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TABLE 3. Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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 9694 8371 86.4 7593 78.3 5120 52.8 6052 62.4 6624 68.3 3102 32.0
65 Years and Over 661 432 65.3 404 61.2 239 36.2 246 37.2 321 48.6 117 17.7
In Families 7993 7302 91.3 6551 82.0 4508 56.4 5399 67.5 5816 72.8 2750 34.4
Householders 2206 1982 89.9 1796 81.4 1231 55.8 1472 66.7 1572 71.3 793 35.9
Under 65 Years 2048 1859 90.8 1688 82.4 1151 56.2 1405 68.6 1482 72.3 768 37.5
65 Years and Over 158 123 78.2 108 68.5 80 50.7 66 41.9 90 57.2 25 15.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4411 4154 94.2 3736 84.7 2611 59.2 3191 72.3 3375 76.5 1671 37.9
Under 6 Years 1665 1579 94.8 1517 91.1 1076 64.6 1295 77.8 1408 84.6 687 41.3
6 to 17 Years 2747 2576 93.8 2219 80.8 1535 55.9 1895 69.0 1967 71.6 984 35.8
18 Years and Over 666 586 87.9 525 78.9 391 58.7 397 59.6 466 70.0 183 27.5
In Married Couple
Families 1462 1189 81.3 999 68.3 507 34.7 661 45.2 821 56.2 258 17.6
Husbands 354 267 75.3 224 63.3 104 29.3 142 40.0 177 49.9 57 16.2
Under 65 Years 298 236 79.2 196 65.8 90 30.3 130 43.5 155 51.9 56 18.7
65 Years and Over 56 30 54.1 28 50.0 13 23.9 12 21.1 22 39.4 1 2.3
Wives 328 246 75.1 207 63.1 94 28.8 133 40.4 164 50.1 53 16.0
Under 65 Years 290 226 77.9 187 64.4 86 29.5 125 43.2 150 51.6 51 17.7
65 Years and Over 38 20 53.6 20 53.6 9 23.1 7 18.9 14 38.1 1 3.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 597 536 89.8 443 74.2 230 38.6 312 52.3 375 62.9 134 22.5
Under 6 Years 181 160 88.6 151 83.2 75 41.3 109 60.1 123 67.9 44 24.2
6 to 17 Years 416 375 90.3 292 70.3 156 37.5 203 49.0 252 60.7 90 21.7
18 Years and Over 127 95 75.0 83 65.5 54 42.1 58 45.3 66 51.6 14 10.8
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6123 5747 93.9 5249 85.7 3824 62.5 4535 74.1 4718 77.1 2429 39.7
Householder 1724 1603 93.0 1477 85.7 1070 62.1 1270 73.7 1308 75.9 719 41.7
Under 65 Years 1617 1514 93.6 1398 86.4 1005 62.1 1217 75.3 1241 76.7 695 43.0
65 Years and Over 107 90 84.2 79 74.0 65 61.3 53 49.8 67 62.9 23 21.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3619 3444 95.2 3152 87.1 2303 63.6 2782 76.9 2868 79.2 1508 41.7
Under 6 Years 1386 1323 95.4 1273 91.8 955 68.9 1131 81.6 1197 86.3 622 44.9
6 to 17 Years 2233 2121 95.0 1879 84.2 1348 60.4 1652 74.0 1671 74.8 886 39.7
18 Years and Over 501 457 91.2 411 81.9 317 63.3 319 63.7 369 73.6 162 32.4
Black: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 95 88 93.0 81 85.8 65 69.2 68 71.9 77 81.9 16 16.4
Under 18 Years 58 54 92.4 50 85.9 41 70.8 41 71.6 48 82.9 9 15.9
Under 6 Years 21 16 78.6 16 78.6 13 62.5 13 60.7 14 70.1 6 29.0
6 to 17 Years 37 37 100.0 34 89.9 28 75.4 29 77.6 34 89.9 3 8.7
18 Years and Over 37 34 93.9 31 85.7 24 66.8 27 72.4 29 80.4 6 17.2
Unrelated Individuals 1606 981 61.1 961 59.8 546 34.0 585 36.4 730 45.5 337 21.0
Male 683 394 57.7 379 55.5 199 29.1 220 32.3 283 41.5 129 18.8
Under 65 Years 602 346 57.5 335 55.7 177 29.5 193 32.1 250 41.6 114 18.9
Living Alone 209 111 53.2 111 53.2 68 32.7 74 35.7 80 38.4 60 28.7
65 Years and Over 81 48 59.3 44 54.4 21 26.4 27 33.7 33 40.6 15 18.2
Living Alone 55 30 55.0 30 55.0 8 14.9 18 32.2 20 35.9 15 26.9
Female 923 587 63.6 581 63.0 347 37.6 365 39.5 447 48.4 208 22.6
Under 65 Years 620 407 65.7 402 64.8 240 38.8 256 41.3 302 48.7 143 23.1
Living Alone 357 247 69.0 247 69.0 154 43.1 164 45.9 176 49.4 126 35.2
65 Years and Over 304 180 59.2 180 59.2 107 35.4 108 35.7 145 47.8 65 21.4
Living Alone 295 178 60.2 178 60.2 105 35.7 107 36.1 143 48.4 65 22.0
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 29614 15753 53.2 11014 37.2 4997 16.9 5863 19.8 9547 32.2 2442 8.2
Under 18 years 10511 7205 68.5 4808 45.7 2203 21.0 2959 28.1 4254 40.5 1129 10.7
18 to 24 years 3626 1745 48.1 1374 37.9 588 16.2 664 18.3 1204 33.2 271 7.5
25 to 34 years 5494 2525 46.0 1690 30.8 644 11.7 785 14.3 1467 26.7 280 5.1
35 to 44 years 4387 2104 47.9 1329 30.3 571 13.0 637 14.5 1129 25.7 316 7.2
45 to 54 years 2461 890 36.2 636 25.9 318 12.9 335 13.6 507 20.6 129 5.2
55 to 59 years 937 374 39.9 317 33.8 169 18.1 147 15.7 254 27.1 90 9.7
60 to 64 years 682 231 33.9 204 29.9 111 16.3 95 13.9 167 24.6 56 8.2
65 years and over 1516 678 44.8 656 43.3 393 25.9 241 15.9 565 37.2 171 11.3
65 to 74 years 992 421 42.4 409 41.2 239 24.0 146 14.7 349 35.2 101 10.2
75 years and over 524 258 49.1 248 47.2 155 29.5 96 18.3 215 41.1 69 13.3
Male
Total 15197 7719 50.8 5299 34.9 2241 14.7 2668 17.6 4521 29.8 1067 7.0
Under 18 Years 5456 3733 68.4 2487 45.6 1128 20.7 1509 27.7 2172 39.8 576 10.6
18 to 24 Years 1986 851 42.9 650 32.7 261 13.2 298 15.0 552 27.8 110 5.5
25 to 34 Years 2904 1187 40.9 814 28.0 267 9.2 319 11.0 694 23.9 113 3.9
35 to 44 Years 2253 1012 44.9 625 27.7 245 10.9 258 11.5 529 23.5 124 5.5
45 to 54 Years 1218 432 35.5 271 22.2 113 9.3 122 10.0 199 16.3 50 4.1
55 to 59 Years 418 153 36.7 125 29.8 56 13.4 45 10.7 99 23.8 32 7.8
60 to 64 Years 323 86 26.5 75 23.3 31 9.7 34 10.6 58 17.8 10 3.2
65 Years and Over 640 265 41.5 253 39.5 139 21.7 82 12.8 218 34.1 51 8.0
65 to 74 Years 432 170 39.4 163 37.7 93 21.6 57 13.1 144 33.3 28 6.5
75 Years and Over 207 95 45.9 90 43.4 45 21.9 25 12.2 75 35.9 23 11.0
Female
Total 14417 8034 55.7 5715 39.6 2757 19.1 3195 22.2 5026 34.9 1375 9.5
Under 18 Years 5055 3472 68.7 2321 45.9 1075 21.3 1449 28.7 2081 41.2 553 10.9
18 to 24 Years 1640 894 54.5 724 44.2 327 19.9 365 22.3 652 39.8 161 9.8
25 to 34 Years 2591 1339 51.7 876 33.8 377 14.5 466 18.0 773 29.9 166 6.4
35 to 44 Years 2135 1092 51.1 704 33.0 326 15.3 379 17.8 600 28.1 192 9.0
45 to 54 Years 1242 458 36.9 365 29.4 205 16.5 213 17.1 308 24.8 79 6.4
55 to 59 Years 518 220 42.5 192 37.0 114 21.9 102 19.7 155 29.8 58 11.2
60 to 64 Years 359 146 40.6 128 35.8 80 22.2 61 16.9 110 30.6 46 12.8
65 Years and Over 876 413 47.2 404 46.1 254 29.0 159 18.2 346 39.5 120 13.7
65 to 74 Years 559 251 44.8 246 44.0 145 26.0 89 15.9 205 36.7 73 13.1
75 Years and Over 317 163 51.3 158 49.8 109 34.4 71 22.3 141 44.4 47 14.7
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Household Relationship Total 29614 15753 53.2 11014 37.2 4997 16.9 5863 19.8 9547 32.2 2442 8.2
65 Years and Over 1516 678 44.8 656 43.3 393 25.9 241 15.9 565 37.2 171 11.3
In Families 26340 14658 55.6 10061 38.2 4514 17.1 5424 20.6 8782 33.3 2177 8.3
Householders 6631 3312 49.9 2369 35.7 1104 16.6 1271 19.2 2037 30.7 569 8.6
Under 65 Years 6112 3112 50.9 2172 35.5 977 16.0 1197 19.6 1865 30.5 525 8.6
65 Years and Over 519 201 38.6 197 38.0 127 24.5 74 14.2 171 33.0 45 8.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10255 7053 68.8 4695 45.8 2155 21.0 2905 28.3 4159 40.6 1115 10.9
Under 6 Years 4003 2653 66.3 2046 51.1 880 22.0 1193 29.8 1892 47.3 380 9.5
6 to 17 Years 6251 4400 70.4 2649 42.4 1275 20.4 1712 27.4 2268 36.3 734 11.7
18 Years and Over 2660 1283 48.2 974 36.6 518 19.5 442 16.6 860 32.3 187 7.0
In Married Couple
Families 18909 9518 50.3 5825 30.8 1723 9.1 2538 13.4 4925 26.0 860 4.6
Husbands 4552 1931 42.4 1211 26.6 361 7.9 500 11.0 996 21.9 203 4.5
Under 65 Years 4164 1807 43.4 1092 26.2 292 7.0 464 11.1 893 21.4 182 4.4
65 Years and Over 389 124 31.8 119 30.5 70 18.0 36 9.3 103 26.4 21 5.5
Wives 4624 1905 41.2 1198 25.9 370 8.0 494 10.7 983 21.2 206 4.4
Under 65 Years 4339 1819 41.9 1111 25.6 321 7.4 468 10.8 909 20.9 189 4.4
65 Years and Over 285 87 30.4 87 30.4 49 17.2 26 9.2 74 25.8 16 5.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7070 4420 62.5 2553 36.1 666 9.4 1249 17.7 2174 30.7 381 5.4
Under 6 Years 2810 1696 60.4 1194 42.5 299 10.6 557 19.8 1079 38.4 144 5.1
6 to 17 Years 4260 2724 63.9 1359 31.9 367 8.6 692 16.2 1095 25.7 237 5.6
18 Years and Over 1728 721 41.7 482 27.9 193 11.1 174 10.1 429 24.8 41 2.4
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 5641 4218 74.8 3587 63.6 2481 44.0 2643 46.9 3264 57.9 1209 21.4
Householder 1617 1158 71.6 993 61.4 665 41.1 703 43.5 896 55.4 343 21.2
Under 65 Years 1498 1089 72.7 924 61.7 612 40.9 671 44.8 834 55.7 319 21.3
65 Years and Over 119 69 57.6 69 57.6 53 44.3 33 27.6 61 51.5 23 19.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2641 2252 85.2 1904 72.1 1370 51.9 1537 58.2 1762 66.7 678 25.7
Under 6 Years 926 769 83.0 703 75.9 520 56.2 576 62.2 671 72.5 211 22.8
6 to 17 Years 1715 1483 86.4 1202 70.1 849 49.5 962 56.1 1091 63.6 467 27.2
18 Years and Over 760 479 63.0 422 55.5 284 37.4 245 32.2 367 48.2 133 17.6
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels In Unrelated Subfamilies 288 157 54.3 103 35.9 52 18.1 42 14.7 91 31.5 11 3.8
Under 18 Years 171 96 56.4 66 38.3 35 20.6 32 18.5 57 33.2 8 4.4
Under 6 Years 66 28 42.4 17 26.1 5 7.4 8 11.4 17 26.1 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 105 69 65.1 48 45.9 30 28.8 24 22.9 40 37.6 8 7.2
18 Years and Over 117 60 51.4 38 32.3 17 14.4 11 9.2 34 29.0 3 2.9
Unrelated Individuals 2985 938 31.4 850 28.5 431 14.4 396 13.3 674 22.6 255 8.5
Male 1819 498 27.4 446 24.5 211 11.6 193 10.6 354 19.5 108 5.9
Under 65 Years 1694 434 25.6 382 22.5 179 10.6 172 10.2 300 17.7 79 4.7
Living Alone 474 74 15.5 74 15.5 38 8.1 30 6.4 42 8.8 32 6.8
65 Years and Over 124 64 51.3 64 51.3 33 26.1 21 17.0 54 43.1 29 22.9
Living Alone 102 55 53.3 55 53.3 30 29.6 21 20.2 44 43.2 29 27.9
Female 1167 440 37.7 404 34.6 220 18.9 203 17.4 320 27.4 147 12.6
Under 65 Years 889 290 32.6 256 28.8 139 15.6 145 16.4 205 23.0 77 8.7
Living Alone 364 103 28.4 103 28.4 61 16.7 68 18.6 68 18.6 54 14.9
65 Years and Over 278 150 54.1 148 53.3 81 29.2 57 20.7 115 41.5 69 25.0
Living Alone 258 141 54.7 141 54.7 80 30.8 54 21.0 110 42.5 68 26.4
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8697 7307 84.0 5933 68.2 3156 36.3 4161 47.8 5357 61.6 1535 17.7
Under 18 years 4237 3906 92.2 3122 73.7 1698 40.1 2310 54.5 2864 67.6 850 20.1
18 to 24 years 1051 741 70.5 660 62.8 338 32.1 428 40.7 598 56.9 142 13.5
25 to 34 years 1259 1006 79.9 758 60.2 356 28.3 504 40.0 685 54.4 150 12.0
35 to 44 years 1032 845 81.9 654 63.4 324 31.3 428 41.4 597 57.8 171 16.6
45 to 54 years 416 304 73.1 255 61.2 137 32.9 200 48.0 211 50.6 56 13.4
55 to 59 years 180 132 73.6 124 68.9 80 44.4 83 46.2 95 52.7 40 22.4
60 to 64 years 151 103 68.3 96 63.5 61 40.1 66 43.5 78 51.6 37 24.3
65 years and over 370 269 72.7 265 71.4 163 44.1 143 38.5 230 62.1 89 23.9
65 to 74 years 231 165 71.3 162 70.2 95 41.1 87 37.5 136 58.7 53 23.0
75 years and over 140 105 75.1 103 73.5 68 49.0 56 40.2 94 67.7 36 25.5
Male
Total 4079 3344 82.0 2669 65.4 1358 33.3 1821 44.6 2378 58.3 621 15.2
Under 18 Years 2159 1998 92.5 1588 73.5 869 40.2 1178 54.6 1439 66.7 421 19.5
18 to 24 Years 514 334 65.0 299 58.3 142 27.6 184 35.9 253 49.3 53 10.3
25 to 34 Years 524 374 71.3 278 53.1 103 19.7 162 30.8 247 47.2 43 8.1
35 to 44 Years 466 359 77.2 261 56.0 113 24.2 150 32.3 240 51.4 54 11.6
45 to 54 Years 174 112 64.5 85 48.8 41 23.5 56 32.0 67 38.5 13 7.5
55 to 59 Years 59 40 68.8 35 60.2 20 34.5 23 38.6 25 43.1 7 12.6
60 to 64 Years 56 37 66.0 34 60.4 16 28.0 22 39.5 23 40.5 7 12.0
65 Years and Over 127 89 69.9 89 69.5 55 42.9 45 35.5 83 65.5 24 18.7
65 to 74 Years 74 49 66.4 49 65.8 30 39.8 29 39.4 46 61.4 11 15.2
75 Years and Over 53 40 74.8 40 74.8 25 47.4 16 30.0 38 71.3 13 23.6
Female
Total 4618 3963 85.8 3264 70.7 1798 38.9 2341 50.7 2979 64.5 914 19.8
Under 18 Years 2078 1908 91.8 1535 73.8 830 39.9 1132 54.5 1425 68.6 430 20.7
18 to 24 Years 537 407 75.7 361 67.1 196 36.5 244 45.3 345 64.2 89 16.5
25 to 34 Years 735 632 86.1 479 65.2 253 34.4 342 46.6 437 59.5 108 14.7
35 to 44 Years 567 486 85.7 393 69.4 211 37.2 277 49.0 357 63.1 117 20.7
45 to 54 Years 242 192 79.3 170 70.1 96 39.6 144 59.6 144 59.3 43 17.6
55 to 59 Years 121 92 76.0 89 73.1 60 49.1 61 49.9 69 57.2 33 27.1
60 to 64 Years 95 66 69.7 62 65.3 45 47.4 43 45.8 55 58.2 30 31.7
65 Years and Over 243 180 74.2 176 72.4 109 44.7 98 40.1 147 60.3 65 26.7
65 to 74 Years 157 115 73.6 113 72.2 65 41.7 57 36.6 90 57.5 42 26.7
75 Years and Over 87 65 75.3 63 72.8 43 50.1 40 46.5 57 65.4 23 26.7
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 8697 7307 84.0 5933 68.2 3156 36.3 4161 47.8 5357 61.6 1535 17.7
65 Years and Over 370 269 72.7 265 71.4 163 44.1 143 38.5 230 62.1 89 23.9
In Families 7515 6676 88.8 5373 71.5 2851 37.9 3841 51.1 4905 65.3 1368 18.2
Householders 1748 1504 86.0 1236 70.7 681 39.0 896 51.2 1117 63.9 338 19.3
Under 65 Years 1661 1439 86.6 1172 70.6 641 38.6 860 51.8 1061 63.9 325 19.6
65 Years and Over 87 64 74.2 64 73.6 40 45.7 35 40.4 56 64.2 13 14.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4090 3800 92.9 3044 74.4 1673 40.9 2266 55.4 2804 68.6 838 20.5
Under 6 Years 1689 1535 90.9 1320 78.2 692 41.0 926 54.8 1255 74.3 302 17.9
6 to 17 Years 2402 2265 94.3 1724 71.8 981 40.8 1340 55.8 1550 64.5 536 22.3
18 Years and Over 488 391 80.1 344 70.5 198 40.7 231 47.4 314 64.4 70 14.3
In Married Couple
Families 4070 3541 87.0 2572 63.2 840 20.6 1563 38.4 2276 55.9 411 10.1
Husbands 812 671 82.6 496 61.1 163 20.1 301 37.1 430 53.0 86 10.6
Under 65 Years 755 634 83.9 460 60.9 140 18.5 279 36.9 397 52.6 82 10.8
65 Years and Over 57 37 65.0 36 64.1 23 41.2 22 38.6 33 58.4 4 7.6
Wives 815 668 81.9 492 60.4 164 20.1 302 37.0 429 52.6 84 10.3
Under 65 Years 772 638 82.7 462 59.9 143 18.6 284 36.7 401 51.9 78 10.0
65 Years and Over 43 29 68.9 29 68.9 21 48.4 18 43.1 28 65.2 6 14.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2077 1909 91.9 1361 65.5 422 20.3 846 40.7 1210 58.3 224 10.8
Under 6 Years 905 823 90.9 661 73.0 212 23.4 387 42.7 613 67.7 102 11.3
6 to 17 Years 1172 1086 92.7 700 59.8 211 18.0 460 39.2 598 51.0 122 10.4
18 Years and Over 217 160 74.0 124 57.3 49 22.8 72 33.1 113 52.2 10 4.6
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3020 2786 92.2 2555 84.6 1875 62.1 2124 70.3 2397 79.4 885 29.3
Householder 823 741 90.0 678 82.3 487 59.1 554 67.2 630 76.5 241 29.3
Under 65 Years 791 714 90.3 650 82.3 470 59.5 541 68.4 607 76.8 233 29.5
65 Years and Over 33 27 84.4 27 84.4 16 49.6 13 40.2 22 69.2 8 25.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1779 1684 94.6 1542 86.7 1176 66.1 1328 74.6 1460 82.1 567 31.8
Under 6 Years 670 611 91.2 579 86.4 449 67.0 498 74.2 563 84.0 181 27.0
6 to 17 Years 1109 1073 96.7 964 86.9 726 65.5 830 74.8 897 80.9 386 34.8
18 Years and Over 238 210 88.4 202 84.7 138 57.9 151 63.5 183 76.8 52 21.6
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 116 80 68.4 53 45.3 22 18.6 34 29.7 40 34.6 11 9.4
Under 18 Years 76 55 72.7 36 47.8 15 19.3 24 31.3 28 36.3 8 10.0
Under 6 Years 35 21 60.0 13 37.2 5 13.7 8 21.3 13 37.2 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 41 34 83.8 23 57.0 10 24.2 16 40.0 14 35.4 8 18.7
18 Years and Over 40 24 60.3 16 40.7 7 17.3 11 26.6 13 31.4 3 8.4
Unrelated Individuals 1066 551 51.7 508 47.6 283 26.6 286 26.8 412 38.6 156 14.6
Male 572 251 43.9 233 40.7 132 23.1 118 20.6 190 33.3 56 9.7
Under 65 Years 523 216 41.3 198 37.8 111 21.2 103 19.7 157 30.0 36 6.9
Living Alone 109 38 34.5 38 34.5 28 25.7 20 18.4 28 25.7 12 10.9
65 Years and Over 48 35 72.0 35 72.0 21 43.7 15 30.9 33 68.2 19 40.3
Living Alone 45 34 76.2 34 76.2 21 46.8 14 32.1 33 72.1 19 43.3
Female 494 300 60.7 275 55.7 151 30.6 168 34.0 222 44.9 100 20.3
Under 65 Years 365 209 57.3 186 51.0 105 28.8 119 32.7 153 42.0 56 15.5
Living Alone 116 80 69.2 80 69.2 49 42.8 59 51.1 58 50.0 40 35.0
65 Years and Over 130 91 70.5 89 68.9 46 35.6 49 37.6 68 52.8 44 33.9
Living Alone 116 86 74.4 86 74.4 46 39.8 46 39.4 65 56.4 44 37.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 28, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/pov/3_003.htm