Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 1
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
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 14,594 5.4 221,200 9,427 4.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 6,364 9.0 55,863 3,680 6.6
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 1,957 7.8 20,259 1,376 6.8
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 2,076 5.3 31,778 1,380 4.3
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 1,724 3.9 36,736 1,094 3.0
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 981 2.9 28,871 737 2.6
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 413 3.4 10,458 312 3.0
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 366 3.6 8,681 294 3.4
65 years and over....... 32,082 713 2.2 28,553 554 1.9
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 388 2.2 15,760 286 1.8
75 years and over.... 14,209 326 2.3 12,793 269 2.1
Male
Total................ 131,376 6,224 4.7 109,047 4,060 3.7
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 3,203 8.8 28,662 1,868 6.5
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 718 5.7 10,322 534 5.2
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 656 3.4 15,993 479 3.0
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 665 3.0 18,465 425 2.3
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 452 2.7 14,284 339 2.4
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 126 2.1 5,076 93 1.8
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 167 3.5 4,182 142 3.4
65 years and over....... 13,524 238 1.8 12,063 178 1.5
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 153 1.9 7,109 116 1.6
75 years and over.... 5,532 85 1.5 4,954 63 1.3
Female
Total................ 137,105 8,370 6.1 112,154 5,368 4.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 3,161 9.1 27,201 1,812 6.7
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 1,239 9.9 9,937 841 8.5
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 1,421 7.2 15,786 901 5.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 1,059 4.7 18,272 669 3.7
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 530 3.0 14,587 398 2.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 287 4.5 5,383 219 4.1
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 199 3.8 4,499 152 3.4
65 years and over....... 18,558 475 2.6 16,490 376 2.3
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 235 2.4 8,651 170 2.0
75 years and over.... 8,677 241 2.8 7,839 206 2.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 2
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 12,524 5.2 203,384 8,029 3.9
Foreign Born............ 26,261 2,069 7.9 17,816 1,399 7.9
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 377 3.9 6,112 235 3.8
Not a citizen........ 16,529 1,692 10.2 11,705 1,164 9.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 5,907 8.5 54,870 3,326 6.1
Under 6 years........ 23,363 2,356 10.1 18,369 1,408 7.7
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 3,551 7.6 36,501 1,918 5.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 3
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
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 4,189 12.2 30,637 3,329 10.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 2,255 19.8 10,802 1,727 16.0
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 429 11.6 3,791 419 11.1
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 555 10.5 5,488 490 8.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 493 9.0 4,606 343 7.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 198 5.4 2,700 153 5.7
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 71 5.8 930 63 6.8
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 63 6.2 703 56 8.0
65 years and over....... 2,691 127 4.7 1,617 78 4.8
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 82 5.1 1,015 45 4.4
75 years and over.... 1,078 45 4.1 603 33 5.4
Male
Total................ 16,076 1,695 10.5 15,670 1,523 9.7
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 1,109 19.2 5,588 906 16.2
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 122 7.1 2,027 158 7.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 113 4.7 2,919 174 6.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 171 6.8 2,365 132 5.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 91 5.5 1,322 74 5.6
55 to 59 years.......... 535 19 3.6 408 20 4.8
60 to 64 years.......... 433 21 4.9 361 27 7.5
65 years and over....... 1,068 48 4.5 681 33 4.8
65 to 74 years....... 657 31 4.7 429 19 4.3
75 years and over.... 411 17 4.1 252 14 5.6
Female
Total................ 18,382 2,494 13.6 14,968 1,806 12.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 1,145 20.5 5,215 820 15.7
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 307 15.4 1,763 261 14.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 441 15.2 2,569 316 12.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 321 10.8 2,241 212 9.4
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 108 5.3 1,377 80 5.8
55 to 59 years.......... 685 52 7.5 522 43 8.3
60 to 64 years.......... 570 41 7.2 343 29 8.5
65 years and over....... 1,623 79 4.9 937 45 4.8
65 to 74 years....... 956 51 5.4 586 26 4.5
75 years and over.... 668 28 4.1 351 19 5.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 4
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 3,932 12.1 19,012 2,228 11.7
Foreign Born............ 2,093 258 12.3 11,626 1,101 9.5
Naturalized citizen.. 781 47 6.1 2,886 137 4.7
Not a citizen........ 1,313 211 16.0 8,740 964 11.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 2,180 19.5 10,625 1,657 15.6
Under 6 years........ 3,666 803 21.9 4,115 731 17.8
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 1,377 18.3 6,510 927 14.2