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Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 1
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total ............... 268,480 35,574 13.3 221,200 24,396 11.0
Under 18 years ......... 71,069 14,113 19.9 55,863 8,990 16.1
18 to 24 years ......... 25,201 4,416 17.5 20,259 3,131 15.5
25 to 34 years ......... 39,354 4,759 12.1 31,778 3,327 10.5
35 to 44 years ......... 44,462 4,251 9.6 36,736 2,928 8.0
45 to 54 years ......... 34,057 2,439 7.2 28,871 1,817 6.3
55 to 59 years ......... 12,190 1,092 9.0 10,458 778 7.4
60 to 64 years ......... 10,065 1,127 11.2 8,681 857 9.9
65 years and over ...... 32,082 3,376 10.5 28,553 2,569 9.0
65 to 74 years ....... 17,874 1,641 9.2 15,760 1,198 7.6
75 years and over .... 14,209 1,735 12.2 12,793 1,370 10.7
Male
Total ............... 131,376 15,187 11.6 109,047 10,452 9.6
Under 18 years ......... 36,367 7,179 19.7 28,662 4,602 16.1
18 to 24 years ......... 12,633 1,760 13.9 10,322 1,301 12.6
25 to 34 years ......... 19,526 1,696 8.7 15,993 1,255 7.8
35 to 44 years ......... 22,054 1,686 7.6 18,465 1,204 6.5
45 to 54 years ......... 16,598 1,066 6.4 14,284 793 5.5
55 to 59 years ......... 5,869 370 6.3 5,076 249 4.9
60 to 64 years ......... 4,804 479 10.0 4,182 369 8.8
65 years and over ...... 13,524 953 7.0 12,063 680 5.6
65 to 74 years ....... 7,992 536 6.7 7,109 386 5.4
75 years and over .... 5,532 417 7.5 4,954 294 5.9
Female
Total ............... 137,105 20,387 14.9 112,154 13,944 12.4
Under 18 years ......... 34,702 6,934 20.0 27,201 4,387 16.1
18 to 24 years ......... 12,568 2,657 21.1 9,937 1,831 18.4
25 to 34 years ......... 19,828 3,063 15.4 15,786 2,073 13.1
35 to 44 years ......... 22,407 2,566 11.5 18,272 1,724 9.4
45 to 54 years ......... 17,459 1,373 7.9 14,587 1,024 7.0
55 to 59 years ......... 6,321 723 11.4 5,383 529 9.8
60 to 64 years ......... 5,261 648 12.3 4,499 488 10.8
65 years and over ...... 18,558 2,423 13.1 16,490 1,889 11.5
65 to 74 years ....... 9,882 1,105 11.2 8,651 812 9.4
75 years and over .... 8,677 1,318 15.2 7,839 1,077 13.7
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 2
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native ................. 242,219 30,336 12.5 203,384 20,544 10.1
Foreign Born ........... 26,261 5,238 19.9 17,816 3,852 21.6
Naturalized Citizen .. 9,732 1,111 11.4 6,112 763 12.5
Not a Citizen ........ 16,529 4,127 25.0 11,705 3,089 26.4
Householder
Total ............... 102,533 12,960 12.6 86,111 9,257 10.8
Under 18 years ......... 145 73 50.6 97 43 43.9
18 to 24 years ......... 5,290 1,549 29.3 4,145 1,062 25.6
25 to 34 years ......... 19,033 2,751 14.5 15,344 1,873 12.2
35 to 44 years ......... 23,943 2,646 11.1 19,761 1,808 9.1
45 to 54 years ......... 19,548 1,646 8.4 16,400 1,224 7.5
55 to 59 years ......... 6,978 726 10.4 5,949 511 8.6
60 to 64 years ......... 6,098 800 13.1 5,217 600 11.5
65 years and over ...... 21,497 2,769 12.9 19,196 2,135 11.1
65 to 74 years ....... 11,272 1,262 11.2 9,917 921 9.3
75 years and over .... 10,226 1,507 14.7 9,279 1,214 13.1
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 3
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total ............... 34,458 9,116 26.5 30,637 8,308 27.1
Under 18 years ......... 11,367 4,225 37.2 10,802 3,972 36.8
18 to 24 years ......... 3,715 1,041 28.0 3,791 979 25.8
25 to 34 years ......... 5,299 1,106 20.9 5,488 1,201 21.9
35 to 44 years ......... 5,499 1,063 19.3 4,606 992 21.5
45 to 54 years ......... 3,663 489 13.3 2,700 427 15.8
55 to 59 years ......... 1,220 270 22.2 930 191 20.5
60 to 64 years ......... 1,003 222 22.1 703 161 22.9
65 years and over ...... 2,691 700 26.0 1,617 384 23.8
65 to 74 years ....... 1,613 383 23.8 1,015 214 21.1
75 years and over .... 1,078 316 29.3 603 170 28.2
Male
Total ............... 16,076 3,799 23.6 15,670 3,845 24.5
Under 18 years ......... 5,779 2,139 37.0 5,588 2,039 36.5
18 to 24 years ......... 1,720 361 21.0 2,027 433 21.3
25 to 34 years ......... 2,389 302 12.6 2,919 479 16.4
35 to 44 years ......... 2,517 363 14.4 2,365 433 18.3
45 to 54 years ......... 1,636 215 13.2 1,322 185 14.0
55 to 59 years ......... 535 96 17.9 408 61 15.0
60 to 64 years ......... 433 89 20.5 361 76 21.2
65 years and over ...... 1,068 233 21.8 681 138 20.3
65 to 74 years ....... 657 126 19.2 429 84 19.5
75 years and over .... 411 107 26.0 252 54 21.5
Female
Total ............... 18,382 5,317 28.9 14,968 4,463 29.8
Under 18 years ......... 5,588 2,086 37.3 5,215 1,933 37.1
18 to 24 years ......... 1,995 680 34.1 1,763 546 31.0
25 to 34 years ......... 2,910 804 27.6 2,569 723 28.1
35 to 44 years ......... 2,982 700 23.5 2,241 559 24.9
45 to 54 years ......... 2,028 273 13.5 1,377 241 17.5
55 to 59 years ......... 685 175 25.5 522 130 24.8
60 to 64 years ......... 570 133 23.4 343 85 24.8
65 years and over ...... 1,623 467 28.8 937 246 26.3
65 to 74 years ....... 956 257 26.9 586 130 22.2
75 years and over .... 668 209 31.4 351 116 33.0
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 4
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native ................. 32,365 8,599 26.6 19,012 5,163 27.2
Foreign Born ........... 2,093 517 24.7 11,626 3,145 27.0
Naturalized Citizen .. 781 110 14.1 2,886 452 15.7
Not a Citizen ........ 1,313 407 31.0 8,740 2,693 30.8
Householder
Total ............... 12,474 3,131 25.1 8,590 2,231 26.0
Under 18 years ......... 32 23 (B) 38 24 (B)
18 to 24 years ......... 903 423 46.8 742 253 34.1
25 to 34 years ......... 2,752 726 26.4 2,303 594 25.8
35 to 44 years ......... 3,096 703 22.7 2,316 595 25.7
45 to 54 years ......... 2,371 346 14.6 1,386 270 19.5
55 to 59 years ......... 763 189 24.8 474 112 23.6
60 to 64 years ......... 678 168 24.7 415 98 23.6
65 years and over ...... 1,878 553 29.4 916 285 31.1
65 to 74 years ....... 1,123 300 26.7 566 149 26.3
75 years and over .... 755 253 33.5 350 136 39.0
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/new1_001.htm