Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 5
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
NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 29,558 7,244 24.5 23,641 5,218 22.1
25 to 34 years.......................... 4,755 1,701 35.8 3,814 1,280 33.6
35 to 54 years.......................... 9,667 2,479 25.6 7,527 1,796 23.9
55 to 64 years.......................... 4,558 1,107 24.3 3,546 768 21.6
65 years and over....................... 10,578 1,958 18.5 8,753 1,375 15.7
65 to 74 years........................ 5,174 941 18.2 4,196 634 15.1
75 years and over..................... 5,404 1,017 18.8 4,557 740 16.2
Male
Total.......................... 14,177 2,774 19.6 11,523 2,001 17.4
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,579 653 25.3 2,158 532 24.6
35 to 54 years.......................... 5,104 1,097 21.5 4,046 799 19.7
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,108 428 20.3 1,680 285 17.0
65 years and over....................... 4,386 596 13.6 3,639 386 10.6
65 to 74 years........................ 2,325 339 14.6 1,937 226 11.7
75 years and over..................... 2,061 257 12.5 1,702 160 9.4
Female
Total.......................... 15,381 4,470 29.1 12,118 3,217 26.5
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,176 1,048 48.1 1,656 748 45.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 4,564 1,381 30.3 3,481 998 28.7
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,449 678 27.7 1,867 483 25.9
65 years and over....................... 6,192 1,362 22.0 5,115 989 19.3
65 to 74 years........................ 2,849 601 21.1 2,259 409 18.1
75 years and over..................... 3,343 761 22.8 2,856 580 20.3
Nativity
Native.................................. 22,353 5,174 23.1 17,782 3,513 19.8
Foreign Born............................ 7,204 2,070 28.7 5,859 1,705 29.1
Naturalized citizen..................... 2,043 437 21.4 1,626 351 21.6
Not a citizen........................... 5,162 1,632 31.6 4,232 1,354 32.0
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 6
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............................. 22,478 4,499 20.0 18,104 3,251 18.0
Householder....................... 11,271 2,713 24.1 9,058 1,903 21.0
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 9,972 3,221 32.3 7,667 2,288 29.8
Householder....................... 5,306 2,049 38.6 4,032 1,399 34.7
In married couple families............ 16,583 2,618 15.8 14,166 2,134 15.1
Householder....................... 7,788 1,238 15.9 6,768 1,028 15.2
Husband........................... 8,267 1,295 15.7 7,176 1,071 14.9
Wife.............................. 6,723 1,163 17.3 5,745 966 16.8
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 7,063 1,772 25.1 5,922 1,456 24.6
Householder....................... 3,183 818 25.7 2,745 681 24.8
Husband........................... 3,459 869 25.1 2,960 729 24.6
Wife.............................. 2,771 780 28.1 2,317 649 28.0
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 4,355 1,634 37.5 2,756 940 34.1
Householder........................ 2,760 1,305 47.3 1,747 757 43.3
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 2,308 1,283 55.6 1,282 706 55.1
Householder........................ 1,737 1,095 63.0 999 614 61.5
In unrelated subfamilies................ 88 53 60.3 79 48 60.8
Unrelated individuals................... 6,992 2,692 38.5 5,458 1,919 35.2
Male.................................. 2,920 1,023 35.0 2,158 641 29.7
Householder......................... 2,111 683 32.4 1,534 430 28.0
Female................................ 4,072 1,668 41.0 3,300 1,278 38.7
Householder......................... 3,673 1,437 39.1 2,981 1,099 36.9
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 7
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
NO HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 4,641 1,693 36.5 7,143 2,272 31.8
25 to 34 years.......................... 688 325 47.2 2,102 760 36.2
35 to 54 years.......................... 1,629 556 34.1 3,047 921 30.2
55 to 64 years.......................... 802 303 37.8 854 258 30.2
65 years and over....................... 1,522 509 33.5 1,140 333 29.2
65 to 74 years........................ 827 269 32.6 700 190 27.1
75 years and over..................... 696 240 34.5 440 143 32.6
Male
Total.......................... 2,129 642 30.2 3,570 892 25.0
25 to 34 years.......................... 308 85 27.4 1,169 305 26.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 843 242 28.7 1,547 377 24.4
55 to 64 years.......................... 358 134 37.5 390 94 24.2
65 years and over....................... 620 181 29.2 463 115 24.8
65 to 74 years........................ 330 96 29.2 282 75 26.7
75 years and over..................... 290 85 29.2 181 40 21.9
Female
Total.......................... 2,512 1,050 41.8 3,574 1,380 38.6
25 to 34 years.......................... 380 240 63.2 933 455 48.8
35 to 54 years.......................... 786 313 39.8 1,500 543 36.2
55 to 64 years.......................... 443 168 38.0 464 163 35.2
65 years and over....................... 902 329 36.4 677 218 32.2
65 to 74 years........................ 496 173 34.8 418 114 27.3
75 years and over..................... 406 156 38.4 259 104 40.1
Nativity
Native.................................. 4,191 1,545 36.9 2,213 697 31.5
Foreign Born............................ 450 148 32.8 4,930 1,575 31.9
Naturalized citizen..................... 133 39 29.2 1,012 255 25.2
Not a citizen........................... 317 109 34.3 3,919 1,320 33.7
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 8
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............................. 3,255 1,001 30.7 6,096 1,757 28.8
Householder....................... 1,777 674 37.9 2,826 993 35.1
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 1,714 737 43.0 4,065 1,451 35.7
Householder....................... 1,038 543 52.3 2,008 838 41.8
In married couple families............ 1,590 308 19.4 4,488 1,143 25.5
Householder....................... 726 129 17.8 1,909 521 27.3
Husband........................... 802 152 18.9 1,997 532 26.6
Wife.............................. 614 106 17.3 1,877 539 28.7
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 688 182 26.4 3,093 945 30.5
Householder....................... 294 76 25.9 1,346 424 31.5
Husband........................... 356 89 25.0 1,419 442 31.1
Wife.............................. 256 61 23.8 1,270 442 34.8
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 1,420 633 44.6 1,075 527 49.0
Householder........................ 912 505 55.4 731 422 57.7
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 917 523 57.1 761 444 58.3
Householder........................ 664 442 66.6 564 371 65.7
In unrelated subfamilies................ 7 3 (B) 31 16 (B)
Unrelated individuals................... 1,379 689 49.9 1,017 499 49.0
Male.................................. 690 341 49.3 555 206 37.1
Householder......................... 528 227 43.0 284 112 39.3
Female................................ 689 348 50.5 462 293 63.4
Householder......................... 628 303 48.2 346 218 63.1