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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 21
(Numbers in thousands)
White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 110,790 9,047 8.2 94,213 7,108 7.5
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 88,889 6,719 7.6 74,605 5,134 6.9
Central City......... 27,941 3,355 12.0 20,914 2,348 11.2
Not Central City..... 60,948 3,363 5.5 53,691 2,786 5.2
Not Metropolitan....... 21,901 2,329 10.6 19,609 1,974 10.1
Northeast................. 20,038 1,313 6.6 17,402 936 5.4
Metropolitan........... 17,780 1,134 6.4 15,175 757 5.0
Central City......... 4,433 701 15.8 2,925 379 12.9
Not Central City..... 13,347 434 3.3 12,250 379 3.1
Not Metropolitan....... 2,258 179 7.9 2,226 178 8.0
Midwest................... 26,700 1,249 4.7 24,099 1,015 4.2
Metropolitan........... 19,866 790 4.0 17,518 577 3.3
Central City......... 5,693 412 7.2 4,447 289 6.5
Not Central City..... 14,172 378 2.7 13,071 289 2.2
Not Metropolitan....... 6,835 459 6.7 6,581 437 6.6
South..................... 37,608 3,534 9.4 30,520 2,828 9.3
Metropolitan........... 28,064 2,273 8.1 22,705 1,849 8.1
Central City......... 8,917 949 10.6 6,353 723 11.4
Not Central City..... 19,147 1,324 6.9 16,353 1,126 6.9
Not Metropolitan....... 9,544 1,262 13.2 7,815 979 12.5
West...................... 26,444 2,951 11.2 22,193 2,330 10.5
Metropolitan........... 23,180 2,521 10.9 19,206 1,951 10.2
Central City......... 8,899 1,294 14.5 7,189 958 13.3
Not Central City..... 14,281 1,227 8.6 12,018 993 8.3
Not Metropolitan....... 3,264 430 13.2 2,987 379 12.7
Division
New England............. 5,012 212 4.2 4,706 186 4.0
Middle Atlantic......... 15,026 1,101 7.3 12,696 749 5.9
East North Central...... 18,669 869 4.7 16,717 734 4.4
West North Central...... 8,032 380 4.7 7,382 281 3.8
South Atlantic.......... 18,022 1,373 7.6 14,111 1,046 7.4
East South Central...... 6,482 602 9.3 5,197 501 9.6
West South Central...... 13,103 1,559 11.9 11,211 1,281 11.4
Mountain................ 7,654 850 11.1 7,057 732 10.4
Pacific................. 18,791 2,100 11.2 15,136 1,598 10.6
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 22
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 10,005 1,105 11.0 15,593 3,510 22.5
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 8,241 856 10.4 13,936 3,108 22.3
Central City......... 4,556 474 10.4 6,861 1,895 27.6
Not Central City..... 3,686 382 10.4 7,075 1,213 17.2
Not Metropolitan....... 1,763 249 14.1 1,657 402 24.3
Northeast................. 1,625 257 15.8 1,714 303 17.7
Metropolitan........... 1,610 257 15.9 1,688 300 17.7
Central City......... 1,060 212 20.0 977 245 25.1
Not Central City..... 550 45 8.1 711 54 7.6
Not Metropolitan....... 15 0 (B) 25 3 (B)
Midwest................... 1,826 179 9.8 1,298 259 20.0
Metropolitan........... 1,652 169 10.3 1,181 246 20.8
Central City......... 960 80 8.3 673 192 28.5
Not Central City..... 692 90 13.0 508 54 10.7
Not Metropolitan....... 175 10 5.6 117 14 11.6
South..................... 5,723 545 9.5 5,073 1,144 22.5
Metropolitan........... 4,174 315 7.5 4,186 940 22.5
Central City......... 2,180 142 6.5 2,064 561 27.2
Not Central City..... 1,995 173 8.7 2,122 380 17.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,549 230 14.9 888 204 22.9
West...................... 830 124 15.0 7,508 1,804 24.0
Metropolitan........... 805 116 14.4 6,881 1,622 23.6
Central City......... 356 41 11.4 3,147 897 28.5
Not Central City..... 449 75 16.7 3,734 725 19.4
Not Metropolitan....... 25 9 (B) 627 182 29.0
Division
New England............. 217 25 11.6 241 56 23.0
Middle Atlantic......... 1,407 231 16.4 1,473 247 16.8
East North Central...... 1,444 121 8.4 1,103 234 21.2
West North Central...... 382 58 15.2 195 25 13.0
South Atlantic.......... 3,167 276 8.7 1,371 267 19.4
East South Central...... 1,233 92 7.4 66 5 (B)
West South Central...... 1,324 178 13.4 3,636 872 24.0
Mountain................ 154 9 5.7 1,737 467 26.9
Pacific................. 676 116 17.1 5,772 1,337 23.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/pov/new19_011.htm