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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES
Both Sexes
Total ............... 227,229 25,370 11.2 186,184 16,549 8.9
Under 18 years ......... 70,421 12,916 18.3 55,245 7,985 14.5
18 to 24 years ......... 20,622 2,453 11.9 16,248 1,524 9.4
25 to 34 years ......... 29,408 3,292 11.2 23,516 2,251 9.6
35 to 44 years ......... 37,377 2,978 8.0 30,964 2,067 6.7
45 to 54 years ......... 29,050 1,364 4.7 24,718 973 3.9
55 to 59 years ......... 10,252 618 6.0 8,847 447 5.1
60 to 64 years ......... 8,275 514 6.2 7,278 388 5.3
65 years and over ...... 21,822 1,234 5.7 19,368 913 4.7
65 to 74 years ....... 13,258 703 5.3 11,698 488 4.2
75 years and over .... 8,564 531 6.2 7,671 425 5.5
Male
Total ............... 111,535 11,051 9.9 92,258 7,353 8.0
Under 18 years ......... 36,095 6,483 18.0 28,331 4,011 14.2
18 to 24 years ......... 10,126 917 9.1 8,091 568 7.0
25 to 34 years ......... 13,488 1,051 7.8 11,000 800 7.3
35 to 44 years ......... 17,629 1,012 5.7 14,797 756 5.1
45 to 54 years ......... 13,927 528 3.8 12,018 399 3.3
55 to 59 years ......... 5,062 282 5.6 4,394 209 4.8
60 to 64 years ......... 4,166 223 5.3 3,699 181 4.9
65 years and over ...... 11,043 557 5.0 9,928 431 4.3
65 to 74 years ....... 6,634 307 4.6 5,947 238 4.0
75 years and over .... 4,409 250 5.7 3,981 193 4.8
Female
Total ............... 115,694 14,319 12.4 93,926 9,196 9.8
Under 18 years ......... 34,327 6,434 18.7 26,914 3,975 14.8
18 to 24 years ......... 10,496 1,537 14.6 8,156 956 11.7
25 to 34 years ......... 15,920 2,241 14.1 12,516 1,452 11.6
35 to 44 years ......... 19,749 1,966 10.0 16,167 1,312 8.1
45 to 54 years ......... 15,123 836 5.5 12,700 574 4.5
55 to 59 years ......... 5,190 337 6.5 4,452 238 5.4
60 to 64 years ......... 4,109 292 7.1 3,579 207 5.8
65 years and over ...... 10,779 677 6.3 9,440 482 5.1
65 to 74 years ....... 6,624 396 6.0 5,751 250 4.4
75 years and over .... 4,155 281 6.8 3,689 232 6.3
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 ................. 204,963 21,862 10.7 171,207 13,889 8.1
Foreign Born ........... 22,265 3,508 15.8 14,976 2,659 17.8
Naturalized Citizen .. 8,369 731 8.7 5,197 497 9.6
Not a Citizen ........ 13,897 2,776 20.0 9,780 2,162 22.1
Householder
Total ............... 71,551 7,186 10.0 60,077 4,829 8.0
Under 18 years ......... 144 59 40.7 98 41 41.8
18 to 24 years ......... 3,099 963 31.1 2,406 609 25.3
25 to 34 years ......... 13,226 2,073 15.7 10,522 1,360 12.9
35 to 44 years ......... 18,823 1,909 10.1 15,619 1,278 8.2
45 to 54 years ......... 15,127 833 5.5 12,845 573 4.5
55 to 59 years ......... 5,330 338 6.3 4,593 255 5.6
60 to 64 years ......... 4,305 276 6.4 3,763 198 5.3
65 years and over ...... 11,498 734 6.4 10,231 513 5.0
65 to 74 years ....... 7,051 441 6.3 6,249 287 4.6
75 years and over .... 4,447 293 6.6 3,982 226 5.7
Related Children
Under 18 years ......... 70,253 12,845 18.3 55,126 7,935 14.4
Under 6 years ........ 23,160 4,775 20.6 18,227 3,055 16.8
6 to 17 years ........ 47,093 8,071 17.1 36,899 4,880 13.2
Own Children
Under 18 years ......... 64,676 11,470 17.7 51,888 7,272 14.0
Under 6 years ........ 20,842 4,198 20.1 16,806 2,755 16.4
6 to 17 years ........ 43,834 7,272 16.6 35,082 4,518 12.9
18 years and Over....... 21,940 1,522 6.9 16,688 823 4.9
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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES
Both Sexes
Total ............... 29,333 7,259 24.7 28,055 6,814 24.3
Under 18 years ......... 11,205 4,086 36.5 10,968 3,693 33.7
18 to 24 years ......... 3,283 793 24.1 3,235 686 21.2
25 to 34 years ......... 4,130 838 20.3 4,574 989 21.6
35 to 44 years ......... 4,521 760 16.8 4,070 797 19.6
45 to 54 years ......... 2,892 293 10.1 2,464 305 12.4
55 to 59 years ......... 887 132 14.9 832 91 10.9
60 to 64 years ......... 704 100 14.2 619 82 13.3
65 years and over ...... 1,711 256 15.0 1,294 172 13.3
65 to 74 years ....... 1,066 169 15.8 848 120 14.1
75 years and over .... 644 88 13.6 445 52 11.7
Male
Total ............... 13,583 2,980 21.9 13,824 3,091 22.4
Under 18 years ......... 5,717 2,056 36.0 5,633 1,864 33.1
18 to 24 years ......... 1,503 282 18.8 1,601 273 17.1
25 to 34 years ......... 1,676 173 10.3 2,216 386 17.4
35 to 44 years ......... 1,956 193 9.9 1,921 300 15.6
45 to 54 years ......... 1,258 92 7.3 1,165 115 9.9
55 to 59 years ......... 398 52 13.2 378 44 11.6
60 to 64 years ......... 326 33 10.2 277 28 10.0
65 years and over ...... 750 97 12.9 634 81 12.8
65 to 74 years ....... 468 53 11.2 417 55 13.2
75 years and over .... 282 45 15.8 217 26 12.0
Female
Total ............... 15,750 4,279 27.2 14,231 3,723 26.2
Under 18 years ......... 5,488 2,030 37.0 5,335 1,829 34.3
18 to 24 years ......... 1,781 511 28.7 1,633 413 25.3
25 to 34 years ......... 2,454 665 27.1 2,359 602 25.5
35 to 44 years ......... 2,564 566 22.1 2,149 497 23.1
45 to 54 years ......... 1,634 202 12.3 1,298 190 14.6
55 to 59 years ......... 489 80 16.3 454 47 10.4
60 to 64 years ......... 378 67 17.6 342 55 16.0
65 years and over ...... 961 159 16.6 660 91 13.8
65 to 74 years ....... 599 116 19.4 431 65 15.0
75 years and over .... 362 43 11.9 229 26 11.4
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 ................. 27,742 6,969 25.1 17,882 4,545 25.4
Foreign Born ........... 1,591 290 18.2 10,174 2,270 22.3
Naturalized Citizen .. 521 62 12.0 2,608 347 13.3
Not a Citizen ........ 1,071 228 21.3 7,566 1,923 25.4
Householder
Total ............... 8,452 1,981 23.4 7,273 1,648 22.7
Under 18 years ......... 29 13 (B) 34 17 (B)
18 to 24 years ......... 558 305 54.7 624 213 34.1
25 to 34 years ......... 2,040 609 29.9 2,008 550 27.4
35 to 44 years ......... 2,323 548 23.6 2,128 494 23.2
45 to 54 years ......... 1,642 190 11.6 1,194 187 15.7
55 to 59 years ......... 490 64 13.1 381 55 14.3
60 to 64 years ......... 408 63 15.5 312 39 12.7
65 years and over ...... 962 188 19.6 591 93 15.8
65 to 74 years ....... 605 130 21.5 409 64 15.5
75 years and over .... 357 59 16.4 181 30 16.4
Related Children
Under 18 years ......... 11,176 4,073 36.4 10,921 3,670 33.6
Under 6 years ........ 3,549 1,404 39.6 4,160 1,491 35.8
6 to 17 years ........ 7,628 2,669 35.0 6,760 2,179 32.2
Own Children
Under 18 years ......... 9,186 3,420 37.2 9,782 3,312 33.9
Under 6 years ........ 2,788 1,140 40.9 3,623 1,309 36.1
6 to 17 years ........ 6,399 2,280 35.6 6,159 2,003 32.5
18 years and Over....... 4,035 614 15.2 2,580 386 15.0