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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 268,480 204,693 76.2 221,200 164,205 74.2
Under 18 years.......... 71,069 60,286 84.8 55,863 46,293 82.9
18 to 24 years.......... 25,201 20,344 80.7 20,259 15,943 78.7
25 to 34 years.......... 39,354 30,570 77.7 31,778 24,238 76.3
35 to 44 years.......... 44,462 32,587 73.3 36,736 26,212 71.4
45 to 54 years.......... 34,057 20,228 59.4 28,871 16,394 56.8
55 to 59 years.......... 12,190 7,401 60.7 10,458 6,114 58.5
60 to 64 years.......... 10,065 7,004 69.6 8,681 5,853 67.4
65 years and over....... 32,082 26,274 81.9 28,553 23,159 81.1
65 to 74 years....... 17,874 13,981 78.2 15,760 12,159 77.1
75 years and over.... 14,209 12,293 86.5 12,793 11,000 86.0
Male
Total................ 131,376 98,211 74.8 109,047 79,261 72.7
Under 18 years.......... 36,367 30,788 84.7 28,662 23,675 82.6
18 to 24 years.......... 12,633 9,942 78.7 10,322 7,907 76.6
25 to 34 years.......... 19,526 14,826 75.9 15,993 11,953 74.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,054 16,028 72.7 18,465 13,094 70.9
45 to 54 years.......... 16,598 9,615 57.9 14,284 7,954 55.7
55 to 59 years.......... 5,869 3,370 57.4 5,076 2,790 55.0
60 to 64 years.......... 4,804 3,131 65.2 4,182 2,635 63.0
65 years and over....... 13,524 10,509 77.7 12,063 9,255 76.7
65 to 74 years....... 7,992 5,908 73.9 7,109 5,176 72.8
75 years and over.... 5,532 4,602 83.2 4,954 4,079 82.3
Female
Total................ 137,105 106,482 77.7 112,154 84,944 75.7
Under 18 years.......... 34,702 29,498 85.0 27,201 22,618 83.2
18 to 24 years.......... 12,568 10,402 82.8 9,937 8,036 80.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,828 15,743 79.4 15,786 12,285 77.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,407 16,558 73.9 18,272 13,119 71.8
45 to 54 years.......... 17,459 10,612 60.8 14,587 8,439 57.9
55 to 59 years.......... 6,321 4,031 63.8 5,383 3,324 61.8
60 to 64 years.......... 5,261 3,872 73.6 4,499 3,218 71.5
65 years and over....... 18,558 15,765 84.9 16,490 13,905 84.3
65 to 74 years....... 9,882 8,073 81.7 8,651 6,983 80.7
75 years and over.... 8,677 7,692 88.6 7,839 6,922 88.3
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.................. 242,219 183,168 75.6 203,384 149,208 73.4
Foreign Born............ 26,261 21,525 82.0 17,816 14,997 84.2
Naturalized citizen.. 9,732 7,113 73.1 6,112 4,522 74.0
Not a citizen........ 16,529 14,412 87.2 11,705 10,475 89.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 69,844 59,074 84.6 54,870 45,309 82.6
Under 6 years........ 23,363 20,087 86.0 18,369 15,500 84.4
6 to 17 years........ 46,481 38,988 83.9 36,501 29,809 81.7
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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,458 30,803 89.4 30,637 28,030 91.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,367 10,821 95.2 10,802 10,356 95.9
18 to 24 years.......... 3,715 3,395 91.4 3,791 3,567 94.1
25 to 34 years.......... 5,299 4,708 88.8 5,488 4,994 91.0
35 to 44 years.......... 5,499 4,759 86.5 4,606 4,031 87.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,663 2,826 77.1 2,700 2,248 83.3
55 to 59 years.......... 1,220 970 79.5 930 768 82.6
60 to 64 years.......... 1,003 881 87.8 703 599 85.2
65 years and over....... 2,691 2,444 90.8 1,617 1,468 90.8
65 to 74 years....... 1,613 1,441 89.4 1,015 906 89.3
75 years and over.... 1,078 1,003 93.0 603 561 93.1
Male
Total................ 16,076 14,218 88.4 15,670 14,292 91.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,779 5,501 95.2 5,588 5,343 95.6
18 to 24 years.......... 1,720 1,561 90.8 2,027 1,908 94.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,389 2,067 86.5 2,919 2,634 90.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,517 2,138 84.9 2,365 2,062 87.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,636 1,222 74.7 1,322 1,097 82.9
55 to 59 years.......... 535 410 76.6 408 341 83.7
60 to 64 years.......... 433 367 84.8 361 298 82.7
65 years and over....... 1,068 952 89.2 681 609 89.5
65 to 74 years....... 657 575 87.6 429 382 89.0
75 years and over.... 411 377 91.7 252 228 90.4
Female
Total................ 18,382 16,585 90.2 14,968 13,738 91.8
Under 18 years.......... 5,588 5,319 95.2 5,215 5,013 96.1
18 to 24 years.......... 1,995 1,834 91.9 1,763 1,660 94.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,910 2,640 90.7 2,569 2,360 91.9
35 to 44 years.......... 2,982 2,621 87.9 2,241 1,968 87.8
45 to 54 years.......... 2,028 1,604 79.1 1,377 1,151 83.6
55 to 59 years.......... 685 560 81.8 522 426 81.7
60 to 64 years.......... 570 513 90.1 343 301 87.8
65 years and over....... 1,623 1,492 91.9 937 859 91.6
65 to 74 years....... 956 866 90.6 586 525 89.6
75 years and over.... 668 627 93.8 351 334 95.1
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 29,008 89.6 19,012 17,228 90.6
Foreign Born............ 2,093 1,795 85.7 11,626 10,802 92.9
Naturalized citizen.. 781 606 77.6 2,886 2,438 84.5
Not a citizen........ 1,313 1,189 90.6 8,740 8,364 95.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,193 10,649 95.1 10,625 10,181 95.8
Under 6 years........ 3,666 3,530 96.3 4,115 3,981 96.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,527 7,119 94.6 6,510 6,200 95.2