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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 134,818 50.2 221,200 104,530 47.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 42,971 60.5 55,863 31,564 56.5
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 14,326 56.8 20,259 10,931 54.0
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 19,498 49.5 31,778 15,041 47.3
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 19,170 43.1 36,736 14,705 40.0
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 10,941 32.1 28,871 8,497 29.4
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 4,361 35.8 10,458 3,513 33.6
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 4,330 43.0 8,681 3,535 40.7
65 years and over....... 32,082 19,222 59.9 28,553 16,744 58.6
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 9,565 53.5 15,760 8,149 51.7
75 years and over.... 14,209 9,657 68.0 12,793 8,595 67.2
Male
Total................ 131,376 62,711 47.7 109,047 48,891 44.8
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 21,991 60.5 28,662 16,165 56.4
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 6,739 53.3 10,322 5,241 50.8
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 9,047 46.3 15,993 7,163 44.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 9,134 41.4 18,465 7,144 38.7
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 5,011 30.2 14,284 3,975 27.8
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 1,873 31.9 5,076 1,518 29.9
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 1,815 37.8 4,182 1,509 36.1
65 years and over....... 13,524 7,101 52.5 12,063 6,175 51.2
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 3,743 46.8 7,109 3,208 45.1
75 years and over.... 5,532 3,358 60.7 4,954 2,968 59.9
Female
Total................ 137,105 72,108 52.6 112,154 55,640 49.6
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 20,980 60.5 27,201 15,399 56.6
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 7,586 60.4 9,937 5,690 57.3
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 10,451 52.7 15,786 7,878 49.9
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 10,036 44.8 18,272 7,562 41.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 5,931 34.0 14,587 4,522 31.0
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 2,488 39.4 5,383 1,995 37.1
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 2,515 47.8 4,499 2,026 45.0
65 years and over....... 18,558 12,121 65.3 16,490 10,569 64.1
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 5,823 58.9 8,651 4,942 57.1
75 years and over.... 8,677 6,298 72.6 7,839 5,627 71.8
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.................. 242,219 118,437 48.9 203,384 92,587 45.5
Foreign Born............ 26,261 16,381 62.4 17,816 11,944 67.0
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 4,781 49.1 6,112 3,192 52.2
Not a citizen........ 16,529 11,600 70.2 11,705 8,752 74.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 41,855 59.9 54,870 30,666 55.9
Under 6 years........ 23,363 14,664 62.8 18,369 10,977 59.8
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 27,191 58.5 36,501 19,688 53.9
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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 23,880 69.3 30,637 23,118 75.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 9,121 80.2 10,802 9,159 84.8
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 2,695 72.6 3,791 2,998 79.1
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 3,414 64.4 5,488 3,919 71.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 3,477 63.2 4,606 3,198 69.4
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 1,845 50.4 2,700 1,627 60.3
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 677 55.5 930 550 59.1
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 630 62.8 703 446 63.4
65 years and over....... 2,691 2,019 75.0 1,617 1,221 75.5
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 1,162 72.1 1,015 761 75.0
75 years and over.... 1,078 857 79.4 603 460 76.3
Male
Total................ 16,076 10,751 66.9 15,670 11,658 74.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 4,664 80.7 5,588 4,720 84.5
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 1,196 69.6 2,027 1,586 78.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 1,374 57.5 2,919 2,006 68.7
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 1,519 60.3 2,365 1,616 68.4
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 768 47.0 1,322 783 59.2
55 to 59 years.......... 535 269 50.2 408 229 56.1
60 to 64 years.......... 433 237 54.7 361 221 61.3
65 years and over....... 1,068 725 67.9 681 497 73.0
65 to 74 years....... 657 424 64.5 429 315 73.6
75 years and over.... 411 301 73.3 252 182 72.0
Female
Total................ 18,382 13,128 71.4 14,968 11,460 76.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 4,458 79.8 5,215 4,439 85.1
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 1,499 75.1 1,763 1,413 80.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 2,040 70.1 2,569 1,913 74.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 1,958 65.7 2,241 1,581 70.6
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 1,077 53.1 1,377 844 61.3
55 to 59 years.......... 685 409 59.6 522 321 61.5
60 to 64 years.......... 570 393 69.0 343 225 65.6
65 years and over....... 1,623 1,294 79.7 937 724 77.3
65 to 74 years....... 956 739 77.3 586 446 76.1
75 years and over.... 668 556 83.2 351 278 79.4
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 22,460 69.4 19,012 13,962 73.4
Foreign Born............ 2,093 1,420 67.8 11,626 9,156 78.8
Naturalized citizen.. 781 421 53.9 2,886 1,811 62.8
Not a citizen........ 1,313 999 76.1 8,740 7,345 84.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 8,953 80.0 10,625 8,998 84.7
Under 6 years........ 3,666 2,957 80.7 4,115 3,535 85.9
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 5,996 79.7 6,510 5,463 83.9