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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: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 5549 663 12.0 5443 631 11.6 44 15 33.6 64 21 33.1
Under 18 years 1354 232 17.2 1310 213 16.3 27 10 39.1 25 11 44.7
18 to 24 years 417 56 13.3 414 56 13.4 3 0 .0 7 1 18.4
25 to 34 years 688 85 12.3 676 84 12.5 4 0 .0 7 1 15.4
35 to 44 years 954 82 8.6 937 76 8.1 6 0 .0 8 4 44.8
45 to 54 years 781 71 9.1 774 69 8.9 0 0 (B) 8 2 19.4
55 to 59 years 271 32 11.8 268 31 11.5 1 1 100.0 6 2 37.3
60 to 64 years 268 35 13.1 259 32 12.4 3 3 100.0 2 0 .0
65 years and over 816 70 8.6 806 70 8.7 0 0 (B) 2 0 16.3
65 to 74 years 490 33 6.7 483 33 6.8 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
75 years and over 326 37 11.4 322 37 11.5 0 0 (B) 2 0 16.3
Male
Total 2722 292 10.7 2674 272 10.2 20 7 33.8 29 11 39.4
Under 18 Years 682 122 18.0 657 111 16.9 16 6 35.7 14 7 49.4
18 to 24 Years 235 34 14.5 235 34 14.5 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
25 to 34 Years 330 26 7.9 328 26 7.8 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0
35 to 44 Years 471 22 4.6 464 18 3.9 4 0 .0 6 4 65.5
45 to 54 Years 369 34 9.2 367 31 8.6 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 153 10 6.8 152 10 6.9 0 0 (B) 4 1 27.7
60 to 64 Years 112 14 12.4 106 13 11.9 1 1 100.0 0 0 .0
65 Years and Over 368 29 7.8 365 29 7.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
65 to 74 Years 231 15 6.5 231 15 6.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
75 Years and Over 137 14 10.2 134 14 10.4 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female
Total 2827 372 13.1 2770 358 12.9 24 8 33.5 35 10 27.9
Under 18 Years 672 110 16.4 653 102 15.6 11 5 43.9 11 4 38.9
18 to 24 Years 182 21 11.8 179 21 12.0 3 0 .0 5 1 25.7
25 to 34 Years 358 59 16.4 348 59 16.9 4 0 .0 4 1 25.8
35 to 44 Years 483 60 12.5 473 58 12.2 3 0 .0 3 0 .0
45 to 54 Years 412 38 9.1 407 38 9.2 0 0 (B) 7 2 22.7
55 to 59 Years 118 22 18.4 116 20 17.4 1 1 100.0 3 1 50.6
60 to 64 Years 155 21 13.6 152 19 12.7 2 2 100.0 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 448 41 9.2 441 41 9.3 0 0 (B) 2 0 16.3
65 to 74 Years 259 18 7.0 252 18 7.2 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
75 Years and Over 189 23 12.2 189 23 12.2 0 0 (B) 2 0 16.3
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 5549 663 12.0 5443 631 11.6 44 15 33.6 64 21 33.1
65 Years and Over 816 70 8.6 806 70 8.7 0 0 (B) 2 0 16.3
In Families 4682 471 10.1 4586 441 9.6 44 15 33.6 58 18 31.7
Householders 1556 150 9.7 1535 145 9.4 11 3 29.2 14 4 28.1
Under 65 Years 1260 142 11.3 1242 137 11.0 11 3 29.2 14 4 28.1
65 Years and Over 297 8 2.8 293 8 2.8 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1311 210 16.0 1267 190 15.0 27 10 39.1 25 11 44.7
Under 6 Years 412 97 23.6 398 91 22.8 10 6 57.8 11 9 82.3
6 to 17 Years 898 112 12.5 869 99 11.4 17 5 27.6 14 2 15.1
18 Years and Over 444 25 5.5 437 21 4.8 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
In Married Couple
Families 3878 261 6.7 3825 258 6.7 18 3 15.3 40 5 13.4
Husbands 1265 78 6.1 1252 76 6.1 5 1 27.6 9 2 23.4
Under 65 Years 1000 64 6.4 991 63 6.3 5 1 27.6 9 2 23.4
65 Years and Over 265 13 5.0 261 13 5.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Wives 1265 78 6.1 1244 76 6.1 4 1 32.8 16 3 18.3
Under 65 Years 1070 69 6.4 1051 68 6.4 4 1 32.8 15 3 20.1
65 Years and Over 195 9 4.5 192 9 4.5 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1001 92 9.1 987 92 9.3 6 0 .0 11 0 3.6
Under 6 Years 325 52 16.0 321 52 16.2 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
6 to 17 Years 676 39 5.8 666 39 5.9 6 0 .0 9 0 4.4
18 Years and Over 315 14 4.4 314 14 4.4 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 610 186 30.5 565 159 28.1 27 12 45.7 17 13 78.5
Householder 217 62 28.5 208 58 27.6 6 2 30.5 3 2 80.5
Under 65 Years 174 62 35.5 165 58 34.8 6 2 30.5 3 2 80.5
65 Years and Over 43 0 .0 43 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 246 111 45.3 216 92 42.6 21 10 49.8 14 11 78.1
Under 6 Years 64 40 62.8 53 34 63.3 10 6 57.8 9 9 100.0
6 to 17 Years 182 71 39.2 163 58 35.8 11 5 42.3 5 2 36.0
18 Years and Over 106 11 10.0 100 7 7.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Northeast: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 51 17 33.2 51 17 33.2 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 18 Years 30 10 32.5 30 10 32.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 6 Years 13 5 35.9 13 5 35.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 18 5 30.1 18 5 30.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 21 7 34.2 21 7 34.2 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Unrelated Individuals 816 175 21.5 807 173 21.5 0 0 (B) 6 3 46.9
Male 365 65 17.9 360 63 17.5 0 0 (B) 4 3 57.9
Under 65 Years 290 51 17.7 285 49 17.2 0 0 (B) 4 3 57.9
Living Alone 146 15 10.3 141 13 9.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
65 Years and Over 74 14 18.8 74 14 18.8 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Living Alone 64 9 14.3 64 9 14.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Female 451 110 24.4 447 110 24.6 0 0 (B) 2 0 17.0
Under 65 Years 275 82 29.8 275 82 29.8 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Living Alone 149 31 20.6 149 31 20.6 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 176 28 16.1 172 28 16.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 100.0
Living Alone 167 20 11.8 163 20 12.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 100.0
Midwest Both Sexes Total 62498 6493 10.4 54737 4546 8.3 6199 1696 27.4 2276 532 23.4
Under 18 years 16930 2577 15.2 14232 1645 11.6 2191 814 37.1 841 267 31.8
18 to 24 years 5968 850 14.2 5137 604 11.8 624 197 31.6 329 74 22.4
25 to 34 years 8889 836 9.4 7706 585 7.6 888 213 23.9 427 81 18.9
35 to 44 years 10236 714 7.0 9072 527 5.8 951 174 18.3 317 55 17.3
45 to 54 years 7778 401 5.2 6935 295 4.3 627 88 14.0 172 20 11.7
55 to 59 years 2720 228 8.4 2479 183 7.4 182 43 23.3 68 13 19.5
60 to 64 years 2302 229 10.0 2065 184 8.9 208 42 20.2 47 14 30.1
65 years and over 7676 657 8.6 7111 523 7.3 528 125 23.7 74 8 10.2
65 to 74 years 4187 317 7.6 3828 232 6.1 336 81 24.0 58 5 9.2
75 years and over 3489 340 9.7 3283 291 8.9 192 45 23.3 16 2 13.8
Male
Total 30604 2668 8.7 26907 1869 6.9 2905 695 23.9 1225 251 20.5
Under 18 Years 8797 1326 15.1 7377 858 11.6 1164 423 36.4 443 130 29.3
18 to 24 Years 2949 289 9.8 2554 221 8.6 284 48 16.9 174 37 21.1
25 to 34 Years 4404 290 6.6 3872 207 5.4 375 64 17.0 247 37 14.8
35 to 44 Years 4989 269 5.4 4462 207 4.6 424 59 13.8 169 21 12.6
45 to 54 Years 3844 157 4.1 3492 125 3.6 254 25 9.8 95 11 11.1
55 to 59 Years 1286 66 5.1 1176 51 4.4 69 12 16.7 28 1 4.9
60 to 64 Years 1128 121 10.7 1011 97 9.6 105 23 22.0 36 11 28.8
65 Years and Over 3207 150 4.7 2964 104 3.5 229 42 18.5 32 4 11.9
65 to 74 Years 1886 82 4.4 1723 50 2.9 156 30 19.5 25 3 11.2
75 Years and Over 1321 68 5.1 1242 54 4.3 72 12 16.2 7 1 14.5
Female
Total 31895 3826 12.0 27830 2677 9.6 3295 1001 30.4 1051 281 26.7
Under 18 Years 8133 1251 15.4 6856 787 11.5 1027 391 38.0 398 137 34.5
18 to 24 Years 3019 561 18.6 2583 383 14.8 339 149 43.8 155 37 23.9
25 to 34 Years 4484 546 12.2 3834 378 9.9 513 149 29.1 179 44 24.4
35 to 44 Years 5247 446 8.5 4610 320 6.9 527 116 22.0 149 34 22.8
45 to 54 Years 3933 243 6.2 3442 171 5.0 373 63 16.9 77 10 12.4
55 to 59 Years 1435 162 11.3 1304 131 10.1 113 31 27.4 41 12 29.4
60 to 64 Years 1174 108 9.2 1054 87 8.3 103 19 18.3 11 4 34.3
65 Years and Over 4469 507 11.3 4147 419 10.1 299 83 27.8 41 4 8.9
65 to 74 Years 2300 234 10.2 2105 182 8.6 179 50 27.9 33 3 7.7
75 Years and Over 2168 272 12.6 2042 237 11.6 120 33 27.6 9 1 13.2
Midwest Household Relationship Total 62498 6493 10.4 54737 4546 8.3 6199 1696 27.4 2276 532 23.4
65 Years and Over 7676 657 8.6 7111 523 7.3 528 125 23.7 74 8 10.2
In Families 52415 4465 8.5 45912 2914 6.3 5163 1373 26.6 2081 474 22.8
Householders 16594 1323 8.0 14771 903 6.1 1468 377 25.7 542 111 20.5
Under 65 Years 13861 1207 8.7 12221 821 6.7 1298 348 26.8 519 109 20.9
65 Years and Over 2733 116 4.2 2550 82 3.2 171 30 17.4 23 2 10.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16573 2382 14.4 13906 1472 10.6 2181 805 36.9 834 262 31.4
Under 6 Years 5578 924 16.6 4659 584 12.5 743 304 41.0 350 110 31.3
6 to 17 Years 10995 1458 13.3 9247 888 9.6 1438 501 34.8 484 152 31.4
18 Years and Over 4802 217 4.5 4038 110 2.7 633 96 15.1 164 24 14.7
In Married Couple
Families 41951 1602 3.8 38463 1319 3.4 2435 206 8.5 1581 275 17.4
Husbands 13011 433 3.3 12081 370 3.1 656 44 6.7 398 60 15.1
Under 65 Years 10627 366 3.4 9814 317 3.2 547 34 6.2 380 59 15.5
65 Years and Over 2384 67 2.8 2266 53 2.3 109 10 9.6 18 1 7.1
Wives 13011 433 3.3 12087 371 3.1 643 47 7.3 381 56 14.6
Under 65 Years 11123 375 3.4 10277 325 3.2 574 37 6.4 362 56 15.4
65 Years and Over 1888 57 3.0 1810 45 2.5 68 10 14.6 19 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12353 675 5.5 11115 535 4.8 871 102 11.8 621 148 23.8
Under 6 Years 4268 271 6.3 3834 211 5.5 296 43 14.5 262 66 25.2
6 to 17 Years 8084 404 5.0 7280 324 4.5 575 60 10.4 360 82 22.7
18 Years and Over 3160 49 1.5 2815 34 1.2 243 9 3.5 119 7 6.0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 7994 2582 32.3 5302 1376 26.0 2498 1118 44.8 315 174 55.0
Householder 2691 793 29.5 1902 459 24.1 731 314 42.9 86 40 46.3
Under 65 Years 2353 753 32.0 1625 436 26.8 672 297 44.3 81 38 47.5
65 Years and Over 338 40 11.9 277 24 8.5 60 16 27.4 5 1 25.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3430 1552 45.2 2109 810 38.4 1228 681 55.4 167 107 63.6
Under 6 Years 1018 574 56.4 579 315 54.5 420 246 58.6 71 41 57.8
6 to 17 Years 2412 978 40.6 1530 495 32.3 808 435 53.8 97 66 67.9
18 Years and Over 1316 156 11.9 920 69 7.5 370 82 22.0 31 16 51.9
Midwest In Unrelated Subfamilies 448 202 45.0 404 176 43.5 16 12 76.4 4 2 55.2
Under 18 Years 279 135 48.4 252 117 46.5 9 7 78.7 1 1 100.0
Under 6 Years 59 42 72.3 50 34 68.3 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 221 93 42.0 202 83 41.0 4 2 55.1 1 1 100.0
18 Years and Over 169 66 39.4 152 59 38.6 8 6 73.9 3 1 34.5
Unrelated Individuals 9636 1827 19.0 8421 1456 17.3 1020 310 30.4 191 55 28.9
Male 4428 679 15.3 3804 500 13.1 509 151 29.7 128 25 19.6
Under 65 Years 3806 606 15.9 3265 453 13.9 426 125 29.4 119 23 18.9
Living Alone 2110 273 12.9 1792 205 11.4 246 54 21.8 38 8 20.3
65 Years and Over 622 73 11.8 539 47 8.8 83 26 31.4 9 3 28.7
Living Alone 563 64 11.4 489 47 9.6 73 17 23.3 5 3 46.9
Female 5207 1148 22.0 4617 956 20.7 511 159 31.0 63 30 47.9
Under 65 Years 3256 750 23.0 2802 613 21.9 377 107 28.3 58 29 50.4
Living Alone 1919 361 18.8 1621 289 17.8 274 69 25.3 27 14 50.6
65 Years and Over 1951 398 20.4 1814 343 18.9 135 52 38.6 5 1 18.1
Living Alone 1889 375 19.8 1759 323 18.4 127 49 38.6 4 1 24.9
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Both Sexes Total 46550 4616 9.9 39354 2834 7.2 5851 1591 27.2 2067 473 22.9
Under 18 years 12600 1853 14.7 10128 998 9.9 2034 757 37.2 755 242 32.0
18 to 24 years 4552 599 13.1 3783 373 9.9 609 194 31.9 286 63 22.2
25 to 34 years 6925 613 8.8 5804 376 6.5 854 206 24.1 403 73 18.2
35 to 44 years 7728 533 6.9 6632 350 5.3 903 172 19.1 291 53 18.2
45 to 54 years 5853 273 4.7 5063 179 3.5 601 84 13.9 163 20 12.0
55 to 59 years 2021 167 8.3 1802 129 7.2 174 38 21.8 62 7 11.7
60 to 64 years 1575 139 8.8 1368 101 7.4 183 37 20.4 38 8 21.7
65 years and over 5297 440 8.3 4775 328 6.9 492 104 21.1 70 7 9.6
65 to 74 years 2933 225 7.7 2602 153 5.9 314 69 21.9 54 4 8.2
75 years and over 2363 215 9.1 2173 176 8.1 178 35 19.6 15 2 14.6
Male
Total 22828 1874 8.2 19390 1138 5.9 2745 661 24.1 1111 222 20.0
Under 18 Years 6568 963 14.7 5246 526 10.0 1101 402 36.5 398 120 30.1
18 to 24 Years 2279 199 8.7 1909 137 7.2 279 48 17.2 152 30 19.4
25 to 34 Years 3444 218 6.3 2940 138 4.7 357 64 17.8 234 33 14.0
35 to 44 Years 3783 192 5.1 3281 130 4.0 405 59 14.5 153 20 13.4
45 to 54 Years 2850 96 3.4 2527 70 2.8 239 25 10.4 87 10 11.5
55 to 59 Years 917 42 4.6 818 30 3.7 69 12 16.7 28 1 4.7
60 to 64 Years 793 67 8.5 692 46 6.6 90 21 23.7 30 4 14.9
65 Years and Over 2194 95 4.3 1976 60 3.1 205 31 15.3 31 4 12.6
65 to 74 Years 1335 55 4.2 1187 28 2.4 142 26 18.4 24 3 11.5
75 Years and Over 859 40 4.6 790 32 4.1 63 5 8.5 7 1 16.5
Female
Total 23723 2742 11.6 19964 1696 8.5 3106 930 29.9 957 251 26.2
Under 18 Years 6032 890 14.7 4882 472 9.7 934 355 38.0 358 122 34.1
18 to 24 Years 2272 399 17.6 1874 235 12.6 329 146 44.4 133 34 25.3
25 to 34 Years 3481 394 11.3 2864 238 8.3 498 142 28.5 169 41 23.9
35 to 44 Years 3945 342 8.7 3350 220 6.6 498 113 22.8 139 33 23.5
45 to 54 Years 3003 176 5.9 2536 109 4.3 362 59 16.2 76 10 12.5
55 to 59 Years 1104 125 11.3 984 99 10.0 105 26 25.2 34 6 17.3
60 to 64 Years 782 71 9.1 675 55 8.2 93 16 17.1 8 4 46.9
65 Years and Over 3103 345 11.1 2799 268 9.6 287 72 25.2 39 3 7.2
65 to 74 Years 1599 170 10.6 1416 125 8.8 172 43 24.8 30 2 5.5
75 Years and Over 1504 175 11.6 1384 143 10.4 115 30 25.7 9 1 13.2
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas Household Relationship Total 46550 4616 9.9 39354 2834 7.2 5851 1591 27.2 2067 473 22.9
65 Years and Over 5297 440 8.3 4775 328 6.9 492 104 21.1 70 7 9.6
In Families 38956 3171 8.1 32918 1745 5.3 4877 1292 26.5 1889 420 22.2
Householders 12157 923 7.6 10454 534 5.1 1399 361 25.8 486 94 19.2
Under 65 Years 10293 853 8.3 8754 489 5.6 1244 339 27.3 465 91 19.6
65 Years and Over 1865 70 3.7 1700 44 2.6 154 22 14.4 21 2 11.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 12390 1734 14.0 9943 901 9.1 2024 748 37.0 749 237 31.7
Under 6 Years 4267 670 15.7 3429 354 10.3 686 289 42.1 317 103 32.4
6 to 17 Years 8124 1064 13.1 6514 547 8.4 1338 459 34.3 432 134 31.1
18 Years and Over 3804 170 4.5 3084 72 2.3 617 92 14.9 153 21 13.6
In Married Couple
Families 30769 992 3.2 27585 733 2.7 2242 197 8.8 1427 249 17.4
Husbands 9392 253 2.7 8533 197 2.3 608 43 7.0 358 49 13.7
Under 65 Years 7798 216 2.8 7049 173 2.5 506 32 6.3 341 48 14.0
65 Years and Over 1594 37 2.3 1485 23 1.6 101 10 10.3 17 1 7.8
Wives 9392 253 2.7 8541 195 2.3 601 45 7.5 341 48 14.0
Under 65 Years 8121 222 2.7 7344 176 2.4 533 35 6.6 324 48 14.7
65 Years and Over 1271 31 2.5 1197 19 1.6 68 10 14.6 17 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 9150 436 4.8 8047 309 3.8 771 96 12.4 557 141 25.2
Under 6 Years 3236 170 5.2 2859 112 3.9 253 42 16.5 237 65 27.6
6 to 17 Years 5914 266 4.5 5188 196 3.8 518 54 10.5 320 75 23.5
18 Years and Over 2495 37 1.5 2168 25 1.1 240 9 3.6 112 7 6.4
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 6305 2011 31.9 3754 901 24.0 2415 1046 43.3 290 152 52.5
Householder 2094 605 28.9 1337 291 21.8 716 299 41.8 80 36 44.7
Under 65 Years 1840 580 31.5 1135 275 24.2 665 290 43.7 76 35 45.9
65 Years and Over 253 25 10.0 202 16 8.1 51 9 17.4 5 1 25.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2693 1216 45.2 1449 538 37.2 1178 630 53.5 151 92 61.1
Under 6 Years 818 457 55.9 400 219 54.8 406 232 57.2 64 36 56.0
6 to 17 Years 1875 759 40.5 1048 319 30.4 772 398 51.6 87 56 64.9
18 Years and Over 1048 127 12.1 677 47 6.9 357 78 21.9 27 13 47.0
Midwest: Metropolitan Areas In Unrelated Subfamilies 286 138 48.1 251 112 44.6 16 12 76.4 3 2 63.1
Under 18 Years 173 92 53.3 151 74 49.0 9 7 78.7 1 1 100.0
Under 6 Years 47 35 74.3 38 26 68.9 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 126 58 45.6 113 48 42.3 4 2 55.1 1 1 100.0
18 Years and Over 113 46 40.2 100 38 38.0 8 6 73.9 2 1 42.3
Unrelated Individuals 7308 1307 17.9 6185 978 15.8 958 287 30.0 175 51 29.3
Male 3394 479 14.1 2821 319 11.3 471 141 29.8 115 23 19.7
Under 65 Years 2959 430 14.5 2452 284 11.6 405 125 30.9 106 20 18.9
Living Alone 1638 199 12.2 1337 136 10.2 238 54 22.5 31 7 21.2
65 Years and Over 435 49 11.3 369 34 9.2 66 15 23.1 9 3 28.7
Living Alone 386 40 10.4 330 34 10.3 56 6 11.1 5 3 46.9
Female 3914 828 21.2 3365 659 19.6 487 147 30.1 60 28 47.8
Under 65 Years 2586 551 21.3 2170 433 19.9 356 98 27.6 56 28 51.2
Living Alone 1530 286 18.7 1247 220 17.7 264 63 24.0 26 14 52.8
65 Years and Over 1328 277 20.9 1194 226 19.0 131 49 37.0 4 0 .0
Living Alone 1285 267 20.8 1159 219 18.9 124 46 36.9 3 0 .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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