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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
Midwest: Central Cities Both Sexes Total 16632 2819 16.9 11724 1401 11.9 4298 1290 30.0 1277 369 28.9
Under 18 years 4544 1187 26.1 2833 511 18.0 1499 604 40.3 471 189 40.2
18 to 24 years 1815 404 22.3 1271 213 16.8 459 174 37.9 189 51 27.0
25 to 34 years 2683 379 14.1 1929 186 9.6 622 168 27.1 256 57 22.1
35 to 44 years 2672 330 12.4 1930 190 9.8 658 134 20.3 163 37 22.5
45 to 54 years 1846 163 8.8 1380 89 6.4 391 73 18.6 93 15 16.0
55 to 59 years 623 81 13.0 500 50 10.0 120 31 25.5 40 7 18.1
60 to 64 years 541 78 14.4 396 51 12.9 139 27 19.6 19 7 36.2
65 years and over 1909 197 10.3 1486 112 7.5 410 80 19.5 45 7 14.8
65 to 74 years 964 92 9.6 704 42 5.9 252 49 19.6 36 4 12.5
75 years and over 945 105 11.1 782 70 9.0 159 30 19.2 10 2 23.1
Male
Total 8049 1135 14.1 5743 563 9.8 1993 522 26.2 706 176 24.9
Under 18 Years 2428 620 25.5 1509 275 18.2 822 321 39.0 272 103 38.0
18 to 24 Years 865 131 15.1 616 81 13.2 197 43 22.1 95 25 26.5
25 to 34 Years 1334 131 9.8 1005 70 7.0 256 48 18.8 153 21 13.7
35 to 44 Years 1271 111 8.7 935 64 6.8 293 43 14.8 90 10 11.4
45 to 54 Years 892 54 6.0 708 29 4.1 148 25 16.8 44 6 14.1
55 to 59 Years 267 10 3.8 219 4 1.8 46 6 13.6 15 1 8.7
60 to 64 Years 259 31 11.9 193 18 9.3 64 13 20.2 16 4 28.5
65 Years and Over 733 48 6.5 558 22 3.9 167 23 13.5 22 4 18.0
65 to 74 Years 414 29 7.0 298 10 3.5 109 17 15.8 17 3 16.5
75 Years and Over 320 19 5.9 259 11 4.4 58 5 9.1 5 1 23.7
Female
Total 8584 1684 19.6 5981 838 14.0 2306 768 33.3 571 194 33.9
Under 18 Years 2116 567 26.8 1324 235 17.8 677 283 41.8 200 86 43.1
18 to 24 Years 949 273 28.8 655 132 20.2 263 130 49.7 94 26 27.5
25 to 34 Years 1350 248 18.4 923 116 12.5 366 120 32.8 103 36 34.4
35 to 44 Years 1401 220 15.7 995 126 12.6 365 90 24.7 73 26 36.1
45 to 54 Years 954 109 11.4 672 60 8.9 244 48 19.7 49 9 17.7
55 to 59 Years 356 71 19.8 281 46 16.4 74 24 32.9 25 6 23.7
60 to 64 Years 282 47 16.8 203 33 16.3 75 14 19.1 3 2 75.1
65 Years and Over 1175 149 12.7 928 90 9.7 243 57 23.6 24 3 11.8
65 to 74 Years 550 63 11.5 406 31 7.7 142 32 22.6 19 2 8.9
75 Years and Over 625 86 13.8 523 59 11.3 100 25 25.1 5 1 22.6
Midwest: Central Cities Household Relationship Total 16632 2819 16.9 11724 1401 11.9 4298 1290 30.0 1277 369 28.9
65 Years and Over 1909 197 10.3 1486 112 7.5 410 80 19.5 45 7 14.8
In Families 12908 1982 15.4 8902 843 9.5 3516 1039 29.5 1151 328 28.5
Householders 4036 579 14.3 2895 256 8.8 1024 305 29.8 301 76 25.2
Under 65 Years 3427 542 15.8 2418 239 9.9 899 289 32.1 287 73 25.6
65 Years and Over 609 37 6.1 477 17 3.6 124 16 13.1 14 2 17.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4434 1110 25.0 2740 447 16.3 1489 595 40.0 465 185 39.7
Under 6 Years 1585 431 27.2 1005 178 17.7 499 228 45.7 198 81 41.0
6 to 17 Years 2850 679 23.8 1735 269 15.5 990 367 37.1 267 103 38.6
18 Years and Over 1202 105 8.7 727 34 4.7 445 70 15.7 88 15 16.7
In Married Couple
Families 8735 500 5.7 6989 342 4.9 1364 102 7.5 819 194 23.7
Husbands 2669 125 4.7 2196 83 3.8 381 30 7.8 208 38 18.4
Under 65 Years 2189 110 5.0 1800 78 4.3 306 24 7.7 199 37 18.6
65 Years and Over 480 14 3.0 397 5 1.3 75 6 8.0 9 1 14.0
Wives 2669 125 4.7 2201 85 3.8 368 29 7.9 187 37 19.8
Under 65 Years 2280 114 5.0 1870 81 4.4 315 24 7.5 177 37 20.8
65 Years and Over 389 11 2.8 331 3 1.0 53 6 10.6 9 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2670 230 8.6 2057 161 7.8 456 37 8.2 325 109 33.5
Under 6 Years 978 90 9.2 773 63 8.2 141 11 7.6 136 48 35.0
6 to 17 Years 1692 141 8.3 1284 98 7.7 314 27 8.5 189 61 32.4
18 Years and Over 612 13 2.1 439 10 2.2 146 2 1.2 60 7 11.8
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 3385 1370 40.5 1352 439 32.5 1970 894 45.4 227 123 54.2
Householder 1082 410 37.9 478 145 30.3 587 259 44.2 65 31 48.4
Under 65 Years 968 393 40.7 409 135 33.1 542 252 46.5 60 30 50.2
65 Years and Over 114 17 14.6 69 9 13.6 45 7 16.1 5 1 25.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1534 824 53.7 537 254 47.3 961 539 56.1 117 73 62.5
Under 6 Years 514 308 59.9 175 102 58.3 331 202 61.1 55 32 58.2
6 to 17 Years 1020 516 50.6 362 152 41.9 630 337 53.5 61 41 66.3
18 Years and Over 500 87 17.4 207 24 11.8 290 63 21.7 20 8 37.6
Midwest: Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 153 92 60.1 127 76 59.5 16 12 76.4 2 2 100.0
Under 18 Years 93 63 67.8 78 52 66.7 9 7 78.7 1 1 100.0
Under 6 Years 22 19 82.7 16 13 76.4 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 70 44 63.1 62 40 64.1 4 2 55.1 1 1 100.0
18 Years and Over 60 29 48.2 49 23 47.9 8 6 73.9 1 1 100.0
Unrelated Individuals 3571 745 20.9 2695 483 17.9 766 239 31.2 123 39 31.4
Male 1662 273 16.4 1225 153 12.5 368 110 29.8 76 14 17.8
Under 65 Years 1482 249 16.8 1102 139 12.6 311 99 31.8 67 11 16.3
Living Alone 878 128 14.6 640 76 11.9 196 43 21.9 16 5 28.2
65 Years and Over 181 25 13.7 123 14 11.3 58 11 18.7 9 3 28.7
Living Alone 163 20 12.4 110 14 12.6 52 6 12.0 5 3 46.9
Female 1909 472 24.7 1470 330 22.5 398 130 32.6 47 25 53.4
Under 65 Years 1327 357 26.9 1004 254 25.3 281 90 32.0 45 25 56.0
Living Alone 856 205 23.9 628 145 23.1 214 59 27.7 21 12 56.8
65 Years and Over 583 115 19.8 466 76 16.2 117 40 33.9 2 0 .0
Living Alone 561 111 19.8 451 74 16.5 109 37 33.6 1 0 .0
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Both Sexes Total 29918 1797 6.0 27630 1433 5.2 1552 301 19.4 791 104 13.2
Under 18 years 8057 666 8.3 7295 487 6.7 535 153 28.5 284 53 18.5
18 to 24 years 2737 195 7.1 2512 159 6.3 149 20 13.7 97 12 12.7
25 to 34 years 4241 233 5.5 3875 190 4.9 233 37 16.0 147 17 11.4
35 to 44 years 5056 203 4.0 4702 161 3.4 245 38 15.7 128 16 12.7
45 to 54 years 4007 110 2.7 3683 90 2.4 210 11 5.2 70 5 6.7
55 to 59 years 1398 86 6.2 1303 79 6.1 54 7 13.7 22 0 .0
60 to 64 years 1034 60 5.8 972 50 5.2 44 10 22.9 19 1 7.4
65 years and over 3388 243 7.2 3290 217 6.6 81 24 29.1 25 0 .0
65 to 74 years 1969 133 6.7 1898 111 5.9 62 19 31.0 19 0 .0
75 years and over 1418 110 7.7 1391 105 7.6 19 4 23.0 6 0 .0
Male
Total 14779 739 5.0 13647 575 4.2 752 139 18.5 405 47 11.5
Under 18 Years 4140 343 8.3 3737 251 6.7 278 81 29.0 126 17 13.2
18 to 24 Years 1414 69 4.9 1293 56 4.4 83 5 5.7 57 4 7.7
25 to 34 Years 2110 88 4.2 1935 68 3.5 101 15 15.3 81 12 14.6
35 to 44 Years 2512 81 3.2 2346 66 2.8 112 15 13.6 63 10 16.2
45 to 54 Years 1958 43 2.2 1819 41 2.2 91 0 .0 42 4 8.9
55 to 59 Years 650 32 4.9 600 26 4.4 23 5 22.9 13 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 533 36 6.8 499 28 5.6 26 9 32.5 14 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1460 47 3.2 1419 38 2.7 37 9 23.8 9 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 921 26 2.9 889 18 2.0 33 9 27.1 7 0 .0
75 Years and Over 539 21 3.9 530 21 3.9 5 0 .0 2 0 .0
Female
Total 15139 1058 7.0 13983 859 6.1 800 162 20.3 386 57 14.9
Under 18 Years 3916 323 8.3 3558 236 6.6 257 72 28.0 158 36 22.8
18 to 24 Years 1323 126 9.5 1219 103 8.5 67 16 23.6 40 8 20.1
25 to 34 Years 2131 146 6.8 1940 122 6.3 132 22 16.6 66 5 7.5
35 to 44 Years 2544 122 4.8 2355 95 4.0 133 23 17.4 66 6 9.4
45 to 54 Years 2049 67 3.3 1864 50 2.7 119 11 9.1 28 1 3.4
55 to 59 Years 748 55 7.3 703 53 7.5 31 2 6.8 9 0 .0
60 to 64 Years 500 24 4.8 473 22 4.7 18 2 9.0 5 1 29.0
65 Years and Over 1927 195 10.1 1871 178 9.5 44 15 33.5 15 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 1048 106 10.1 1010 93 9.3 29 10 35.3 12 0 .0
75 Years and Over 879 89 10.1 861 85 9.8 15 4 30.0 4 0 .0
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities Household Relationship Total 29918 1797 6.0 27630 1433 5.2 1552 301 19.4 791 104 13.2
65 Years and Over 3388 243 7.2 3290 217 6.6 81 24 29.1 25 0 .0
In Families 26048 1189 4.6 24016 902 3.8 1361 253 18.6 738 92 12.4
Householders 8121 344 4.2 7559 278 3.7 375 56 14.9 185 18 9.6
Under 65 Years 6866 311 4.5 6336 251 4.0 345 50 14.5 178 18 10.0
65 Years and Over 1255 33 2.6 1223 27 2.2 30 6 19.8 7 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 7956 624 7.8 7203 454 6.3 535 153 28.5 284 53 18.5
Under 6 Years 2682 239 8.9 2424 176 7.2 187 61 32.6 119 22 18.1
6 to 17 Years 5274 385 7.3 4779 278 5.8 348 92 26.4 164 31 18.9
18 Years and Over 2602 65 2.5 2356 38 1.6 171 22 13.0 65 6 9.3
In Married Couple
Families 22034 492 2.2 20596 392 1.9 878 94 10.7 608 54 8.9
Husbands 6723 129 1.9 6337 114 1.8 226 13 5.7 149 11 7.2
Under 65 Years 5609 106 1.9 5249 95 1.8 200 8 4.2 142 11 7.6
65 Years and Over 1114 23 2.0 1088 18 1.7 26 4 16.8 7 0 .0
Wives 6723 129 1.9 6340 110 1.7 234 16 6.9 154 11 6.9
Under 65 Years 5841 108 1.9 5474 94 1.7 219 12 5.4 147 11 7.3
65 Years and Over 883 20 2.3 865 16 1.8 15 4 28.5 8 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 6480 206 3.2 5990 147 2.5 316 58 18.5 232 32 13.7
Under 6 Years 2258 80 3.5 2086 49 2.4 112 31 27.6 101 18 17.5
6 to 17 Years 4223 126 3.0 3903 98 2.5 203 28 13.5 131 14 10.8
18 Years and Over 1883 24 1.3 1729 15 .9 94 7 7.3 52 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 2921 641 21.9 2402 462 19.2 445 152 34.2 63 29 46.4
Householder 1011 195 19.2 859 147 17.1 129 40 30.9 16 5 29.3
Under 65 Years 872 186 21.3 726 140 19.2 123 38 31.1 16 5 29.3
65 Years and Over 139 9 6.2 133 7 5.3 6 2 27.3 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1159 392 33.8 912 285 31.2 217 91 42.0 35 20 56.6
Under 6 Years 304 149 49.0 225 117 52.1 75 30 39.9 9 4 42.4
6 to 17 Years 855 243 28.5 687 168 24.4 141 61 43.0 25 16 61.7
18 Years and Over 548 40 7.3 470 22 4.7 68 15 22.8 7 5 76.2
Midwest: Metropolitan- Not In Central Cities In Unrelated Subfamilies 133 46 34.4 124 36 29.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Under 18 Years 80 29 36.6 73 22 30.1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 6 Years 24 16 66.5 22 14 63.3 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 56 13 23.7 51 8 15.8 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 53 16 31.1 51 14 28.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Unrelated Individuals 3737 562 15.0 3490 495 14.2 192 48 25.1 51 12 24.1
Male 1732 206 11.9 1596 166 10.4 103 31 30.1 39 9 23.4
Under 65 Years 1478 181 12.3 1350 146 10.8 94 26 28.1 39 9 23.4
Living Alone 760 71 9.3 696 60 8.6 42 11 25.6 15 2 13.7
65 Years and Over 254 25 9.7 246 20 8.2 9 5 52.6 0 0 (B)
Living Alone 224 20 9.0 220 20 9.2 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Female 2005 356 17.8 1895 329 17.4 89 17 19.3 12 3 26.4
Under 65 Years 1260 194 15.4 1166 178 15.3 75 8 11.1 11 3 30.8
Living Alone 673 81 12.1 619 75 12.1 50 4 8.2 4 1 32.7
65 Years and Over 746 162 21.7 729 151 20.7 14 9 62.4 2 0 .0
Living Alone 724 156 21.5 707 144 20.4 14 9 62.4 2 0 .0
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 15948 1878 11.8 15383 1712 11.1 349 105 30.0 208 58 28.0
Under 18 years 4330 724 16.7 4105 647 15.8 157 57 36.5 86 25 29.5
18 to 24 years 1416 252 17.8 1354 231 17.1 15 3 17.2 43 10 23.7
25 to 34 years 1964 224 11.4 1902 209 11.0 33 7 20.7 24 7 30.5
35 to 44 years 2508 181 7.2 2440 176 7.2 48 2 5.1 26 2 7.8
45 to 54 years 1925 128 6.7 1872 116 6.2 26 5 17.1 10 1 6.2
55 to 59 years 699 61 8.8 677 54 8.0 8 4 54.6 7 6 91.4
60 to 64 years 727 91 12.5 697 83 11.9 25 5 18.6 10 6 63.4
65 years and over 2379 217 9.1 2336 194 8.3 36 22 59.8 4 1 21.5
65 to 74 years 1253 92 7.3 1226 79 6.5 22 12 54.1 3 1 27.3
75 years and over 1126 125 11.1 1110 115 10.4 14 10 68.3 1 0 .0
Male
Total 7776 794 10.2 7517 732 9.7 160 34 21.3 114 29 25.1
Under 18 Years 2229 363 16.3 2131 332 15.6 64 22 33.8 46 10 22.2
18 to 24 Years 669 89 13.4 645 83 12.9 5 0 .0 21 7 32.6
25 to 34 Years 961 72 7.5 931 69 7.4 18 0 .0 14 4 28.8
35 to 44 Years 1205 77 6.4 1180 77 6.5 19 0 .0 16 1 4.9
45 to 54 Years 994 61 6.1 966 55 5.7 15 0 .0 9 1 6.8
55 to 59 Years 369 24 6.5 358 21 5.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 100.0
60 to 64 Years 335 53 15.9 318 51 16.1 14 2 11.2 7 6 91.3
65 Years and Over 1013 55 5.4 988 44 4.4 24 11 44.6 2 0 .0
65 to 74 Years 552 27 4.9 536 22 4.1 14 4 30.3 1 0 .0
75 Years and Over 462 28 6.0 452 21 4.7 10 6 65.6 1 0 .0
Female
Total 8172 1084 13.3 7865 980 12.5 189 71 37.3 95 30 31.5
Under 18 Years 2101 361 17.2 1974 316 16.0 93 36 38.3 40 15 37.7
18 to 24 Years 747 162 21.7 709 148 20.9 10 3 25.6 22 3 14.9
25 to 34 Years 1003 152 15.2 970 140 14.4 15 7 46.2 10 3 32.7
35 to 44 Years 1303 104 8.0 1260 100 7.9 29 2 8.3 10 1 12.5
45 to 54 Years 931 67 7.2 906 62 6.8 11 5 40.8 1 0 .0
55 to 59 Years 330 37 11.3 319 33 10.3 8 4 54.6 7 6 91.3
60 to 64 Years 392 37 9.5 379 32 8.4 10 3 29.2 3 0 .0
65 Years and Over 1366 162 11.9 1348 151 11.2 12 11 90.2 2 1 35.0
65 to 74 Years 702 65 9.2 690 57 8.3 7 7 100.0 2 1 35.0
75 Years and Over 664 97 14.7 658 94 14.2 5 3 74.2 0 0 (B)
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 15948 1878 11.8 15383 1712 11.1 349 105 30.0 208 58 28.0
65 Years and Over 2379 217 9.1 2336 194 8.3 36 22 59.8 4 1 21.5
In Families 13459 1294 9.6 12994 1169 9.0 286 82 28.6 191 54 28.3
Householders 4436 399 9.0 4317 369 8.6 70 16 23.0 56 17 31.4
Under 65 Years 3568 354 9.9 3468 332 9.6 54 9 15.9 54 17 32.3
65 Years and Over 868 46 5.3 850 38 4.4 16 7 46.6 2 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 4182 648 15.5 3963 571 14.4 157 57 36.5 85 25 28.9
Under 6 Years 1311 254 19.4 1230 230 18.7 57 15 26.9 33 7 21.0
6 to 17 Years 2871 394 13.7 2732 341 12.5 100 42 42.0 52 18 33.8
18 Years and Over 998 47 4.7 954 38 3.9 17 3 20.6 11 3 31.6
In Married Couple
Families 11182 610 5.5 10878 586 5.4 193 10 5.1 154 26 17.2
Husbands 3619 179 5.0 3547 173 4.9 48 2 3.4 41 11 27.6
Under 65 Years 2829 150 5.3 2765 144 5.2 41 2 4.0 39 11 28.7
65 Years and Over 790 30 3.7 782 29 3.7 7 0 .0 2 0 .0
Wives 3619 179 5.0 3546 176 5.0 41 2 3.9 40 8 20.2
Under 65 Years 3002 153 5.1 2933 150 5.1 41 2 3.9 38 8 21.0
65 Years and Over 617 26 4.2 613 26 4.3 0 0 (B) 2 0 .0
Related Children
Under 18 Years 3202 239 7.5 3068 227 7.4 100 7 6.6 64 7 11.2
Under 6 Years 1032 101 9.8 975 98 10.1 43 1 2.9 25 1 3.2
6 to 17 Years 2170 138 6.4 2093 128 6.1 57 5 9.3 39 6 16.2
18 Years and Over 665 12 1.8 647 10 1.5 3 0 .0 7 0 .0
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 1689 571 33.8 1548 475 30.7 83 72 86.8 25 21 83.6
Householder 598 188 31.5 564 168 29.7 16 14 92.4 5 4 71.9
Under 65 Years 513 173 33.7 490 161 32.8 7 7 100.0 5 4 71.9
65 Years and Over 84 15 17.7 74 7 9.6 9 7 86.3 0 0 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 Years 737 336 45.6 660 272 41.2 51 51 100.0 16 14 86.9
Under 6 Years 200 117 58.4 179 96 53.7 14 14 100.0 7 5 75.6
6 to 17 Years 537 219 40.8 482 176 36.5 37 37 100.0 10 9 94.6
18 Years and Over 268 29 10.8 243 22 9.1 13 3 26.0 4 3 85.0
Midwest: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 162 64 39.4 153 64 41.6 0 0 (B) 0 0 .0
Under 18 Years 106 43 40.4 101 43 42.6 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Under 6 Years 12 8 64.2 12 8 66.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 94 35 37.3 89 35 39.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 Years and Over 56 21 37.6 53 21 39.7 0 0 (B) 0 0 .0
Unrelated Individuals 2327 520 22.4 2235 479 21.4 62 23 36.3 17 4 25.7
Male 1034 200 19.4 983 182 18.5 38 11 28.5 13 2 19.0
Under 65 Years 847 176 20.8 813 168 20.7 21 0 .0 13 2 19.0
Living Alone 473 74 15.7 455 68 15.0 8 0 .0 7 1 15.9
65 Years and Over 187 24 12.8 170 13 7.7 17 11 64.2 0 0 (B)
Living Alone 176 24 13.6 159 13 8.2 17 11 64.2 0 0 (B)
Female 1293 320 24.7 1252 297 23.8 24 12 48.6 4 2 50.4
Under 65 Years 670 199 29.8 632 180 28.5 21 8 40.2 3 1 34.3
Living Alone 390 75 19.3 374 69 18.4 10 6 60.6 1 0 .0
65 Years and Over 623 121 19.3 620 117 18.9 3 3 100.0 1 1 100.0
Living Alone 604 108 17.9 601 105 17.4 3 3 100.0 1 1 100.0
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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