 41.7 2117 921 43.5
Metropolitan 11814 3422 29.0 4371 1818 41.6 1958 860 44.0
Central City 5247 1730 33.0 2478 1074 43.3 1368 599 43.8
Not Central City 6568 1692 25.8 1894 744 39.3 590 262 44.4
Not Metropolitan 971 333 34.3 524 223 42.6 159 60 37.7
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 15357 7120 46.4 7838 4329 55.2 4259 2388 56.1
Cash Assistance 5353 3250 60.7 3090 2104 68.1 1932 1339 69.3
Noncash Assistance 15312 7112 46.4 7827 4324 55.2 4252 2384 56.1
Foodstamps 6366 4362 68.5 3892 2868 73.7 2314 1774 76.7
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 4144 1051 25.4 1687 564 33.4 823 208 25.2
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 12987 1454 11.2 3701 679 18.3 1665 334 20.1
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4541 1432 31.5 1932 821 42.5 944 427 45.2
Enrolled In School 1935 562 29.1 780 317 40.6 380 169 44.6
Not Enrolled 2606 869 33.4 1152 504 43.8 564 257 45.6
No High School Diploma 1246 561 45.0 634 338 53.4 325 182 55.9
Persons 25 and Over 14541 3397 23.4 5645 1955 34.6 2902 1056 36.4
No High School Diploma 6815 2377 34.9 3480 1477 42.4 1866 805 43.1
High School orMore 7726 1020 13.2 2166 478 22.1 1036 251 24.3
No College 3780 636 16.8 1244 311 25.0 635 177 27.9
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 2596 303 11.7 699 139 19.9 322 65 20.1
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 1351 82 6.0 223 28 12.5 79 9 11.5

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 560 300 53.6 9098 1709 18.8
Not Metropolitan 100 39 39.2 1295 323 25.0
Northeast 682 427 62.6 2473 602 24.3
Metropolitan 682 427 62.6 2429 593 24.4
Central City 673 427 63.5 1273 375 29.5
Not Central City 9 0 .0 1156 218 18.9
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 44 9 19.2
Midwest 94 46 48.9 1317 148 11.3
Metropolitan 94 46 48.7 1135 125 11.0
Central City 94 46 48.7 590 109 18.5
Not Central City 0 0 (B) 545 16 2.9
Not Metropolitan 0 0 100.0 183 23 12.7
South 1161 528 45.5 5125 1103 21.5
Metropolitan 1097 506 46.1 4503 920 20.4
Central City 678 260 38.4 1780 394 22.1
Not Central City 419 246 58.7 2724 527 19.3
Not Metropolitan 64 22 34.5 622 182 29.3
West 570 231 40.5 7890 1714 21.7
Metropolitan 534 214 40.1 7443 1604 21.6
Central City 403 160 39.8 2769 656 23.7
Not Central City 131 54 41.2 4674 948 20.3
Not Metropolitan 36 17 47.1 447 109 24.5
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 1896 1104 58.2 7519 2792 37.1
Cash Assistance 907 668 73.6 2264 1146 50.6
Noncash Assistance 1892 1100 58.1 7484 2788 37.2
Foodstamps 1095 890 81.3 2474 1494 60.4
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 341 69 20.3 2457 487 19.8
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 611 129 21.0 9286 775 8.3
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 409 193 47.2 2609 611 23.4
Enrolled In School 177 83 46.8 1155 245 21.3
Not Enrolled 232 110 47.4 1454 365 25.1
No High School Diploma 144 78 54.3 611 222 36.3
Persons 25 and Over 1213 456 37.6 8896 1442 16.2
No High School Diploma 794 356 44.8 3335 901 27.0
High School orMore 420 100 23.9 5561 541 9.7
No College 281 74 26.4 2536 324 12.8
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 110 24 22.0 1897 163 8.6
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 28 2 6.3 1128 54 4.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 28344 8574 30.3 11539 5008 43.4 5924 2722 46.0
Male 14337 3972 27.7 5760 2262 39.3 2916 1177 40.4
Under 16 Years 4769 1856 38.9 2000 1081 54.1 1039 576 55.5
16 to 64 Years 8955 2019 22.5 3459 1126 32.6 1722 568 33.0
Worked During Year 7352 1266 17.2 2706 700 25.9 1306 329 25.2
Year-Round F-T 4915 491 10.0 1606 274 17.1 775 128 16.5
Not Year-Round F/T 2437 775 31.8 1101 426 38.7 531 202 37.9
Did Not Work 1603 752 46.9 753 427 56.7 416 238 57.3
65 Years and Over 614 98 16.0 302 55 18.3 156 33 21.3
Work During Year 117 4 3.6 40 1 3.1 22 0 .0
Year-Round F-T 47 4 8.9 16 1 7.6 7 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 71 0 .0 24 0 .0 15 0 .0
Did Not Work 496 94 18.9 262 54 20.6 134 33 24.8
Female 14007 4602 32.9 5779 2745 47.5 3008 1545 51.4
Under 16 Years 4494 1890 42.1 1962 1151 58.6 1039 663 63.8
16 to 64 Years 8669 2468 28.5 3409 1434 42.1 1728 781 45.2
Worked During Year 5144 836 16.3 1715 451 26.3 790 224 28.3
Year-Round F-T 2756 186 6.8 825 93 11.3 380 48 12.6
Not Year-Round F/T 2387 650 27.2 890 358 40.2 410 176 42.9
Did Not Work 3525 1632 46.3 1694 984 58.1 938 558 59.4
65 Years and Over 844 244 28.9 408 160 39.3 240 100 41.8
Work During Year 64 6 10.0 29 6 22.1 14 4 26.0
Year-Round F-T 17 0 .0 8 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Not Year-Round F/T 47 6 13.6 21 6 30.7 14 4 26.0
Did Not Work 780 238 30.5 379 154 40.7 227 97 42.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1995 (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 2508 1233 49.2 16805 3567 21.2
Male 1243 537 43.2 8577 1710 19.9
Under 16 Years 461 289 62.7 2769 775 28.0
16 to 64 Years 727 236 32.5 5496 892 16.2
Worked During Year 522 122 23.3 4646 567 12.2
Year-Round F-T 310 41 13.2 3309 217 6.6
Not Year-Round F/T 212 81 38.1 1337 349 26.1
Did Not Work 205 115 55.8 850 326 38.3
65 Years and Over 54 11 20.7 312 43 13.7
Work During Year 6 0 .0 78 3 3.8
Year-Round F-T 0 0 (B) 31 3 9.6
Not Year-Round F/T 6 0 .0 47 0 .0
Did Not Work 48 11 23.1 234 40 17.0
Female 1265 696 55.0 8228 1857 22.6
Under 16 Years 424 295 69.4 2532 739 29.2
16 to 64 Years 726 350 48.2 5260 1034 19.7
Worked During Year 283 77 27.1 3429 386 11.2
Year-Round F-T 143 12 8.3 1932 93 4.8
Not Year-Round F/T 140 65 46.2 1497 292 19.5
Did Not Work 443 273 61.7 1831 648 35.4
65 Years and Over 114 52 45.2 436 83 19.1
Work During Year 10 4 34.4 35 0 .0
Year-Round F-T 0 0 (B) 9 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 10 4 34.4 26 0 .0
Did Not Work 104 48 46.3 401 83 20.8
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/5_003.htm