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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 47,853 17.8 221,200 33,612 15.2
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 17,937 25.2 55,863 11,715 21.0
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 5,898 23.4 20,259 4,225 20.9
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 6,422 16.3 31,778 4,563 14.4
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 5,802 13.0 36,736 4,054 11.0
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 3,348 9.8 28,871 2,485 8.6
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 1,452 11.9 10,458 1,069 10.2
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 1,554 15.4 8,681 1,215 14.0
65 years and over....... 32,082 5,440 17.0 28,553 4,287 15.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 2,590 14.5 15,760 1,948 12.4
75 years and over.... 14,209 2,850 20.1 12,793 2,339 18.3
Male
Total................ 131,376 20,702 15.8 109,047 14,603 13.4
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 9,129 25.1 28,662 5,992 20.9
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 2,506 19.8 10,322 1,853 17.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 2,449 12.5 15,993 1,820 11.4
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 2,368 10.7 18,465 1,730 9.4
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 1,486 9.0 14,284 1,116 7.8
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 541 9.2 5,076 399 7.9
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 656 13.7 4,182 522 12.5
65 years and over....... 13,524 1,566 11.6 12,063 1,171 9.7
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 870 10.9 7,109 651 9.2
75 years and over.... 5,532 696 12.6 4,954 520 10.5
Female
Total................ 137,105 27,151 19.8 112,154 19,009 16.9
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 8,808 25.4 27,201 5,723 21.0
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 3,391 27.0 9,937 2,372 23.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 3,973 20.0 15,786 2,743 17.4
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 3,433 15.3 18,272 2,324 12.7
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 1,862 10.7 14,587 1,370 9.4
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 911 14.4 5,383 669 12.4
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 898 17.1 4,499 693 15.4
65 years and over....... 18,558 3,874 20.9 16,490 3,116 18.9
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 1,720 17.4 8,651 1,297 15.0
75 years and over.... 8,677 2,154 24.8 7,839 1,819 23.2
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 40,744 16.8 203,384 28,305 13.9
Foreign Born............ 26,261 7,109 27.1 17,816 5,308 29.8
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 1,557 16.0 6,112 1,113 18.2
Not a citizen........ 16,529 5,552 33.6 11,705 4,195 35.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 17,144 24.5 54,870 11,083 20.2
Under 6 years........ 23,363 6,472 27.7 18,369 4,373 23.8
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 10,672 23.0 36,501 6,710 18.4
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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 11,646 33.8 30,637 11,003 35.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 5,159 45.4 10,802 5,057 46.8
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 1,347 36.3 3,791 1,372 36.2
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 1,462 27.6 5,488 1,612 29.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 1,392 25.3 4,606 1,311 28.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 681 18.6 2,700 618 22.9
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 335 27.5 930 238 25.6
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 282 28.1 703 223 31.7
65 years and over....... 2,691 989 36.8 1,617 572 35.3
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 558 34.6 1,015 337 33.3
75 years and over.... 1,078 431 39.9 603 234 38.9
Male
Total................ 16,076 4,894 30.4 15,670 5,202 33.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 2,603 45.0 5,588 2,595 46.4
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 517 30.1 2,027 644 31.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 448 18.7 2,919 674 23.1
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 481 19.1 2,365 606 25.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 289 17.6 1,322 273 20.6
55 to 59 years.......... 535 115 21.6 408 82 20.2
60 to 64 years.......... 433 109 25.2 361 109 30.2
65 years and over....... 1,068 331 31.0 681 219 32.1
65 to 74 years....... 657 189 28.8 429 135 31.5
75 years and over.... 411 142 34.5 252 83 33.1
Female
Total................ 18,382 6,753 36.7 14,968 5,800 38.8
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 2,556 45.7 5,215 2,461 47.2
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 830 41.6 1,763 728 41.3
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 1,014 34.8 2,569 938 36.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 911 30.5 2,241 705 31.4
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 392 19.3 1,377 346 25.1
55 to 59 years.......... 685 220 32.1 522 156 29.9
60 to 64 years.......... 570 173 30.3 343 114 33.3
65 years and over....... 1,623 658 40.5 937 353 37.7
65 to 74 years....... 956 369 38.6 586 202 34.5
75 years and over.... 668 289 43.3 351 151 43.0
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 10,976 33.9 19,012 6,709 35.3
Foreign Born............ 2,093 670 32.0 11,626 4,294 36.9
Naturalized citizen.. 781 144 18.4 2,886 672 23.3
Not a citizen........ 1,313 527 40.1 8,740 3,622 41.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 5,036 45.0 10,625 4,933 46.4
Under 6 years........ 3,666 1,752 47.8 4,115 2,012 48.9
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 3,284 43.6 6,510 2,921 44.9