Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 9
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 12,652 3,995 31.6 8,308 2,305 27.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 10,399 3,153 30.3 6,606 1,741 26.4
Central City........... 5,214 1,920 36.8 2,594 864 33.3
Not Central City....... 5,185 1,233 23.8 4,012 876 21.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 2,253 843 37.4 1,703 564 33.1
Northeast................... 2,555 805 31.5 1,736 473 27.2
Metropolitan.............. 2,339 743 31.8 1,527 415 27.2
Central City........... 1,253 520 41.5 614 253 41.2
Not Central City....... 1,086 223 20.6 913 162 17.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 217 62 28.5 208 58 27.6
Midwest..................... 2,691 793 29.5 1,902 459 24.1
Metropolitan.............. 2,094 605 28.9 1,337 291 21.8
Central City........... 1,082 410 37.9 478 145 30.3
Not Central City....... 1,011 195 19.2 859 147 17.1
Not Metropolitan.......... 598 188 31.5 564 168 29.7
South....................... 4,881 1,597 32.7 2,662 726 27.3
Metropolitan.............. 3,750 1,138 30.3 2,005 501 25.0
Central City........... 1,761 626 35.5 702 189 26.9
Not Central City....... 1,989 512 25.7 1,303 312 23.9
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,131 459 40.6 657 225 34.3
West........................ 2,524 801 31.7 2,009 647 32.2
Metropolitan.............. 2,217 667 30.1 1,736 533 30.7
Central City........... 1,118 364 32.6 799 278 34.7
Not Central City....... 1,099 303 27.6 937 256 27.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 308 134 43.5 273 113 41.6
Division
New England............... 602 167 27.7 519 133 25.5
Middle Atlantic........... 1,954 638 32.7 1,216 340 28.0
East North Central........ 1,955 544 27.8 1,349 309 22.9
West North Central........ 736 249 33.8 553 150 27.1
South Atlantic............ 2,434 746 30.6 1,235 293 23.7
East South Central........ 953 342 35.9 494 159 32.2
West South Central........ 1,494 509 34.1 933 275 29.4
Mountain.................. 641 185 28.8 531 136 25.5
Pacific................... 1,883 616 32.7 1,478 511 34.6
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 10
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 3,926 1,563 39.8 1,612 767 47.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 3,448 1,316 38.2 1,497 706 47.1
Central City........... 2,436 1,007 41.3 952 482 50.6
Not Central City....... 1,012 309 30.6 545 224 41.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 478 246 51.5 114 61 53.4
Northeast................... 740 300 40.6 436 243 55.9
Metropolitan.............. 734 299 40.7 433 241 55.7
Central City........... 585 247 42.1 328 201 61.1
Not Central City....... 149 52 35.0 104 40 38.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 6 2 (B) 3 2 (B)
Midwest..................... 731 314 42.9 86 40 46.3
Metropolitan.............. 716 299 41.8 80 36 44.7
Central City........... 587 259 44.2 65 31 (B)
Not Central City....... 129 40 30.9 16 5 (B)
Not Metropolitan.......... 16 14 (B) 5 4 (B)
South....................... 2,155 848 39.4 470 190 40.5
Metropolitan.............. 1,700 620 36.5 416 165 39.6
Central City........... 1,041 426 40.9 240 99 41.4
Not Central City....... 659 195 29.5 176 66 37.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 454 228 50.1 54 25 (B)
West........................ 300 100 33.5 620 293 47.3
Metropolitan.............. 297 98 32.9 568 264 46.5
Central City........... 223 75 33.8 320 150 47.0
Not Central City....... 75 23 (B) 249 114 45.7
Not Metropolitan.......... 2 2 (B) 52 29 (B)
Division
New England............... 71 29 (B) 87 42 48.5
Middle Atlantic........... 669 271 40.5 349 201 57.7
East North Central........ 574 227 39.6 67 30 (B)
West North Central........ 158 86 54.8 18 10 (B)
South Atlantic............ 1,169 447 38.3 145 54 36.8
East South Central........ 452 181 40.1 12 5 (B)
West South Central........ 534 220 41.2 312 131 42.1
Mountain.................. 51 25 (B) 141 65 46.2
Pacific................... 249 76 30.4 480 228 47.6