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 75 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 24,146 9.0 221,200 16,052 7.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 10,163 14.3 55,863 6,220 11.1
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 3,058 12.1 20,259 2,171 10.7
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 3,386 8.6 31,778 2,316 7.3
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 2,913 6.6 36,736 1,927 5.2
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 1,684 4.9 28,871 1,238 4.3
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 722 5.9 10,458 509 4.9
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 737 7.3 8,681 569 6.6
65 years and over....... 32,082 1,483 4.6 28,553 1,102 3.9
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 772 4.3 15,760 559 3.5
75 years and over.... 14,209 711 5.0 12,793 543 4.2
Male
Total................ 131,376 10,318 7.9 109,047 6,934 6.4
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 5,181 14.2 28,662 3,221 11.2
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 1,138 9.0 10,322 854 8.3
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 1,091 5.6 15,993 807 5.0
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 1,134 5.1 18,465 755 4.1
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 742 4.5 14,284 539 3.8
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 226 3.8 5,076 151 3.0
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 323 6.7 4,182 256 6.1
65 years and over....... 13,524 483 3.6 12,063 351 2.9
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 283 3.5 7,109 213 3.0
75 years and over.... 5,532 200 3.6 4,954 138 2.8
Female
Total................ 137,105 13,828 10.1 112,154 9,117 8.1
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 4,982 14.4 27,201 2,999 11.0
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 1,920 15.3 9,937 1,317 13.3
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 2,294 11.6 15,786 1,509 9.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 1,779 7.9 18,272 1,172 6.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 942 5.4 14,587 699 4.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 496 7.9 5,383 358 6.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 414 7.9 4,499 313 7.0
65 years and over....... 18,558 1,000 5.4 16,490 750 4.6
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 489 4.9 8,651 346 4.0
75 years and over.... 8,677 511 5.9 7,839 405 5.2
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 20,714 8.6 203,384 13,632 6.7
Foreign Born............ 26,261 3,432 13.1 17,816 2,420 13.6
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 682 7.0 6,112 432 7.1
Not a citizen........ 16,529 2,750 16.6 11,705 1,988 17.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 9,569 13.7 54,870 5,744 10.5
Under 6 years........ 23,363 3,703 15.8 18,369 2,312 12.6
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 5,866 12.6 36,501 3,431 9.4
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 75 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 6,569 19.1 30,637 5,526 18.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 3,273 28.8 10,802 2,751 25.5
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 683 18.4 3,791 679 17.9
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 824 15.5 5,488 787 14.3
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 786 14.3 4,606 608 13.2
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 360 9.8 2,700 284 10.5
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 179 14.7 930 130 13.9
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 143 14.3 703 112 16.0
65 years and over....... 2,691 321 11.9 1,617 175 10.8
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 173 10.7 1,015 99 9.8
75 years and over.... 1,078 148 13.7 603 76 12.6
Male
Total................ 16,076 2,672 16.6 15,670 2,523 16.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 1,625 28.1 5,588 1,452 26.0
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 197 11.5 2,027 265 13.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 183 7.7 2,919 287 9.8
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 283 11.2 2,365 243 10.3
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 165 10.1 1,322 123 9.3
55 to 59 years.......... 535 57 10.7 408 37 9.0
60 to 64 years.......... 433 58 13.5 361 56 15.5
65 years and over....... 1,068 104 9.7 681 60 8.8
65 to 74 years....... 657 50 7.6 429 37 8.5
75 years and over.... 411 54 13.0 252 23 9.2
Female
Total................ 18,382 3,896 21.2 14,968 3,003 20.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 1,647 29.5 5,215 1,299 24.9
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 486 24.3 1,763 414 23.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 640 22.0 2,569 499 19.4
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 503 16.9 2,241 365 16.3
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 195 9.6 1,377 161 11.7
55 to 59 years.......... 685 122 17.8 522 93 17.8
60 to 64 years.......... 570 85 14.9 343 57 16.5
65 years and over....... 1,623 218 13.4 937 115 12.3
65 to 74 years....... 956 123 12.9 586 63 10.7
75 years and over.... 668 95 14.2 351 53 15.1
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 6,209 19.2 19,012 3,591 18.9
Foreign Born............ 2,093 360 17.2 11,626 1,935 16.6
Naturalized citizen.. 781 76 9.8 2,886 251 8.7
Not a citizen........ 1,313 283 21.6 8,740 1,684 19.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 3,185 28.5 10,625 2,657 25.0
Under 6 years........ 3,666 1,169 31.9 4,115 1,103 26.8
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 2,016 26.8 6,510 1,554 23.9