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TABLE 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (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: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 45653 5811 12.7 37554 3742 10.0 6229 1773 28.5 4757 1511 31.8
Under 18 years 11324 2261 20.0 8837 1373 15.5 1928 765 39.7 1559 732 47.0
18 to 24 years 4207 619 14.7 3337 388 11.6 726 210 28.9 625 161 25.8
25 to 34 years 6664 766 11.5 5322 479 9.0 941 243 25.8 862 208 24.2
35 to 44 years 7610 718 9.4 6330 438 6.9 932 226 24.3 711 160 22.5
45 to 54 years 5890 424 7.2 5018 296 5.9 692 108 15.7 426 82 19.2
55 to 59 years 2118 188 8.9 1823 125 6.9 237 57 24.1 184 53 28.8
60 to 64 years 1947 195 10.0 1643 143 8.7 229 47 20.7 138 37 26.9
65 years and over 5893 639 10.8 5244 501 9.5 544 116 21.3 253 78 30.8
65 to 74 years 3208 314 9.8 2796 227 8.1 344 77 22.3 156 46 29.2
75 years and over 2685 325 12.1 2448 274 11.2 200 39 19.6 96 32 33.4
Male
Total 21981 2431 11.1 18226 1566 8.6 2840 744 26.2 2345 654 27.9
Under 18 Years 5743 1137 19.8 4497 720 16.0 978 368 37.6 804 392 48.7
18 to 24 Years 2075 268 12.9 1654 171 10.3 345 86 25.0 333 76 22.8
25 to 34 Years 3290 231 7.0 2676 146 5.5 402 66 16.5 427 56 13.0
35 to 44 Years 3753 276 7.4 3163 164 5.2 410 93 22.6 362 52 14.4
45 to 54 Years 2860 183 6.4 2490 131 5.3 291 42 14.3 200 27 13.7
55 to 59 Years 1013 82 8.1 879 50 5.6 112 31 27.8 71 16 22.3
60 to 64 Years 916 75 8.2 781 50 6.4 99 23 23.4 58 13 22.0
65 Years and Over 2332 179 7.7 2085 135 6.5 202 34 16.8 90 23 25.7
65 to 74 Years 1376 94 6.8 1202 68 5.6 145 24 16.3 58 17 28.4
75 Years and Over 956 85 8.9 884 68 7.7 57 10 18.2 32 7 20.7
Female
Total 23672 3379 14.3 19328 2176 11.3 3389 1029 30.4 2412 857 35.5
Under 18 Years 5581 1124 20.1 4340 652 15.0 950 397 41.8 755 341 45.1
18 to 24 Years 2133 351 16.4 1683 218 12.9 380 123 32.4 292 85 29.1
25 to 34 Years 3374 536 15.9 2647 333 12.6 539 177 32.8 434 153 35.2
35 to 44 Years 3857 442 11.5 3167 274 8.7 522 134 25.6 350 108 31.0
45 to 54 Years 3030 242 8.0 2527 165 6.5 401 67 16.7 226 54 24.0
55 to 59 Years 1105 106 9.6 944 75 8.0 125 26 20.7 113 37 32.8
60 to 64 Years 1031 119 11.6 862 93 10.8 129 24 18.6 80 24 30.3
65 Years and Over 3562 460 12.9 3159 365 11.6 342 82 23.9 162 55 33.6
65 to 74 Years 1832 219 12.0 1594 159 10.0 199 53 26.7 98 29 29.7
75 Years and Over 1729 240 13.9 1565 206 13.2 143 29 20.1 64 26 39.7
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 45653 5811 12.7 37554 3742 10.0 6229 1773 28.5 4757 1511 31.8
65 Years and Over 5893 639 10.8 5244 501 9.5 544 116 21.3 253 78 30.8
In Families 38053 4233 11.1 31187 2568 8.2 5200 1430 27.5 4140 1300 31.4
Householders 11782 1168 9.9 9856 723 7.3 1491 385 25.9 1114 343 30.8
Under 65 Years 9900 1062 10.7 8165 646 7.9 1333 359 26.9 1046 328 31.3
65 Years and Over 1882 106 5.7 1690 77 4.6 157 27 17.0 68 15 22.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 11186 2172 19.4 8731 1302 14.9 1901 749 39.4 1521 710 46.7
Under 6 Years 3652 750 20.5 2843 475 16.7 582 231 39.7 547 263 48.1
6 to 17 Years 7534 1422 18.9 5888 827 14.0 1318 518 39.3 974 446 45.8
18 Years and Over 4535 362 8.0 3602 206 5.7 778 147 18.9 487 117 24.1
In Married Couple
Families 28871 1408 4.9 25159 979 3.9 2385 296 12.4 2238 351 15.7
Husbands 8788 348 4.0 7816 255 3.3 652 62 9.6 560 84 14.9
Under 65 Years 7228 286 4.0 6382 200 3.1 554 59 10.6 517 78 15.1
65 Years and Over 1561 62 3.9 1434 55 3.9 98 4 3.8 43 6 13.4
Wives 8788 348 4.0 7797 255 3.3 633 64 10.2 584 80 13.7
Under 65 Years 7598 296 3.9 6693 210 3.1 565 59 10.4 556 75 13.5
65 Years and Over 1191 52 4.4 1105 44 4.0 68 5 7.8 28 5 18.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7814 593 7.6 6635 388 5.9 713 136 19.0 696 153 22.0
Under 6 Years 2682 218 8.1 2241 148 6.6 231 39 17.0 244 53 21.6
6 to 17 Years 5132 375 7.3 4394 241 5.5 482 96 20.0 452 100 22.2
18 Years and Over 2903 106 3.7 2470 70 2.9 313 31 10.0 242 32 13.3
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 7251 2555 35.2 4534 1408 31.0 2479 1045 42.2 1508 861 57.1
Householder 2339 743 31.8 1527 415 27.2 734 299 40.7 433 241 55.7
Under 65 Years 1986 703 35.4 1237 394 31.8 677 280 41.3 412 234 56.9
65 Years and Over 352 40 11.5 290 21 7.4 57 19 33.3 21 7 33.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2844 1469 51.7 1659 821 49.5 1111 597 53.7 720 514 71.4
Under 6 Years 808 486 60.2 474 292 61.5 320 183 57.2 263 191 72.4
6 to 17 Years 2036 983 48.3 1184 530 44.8 791 413 52.3 457 323 70.7
18 Years and Over 1393 233 16.7 945 123 13.0 421 106 25.1 221 77 35.0
Northeast: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 157 87 55.3 130 76 57.9 27 11 42.7 41 21 51.2
Under 18 Years 85 51 59.8 70 44 63.4 15 7 43.6 20 12 62.3
Under 6 Years 20 14 70.6 20 14 70.6 0 0 (B) 4 1 25.4
6 to 17 Years 65 37 56.5 50 30 60.5 15 7 43.6 16 11 71.7
18 Years and Over 72 36 50.1 61 31 51.6 11 5 41.4 21 9 40.8
Unrelated Individuals 7443 1491 20.0 6237 1098 17.6 1002 332 33.1 576 190 33.1
Male 3384 617 18.2 2801 413 14.8 459 168 36.6 324 81 25.1
Under 65 Years 2839 513 18.1 2331 339 14.6 391 145 37.1 300 68 22.6
Living Alone 1500 246 16.4 1223 164 13.4 225 76 33.8 94 29 30.6
65 Years and Over 545 104 19.2 470 74 15.8 68 23 33.7 24 14 56.9
Living Alone 489 90 18.5 424 64 15.1 58 19 32.5 22 14 60.4
Female 4059 874 21.5 3436 685 19.9 544 164 30.2 252 109 43.3
Under 65 Years 2362 534 22.6 1923 409 21.3 372 108 29.1 181 76 41.9
Living Alone 1383 296 21.4 1082 215 19.9 261 75 28.8 90 41 45.6
65 Years and Over 1697 339 20.0 1513 276 18.2 172 56 32.4 71 33 47.0
Living Alone 1638 330 20.1 1465 269 18.4 163 56 34.1 67 33 48.8
Northeast: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 15491 3709 23.9 9972 2049 20.6 4537 1429 31.5 3206 1237 38.6
Under 18 years 3945 1509 38.3 2250 812 36.1 1428 596 41.8 1079 591 54.8
18 to 24 years 1670 435 26.0 987 232 23.5 593 189 31.8 446 138 30.8
25 to 34 years 2524 481 19.0 1661 268 16.2 651 177 27.2 569 172 30.2
35 to 44 years 2285 469 20.5 1465 238 16.3 648 191 29.4 434 128 29.5
45 to 54 years 1792 262 14.6 1184 158 13.3 502 91 18.2 280 69 24.4
55 to 59 years 669 123 18.4 489 67 13.6 155 53 34.2 132 45 33.9
60 to 64 years 531 98 18.4 337 57 16.8 149 38 25.8 87 31 36.0
65 years and over 2075 332 16.0 1599 218 13.6 410 93 22.7 178 63 35.5
65 to 74 years 1042 168 16.1 749 99 13.3 254 59 23.1 110 38 34.7
75 years and over 1033 165 15.9 851 119 13.9 156 34 22.0 68 25 36.8
Male
Total 7349 1528 20.8 4833 855 17.7 2032 578 28.4 1558 535 34.3
Under 18 Years 2023 732 36.2 1195 424 35.4 700 267 38.2 546 315 57.7
18 to 24 Years 815 188 23.1 475 100 21.2 295 81 27.6 237 65 27.6
25 to 34 Years 1273 136 10.6 897 85 9.5 259 37 14.1 289 48 16.7
35 to 44 Years 1113 181 16.3 749 84 11.2 276 81 29.4 210 43 20.7
45 to 54 Years 805 99 12.2 551 57 10.3 210 36 17.2 124 21 16.6
55 to 59 Years 324 55 17.0 232 25 10.6 80 29 36.6 55 13 23.6
60 to 64 Years 231 37 16.0 150 18 12.1 62 19 30.5 33 9 28.3
65 Years and Over 765 99 13.0 584 62 10.7 150 27 18.1 64 19 30.5
65 to 74 Years 405 57 14.2 282 35 12.6 104 19 18.6 42 16 36.9
75 Years and Over 360 42 11.7 302 27 8.9 47 8 17.0 22 4 17.9
Female
Total 8142 2181 26.8 5138 1195 23.3 2505 851 34.0 1648 702 42.6
Under 18 Years 1923 777 40.4 1055 388 36.8 728 329 45.2 533 276 51.8
18 to 24 Years 855 247 28.8 512 132 25.8 298 107 36.0 209 72 34.5
25 to 34 Years 1251 345 27.6 764 183 24.0 392 141 35.9 280 123 44.1
35 to 44 Years 1172 287 24.5 716 154 21.6 372 110 29.5 224 85 37.8
45 to 54 Years 987 164 16.6 633 101 16.0 292 55 19.0 156 48 30.6
55 to 59 Years 345 68 19.7 257 42 16.4 75 24 31.5 77 32 41.3
60 to 64 Years 300 61 20.2 187 38 20.6 87 20 22.4 54 22 40.7
65 Years and Over 1310 233 17.8 1015 156 15.3 260 66 25.3 114 44 38.4
65 to 74 Years 638 111 17.3 466 64 13.7 150 39 26.2 68 23 33.4
75 Years and Over 673 123 18.2 549 92 16.7 110 26 24.1 47 21 45.6
Northeast: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 15491 3709 23.9 9972 2049 20.6 4537 1429 31.5 3206 1237 38.6
65 Years and Over 2075 332 16.0 1599 218 13.6 410 93 22.7 178 63 35.5
In Families 12062 2782 23.1 7450 1439 19.3 3755 1153 30.7 2731 1060 38.8
Householders 3654 743 20.3 2333 383 16.4 1072 313 29.2 747 282 37.7
Under 65 Years 3092 700 22.6 1905 365 19.2 956 292 30.5 702 269 38.3
65 Years and Over 563 42 7.6 428 18 4.3 116 22 18.8 45 13 28.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3865 1454 37.6 2200 772 35.1 1404 583 41.5 1048 573 54.6
Under 6 Years 1282 506 39.4 737 282 38.3 447 180 40.3 393 219 55.7
6 to 17 Years 2583 948 36.7 1462 490 33.5 956 402 42.1 656 354 53.9
18 Years and Over 1581 256 16.2 904 120 13.3 598 131 21.9 353 103 29.3
In Married Couple
Families 7148 806 11.3 4992 460 9.2 1529 232 15.2 1314 286 21.7
Husbands 2130 183 8.6 1556 110 7.1 403 48 11.8 332 66 19.8
Under 65 Years 1716 168 9.8 1230 99 8.0 334 46 13.8 303 61 20.1
65 Years and Over 414 15 3.6 327 11 3.4 69 1 2.1 29 5 16.5
Wives 2130 183 8.6 1563 111 7.1 390 48 12.3 344 67 19.4
Under 65 Years 1818 171 9.4 1306 102 7.8 344 47 13.5 323 63 19.4
65 Years and Over 312 12 3.9 257 8 3.2 46 1 3.1 20 4 19.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1927 357 18.5 1259 189 15.0 461 105 22.7 418 126 30.2
Under 6 Years 654 120 18.4 419 65 15.5 151 24 16.2 152 40 26.1
6 to 17 Years 1273 237 18.6 841 125 14.8 311 81 25.9 266 86 32.5
18 Years and Over 783 76 9.6 500 45 9.0 225 29 12.7 152 26 17.1
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 4089 1815 44.4 1968 890 45.2 1962 849 43.3 1141 705 61.8
Householder 1253 520 41.5 614 253 41.2 585 247 42.1 328 201 61.1
Under 65 Years 1095 497 45.4 506 246 48.5 538 230 42.8 314 195 62.1
65 Years and Over 158 23 14.7 108 7 6.5 48 16 34.1 14 6 40.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1730 1041 60.2 803 539 67.1 879 466 53.0 550 412 74.9
Under 6 Years 554 359 64.8 267 195 72.9 275 152 55.5 207 160 77.6
6 to 17 Years 1176 682 58.0 536 344 64.2 605 314 51.9 344 252 73.3
18 Years and Over 706 163 23.0 356 68 19.1 333 92 27.7 181 70 38.8
Northeast: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 90 55 60.7 68 48 70.3 22 7 30.7 39 21 54.2
Under 18 Years 48 32 65.9 35 28 77.9 13 4 33.1 19 12 66.1
Under 6 Years 6 3 51.5 6 3 51.5 0 0 (B) 4 1 25.4
6 to 17 Years 42 29 68.0 29 24 83.5 13 4 33.1 15 11 77.2
18 Years and Over 42 23 54.6 33 20 62.1 9 2 27.3 20 9 43.1
Unrelated Individuals 3339 872 26.1 2454 563 22.9 761 269 35.4 437 156 35.8
Male 1582 382 24.2 1142 221 19.4 367 137 37.5 244 69 28.5
Under 65 Years 1328 307 23.1 951 171 18.0 311 119 38.2 222 56 25.2
Living Alone 752 176 23.4 541 108 19.9 181 63 34.6 75 27 35.7
65 Years and Over 254 76 29.8 191 50 26.1 55 18 33.2 22 14 60.4
Living Alone 239 67 28.1 187 45 24.4 45 14 31.5 22 14 60.4
Female 1757 490 27.9 1312 342 26.0 394 132 33.5 193 87 45.1
Under 65 Years 1037 305 29.4 737 210 28.5 260 86 33.0 136 59 43.6
Living Alone 655 186 28.3 448 117 26.1 182 64 34.9 72 37 51.4
65 Years and Over 720 185 25.7 575 132 22.9 134 46 34.4 57 27 48.5
Living Alone 691 180 26.1 552 130 23.5 130 46 35.4 54 27 51.2
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 30161 2102 7.0 27583 1693 6.1 1692 344 20.3 1550 275 17.7
Under 18 years 7378 752 10.2 6587 561 8.5 500 169 33.8 480 141 29.4
18 to 24 years 2537 184 7.2 2351 156 6.6 133 21 15.8 179 24 13.1
25 to 34 years 4140 286 6.9 3662 211 5.8 290 66 22.7 293 37 12.6
35 to 44 years 5325 250 4.7 4865 200 4.1 284 35 12.5 277 32 11.6
45 to 54 years 4099 162 4.0 3833 138 3.6 190 17 9.0 146 13 9.1
55 to 59 years 1449 65 4.5 1334 59 4.4 82 4 5.0 51 8 15.6
60 to 64 years 1416 97 6.9 1306 86 6.6 79 9 11.2 50 6 11.0
65 years and over 3818 306 8.0 3645 282 7.8 134 23 17.1 75 14 19.4
65 to 74 years 2166 146 6.7 2047 127 6.2 90 18 20.1 46 7 15.9
75 years and over 1653 161 9.7 1598 155 9.7 44 5 10.9 28 7 25.1
Male
Total 14632 904 6.2 13392 712 5.3 807 166 20.6 787 120 15.2
Under 18 Years 3720 405 10.9 3302 297 9.0 278 101 36.3 258 77 29.7
18 to 24 Years 1259 80 6.3 1179 70 6.0 50 5 10.1 96 11 11.0
25 to 34 Years 2017 95 4.7 1779 61 3.4 143 30 20.9 138 7 5.3
35 to 44 Years 2640 95 3.6 2414 80 3.3 133 11 8.6 152 8 5.6
45 to 54 Years 2055 84 4.1 1939 74 3.8 81 6 6.9 76 7 9.0
55 to 59 Years 688 27 3.9 647 25 3.9 32 2 6.0 15 3 17.6
60 to 64 Years 685 38 5.6 631 31 5.0 38 4 11.8 25 3 13.7
65 Years and Over 1567 80 5.1 1501 73 4.9 52 7 13.1 27 4 14.2
65 to 74 Years 971 37 3.8 920 32 3.5 41 4 10.4 16 1 6.1
75 Years and Over 596 43 7.3 582 41 7.0 11 2 23.5 11 3 26.6
Female
Total 15530 1198 7.7 14190 981 6.9 884 178 20.1 764 155 20.3
Under 18 Years 3658 347 9.5 3285 264 8.1 222 68 30.6 222 64 29.0
18 to 24 Years 1278 104 8.1 1171 86 7.3 83 16 19.3 83 13 15.6
25 to 34 Years 2123 191 9.0 1883 150 8.0 147 36 24.5 155 29 19.0
35 to 44 Years 2684 155 5.8 2451 120 4.9 150 24 15.9 126 24 18.8
45 to 54 Years 2044 78 3.8 1894 64 3.4 109 11 10.6 69 6 9.2
55 to 59 Years 760 38 5.0 687 34 4.9 50 2 4.3 36 5 14.7
60 to 64 Years 731 59 8.1 675 54 8.1 42 4 10.7 26 2 8.3
65 Years and Over 2251 226 10.1 2144 209 9.8 82 16 19.6 48 11 22.3
65 to 74 Years 1195 109 9.1 1128 95 8.4 49 14 28.3 30 6 21.2
75 Years and Over 1057 117 11.1 1016 114 11.2 33 2 6.9 18 4 24.2
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 30161 2102 7.0 27583 1693 6.1 1692 344 20.3 1550 275 17.7
65 Years and Over 3818 306 8.0 3645 282 7.8 134 23 17.1 75 14 19.4
In Families 25991 1451 5.6 23737 1129 4.8 1445 277 19.2 1409 240 17.1
Householders 8127 426 5.2 7523 340 4.5 418 72 17.2 366 61 16.7
Under 65 Years 6808 362 5.3 6260 281 4.5 377 67 17.8 344 59 17.1
65 Years and Over 1319 64 4.8 1262 59 4.7 42 5 12.0 22 2 9.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7320 718 9.8 6532 531 8.1 497 166 33.4 473 137 29.0
Under 6 Years 2369 244 10.3 2106 193 9.2 135 51 37.7 154 44 28.7
6 to 17 Years 4951 474 9.6 4426 337 7.6 362 115 31.9 318 93 29.2
18 Years and Over 2954 106 3.6 2698 86 3.2 179 16 8.9 134 14 10.3
In Married Couple
Families 21723 602 2.8 20167 520 2.6 856 65 7.5 924 66 7.1
Husbands 6658 165 2.5 6259 145 2.3 249 15 6.0 229 18 7.9
Under 65 Years 5512 118 2.1 5152 101 2.0 220 13 5.7 215 17 8.0
65 Years and Over 1146 46 4.1 1107 44 4.0 29 2 8.0 14 1 7.0
Wives 6658 165 2.5 6234 144 2.3 243 16 6.7 240 13 5.6
Under 65 Years 5780 125 2.2 5387 108 2.0 221 12 5.6 232 12 5.2
65 Years and Over 878 40 4.6 847 36 4.3 22 4 17.4 8 1 15.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 5887 236 4.0 5376 199 3.7 252 31 12.2 278 27 9.6
Under 6 Years 2029 98 4.8 1823 83 4.5 81 15 18.5 91 13 14.0
6 to 17 Years 3859 138 3.6 3554 116 3.3 171 16 9.3 186 14 7.4
18 Years and Over 2120 31 1.4 1970 26 1.3 88 3 3.0 91 6 7.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3162 739 23.4 2566 517 20.2 516 196 37.9 367 155 42.3
Householder 1086 223 20.6 913 162 17.8 149 52 35.0 104 40 38.8
Under 65 Years 892 206 23.1 731 148 20.2 139 49 35.4 98 39 40.2
65 Years and Over 194 17 8.8 182 14 8.0 9 3 29.2 7 1 17.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1114 428 38.5 855 283 33.1 232 130 56.2 170 101 59.7
Under 6 Years 255 128 50.1 207 97 46.7 46 31 67.7 57 30 53.5
6 to 17 Years 860 301 35.0 648 186 28.7 186 99 53.3 113 71 62.9
18 Years and Over 687 70 10.3 588 55 9.3 88 13 15.2 40 7 18.3
Northeast: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 67 32 48.2 62 28 44.4 5 5 100.0 2 0 .0
Under 18 Years 37 19 51.8 34 17 48.4 2 2 100.0 1 0 .0
Under 6 Years 14 11 79.0 14 11 79.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 23 8 35.4 21 6 27.7 2 2 100.0 1 0 .0
18 Years and Over 30 13 43.8 28 11 39.5 2 2 100.0 1 0 .0
Unrelated Individuals 4104 618 15.1 3783 535 14.2 242 62 25.8 139 34 24.5
Male 1802 235 13.0 1658 192 11.6 92 30 33.0 80 12 14.9
Under 65 Years 1511 206 13.7 1380 168 12.2 80 26 32.5 79 12 15.2
Living Alone 747 70 9.4 682 57 8.3 44 13 30.3 18 2 9.7
65 Years and Over 291 29 9.8 278 24 8.6 12 4 36.0 1 0 .0
Living Alone 250 23 9.3 237 19 7.9 12 4 36.0 0 0 (B)
Female 2302 384 16.7 2125 343 16.2 149 32 21.4 59 22 37.6
Under 65 Years 1324 229 17.3 1186 199 16.8 111 22 20.1 45 16 36.6
Living Alone 728 110 15.1 634 99 15.5 79 12 14.8 17 4 21.5
65 Years and Over 977 155 15.8 938 144 15.4 38 10 25.2 14 6 41.0
Living Alone 947 150 15.8 913 139 15.3 33 10 28.9 14 5 39.5
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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