Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected 27
Poverty Status of People and Families 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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Both Sexes
Total .................. 41,672 8,687 20.8 34,858 6,593 18.9
Under 18 years ............ 242 219 90.8 202 183 90.4
18 to 24 years ............ 5,193 1,862 35.9 4,363 1,485 34.0
25 to 34 years ............ 8,550 1,196 14.0 6,943 854 12.3
35 to 44 years ............ 6,957 1,106 15.9 5,692 792 13.9
45 to 54 years ............ 5,866 1,051 17.9 4,755 785 16.5
55 to 59 years ............ 2,240 499 22.3 1,846 347 18.8
60 to 64 years ............ 1,989 521 26.2 1,614 389 24.1
65 years and over ......... 10,634 2,233 21.0 9,444 1,758 18.6
65 to 74 years .......... 4,539 924 20.4 3,903 691 17.7
75 years and over ....... 6,095 1,309 21.5 5,541 1,067 19.3
Male
Total .................. 19,804 3,447 17.4 16,300 2,456 15.1
Under 18 years ............ 107 92 86.7 80 69 85.8
18 to 24 years ............ 2,645 806 30.5 2,246 651 29.0
25 to 34 years ............ 5,216 618 11.9 4,195 436 10.4
35 to 44 years ............ 4,378 644 14.7 3,593 436 12.1
45 to 54 years ............ 3,022 482 16.0 2,455 332 13.5
55 to 59 years ............ 981 184 18.7 807 115 14.2
60 to 64 years ............ 704 175 24.8 549 119 21.6
65 years and over ......... 2,752 447 16.2 2,376 300 12.6
65 to 74 years .......... 1,377 214 15.6 1,173 149 12.7
75 years and over ....... 1,375 232 16.9 1,203 152 12.6
Female
Total .................. 21,868 5,240 24.0 18,557 4,136 22.3
Under 18 years ............ 135 127 94 122 114 93.4
18 to 24 years ............ 2,548 1,056 41.4 2,117 835 39.4
25 to 34 years ............ 3,334 577 17.3 2,748 418 15.2
35 to 44 years ............ 2,579 462 17.9 2,099 356 17.0
45 to 54 years ............ 2,844 569 20.0 2,300 453 19.7
55 to 59 years ............ 1,259 315 25.1 1,039 232 22.4
60 to 64 years ............ 1,285 347 27.0 1,065 271 25.4
65 years and over ......... 7,883 1,786 22.7 7,068 1,458 20.6
65 to 74 years .......... 3,163 710 22.4 2,730 542 19.9
75 years and over ....... 4,720 1,076 22.8 4,338 916 21.1
Nativity
Native .................. 37,798 7,451 19.7 32,141 5,701 17.7
Foreign Born ............ 3,873 1,236 31.9 2,717 892 32.8
Naturalized Citizen ... 1,473 398 27.1 1,035 284 27.4
Not a Citizen ........ 2,401 838 34.9 1,682 608 36.2
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected 28
Poverty Status of People and Families 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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Both Sexes
Total .................. 5,316 1,645 31.0 2,976 1,017 34.2
Under 18 years ............ 36 33 (B) 41 34 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 541 235 43.4 549 232 42.2
25 to 34 years ............ 1,097 234 21.3 805 199 24.8
35 to 44 years ............ 984 241 24.5 583 152 26.0
45 to 54 years ............ 944 228 24.2 335 89 26.7
55 to 59 years ............ 335 135 40.4 139 54 38.9
60 to 64 years ............ 334 121 36.3 127 58 45.8
65 years and over ......... 1,045 418 40.0 398 198 49.8
65 to 74 years .......... 560 208 37.3 218 96 44.0
75 years and over ....... 486 210 43.2 180 102 56.7
Male
Total .................. 2,721 778 28.6 1,746 471 26.9
Under 18 years ............ 26 23 (B) 16 9 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 261 99 37.8 318 102 32.0
25 to 34 years ............ 714 121 16.9 542 118 21.8
35 to 44 years ............ 614 163 26.5 429 109 25.3
45 to 54 years ............ 492 126 25.5 209 48 22.7
55 to 59 years ............ 140 61 43.5 53 15 (B)
60 to 64 years ............ 134 52 38.5 56 20 (B)
65 years and over ......... 339 134 39.6 124 50 40.4
65 to 74 years .......... 180 62 34.4 78 27 35.2
75 years and over ....... 159 72 45.5 46 23 (B)
Female
Total .................. 2,595 867 33.4 1,230 546 44.4
Under 18 years ............ 10 10 (B) 25 25 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 280 136 48.7 231 130 56.4
25 to 34 years ............ 383 113 29.4 263 82 31.0
35 to 44 years ............ 370 78 21.1 154 43 28.0
45 to 54 years ............ 452 102 22.7 126 42 33.2
55 to 59 years ............ 194 74 38.2 86 39 45.3
60 to 64 years ............ 200 70 34.8 72 38 (B)
65 years and over ......... 706 284 40.2 274 148 54.0
65 to 74 years .......... 379 146 38.6 140 69 48.9
75 years and over ....... 327 137 42.1 134 79 59.3
Nativity
Native .................. 4,942 1,538 31.1 1,558 449 28.8
Foreign Born ............ 374 107 28.6 1,418 568 40.1
Naturalized Citizen ... 164 45 27.3 352 134 38.1
Not a Citizen ........ 210 62 29.6 1,066 434 40.7