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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 78,776 29.3 221,200 58,554 26.5
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 27,257 38.4 55,863 18,939 33.9
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 8,965 35.6 20,259 6,633 32.7
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 10,826 27.5 31,778 8,112 25.5
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 10,053 22.6 36,736 7,356 20.0
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 5,630 16.5 28,871 4,238 14.7
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 2,339 19.2 10,458 1,801 17.2
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 2,521 25.0 8,681 2,025 23.3
65 years and over....... 32,082 11,186 34.9 28,553 9,449 33.1
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 5,256 29.4 15,760 4,281 27.2
75 years and over.... 14,209 5,930 41.7 12,793 5,168 40.4
Male
Total................ 131,376 34,964 26.6 109,047 26,103 23.9
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 13,762 37.8 28,662 9,585 33.4
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 3,977 31.5 10,322 3,016 29.2
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 4,649 23.8 15,993 3,614 22.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 4,499 20.4 18,465 3,392 18.4
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 2,492 15.0 14,284 1,933 13.5
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 961 16.4 5,076 740 14.6
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 1,029 21.4 4,182 844 20.2
65 years and over....... 13,524 3,596 26.6 12,063 2,979 24.7
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 1,865 23.3 7,109 1,519 21.4
75 years and over.... 5,532 1,731 31.3 4,954 1,460 29.5
Female
Total................ 137,105 43,812 32.0 112,154 32,451 28.9
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 13,495 38.9 27,201 9,355 34.4
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 4,988 39.7 9,937 3,617 36.4
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 6,177 31.2 15,786 4,498 28.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 5,554 24.8 18,272 3,964 21.7
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 3,138 18.0 14,587 2,305 15.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 1,379 21.8 5,383 1,061 19.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 1,491 28.3 4,499 1,181 26.2
65 years and over....... 18,558 7,590 40.9 16,490 6,470 39.2
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 3,392 34.3 8,651 2,762 31.9
75 years and over.... 8,677 4,199 48.4 7,839 3,708 47.3
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 67,888 28.0 203,384 50,265 24.7
Foreign Born............ 26,261 10,888 41.5 17,816 8,289 46.5
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 2,736 28.1 6,112 1,980 32.4
Not a citizen........ 16,529 8,153 49.3 11,705 6,309 53.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 26,288 37.6 54,870 18,166 33.1
Under 6 years........ 23,363 9,722 41.6 18,369 6,956 37.9
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 16,567 35.6 36,501 11,209 30.7
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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 16,530 48.0 30,637 16,580 54.1
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 6,912 60.8 10,802 7,147 66.2
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 1,869 50.3 3,791 2,081 54.9
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 2,145 40.5 5,488 2,684 48.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 2,169 39.4 4,606 2,147 46.6
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 1,087 29.7 2,700 992 36.7
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 452 37.1 930 359 38.6
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 421 42.0 703 319 45.3
65 years and over....... 2,691 1,475 54.8 1,617 852 52.7
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 829 51.4 1,015 511 50.3
75 years and over.... 1,078 646 59.9 603 342 56.7
Male
Total................ 16,076 7,163 44.6 15,670 8,074 51.5
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 3,478 60.2 5,588 3,640 65.1
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 765 44.5 2,027 1,031 50.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 784 32.8 2,919 1,264 43.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 863 34.3 2,365 1,049 44.3
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 442 27.0 1,322 461 34.8
55 to 59 years.......... 535 177 33.1 408 138 33.8
60 to 64 years.......... 433 155 35.9 361 160 44.4
65 years and over....... 1,068 499 46.7 681 331 48.7
65 to 74 years....... 657 279 42.4 429 204 47.6
75 years and over.... 411 220 53.6 252 127 50.5
Female
Total................ 18,382 9,367 51.0 14,968 8,507 56.8
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 3,434 61.5 5,215 3,507 67.3
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 1,104 55.3 1,763 1,050 59.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 1,361 46.8 2,569 1,419 55.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 1,306 43.8 2,241 1,098 49.0
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 645 31.8 1,377 531 38.6
55 to 59 years.......... 685 275 40.1 522 221 42.3
60 to 64 years.......... 570 266 46.6 343 159 46.2
65 years and over....... 1,623 976 60.1 937 521 55.6
65 to 74 years....... 956 550 57.6 586 307 52.3
75 years and over.... 668 425 63.7 351 214 61.1
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 15,588 48.2 19,012 9,941 52.3
Foreign Born............ 2,093 942 45.0 11,626 6,639 57.1
Naturalized citizen.. 781 227 29.1 2,886 1,160 40.2
Not a citizen........ 1,313 715 54.4 8,740 5,479 62.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 6,762 60.4 10,625 7,005 65.9
Under 6 years........ 3,666 2,298 62.7 4,115 2,828 68.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 4,463 59.3 6,510 4,177 64.2