
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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Both Sexes
Total .................. 42,539 8,478 19.9 35,563 6,386 18.0
Under 18 years ............ 197 186 94.4 169 158 93.5
18 to 24 years ............ 5,250 1,791 34.1 4,410 1,441 32.7
25 to 34 years ............ 8,803 1,173 13.3 7,161 823 11.5
35 to 44 years ............ 7,211 1,041 14.4 5,844 785 13.4
45 to 54 years ............ 6,144 1,072 17.4 5,003 778 15.5
55 to 59 years ............ 2,339 541 23.2 1,935 401 20.7
60 to 64 years ............ 2,032 523 25.8 1,656 359 21.7
65 years and over ......... 10,564 2,150 20.4 9,385 1,640 17.5
65 to 74 years .......... 4,578 911 19.9 3,938 645 16.4
75 years and over ....... 5,986 1,239 20.7 5,446 995 18.3
Male
Total .................. 20,394 3,465 17.0 16,955 2,564 15.1
Under 18 years ............ 95 88 92.0 76 68 89.9
18 to 24 years ............ 2,799 832 29.7 2,407 693 28.8
25 to 34 years ............ 5,390 648 12.0 4,380 437 10.0
35 to 44 years ............ 4,497 584 13.0 3,702 454 12.3
45 to 54 years ............ 3,202 486 15.2 2,659 353 13.3
55 to 59 years ............ 976 211 21.6 813 138 17.0
60 to 64 years ............ 760 181 23.8 613 127 20.7
65 years and over ......... 2,676 436 16.3 2,305 294 12.8
65 to 74 years .......... 1,387 256 18.5 1,166 170 14.6
75 years and over ....... 1,290 180 14.0 1,138 124 10.9
Female
Total .................. 22,145 5,013 22.6 18,608 3,821 20.5
Under 18 years ............ 102 98 96.7 93 90 96.4
18 to 24 years ............ 2,452 960 39.1 2,003 748 37.3
25 to 34 years ............ 3,413 525 15.4 2,781 386 13.9
35 to 44 years ............ 2,714 457 16.8 2,142 331 15.5
45 to 54 years ............ 2,942 585 19.9 2,344 425 18.1
55 to 59 years ............ 1,363 330 24.2 1,122 263 23.5
60 to 64 years ............ 1,272 342 26.9 1,043 232 22.3
65 years and over ......... 7,888 1,714 21.7 7,080 1,346 19.0
65 to 74 years .......... 3,191 655 20.5 2,772 475 17.1
75 years and over ....... 4,696 1,059 22.6 4,308 871 20.2
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 .................. 38,502 7,293 18.9 32,807 5,527 16.8
Foreign Born ............ 4,037 1,185 29.4 2,755 858 31.1
Naturalized Citizen ... 1,466 340 23.2 986 227 23.0
Not a Citizen ........ 2,571 845 32.9 1,769 631 35.7
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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Both Sexes
Total .................. 5,390 1,752 32.5 3,218 1,097 34.1
Under 18 years ............ 19 19 (B) 54 51 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 534 242 45.4 680 302 44.4
25 to 34 years ............ 1,089 258 23.7 899 202 22.5
35 to 44 years ............ 1,083 232 21.4 540 135 25.0
45 to 54 years ............ 959 255 26.6 391 112 28.6
55 to 59 years ............ 358 134 37.3 146 66 44.9
60 to 64 years ............ 336 151 45.1 106 46 42.8
65 years and over ......... 1,012 461 45.6 402 184 45.8
65 to 74 years .......... 537 242 45.1 244 104 42.7
75 years and over ....... 475 219 46.1 158 80 50.6
Male
Total .................. 2,632 748 28.4 1,880 527 28.0
Under 18 years ............ 14 14 (B) 29 26 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 247 105 42.4 435 179 41.2
25 to 34 years ............ 685 160 23.3 606 110 18.1
35 to 44 years ............ 623 113 18.2 379 93 24.6
45 to 54 years ............ 471 116 24.6 219 57 26.3
55 to 59 years ............ 139 68 48.8 57 13 (B)
60 to 64 years ............ 125 48 38.4 44 14 (B)
65 years and over ......... 329 125 37.9 112 35 31.2
65 to 74 years .......... 192 75 39.0 80 21 26.4
75 years and over ....... 136 50 36.4 31 14 (B)
Female
Total .................. 2,758 1,005 36.4 1,338 570 42.6
Under 18 years ............ 6 6 (B) 25 25 (B)
18 to 24 years ............ 287 138 48.0 245 123 50.1
25 to 34 years ............ 404 98 24.2 293 92 31.4
35 to 44 years ............ 460 119 25.8 161 42 26.1
45 to 54 years ............ 488 139 28.5 172 54 31.6
55 to 59 years ............ 219 66 30.1 90 53 59.0
60 to 64 years ............ 211 103 49.1 62 32 (B)
65 years and over ......... 684 337 49.3 290 149 51.5
65 to 74 years .......... 345 167 48.5 163 83 50.8
75 years and over ....... 339 170 50.1 127 67 52.4
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 .................. 4,959 1,613 32.5 1,730 497 28.8
Foreign Born ............ 431 139 32.4 1,488 600 40.3
Naturalized Citizen ... 187 61 32.8 333 122 36.5
Not a Citizen ........ 244 78 32.0 1,155 479 41.4