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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Total 266218 36529 13.7 50243 15850 31.5 21783 8762 40.2
Under 18 Years 70650 14463 20.5 15327 6971 45.5 7100 3954 55.7
18 to 24 Years 24987 4466 17.9 5800 1893 32.6 2629 1074 40.8
25 to 34 Years 40256 5093 12.7 7427 2066 27.8 3303 1118 33.8
35 to 44 Years 43960 4343 9.9 7293 1871 25.7 3115 1016 32.6
45 to 54 Years 33013 2516 7.6 5288 1051 19.9 2023 525 26.0
55 to 59 Years 11579 1086 9.4 1854 441 23.8 812 267 32.9
60 to 64 Years 9896 1134 11.5 1796 411 22.9 696 223 32.1
65 Years and Over 31877 3428 10.8 5459 1146 21.0 2106 585 27.8
65 to 74 Years 18015 1580 8.8 3173 592 18.7 1210 309 25.6
75 Years and Over 13862 1848 13.3 2285 554 24.3 896 276 30.8
Male
Total 130353 15611 12.0 24317 6786 27.9 10389 3705 35.7
Under 18 Years 36199 7248 20.0 7917 3468 43.8 3628 1965 54.2
18 to 24 Years 12535 1801 14.4 2813 736 26.2 1231 403 32.7
25 to 34 Years 20040 1896 9.5 3697 756 20.4 1618 401 24.8
35 to 44 Years 21793 1806 8.3 3575 741 20.7 1498 371 24.8
45 to 54 Years 16119 1066 6.6 2451 442 18.0 918 199 21.7
55 to 59 Years 5575 435 7.8 860 171 19.9 357 105 29.5
60 to 64 Years 4689 447 9.5 769 144 18.7 287 78 27.2
65 Years and Over 13404 912 6.8 2235 328 14.7 852 182 21.4
65 to 74 Years 8085 458 5.7 1395 178 12.8 516 89 17.2
75 Years and Over 5319 454 8.5 840 150 17.9 336 94 27.9
Female
Total 135865 20918 15.4 25927 9064 35.0 11395 5058 44.4
Under 18 Years 34451 7215 20.9 7410 3503 47.3 3472 1989 57.3
18 to 24 Years 12452 2665 21.4 2988 1157 38.7 1398 671 48.0
25 to 34 Years 20217 3197 15.8 3729 1310 35.1 1685 717 42.5
35 to 44 Years 22167 2537 11.4 3718 1130 30.4 1616 645 39.9
45 to 54 Years 16894 1450 8.6 2837 609 21.5 1104 326 29.5
55 to 59 Years 6003 651 10.9 994 270 27.1 455 162 35.5
60 to 64 Years 5207 687 13.2 1027 267 26.0 409 145 35.5
65 Years and Over 18474 2516 13.6 3224 818 25.4 1254 403 32.1
65 to 74 Years 9930 1122 11.3 1778 414 23.3 694 221 31.8
75 Years and Over 8544 1394 16.3 1446 405 28.0 560 182 32.5
Household Relationship
Total 266218 36529 13.7 50243 15850 31.5 21783 8762 40.2
65 Years and Over 31877 3428 10.8 5459 1146 21.0 2106 585 27.8
In Families 223955 27376 12.2 41476 12854 31.0 17889 7228 40.4
Householders 70241 7708 11.0 12204 3397 27.8 5079 1873 36.9
Under 65 Years 59107 7044 11.9 10399 3154 30.3 4422 1759 39.8
65 Years and Over 11133 664 6.0 1805 242 13.4 656 114 17.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 69411 13764 19.8 15041 6794 45.2 6962 3865 55.5
Under 6 Years 23452 5333 22.7 5155 2614 50.7 2380 1435 60.3

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Total 8488 3962 46.7 215975 20679 9.6
Under 18 Years 2827 1756 62.1 55323 7492 13.5
18 to 24 Years 1112 529 47.6 19186 2574 13.4
25 to 34 Years 1229 489 39.8 32830 3027 9.2
35 to 44 Years 1167 439 37.6 36667 2472 6.7
45 to 54 Years 697 224 32.1 27725 1465 5.3
55 to 59 Years 316 146 46.3 9725 646 6.6
60 to 64 Years 273 100 36.5 8100 723 8.9
65 Years and Over 867 279 32.2 26419 2281 8.6
65 to 74 Years 503 159 31.6 14842 988 6.7
75 Years and Over 364 120 32.9 11577 1293 11.2
Male
Total 3956 1603 40.5 106037 8824 8.3
Under 18 Years 1403 827 58.9 28282 3780 13.4
18 to 24 Years 549 211 38.4 9722 1065 11.0
25 to 34 Years 559 170 30.3 16342 1140 7.0
35 to 44 Years 555 141 25.5 18218 1065 5.8
45 to 54 Years 297 82 27.5 13668 624 4.6
55 to 59 Years 117 49 42.1 4716 264 5.6
60 to 64 Years 110 31 28.3 3920 303 7.7
65 Years and Over 364 92 25.3 11169 584 5.2
65 to 74 Years 211 42 19.8 6690 280 4.2
75 Years and Over 153 51 33.0 4479 304 6.8
Female
Total 4532 2358 52.0 109938 11855 10.8
Under 18 Years 1423 929 65.3 27041 3712 13.7
18 to 24 Years 563 318 56.5 9465 1509 15.9
25 to 34 Years 670 320 47.7 16487 1887 11.4
35 to 44 Years 612 297 48.6 18449 1407 7.6
45 to 54 Years 399 142 35.6 14057 841 6.0
55 to 59 Years 199 97 48.7 5009 382 7.6
60 to 64 Years 163 69 42.1 4180 420 10.0
65 Years and Over 503 187 37.1 15250 1697 11.1
65 to 74 Years 292 117 40.2 8152 708 8.7
75 Years and Over 211 69 32.8 7098 989 13.9
Household Relationship
Total 8488 3962 46.7 215975 20679 9.6
65 Years and Over 867 279 32.2 26419 2281 8.6
In Families 6915 3259 47.1 182480 14522 8.0
Householders 1922 844 43.9 58036 4311 7.4
Under 65 Years 1646 781 47.5 48708 3890 8.0
65 Years and Over 276 62 22.5 9328 421 4.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2801 1738 62.1 54370 6971 12.8
Under 6 Years 946 639 67.5 18297 2719 14.9

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 45959 8431 18.3 9887 4179 42.3 4582 2430 53.0
18 Years and Over 21879 1844 8.4 4585 956 20.9 2105 605 28.7
In Married Couple Families 174421 11996 6.9 25433 4947 19.5 9395 2565 27.3
Husbands 53604 3010 5.6 7301 1132 15.5 2590 561 21.6
Under 65 Years 44128 2588 5.9 5953 1008 16.9 2133 495 23.2
65 Years and Over 9476 422 4.5 1348 124 9.2 457 65 14.3
Wives 53604 3010 5.6 7301 1132 15.5 2590 561 21.6
Under 65 Years 46336 2697 5.8 6343 1067 16.8 2248 519 23.1
65 Years and Over 7268 313 4.3 958 65 6.8 342 42 12.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 49954 5035 10.1 7894 2242 28.4 3024 1200 39.7
Under 6 Years 17212 1984 11.5 2681 882 32.9 1060 463 43.7
6 to 17 Years 32742 3051 9.3 5214 1359 26.1 1964 737 37.5
18 Years and Over 14026 647 4.6 2254 289 12.8 918 159 17.3
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 38584 13796 35.8 13478 7287 54.1 7262 4368 60.2
Householder 12790 4167 32.6 4057 2071 51.1 2107 1225 58.2
Under 65 Years 11142 3933 35.3 3605 1949 54.1 1924 1168 60.7
65 Years and Over 1648 233 14.2 452 122 27.0 183 58 31.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16213 7990 49.3 6305 4244 67.3 3553 2526 71.1
Under 6 Years 5083 2990 58.8 2150 1584 73.7 1197 913 76.3
6 to 17 Years 11129 5000 44.9 4155 2660 64.0 2357 1613 68.4
18 Years and Over 6479 1081 16.7 2035 614 30.2 1054 416 39.5
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1536 701 45.6 318 151 47.6 155 76 48.8
Under 18 Years 879 416 47.4 187 99 52.8 91 49 54.4
Under 6 Years 256 158 61.8 60 42 69.7 34 21 61.5
6 to 17 Years 623 258 41.4 127 57 44.9 57 28 50.1
18 Years and Over 657 284 43.3 131 52 40.0 64 26 40.9
Unrelated Individuals 40727 8452 20.8 8450 2845 33.7 3739 1459 39.0
Male 19426 3308 17.0 4288 1172 27.3 1902 619 32.6
Under 65 Years 16692 2926 17.5 3643 1031 28.3 1636 534 32.7
Living Alone 8145 1003 12.3 1795 406 22.6 746 194 26.0
65 Years and Over 2735 382 14.0 645 141 21.9 266 85 32.0
Living Alone 2314 309 13.4 549 109 19.9 219 64 29.2
Female 21300 5145 24.2 4162 1673 40.2 1837 840 45.7
Under 65 Years 13326 3290 24.7 2647 1094 41.3 1212 570 47.0
Living Alone 7358 1391 18.9 1552 561 36.2 727 327 45.0
65 Years and Over 7975 1855 23.3 1515 579 38.2 625 269 43.1
Living Alone 7619 1761 23.1 1480 562 37.9 607 262 43.2
Residence and Region
United States: 266218 36529 13.7 50243 15850 31.5 21783 8762 40.2
Metropolitan 213970 28211 13.2 35057 12070 34.4 16616 7015 42.2
Central City 79729 15645 19.6 25972 9085 35.0 13509 5559 41.2

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 1855 1099 59.3 36072 4252 11.8
18 Years and Over 936 325 34.7 17293 888 5.1
In Married Couple Families 3311 1069 32.3 148989 7049 4.7
Husbands 884 231 26.2 46302 1878 4.1
Under 65 Years 693 198 28.6 38175 1580 4.1
65 Years and Over 191 33 17.3 8127 298 3.7
Wives 884 231 26.2 46302 1878 4.1
Under 65 Years 734 202 27.6 39992 1630 4.1
65 Years and Over 151 29 19.2 6310 248 3.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1111 502 45.2 42060 2793 6.6
Under 6 Years 385 204 53.0 14531 1101 7.6
6 to 17 Years 725 298 41.1 27529 1692 6.1
18 Years and Over 337 79 23.6 11773 358 3.0
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 3238 2103 64.9 25105 6509 25.9
Householder 923 587 63.6 8734 2096 24.0
Under 65 Years 845 559 66.1 7537 1985 26.3
65 Years and Over 78 28 36.0 1196 111 9.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1587 1197 75.4 9908 3745 37.8
Under 6 Years 528 418 79.2 2933 1406 47.9
6 to 17 Years 1060 779 73.5 6975 2340 33.5
18 Years and Over 548 237 43.4 4444 467 10.5
In Unrelated Subfamilies 14 6 41.9 1218 549 45.1
Under 18 Years 7 3 41.4 692 317 45.9
Under 6 Years 3 2 62.3 196 116 59.4
6 to 17 Years 4 1 26.5 496 201 40.5
18 Years and Over 7 3 42.4 526 232 44.1
Unrelated Individuals 1559 697 44.7 32277 5608 17.4
Male 797 281 35.3 15139 2136 14.1
Under 65 Years 677 241 35.6 13049 1895 14.5
Living Alone 308 85 27.8 6350 597 9.4
65 Years and Over 120 40 33.4 2090 241 11.5
Living Alone 92 33 35.8 1765 200 11.4
Female 762 416 54.6 17138 3472 20.3
Under 65 Years 534 295 55.2 10679 2195 20.6
Living Alone 315 171 54.2 5806 830 14.3
65 Years and Over 228 121 53.1 6460 1276 19.8
Living Alone 221 115 52.2 6139 1199 19.5
Residence and Region
United States: 8488 3962 46.7 215975 20679 9.6
Metropolitan 7005 3391 48.4 178913 16141 9.0
Central City 6030 2924 48.5 53757 6560 12.2

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Not Central City 134241 12566 9.4 9085 2985 32.9 3107 1456 46.8
Not Metropolitan 52248 8318 15.9 15187 3780 24.9 5167 1748 33.8
Northeast 51455 6558 12.7 6980 2643 37.9 3565 1582 44.4
Metropolitan 46018 5976 13.0 6635 2565 38.7 3520 1571 44.6
Central City 15765 3879 24.6 5974 2416 40.4 3352 1538 45.9
Not Central City 30253 2097 6.9 662 150 22.6 168 33 19.8
Not Metropolitan 5437 582 10.7 345 78 22.6 44 11 25.2
Midwest 61940 6654 10.7 8668 2568 29.6 3906 1431 36.6
Metropolitan 46092 4684 10.2 6604 2083 31.5 3428 1297 37.8
Central City 16653 2960 17.8 5666 1810 31.9 3100 1128 36.4
Not Central City 29439 1724 5.9 938 273 29.1 328 169 51.4
Not Metropolitan 15849 1970 12.4 2064 485 23.5 478 134 28.1
South 93123 14098 15.1 23601 6765 28.7 10066 3798 37.7
Metropolitan 70186 9810 14.0 13093 4102 31.3 5986 2398 40.1
Central City 25560 4910 19.2 8915 2896 32.5 4437 1735 39.1
Not Central City 44626 4900 11.0 4178 1206 28.9 1549 664 42.8
Not Metropolitan 22936 4288 18.7 10508 2663 25.3 4080 1399 34.3
West 59700 9219 15.4 10995 3874 35.2 4247 1951 45.9
Metropolitan 51674 7741 15.0 8724 3320 38.0 3682 1748 47.5
Central City 21750 3896 17.9 5417 1964 36.2 2620 1158 44.2
Not Central City 29924 3845 12.8 3307 1356 41.0 1062 590 55.6
Not Metropolitan 8026 1478 18.4 2270 554 24.4 565 203 35.9
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 71644 26884 37.5 26689 13409 50.2 13812 7719 55.9
Cash Assistance 25791 13626 52.8 11420 7527 65.9 6795 4719 69.4
Noncash Assistance 70711 26783 37.9 26520 13367 50.4 13724 7695 56.1
Foodstamps 26560 17136 64.5 12923 9217 71.3 7606 5613 73.8
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 16009 3412 21.3 4996 1365 27.3 2140 601 28.1
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 194574 9646 5.0 23554 2441 10.4 7972 1043 13.1
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 32800 5872 17.9 7499 2571 34.3 3425 1486 43.4
Enrolled In School 17941 2715 15.1 3578 1198 33.5 1641 709 43.2
Not Enrolled 14859 3157 21.2 3921 1373 35.0 1783 777 43.6
No High School Diploma 3799 1488 39.2 1508 750 49.8 776 420 54.1
Persons 25 and Over 170581 17599 10.3 29116 6986 24.0 12054 3735 31.0
No High School Diploma 30524 7568 24.8 10108 3861 38.2 4917 2227 45.3
High School orMore 140057 10032 7.2 19008 3125 16.4 7137 1508 21.1
No College 57586 5797 10.1 9754 2001 20.5 3752 989 26.4
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 41774 2884 6.9 5698 854 15.0 2158 382 17.7
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 40697 1351 3.3 3556 270 7.6 1228 136 11.1

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Not Central City 974 466 47.8 125156 9581 7.7
Not Metropolitan 1483 571 38.5 37062 4538 12.2
Northeast 1641 833 50.8 44475 3915 8.8
Metropolitan 1635 833 51.0 39383 3411 8.7
Central City 1577 810 51.4 9791 1463 14.9
Not Central City 57 23 39.9 29592 1948 6.6
Not Metropolitan 7 0 .0 5092 504 9.9
Midwest 1713 659 38.5 53272 4086 7.7
Metropolitan 1501 615 41.0 39488 2601 6.6
Central City 1421 588 41.4 10987 1150 10.5
Not Central City 80 27 33.3 28501 1451 5.1
Not Metropolitan 212 44 21.0 13785 1485 10.8
South 3865 1781 46.1 69521 7333 10.5
Metropolitan 2784 1328 47.7 57093 5709 10.0
Central City 2205 1018 46.1 16646 2015 12.1
Not Central City 578 311 53.8 40447 3694 9.1
Not Metropolitan 1081 452 41.8 12428 1625 13.1
West 1269 689 54.3 48706 5345 11.0
Metropolitan 1086 614 56.6 42949 4421 10.3
Central City 827 509 61.5 16333 1932 11.8
Not Central City 258 106 40.9 26617 2489 9.4
Not Metropolitan 184 74 40.5 5756 924 16.1
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 5875 3496 59.5 44955 13475 30.0
Cash Assistance 3069 2173 70.8 14371 6099 42.4
Noncash Assistance 5837 3480 59.6 44190 13417 30.4
Foodstamps 3503 2660 76.0 13637 7919 58.1
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 712 236 33.2 11013 2048 18.6
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 2613 465 17.8 171020 7205 4.2
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 1416 709 50.1 25301 3301 13.0
Enrolled In School 731 362 49.4 14363 1517 10.6
Not Enrolled 685 347 50.7 10938 1784 16.3
No High School Diploma 329 194 59.2 2291 738 32.2
Persons 25 and Over 4549 1677 36.9 141465 10613 7.5
No High School Diploma 2040 1032 50.6 20416 3707 18.2
High School orMore 2510 645 25.7 121049 6906 5.7
No College 1318 434 33.0 47832 3796 7.9
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 756 166 22.0 36075 2030 5.6
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 436 44 10.0 37141 1081 2.9

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Work Experience 266218 36529 13.7 50243 15850 31.5 21783 8762 40.2
Male 130353 15611 12.0 24317 6786 27.9 10389 3705 35.7
Under 16 Years 32172 6565 20.4 7034 3131 44.5 3225 1759 54.5
16 to 64 Years 84778 8134 9.6 15048 3327 22.1 6312 1763 27.9
Worked During Year 72924 4413 6.1 11427 1655 14.5 4496 817 18.2
Year-Round F-T 52733 1400 2.7 7273 534 7.3 2711 258 9.5
Not Year-Round F/T 20191 3012 14.9 4154 1121 27.0 1785 560 31.4
Did Not Work 11854 3721 31.4 3621 1672 46.2 1816 946 52.1
65 Years and Over 13404 912 6.8 2235 328 14.7 852 182 21.4
Work During Year 2837 50 1.7 401 25 6.4 134 13 9.6
Year-Round F-T 1063 9 .9 171 4 2.2 55 0 .7
Not Year-Round F/T 1774 40 2.3 230 22 9.4 78 12 15.9
Did Not Work 10567 862 8.2 1834 302 16.5 718 169 23.6
Female 135865 20918 15.4 25927 9064 35.0 11395 5058 44.4
Under 16 Years 30666 6492 21.2 6595 3162 47.9 3079 1782 57.9
16 to 64 Years 86726 11910 13.7 16108 5084 31.6 7061 2872 40.7
Worked During Year 64306 5073 7.9 10149 1940 19.1 4110 1042 25.4
Year-Round F-T 35897 851 2.4 5273 356 6.8 2042 184 9.0
Not Year-Round F/T 28409 4222 14.9 4876 1583 32.5 2068 858 41.5
Did Not Work 22420 6837 30.5 5960 3144 52.8 2951 1830 62.0
65 Years and Over 18474 2516 13.6 3224 818 25.4 1254 403 32.1
Work During Year 2133 50 2.3 333 25 7.4 122 14 11.5
Year-Round F-T 559 3 .5 94 1 .6 36 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 1574 47 3.0 238 24 10.1 86 14 16.3
Did Not Work 16340 2466 15.1 2891 794 27.5 1132 389 34.3

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Work Experience 8488 3962 46.7 215975 20679 9.6
Male 3956 1603 40.5 106037 8824 8.3
Under 16 Years 1254 736 58.7 25138 3434 13.7
16 to 64 Years 2339 775 33.2 69730 4806 6.9
Worked During Year 1587 331 20.9 61497 2758 4.5
Year-Round F-T 875 112 12.8 45460 866 1.9
Not Year-Round F/T 712 220 30.8 16037 1892 11.8
Did Not Work 752 444 59.1 8233 2049 24.9
65 Years and Over 364 92 25.3 11169 584 5.2
Work During Year 54 6 11.7 2435 24 1.0
Year-Round F-T 19 0 2.0 892 6 .6
Not Year-Round F/T 36 6 16.8 1544 19 1.2
Did Not Work 309 86 27.8 8734 560 6.4
Female 4532 2358 52.0 109938 11855 10.8
Under 16 Years 1269 840 66.2 24071 3331 13.8
16 to 64 Years 2759 1331 48.2 70617 6827 9.7
Worked During Year 1463 443 30.3 54157 3134 5.8
Year-Round F-T 681 92 13.4 30624 495 1.6
Not Year-Round F/T 782 351 44.9 23532 2639 11.2
Did Not Work 1297 889 68.5 16460 3693 22.4
65 Years and Over 503 187 37.1 15250 1697 11.1
Work During Year 52 10 18.9 1801 25 1.4
Year-Round F-T 12 0 .0 465 2 .5
Not Year-Round F/T 40 10 24.4 1336 23 1.7
Did Not Work 452 177 39.1 13449 1672 12.4

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1996 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
White Both Sexes Total 219656 24650 11.2 31384 8702 27.7 11443 4201 36.7
Under 18 Years 55606 9044 16.3 8764 3602 41.1 3330 1814 54.5
18 to 24 Years 19992 3123 15.6 3692 1153 31.2 1535 602 39.2
25 to 34 Years 32638 3487 10.7 4700 1184 25.2 1865 561 30.1
35 to 44 Years 36438 2976 8.2 4528 1048 23.1 1611 490 30.4
45 to 54 Years 28071 1764 6.3 3476 599 17.2 1106 243 22.0
55 to 59 Years 9935 770 7.7 1178 215 18.3 395 97 24.4
60 to 64 Years 8512 820 9.6 1222 245 20.1 385 107 27.9
65 Years and Over 28464 2667 9.4 3825 654 17.1 1215 287 23.6
65 to 74 Years 15983 1170 7.3 2202 319 14.5 682 145 21.2
75 Years and Over 12481 1497 12.0 1623 335 20.7 533 142 26.7
Male
Total 108338 10638 9.8 15623 3873 24.8 5657 1889 33.4
Under 18 Years 28573 4593 16.1 4591 1843 40.1 1727 942 54.6
18 to 24 Years 10194 1289 12.6 1865 479 25.7 767 251 32.7
25 to 34 Years 16449 1371 8.3 2477 492 19.9 983 226 23.0
35 to 44 Years 18314 1298 7.1 2302 458 19.9 802 193 24.0
45 to 54 Years 13882 765 5.5 1691 262 15.5 550 108 19.6
55 to 59 Years 4831 315 6.5 553 81 14.6 178 42 23.8
60 to 64 Years 4073 326 8.0 556 86 15.5 168 41 24.7
65 Years and Over 12022 682 5.7 1588 173 10.9 483 85 17.7
65 to 74 Years 7218 342 4.7 1012 99 9.8 301 42 14.0
75 Years and Over 4804 340 7.1 576 74 12.8 181 43 23.9
Female
Total 111318 14012 12.6 15761 4828 30.6 5786 2312 40.0
Under 18 Years 27033 4451 16.5 4173 1760 42.2 1603 872 54.4
18 to 24 Years 9798 1834 18.7 1827 674 36.9 768 352 45.8
25 to 34 Years 16189 2116 13.1 2223 693 31.2 883 334 37.9
35 to 44 Years 18124 1678 9.3 2226 590 26.5 809 297 36.7
45 to 54 Years 14189 999 7.0 1785 338 18.9 556 135 24.3
55 to 59 Years 5104 455 8.9 624 134 21.5 217 54 24.9
60 to 64 Years 4439 495 11.1 666 159 23.9 217 66 30.4
65 Years and Over 16442 1986 12.1 2237 481 21.5 733 202 27.5
65 to 74 Years 8765 828 9.5 1190 219 18.4 381 103 26.9
75 Years and Over 7677 1157 15.1 1047 262 25.0 352 99 28.2
Household Relationship
Total 219656 24650 11.2 31384 8702 27.7 11443 4201 36.7
65 Years and Over 28464 2667 9.4 3825 654 17.1 1215 287 23.6
In Families 184119 17621 9.6 25514 6851 26.9 9143 3395 37.1
Householders 58934 5059 8.6 7701 1788 23.2 2640 863 32.7
Under 65 Years 48963 4585 9.4 6455 1664 25.8 2276 810 35.6
65 Years and Over 9971 474 4.8 1246 124 9.9 363 53 14.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 54599 8488 15.5 8599 3501 40.7 3259 1773 54.4
Under 6 Years 18431 3358 18.2 3012 1391 46.2 1183 698 59.0
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/5_001.htm