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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 1
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total ............... 271,059 34,476 12.7 222,837 23,454 10.5
Under 18 years ......... 71,338 13,467 18.9 56,016 8,443 15.1
18 to 24 years ......... 25,967 4,312 16.6 20,741 3,023 14.6
25 to 34 years ......... 38,474 4,582 11.9 30,897 3,171 10.3
35 to 44 years ......... 44,744 4,082 9.1 36,945 2,906 7.9
45 to 54 years ......... 35,232 2,444 6.9 29,754 1,754 5.9
55 to 59 years ......... 12,601 1,165 9.2 10,789 853 7.9
60 to 64 years ......... 10,308 1,039 10.1 8,935 749 8.4
65 years and over ...... 32,394 3,386 10.5 28,759 2,555 8.9
65 to 74 years ....... 17,843 1,616 9.1 15,642 1,135 7.3
75 years and over .... 14,551 1,770 12.2 13,118 1,420 10.8
Male
Total ............... 132,408 14,712 11.1 109,626 10,089 9.2
Under 18 years ......... 36,554 6,723 18.4 28,714 4,210 14.7
18 to 24 years ......... 12,937 1,752 13.5 10,510 1,265 12.0
25 to 34 years ......... 18,923 1,717 9.1 15,422 1,253 8.1
35 to 44 years ......... 22,156 1,610 7.3 18,528 1,224 6.6
45 to 54 years ......... 17,144 1,015 5.9 14,692 752 5.1
55 to 59 years ......... 6,040 495 8.2 5,209 349 6.7
60 to 64 years ......... 4,927 404 8.2 4,313 309 7.2
65 years and over ...... 13,727 995 7.2 12,238 727 5.9
65 to 74 years ....... 8,027 565 7.0 7,118 410 5.8
75 years and over .... 5,700 430 7.5 5,120 317 6.2
Female
Total ............... 138,652 19,764 14.3 113,210 13,365 11.8
Under 18 years ......... 34,784 6,744 19.4 27,303 4,233 15.5
18 to 24 years ......... 13,031 2,560 19.6 10,230 1,758 17.2
25 to 34 years ......... 19,551 2,864 14.7 15,475 1,918 12.4
35 to 44 years ......... 22,588 2,472 10.9 18,417 1,682 9.1
45 to 54 years ......... 18,088 1,429 7.9 15,062 1,002 6.7
55 to 59 years ......... 6,561 670 10.2 5,580 504 9.0
60 to 64 years ......... 5,381 634 11.8 4,622 439 9.5
65 years and over ...... 18,667 2,391 12.8 16,521 1,829 11.1
65 to 74 years ....... 9,816 1,051 10.7 8,524 725 8.5
75 years and over .... 8,851 1,340 15.1 7,997 1,103 13.8
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 2
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native ................. 244,636 29,707 12.1 205,015 19,874 9.7
Foreign Born ........... 26,424 4,769 18.0 17,822 3,580 20.1
Naturalized Citizen .. 9,864 1,087 11.0 6,194 732 11.8
Not a Citizen ........ 16,560 3,682 22.2 11,628 2,848 24.5
Householder
Total ............... 103,890 12,717 12.2 87,221 8,899 10.2
Under 18 years ......... 157 64 40.4 109 44 39.9
18 to 24 years ......... 5,613 1,609 28.7 4,478 1,096 24.5
25 to 34 years ......... 18,826 2,639 14.0 15,062 1,744 11.6
35 to 44 years ......... 23,972 2,515 10.5 19,797 1,717 8.7
45 to 54 years ......... 20,162 1,612 8.0 16,943 1,114 6.6
55 to 59 years ......... 7,407 805 10.9 6,299 609 9.7
60 to 64 years ......... 6,165 745 12.1 5,279 521 9.9
65 years and over ...... 21,589 2,728 12.6 19,254 2,054 10.7
65 to 74 years ....... 11,373 1,274 11.2 9,998 889 8.9
75 years and over .... 10,216 1,453 14.2 9,257 1,165 12.6
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 3
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total ............... 34,877 9,091 26.1 31,515 8,070 25.6
Under 18 years ......... 11,317 4,151 36.7 11,152 3,837 34.4
18 to 24 years ......... 3,828 1,043 27.2 3,939 1,010 25.6
25 to 34 years ......... 5,256 1,113 21.2 5,531 1,225 22.1
35 to 44 years ......... 5,613 998 17.8 4,629 938 20.3
45 to 54 years ......... 3,854 551 14.3 2,864 418 14.6
55 to 59 years ......... 1,245 266 21.3 980 158 16.2
60 to 64 years ......... 1,040 252 24.2 725 128 17.6
65 years and over ...... 2,723 718 26.4 1,696 356 21.0
65 to 74 years ....... 1,603 411 25.6 1,092 224 20.5
75 years and over .... 1,120 307 27.4 604 132 21.9
Male
Total ............... 16,261 3,741 23.0 15,793 3,665 23.2
Under 18 years ......... 5,773 2,081 36.0 5,725 1,928 33.7
18 to 24 years ......... 1,749 387 22.1 2,041 457 22.4
25 to 34 years ......... 2,365 336 14.2 2,833 501 17.7
35 to 44 years ......... 2,579 306 11.9 2,305 393 17.1
45 to 54 years ......... 1,729 208 12.0 1,389 173 12.4
55 to 59 years ......... 536 120 22.4 434 57 13.0
60 to 64 years ......... 451 81 18.0 321 41 12.8
65 years and over ...... 1,079 222 20.6 745 116 15.6
65 to 74 years ....... 660 128 19.3 498 76 15.3
75 years and over .... 419 94 22.5 248 40 16.0
Female
Total ............... 18,616 5,350 28.7 15,722 4,405 28.0
Under 18 years ......... 5,544 2,070 37.3 5,427 1,909 35.2
18 to 24 years ......... 2,078 656 31.6 1,898 553 29.1
25 to 34 years ......... 2,892 777 26.9 2,698 724 26.8
35 to 44 years ......... 3,035 691 22.8 2,324 545 23.4
45 to 54 years ......... 2,125 343 16.2 1,475 245 16.6
55 to 59 years ......... 708 146 20.5 546 102 18.6
60 to 64 years ......... 589 170 28.9 404 87 21.5
65 years and over ...... 1,644 496 30.2 950 240 25.3
65 to 74 years ....... 943 283 30.0 594 148 24.8
75 years and over .... 701 213 30.4 356 93 26.0
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 4
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native ................. 32,841 8,655 26.4 19,752 5,133 26.0
Foreign Born ........... 2,036 436 21.4 11,763 2,937 25.0
Naturalized Citizen .. 715 131 18.3 2,958 483 16.3
Not a Citizen ........ 1,321 306 23.1 8,805 2,454 27.9
Householder
Total ............... 12,586 3,261 25.9 9,063 2,175 24.0
Under 18 years ......... 29 13 (B) 34 17 (B)
18 to 24 years ......... 837 419 50.1 873 298 34.2
25 to 34 years ......... 2,757 752 27.3 2,423 616 25.4
35 to 44 years ......... 3,110 705 22.7 2,416 551 22.8
45 to 54 years ......... 2,444 404 16.5 1,447 242 16.7
55 to 59 years ......... 815 171 20.9 490 105 21.3
60 to 64 years ......... 717 197 27.4 416 85 20.4
65 years and over ...... 1,877 600 32.0 964 262 27.1
65 to 74 years ....... 1,084 339 31.3 632 155 24.5
75 years and over .... 793 261 32.9 332 107 32.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/pov/new01_001.htm