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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
West: Outside Metropolitan Both Sexes Total 7697 1316 17.1 7018 1137 16.2 66 26 38.7 1108 348 31.4
Under 18 years 2229 538 24.1 1960 435 22.2 28 20 71.9 444 172 38.8
18 to 24 years 663 152 22.9 616 141 22.9 4 0 .0 141 44 31.0
25 to 34 years 984 171 17.4 898 147 16.4 5 3 62.1 155 33 21.3
35 to 44 years 1139 151 13.3 1035 129 12.5 16 2 14.1 144 36 25.0
45 to 54 years 1010 106 10.5 935 100 10.7 6 0 .0 111 29 25.8
55 to 59 years 383 46 12.1 357 41 11.6 0 0 .0 35 6 16.6
60 to 64 years 318 48 15.1 299 43 14.5 0 0 .0 28 7 26.0
65 years and over 971 104 10.7 919 101 11.0 5 0 .0 48 20 42.2
65 to 74 years 552 55 10.1 518 54 10.4 3 0 .0 31 12 38.3
75 years and over 420 48 11.5 401 47 11.6 2 0 .0 17 8 49.6
Male
Total 3885 560 14.4 3552 485 13.6 34 10 29.5 562 157 27.9
Under 18 Years 1150 255 22.2 1027 211 20.5 12 7 59.1 217 83 38.4
18 to 24 Years 322 54 16.7 300 52 17.3 4 0 .0 75 19 25.1
25 to 34 Years 517 65 12.6 479 52 10.8 3 3 83.6 87 8 9.4
35 to 44 Years 567 60 10.7 513 55 10.8 9 0 .0 72 15 21.4
45 to 54 Years 514 50 9.8 473 47 10.0 4 0 .0 55 16 29.1
55 to 59 Years 206 18 8.8 188 15 7.7 0 0 (B) 20 3 16.0
60 to 64 Years 161 23 14.5 150 20 13.3 0 0 .0 16 4 23.8
65 Years and Over 448 33 7.4 422 33 7.8 1 0 .0 20 8 40.1
65 to 74 Years 278 21 7.6 259 21 8.0 1 0 .0 14 5 38.0
75 Years and Over 170 12 7.1 164 12 7.4 0 0 (B) 6 3 44.8
Female
Total 3812 756 19.8 3466 653 18.8 32 15 48.7 547 191 34.9
Under 18 Years 1079 282 26.2 933 225 24.1 16 13 81.6 226 89 39.2
18 to 24 Years 341 98 28.7 316 89 28.1 0 0 (B) 66 25 37.8
25 to 34 Years 467 106 22.7 419 95 22.7 1 0 .0 69 25 36.4
35 to 44 Years 572 91 15.9 522 74 14.2 8 2 30.1 72 21 28.6
45 to 54 Years 496 56 11.3 461 52 11.3 2 0 .0 57 13 22.6
55 to 59 Years 177 28 15.9 170 27 15.8 0 0 .0 16 3 17.4
60 to 64 Years 158 25 15.6 149 23 15.6 0 0 (B) 12 4 28.9
65 Years and Over 523 70 13.5 496 68 13.7 4 0 .0 28 12 43.7
65 to 74 Years 274 34 12.5 259 33 12.8 1 0 .0 18 7 38.6
75 Years and Over 249 36 14.5 237 35 14.6 2 0 .0 11 6 52.3
West: Outside Metropolitan Household Relationship Total 7697 1316 17.1 7018 1137 16.2 66 26 38.7 1108 348 31.4
65 Years and Over 971 104 10.7 919 101 11.0 5 0 .0 48 20 42.2
In Families 6388 1001 15.7 5794 843 14.5 57 26 44.8 1018 315 31.0
Householders 2031 287 14.1 1882 253 13.5 14 5 38.5 255 77 30.2
Under 65 Years 1677 264 15.8 1548 231 15.0 12 5 43.1 236 70 29.4
65 Years and Over 354 22 6.3 334 22 6.5 1 0 .0 18 7 39.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2150 503 23.4 1886 405 21.5 25 17 68.7 438 168 38.4
Under 6 Years 702 198 28.2 614 161 26.3 7 6 81.6 167 68 40.7
6 to 17 Years 1448 306 21.1 1273 243 19.1 18 12 63.6 270 100 37.0
18 Years and Over 436 56 12.8 383 48 12.5 5 0 .0 92 21 22.4
In Married Couple
Families 5117 514 10.1 4738 460 9.7 39 9 22.7 765 204 26.6
Husbands 1597 128 8.0 1509 117 7.8 11 3 25.8 180 39 21.7
Under 65 Years 1280 112 8.7 1209 101 8.4 10 3 29.6 164 33 20.0
65 Years and Over 317 16 5.0 299 16 5.3 1 0 .0 17 6 39.0
Wives 1597 128 8.0 1496 116 7.8 13 3 22.6 185 42 22.5
Under 65 Years 1349 117 8.7 1259 106 8.4 11 3 25.4 174 37 21.5
65 Years and Over 248 10 4.1 236 10 4.3 1 0 .0 12 4 37.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1552 224 14.4 1407 194 13.8 11 3 27.5 310 102 32.9
Under 6 Years 507 88 17.4 453 78 17.3 4 3 69.7 117 43 36.6
6 to 17 Years 1045 135 13.0 953 115 12.1 7 0 .0 193 59 30.6
18 Years and Over 294 29 9.7 265 27 10.2 4 0 .0 67 15 22.7
In Families With
Female Householder,
No Spouse Present 933 422 45.2 779 327 41.9 18 17 91.6 182 100 54.9
Householder 308 134 43.5 273 113 41.6 2 2 100.0 52 29 56.2
Under 65 Years 274 127 46.5 240 107 44.7 2 2 100.0 48 29 59.6
65 Years and Over 34 7 19.5 33 6 18.7 0 0 (B) 4 1 19.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years 468 251 53.7 373 187 50.2 14 14 100.0 101 64 64.0
Under 6 Years 152 96 63.4 119 71 59.3 3 3 100.0 33 23 70.4
6 to 17 Years 317 155 49.0 253 116 45.9 12 12 100.0 67 41 60.8
18 Years and Over 105 27 25.2 92 20 21.9 2 0 .0 20 5 26.7
West: Outside Metropolitan In Unrelated Subfamilies 102 33 32.1 97 33 33.6 0 0 (B) 6 3 53.1
Under 18 Years 55 19 34.7 52 19 36.4 0 0 (B) 3 2 78.2
Under 6 Years 14 6 42.7 14 6 42.7 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
6 to 17 Years 41 13 31.9 38 13 34.0 0 0 (B) 3 2 78.2
18 Years and Over 47 14 29.1 45 14 30.4 0 0 (B) 4 1 32.1
Unrelated Individuals 1207 283 23.4 1127 262 23.2 9 0 .0 84 29 34.6
Male 654 122 18.6 606 109 18.0 6 0 .0 52 14 27.3
Under 65 Years 547 108 19.7 503 96 19.0 6 0 .0 51 13 25.2
Living Alone 263 33 12.6 240 28 11.5 5 0 .0 26 7 27.6
65 Years and Over 107 14 13.1 103 13 13.1 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
Living Alone 86 10 12.1 82 10 12.1 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
Female 554 161 29.1 521 153 29.3 3 0 .0 32 15 46.6
Under 65 Years 351 109 31.0 328 102 31.2 1 0 .0 20 7 36.5
Living Alone 129 30 22.9 118 28 23.4 1 0 .0 10 4 43.8
65 Years and Over 203 52 25.8 193 50 26.1 2 0 .0 11 7 65.4
Living Alone 193 50 25.9 183 48 26.2 2 0 .0 10 7 63.1
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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