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TABLE 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment - Poverty Status In 1995 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 1298 281 21.7 1154 252 21.8 91 14 14.9 319 118 36.9
16 to 17 Years Old 12 10 82.8 12 10 82.8 0 0 (B) 5 3 57.6
Enrolled In School 3 2 62.0 3 2 62.0 0 0 (B) 3 2 62.0
Not Enrolled 10 8 88.5 10 8 88.5 0 0 (B) 2 1 52.7
No High School
Diploma 10 8 88.5 10 8 88.5 0 0 (B) 2 1 52.7
18 to 21 Years Old 418 138 33.1 362 121 33.5 37 7 18.4 104 50 48.1
Enrolled In School 57 8 14.8 48 4 7.9 9 5 50.2 7 0 .0
Not Enrolled 360 130 36.0 314 117 37.4 28 2 7.7 97 50 51.5
No High School
Diploma 155 81 52.0 133 75 56.6 14 0 .0 60 41 68.6
22 to 24 Years Old 868 133 15.3 780 120 15.4 54 7 12.6 211 65 30.9
Enrolled In School 73 4 6.0 61 4 7.2 10 0 .0 6 0 6.9
Not Enrolled 796 129 16.2 719 116 16.1 44 7 15.3 204 65 31.7
No High School
Diploma 217 59 27.3 201 52 25.7 4 4 100.0 126 43 34.2
Women With Children- No Spouse Present Total 960 631 65.7 579 356 61.4 339 251 74.0 172 124 72.3
16 to 17 Years Old 16 5 29.1 9 1 13.0 4 1 36.3 4 1 27.5
Enrolled In School 7 1 19.9 3 0 .0 4 1 36.3 1 0 .0
Not Enrolled 9 3 36.7 6 1 20.3 0 0 (B) 3 1 37.0
No High School
Diploma 9 3 36.7 6 1 20.3 0 0 (B) 3 1 37.0
18 to 21 Years Old 338 236 69.8 201 133 66.2 122 91 74.9 62 44 70.5
Enrolled In School 67 46 68.6 32 19 60.6 27 22 81.6 8 8 100.0
Not Enrolled 271 190 70.1 169 114 67.2 95 69 73.0 54 36 66.2
No High School
Diploma 134 119 89.3 80 68 85.2 53 50 95.1 35 25 73.4
22 to 24 Years Old 606 390 64.4 369 221 60.0 213 158 74.2 106 79 75.2
Enrolled In School 89 52 58.0 55 33 60.1 26 15 58.4 9 4 46.1
Not Enrolled 517 339 65.5 314 188 59.9 188 143 76.4 97 75 77.8
No High School
Diploma 183 163 88.9 95 79 83.0 85 81 95.0 63 53 83.9
Employed Persons Total 17851 2157 12.1 15169 1653 10.9 1945 406 20.9 2204 493 22.4
16 to 17 Years Old 2314 208 9.0 2076 161 7.8 183 43 23.3 162 39 23.8
Enrolled In School 2142 163 7.6 1913 118 6.2 177 40 22.8 131 27 20.4
Not Enrolled 172 45 26.3 163 43 26.3 6 2 40.8 31 12 38.0
No High School
Diploma 134 34 25.5 126 32 25.3 5 2 44.4 27 12 43.9
18 to 21 Years Old 7763 1103 14.2 6582 826 12.5 886 221 25.0 1021 276 27.1
Enrolled In School 3725 373 10.0 3223 275 8.5 334 76 22.6 329 64 19.3
Not Enrolled 4038 730 18.1 3360 551 16.4 551 146 26.4 692 213 30.7
No High School
Diploma 904 305 33.7 762 229 30.0 122 68 55.3 295 108 36.8
22 to 24 Years Old 7773 846 10.9 6510 666 10.2 876 142 16.2 1020 178 17.4
Enrolled In School 1650 179 10.8 1369 148 10.8 153 23 15.3 167 30 17.9
Not Enrolled 6123 667 10.9 5141 517 10.1 723 119 16.4 854 148 17.3
No High School
Diploma 716 183 25.6 594 139 23.4 91 37 40.4 278 78 28.2
Unemployed Persons Total 2388 636 26.6 1655 352 21.3 607 239 39.4 355 126 35.4
16 to 17 Years Old 547 118 21.6 405 54 13.4 111 49 44.3 54 26 48.2
Enrolled In School 454 79 17.5 344 37 10.8 86 34 39.4 45 23 51.7
Not Enrolled 93 39 41.9 60 17 28.1 26 16 60.4 9 3 30.7
No High School
Diploma 86 37 42.7 55 17 30.6 23 13 56.4 9 3 30.7
18 to 21 Years Old 1144 334 29.2 796 197 24.8 287 117 40.7 205 67 32.4
Enrolled In School 404 70 17.3 271 38 14.1 111 31 28.2 68 17 24.7
Not Enrolled 740 264 35.7 524 159 30.3 176 85 48.7 137 50 36.2
No High School
Diploma 298 138 46.3 206 85 41.4 74 44 59.4 60 35 57.7
22 to 24 Years Old 697 184 26.4 454 100 22.0 208 73 34.9 96 33 34.7
Enrolled In School 104 26 25.4 73 18 24.7 23 8 36.1 20 6 32.8
Not Enrolled 593 158 26.6 381 82 21.5 185 64 34.7 77 27 35.2
No High School
Diploma 133 70 52.4 79 35 44.4 50 30 61.4 31 17 54.4
Persons Not In The Labor Force Total 12160 3078 25.3 8966 1945 21.7 2316 896 38.7 1981 813 41.0
16 to 17 Years Old 4694 991 21.1 3457 579 16.7 918 333 36.2 735 270 36.8
Enrolled In School 4440 857 19.3 3257 471 14.4 871 308 35.4 658 229 34.7
Not Enrolled 254 135 53.0 200 108 54.1 48 25 51.8 76 42 54.8
No High School
Diploma 239 134 56.1 186 108 58.1 48 25 51.8 73 42 57.3
18 to 21 Years Old 5203 1256 24.1 3819 783 20.5 996 379 38.0 763 319 41.8
Enrolled In School 3718 623 16.8 2723 341 12.5 683 221 32.4 421 130 30.8
Not Enrolled 1485 633 42.6 1095 442 40.3 314 158 50.3 343 189 55.2
No High School
Diploma 744 422 56.7 528 300 56.8 177 103 58.1 228 138 60.6
22 to 24 Years Old 2263 830 36.7 1690 584 34.6 402 185 46.0 484 224 46.3
Enrolled In School 939 285 30.4 657 201 30.6 152 42 27.6 96 37 38.9
Not Enrolled 1323 545 41.1 1033 383 37.1 250 143 57.2 388 187 48.1
No High School
Diploma 524 288 55.1 412 206 50.0 96 74 76.8 245 128 52.2
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/8_002.htm