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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
Black Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 7419 2747 37.0 3746 1813 48.4 2197 1157 52.7
18 Years and Over 3827 666 17.4 1957 448 22.9 1082 323 29.9
In Married Couple Families 13761 1462 10.6 5116 810 15.8 2601 559 21.5
Husbands 3869 354 9.2 1383 183 13.3 714 125 17.5
Under 65 Years 3341 298 8.9 1142 146 12.8 573 95 16.7
65 Years and Over 528 56 10.6 241 37 15.3 141 29 20.7
Wives 3725 328 8.8 1369 171 12.5 702 118 16.9
Under 65 Years 3357 290 8.6 1203 149 12.4 606 105 17.3
65 Years and Over 367 38 10.3 166 21 12.8 96 14 14.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4309 597 13.8 1571 347 22.1 815 252 30.9
Under 6 Years 1334 181 13.6 477 102 21.5 266 79 29.6
6 to 17 Years 2975 416 14.0 1093 244 22.3 549 173 31.6
18 Years and Over 1559 127 8.2 670 74 11.0 307 47 15.3
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 13193 6123 46.4 7749 4176 53.9 4644 2675 57.6
Householder 3947 1724 43.7 2244 1159 51.7 1323 748 56.5
Under 65 Years 3579 1617 45.2 2007 1085 54.1 1203 708 58.8
65 Years and Over 368 107 28.9 236 74 31.1 119 39 33.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6217 3619 58.2 3747 2454 65.5 2293 1535 66.9
Under 6 Years 2164 1386 64.1 1296 943 72.7 768 569 74.1
6 to 17 Years 4053 2233 55.1 2451 1511 61.6 1526 966 63.3
18 Years and Over 2056 501 24.4 1177 349 29.7 698 258 36.9
In Unrelated Subfamilies 188 95 50.2 107 51 48.1 59 30 50.2
Under 18 Years 108 58 53.4 63 32 50.6 35 19 55.1
Under 6 Years 26 21 79.2 14 10 73.5 9 5 59.5
6 to 17 Years 82 37 45.3 49 22 44.1 26 14 53.5
18 Years and Over 80 37 45.8 44 20 44.6 24 11 43.2
Unrelated Individuals 4989 1606 32.2 2387 928 38.9 1353 611 45.2
Male 2519 683 27.1 1208 375 31.1 690 240 34.8
Under 65 Years 2200 602 27.4 1003 324 32.3 572 203 35.5
Living Alone 1049 209 19.9 537 138 25.7 307 84 27.5
65 Years and Over 319 81 25.4 205 52 25.2 118 37 31.3
Living Alone 254 55 21.7 161 28 17.5 88 21 23.7
Female 2470 923 37.4 1179 553 46.9 663 371 56.0
Under 65 Years 1822 620 34.0 797 352 44.2 441 244 55.3
Living Alone 1205 357 29.6 550 225 40.9 311 169 54.4
65 Years and Over 647 304 46.9 382 200 52.4 222 127 57.5
Living Alone 622 295 47.5 374 195 52.2 215 122 56.8
Residence and Region
United States: 34110 9694 28.4 16295 6217 38.2 9221 3979 43.2
Metropolitan 29223 7975 27.3 12922 4884 37.8 7395 3145 42.5
Central City 18654 5784 31.0 10925 4307 39.4 6495 2855 44.0

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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
Black Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 972 580 59.6 3673 934 25.4
18 Years and Over 573 180 31.5 1870 218 11.7
In Married Couple Families 1081 253 23.5 8645 652 7.5
Husbands 287 57 19.9 2486 171 6.9
Under 65 Years 218 43 19.6 2199 152 6.9
65 Years and Over 69 14 20.7 287 19 6.6
Wives 281 57 20.1 2356 158 6.7
Under 65 Years 232 45 19.6 2154 141 6.5
65 Years and Over 50 11 22.9 201 17 8.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 339 108 31.8 2739 250 9.1
Under 6 Years 107 28 26.3 857 79 9.2
6 to 17 Years 232 80 34.3 1882 171 9.1
18 Years and Over 138 27 19.4 889 54 6.0
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 2211 1394 63.0 5444 1947 35.8
Householder 639 404 63.2 1704 565 33.2
Under 65 Years 582 382 65.7 1572 532 33.8
65 Years and Over 57 22 38.2 132 33 25.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1075 790 73.5 2470 1165 47.2
Under 6 Years 375 296 78.7 868 444 51.1
6 to 17 Years 700 494 70.7 1602 722 45.1
18 Years and Over 391 147 37.6 879 152 17.3
In Unrelated Subfamilies 9 4 40.7 82 43 52.9
Under 18 Years 4 2 40.7 46 26 57.2
Under 6 Years 2 2 100.0 12 10 85.9
6 to 17 Years 3 0 .0 34 16 46.9
18 Years and Over 5 2 40.7 36 17 47.4
Unrelated Individuals 688 341 49.5 2602 678 26.1
Male 337 120 35.7 1311 308 23.5
Under 65 Years 274 108 39.3 1198 278 23.2
Living Alone 152 51 33.4 512 71 13.8
65 Years and Over 63 13 20.3 114 29 25.9
Living Alone 46 10 21.4 93 27 28.8
Female 351 220 62.7 1290 370 28.7
Under 65 Years 237 149 63.1 1025 267 26.1
Living Alone 158 104 65.8 655 132 20.2
65 Years and Over 115 71 61.7 265 103 39.0
Living Alone 110 67 61.2 249 101 40.4
Residence and Region
United States: 4205 2031 48.3 17815 3477 19.5
Metropolitan 3507 1704 48.6 16301 3091 19.0
Central City 3264 1637 50.2 7729 1476 19.1

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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
Black Both Sexes Not Central City 10569 2192 20.7 1997 577 28.9 899 289 32.2
Not Metropolitan 4887 1719 35.2 3373 1333 39.5 1826 835 45.7
Northeast 6491 1987 30.6 3238 1355 41.9 1923 861 44.8
Metropolitan 6418 1969 30.7 3214 1345 41.8 1920 861 44.9
Central City 4725 1653 35.0 3020 1297 43.0 1824 842 46.2
Not Central City 1693 317 18.7 194 47 24.5 96 20 20.5
Not Metropolitan 73 18 24.2 24 10 44.3 4 0 .0
Midwest 6001 1668 27.8 3229 1194 37.0 1964 755 38.4
Metropolitan 5657 1553 27.5 3034 1124 37.1 1880 746 39.7
Central City 4083 1283 31.4 2746 1042 37.9 1735 692 39.9
Not Central City 1574 270 17.2 287 83 28.8 144 54 37.6
Not Metropolitan 344 115 33.3 195 70 35.8 84 9 10.5
South 18688 5378 28.8 9006 3306 36.7 4886 2119 43.4
Metropolitan 14286 3801 26.6 5856 2054 35.1 3149 1294 41.1
Central City 8352 2405 28.8 4527 1653 36.5 2536 1095 43.2
Not Central City 5934 1397 23.5 1329 401 30.1 613 199 32.5
Not Metropolitan 4401 1576 35.8 3150 1252 39.7 1737 825 47.5
West 2930 662 22.6 822 362 44.0 448 244 54.5
Metropolitan 2862 652 22.8 818 361 44.1 447 243 54.4
Central City 1494 444 29.7 631 315 49.9 400 227 56.7
Not Central City 1368 208 15.2 187 46 24.6 47 17 35.4
Not Metropolitan 68 10 14.7 4 1 24.1 1 1 100.0
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 18004 8371 46.5 10599 5574 52.6 6485 3616 55.8
Cash Assistance 8118 5120 63.1 5357 3624 67.6 3644 2501 68.6
Noncash Assistance 17816 8327 46.7 10544 5550 52.6 6440 3603 55.9
Foodstamps 8675 6052 69.8 5928 4213 71.1 3887 2794 71.9
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 3293 778 23.6 1636 402 24.6 838 189 22.6
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 16107 1323 8.2 5696 643 11.3 2736 364 13.3
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4946 1562 31.6 2438 951 39.0 1370 646 47.1
Enrolled In School 2587 775 30.0 1170 455 38.9 671 324 48.3
Not Enrolled 2359 787 33.4 1268 496 39.1 699 322 46.0
No High School Diploma 688 369 53.6 412 221 53.6 268 152 56.8
Persons 25 and Over 19072 4080 21.4 8766 2588 29.5 4905 1689 34.4
No High School Diploma 4790 1890 39.5 3066 1356 44.2 1940 955 49.2
High School orMore 14282 2190 15.3 5700 1232 21.6 2965 734 24.8
No College 6835 1446 21.2 3211 867 27.0 1673 522 31.2
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 4912 617 12.6 1786 301 16.8 980 175 17.8
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 2534 127 5.0 703 64 9.1 312 37 12.0

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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
Black Both Sexes Not Central City 243 67 27.5 8572 1615 18.8
Not Metropolitan 699 327 46.8 1514 386 25.5
Northeast 882 450 51.1 3253 632 19.4
Metropolitan 882 450 51.1 3203 624 19.5
Central City 834 431 51.6 1705 355 20.8
Not Central City 48 20 41.5 1499 269 18.0
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 50 7 14.6
Midwest 1036 447 43.2 2772 473 17.1
Metropolitan 984 445 45.2 2623 429 16.3
Central City 937 434 46.3 1336 241 18.1
Not Central City 47 11 23.1 1287 187 14.6
Not Metropolitan 52 3 5.7 149 45 30.1
South 2119 1009 47.6 9682 2072 21.4
Metropolitan 1474 686 46.5 8430 1747 20.7
Central City 1342 650 48.4 3825 751 19.6
Not Central City 132 36 27.5 4605 996 21.6
Not Metropolitan 646 323 50.0 1252 325 25.9
West 169 124 73.5 2108 300 14.2
Metropolitan 168 123 73.4 2045 291 14.2
Central City 151 123 81.5 863 129 14.9
Not Central City 17 0 .0 1182 162 13.7
Not Metropolitan 1 1 100.0 64 9 14.2
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 3123 1861 59.6 7404 2797 37.8
Cash Assistance 1798 1297 72.1 2761 1496 54.2
Noncash Assistance 3095 1851 59.8 7273 2777 38.2
Foodstamps 1899 1471 77.5 2747 1840 67.0
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 350 87 24.9 1657 376 22.7
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 1083 169 15.6 10411 680 6.5
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 611 317 51.9 2508 611 24.4
Enrolled In School 311 157 50.4 1417 321 22.6
Not Enrolled 300 160 53.4 1091 291 26.6
No High School Diploma 128 82 64.0 276 148 53.5
Persons 25 and Over 2259 886 39.2 10306 1491 14.5
No High School Diploma 1009 525 52.0 1724 534 31.0
High School orMore 1250 361 28.9 8582 957 11.2
No College 728 258 35.4 3624 579 16.0
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 386 83 21.5 3126 316 10.1
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 136 20 15.1 1831 62 3.4

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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
Black Both Sexes Work Experience 34110 9694 28.4 16295 6217 38.2 9221 3979 43.2
Male 15908 3923 24.7 7439 2445 32.9 4181 1535 36.7
Under 16 Years 5097 1970 38.6 2559 1267 49.5 1476 786 53.3
16 to 64 Years 9796 1769 18.1 4321 1046 24.2 2371 660 27.8
Worked During Year 7140 688 9.6 2886 356 12.3 1479 196 13.2
Year-Round F-T 4734 174 3.7 1735 93 5.4 879 53 6.0
Not Year-Round F/T 2406 514 21.4 1151 263 22.8 599 143 23.8
Did Not Work 2656 1081 40.7 1435 691 48.1 892 464 52.1
65 Years and Over 1014 184 18.1 559 132 23.5 335 89 26.6
Work During Year 163 10 6.2 58 7 11.5 42 7 15.7
Year-Round F-T 65 0 .0 31 0 .0 23 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 98 10 10.2 26 7 24.9 18 7 35.7
Did Not Work 851 174 20.4 502 125 24.9 293 83 28.2
Female 18203 5771 31.7 8856 3772 42.6 5040 2444 48.5
Under 16 Years 4994 2082 41.7 2532 1411 55.7 1471 859 58.4
16 to 64 Years 11606 3212 27.7 5448 2049 37.6 3083 1392 45.2
Worked During Year 8141 1317 16.2 3419 780 22.8 1771 481 27.1
Year-Round F-T 5031 255 5.1 1924 146 7.6 928 84 9.1
Not Year-Round F/T 3109 1062 34.2 1495 634 42.4 843 396 47.0
Did Not Work 3465 1895 54.7 2029 1269 62.5 1312 912 69.5
65 Years and Over 1603 477 29.8 876 313 35.7 486 193 39.8
Work During Year 162 8 4.9 81 8 9.8 43 6 12.7
Year-Round F-T 67 0 .0 30 0 .0 16 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 95 8 8.4 52 8 15.3 28 6 19.9
Did Not Work 1441 469 32.6 794 305 38.3 442 188 42.5

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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
Black Both Sexes Work Experience 4205 2031 48.3 17815 3477 19.5
Male 1857 742 40.0 8469 1478 17.5
Under 16 Years 644 375 58.1 2538 703 27.7
16 to 64 Years 1042 330 31.7 5476 722 13.2
Worked During Year 611 93 15.2 4255 332 7.8
Year-Round F-T 337 24 7.2 2999 81 2.7
Not Year-Round F/T 275 69 25.0 1256 251 20.0
Did Not Work 430 237 55.1 1221 390 32.0
65 Years and Over 171 37 21.7 455 52 11.5
Work During Year 25 3 11.7 105 3 3.3
Year-Round F-T 15 0 .0 33 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 10 3 29.9 72 3 4.8
Did Not Work 146 34 23.5 349 49 14.0
Female 2348 1288 54.9 9346 1999 21.4
Under 16 Years 690 453 65.6 2462 671 27.2
16 to 64 Years 1411 729 51.7 6157 1163 18.9
Worked During Year 754 236 31.3 4722 537 11.4
Year-Round F-T 367 53 14.4 3108 108 3.5
Not Year-Round F/T 387 183 47.4 1614 429 26.6
Did Not Work 657 493 75.1 1436 626 43.6
65 Years and Over 246 106 43.1 727 165 22.6
Work During Year 16 2 14.9 80 0 .0
Year-Round F-T 4 0 .0 37 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 11 2 20.6 43 0 .0
Did Not Work 231 104 45.1 646 165 25.5

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Total 29614 8697 29.4 11530 5034 43.7 5996 2889 48.2
Under 18 Years 10511 4237 40.3 4411 2495 56.6 2291 1424 62.2
18 to 24 Years 3626 1051 29.0 1482 583 39.3 777 352 45.2
25 to 34 Years 5494 1259 22.9 1901 666 35.0 957 364 38.0
35 to 44 Years 4387 1032 23.5 1511 589 39.0 813 340 41.8
45 to 54 Years 2461 416 16.9 894 241 26.9 440 133 30.3
55 to 59 Years 937 180 19.2 377 111 29.4 194 63 32.6
60 to 64 Years 682 151 22.2 281 97 34.4 130 52 40.0
65 Years and Over 1516 370 24.4 672 252 37.5 395 161 40.9
65 to 74 Years 992 231 23.3 438 149 33.9 271 102 37.8
75 Years and Over 524 140 26.6 234 103 44.2 124 59 47.5
Male
Total 15197 4079 26.8 5872 2354 40.1 3061 1333 43.5
Under 18 Years 5456 2159 39.6 2295 1273 55.5 1212 727 59.9
18 to 24 Years 1986 514 25.9 788 274 34.7 407 159 39.0
25 to 34 Years 2904 524 18.1 1006 285 28.3 500 151 30.2
35 to 44 Years 2253 466 20.7 777 262 33.7 410 138 33.7
45 to 54 Years 1218 174 14.3 429 91 21.3 221 55 24.7
55 to 59 Years 418 59 14.0 166 41 24.4 92 23 25.1
60 to 64 Years 323 56 17.5 126 34 27.3 54 22 40.3
65 Years and Over 640 127 19.9 286 94 32.9 166 59 35.5
65 to 74 Years 432 74 17.2 194 54 28.0 122 37 30.6
75 Years and Over 207 53 25.6 92 40 43.4 44 22 49.3
Female
Total 14417 4618 32.0 5657 2680 47.4 2935 1556 53.0
Under 18 Years 5055 2078 41.1 2116 1222 57.7 1079 697 64.7
18 to 24 Years 1640 537 32.8 694 309 44.6 370 193 52.1
25 to 34 Years 2591 735 28.4 895 382 42.6 457 213 46.6
35 to 44 Years 2135 567 26.5 734 327 44.6 403 201 49.9
45 to 54 Years 1242 242 19.5 465 149 32.1 219 79 36.0
55 to 59 Years 518 121 23.4 211 70 33.4 102 40 39.3
60 to 64 Years 359 95 26.4 156 63 40.2 76 30 39.7
65 Years and Over 876 243 27.7 386 158 40.8 229 103 44.7
65 to 74 Years 559 157 28.0 244 94 38.6 149 65 43.7
75 Years and Over 317 87 27.3 142 63 44.6 81 38 46.6
Household Relationship
Total 29614 8697 29.4 11530 5034 43.7 5996 2889 48.2
65 Years and Over 1516 370 24.4 672 252 37.5 395 161 40.9
In Families 26340 7515 28.5 10327 4497 43.5 5359 2586 48.2
Householders 6631 1748 26.4 2505 1023 40.9 1299 596 45.9
Under 65 Years 6112 1661 27.2 2280 963 42.3 1165 555 47.7
65 Years and Over 519 87 16.7 224 60 26.7 134 41 30.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10255 4090 39.9 4325 2450 56.6 2253 1406 62.4
Under 6 Years 4003 1689 42.2 1688 979 58.0 854 556 65.1

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Total 2315 1266 54.7 18084 3663 20.3
Under 18 Years 877 596 68.0 6100 1742 28.6
18 to 24 Years 304 158 51.8 2144 468 21.8
25 to 34 Years 356 168 47.1 3593 593 16.5
35 to 44 Years 308 134 43.6 2877 443 15.4
45 to 54 Years 157 59 37.6 1567 176 11.2
55 to 59 Years 78 39 50.3 559 69 12.3
60 to 64 Years 63 28 44.9 400 54 13.5
65 Years and Over 172 83 48.3 844 119 14.1
65 to 74 Years 111 50 45.2 553 82 14.9
75 Years and Over 61 33 53.8 291 36 12.5
Male
Total 1132 550 48.5 9325 1725 18.5
Under 18 Years 448 285 63.6 3161 885 28.0
18 to 24 Years 167 70 42.1 1198 240 20.0
25 to 34 Years 170 63 36.8 1897 240 12.6
35 to 44 Years 150 53 35.2 1476 204 13.8
45 to 54 Years 72 22 30.6 790 83 10.5
55 to 59 Years 30 11 38.2 252 18 7.2
60 to 64 Years 27 11 42.1 197 22 11.2
65 Years and Over 68 34 49.9 354 33 9.4
65 to 74 Years 43 18 40.7 238 20 8.4
75 Years and Over 24 16 66.4 116 13 11.4
Female
Total 1183 716 60.5 8760 1938 22.1
Under 18 Years 429 311 72.6 2939 856 29.1
18 to 24 Years 138 88 63.5 946 228 24.1
25 to 34 Years 186 105 56.6 1696 353 20.8
35 to 44 Years 158 81 51.6 1401 239 17.1
45 to 54 Years 86 37 43.4 777 93 11.9
55 to 59 Years 48 28 57.9 308 51 16.6
60 to 64 Years 36 17 47.1 203 32 15.8
65 Years and Over 105 49 47.3 490 85 17.4
65 to 74 Years 67 32 48.2 315 62 19.8
75 Years and Over 37 17 45.6 175 23 13.2
Household Relationship
Total 2315 1266 54.7 18084 3663 20.3
65 Years and Over 172 83 48.3 844 119 14.1
In Families 2065 1135 55.0 16013 3018 18.8
Householders 518 275 53.0 4127 725 17.6
Under 65 Years 457 252 55.1 3832 698 18.2
65 Years and Over 61 23 37.3 295 27 9.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 866 590 68.2 5930 1641 27.7
Under 6 Years 310 236 76.0 2315 710 30.7

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 6251 2402 38.4 2637 1471 55.8 1399 850 60.8
18 Years and Over 2660 488 18.3 1127 317 28.1 566 194 34.2
In Married Couple Families 18909 4070 21.5 6763 2429 35.9 3297 1299 39.4
Husbands 4552 812 17.8 1543 478 31.0 758 262 34.6
Under 65 Years 4164 755 18.1 1377 437 31.7 663 235 35.4
65 Years and Over 389 57 14.6 166 41 24.6 96 28 28.9
Wives 4624 815 17.6 1503 475 31.6 751 260 34.6
Under 65 Years 4339 772 17.8 1399 448 32.0 678 236 34.8
65 Years and Over 285 43 15.0 104 27 26.1 73 23 32.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7070 2077 29.4 2719 1241 45.7 1297 639 49.3
Under 6 Years 2810 905 32.2 1095 532 48.6 507 276 54.3
6 to 17 Years 4260 1172 27.5 1624 709 43.7 790 363 46.0
18 Years and Over 1728 217 12.5 675 137 20.3 319 82 25.7
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 5641 3020 53.5 2873 1871 65.1 1686 1170 69.4
Householder 1617 823 50.9 789 488 61.8 447 298 66.7
Under 65 Years 1498 791 52.8 728 469 64.4 409 287 70.0
65 Years and Over 119 33 27.3 61 19 31.0 37 11 30.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2641 1779 67.4 1380 1098 79.6 834 694 83.2
Under 6 Years 926 670 72.4 492 401 81.6 298 253 84.8
6 to 17 Years 1715 1109 64.7 887 696 78.5 536 441 82.3
18 Years and Over 760 238 31.3 380 160 42.1 222 103 46.4
In Unrelated Subfamilies 288 116 40.3 98 35 35.9 43 11 25.8
Under 18 Years 171 76 44.3 61 24 39.9 22 7 30.0
Under 6 Years 66 35 53.8 17 4 23.2 11 1 10.1
6 to 17 Years 105 41 38.4 44 20 46.5 12 6 48.0
18 Years and Over 117 40 34.5 37 11 29.3 21 4 21.3
Unrelated Individuals 2985 1066 35.7 1105 502 45.4 594 292 49.2
Male 1819 572 31.4 652 255 39.1 356 152 42.8
Under 65 Years 1694 523 30.9 579 220 38.0 314 130 41.5
Living Alone 474 109 23.1 187 51 27.2 85 32 37.2
65 Years and Over 124 48 38.9 73 35 47.8 42 22 52.5
Living Alone 102 45 44.0 63 32 51.3 38 21 55.1
Female 1167 494 42.4 453 247 54.5 238 140 58.7
Under 65 Years 889 365 41.0 297 160 54.1 151 90 59.6
Living Alone 364 116 31.7 137 71 51.6 64 38 58.2
65 Years and Over 278 130 46.7 157 87 55.3 86 49 57.2
Living Alone 258 116 44.9 148 82 55.2 81 48 58.9
Residence and Region
United States: 29614 8697 29.4 11530 5034 43.7 5996 2889 48.2
Metropolitan 26838 7764 28.9 10186 4500 44.2 5439 2667 49.0
Central City 14215 4591 32.3 7247 3102 42.8 4153 1944 46.8

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 555 354 63.8 3615 931 25.8
18 Years and Over 248 103 41.6 1533 171 11.1
In Married Couple Families 1245 554 44.5 12147 1640 13.5
Husbands 292 115 39.4 3009 334 11.1
Under 65 Years 249 98 39.5 2787 318 11.4
65 Years and Over 43 17 38.9 223 16 7.1
Wives 296 119 40.1 3121 340 10.9
Under 65 Years 256 101 39.6 2940 324 11.0
65 Years and Over 41 18 43.1 181 15 8.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 475 264 55.6 4351 835 19.2
Under 6 Years 176 126 71.9 1715 372 21.7
6 to 17 Years 300 138 46.1 2636 463 17.6
18 Years and Over 132 40 30.4 1053 79 7.5
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 741 556 75.1 2768 1149 41.5
Householder 203 148 73.1 829 336 40.5
Under 65 Years 186 144 77.3 770 322 41.8
65 Years and Over 17 5 27.0 58 14 23.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 374 318 85.2 1262 682 54.0
Under 6 Years 127 108 84.7 434 269 62.0
6 to 17 Years 247 211 85.5 828 413 49.8
18 Years and Over 106 58 55.0 380 78 20.5
In Unrelated Subfamilies 4 2 51.6 191 81 42.6
Under 18 Years 2 1 49.7 110 52 46.8
Under 6 Years 1 0 .0 49 31 64.5
6 to 17 Years 1 1 100.0 62 20 32.7
18 Years and Over 2 1 53.5 80 30 36.9
Unrelated Individuals 247 129 52.2 1880 564 30.0
Male 143 62 43.5 1167 317 27.2
Under 65 Years 131 54 41.3 1115 303 27.2
Living Alone 41 20 49.2 286 58 20.4
65 Years and Over 13 8 66.0 52 14 26.2
Living Alone 12 7 62.9 40 13 32.7
Female 104 67 64.3 713 247 34.7
Under 65 Years 66 44 67.0 593 204 34.5
Living Alone 30 20 67.6 227 45 19.7
65 Years and Over 37 22 59.5 121 43 35.5
Living Alone 34 20 59.4 110 34 31.1
Residence and Region
United States: 2315 1266 54.7 18084 3663 20.3
Metropolitan 2231 1233 55.3 16652 3264 19.6
Central City 1708 930 54.5 6969 1489 21.4

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Not Central City 12622 3174 25.1 2939 1399 47.6 1286 722 56.2
Not Metropolitan 2776 933 33.6 1344 533 39.7 558 222 39.9
Northeast 4683 1563 33.4 1971 981 49.8 1231 665 54.1
Metropolitan 4637 1551 33.4 1960 979 49.9 1231 665 54.1
Central City 3204 1288 40.2 1912 966 50.5 1221 664 54.4
Not Central City 1433 263 18.3 48 13 26.9 10 1 11.0
Not Metropolitan 46 13 27.7 11 3 25.4 0 0 (B)
Midwest 2162 596 27.6 703 321 45.6 399 185 46.4
Metropolitan 1969 550 28.0 683 319 46.8 383 184 48.1
Central City 1303 476 36.5 663 318 48.0 382 183 48.0
Not Central City 665 75 11.2 19 1 6.4 1 1 100.0
Not Metropolitan 193 46 23.9 21 1 7.0 16 1 4.1
South 9562 2568 26.9 3935 1582 40.2 2093 940 44.9
Metropolitan 8195 2138 26.1 3176 1279 40.3 1712 785 45.9
Central City 4161 1158 27.8 2207 789 35.7 1132 456 40.3
Not Central City 4034 980 24.3 970 490 50.5 580 329 56.8
Not Metropolitan 1368 431 31.5 759 303 39.9 381 155 40.7
West 13207 3969 30.1 4920 2150 43.7 2274 1099 48.3
Metropolitan 12037 3526 29.3 4366 1924 44.1 2114 1032 48.8
Central City 5546 1670 30.1 2464 1029 41.8 1419 641 45.2
Not Central City 6490 1856 28.6 1902 894 47.0 695 391 56.2
Not Metropolitan 1170 443 37.9 554 226 40.8 161 66 41.3
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 15753 7307 46.4 8080 4454 55.1 4523 2609 57.7
Cash Assistance 4997 3156 63.2 2902 2061 71.0 1790 1321 73.8
Noncash Assistance 15691 7302 46.5 8067 4450 55.2 4523 2609 57.7
Foodstamps 5863 4161 71.0 3574 2740 76.7 2284 1766 77.3
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 4750 1378 29.0 1958 650 33.2 912 266 29.1
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 13861 1390 10.0 3449 580 16.8 1474 280 19.0
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 4708 1462 31.1 1944 820 42.2 1020 490 48.1
Enrolled In School 2114 600 28.4 830 341 41.1 419 199 47.4
Not Enrolled 2594 862 33.2 1114 479 43.0 601 292 48.5
No High School Diploma 1374 595 43.3 669 347 51.9 365 206 56.3
Persons 25 and Over 15476 3409 22.0 5636 1955 34.7 2929 1113 38.0
No High School Diploma 7006 2375 33.9 3407 1479 43.4 1860 872 46.9
High School orMore 8471 1033 12.2 2229 476 21.4 1069 241 22.6
No College 4011 626 15.6 1307 302 23.1 663 168 25.4
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 2860 317 11.1 675 148 21.9 282 57 20.2
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 1600 90 5.7 248 26 10.6 124 16 12.7

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Not Central City 523 303 57.9 9684 1775 18.3
Not Metropolitan 84 32 38.5 1432 399 27.9
Northeast 630 378 59.9 2711 582 21.5
Metropolitan 630 378 59.9 2677 572 21.4
Central City 627 376 60.1 1292 322 24.9
Not Central City 3 1 31.2 1385 250 18.0
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 34 10 28.5
Midwest 123 75 61.4 1459 276 18.9
Metropolitan 122 75 61.4 1286 231 18.0
Central City 122 75 61.4 640 157 24.6
Not Central City 0 0 (B) 646 74 11.4
Not Metropolitan 0 0 24.1 173 45 25.9
South 1009 513 50.9 5627 987 17.5
Metropolitan 947 488 51.5 5018 859 17.1
Central City 585 256 43.8 1954 369 18.9
Not Central City 363 232 64.0 3064 490 16.0
Not Metropolitan 62 25 40.8 609 128 21.0
West 554 300 54.1 8287 1819 22.0
Metropolitan 532 293 55.0 7671 1602 20.9
Central City 375 223 59.4 3082 640 20.8
Not Central City 157 70 44.5 4588 962 21.0
Not Metropolitan 22 7 32.5 616 217 35.2
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 1821 1141 62.6 7673 2853 37.2
Cash Assistance 824 591 71.8 2095 1095 52.3
Noncash Assistance 1821 1141 62.6 7624 2852 37.4
Foodstamps 1079 839 77.7 2289 1421 62.1
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 271 112 41.3 2792 728 26.1
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 494 125 25.3 10412 810 7.8
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 406 210 51.6 2764 642 23.2
Enrolled In School 174 81 46.7 1283 259 20.2
Not Enrolled 233 129 55.2 1480 383 25.8
No High School Diploma 153 93 60.9 705 248 35.2
Persons 25 and Over 1134 512 45.1 9840 1453 14.8
No High School Diploma 725 395 54.4 3599 897 24.9
High School orMore 409 117 28.6 6241 557 8.9
No College 267 84 31.5 2704 324 12.0
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 99 26 25.9 2185 169 7.7
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 44 7 17.0 1353 64 4.7

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Work Experience 29614 8697 29.4 11530 5034 43.7 5996 2889 48.2
Male 15197 4079 26.8 5872 2354 40.1 3061 1333 43.5
Under 16 Years 4873 1945 39.9 2056 1160 56.4 1081 658 60.9
16 to 64 Years 9684 2006 20.7 3531 1100 31.2 1815 616 34.0
Worked During Year 8027 1303 16.2 2763 686 24.8 1392 379 27.2
Year-Round F-T 5472 546 10.0 1753 291 16.6 846 156 18.4
Not Year-Round F/T 2555 757 29.6 1010 395 39.1 546 223 40.9
Did Not Work 1657 704 42.5 768 414 53.9 423 237 56.0
65 Years and Over 640 127 19.9 286 94 32.9 166 59 35.5
Work During Year 115 8 7.4 42 7 17.5 30 6 19.0
Year-Round F-T 70 1 1.7 23 0 .0 15 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 45 7 16.2 18 7 39.7 16 6 36.6
Did Not Work 525 119 22.7 244 87 35.6 135 53 39.2
Female 14417 4618 32.0 5657 2680 47.4 2935 1556 53.0
Under 16 Years 4556 1881 41.3 1894 1098 58.0 967 627 64.9
16 to 64 Years 8984 2494 27.8 3378 1424 42.2 1739 826 47.5
Worked During Year 5434 870 16.0 1733 474 27.4 842 263 31.3
Year-Round F-T 2925 177 6.1 812 111 13.6 384 63 16.4
Not Year-Round F/T 2509 692 27.6 921 364 39.5 458 200 43.7
Did Not Work 3550 1624 45.8 1644 949 57.7 897 563 62.7
65 Years and Over 876 243 27.7 386 158 40.8 229 103 44.7
Work During Year 85 8 9.8 35 7 20.4 20 6 31.1
Year-Round F-T 29 2 5.8 8 1 6.4 3 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 56 7 11.9 27 7 24.8 17 6 36.1
Did Not Work 791 235 29.7 351 150 42.9 210 96 46.0

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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
Persons of Hispanic Origin Both Sexes Work Experience 2315 1266 54.7 18084 3663 20.3
Male 1132 550 48.5 9325 1725 18.5
Under 16 Years 392 260 66.3 2817 786 27.9
16 to 64 Years 673 256 38.1 6153 906 14.7
Worked During Year 499 151 30.3 5264 617 11.7
Year-Round F-T 292 69 23.6 3719 255 6.9
Not Year-Round F/T 207 82 39.7 1545 362 23.4
Did Not Work 173 105 60.5 889 290 32.6
65 Years and Over 68 34 49.9 354 33 9.4
Work During Year 10 3 30.0 73 1 1.6
Year-Round F-T 0 0 (B) 47 1 2.6
Not Year-Round F/T 10 3 30.0 27 0 .0
Did Not Work 58 31 53.2 281 32 11.4
Female 1183 716 60.5 8760 1938 22.1
Under 16 Years 383 285 74.3 2663 782 29.4
16 to 64 Years 696 382 54.9 5607 1070 19.1
Worked During Year 285 107 37.4 3701 395 10.7
Year-Round F-T 131 28 21.4 2113 67 3.1
Not Year-Round F/T 154 79 51.0 1588 329 20.7
Did Not Work 410 275 67.1 1906 675 35.4
65 Years and Over 105 49 47.3 490 85 17.4
Work During Year 16 5 32.3 50 1 2.3
Year-Round F-T 3 0 .0 20 1 5.5
Not Year-Round F/T 13 5 39.2 29 0 .0
Did Not Work 89 44 49.9 440 84 19.1
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_003.htm