Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 7
(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
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 26,430 1,863 7.1 22,783 1,516 6.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 21,109 1,341 6.4 17,936 1,058 5.9
Central City........... 6,516 658 10.1 4,983 477 9.6
Not Central City....... 14,593 682 4.7 12,953 580 4.5
Not Metropolitan.......... 5,320 523 9.8 4,847 458 9.4
Northeast................... 4,787 268 5.6 4,232 198 4.7
Metropolitan.............. 4,230 226 5.3 3,680 157 4.3
Central City........... 1,022 139 13.6 697 78 11.2
Not Central City....... 3,208 87 2.7 2,983 79 2.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 556 41 7.5 551 41 7.5
Midwest..................... 6,392 260 4.1 5,811 220 3.8
Metropolitan.............. 4,726 155 3.3 4,200 118 2.8
Central City........... 1,341 81 6.0 1,068 55 5.2
Not Central City....... 3,385 74 2.2 3,132 63 2.0
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,666 105 6.3 1,611 102 6.3
South....................... 9,200 775 8.4 7,575 637 8.4
Metropolitan.............. 6,853 488 7.1 5,593 402 7.2
Central City........... 2,158 200 9.3 1,569 159 10.1
Not Central City....... 4,695 288 6.1 4,024 244 6.1
Not Metropolitan.......... 2,347 287 12.2 1,982 235 11.8
West........................ 6,050 561 9.3 5,166 460 8.9
Metropolitan.............. 5,299 472 8.9 4,463 380 8.5
Central City........... 1,996 239 12.0 1,648 185 11.3
Not Central City....... 3,304 233 7.1 2,815 194 6.9
Not Metropolitan.......... 751 89 11.9 703 80 11.4
Division
New England............... 1,219 42 3.5 1,157 38 3.3
Middle Atlantic........... 3,568 225 6.3 3,075 160 5.2
East North Central........ 4,469 185 4.1 4,026 163 4.0
West North Central........ 1,924 75 3.9 1,785 57 3.2
South Atlantic............ 4,417 295 6.7 3,519 236 6.7
East South Central........ 1,629 152 9.3 1,344 128 9.5
West South Central........ 3,154 328 10.4 2,712 273 10.1
Mountain.................. 1,765 168 9.5 1,649 149 9.0
Pacific................... 4,285 393 9.2 3,516 311 8.8
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 8
(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
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 2,275 205 9.0 3,293 692 21.0
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 1,895 157 8.3 2,964 611 20.6
Central City........... 1,031 90 8.7 1,451 376 25.9
Not Central City....... 864 67 7.7 1,513 236 15.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 380 48 12.7 329 81 24.5
Northeast................... 342 44 12.9 383 62 16.2
Metropolitan.............. 339 44 13.1 377 61 16.2
Central City........... 221 38 17.2 217 49 22.8
Not Central City....... 118 6 5.3 160 12 7.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 4 0 (B) 7 1 (B)
Midwest..................... 410 32 7.9 288 53 18.4
Metropolitan.............. 371 31 8.2 262 48 18.5
Central City........... 214 20 9.4 151 38 25.0
Not Central City....... 157 10 6.7 111 11 9.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 39 2 (B) 26 5 (B)
South....................... 1,322 105 8.0 1,087 230 21.2
Metropolitan.............. 990 62 6.2 916 190 20.7
Central City........... 509 24 4.8 448 119 26.4
Not Central City....... 481 37 7.8 468 71 15.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 332 44 13.2 171 40 23.7
West........................ 201 23 11.5 1,535 347 22.6
Metropolitan.............. 195 20 10.3 1,409 312 22.1
Central City........... 88 8 8.7 635 170 26.8
Not Central City....... 107 12 11.6 774 142 18.4
Not Metropolitan.......... 6 3 (B) 126 34 27.4
Division
New England............... 44 4 (B) 61 13 (B)
Middle Atlantic........... 298 40 13.4 322 49 15.1
East North Central........ 320 20 6.1 238 47 19.6
West North Central........ 89 13 14.2 50 6 (B)
South Atlantic............ 736 49 6.6 328 58 17.6
East South Central........ 270 22 8.1 11 1 (B)
West South Central........ 316 35 11.0 748 171 22.9
Mountain.................. 39 3 (B) 352 91 25.9
Pacific................... 162 20 12.5 1,183 255 21.6