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TABLE 3. Program Participation Status of Household - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
In Household That Received Means-Tested Assistance In Household That Received Means-Tested Assistance Excluding School Lunches In Household That Received Means-Tested Cash Assistance In Household That Received Food Stamps In Household In Which One or More Persons Covered by Medicaid Live In Public or Subsidized Housing
TotalNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
Black: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 9116 7511 82.4 6844 75.1 4179 45.8 5094 55.9 5946 65.2 2792 30.6
65 Years and Over 700 425 60.8 419 59.9 213 30.4 205 29.3 335 47.8 124 17.8
In Families 7386 6429 87.0 5808 78.6 3547 48.0 4503 61.0 5145 69.7 2396 32.4
Householders 1985 1678 84.5 1526 76.8 926 46.6 1184 59.7 1320 66.5 688 34.7
Under 65 Years 1792 1556 86.8 1409 78.7 884 49.3 1125 62.8 1214 67.8 664 37.1
65 Years and Over 193 122 63.0 116 60.1 41 21.4 60 31.0 106 54.8 24 12.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4116 3790 92.1 3440 83.6 2156 52.4 2751 66.8 3097 75.2 1475 35.8
Under 6 Years 1457 1348 92.5 1258 86.4 803 55.1 980 67.3 1155 79.3 549 37.7
6 to 17 Years 2660 2442 91.8 2183 82.1 1353 50.9 1771 66.6 1942 73.0 926 34.8
18 Years and Over 630 516 81.9 462 73.3 247 39.2 306 48.6 394 62.6 140 22.2
In Married Couple
Families 1364 1056 77.4 786 57.6 484 35.5 519 38.0 706 51.8 180 13.2
Husbands 316 211 66.9 158 50.1 89 28.1 105 33.3 138 43.5 37 11.8
Under 65 Years 245 178 72.5 125 51.0 79 32.4 93 37.9 104 42.4 37 15.2
65 Years and Over 71 33 47.3 33 47.3 9 13.1 12 17.6 33 47.3 0 .0
Wives 313 207 66.2 158 50.4 93 29.8 103 32.7 138 44.1 38 12.1
Under 65 Years 262 184 70.5 135 51.6 87 33.3 95 36.5 115 44.1 38 14.4
65 Years and Over 52 23 44.4 23 44.4 6 11.8 7 13.8 23 44.4 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 581 520 89.5 383 65.9 259 44.6 260 44.7 354 60.9 96 16.6
Under 6 Years 189 162 86.0 130 68.6 98 51.8 92 48.8 130 68.6 44 23.4
6 to 17 Years 393 358 91.2 254 64.6 161 41.1 168 42.8 225 57.2 52 13.3
18 Years and Over 121 89 73.0 59 48.7 27 22.1 30 24.9 57 47.3 8 6.6
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 5654 5137 90.9 4819 85.2 2960 52.4 3845 68.0 4296 76.0 2177 38.5
Householder 1563 1398 89.4 1303 83.4 805 51.5 1036 66.3 1137 72.8 634 40.6
Under 65 Years 1455 1314 90.3 1222 84.0 775 53.3 986 67.8 1065 73.2 610 41.9
65 Years and Over 107 84 78.3 81 75.4 30 27.9 49 45.8 72 67.4 24 22.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3402 3162 92.9 2965 87.1 1849 54.3 2425 71.3 2672 78.5 1366 40.1
Under 6 Years 1194 1121 93.9 1069 89.6 670 56.2 849 71.1 971 81.3 500 41.9
6 to 17 Years 2209 2041 92.4 1895 85.8 1178 53.3 1576 71.4 1701 77.0 865 39.2
18 Years and Over 470 403 85.7 388 82.5 210 44.6 267 56.9 332 70.6 132 28.0
Black: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 84 84 100.0 84 100.0 61 73.0 74 88.5 82 98.1 17 20.8
Under 18 Years 50 50 100.0 50 100.0 37 73.5 45 90.1 49 98.0 11 21.2
Under 6 Years 32 32 100.0 32 100.0 24 74.8 27 84.7 32 98.6 6 17.8
6 to 17 Years 18 18 100.0 18 100.0 13 71.1 18 100.0 17 96.8 5 27.5
18 Years and Over 34 34 100.0 34 100.0 24 72.2 29 86.0 33 98.3 7 20.1
Unrelated Individuals 1645 998 60.7 951 57.8 571 34.7 516 31.4 718 43.7 378 23.0
Male 778 468 60.1 436 56.0 245 31.5 235 30.2 317 40.8 192 24.6
Under 65 Years 644 394 61.3 362 56.3 204 31.7 201 31.2 274 42.6 161 25.0
Living Alone 343 216 62.9 216 62.9 119 34.6 121 35.4 148 43.0 121 35.2
65 Years and Over 134 73 54.7 73 54.7 41 30.2 34 25.5 43 32.1 30 22.7
Living Alone 83 56 68.0 56 68.0 30 36.4 30 35.6 28 33.9 28 34.3
Female 867 530 61.1 516 59.5 327 37.7 281 32.4 401 46.3 186 21.5
Under 65 Years 583 349 59.8 334 57.3 216 37.0 185 31.7 263 45.1 116 19.9
Living Alone 337 219 65.1 219 65.1 156 46.3 140 41.4 168 49.9 100 29.6
65 Years and Over 284 182 63.9 182 63.9 111 39.0 96 33.9 138 48.6 70 24.7
Living Alone 266 172 64.9 172 64.9 105 39.4 96 36.2 129 48.7 70 26.4
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Both Sexes Total 30637 14882 48.6 10433 34.1 4643 15.2 5326 17.4 9128 29.8 2430 7.9
Under 18 years 10802 6858 63.5 4549 42.1 2049 19.0 2735 25.3 4049 37.5 1152 10.7
18 to 24 years 3791 1613 42.6 1292 34.1 528 13.9 542 14.3 1099 29.0 297 7.8
25 to 34 years 5488 2357 42.9 1584 28.9 581 10.6 722 13.2 1402 25.6 304 5.5
35 to 44 years 4606 1930 41.9 1205 26.2 534 11.6 578 12.6 1039 22.6 260 5.7
45 to 54 years 2700 928 34.4 717 26.6 334 12.4 302 11.2 608 22.5 154 5.7
55 to 59 years 930 302 32.5 262 28.2 133 14.3 108 11.6 212 22.8 49 5.2
60 to 64 years 703 243 34.5 214 30.5 117 16.6 74 10.5 187 26.6 56 7.9
65 years and over 1617 651 40.3 608 37.6 367 22.7 264 16.3 532 32.9 159 9.8
65 to 74 years 1015 397 39.2 367 36.1 201 19.8 164 16.1 323 31.8 99 9.7
75 years and over 603 254 42.1 242 40.1 166 27.5 100 16.7 210 34.8 60 9.9
Male
Total 15670 7324 46.7 5037 32.1 2114 13.5 2425 15.5 4380 28.0 1139 7.3
Under 18 Years 5588 3600 64.4 2368 42.4 1094 19.6 1428 25.6 2094 37.5 618 11.1
18 to 24 Years 2027 803 39.6 620 30.6 217 10.7 218 10.7 497 24.5 161 8.0
25 to 34 Years 2919 1070 36.7 725 24.9 208 7.1 253 8.7 643 22.0 98 3.4
35 to 44 Years 2365 920 38.9 576 24.4 250 10.6 246 10.4 508 21.5 105 4.4
45 to 54 Years 1322 449 34.0 329 24.9 147 11.1 126 9.5 288 21.8 61 4.6
55 to 59 Years 408 127 31.3 102 25.1 42 10.2 35 8.7 78 19.1 20 4.9
60 to 64 Years 361 111 30.7 93 25.8 38 10.6 33 9.1 79 21.8 22 6.1
65 Years and Over 681 243 35.7 223 32.8 117 17.2 87 12.7 193 28.3 53 7.8
65 to 74 Years 429 146 34.0 134 31.2 58 13.5 55 12.8 114 26.7 33 7.7
75 Years and Over 252 97 38.7 89 35.4 59 23.6 32 12.6 79 31.2 21 8.1
Female
Total 14968 7558 50.5 5396 36.1 2529 16.9 2901 19.4 4748 31.7 1292 8.6
Under 18 Years 5215 3257 62.5 2182 41.8 955 18.3 1307 25.1 1955 37.5 534 10.2
18 to 24 Years 1763 810 45.9 672 38.1 310 17.6 324 18.4 602 34.1 136 7.7
25 to 34 Years 2569 1287 50.1 859 33.4 374 14.5 470 18.3 759 29.5 206 8.0
35 to 44 Years 2241 1010 45.1 629 28.0 284 12.7 333 14.9 531 23.7 156 6.9
45 to 54 Years 1377 478 34.7 388 28.2 187 13.6 177 12.8 320 23.2 93 6.7
55 to 59 Years 522 175 33.5 160 30.6 91 17.5 72 13.9 134 25.6 29 5.5
60 to 64 Years 343 132 38.6 122 35.4 79 22.9 41 11.8 108 31.6 33 9.7
65 Years and Over 937 408 43.6 385 41.1 250 26.6 177 18.9 339 36.2 105 11.2
65 to 74 Years 586 252 42.9 233 39.7 143 24.5 109 18.6 209 35.6 66 11.3
75 Years and Over 351 157 44.6 152 43.4 106 30.3 69 19.6 131 37.3 39 11.2
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels Household Relationship Total 30637 14882 48.6 10433 34.1 4643 15.2 5326 17.4 9128 29.8 2430 7.9
65 Years and Over 1617 651 40.3 608 37.6 367 22.7 264 16.3 532 32.9 159 9.8
In Families 27467 13945 50.8 9586 34.9 4247 15.5 4941 18.0 8422 30.7 2191 8.0
Householders 6961 3162 45.4 2256 32.4 1015 14.6 1167 16.8 1955 28.1 562 8.1
Under 65 Years 6414 2957 46.1 2071 32.3 903 14.1 1096 17.1 1791 27.9 529 8.2
65 Years and Over 547 205 37.5 185 33.9 111 20.4 71 13.0 164 30.0 33 6.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 10625 6762 63.6 4472 42.1 2023 19.0 2697 25.4 3983 37.5 1139 10.7
Under 6 Years 4115 2557 62.1 1935 47.0 829 20.1 1140 27.7 1771 43.0 432 10.5
6 to 17 Years 6510 4206 64.6 2537 39.0 1194 18.3 1557 23.9 2212 34.0 707 10.9
18 Years and Over 2782 1152 41.4 917 33.0 462 16.6 360 12.9 789 28.4 203 7.3
In Married Couple
Families 19777 8931 45.2 5485 27.7 1659 8.4 2272 11.5 4740 24.0 889 4.5
Husbands 4806 1843 38.3 1164 24.2 346 7.2 467 9.7 995 20.7 203 4.2
Under 65 Years 4380 1728 39.4 1063 24.3 293 6.7 428 9.8 906 20.7 186 4.3
65 Years and Over 426 115 27.1 101 23.8 52 12.3 39 9.2 89 20.9 17 4.0
Wives 4933 1839 37.3 1154 23.4 346 7.0 463 9.4 996 20.2 200 4.1
Under 65 Years 4610 1757 38.1 1082 23.5 304 6.6 431 9.4 930 20.2 188 4.1
65 Years and Over 323 82 25.3 73 22.4 43 13.2 32 9.8 66 20.3 12 3.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7220 4134 57.3 2380 33.0 669 9.3 1121 15.5 2072 28.7 407 5.6
Under 6 Years 2808 1608 57.3 1111 39.6 268 9.5 504 17.9 995 35.4 189 6.7
6 to 17 Years 4412 2526 57.2 1269 28.8 401 9.1 618 14.0 1077 24.4 218 4.9
18 Years and Over 1880 651 34.6 467 24.8 180 9.6 137 7.3 397 21.1 55 2.9
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 5718 4139 72.4 3443 60.2 2322 40.6 2407 42.1 3113 54.4 1159 20.3
Householder 1612 1100 68.3 919 57.0 595 36.9 619 38.4 811 50.3 316 19.6
Under 65 Years 1494 1024 68.5 848 56.8 546 36.6 591 39.5 748 50.0 302 20.2
65 Years and Over 117 76 64.9 70 59.9 49 41.8 28 24.3 63 54.2 14 12.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2801 2252 80.4 1840 65.7 1268 45.3 1439 51.4 1690 60.3 673 24.0
Under 6 Years 1011 793 78.4 704 69.6 521 51.5 581 57.5 665 65.8 226 22.3
6 to 17 Years 1789 1459 81.5 1137 63.5 747 41.7 858 47.9 1024 57.3 448 25.0
18 Years and Over 753 466 61.9 422 56.0 268 35.5 207 27.5 369 49.0 143 19.0
Persons of Hispanic Origin: All Income Levels In Unrelated Subfamilies 194 104 53.7 83 43.0 17 8.7 40 20.7 76 39.1 5 2.4
Under 18 Years 95 55 57.3 42 44.2 8 8.4 22 23.2 39 40.3 3 3.6
Under 6 Years 39 17 42.6 14 35.9 0 .0 9 22.0 13 33.9 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 57 38 67.2 28 49.8 8 14.1 14 24.1 25 44.7 3 6.1
18 Years and Over 98 49 50.2 41 41.8 9 9.0 18 18.3 37 37.9 1 1.3
Unrelated Individuals 2976 834 28.0 764 25.7 378 12.7 345 11.6 630 21.2 235 7.9
Male 1746 435 24.9 385 22.0 170 9.7 164 9.4 326 18.7 114 6.5
Under 65 Years 1622 380 23.5 330 20.3 142 8.8 140 8.6 281 17.3 86 5.3
Living Alone 536 82 15.4 82 15.4 39 7.3 32 6.1 54 10.0 49 9.1
65 Years and Over 124 55 44.2 55 44.2 28 22.5 24 19.2 45 36.2 28 22.4
Living Alone 95 51 54.0 51 54.0 28 29.4 22 23.4 43 45.3 28 29.2
Female 1230 398 32.4 379 30.8 208 16.9 181 14.7 303 24.7 121 9.8
Under 65 Years 956 254 26.6 235 24.6 121 12.7 105 11.0 186 19.5 51 5.4
Living Alone 363 93 25.7 93 25.7 60 16.4 50 13.8 63 17.3 42 11.6
65 Years and Over 274 144 52.6 144 52.6 87 31.8 76 27.7 117 42.9 70 25.4
Living Alone 256 138 53.9 138 53.9 86 33.6 74 28.9 114 44.6 68 26.7
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Both Sexes Total 8308 6649 80.0 5433 65.4 2904 35.0 3873 46.6 4893 58.9 1577 19.0
Under 18 years 3972 3534 89.0 2853 71.8 1583 39.9 2187 55.1 2612 65.8 871 21.9
18 to 24 years 979 658 67.2 588 60.1 301 30.7 382 39.0 519 53.1 143 14.7
25 to 34 years 1201 936 77.9 732 60.9 335 27.9 489 40.7 676 56.3 174 14.5
35 to 44 years 992 730 73.6 557 56.1 271 27.3 385 38.8 492 49.6 155 15.6
45 to 54 years 427 308 72.3 252 59.1 146 34.2 170 39.9 206 48.3 74 17.4
55 to 59 years 191 133 69.8 125 65.6 72 37.5 71 37.2 101 52.7 29 15.2
60 to 64 years 161 100 61.9 91 56.6 48 29.5 48 30.0 76 46.8 37 23.0
65 years and over 384 250 65.1 234 61.0 149 38.9 140 36.5 211 54.8 94 24.4
65 to 74 years 214 145 67.9 131 61.2 69 32.0 79 36.8 113 53.0 53 24.8
75 years and over 170 105 61.5 103 60.8 81 47.5 62 36.2 97 57.1 41 23.9
Male
Total 3845 3010 78.3 2403 62.5 1227 31.9 1698 44.2 2151 55.9 692 18.0
Under 18 Years 2039 1817 89.1 1464 71.8 847 41.5 1127 55.3 1344 65.9 461 22.6
18 to 24 Years 433 272 62.8 231 53.5 96 22.1 144 33.4 194 44.8 61 14.1
25 to 34 Years 479 336 70.1 254 53.0 76 15.9 144 30.0 233 48.6 39 8.1
35 to 44 Years 433 293 67.7 214 49.3 87 20.1 133 30.7 187 43.2 49 11.4
45 to 54 Years 185 124 66.7 91 49.3 51 27.5 63 34.1 74 40.2 26 14.1
55 to 59 Years 61 44 72.2 38 62.0 17 28.4 20 32.6 27 44.8 7 11.8
60 to 64 Years 76 41 54.4 33 43.2 15 19.3 20 26.0 26 33.9 14 18.1
65 Years and Over 138 84 60.5 78 56.3 38 27.8 47 34.2 65 47.2 35 25.6
65 to 74 Years 84 55 65.2 50 59.9 17 20.7 30 35.2 40 47.3 20 24.4
75 Years and Over 54 29 53.3 28 50.9 21 38.8 18 32.7 26 47.1 15 27.3
Female
Total 4463 3639 81.5 3030 67.9 1677 37.6 2175 48.7 2742 61.4 885 19.8
Under 18 Years 1933 1717 88.8 1389 71.9 736 38.1 1060 54.8 1268 65.6 410 21.2
18 to 24 Years 546 386 70.7 357 65.3 205 37.6 238 43.5 326 59.6 83 15.1
25 to 34 Years 723 600 83.1 478 66.1 259 35.8 345 47.8 443 61.3 135 18.7
35 to 44 Years 559 437 78.2 343 61.4 184 32.8 252 45.0 305 54.6 106 18.9
45 to 54 Years 241 185 76.5 161 66.6 95 39.4 107 44.4 132 54.5 48 19.8
55 to 59 Years 130 89 68.6 87 67.3 54 41.8 51 39.4 73 56.4 22 16.8
60 to 64 Years 85 58 68.7 58 68.7 33 38.7 28 33.6 50 58.5 23 27.4
65 Years and Over 246 166 67.6 157 63.6 111 45.1 93 37.8 146 59.1 58 23.7
65 to 74 Years 130 91 69.6 81 62.1 51 39.3 49 37.8 74 56.7 33 25.0
75 Years and Over 116 76 65.4 76 65.4 60 51.6 44 37.9 72 61.8 26 22.3
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level Household Relationship Total 8308 6649 80.0 5433 65.4 2904 35.0 3873 46.6 4893 58.9 1577 19.0
65 Years and Over 384 250 65.1 234 61.0 149 38.9 140 36.5 211 54.8 94 24.4
In Families 7198 6135 85.2 4950 68.8 2663 37.0 3611 50.2 4478 62.2 1447 20.1
Householders 1721 1409 81.8 1158 67.3 623 36.2 832 48.3 1039 60.4 358 20.8
Under 65 Years 1622 1351 83.3 1104 68.0 595 36.7 805 49.6 991 61.1 343 21.1
65 Years and Over 99 58 58.2 54 54.5 29 29.1 27 27.4 48 48.9 15 15.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3865 3473 89.9 2798 72.4 1565 40.5 2155 55.8 2565 66.4 861 22.3
Under 6 Years 1575 1392 88.4 1199 76.1 656 41.6 919 58.4 1122 71.2 332 21.1
6 to 17 Years 2290 2081 90.9 1599 69.8 910 39.7 1236 54.0 1444 63.1 529 23.1
18 Years and Over 462 354 76.8 308 66.8 200 43.2 206 44.7 266 57.7 97 21.0
In Married Couple
Families 3856 3145 81.6 2337 60.6 824 21.4 1486 38.6 2058 53.4 473 12.3
Husbands 838 632 75.5 473 56.4 155 18.5 289 34.5 412 49.2 98 11.6
Under 65 Years 767 599 78.1 443 57.7 141 18.5 273 35.6 385 50.3 87 11.3
65 Years and Over 71 34 47.3 30 42.2 14 19.4 16 22.4 27 37.3 11 14.9
Wives 828 632 76.3 474 57.2 160 19.4 291 35.1 417 50.4 101 12.2
Under 65 Years 782 610 78.0 458 58.6 150 19.1 282 36.0 402 51.4 96 12.3
65 Years and Over 46 22 47.8 15 32.9 11 23.0 9 19.5 15 32.9 5 11.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1875 1647 87.8 1211 64.6 424 22.6 795 42.4 1084 57.8 253 13.5
Under 6 Years 780 691 88.6 563 72.2 175 22.4 358 45.9 513 65.7 114 14.6
6 to 17 Years 1095 956 87.3 648 59.2 249 22.7 438 40.0 571 52.2 139 12.7
18 Years and Over 204 145 71.1 112 55.2 59 29.2 72 35.4 86 42.4 21 10.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 2911 2621 90.1 2327 79.9 1732 59.5 1933 66.4 2184 75.0 886 30.4
Householder 767 681 88.8 604 78.8 435 56.8 487 63.5 562 73.3 234 30.5
Under 65 Years 743 659 88.7 582 78.4 420 56.6 478 64.3 540 72.7 229 30.9
65 Years and Over 24 22 90.0 22 90.0 15 61.7 9 37.8 22 90.0 4 18.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1758 1620 92.1 1435 81.6 1083 61.6 1248 71.0 1351 76.9 559 31.8
Under 6 Years 686 613 89.3 566 82.5 451 65.7 514 74.8 546 79.6 203 29.6
6 to 17 Years 1072 1007 93.9 869 81.1 632 58.9 735 68.5 805 75.1 356 33.2
18 Years and Over 244 198 81.1 184 75.5 136 55.7 123 50.4 173 70.9 74 30.5
Persons of Hispanic Origin: Below Poverty Level In Unrelated Subfamilies 93 59 63.2 55 59.0 9 10.2 31 33.6 50 53.2 5 5.0
Under 18 Years 54 34 62.1 32 60.0 6 11.7 20 36.1 29 53.2 3 6.4
Under 6 Years 19 8 42.5 8 42.5 0 .0 7 36.5 8 38.5 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 35 25 73.2 24 69.8 6 18.4 12 35.9 21 61.5 3 9.9
18 Years and Over 39 25 64.6 22 57.6 3 7.9 12 30.2 21 53.2 1 3.2
Unrelated Individuals 1017 455 44.7 428 42.1 232 22.8 231 22.7 365 35.9 125 12.3
Male 471 184 39.0 165 35.1 78 16.6 88 18.8 141 30.0 48 10.3
Under 65 Years 420 150 35.8 132 31.4 58 13.8 67 16.0 114 27.1 28 6.8
Living Alone 120 48 40.2 48 40.2 29 23.9 29 24.4 40 33.5 20 16.9
65 Years and Over 50 33 66.2 33 66.2 20 39.3 21 41.6 27 53.9 20 39.5
Living Alone 43 32 74.5 32 74.5 20 46.5 19 45.4 27 63.7 20 46.6
Female 546 271 49.6 262 48.0 154 28.2 142 26.1 224 41.0 77 14.1
Under 65 Years 398 171 42.9 162 40.7 82 20.5 79 19.9 135 33.8 33 8.2
Living Alone 123 67 54.8 67 54.8 46 37.7 42 34.1 48 39.0 26 21.3
65 Years and Over 148 100 67.7 100 67.7 72 48.8 63 42.7 89 60.1 44 30.0
Living Alone 138 95 68.9 95 68.9 71 51.4 61 44.2 86 62.0 44 32.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
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