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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
Midwest: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 16653 2960 17.8 12036 1593 13.2 4083 1283 31.4 1303 476 36.5
Under 18 years 4530 1258 27.8 3004 610 20.3 1391 618 44.4 485 231 47.5
18 to 24 years 1764 435 24.7 1280 279 21.8 394 145 36.7 194 77 39.9
25 to 34 years 2787 434 15.6 2045 219 10.7 618 190 30.7 239 54 22.7
35 to 44 years 2680 301 11.2 1966 171 8.7 637 123 19.2 200 70 34.9
45 to 54 years 1803 158 8.8 1358 90 6.6 387 61 15.8 98 19 19.2
55 to 59 years 637 79 12.4 466 33 7.1 158 45 28.8 28 6 21.3
60 to 64 years 552 68 12.3 397 41 10.3 135 25 18.7 20 7 38.0
65 years and over 1901 227 11.9 1519 151 9.9 363 76 20.8 39 11 28.4
65 to 74 years 1027 112 10.9 797 65 8.2 218 47 21.4 26 6 22.3
75 years and over 873 115 13.1 722 86 11.9 144 29 20.0 13 5 40.4
Male
Total 7962 1165 14.6 5856 632 10.8 1839 489 26.6 693 227 32.7
Under 18 Years 2313 615 26.6 1557 302 19.4 681 294 43.1 258 119 46.1
18 to 24 Years 841 149 17.7 620 95 15.4 180 47 26.2 103 33 32.3
25 to 34 Years 1387 126 9.1 1053 67 6.4 273 46 16.8 141 23 16.6
35 to 44 Years 1282 104 8.1 957 73 7.6 282 30 10.5 100 34 33.7
45 to 54 Years 849 69 8.1 681 43 6.4 148 23 15.5 51 9 16.9
55 to 59 Years 288 24 8.2 207 10 5.0 69 13 18.6 10 1 9.4
60 to 64 Years 261 27 10.4 203 14 6.8 51 11 21.9 8 2 29.2
65 Years and Over 741 53 7.1 579 27 4.7 156 25 16.3 21 5 25.1
65 to 74 Years 432 25 5.8 327 8 2.6 103 17 16.4 14 1 7.3
75 Years and Over 309 28 8.9 252 19 7.5 53 9 16.3 7 4 58.9
Female
Total 8691 1794 20.6 6180 960 15.5 2244 794 35.4 610 249 40.7
Under 18 Years 2216 644 29.0 1447 307 21.2 710 324 45.7 227 112 49.1
18 to 24 Years 923 286 31.0 660 183 27.8 215 98 45.5 90 44 48.7
25 to 34 Years 1400 308 22.0 992 151 15.3 345 144 41.8 98 31 31.4
35 to 44 Years 1398 197 14.1 1009 98 9.7 355 93 26.2 100 36 36.1
45 to 54 Years 954 89 9.3 678 46 6.9 240 38 16.1 47 10 21.6
55 to 59 Years 349 56 15.9 259 23 8.9 89 33 36.7 19 5 27.7
60 to 64 Years 290 41 14.1 194 27 13.9 84 14 16.7 12 5 44.1
65 Years and Over 1160 174 15.0 940 124 13.2 207 50 24.2 18 6 32.4
65 to 74 Years 596 87 14.5 470 57 12.1 116 30 25.8 12 5 39.6
75 Years and Over 564 87 15.5 470 67 14.2 91 20 22.2 6 1 18.0
Midwest: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 16653 2960 17.8 12036 1593 13.2 4083 1283 31.4 1303 476 36.5
65 Years and Over 1901 227 11.9 1519 151 9.9 363 76 20.8 39 11 28.4
In Families 12914 2176 16.8 9149 1083 11.8 3361 1041 31.0 1135 418 36.9
Householders 4040 610 15.1 2916 304 10.4 1015 292 28.7 292 102 34.9
Under 65 Years 3434 568 16.6 2430 278 11.4 903 276 30.6 277 98 35.6
65 Years and Over 606 41 6.8 487 26 5.4 112 15 13.7 15 3 22.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4413 1196 27.1 2909 561 19.3 1380 609 44.1 475 223 46.8
Under 6 Years 1536 510 33.2 982 235 24.0 506 262 51.7 181 95 52.8
6 to 17 Years 2877 687 23.9 1927 326 16.9 874 347 39.7 294 127 43.2
18 Years and Over 1285 154 12.0 850 76 8.9 393 78 19.7 111 39 34.6
In Married Couple
Families 8662 584 6.7 7011 419 6.0 1339 135 10.1 753 200 26.5
Husbands 2664 150 5.6 2181 105 4.8 408 38 9.4 194 44 22.7
Under 65 Years 2198 127 5.8 1792 88 4.9 337 33 9.7 183 42 22.8
65 Years and Over 466 23 4.9 389 17 4.4 71 6 7.9 11 2 21.0
Wives 2664 150 5.6 2177 106 4.9 392 34 8.6 180 43 23.9
Under 65 Years 2279 132 5.8 1847 92 5.0 347 30 8.5 172 42 24.3
65 Years and Over 385 19 4.8 330 14 4.3 45 4 9.6 8 1 16.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2543 245 9.6 2059 177 8.6 389 56 14.4 290 96 33.0
Under 6 Years 869 99 11.4 706 75 10.6 123 17 14.0 109 37 34.5
6 to 17 Years 1673 146 8.7 1354 102 7.5 266 39 14.5 181 58 32.1
18 Years and Over 673 28 4.1 502 23 4.7 135 4 3.3 55 13 22.7
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3472 1472 42.4 1622 578 35.6 1797 876 48.8 289 196 67.7
Householder 1082 417 38.6 535 168 31.5 527 244 46.4 75 46 62.1
Under 65 Years 968 400 41.3 457 160 34.9 491 236 48.1 72 45 62.9
65 Years and Over 113 17 15.0 78 9 11.4 36 8 22.9 3 1 42.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1654 906 54.8 724 356 49.2 907 538 59.3 163 122 75.3
Under 6 Years 575 380 66.1 217 140 64.7 355 236 66.6 61 54 88.1
6 to 17 Years 1080 526 48.7 507 216 42.6 552 302 54.7 102 69 67.6
18 Years and Over 499 111 22.3 246 40 16.2 247 70 28.4 38 19 51.7
Midwest: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 170 78 45.8 141 62 43.7 14 11 74.6 9 7 77.4
Under 18 Years 104 52 50.2 87 42 48.1 6 6 100.0 6 5 82.1
Under 6 Years 31 14 44.3 22 8 37.6 3 3 100.0 6 5 82.1
6 to 17 Years 73 39 52.7 65 34 51.7 3 3 100.0 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 66 26 38.9 54 20 36.6 8 5 56.8 3 2 68.3
Unrelated Individuals 3569 706 19.8 2746 448 16.3 707 231 32.7 160 50 31.4
Male 1673 242 14.4 1279 135 10.6 327 90 27.4 93 26 28.1
Under 65 Years 1477 217 14.7 1128 125 11.1 281 75 26.7 87 23 26.6
Living Alone 748 89 11.9 559 47 8.4 160 38 23.7 11 6 52.3
65 Years and Over 196 25 12.6 150 10 6.7 46 15 31.8 6 3 48.6
Living Alone 173 18 10.3 137 10 7.3 35 8 21.8 6 3 48.6
Female 1896 464 24.5 1467 312 21.3 380 142 37.3 67 24 36.1
Under 65 Years 1325 328 24.7 1005 213 21.2 273 104 38.0 61 21 33.7
Living Alone 810 177 21.8 582 102 17.5 207 70 34.1 23 9 39.1
65 Years and Over 571 136 23.9 462 99 21.3 106 38 35.4 5 3 63.1
Living Alone 551 130 23.5 449 96 21.4 100 34 33.9 5 3 63.1
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 29439 1724 5.9 27218 1433 5.3 1574 270 17.2 665 75 11.2
Under 18 years 7903 632 8.0 7204 514 7.1 512 112 21.9 227 36 15.7
18 to 24 years 2464 173 7.0 2241 140 6.2 156 30 19.2 63 7 11.9
25 to 34 years 4310 272 6.3 3950 214 5.4 246 51 20.8 144 15 10.1
35 to 44 years 5081 187 3.7 4741 156 3.3 244 31 12.8 131 10 7.6
45 to 54 years 3944 137 3.5 3634 112 3.1 219 23 10.7 61 3 4.2
55 to 59 years 1381 66 4.8 1280 58 4.5 67 9 12.9 14 4 24.3
60 to 64 years 1080 57 5.3 1023 54 5.2 44 3 7.4 11 0 .0
65 years and over 3277 200 6.1 3146 186 5.9 85 10 11.9 15 1 8.4
65 to 74 years 1816 105 5.8 1732 93 5.4 65 10 15.5 9 1 13.5
75 years and over 1461 96 6.5 1414 93 6.6 20 0 .0 6 0 .0
Male
Total 14553 707 4.9 13502 584 4.3 748 109 14.5 344 37 10.7
Under 18 Years 4110 326 7.9 3751 274 7.3 263 45 17.2 107 20 18.8
18 to 24 Years 1231 59 4.8 1145 43 3.7 65 14 21.3 34 5 14.1
25 to 34 Years 2154 107 5.0 1993 91 4.6 105 16 15.1 67 6 9.4
35 to 44 Years 2516 74 2.9 2369 56 2.4 109 18 16.7 81 4 5.4
45 to 54 Years 1939 54 2.8 1776 42 2.4 113 10 9.1 31 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 647 27 4.2 603 27 4.5 30 0 .0 9 1 12.9
60 to 64 Years 581 22 3.8 553 19 3.4 22 3 14.7 7 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1375 37 2.7 1312 32 2.5 40 2 4.8 7 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 803 24 3.0 766 22 2.9 35 2 5.5 6 0 .0
75 Years and Over 572 13 2.2 546 10 1.9 5 0 .0 1 0 .0
Female
Total 14886 1018 6.8 13717 848 6.2 826 161 19.5 322 38 11.8
Under 18 Years 3794 307 8.1 3453 240 6.9 249 67 26.8 119 15 12.9
18 to 24 Years 1233 113 9.2 1096 97 8.8 92 16 17.7 28 3 9.2
25 to 34 Years 2156 165 7.7 1957 123 6.3 141 35 25.2 77 8 10.7
35 to 44 Years 2564 113 4.4 2372 100 4.2 135 13 9.7 50 6 11.2
45 to 54 Years 2005 83 4.1 1858 69 3.7 106 13 12.3 30 3 8.5
55 to 59 Years 734 39 5.4 677 31 4.5 38 9 23.1 6 2 42.8
60 to 64 Years 499 35 7.0 471 35 7.4 22 0 .0 4 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1902 164 8.6 1833 154 8.4 45 8 18.2 8 1 15.6
65 to 74 Years 1013 81 8.0 966 71 7.3 30 8 27.4 4 1 33.8
75 Years and Over 889 83 9.3 868 83 9.6 15 0 .0 4 0 .0
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 29439 1724 5.9 27218 1433 5.3 1574 270 17.2 665 75 11.2
65 Years and Over 3277 200 6.1 3146 186 5.9 85 10 11.9 15 1 8.4
In Families 25728 1246 4.8 23772 1021 4.3 1364 208 15.2 615 59 9.5
Householders 8081 380 4.7 7508 312 4.2 409 61 15.0 155 14 9.2
Under 65 Years 6949 340 4.9 6409 276 4.3 383 59 15.5 152 14 9.4
65 Years and Over 1132 40 3.5 1098 36 3.2 26 2 7.3 4 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7815 588 7.5 7122 473 6.6 506 108 21.3 227 36 15.7
Under 6 Years 2552 235 9.2 2320 179 7.7 178 54 30.1 88 16 17.7
6 to 17 Years 5263 353 6.7 4802 295 6.1 328 54 16.6 139 20 14.5
18 Years and Over 2471 71 2.9 2264 57 2.5 162 12 7.4 60 1 1.2
In Married Couple
Families 21959 668 3.0 20621 603 2.9 836 62 7.5 512 39 7.6
Husbands 6731 188 2.8 6351 163 2.6 250 24 9.5 127 7 5.8
Under 65 Years 5737 159 2.8 5379 136 2.5 233 22 9.3 125 7 5.9
65 Years and Over 994 29 2.9 972 27 2.8 17 2 11.2 3 0 .0
Wives 6731 188 2.8 6343 169 2.7 239 20 8.2 131 7 5.1
Under 65 Years 5957 171 2.9 5587 153 2.7 229 18 7.7 128 7 5.2
65 Years and Over 773 18 2.3 756 16 2.1 10 2 19.0 2 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6405 244 3.8 5979 225 3.8 266 19 7.3 185 23 12.4
Under 6 Years 2138 91 4.3 2008 87 4.3 84 4 5.2 74 10 13.4
6 to 17 Years 4267 153 3.6 3971 138 3.5 182 15 8.2 111 13 11.7
18 Years and Over 1815 38 2.1 1704 38 2.2 74 0 .0 38 1 1.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 2812 495 17.6 2284 349 15.3 453 135 29.8 66 17 25.2
Householder 1000 159 15.9 838 121 14.5 135 33 24.8 23 6 26.8
Under 65 Years 886 149 16.8 729 111 15.3 130 33 25.7 23 6 26.8
65 Years and Over 114 10 8.9 109 10 9.3 5 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1100 301 27.3 861 209 24.2 215 85 39.7 29 10 36.0
Under 6 Years 335 130 38.7 242 80 33.0 88 47 54.1 12 6 47.6
6 to 17 Years 765 171 22.4 620 129 20.8 127 38 29.7 17 5 28.1
18 Years and Over 516 28 5.4 433 16 3.6 77 12 15.5 13 0 .0
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 114 44 38.4 102 37 36.0 12 7 58.3 2 0 .0
Under 18 Years 67 27 40.1 61 23 37.6 6 4 66.3 0 0 (B)
Under 6 Years 13 5 40.4 13 5 40.4 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 54 22 40.0 49 18 36.8 6 4 66.3 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 47 17 35.9 41 14 33.6 6 3 50.6 2 0 .0
Unrelated Individuals 3596 435 12.1 3344 375 11.2 198 55 27.8 49 16 33.6
Male 1647 120 7.3 1507 89 5.9 106 28 26.6 38 8 20.5
Under 65 Years 1378 115 8.4 1257 84 6.7 89 28 31.6 34 8 22.4
Living Alone 770 41 5.3 702 32 4.5 41 9 22.7 9 1 8.5
65 Years and Over 269 5 1.9 251 5 2.0 17 0 .0 3 0 .0
Living Alone 216 5 2.3 206 5 2.4 7 0 .0 3 0 .0
Female 1949 315 16.1 1837 286 15.6 93 27 29.1 11 9 78.6
Under 65 Years 1101 181 16.5 1009 158 15.7 76 23 30.5 10 7 75.9
Living Alone 633 86 13.6 579 78 13.4 48 8 17.1 4 1 37.0
65 Years and Over 847 133 15.7 829 127 15.4 17 4 23.0 1 1 100.0
Living Alone 800 122 15.3 785 118 15.1 15 4 26.1 1 1 100.0
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 15849 1970 12.4 15197 1769 11.6 344 115 33.3 193 46 23.9
Under 18 years 4299 699 16.3 4024 584 14.5 144 62 43.1 87 23 27.0
18 to 24 years 1476 250 16.9 1394 217 15.6 40 21 53.5 28 6 23.0
25 to 34 years 2020 250 12.4 1937 238 12.3 43 5 10.6 32 9 28.6
35 to 44 years 2460 171 7.0 2361 157 6.7 53 5 10.2 31 5 17.0
45 to 54 years 1782 118 6.6 1737 111 6.4 14 4 30.0 7 2 27.3
55 to 59 years 692 80 11.6 677 80 11.8 6 0 .0 2 0 3.2
60 to 64 years 669 100 15.0 657 93 14.2 9 6 65.3 2 0 .0
65 years and over 2451 301 12.3 2409 289 12.0 36 11 31.7 5 0 .0
65 to 74 years 1370 106 7.7 1340 103 7.7 25 3 10.9 4 0 .0
75 years and over 1081 195 18.1 1069 186 17.4 11 9 77.3 0 0 .0
Male
Total 7740 844 10.9 7454 766 10.3 172 42 24.2 104 19 18.8
Under 18 Years 2220 361 16.2 2089 304 14.5 73 29 39.8 52 9 17.6
18 to 24 Years 738 114 15.4 705 103 14.7 19 7 39.2 9 2 19.0
25 to 34 Years 1010 95 9.4 973 93 9.6 24 0 .0 19 4 21.6
35 to 44 Years 1208 48 4.0 1164 46 4.0 34 0 .0 16 2 15.6
45 to 54 Years 878 60 6.8 866 58 6.7 1 0 .0 4 2 43.9
55 to 59 Years 363 42 11.7 354 42 11.8 3 0 .0 0 0 100.0
60 to 64 Years 292 50 17.1 291 50 17.2 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1031 75 7.3 1012 69 6.9 18 5 29.1 3 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 616 26 4.2 601 23 3.8 14 3 19.1 3 0 .0
75 Years and Over 415 49 11.9 411 47 11.3 4 3 65.6 0 0 (B)
Female
Total 8109 1126 13.9 7742 1003 13.0 172 73 42.4 89 27 29.9
Under 18 Years 2078 338 16.3 1935 280 14.5 71 33 46.6 34 14 41.2
18 to 24 Years 738 136 18.5 689 114 16.5 21 14 65.8 19 5 24.9
25 to 34 Years 1010 155 15.4 964 145 15.0 19 5 24.2 13 5 38.8
35 to 44 Years 1252 124 9.9 1197 111 9.3 19 5 28.5 15 3 18.6
45 to 54 Years 904 58 6.4 871 52 6.0 12 4 33.3 3 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 329 38 11.5 323 38 11.7 3 0 .0 2 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 377 50 13.4 367 43 11.8 9 6 65.3 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1420 226 15.9 1397 220 15.8 18 6 34.3 2 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 754 80 10.6 739 80 10.8 11 0 .0 2 0 .0
75 Years and Over 666 146 21.9 658 140 21.3 7 6 83.5 0 0 .0
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 15849 1970 12.4 15197 1769 11.6 344 115 33.3 193 46 23.9
65 Years and Over 2451 301 12.3 2409 289 12.0 36 11 31.7 5 0 .0
In Families 13318 1286 9.7 12786 1128 8.8 287 95 33.0 172 36 20.9
Householders 4336 392 9.0 4204 360 8.6 80 25 31.2 47 8 16.4
Under 65 Years 3479 325 9.3 3363 296 8.8 66 22 33.2 44 8 17.5
65 Years and Over 857 67 7.8 841 64 7.6 14 3 22.0 3 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4172 611 14.7 3904 502 12.9 144 62 43.1 81 18 21.8
Under 6 Years 1283 226 17.6 1198 175 14.6 47 35 74.4 26 6 22.5
6 to 17 Years 2889 385 13.3 2706 328 12.1 98 28 28.2 55 12 21.5
18 Years and Over 1063 54 5.0 1006 49 4.9 36 3 7.2 8 3 32.8
In Married Couple
Families 10991 667 6.1 10719 610 5.7 128 21 16.1 135 31 22.9
Husbands 3519 188 5.3 3469 181 5.2 33 5 14.2 30 6 19.1
Under 65 Years 2752 139 5.1 2711 133 4.9 24 5 19.1 27 6 21.0
65 Years and Over 767 48 6.3 758 48 6.4 8 0 .0 3 0 .0
Wives 3519 188 5.3 3442 177 5.2 28 5 16.4 34 6 17.5
Under 65 Years 2889 142 4.9 2820 132 4.7 23 5 19.7 32 6 18.4
65 Years and Over 630 45 7.2 622 45 7.3 5 0 .0 2 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3156 253 8.0 3025 213 7.0 63 11 18.1 62 15 24.5
Under 6 Years 992 79 8.0 966 70 7.3 11 3 29.0 20 5 26.1
6 to 17 Years 2165 173 8.0 2060 142 6.9 52 8 15.7 42 10 23.8
18 Years and Over 719 25 3.5 705 25 3.6 4 0 .0 7 3 36.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 1824 561 30.8 1605 465 29.0 152 74 48.5 23 5 21.3
Householder 629 183 29.1 567 158 27.9 43 20 47.2 8 3 33.9
Under 65 Years 541 169 31.2 486 147 30.3 38 17 46.2 8 3 33.9
65 Years and Over 87 14 16.1 81 11 13.6 6 3 54.1 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 808 341 42.2 693 274 39.5 77 51 66.0 12 2 19.7
Under 6 Years 228 135 58.9 181 93 51.5 35 31 88.7 2 1 25.1
6 to 17 Years 579 207 35.7 512 181 35.3 42 19 46.7 9 2 18.3
18 Years and Over 286 25 8.9 245 21 8.6 32 3 8.2 1 0 .0
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 161 103 64.1 150 96 64.1 0 0 (B) 8 8 100.0
Under 18 Years 100 67 66.9 95 62 65.5 0 0 (B) 6 6 100.0
Under 6 Years 30 29 95.3 30 29 95.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 70 38 54.6 65 34 51.6 0 0 (B) 6 6 100.0
18 Years and Over 61 36 59.6 55 34 61.7 0 0 (B) 2 2 100.0
Unrelated Individuals 2370 581 24.5 2261 545 24.1 58 20 35.0 13 2 16.4
Male 1054 219 20.7 1003 207 20.6 36 8 22.2 9 1 15.2
Under 65 Years 840 197 23.4 798 190 23.8 26 3 10.3 9 1 15.2
Living Alone 422 64 15.2 406 61 15.1 10 3 25.9 0 0 .0
65 Years and Over 214 22 10.3 205 17 8.2 10 5 54.2 0 0 (B)
Living Alone 196 22 11.2 187 17 9.0 10 5 54.2 0 0 (B)
Female 1316 362 27.5 1258 338 26.9 22 12 55.7 4 1 19.3
Under 65 Years 655 197 30.1 605 177 29.2 14 9 63.7 4 1 20.8
Living Alone 356 81 22.7 330 70 21.1 7 7 100.0 1 0 36.6
65 Years and Over 661 165 25.0 653 162 24.8 8 3 40.4 0 0 .0
Living Alone 648 158 24.4 640 155 24.2 8 3 40.4 0 0 .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_005.htm