Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 1
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 172,211 17,044 9.9 145,078 12,275 8.5
25 to 34 years.......................... 39,354 4,759 12.1 31,778 3,327 10.5
35 to 54 years.......................... 78,519 6,690 8.5 65,607 4,745 7.2
55 to 64 years.......................... 22,255 2,219 10.0 19,140 1,635 8.5
65 years and over....................... 32,082 3,376 10.5 28,553 2,569 9.0
65 to 74 years........................ 17,874 1,641 9.2 15,760 1,198 7.6
75 years and over..................... 14,209 1,735 12.2 12,793 1,370 10.7
Male
Total.......................... 82,376 6,249 7.6 70,062 4,549 6.5
25 to 34 years.......................... 19,526 1,696 8.7 15,993 1,255 7.8
35 to 54 years.......................... 38,653 2,751 7.1 32,749 1,997 6.1
55 to 64 years.......................... 10,673 848 7.9 9,258 618 6.7
65 years and over....................... 13,524 953 7.0 12,063 680 5.6
65 to 74 years........................ 7,992 536 6.7 7,109 386 5.4
75 years and over..................... 5,532 417 7.5 4,954 294 5.9
Female
Total.......................... 89,835 10,795 12.0 75,016 7,726 10.3
25 to 34 years.......................... 19,828 3,063 15.4 15,786 2,073 13.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 39,866 3,939 9.9 32,859 2,748 8.4
55 to 64 years.......................... 11,582 1,371 11.8 9,882 1,017 10.3
65 years and over....................... 18,558 2,423 13.1 16,490 1,889 11.5
65 to 74 years........................ 9,882 1,105 11.2 8,651 812 9.4
75 years and over..................... 8,677 1,318 15.2 7,839 1,077 13.7
Nativity
Native.................................. 151,319 13,509 8.9 130,939 9,656 7.4
Foreign Born............................ 20,892 3,535 16.9 14,140 2,620 18.5
Naturalized citizen..................... 8,881 954 10.7 5,677 663 11.7
Not a citizen........................... 12,012 2,582 21.5 8,463 1,957 23.1
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 2
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Household Relationship
In families............................. 135,481 10,242 7.6 114,374 7,192 6.3
Householder....................... 67,866 6,371 9.4 57,245 4,382 7.7
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 65,718 7,387 11.2 53,527 5,044 9.4
Householder....................... 35,386 5,004 14.1 28,599 3,335 11.7
In married couple families............ 111,940 5,553 5.0 98,171 4,447 4.5
Householder....................... 52,949 2,640 5.0 46,849 2,147 4.6
Husband........................... 53,205 2,664 5.0 47,033 2,170 4.6
Wife.............................. 52,156 2,560 4.9 45,999 2,082 4.5
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 53,341 3,593 6.7 45,514 2,848 6.3
Householder....................... 25,610 1,707 6.7 22,061 1,368 6.2
Husband........................... 25,796 1,734 6.7 22,165 1,396 6.3
Wife.............................. 25,095 1,635 6.5 21,558 1,316 6.1
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 17,389 4,079 23.5 11,442 2,333 20.4
Householder........................ 11,558 3,345 28.9 7,696 1,952 25.4
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 9,815 3,390 34.5 5,959 1,905 32.0
Householder........................ 7,895 2,983 37.8 4,992 1,722 34.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 494 197 39.9 412 159 38.5
Unrelated individuals................... 36,237 6,605 18.2 30,292 4,925 16.3
Male.................................. 17,053 2,549 14.9 13,974 1,737 12.4
Householder......................... 12,796 1,681 13.1 10,613 1,163 11.0
Female................................ 19,184 4,057 21.1 16,318 3,188 19.5
Householder......................... 16,435 3,285 20.0 14,010 2,608 18.6
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 3
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Toal Number of total Total Number of total
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 19,376 3,849 19.9 16,044 3,357 20.9
25 to 34 years.......................... 5,299 1,106 20.9 5,488 1,201 21.9
35 to 54 years.......................... 9,162 1,552 16.9 7,306 1,419 19.4
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,224 492 22.1 1,633 352 21.6
65 years and over....................... 2,691 700 26.0 1,617 384 23.8
65 to 74 years........................ 1,613 383 23.8 1,015 214 21.1
75 years and over..................... 1,078 316 29.3 603 170 28.2
Male
Total.......................... 8,578 1,298 15.1 8,055 1,373 17.0
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,389 302 12.6 2,919 479 16.4
35 to 54 years.......................... 4,153 579 13.9 3,687 619 16.8
55 to 64 years.......................... 968 184 19.0 768 138 17.9
65 years and over....................... 1,068 233 21.8 681 138 20.3
65 to 74 years........................ 657 126 19.2 429 84 19.5
75 years and over..................... 411 107 26.0 252 54 21.5
Female
Total.......................... 10,798 2,551 23.6 7,989 1,984 24.8
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,910 804 27.6 2,569 723 28.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 5,010 973 19.4 3,618 800 22.1
55 to 64 years.......................... 1,255 308 24.5 865 215 24.8
65 years and over....................... 1,623 467 28.8 937 246 26.3
65 to 74 years........................ 956 257 26.9 586 130 22.2
75 years and over..................... 668 209 31.4 351 116 33.0
Nativity
Native.................................. 17,764 3,508 19.7 7,295 1,249 17.1
Foreign Born............................ 1,612 341 21.2 8,749 2,107 24.1
Naturalized citizen..................... 701 96 13.7 2,609 394 15.1
Not a citizen........................... 911 245 26.9 6,140 1,714 27.9
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 4
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1997
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Toal Number of total Total Number of total
Household Relationship
In families............................. 14,581 2,452 16.8 13,583 2,577 19.0
Householder....................... 7,778 1,667 21.4 6,334 1,489 23.5
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 8,561 1,915 22.4 8,827 2,117 24.0
Householder....................... 5,127 1,424 27.8 4,435 1,278 28.8
In married couple families............ 8,367 688 8.2 10,435 1,618 15.5
Householder....................... 3,810 297 7.8 4,504 746 16.6
Husband........................... 3,908 302 7.7 4,568 767 16.8
Wife.............................. 3,695 287 7.8 4,540 734 16.2
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 4,664 444 9.5 6,915 1,321 19.1
Householder....................... 2,196 196 8.9 3,073 608 19.8
Husband........................... 2,279 199 8.8 3,140 634 20.2
Wife.............................. 2,094 185 8.8 3,047 598 19.6
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 5,295 1,592 30.1 2,158 815 37.8
Householder........................ 3,497 1,286 36.8 1,432 665 46.4
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 3,520 1,374 39.0 1,488 695 46.7
Householder........................ 2,675 1,173 43.9 1,129 602 53.3
In unrelated subfamilies................ 56 20 (B) 75 29 (B)
Unrelated individuals................... 4,739 1,378 29.1 2,387 751 31.5
Male.................................. 2,434 656 27.0 1,413 360 25.5
Householder......................... 1,728 429 24.8 778 192 24.7
Female................................ 2,305 721 31.3 974 391 40.2
Householder......................... 2,033 588 28.9 698 272 39.0