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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Total 268480 35574 13.3 50289 14761 29.4 21414 7999 37.4
Under 18 Years 71069 14113 19.9 15114 6349 42.0 6960 3563 51.2
18 to 24 Years 25201 4416 17.5 5670 1812 32.0 2603 956 36.7
25 to 34 Years 39354 4759 12.1 7254 1832 25.3 3173 976 30.7
35 to 44 Years 44462 4251 9.6 7463 1724 23.1 3137 943 30.1
45 to 54 Years 34057 2439 7.2 5487 1013 18.5 2043 498 24.4
55 to 59 Years 12190 1092 9.0 1857 434 23.4 656 223 34.0
60 to 64 Years 10065 1127 11.2 1834 424 23.1 739 232 31.4
65 Years and Over 32082 3376 10.5 5611 1173 20.9 2104 608 28.9
65 to 74 Years 17874 1641 9.2 3144 632 20.1 1122 304 27.1
75 Years and Over 14209 1735 12.2 2467 541 21.9 981 304 30.9
Male
Total 131376 15187 11.6 24168 6308 26.1 10110 3404 33.7
Under 18 Years 36367 7179 19.7 7681 3152 41.0 3515 1784 50.8
18 to 24 Years 12633 1760 13.9 2716 715 26.3 1209 368 30.5
25 to 34 Years 19526 1696 8.7 3537 616 17.4 1489 310 20.8
35 to 44 Years 22054 1686 7.6 3656 698 19.1 1562 398 25.5
45 to 54 Years 16598 1066 6.4 2638 432 16.4 928 195 21.0
55 to 59 Years 5869 370 6.3 872 151 17.3 297 77 26.0
60 to 64 Years 4804 479 10.0 823 183 22.2 316 93 29.3
65 Years and Over 13524 953 7.0 2245 359 16.0 792 179 22.6
65 to 74 Years 7992 536 6.7 1347 226 16.8 457 109 23.8
75 Years and Over 5532 417 7.5 898 133 14.8 335 70 20.9
Female
Total 137105 20387 14.9 26121 8453 32.4 11305 4595 40.6
Under 18 Years 34702 6934 20.0 7433 3196 43.0 3446 1778 51.6
18 to 24 Years 12568 2657 21.1 2953 1096 37.1 1393 588 42.2
25 to 34 Years 19828 3063 15.4 3717 1216 32.7 1684 665 39.5
35 to 44 Years 22407 2566 11.5 3807 1026 26.9 1574 545 34.6
45 to 54 Years 17459 1373 7.9 2849 581 20.4 1115 304 27.2
55 to 59 Years 6321 723 11.4 985 283 28.8 358 146 40.7
60 to 64 Years 5261 648 12.3 1011 241 23.8 422 139 32.9
65 Years and Over 18558 2423 13.1 3366 814 24.2 1311 429 32.7
65 to 74 Years 9882 1105 11.2 1797 406 22.6 665 195 29.3
75 Years and Over 8677 1318 15.2 1569 408 26.0 646 234 36.1
Household Relationship
Total 268480 35574 13.3 50289 14761 29.4 21414 7999 37.4
65 Years and Over 32082 3376 10.5 5611 1173 20.9 2104 608 28.9
In Families 225369 26217 11.6 41160 11593 28.2 17355 6395 36.8
Householders 70884 7324 10.3 12176 3099 25.5 4946 1668 33.7
Under 65 Years 59614 6646 11.1 10299 2809 27.3 4283 1511 35.3
65 Years and Over 11270 678 6.0 1877 291 15.5 663 157 23.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 69844 13422 19.2 14810 6147 41.5 6805 3468 51.0
Under 6 Years 23363 5049 21.6 4936 2239 45.4 2307 1265 54.8

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Total 8371 3541 42.3 218192 20813 9.5
Under 18 Years 2719 1516 55.8 55955 7765 13.9
18 to 24 Years 1173 493 42.0 19531 2605 13.3
25 to 34 Years 1203 420 34.9 32100 2927 9.1
35 to 44 Years 1159 426 36.7 36998 2527 6.8
45 to 54 Years 721 206 28.5 28571 1426 5.0
55 to 59 Years 260 94 36.2 10333 658 6.4
60 to 64 Years 287 109 38.0 8231 703 8.5
65 Years and Over 850 277 32.5 26472 2203 8.3
65 to 74 Years 476 142 29.9 14730 1009 6.9
75 Years and Over 374 134 36.0 11742 1194 10.2
Male
Total 3878 1469 37.9 107208 8880 8.3
Under 18 Years 1326 734 55.3 28687 4027 14.0
18 to 24 Years 565 196 34.7 9916 1044 10.5
25 to 34 Years 546 126 23.0 15989 1080 6.8
35 to 44 Years 560 176 31.5 18398 987 5.4
45 to 54 Years 336 76 22.7 13961 634 4.5
55 to 59 Years 119 34 29.0 4997 219 4.4
60 to 64 Years 109 41 37.3 3981 296 7.4
65 Years and Over 318 86 27.1 11279 594 5.3
65 to 74 Years 184 50 26.9 6645 310 4.7
75 Years and Over 133 36 27.3 4634 284 6.1
Female
Total 4493 2072 46.1 110984 11933 10.8
Under 18 Years 1393 782 56.2 27268 3738 13.7
18 to 24 Years 608 297 48.8 9615 1561 16.2
25 to 34 Years 657 295 44.9 16111 1847 11.5
35 to 44 Years 599 250 41.7 18600 1540 8.3
45 to 54 Years 385 130 33.7 14610 792 5.4
55 to 59 Years 141 60 42.4 5336 439 8.2
60 to 64 Years 177 68 38.4 4250 407 9.6
65 Years and Over 532 191 35.8 15193 1609 10.6
65 to 74 Years 292 93 31.7 8085 699 8.6
75 Years and Over 240 98 40.8 7108 910 12.8
Household Relationship
Total 8371 3541 42.3 218192 20813 9.5
65 Years and Over 850 277 32.5 26472 2203 8.3
In Families 6724 2809 41.8 184209 14624 7.9
Householders 1883 727 38.6 58708 4224 7.2
Under 65 Years 1600 653 40.8 49315 3837 7.8
65 Years and Over 282 75 26.4 9393 387 4.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years 2673 1490 55.8 55034 7275 13.2
Under 6 Years 861 496 57.6 18427 2810 15.2

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 46481 8373 18.0 9874 3908 39.6 4498 2203 49.0
18 Years and Over 21625 1727 8.0 4446 862 19.4 1999 516 25.8
In Married Couple Families 175779 11166 6.4 25579 4369 17.1 9330 2318 24.8
Husbands 54321 2821 5.2 7430 1040 14.0 2567 516 20.1
Under 65 Years 44635 2378 5.3 6035 890 14.8 2110 439 20.8
65 Years and Over 9687 444 4.6 1395 149 10.7 456 78 17.0
Wives 54321 2821 5.2 7430 1040 14.0 2567 516 20.1
Under 65 Years 46865 2508 5.4 6427 941 14.6 2249 460 20.4
65 Years and Over 7456 314 4.2 1002 99 9.9 317 56 17.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 50282 4759 9.5 7926 1964 24.8 3140 1093 34.8
Under 6 Years 17320 1844 10.6 2644 710 26.9 1104 419 38.0
6 to 17 Years 32962 2915 8.8 5282 1254 23.7 2037 674 33.1
18 Years and Over 13906 591 4.3 2245 267 11.9 840 160 19.0
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 38412 13494 35.1 13136 6630 50.5 6901 3758 54.5
Householder 12652 3995 31.6 3938 1871 47.5 2019 1051 52.0
Under 65 Years 10976 3770 34.3 3438 1739 50.6 1814 980 54.0
65 Years and Over 1676 225 13.4 500 132 26.3 205 70 34.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 16175 7928 49.0 6135 3903 63.6 3326 2219 66.7
Under 6 Years 4848 2863 59.1 2015 1417 70.3 1079 780 72.3
6 to 17 Years 11326 5065 44.7 4120 2485 60.3 2248 1439 64.0
18 Years and Over 6464 1055 16.3 1969 557 28.3 1059 342 32.3
In Unrelated Subfamilies 1440 670 46.5 338 183 54.1 169 83 48.9
Under 18 Years 825 405 49.0 194 112 57.8 98 50 50.7
Under 6 Years 233 150 64.1 74 55 74.4 37 27 72.3
6 to 17 Years 592 255 43.1 119 57 47.6 60 22 37.3
18 Years and Over 615 266 43.2 145 71 49.1 72 33 46.4
Unrelated Individuals 41672 8687 20.8 8791 2985 34.0 3890 1521 39.1
Male 19804 3447 17.4 4434 1310 29.5 1933 646 33.4
Under 65 Years 17052 3001 17.6 3803 1129 29.7 1685 557 33.0
Living Alone 8690 1248 14.4 2077 585 28.1 910 327 35.9
65 Years and Over 2752 447 16.2 632 181 28.7 248 90 36.1
Living Alone 2345 328 14.0 537 125 23.2 204 62 30.5
Female 21868 5240 24.0 4356 1675 38.4 1957 875 44.7
Under 65 Years 13985 3454 24.7 2769 1129 40.8 1268 592 46.7
Living Alone 7752 1489 19.2 1656 616 37.2 788 356 45.2
65 Years and Over 7883 1786 22.7 1588 545 34.4 689 283 41.1
Living Alone 7577 1698 22.4 1531 524 34.2 661 270 40.8
Residence and Region
United States: 268480 35574 13.3 50289 14761 29.4 21414 7999 37.4
Metropolitan 216143 27273 12.6 35008 11225 32.1 16477 6417 38.9
Central City 80089 15018 18.8 26079 8768 33.6 13581 5357 39.4

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes 6 to 17 Years 1812 994 54.9 36607 4465 12.2
18 Years and Over 892 283 31.8 17180 865 5.0
In Married Couple Families 3316 911 27.5 150201 6797 4.5
Husbands 881 193 22.0 46892 1781 3.8
Under 65 Years 694 160 23.0 38600 1487 3.9
65 Years and Over 186 34 18.0 8291 294 3.5
Wives 881 193 22.0 46892 1781 3.8
Under 65 Years 757 171 22.6 40438 1567 3.9
65 Years and Over 123 22 18.1 6454 214 3.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1156 446 38.6 42356 2794 6.6
Under 6 Years 407 156 38.2 14677 1134 7.7
6 to 17 Years 748 290 38.8 27679 1661 6.0
18 Years and Over 320 61 19.2 11661 324 2.8
In Families With
Female Householder, No
Spouse Present 3026 1798 59.4 25276 6864 27.2
Householder 877 502 57.2 8714 2124 24.4
Under 65 Years 777 465 59.8 7538 2031 26.9
65 Years and Over 99 37 37.1 1176 93 7.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years 1424 1008 70.8 10040 4025 40.1
Under 6 Years 413 324 78.5 2834 1446 51.0
6 to 17 Years 1012 684 67.6 7206 2580 35.8
18 Years and Over 527 209 39.7 4495 498 11.1
In Unrelated Subfamilies 35 23 64.4 1101 487 44.2
Under 18 Years 22 14 66.1 631 292 46.3
Under 6 Years 10 8 74.1 159 94 59.3
6 to 17 Years 11 7 58.6 472 198 42.0
18 Years and Over 14 8 61.8 470 195 41.4
Unrelated Individuals 1612 709 44.0 32881 5702 17.3
Male 799 305 38.2 15370 2137 13.9
Under 65 Years 695 257 37.0 13249 1872 14.1
Living Alone 362 164 45.4 6612 664 10.0
65 Years and Over 104 48 46.5 2120 265 12.5
Living Alone 83 33 39.1 1809 204 11.3
Female 813 404 49.7 17511 3565 20.4
Under 65 Years 544 280 51.5 11216 2324 20.7
Living Alone 324 165 50.8 6096 873 14.3
65 Years and Over 269 124 46.1 6295 1241 19.7
Living Alone 257 116 45.0 6046 1175 19.4
Residence and Region
United States: 8371 3541 42.3 218192 20813 9.5
Metropolitan 7053 3073 43.6 181136 16048 8.9
Central City 6256 2798 44.7 54009 6250 11.6

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Not Central City 136055 12255 9.0 8928 2456 27.5 2896 1060 36.6
Not Metropolitan 52337 8301 15.9 15281 3536 23.1 4937 1582 32.0
Northeast 51202 6474 12.6 6697 2493 37.2 3312 1383 41.8
Metropolitan 45653 5811 12.7 6317 2407 38.1 3284 1383 42.1
Central City 15491 3709 23.9 5606 2149 38.3 3088 1299 42.1
Not Central City 30161 2102 7.0 711 258 36.2 196 84 42.8
Not Metropolitan 5549 663 12.0 380 86 22.6 28 0 .0
Midwest 62498 6493 10.4 9116 2468 27.1 4240 1602 37.8
Metropolitan 46550 4616 9.9 6909 2040 29.5 3822 1451 38.0
Central City 16632 2819 16.9 6031 1760 29.2 3573 1309 36.6
Not Central City 29918 1797 6.0 878 279 31.8 249 142 57.2
Not Metropolitan 15948 1878 11.8 2206 429 19.4 417 151 36.2
South 94235 13748 14.6 23425 6184 26.4 9653 3242 33.6
Metropolitan 71091 9305 13.1 12921 3719 28.8 5814 2055 35.3
Central City 25597 4499 17.6 8799 2774 31.5 4359 1590 36.5
Not Central City 45495 4805 10.6 4122 946 22.9 1455 465 31.9
Not Metropolitan 23143 4444 19.2 10504 2464 23.5 3838 1187 30.9
West 60545 8858 14.6 11051 3616 32.7 4210 1772 42.1
Metropolitan 52849 7542 14.3 8860 3058 34.5 3556 1528 43.0
Central City 22368 3991 17.8 5642 2085 36.9 2561 1159 45.2
Not Central City 30481 3551 11.7 3217 974 30.3 995 369 37.1
Not Metropolitan 7697 1316 17.1 2191 558 25.5 654 244 37.3
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 65127 24685 37.9 24593 11890 48.3 12656 6763 53.4
Cash Assistance 23036 12106 52.6 10340 6389 61.8 5874 3927 66.9
Noncash Assistance 63961 24561 38.4 24366 11840 48.6 12559 6735 53.6
Foodstamps 23226 15510 66.8 11210 7846 70.0 6312 4650 73.7
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 13528 2859 21.1 4579 1250 27.3 2165 613 28.3
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 203353 10889 5.4 25696 2871 11.2 8759 1235 14.1
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 33137 5709 17.2 7484 2423 32.4 3405 1288 37.8
Enrolled In School 18372 2739 14.9 3775 1198 31.7 1726 644 37.3
Not Enrolled 14765 2970 20.1 3710 1225 33.0 1679 644 38.3
No High School Diploma 3568 1322 37.0 1348 640 47.4 696 348 50.0
Persons 25 and Over 172211 17044 9.9 29505 6601 22.4 11851 3480 29.4
No High School Diploma 29558 7244 24.5 9978 3541 35.5 4587 1929 42.1
High School orMore 142653 9800 6.9 19528 3060 15.7 7265 1551 21.3
No College 58174 5769 9.9 9889 1917 19.4 3708 973 26.3
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 42506 2747 6.5 5905 860 14.6 2337 439 18.8
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 41974 1284 3.1 3735 283 7.6 1220 138 11.3

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Not Central City 797 275 34.5 127127 9799 7.7
Not Metropolitan 1318 468 35.5 37056 4765 12.9
Northeast 1538 774 50.3 44505 3981 8.9
Metropolitan 1538 774 50.3 39336 3404 8.7
Central City 1464 748 51.1 9885 1560 15.8
Not Central City 74 26 35.1 29450 1844 6.3
Not Metropolitan 0 0 (B) 5169 578 11.2
Midwest 1858 714 38.4 53383 4025 7.5
Metropolitan 1677 670 39.9 39641 2576 6.5
Central City 1599 621 38.8 10601 1058 10.0
Not Central City 78 49 63.0 29040 1518 5.2
Not Metropolitan 181 44 24.3 13742 1449 10.5
South 3608 1378 38.2 70809 7565 10.7
Metropolitan 2652 1009 38.0 58170 5585 9.6
Central City 2230 880 39.5 16797 1726 10.3
Not Central City 422 128 30.4 41373 3860 9.3
Not Metropolitan 956 370 38.7 12639 1989 15.7
West 1366 674 49.4 49495 5242 10.6
Metropolitan 1186 620 52.3 43989 4484 10.2
Central City 963 549 57.0 16726 1906 11.4
Not Central City 222 71 31.9 27264 2578 9.5
Not Metropolitan 181 54 30.1 5506 759 13.8
Receipt of Assistance
In Household That
Received Means-Tested
Assistance 5316 3028 57.0 40534 12795 31.6
Cash Assistance 2652 1883 71.0 12695 5716 45.0
Noncash Assistance 5265 3004 57.1 39595 12721 32.1
Foodstamps 2837 2220 78.3 12017 7664 63.8
Free or Reduced Price
School Lunch OnlyY 712 207 29.1 8949 1609 18.0
In Household That Did
Not Receive Assistance 3055 513 16.8 177658 8018 4.5
Years of School Completed
Persons 16 to 24 Years 1471 639 43.4 25652 3286 12.8
Enrolled In School 785 319 40.6 14597 1540 10.6
Not Enrolled 686 320 46.7 11055 1745 15.8
No High School Diploma 337 202 59.7 2220 682 30.7
Persons 25 and Over 4479 1532 34.2 142706 10444 7.3
No High School Diploma 1881 869 46.2 19580 3703 18.9
High School orMore 2598 663 25.5 123125 6740 5.5
No College 1262 416 32.9 48285 3852 8.0
Some College,No BA or
Higher
Degree 874 185 21.2 36601 1887 5.2
Completed BA or Higher
Degree 462 62 13.4 38239 1001 2.6

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Work Experience 268480 35574 13.3 50289 14761 29.4 21414 7999 37.4
Male 131376 15187 11.6 24168 6308 26.1 10110 3404 33.7
Under 16 Years 32261 6511 20.2 6716 2817 41.9 3061 1595 52.1
16 to 64 Years 85591 7723 9.0 15207 3132 20.6 6257 1630 26.1
Worked During Year 73672 4095 5.6 11598 1535 13.2 4539 785 17.3
Year-Round F-T 53922 1369 2.5 7581 487 6.4 2759 230 8.3
Not Year-Round F/T 19749 2726 13.8 4016 1048 26.1 1780 555 31.2
Did Not Work 11919 3629 30.4 3610 1596 44.2 1718 845 49.2
65 Years and Over 13524 953 7.0 2245 359 16.0 792 179 22.6
Work During Year 2736 68 2.5 383 30 7.7 111 13 11.6
Year-Round F-T 995 12 1.2 169 3 1.9 40 0 .0
Not Year-Round F/T 1741 56 3.2 214 26 12.3 70 13 18.3
Did Not Work 10788 885 8.2 1862 330 17.7 681 166 24.4
Female 137105 20387 14.9 26121 8453 32.4 11305 4595 40.6
Under 16 Years 30872 6310 20.4 6583 2920 44.4 3097 1636 52.8
16 to 64 Years 87674 11654 13.3 16172 4719 29.2 6896 2530 36.7
Worked During Year 65358 5209 8.0 10454 1913 18.3 4178 942 22.5
Year-Round F-T 37095 961 2.6 5468 359 6.6 2023 146 7.2
Not Year-Round F/T 28263 4248 15.0 4986 1554 31.2 2155 796 36.9
Did Not Work 22316 6445 28.9 5718 2807 49.1 2718 1588 58.4
65 Years and Over 18558 2423 13.1 3366 814 24.2 1311 429 32.7
Work During Year 2201 72 3.3 337 25 7.4 110 7 6.7
Year-Round F-T 618 3 .5 103 0 .4 26 0 1.5
Not Year-Round F/T 1583 69 4.3 233 25 10.5 84 7 8.4
Did Not Work 16358 2351 14.4 3029 789 26.0 1201 421 35.1

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
40 Percent orMore Outside of Poverty Areas
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
All Persons Both Sexes Work Experience 8371 3541 42.3 218192 20813 9.5
Male 3878 1469 37.9 107208 8880 8.3
Under 16 Years 1165 658 56.5 25545 3694 14.5
16 to 64 Years 2396 725 30.2 70384 4591 6.5
Worked During Year 1692 350 20.7 62074 2559 4.1
Year-Round F-T 927 90 9.7 46341 882 1.9
Not Year-Round F/T 765 260 34.0 15733 1677 10.7
Did Not Work 704 374 53.1 8310 2032 24.5
65 Years and Over 318 86 27.1 11279 594 5.3
Work During Year 39 4 10.5 2352 38 1.6
Year-Round F-T 9 0 .0 826 9 1.1
Not Year-Round F/T 29 4 13.9 1527 29 1.9
Did Not Work 279 82 29.4 8927 555 6.2
Female 4493 2072 46.1 110984 11933 10.8
Under 16 Years 1256 712 56.7 24289 3390 14.0
16 to 64 Years 2704 1169 43.2 71502 6935 9.7
Worked During Year 1484 398 26.8 54905 3297 6.0
Year-Round F-T 682 51 7.5 31627 603 1.9
Not Year-Round F/T 802 347 43.2 23277 2694 11.6
Did Not Work 1220 771 63.2 16598 3638 21.9
65 Years and Over 532 191 35.8 15193 1609 10.6
Work During Year 48 3 5.7 1864 47 2.5
Year-Round F-T 7 0 5.5 514 3 .5
Not Year-Round F/T 41 2 5.7 1350 44 3.3
Did Not Work 484 188 38.8 13329 1562 11.7

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TABLE 5. Poverty Rate of Neighborhood In 1989 - Poverty Status of Persons In 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All Areas In Poverty Areas 30 Percent orMore
Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level Currently Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
White Both Sexes Total 221200 24396 11.0 31782 8403 26.4 11503 4151 36.1
Under 18 Years 55863 8990 16.1 8732 3400 38.9 3408 1781 52.3
18 to 24 Years 20259 3131 15.5 3638 1124 30.9 1499 539 36.0
25 to 34 Years 31778 3327 10.5 4625 1084 23.4 1793 541 30.2
35 to 44 Years 36736 2928 8.0 4741 1009 21.3 1661 495 29.8
45 to 54 Years 28871 1817 6.3 3685 641 17.4 1170 282 24.1
55 to 59 Years 10458 778 7.4 1228 241 19.6 346 109 31.5
60 to 64 Years 8681 857 9.9 1227 258 21.1 386 107 27.8
65 Years and Over 28553 2569 9.0 3906 646 16.5 1239 296 23.9
65 to 74 Years 15760 1198 7.6 2147 325 15.1 634 128 20.2
75 Years and Over 12793 1370 10.7 1759 321 18.2 605 168 27.8
Male
Total 109047 10452 9.6 15698 3720 23.7 5644 1847 32.7
Under 18 Years 28662 4602 16.1 4489 1712 38.1 1736 906 52.2
18 to 24 Years 10322 1301 12.6 1824 491 26.9 733 230 31.4
25 to 34 Years 15993 1255 7.8 2406 425 17.7 933 210 22.5
35 to 44 Years 18465 1204 6.5 2406 429 17.8 869 227 26.1
45 to 54 Years 14284 793 5.5 1834 274 14.9 572 108 18.8
55 to 59 Years 5076 249 4.9 584 82 14.1 150 39 25.6
60 to 64 Years 4182 369 8.8 561 114 20.4 169 44 25.9
65 Years and Over 12063 680 5.6 1594 192 12.1 481 84 17.5
65 to 74 Years 7109 386 5.4 973 127 13.1 281 49 17.6
75 Years and Over 4954 294 5.9 621 65 10.5 201 35 17.3
Female
Total 112154 13944 12.4 16084 4683 29.1 5859 2305 39.3
Under 18 Years 27201 4387 16.1 4244 1688 39.8 1672 876 52.4
18 to 24 Years 9937 1831 18.4 1814 633 34.9 767 309 40.4
25 to 34 Years 15786 2073 13.1 2218 659 29.7 859 331 38.5
35 to 44 Years 18272 1724 9.4 2335 580 24.8 792 268 33.9
45 to 54 Years 14587 1024 7.0 1851 367 19.8 598 174 29.2
55 to 59 Years 5383 529 9.8 644 158 24.6 196 71 36.0
60 to 64 Years 4499 488 10.8 666 144 21.6 218 64 29.2
65 Years and Over 16490 1889 11.5 2312 453 19.6 758 212 28.0
65 to 74 Years 8651 812 9.4 1174 198 16.9 353 79 22.3
75 Years and Over 7839 1077 13.7 1138 255 22.4 405 133 33.0
Household Relationship
Total 221200 24396 11.0 31782 8403 26.4 11503 4151 36.1
65 Years and Over 28553 2569 9.0 3906 646 16.5 1239 296 23.9
In Families 185147 17258 9.3 25693 6458 25.1 9118 3266 35.8
Householders 59515 4990 8.4 7870 1747 22.2 2665 840 31.5
Under 65 Years 49443 4533 9.2 6554 1599 24.4 2293 782 34.1
65 Years and Over 10072 457 4.5 1316 148 11.3 372 58 15.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years 54870 8441 15.4 8545 3273 38.3 3334 1729 51.9
Under 6 Years 18369 3299 18.0 2868 1233 43.0 1212 701 57.8
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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