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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 86,264 32.1 221,200 64,514 29.2
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 29,384 41.3 55,863 20,595 36.9
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 9,712 38.5 20,259 7,222 35.6
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 11,872 30.2 31,778 8,894 28.0
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 11,241 25.3 36,736 8,285 22.6
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 6,274 18.4 28,871 4,714 16.3
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 2,613 21.4 10,458 2,032 19.4
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 2,761 27.4 8,681 2,216 25.5
65 years and over....... 32,082 12,407 38.7 28,553 10,555 37.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 5,816 32.5 15,760 4,774 30.3
75 years and over.... 14,209 6,591 46.4 12,793 5,782 45.2
Male
Total................ 131,376 38,562 29.4 109,047 28,950 26.5
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 14,852 40.8 28,662 10,392 36.3
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 4,324 34.2 10,322 3,289 31.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 5,164 26.4 15,993 4,021 25.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 5,106 23.2 18,465 3,873 21.0
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 2,790 16.8 14,284 2,156 15.1
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 1,095 18.7 5,076 852 16.8
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 1,139 23.7 4,182 934 22.3
65 years and over....... 13,524 4,091 30.3 12,063 3,433 28.5
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 2,108 26.4 7,109 1,732 24.4
75 years and over.... 5,532 1,983 35.8 4,954 1,701 34.3
Female
Total................ 137,105 47,702 34.8 112,154 35,563 31.7
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 14,532 41.9 27,201 10,203 37.5
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 5,388 42.9 9,937 3,933 39.6
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 6,708 33.8 15,786 4,873 30.9
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 6,134 27.4 18,272 4,412 24.1
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 3,483 20.0 14,587 2,558 17.5
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 1,518 24.0 5,383 1,180 21.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 1,622 30.8 4,499 1,282 28.5
65 years and over....... 18,558 8,316 44.8 16,490 7,122 43.2
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 3,708 37.5 8,651 3,042 35.2
75 years and over.... 8,677 4,608 53.1 7,839 4,080 52.1
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 74,589 30.8 203,384 55,669 27.4
Foreign Born............ 26,261 11,675 44.5 17,816 8,845 49.6
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 2,990 30.7 6,112 2,149 35.2
Not a citizen........ 16,529 8,685 52.5 11,705 6,696 57.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 28,392 40.7 54,870 19,807 36.1
Under 6 years........ 23,363 10,399 44.5 18,369 7,492 40.8
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 17,993 38.7 36,501 12,316 33.7
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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 17,705 51.4 30,637 17,604 57.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 7,284 64.1 10,802 7,485 69.3
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 1,994 53.7 3,791 2,245 59.2
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 2,360 44.5 5,488 2,877 52.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 2,355 42.8 4,606 2,298 49.9
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 1,207 32.9 2,700 1,086 40.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 482 39.5 930 384 41.3
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 459 45.8 703 335 47.6
65 years and over....... 2,691 1,564 58.1 1,617 895 55.3
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 885 54.9 1,015 538 53.0
75 years and over.... 1,078 678 62.9 603 357 59.2
Male
Total................ 16,076 7,731 48.1 15,670 8,654 55.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 3,697 64.0 5,588 3,837 68.7
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 822 47.8 2,027 1,133 55.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 871 36.4 2,919 1,371 47.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 948 37.7 2,365 1,139 48.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 495 30.2 1,322 506 38.3
55 to 59 years.......... 535 192 36.0 408 152 37.3
60 to 64 years.......... 433 170 39.3 361 170 47.1
65 years and over....... 1,068 536 50.2 681 347 51.0
65 to 74 years....... 657 309 47.0 429 215 50.2
75 years and over.... 411 227 55.2 252 132 52.3
Female
Total................ 18,382 9,974 54.3 14,968 8,950 59.8
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 3,586 64.2 5,215 3,649 70.0
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 1,172 58.7 1,763 1,112 63.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 1,489 51.2 2,569 1,506 58.6
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 1,407 47.2 2,241 1,159 51.7
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 712 35.1 1,377 580 42.1
55 to 59 years.......... 685 290 42.3 522 232 44.4
60 to 64 years.......... 570 289 50.8 343 165 48.1
65 years and over....... 1,623 1,028 63.3 937 548 58.5
65 to 74 years....... 956 576 60.3 586 323 55.0
75 years and over.... 668 452 67.7 351 225 64.2
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 16,707 51.6 19,012 10,540 55.4
Foreign Born............ 2,093 998 47.7 11,626 7,064 60.8
Naturalized citizen.. 781 246 31.5 2,886 1,253 43.4
Not a citizen........ 1,313 752 57.3 8,740 5,811 66.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 7,123 63.6 10,625 7,340 69.1
Under 6 years........ 3,666 2,417 65.9 4,115 2,924 71.0
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 4,706 62.5 6,510 4,416 67.8