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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (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 46018 5976 13.0 37720 3729 9.9 6418 1969 30.7 4637 1551 33.4
Under 18 years 11584 2309 19.9 8916 1281 14.4 2109 931 44.1 1542 729 47.2
18 to 24 years 4036 605 15.0 3264 418 12.8 633 170 26.9 562 165 29.3
25 to 34 years 6964 803 11.5 5560 491 8.8 1003 270 26.9 820 203 24.8
35 to 44 years 7723 747 9.7 6335 445 7.0 1027 248 24.1 686 202 29.4
45 to 54 years 5879 430 7.3 4984 287 5.8 709 116 16.4 421 70 16.6
55 to 59 years 2032 207 10.2 1760 143 8.1 215 52 24.3 209 49 23.2
60 to 64 years 1838 227 12.4 1545 141 9.1 213 69 32.4 139 54 39.1
65 years and over 5963 647 10.9 5355 522 9.7 509 113 22.3 257 80 31.0
65 to 74 years 3335 285 8.5 2950 208 7.1 322 71 22.2 168 54 32.1
75 years and over 2628 363 13.8 2405 314 13.0 187 42 22.3 89 26 28.9
Male
Total 22337 2456 11.0 18396 1524 8.3 2988 803 26.9 2314 682 29.5
Under 18 Years 6015 1185 19.7 4609 676 14.7 1104 465 42.2 824 383 46.5
18 to 24 Years 2055 241 11.7 1655 158 9.5 326 78 24.0 314 78 25.0
25 to 34 Years 3358 266 7.9 2712 167 6.1 451 85 19.0 418 67 16.2
35 to 44 Years 3805 288 7.6 3156 178 5.6 452 79 17.5 318 73 23.0
45 to 54 Years 2857 172 6.0 2470 117 4.7 294 35 12.1 193 25 13.1
55 to 59 Years 990 74 7.5 861 45 5.3 108 24 22.4 85 9 11.2
60 to 64 Years 833 80 9.6 721 56 7.8 83 18 21.3 51 15 30.3
65 Years and Over 2424 150 6.2 2213 128 5.8 170 18 10.5 112 30 26.8
65 to 74 Years 1433 71 5.0 1295 58 4.5 110 8 7.4 76 19 25.1
75 Years and Over 991 79 8.0 918 69 7.5 60 10 16.1 35 11 30.6
Female
Total 23681 3520 14.9 19324 2204 11.4 3429 1166 34.0 2324 869 37.4
Under 18 Years 5568 1124 20.2 4307 604 14.0 1005 465 46.3 718 345 48.1
18 to 24 Years 1981 364 18.4 1609 261 16.2 307 92 29.9 248 86 34.8
25 to 34 Years 3606 537 14.9 2848 325 11.4 552 184 33.4 402 136 33.8
35 to 44 Years 3918 459 11.7 3180 267 8.4 575 168 29.3 368 129 34.9
45 to 54 Years 3022 258 8.5 2514 171 6.8 415 81 19.5 228 44 19.5
55 to 59 Years 1042 134 12.8 899 98 10.9 107 28 26.2 125 39 31.4
60 to 64 Years 1005 147 14.6 824 85 10.3 130 51 39.5 89 39 44.2
65 Years and Over 3539 497 14.0 3142 394 12.6 339 95 28.2 146 50 34.2
65 to 74 Years 1902 213 11.2 1655 150 9.1 212 63 29.9 92 35 37.9
75 Years and Over 1637 284 17.3 1487 244 16.4 127 32 25.3 54 15 27.9
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 46018 5976 13.0 37720 3729 9.9 6418 1969 30.7 4637 1551 33.4
65 Years and Over 5963 647 10.9 5355 522 9.7 509 113 22.3 257 80 31.0
In Families 38515 4438 11.5 31383 2586 8.2 5464 1632 29.9 4030 1311 32.5
Householders 11905 1277 10.7 9926 769 7.7 1545 438 28.3 1078 346 32.0
Under 65 Years 9952 1185 11.9 8151 697 8.6 1396 419 30.0 998 328 32.8
65 Years and Over 1953 92 4.7 1775 71 4.0 149 18 12.3 80 18 22.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11447 2245 19.6 8820 1246 14.1 2073 907 43.7 1515 717 47.3
Under 6 Years 3852 768 19.9 2945 430 14.6 651 293 45.0 519 249 48.0
6 to 17 Years 7595 1477 19.4 5875 816 13.9 1422 614 43.2 996 468 46.9
18 Years and Over 4604 337 7.3 3640 188 5.2 791 139 17.6 506 109 21.6
In Married Couple
Families 29474 1690 5.7 25538 1181 4.6 2558 353 13.8 2225 381 17.1
Husbands 8896 442 5.0 7900 319 4.0 669 76 11.4 556 87 15.6
Under 65 Years 7265 381 5.2 6390 263 4.1 581 73 12.5 500 77 15.3
65 Years and Over 1631 61 3.8 1511 56 3.7 88 3 3.7 56 10 18.7
Wives 8896 442 5.0 7864 323 4.1 656 75 11.4 582 88 15.1
Under 65 Years 7620 387 5.1 6676 272 4.1 584 71 12.2 538 77 14.2
65 Years and Over 1276 55 4.3 1188 51 4.3 72 3 4.6 44 11 26.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8115 685 8.4 6835 458 6.7 786 164 20.9 714 170 23.8
Under 6 Years 2889 244 8.5 2414 171 7.1 237 41 17.5 260 71 27.3
6 to 17 Years 5226 441 8.4 4421 287 6.5 549 123 22.4 454 99 21.8
18 Years and Over 2988 109 3.6 2492 72 2.9 378 34 8.9 245 33 13.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 7116 2558 35.9 4436 1296 29.2 2482 1201 48.4 1532 892 58.3
Householder 2348 770 32.8 1527 409 26.8 755 341 45.1 440 246 55.9
Under 65 Years 2025 740 36.5 1263 394 31.2 698 326 46.6 417 240 57.4
65 Years and Over 323 30 9.4 264 15 5.8 57 15 26.7 23 6 28.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2823 1479 52.4 1585 742 46.8 1182 708 59.9 732 528 72.1
Under 6 Years 797 500 62.7 416 246 59.1 365 240 65.7 233 175 75.1
6 to 17 Years 2026 979 48.3 1169 495 42.4 817 469 57.4 499 353 70.7
18 Years and Over 1349 211 15.7 931 109 11.7 364 94 25.9 221 74 33.3
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 155 38 24.9 124 29 23.3 23 5 21.9 25 8 31.9
Under 18 Years 86 23 26.6 71 18 24.6 12 3 24.4 17 6 33.1
Under 6 Years 26 11 43.4 22 9 40.8 2 0 .0 4 4 100.0
6 to 17 Years 60 11 19.3 49 9 17.4 10 3 28.5 14 2 15.8
18 Years and Over 69 16 22.7 53 11 21.6 12 2 19.2 8 2 29.2
Unrelated Individuals 7348 1499 20.4 6213 1114 17.9 930 333 35.7 582 232 39.8
Male 3306 525 15.9 2772 368 13.3 408 122 29.9 329 109 33.2
Under 65 Years 2755 452 16.4 2286 305 13.3 350 115 32.9 297 95 32.0
Living Alone 1397 179 12.8 1161 127 10.9 168 35 21.0 87 25 29.2
65 Years and Over 550 73 13.2 485 63 13.0 58 7 11.6 32 14 44.4
Living Alone 478 61 12.7 417 54 13.0 56 7 12.0 27 14 52.6
Female 4043 974 24.1 3441 746 21.7 522 211 40.3 253 122 48.4
Under 65 Years 2421 583 24.1 1993 429 21.5 362 143 39.5 204 95 46.4
Living Alone 1404 285 20.3 1113 183 16.4 255 100 39.2 111 47 42.9
65 Years and Over 1622 392 24.2 1449 317 21.9 160 67 42.1 48 27 56.7
Living Alone 1541 367 23.8 1375 292 21.2 152 67 44.3 45 27 61.0
Northeast: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 15765 3879 24.6 10090 2022 20.0 4725 1653 35.0 3204 1288 40.2
Under 18 years 4212 1623 38.5 2350 763 32.5 1597 783 49.0 1101 598 54.3
18 to 24 years 1495 376 25.1 951 234 24.6 482 135 27.9 393 136 34.5
25 to 34 years 2609 501 19.2 1674 263 15.7 734 212 28.9 516 157 30.5
35 to 44 years 2438 473 19.4 1540 238 15.5 703 198 28.2 464 169 36.4
45 to 54 years 1744 255 14.6 1155 127 11.0 504 109 21.5 286 60 21.1
55 to 59 years 682 129 19.0 494 69 13.9 150 49 32.4 146 45 30.5
60 to 64 years 596 165 27.7 378 86 22.8 166 64 38.9 99 52 52.4
65 years and over 1990 357 17.9 1548 242 15.6 389 103 26.6 199 71 35.5
65 to 74 years 1074 172 16.0 795 104 13.0 245 63 25.9 130 48 36.7
75 years and over 916 185 20.2 753 139 18.4 144 40 27.7 70 23 33.4
Male
Total 7484 1614 21.6 4818 848 17.6 2176 679 31.2 1550 551 35.5
Under 18 Years 2206 838 38.0 1216 410 33.7 838 395 47.1 567 308 54.3
18 to 24 Years 768 164 21.3 478 96 20.0 259 68 26.4 216 67 30.8
25 to 34 Years 1211 154 12.8 807 88 10.9 310 58 18.8 241 48 19.9
35 to 44 Years 1214 172 14.2 788 88 11.2 311 66 21.2 210 56 26.5
45 to 54 Years 789 95 12.0 557 48 8.6 192 31 16.4 136 19 13.8
55 to 59 Years 305 43 14.2 215 15 6.8 74 24 32.8 53 9 17.9
60 to 64 Years 262 55 21.2 178 33 18.7 63 18 28.3 35 15 43.8
65 Years and Over 729 93 12.7 579 70 12.1 129 18 13.8 92 29 31.4
65 to 74 Years 406 46 11.3 304 33 10.8 87 8 9.4 61 19 31.4
75 Years and Over 324 47 14.5 275 37 13.5 43 10 22.7 31 10 31.4
Female
Total 8281 2265 27.3 5272 1175 22.3 2549 974 38.2 1654 737 44.6
Under 18 Years 2006 785 39.1 1134 353 31.2 759 388 51.2 534 290 54.3
18 to 24 Years 726 212 29.2 473 139 29.3 224 66 29.6 177 69 39.0
25 to 34 Years 1399 347 24.8 867 175 20.2 424 154 36.2 275 109 39.7
35 to 44 Years 1223 301 24.6 752 150 19.9 392 132 33.7 254 114 44.7
45 to 54 Years 955 161 16.8 598 79 13.3 312 77 24.7 150 42 27.8
55 to 59 Years 376 86 22.8 279 54 19.3 76 24 32.1 93 35 37.8
60 to 64 Years 334 110 32.9 199 53 26.4 103 47 45.3 64 36 57.1
65 Years and Over 1260 264 21.0 969 172 17.8 260 86 32.9 108 42 39.1
65 to 74 Years 668 126 18.9 491 71 14.4 158 55 35.0 69 28 41.4
75 Years and Over 593 138 23.3 478 101 21.2 102 30 29.8 39 14 35.0
Northeast: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 15765 3879 24.6 10090 2022 20.0 4725 1653 35.0 3204 1288 40.2
65 Years and Over 1990 357 17.9 1548 242 15.6 389 103 26.6 199 71 35.5
In Families 12539 3039 24.2 7698 1477 19.2 4036 1397 34.6 2775 1101 39.7
Householders 3785 844 22.3 2425 425 17.5 1135 369 32.5 755 297 39.3
Under 65 Years 3236 798 24.7 2000 396 19.8 1024 352 34.4 696 282 40.5
65 Years and Over 550 47 8.5 425 28 6.6 111 17 14.9 59 15 25.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4161 1596 38.4 2319 751 32.4 1580 771 48.8 1082 590 54.5
Under 6 Years 1411 551 39.0 789 274 34.8 499 242 48.4 368 199 54.0
6 to 17 Years 2750 1045 38.0 1530 476 31.1 1081 530 49.0 714 391 54.8
18 Years and Over 1524 244 16.0 868 113 13.0 576 123 21.4 342 98 28.6
In Married Couple
Families 7612 967 12.7 5299 543 10.2 1705 315 18.4 1324 286 21.6
Husbands 2249 244 10.8 1648 142 8.6 439 69 15.8 339 69 20.3
Under 65 Years 1825 213 11.7 1300 117 9.0 377 66 17.5 297 58 19.6
65 Years and Over 423 30 7.2 348 25 7.2 62 3 5.3 42 10 24.7
Wives 2249 244 10.8 1646 147 8.9 435 68 15.6 345 68 19.7
Under 65 Years 1902 217 11.4 1354 123 9.1 387 64 16.6 312 57 18.1
65 Years and Over 346 27 7.8 292 24 8.1 48 3 6.9 33 11 34.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2127 402 18.9 1390 215 15.5 519 140 26.9 425 116 27.3
Under 6 Years 762 146 19.2 502 90 18.0 155 34 21.8 157 47 29.7
6 to 17 Years 1365 256 18.8 889 125 14.0 364 106 29.1 268 69 25.8
18 Years and Over 782 68 8.7 464 34 7.4 271 34 12.5 137 30 21.8
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 4095 1961 47.9 1967 882 44.9 2000 1024 51.2 1262 787 62.4
Householder 1274 565 44.3 632 264 41.9 603 283 46.9 362 218 60.3
Under 65 Years 1146 546 47.7 550 260 47.2 559 270 48.2 345 215 62.3
65 Years and Over 128 18 14.2 82 5 6.0 44 13 30.3 17 3 19.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1825 1147 62.9 806 517 64.1 978 605 61.9 608 464 76.3
Under 6 Years 563 386 68.7 248 177 71.6 300 196 65.4 192 149 77.7
6 to 17 Years 1262 761 60.3 558 339 60.8 678 409 60.4 416 315 75.6
18 Years and Over 658 165 25.1 355 74 21.0 273 83 30.6 180 65 36.1
Northeast: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 59 18 30.6 41 13 31.0 15 5 34.6 18 4 24.7
Under 18 Years 32 10 32.5 24 8 31.3 8 3 36.0 12 3 26.9
Under 6 Years 6 1 18.2 6 1 18.2 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
6 to 17 Years 26 9 35.6 18 7 35.5 8 3 36.0 11 2 19.8
18 Years and Over 26 7 28.2 17 5 30.5 7 2 33.0 6 1 19.9
Unrelated Individuals 3167 822 25.9 2350 533 22.7 675 250 37.1 412 183 44.3
Male 1442 311 21.5 1063 194 18.3 296 93 31.5 218 80 36.9
Under 65 Years 1218 259 21.3 890 152 17.1 253 86 34.2 187 67 36.0
Living Alone 636 107 16.9 468 66 14.1 125 30 24.4 75 23 30.6
65 Years and Over 224 52 23.0 174 42 24.2 43 7 15.5 31 13 42.3
Living Alone 207 49 23.6 161 42 26.1 41 7 16.2 26 13 50.4
Female 1725 511 29.6 1287 339 26.3 379 157 41.4 194 102 52.8
Under 65 Years 1066 306 28.7 772 200 25.9 248 97 39.3 152 78 51.3
Living Alone 686 185 27.0 465 105 22.6 193 78 40.5 93 46 49.2
65 Years and Over 658 205 31.1 515 139 27.0 131 59 45.4 41 24 58.2
Living Alone 627 200 31.9 485 134 27.6 130 59 45.8 38 24 63.4
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 30253 2097 6.9 27630 1706 6.2 1693 317 18.7 1433 263 18.3
Under 18 years 7372 686 9.3 6567 518 7.9 512 148 28.8 441 130 29.5
18 to 24 years 2541 230 9.0 2313 184 8.0 151 36 23.6 169 29 17.2
25 to 34 years 4354 302 6.9 3886 228 5.9 269 58 21.6 304 46 15.1
35 to 44 years 5285 274 5.2 4796 207 4.3 324 50 15.3 222 32 14.6
45 to 54 years 4135 175 4.2 3829 160 4.2 205 8 3.8 135 9 6.9
55 to 59 years 1350 78 5.8 1266 75 5.9 65 3 5.3 64 4 6.5
60 to 64 years 1242 62 5.0 1167 55 4.7 48 5 10.1 40 3 6.6
65 years and over 3973 291 7.3 3807 280 7.4 120 10 8.3 58 9 15.2
65 to 74 years 2261 113 5.0 2154 105 4.9 77 8 10.5 39 6 16.5
75 years and over 1712 178 10.4 1653 175 10.6 43 2 4.4 19 2 12.7
Male
Total 14853 842 5.7 13579 677 5.0 813 125 15.3 764 132 17.2
Under 18 Years 3809 347 9.1 3393 267 7.9 265 70 26.5 257 75 29.3
18 to 24 Years 1286 77 6.0 1177 62 5.3 68 10 14.7 98 12 12.1
25 to 34 Years 2147 111 5.2 1905 79 4.1 141 27 19.2 177 19 11.0
35 to 44 Years 2591 116 4.5 2368 89 3.8 141 13 9.3 108 17 16.2
45 to 54 Years 2068 77 3.7 1913 69 3.6 102 4 3.9 57 6 11.3
55 to 59 Years 685 31 4.5 646 31 4.7 34 0 .0 31 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 572 25 4.4 543 23 4.2 20 0 .0 16 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1695 58 3.4 1634 58 3.5 41 0 .0 20 1 5.8
65 to 74 Years 1027 26 2.5 991 26 2.6 23 0 .0 15 0 .0
75 Years and Over 668 32 4.8 643 32 5.0 18 0 .0 5 1 25.2
Female
Total 15401 1255 8.2 14051 1030 7.3 880 192 21.8 669 131 19.6
Under 18 Years 3562 339 9.5 3173 251 7.9 247 77 31.3 184 55 29.9
18 to 24 Years 1255 153 12.2 1136 122 10.7 83 26 30.8 71 17 24.2
25 to 34 Years 2207 190 8.6 1981 149 7.5 128 31 24.1 127 27 20.9
35 to 44 Years 2694 158 5.9 2428 117 4.8 183 36 19.9 114 15 13.2
45 to 54 Years 2067 98 4.7 1916 91 4.8 103 4 3.8 78 3 3.8
55 to 59 Years 665 48 7.2 620 44 7.1 30 3 11.4 32 4 12.9
60 to 64 Years 671 37 5.5 624 32 5.1 27 5 17.7 25 3 10.8
65 Years and Over 2279 233 10.2 2173 222 10.2 79 10 12.6 38 8 20.2
65 to 74 Years 1235 87 7.1 1163 79 6.8 53 8 15.0 23 6 27.4
75 Years and Over 1044 146 14.0 1009 143 14.2 25 2 7.4 15 1 8.7
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 30253 2097 6.9 27630 1706 6.2 1693 317 18.7 1433 263 18.3
65 Years and Over 3973 291 7.3 3807 280 7.4 120 10 8.3 58 9 15.2
In Families 25976 1399 5.4 23685 1109 4.7 1428 234 16.4 1255 210 16.7
Householders 8120 433 5.3 7501 344 4.6 410 69 16.7 324 49 15.1
Under 65 Years 6716 387 5.8 6151 301 4.9 372 67 17.9 302 46 15.2
65 Years and Over 1404 45 3.2 1350 43 3.2 38 2 4.9 21 3 14.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7286 649 8.9 6502 495 7.6 493 135 27.4 434 127 29.3
Under 6 Years 2441 217 8.9 2156 156 7.2 152 51 33.6 151 50 33.2
6 to 17 Years 4845 432 8.9 4345 340 7.8 342 84 24.7 283 77 27.2
18 Years and Over 3081 93 3.0 2772 75 2.7 215 15 7.2 164 12 7.1
In Married Couple
Families 21861 723 3.3 20240 638 3.2 852 39 4.5 901 95 10.5
Husbands 6648 198 3.0 6252 177 2.8 230 7 3.0 217 18 8.4
Under 65 Years 5440 167 3.1 5089 146 2.9 204 7 3.4 204 18 9.0
65 Years and Over 1208 31 2.6 1163 31 2.7 27 0 .0 14 0 .0
Wives 6648 198 3.0 6218 177 2.8 221 7 3.2 237 20 8.5
Under 65 Years 5718 170 3.0 5322 149 2.8 197 7 3.5 226 20 8.9
65 Years and Over 929 28 3.0 896 28 3.1 24 0 .0 10 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5988 282 4.7 5444 243 4.5 268 25 9.2 289 54 18.6
Under 6 Years 2126 98 4.6 1912 81 4.2 83 8 9.3 103 24 23.5
6 to 17 Years 3862 185 4.8 3532 162 4.6 185 17 9.1 186 30 15.9
18 Years and Over 2205 41 1.9 2028 38 1.9 107 0 .0 109 3 2.7
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3021 598 19.8 2469 414 16.8 482 177 36.7 270 105 39.1
Householder 1074 205 19.1 896 144 16.1 152 58 38.1 78 28 35.6
Under 65 Years 879 193 22.0 714 134 18.8 139 56 40.2 72 25 34.3
65 Years and Over 195 12 6.3 182 10 5.7 13 2 14.6 6 3 52.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 998 332 33.2 780 225 28.8 204 103 50.5 124 64 51.9
Under 6 Years 234 113 48.4 169 69 40.8 64 43 67.3 41 26 62.9
6 to 17 Years 764 218 28.6 611 156 25.5 139 60 42.8 83 38 46.3
18 Years and Over 691 46 6.6 576 35 6.0 92 11 12.0 41 9 21.0
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 96 21 21.4 83 16 19.5 9 0 .0 8 4 47.9
Under 18 Years 53 12 23.1 47 10 21.1 4 0 .0 5 2 47.3
Under 6 Years 20 10 50.7 16 8 49.0 2 0 .0 2 2 100.0
6 to 17 Years 33 2 6.2 31 2 6.6 2 0 .0 3 0 .0
18 Years and Over 43 8 19.4 36 6 17.3 5 0 .0 3 1 49.1
Unrelated Individuals 4182 678 16.2 3863 581 15.0 256 82 32.3 170 49 28.8
Male 1864 214 11.5 1708 174 10.2 112 29 25.6 111 29 26.0
Under 65 Years 1538 193 12.5 1397 153 10.9 98 29 29.4 110 28 25.2
Living Alone 761 71 9.4 693 61 8.8 43 5 11.1 12 2 20.2
65 Years and Over 326 21 6.5 312 21 6.8 14 0 .0 1 1 100.0
Living Alone 271 12 4.5 257 12 4.8 14 0 .0 1 1 100.0
Female 2318 464 20.0 2154 407 18.9 143 54 37.5 59 20 34.0
Under 65 Years 1355 277 20.4 1221 229 18.7 114 46 40.0 52 17 32.2
Living Alone 718 100 13.9 648 78 12.0 62 22 35.1 18 2 9.1
65 Years and Over 963 187 19.4 933 178 19.1 29 8 27.6 7 3 47.6
Living Alone 914 167 18.3 890 158 17.7 23 8 35.5 7 3 47.6
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/4_003.htm