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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 60,331 22.5 221,200 43,627 19.7
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 21,738 30.6 55,863 14,694 26.3
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 7,174 28.5 20,259 5,209 25.7
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 8,141 20.7 31,778 5,949 18.7
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 7,499 16.9 36,736 5,381 14.6
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 4,301 12.6 28,871 3,247 11.2
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 1,847 15.2 10,458 1,377 13.2
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 1,951 19.4 8,681 1,521 17.5
65 years and over....... 32,082 7,679 23.9 28,553 6,248 21.9
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 3,567 20.0 15,760 2,782 17.6
75 years and over.... 14,209 4,111 28.9 12,793 3,467 27.1
Male
Total................ 131,376 26,326 20.0 109,047 19,142 17.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 11,036 30.3 28,662 7,498 26.2
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 3,124 24.7 10,322 2,332 22.6
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 3,289 16.8 15,993 2,507 15.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 3,190 14.5 18,465 2,379 12.9
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 1,887 11.4 14,284 1,459 10.2
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 712 12.1 5,076 528 10.4
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 810 16.9 4,182 642 15.3
65 years and over....... 13,524 2,278 16.8 12,063 1,797 14.9
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 1,211 15.1 7,109 952 13.4
75 years and over.... 5,532 1,067 19.3 4,954 845 17.1
Female
Total................ 137,105 34,005 24.8 112,154 24,485 21.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 10,702 30.8 27,201 7,196 26.5
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 4,050 32.2 9,937 2,877 29.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 4,852 24.5 15,786 3,443 21.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 4,309 19.2 18,272 3,002 16.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 2,414 13.8 14,587 1,788 12.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 1,135 18.0 5,383 849 15.8
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 1,141 21.7 4,499 879 19.5
65 years and over....... 18,558 5,401 29.1 16,490 4,451 27.0
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 2,357 23.8 8,651 1,829 21.1
75 years and over.... 8,677 3,044 35.1 7,839 2,622 33.4
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 51,691 21.3 203,384 37,101 18.2
Foreign Born............ 26,261 8,640 32.9 17,816 6,526 36.6
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 1,990 20.4 6,112 1,432 23.4
Not a citizen........ 16,529 6,650 40.2 11,705 5,094 43.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 20,878 29.9 54,870 14,008 25.5
Under 6 years........ 23,363 7,807 33.4 18,369 5,471 29.8
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 13,071 28.1 36,501 8,537 23.4
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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 13,722 39.8 30,637 13,441 43.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 5,876 51.7 10,802 6,027 55.8
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 1,580 42.5 3,791 1,669 44.0
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 1,740 32.8 5,488 2,087 38.0
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 1,703 31.0 4,606 1,643 35.7
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 829 22.6 2,700 770 28.5
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 406 33.3 930 294 31.7
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 365 36.4 703 267 38.0
65 years and over....... 2,691 1,224 45.5 1,617 684 42.3
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 680 42.1 1,015 402 39.7
75 years and over.... 1,078 544 50.5 603 281 46.7
Male
Total................ 16,076 5,805 36.1 15,670 6,472 41.3
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 2,948 51.0 5,588 3,104 55.6
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 624 36.3 2,027 808 39.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 578 24.2 2,919 931 31.9
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 620 24.6 2,365 782 33.1
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 342 20.9 1,322 346 26.1
55 to 59 years.......... 535 149 27.9 408 111 27.2
60 to 64 years.......... 433 140 32.4 361 129 35.7
65 years and over....... 1,068 403 37.8 681 261 38.4
65 to 74 years....... 657 221 33.7 429 166 38.7
75 years and over.... 411 182 44.3 252 95 37.9
Female
Total................ 18,382 7,917 43.1 14,968 6,970 46.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 2,928 52.4 5,215 2,923 56.1
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 956 47.9 1,763 862 48.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 1,162 39.9 2,569 1,156 45.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 1,083 36.3 2,241 860 38.4
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 487 24.0 1,377 424 30.8
55 to 59 years.......... 685 257 37.5 522 184 35.2
60 to 64 years.......... 570 225 39.4 343 138 40.4
65 years and over....... 1,623 820 50.5 937 423 45.1
65 to 74 years....... 956 458 48.0 586 237 40.4
75 years and over.... 668 362 54.2 351 186 53.0
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 12,919 39.9 19,012 8,157 42.9
Foreign Born............ 2,093 803 38.4 11,626 5,284 45.5
Naturalized citizen.. 781 181 23.2 2,886 861 29.8
Not a citizen........ 1,313 622 47.4 8,740 4,423 50.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 5,741 51.3 10,625 5,898 55.5
Under 6 years........ 3,666 1,959 53.4 4,115 2,393 58.2
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 3,781 50.2 6,510 3,505 53.8