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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: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 5437 582 10.7 5294 551 10.4 73 18 24.2 46 13 27.7
Under 18 years 1363 181 13.3 1294 167 12.9 35 10 29.8 19 7 34.4
18 to 24 years 441 81 18.4 427 78 18.4 11 3 25.1 2 0 .0
25 to 34 years 752 51 6.8 729 49 6.7 12 0 .0 4 2 41.7
35 to 44 years 870 75 8.6 855 71 8.3 10 3 30.1 5 0 .0
45 to 54 years 726 70 9.7 720 68 9.5 2 1 73.6 5 2 45.3
55 to 59 years 305 20 6.7 304 20 6.5 0 0 (B) 4 1 23.1
60 to 64 years 253 23 9.1 245 23 9.4 2 0 .0 3 1 35.2
65 years and over 728 80 11.0 720 75 10.4 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0
65 to 74 years 388 28 7.3 380 23 6.2 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
75 years and over 341 52 15.2 341 52 15.2 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
Male
Total 2622 264 10.1 2561 250 9.8 35 11 31.4 25 11 45.9
Under 18 Years 696 97 14.0 663 88 13.2 20 7 34.0 13 7 51.3
18 to 24 Years 197 33 16.5 191 30 15.6 3 3 100.0 0 0 .0
25 to 34 Years 370 14 3.9 362 14 3.7 6 0 .0 3 1 39.9
35 to 44 Years 425 37 8.7 417 36 8.6 6 1 23.3 2 0 .0
45 to 54 Years 352 34 9.7 351 34 9.7 0 0 .0 3 1 52.3
55 to 59 Years 149 11 7.5 149 11 7.5 0 0 (B) 3 1 33.8
60 to 64 Years 140 13 9.6 135 13 10.0 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
65 Years and Over 291 24 8.3 291 24 8.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
65 to 74 Years 172 6 3.7 172 6 3.7 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
75 Years and Over 119 18 14.9 119 18 14.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female
Total 2815 317 11.3 2733 301 11.0 39 7 17.6 21 1 6.3
Under 18 Years 666 83 12.5 631 79 12.5 15 4 24.3 6 0 .0
18 to 24 Years 244 49 19.9 235 49 20.6 8 0 .0 2 0 .0
25 to 34 Years 382 37 9.6 367 36 9.7 7 0 .0 1 0 48.5
35 to 44 Years 444 38 8.5 437 35 8.0 5 2 37.8 3 0 .0
45 to 54 Years 373 36 9.8 368 34 9.3 1 1 100.0 2 1 37.5
55 to 59 Years 156 9 5.9 155 8 5.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 113 10 8.4 110 10 8.6 2 0 .0 2 0 .0
65 Years and Over 437 56 12.8 429 51 11.9 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 216 22 10.2 208 17 8.2 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
75 Years and Over 221 34 15.3 221 34 15.3 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 5437 582 10.7 5294 551 10.4 73 18 24.2 46 13 27.7
65 Years and Over 728 80 11.0 720 75 10.4 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0
In Families 4587 378 8.3 4465 356 8.0 64 16 24.7 30 3 9.6
Householders 1498 116 7.7 1477 110 7.5 13 3 24.5 9 2 25.7
Under 65 Years 1261 108 8.6 1239 103 8.3 13 3 24.5 9 2 25.7
65 Years and Over 238 8 3.2 238 8 3.2 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1312 160 12.2 1246 148 11.9 33 9 26.0 10 0 4.6
Under 6 Years 393 57 14.4 371 56 15.0 9 0 .0 5 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 918 104 11.3 875 93 10.6 24 9 35.8 5 0 9.3
18 Years and Over 431 28 6.6 418 26 6.1 9 3 30.5 2 0 .0
In Married Couple
Families 3845 216 5.6 3768 209 5.5 25 5 22.2 25 2 9.6
Husbands 1229 62 5.0 1219 60 4.9 4 1 30.3 9 2 28.1
Under 65 Years 1021 60 5.9 1011 58 5.7 4 1 30.3 9 2 28.1
65 Years and Over 208 2 1.0 208 2 1.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Wives 1229 62 5.0 1211 59 4.9 4 1 29.8 5 0 .0
Under 65 Years 1064 59 5.5 1048 56 5.4 4 1 29.8 4 0 .0
65 Years and Over 165 3 1.9 163 3 1.9 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1032 69 6.7 993 66 6.6 9 3 30.2 10 0 .0
Under 6 Years 313 21 6.7 296 21 7.1 5 0 .0 5 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 718 48 6.6 697 45 6.4 5 3 62.6 5 0 .0
18 Years and Over 305 15 4.9 298 15 5.0 4 0 .0 2 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 590 146 24.7 546 131 23.9 39 10 26.5 5 0 10.6
Householder 207 46 22.3 197 43 21.6 8 2 22.9 1 0 .0
Under 65 Years 165 42 25.3 155 38 24.6 8 2 22.9 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 42 4 10.5 42 4 10.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 229 85 37.0 202 76 37.6 24 6 24.3 0 0 100.0
Under 6 Years 60 34 56.1 55 33 59.6 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 169 51 30.2 148 43 29.4 20 6 29.6 0 0 100.0
18 Years and Over 109 13 12.3 103 11 10.3 6 3 50.6 0 0 (B)
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 57 11 18.7 57 10 18.2 0 0 (B) 3 0 14.0
Under 18 Years 37 7 17.8 37 7 17.8 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
Under 6 Years 10 3 30.5 10 3 30.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 27 3 13.0 27 3 13.0 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
18 Years and Over 20 4 20.5 20 4 18.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 100.0
Unrelated Individuals 793 193 24.3 773 184 23.8 9 2 20.4 12 9 75.4
Male 353 73 20.6 342 70 20.4 6 2 29.3 9 8 90.1
Under 65 Years 299 58 19.4 288 55 19.2 6 2 29.3 9 8 90.1
Living Alone 157 18 11.7 152 18 12.1 2 0 .0 2 2 100.0
65 Years and Over 54 15 27.1 54 15 27.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Living Alone 50 15 29.6 50 15 29.6 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female 440 120 27.2 431 114 26.5 3 0 .0 3 1 30.0
Under 65 Years 252 73 29.0 247 72 29.2 3 0 .0 2 1 58.1
Living Alone 136 27 20.2 134 27 19.8 1 0 .0 1 0 40.3
65 Years and Over 189 47 24.9 184 42 22.9 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Living Alone 183 47 25.7 178 42 23.6 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Midwest Both Sexes Total 61940 6654 10.7 54451 4794 8.8 6001 1668 27.8 2162 596 27.6
Under 18 years 16731 2590 15.5 14232 1707 12.0 2047 792 38.7 798 290 36.3
18 to 24 years 5704 857 15.0 4915 636 12.9 591 196 33.2 284 91 32.1
25 to 34 years 9117 956 10.5 7932 671 8.5 907 246 27.1 415 78 18.8
35 to 44 years 10221 659 6.4 9067 484 5.3 934 159 17.1 362 85 23.5
45 to 54 years 7528 413 5.5 6729 312 4.6 620 89 14.3 167 23 14.0
55 to 59 years 2710 226 8.3 2423 170 7.0 231 54 23.5 45 10 21.4
60 to 64 years 2300 225 9.8 2078 188 9.0 188 34 18.2 33 7 22.7
65 years and over 7628 728 9.5 7074 626 8.9 484 97 20.1 59 12 21.1
65 to 74 years 4213 322 7.7 3869 261 6.7 308 59 19.3 39 7 17.7
75 years and over 3415 406 11.9 3205 366 11.4 175 38 21.5 19 5 28.0
Male
Total 30254 2715 9.0 26812 1982 7.4 2758 639 23.2 1141 283 24.8
Under 18 Years 8643 1301 15.1 7397 880 11.9 1017 368 36.2 418 149 35.6
18 to 24 Years 2810 322 11.5 2469 242 9.8 263 68 25.9 146 40 27.2
25 to 34 Years 4551 327 7.2 4019 252 6.3 403 62 15.4 227 34 14.9
35 to 44 Years 5006 226 4.5 4490 175 3.9 425 48 11.2 197 41 20.6
45 to 54 Years 3666 183 5.0 3323 144 4.3 262 33 12.7 86 11 12.2
55 to 59 Years 1298 93 7.1 1165 79 6.8 101 13 12.6 19 2 11.3
60 to 64 Years 1134 99 8.7 1046 82 7.9 73 14 19.8 16 2 14.9
65 Years and Over 3147 164 5.2 2903 129 4.4 214 33 15.3 31 5 17.3
65 to 74 Years 1851 75 4.0 1694 53 3.1 152 21 14.1 22 1 4.6
75 Years and Over 1296 90 6.9 1209 76 6.3 62 11 18.1 9 4 49.8
Female
Total 31686 3939 12.4 27639 2812 10.2 3243 1029 31.7 1021 313 30.7
Under 18 Years 8088 1289 15.9 6836 828 12.1 1030 424 41.2 381 141 37.1
18 to 24 Years 2894 536 18.5 2446 394 16.1 328 128 39.1 138 51 37.3
25 to 34 Years 4566 629 13.8 3913 419 10.7 504 184 36.5 187 44 23.5
35 to 44 Years 5215 433 8.3 4577 309 6.7 509 112 21.9 164 44 27.0
45 to 54 Years 3862 230 5.9 3406 168 4.9 358 56 15.5 80 13 15.9
55 to 59 Years 1412 133 9.4 1259 91 7.3 130 41 31.9 26 7 28.7
60 to 64 Years 1167 126 10.8 1032 105 10.2 114 20 17.1 17 5 30.1
65 Years and Over 4481 564 12.6 4171 497 11.9 270 64 23.9 28 7 25.3
65 to 74 Years 2363 248 10.5 2175 208 9.5 156 38 24.3 17 6 34.5
75 Years and Over 2119 316 14.9 1996 290 14.5 114 26 23.3 11 1 10.2
Midwest Household Relationship Total 61940 6654 10.7 54451 4794 8.8 6001 1668 27.8 2162 596 27.6
65 Years and Over 7628 728 9.5 7074 626 8.9 484 97 20.1 59 12 21.1
In Families 51960 4708 9.1 45707 3232 7.1 5012 1343 26.8 1921 513 26.7
Householders 16457 1382 8.4 14628 976 6.7 1505 378 25.1 494 124 25.1
Under 65 Years 13862 1233 8.9 12202 850 7.0 1352 358 26.5 472 120 25.5
65 Years and Over 2595 148 5.7 2426 125 5.2 152 20 13.4 22 3 15.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16400 2396 14.6 13935 1537 11.0 2030 779 38.4 782 276 35.2
Under 6 Years 5371 971 18.1 4499 589 13.1 730 350 47.9 294 117 39.7
6 to 17 Years 11029 1425 12.9 9436 948 10.0 1300 429 33.0 488 159 32.6
18 Years and Over 4820 279 5.8 4120 182 4.4 592 92 15.6 179 42 23.3
In Married Couple
Families 41612 1919 4.6 38351 1633 4.3 2303 218 9.5 1401 270 19.3
Husbands 12914 526 4.1 12001 449 3.7 690 66 9.6 352 57 16.3
Under 65 Years 10687 426 4.0 9883 356 3.6 594 59 9.9 335 55 16.4
65 Years and Over 2227 101 4.5 2119 93 4.4 97 8 7.8 16 2 14.1
Wives 12914 526 4.1 11962 453 3.8 659 58 8.8 345 56 16.2
Under 65 Years 11126 445 4.0 10254 377 3.7 599 52 8.6 333 54 16.4
65 Years and Over 1788 82 4.6 1708 75 4.4 60 6 10.4 12 1 10.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12104 742 6.1 11064 614 5.6 718 87 12.1 537 134 24.9
Under 6 Years 3999 270 6.7 3679 232 6.3 218 25 11.4 203 53 26.0
6 to 17 Years 8105 472 5.8 7385 382 5.2 500 62 12.3 335 81 24.3
18 Years and Over 3206 91 2.8 2911 86 3.0 213 4 2.1 100 16 15.7
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 8108 2528 31.2 5511 1392 25.3 2403 1085 45.2 378 217 57.5
Householder 2711 760 28.0 1940 448 23.1 705 298 42.3 105 55 52.5
Under 65 Years 2396 718 30.0 1673 418 25.0 659 287 43.5 102 54 52.8
65 Years and Over 315 41 13.1 267 30 11.2 46 11 24.4 3 1 42.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3562 1547 43.4 2278 838 36.8 1199 674 56.2 203 135 66.5
Under 6 Years 1138 644 56.6 639 313 49.0 478 315 66.0 75 60 79.8
6 to 17 Years 2424 904 37.3 1638 525 32.1 721 359 49.8 128 75 58.7
18 Years and Over 1301 164 12.6 924 77 8.3 356 85 23.8 52 19 37.7
Midwest In Unrelated Subfamilies 445 225 50.5 393 195 49.5 26 18 67.2 19 15 78.2
Under 18 Years 272 146 53.9 244 127 52.3 12 10 83.3 12 11 90.9
Under 6 Years 74 48 64.5 65 42 64.9 3 3 100.0 6 5 82.1
6 to 17 Years 198 99 49.9 179 85 47.6 9 7 78.3 6 6 100.0
18 Years and Over 173 79 45.3 150 67 45.0 15 8 54.2 8 4 58.4
Unrelated Individuals 9535 1721 18.1 8351 1368 16.4 963 307 31.8 222 69 31.0
Male 4375 580 13.3 3788 432 11.4 469 126 26.9 140 35 25.2
Under 65 Years 3695 529 14.3 3183 400 12.6 396 106 26.7 131 32 24.7
Living Alone 1940 194 10.0 1667 140 8.4 211 50 23.6 21 7 32.8
65 Years and Over 680 52 7.6 606 32 5.3 72 20 27.5 9 3 32.1
Living Alone 585 45 7.7 530 32 6.0 53 13 24.6 9 3 32.1
Female 5160 1141 22.1 4562 936 20.5 494 181 36.6 82 33 41.0
Under 65 Years 3081 706 22.9 2619 548 20.9 363 136 37.5 75 29 38.5
Living Alone 1799 343 19.1 1490 249 16.7 261 86 32.8 28 11 38.7
65 Years and Over 2079 435 20.9 1944 388 20.0 131 45 34.1 7 5 67.0
Living Alone 1999 410 20.5 1873 369 19.7 123 41 33.4 7 5 67.0
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 46092 4684 10.2 39254 3025 7.7 5657 1553 27.5 1969 550 28.0
Under 18 years 12433 1891 15.2 10208 1123 11.0 1903 730 38.4 712 266 37.4
18 to 24 years 4228 608 14.4 3521 419 11.9 551 175 31.7 256 85 33.1
25 to 34 years 7097 706 10.0 5995 433 7.2 864 241 27.9 383 69 17.9
35 to 44 years 7761 488 6.3 6707 327 4.9 881 154 17.5 331 80 24.1
45 to 54 years 5747 295 5.1 4992 201 4.0 606 85 14.0 159 21 13.4
55 to 59 years 2017 145 7.2 1746 91 5.2 225 54 24.1 43 10 22.3
60 to 64 years 1631 125 7.7 1421 94 6.6 179 29 15.9 31 7 24.3
65 years and over 5178 427 8.2 4665 337 7.2 448 86 19.1 54 12 22.9
65 to 74 years 2843 217 7.6 2529 158 6.2 284 57 20.0 35 7 19.9
75 years and over 2334 210 9.0 2136 179 8.4 164 29 17.6 19 5 28.4
Male
Total 22514 1872 8.3 19358 1217 6.3 2586 597 23.1 1037 264 25.4
Under 18 Years 6423 940 14.6 5308 576 10.9 944 339 35.9 366 139 38.1
18 to 24 Years 2072 208 10.1 1765 138 7.8 244 61 24.9 138 38 27.8
25 to 34 Years 3541 233 6.6 3046 159 5.2 378 62 16.3 208 30 14.3
35 to 44 Years 3799 178 4.7 3326 129 3.9 391 48 12.2 181 38 21.0
45 to 54 Years 2788 123 4.4 2456 86 3.5 261 33 12.8 82 9 10.5
55 to 59 Years 934 50 5.4 810 37 4.6 98 13 13.0 19 2 11.0
60 to 64 Years 842 49 5.8 756 33 4.3 73 14 19.8 15 2 15.5
65 Years and Over 2116 90 4.2 1891 60 3.2 196 27 14.0 28 5 18.9
65 to 74 Years 1235 49 4.0 1093 30 2.8 138 19 13.6 19 1 5.2
75 Years and Over 881 40 4.6 798 29 3.7 58 9 15.0 9 4 49.8
Female
Total 23577 2812 11.9 19896 1809 9.1 3071 956 31.1 932 287 30.7
Under 18 Years 6010 950 15.8 4900 547 11.2 959 391 40.8 346 127 36.7
18 to 24 Years 2156 399 18.5 1757 280 16.0 306 114 37.2 119 47 39.3
25 to 34 Years 3556 473 13.3 2949 274 9.3 485 179 37.0 175 39 22.3
35 to 44 Years 3962 310 7.8 3380 198 5.9 490 106 21.7 150 42 27.8
45 to 54 Years 2959 172 5.8 2535 116 4.6 346 52 14.9 78 13 16.5
55 to 59 Years 1083 95 8.8 936 54 5.7 127 41 32.6 24 7 31.2
60 to 64 Years 789 76 9.6 665 62 9.3 106 14 13.3 15 5 32.9
65 Years and Over 3062 337 11.0 2774 277 10.0 252 58 23.2 26 7 27.2
65 to 74 Years 1608 167 10.4 1436 127 8.9 146 38 26.1 16 6 38.2
75 Years and Over 1453 170 11.7 1338 150 11.2 106 20 19.1 10 1 10.5
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 46092 4684 10.2 39254 3025 7.7 5657 1553 27.5 1969 550 28.0
65 Years and Over 5178 427 8.2 4665 337 7.2 448 86 19.1 54 12 22.9
In Families 38642 3422 8.9 32921 2104 6.4 4725 1249 26.4 1749 477 27.3
Householders 12121 990 8.2 10424 616 5.9 1424 353 24.8 447 116 25.9
Under 65 Years 10383 908 8.7 8839 554 6.3 1286 336 26.1 428 113 26.3
65 Years and Over 1738 82 4.7 1585 62 3.9 138 17 12.5 19 3 17.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12228 1784 14.6 10031 1034 10.3 1886 717 38.0 702 258 36.8
Under 6 Years 4088 745 18.2 3301 414 12.5 684 315 46.1 269 111 41.3
6 to 17 Years 8140 1040 12.8 6730 620 9.2 1202 402 33.4 433 147 34.0
18 Years and Over 3757 225 6.0 3114 132 4.2 555 90 16.1 171 39 22.9
In Married Couple
Families 30621 1252 4.1 27633 1022 3.7 2176 198 9.1 1265 239 18.9
Husbands 9395 339 3.6 8532 268 3.1 658 62 9.4 321 51 16.0
Under 65 Years 7935 286 3.6 7171 223 3.1 569 54 9.5 308 49 16.0
65 Years and Over 1460 52 3.6 1361 45 3.3 88 8 8.6 13 2 16.9
Wives 9395 339 3.6 8520 275 3.2 631 53 8.5 311 50 16.0
Under 65 Years 8237 302 3.7 7433 245 3.3 576 47 8.2 301 49 16.1
65 Years and Over 1158 36 3.1 1086 30 2.8 55 6 11.3 10 1 12.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 8948 490 5.5 8039 402 5.0 655 75 11.5 475 119 25.0
Under 6 Years 3008 191 6.3 2714 162 6.0 207 22 10.5 183 47 26.0
6 to 17 Years 5940 299 5.0 5325 240 4.5 448 54 11.9 292 71 24.4
18 Years and Over 2487 66 2.6 2206 61 2.8 208 4 2.1 93 13 14.2
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6284 1967 31.3 3906 927 23.7 2250 1011 44.9 355 212 59.9
Householder 2082 577 27.7 1374 290 21.1 661 278 42.0 97 52 54.0
Under 65 Years 1855 550 29.6 1187 271 22.8 621 269 43.4 95 51 54.3
65 Years and Over 227 27 12.0 187 19 10.2 40 8 20.2 3 1 42.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2754 1206 43.8 1585 565 35.6 1122 624 55.6 192 133 69.3
Under 6 Years 910 509 56.0 459 220 48.0 442 284 64.1 73 59 81.5
6 to 17 Years 1845 697 37.8 1126 345 30.6 679 340 50.0 119 74 61.9
18 Years and Over 1015 139 13.7 679 56 8.2 324 82 25.4 51 19 38.3
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 284 122 42.8 243 98 40.5 26 18 67.2 11 7 62.3
Under 18 Years 172 79 46.3 149 65 43.8 12 10 83.3 6 5 82.1
Under 6 Years 44 19 43.1 35 14 38.6 3 3 100.0 6 5 82.1
6 to 17 Years 128 61 47.3 114 52 45.4 9 7 78.3 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 113 42 37.7 95 33 35.3 15 8 54.2 5 2 40.0
Unrelated Individuals 7165 1141 15.9 6090 823 13.5 905 286 31.6 208 67 31.9
Male 3321 362 10.9 2786 225 8.1 433 118 27.2 131 34 25.9
Under 65 Years 2855 332 11.6 2385 210 8.8 370 103 27.9 121 31 25.4
Living Alone 1518 130 8.6 1261 79 6.2 201 47 23.5 20 7 33.0
65 Years and Over 466 30 6.4 401 15 3.8 63 15 23.3 9 3 32.1
Living Alone 388 23 5.9 344 15 4.4 43 8 18.0 9 3 32.1
Female 3845 779 20.3 3304 598 18.1 472 168 35.7 78 33 42.1
Under 65 Years 2426 509 21.0 2013 372 18.5 349 127 36.4 71 28 39.5
Living Alone 1443 263 18.2 1160 179 15.5 254 79 30.9 27 11 38.8
65 Years and Over 1419 270 19.0 1291 226 17.5 123 42 33.7 7 5 70.0
Living Alone 1351 252 18.7 1233 214 17.4 115 38 32.9 7 5 70.0
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_004.htm