Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 5
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
Total................ 54,321 2,821 5.2 48,070 2,312 4.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 42,777 1,974 4.6 37,294 1,552 4.2
Central City........... 13,099 930 7.1 10,359 658 6.4
Not Central City....... 29,678 1,044 3.5 26,935 894 3.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 11,544 847 7.3 10,776 760 7.1
Northeast................... 10,053 426 4.2 9,069 331 3.7
Metropolitan.............. 8,788 348 4.0 7,818 255 3.3
Central City........... 2,130 183 8.6 1,556 110 7.0
Not Central City....... 6,658 165 2.5 6,262 145 2.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,265 78 6.1 1,252 76 6.1
Midwest..................... 13,011 433 3.3 12,091 370 3.1
Metropolitan.............. 9,392 253 2.7 8,550 198 2.3
Central City........... 2,669 125 4.7 2,207 84 3.8
Not Central City....... 6,723 129 1.9 6,342 114 1.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 3,619 179 5.0 3,542 173 4.9
South....................... 19,448 1,202 6.2 16,688 986 5.9
Metropolitan.............. 14,385 739 5.1 12,212 593 4.9
Central City........... 4,466 315 7.1 3,408 232 6.8
Not Central City....... 9,919 424 4.3 8,804 360 4.1
Not Metropolitan.......... 5,063 462 9.1 4,476 393 8.8
West........................ 11,808 761 6.4 10,221 624 6.1
Metropolitan.............. 10,211 634 6.2 8,715 506 5.8
Central City........... 3,834 307 8.0 3,188 232 7.3
Not Central City....... 6,377 327 5.1 5,526 274 5.0
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,597 128 8.0 1,507 118 7.8
Division
New England............... 2,629 82 3.1 2,513 76 3.0
Middle Atlantic........... 7,425 344 4.6 6,556 256 3.9
East North Central........ 9,005 290 3.2 8,261 246 3.0
West North Central........ 4,006 142 3.6 3,830 125 3.3
South Atlantic............ 9,822 496 5.0 8,289 395 4.8
East South Central........ 3,544 214 6.1 3,120 185 5.9
West South Central........ 6,082 492 8.1 5,278 406 7.7
Mountain.................. 3,372 220 6.5 3,176 201 6.3
Pacific................... 8,437 541 6.4 7,045 423 6.0
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 6
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
Total................ 3,921 312 8.0 4,804 836 17.4
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 3,325 249 7.5 4,318 724 16.8
Central City........... 1,836 151 8.2 2,110 447 21.2
Not Central City....... 1,489 98 6.6 2,209 277 12.5
Not Metropolitan.......... 595 63 10.5 485 112 23.1
Northeast................... 649 64 9.9 582 82 14.1
Metropolitan.............. 644 63 9.8 572 80 14.0
Central City........... 403 48 12.0 338 64 19.1
Not Central City....... 242 15 6.2 235 16 6.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 5 1 (B) 10 2 (B)
Midwest..................... 654 46 7.0 398 61 15.3
Metropolitan.............. 604 44 7.3 355 50 14.0
Central City........... 375 31 8.4 208 39 18.8
Not Central City....... 229 13 5.6 147 11 7.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 50 2 (B) 44 11 (B)
South....................... 2,261 170 7.5 1,724 297 17.2
Metropolitan.............. 1,732 114 6.6 1,477 241 16.3
Central City........... 916 62 6.7 706 152 21.5
Not Central City....... 816 52 6.4 771 89 11.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 529 57 10.8 248 56 22.6
West........................ 356 32 8.9 2,099 396 18.9
Metropolitan.............. 345 29 8.3 1,915 352 18.4
Central City........... 143 10 7.1 859 191 22.3
Not Central City....... 202 18 9.1 1,056 161 15.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 11 3 (B) 184 43 23.6
Division
New England............... 90 6 7.1 79 16 20.6
Middle Atlantic........... 559 58 10.4 503 66 13.0
East North Central........ 550 33 6.0 324 54 16.6
West North Central........ 104 13 12.2 75 7 (B)
South Atlantic............ 1,274 81 6.4 609 78 12.8
East South Central........ 397 25 6.3 23 1 (B)
West South Central........ 590 64 10.9 1,092 218 20.0
Mountain.................. 59 3 (B) 511 103 20.1
Pacific................... 297 29 9.7 1,588 293 18.5