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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 73,080 27.2 221,200 53,971 24.4
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 25,600 36.0 55,863 17,695 31.7
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 8,363 33.2 20,259 6,145 30.3
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 9,966 25.3 31,778 7,385 23.2
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 9,214 20.7 36,736 6,718 18.3
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 5,169 15.2 28,871 3,910 13.5
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 2,175 17.8 10,458 1,661 15.9
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 2,376 23.6 8,681 1,906 22.0
65 years and over....... 32,082 10,218 31.9 28,553 8,550 29.9
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 4,819 27.0 15,760 3,891 24.7
75 years and over.... 14,209 5,399 38.0 12,793 4,659 36.4
Male
Total................ 131,376 32,185 24.5 109,047 23,891 21.9
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 12,919 35.5 28,662 8,958 31.3
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 3,669 29.0 10,322 2,775 26.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 4,200 21.5 15,993 3,225 20.2
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 4,063 18.4 18,465 3,064 16.6
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 2,261 13.6 14,284 1,768 12.4
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 881 15.0 5,076 672 13.2
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 968 20.2 4,182 794 19.0
65 years and over....... 13,524 3,223 23.8 12,063 2,635 21.8
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 1,709 21.4 7,109 1,384 19.5
75 years and over.... 5,532 1,514 27.4 4,954 1,251 25.2
Female
Total................ 137,105 40,895 29.8 112,154 30,080 26.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 12,680 36.5 27,201 8,737 32.1
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 4,694 37.3 9,937 3,370 33.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 5,766 29.1 15,786 4,160 26.4
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 5,150 23.0 18,272 3,654 20.0
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 2,908 16.7 14,587 2,142 14.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 1,293 20.5 5,383 990 18.4
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 1,408 26.8 4,499 1,112 24.7
65 years and over....... 18,558 6,995 37.7 16,490 5,915 35.9
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 3,111 31.5 8,651 2,507 29.0
75 years and over.... 8,677 3,885 44.8 7,839 3,408 43.5
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 62,971 26.0 203,384 46,281 22.8
Foreign Born............ 26,261 10,109 38.5 17,816 7,689 43.2
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 2,465 25.3 6,112 1,790 29.3
Not a citizen........ 16,529 7,644 46.2 11,705 5,899 50.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 24,666 35.3 54,870 16,953 30.9
Under 6 years........ 23,363 9,154 39.2 18,369 6,527 35.5
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 15,512 33.4 36,501 10,426 28.6
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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 15,697 45.6 30,637 15,603 50.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 6,610 58.2 10,802 6,831 63.2
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 1,772 47.7 3,791 1,939 51.1
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 2,056 38.8 5,488 2,487 45.3
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 2,012 36.6 4,606 2,003 43.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 991 27.1 2,700 896 33.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 433 35.5 930 333 35.9
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 397 39.5 703 303 43.0
65 years and over....... 2,691 1,425 53.0 1,617 812 50.2
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 796 49.4 1,015 495 48.8
75 years and over.... 1,078 628 58.3 603 317 52.6
Male
Total................ 16,076 6,726 41.8 15,670 7,551 48.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 3,313 57.3 5,588 3,483 62.3
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 703 40.9 2,027 946 46.7
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 742 31.1 2,919 1,154 39.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 782 31.1 2,365 973 41.1
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 391 23.9 1,322 405 30.7
55 to 59 years.......... 535 166 30.9 408 123 30.2
60 to 64 years.......... 433 144 33.3 361 148 40.9
65 years and over....... 1,068 484 45.3 681 318 46.7
65 to 74 years....... 657 268 40.8 429 200 46.7
75 years and over.... 411 216 52.7 252 118 46.7
Female
Total................ 18,382 8,971 48.8 14,968 8,053 53.8
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 3,297 59.0 5,215 3,347 64.2
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 1,069 53.6 1,763 992 56.3
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 1,314 45.1 2,569 1,333 51.9
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 1,231 41.3 2,241 1,030 46.0
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 600 29.6 1,377 490 35.6
55 to 59 years.......... 685 267 39.0 522 210 40.3
60 to 64 years.......... 570 252 44.2 343 155 45.3
65 years and over....... 1,623 941 58.0 937 494 52.7
65 to 74 years....... 956 529 55.3 586 295 50.3
75 years and over.... 668 412 61.7 351 199 56.8
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 14,799 45.7 19,012 9,401 49.4
Foreign Born............ 2,093 898 42.9 11,626 6,203 53.4
Naturalized citizen.. 781 215 27.5 2,886 1,058 36.7
Not a citizen........ 1,313 683 52.0 8,740 5,145 58.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 6,460 57.7 10,625 6,693 63.0
Under 6 years........ 3,666 2,205 60.1 4,115 2,708 65.8
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 4,255 56.5 6,510 3,985 61.2