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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 1
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under .50 Under 1.00 Under 1.25
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 271,059 13,914 5.1 34,476 12.7 46,036 17.0
Under 18 years..................... 71,338 5,774 8.1 13,467 18.9 17,135 24.0
18 to 24 years..................... 25,967 2,006 7.7 4,312 16.6 5,654 21.8
25 to 34 years..................... 38,474 1,990 5.2 4,582 11.9 6,103 15.9
35 to 44 years..................... 44,744 1,575 3.5 4,082 9.1 5,470 12.2
45 to 54 years..................... 35,232 999 2.8 2,444 6.9 3,283 9.3
55 to 59 years..................... 12,601 498 4.0 1,165 9.2 1,521 12.1
60 to 64 years..................... 10,308 322 3.1 1,039 10.1 1,422 13.8
65 years and over.................. 32,394 750 2.3 3,386 10.5 5,447 16.8
65 to 74 years................... 17,843 413 2.3 1,616 9.1 2,620 14.7
75 years and over................ 14,551 336 2.3 1,770 12.2 2,826 19.4
Male
Total........................... 132,408 5,978 4.5 14,712 11.1 19,774 14.9
Under 18 years..................... 36,554 2,919 8.0 6,723 18.4 8,607 23.5
18 to 24 years..................... 12,937 791 6.1 1,752 13.5 2,372 18.3
25 to 34 years..................... 18,923 665 3.5 1,717 9.1 2,338 12.4
35 to 44 years..................... 22,156 564 2.5 1,610 7.3 2,261 10.2
45 to 54 years..................... 17,144 405 2.4 1,015 5.9 1,397 8.2
55 to 59 years..................... 6,040 202 3.3 495 8.2 620 10.3
60 to 64 years..................... 4,927 141 2.9 404 8.2 540 11.0
65 years and over.................. 13,727 293 2.1 995 7.2 1,639 11.9
65 to 74 years................... 8,027 189 2.4 565 7.0 920 11.5
75 years and over................ 5,700 103 1.8 430 7.5 719 12.6
Female
Total........................... 138,652 7,935 5.7 19,764 14.3 26,262 18.9
Under 18 years..................... 34,784 2,856 8.2 6,744 19.4 8,528 24.5
18 to 24 years..................... 13,031 1,215 9.3 2,560 19.6 3,282 25.2
25 to 34 years..................... 19,551 1,325 6.8 2,864 14.7 3,765 19.3
35 to 44 years..................... 22,588 1,011 4.5 2,472 10.9 3,210 14.2
45 to 54 years..................... 18,088 594 3.3 1,429 7.9 1,886 10.4
55 to 59 years..................... 6,561 296 4.5 670 10.2 901 13.7
60 to 64 years..................... 5,381 181 3.4 634 11.8 882 16.4
65 years and over.................. 18,667 457 2.4 2,391 12.8 3,808 20.4
65 to 74 years................... 9,816 224 2.3 1,051 10.7 1,700 17.3
75 years and over................ 8,851 233 2.6 1,340 15.1 2,108 23.8
Household Relationship
Total........................... 271,059 13,914 5.1 34,476 12.7 46,036 17.0
65 years and over.......... 32,394 750 2.3 3,386 10.5 5,447 16.8
In families........................ 227,229 9,892 4.4 25,370 11.2 34,022 15.0
Householder...................... 71,551 2,873 4.0 7,186 10.0 9,714 13.6
Under 65 years................ 60,053 2,661 4.4 6,452 10.7 8,560 14.3
65 years and over............. 11,498 213 1.8 734 6.4 1,154 10.0
Related children under 18 years.. 70,253 5,355 7.6 12,845 18.3 16,447 23.4
Under 6 years................. 23,160 2,172 9.4 4,775 20.6 6,043 26.1
6 to 17 years................. 47,093 3,183 6.8 8,071 17.1 10,404 22.1
Own children 18 years and over... 21,940 428 2.0 1,522 6.9 2,323 10.6
In married-couple families......... 177,042 3,321 1.9 10,982 6.2 15,986 9.0
Husbands......................... 54,778 941 1.7 2,879 5.3 4,216 7.7
Under 65 years................ 44,799 766 1.7 2,380 5.3 3,393 7.6
65 years and over............. 9,980 175 1.8 498 5.0 824 8.3
Wives............................ 54,778 941 1.7 2,879 5.3 4,216 7.7
Under 65 years................ 47,070 817 1.7 2,513 5.3 3,615 7.7
65 years and over............. 7,708 124 1.6 366 4.7 601 7.8
Related children under 18 years.. 50,359 1,281 2.5 4,550 9.0 6,499 12.9
Under 6 years................. 17,055 466 2.7 1,729 10.1 2,460 14.4
6 to 17 years ................ 33,304 815 2.4 2,821 8.5 4,039 12.1
Own children 18 years and over... 14,067 107 0.8 463 3.3 728 5.2
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 39,000 5,993 15.4 12,907 33.1 16,165 41.4
Householder...................... 12,796 1,745 13.6 3,831 29.9 4,879 38.1
Under 65 years................ 11,203 1,702 15.2 3,618 32.3 4,553 40.6
65 years and over............. 1,593 43 2.7 213 13.4 326 20.5
Related children under 18 years.. 16,550 3,813 23.0 7,627 46.1 9,127 55.1
Under 6 years................. 5,079 1,591 31.3 2,782 54.8 3,255 64.1
6 to 17 years ................ 11,471 2,222 19.4 4,845 42.2 5,872 51.2
Own children 18 years and over... 6,478 295 4.6 951 14.7 1,445 22.3
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 11,186 578 5.2 1,481 13.2 1,870 16.7
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 2
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under .50 Under 1.00 Under 1.25
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Householder...................... 3,977 187 4.7 476 12.0 618 15.5
Under 65 years................ 3,599 181 5.0 439 12.2 571 15.9
65 years and over............. 378 6 1.6 37 9.7 47 12.4
Related children under 18 years.. 3,344 261 7.8 669 20.0 821 24.6
Under 6 years................. 1,026 115 11.2 264 25.7 328 32.0
6 to 17 years................. 2,318 146 6.3 405 17.5 493 21.3
Own children 18 years and over... 1,396 26 1.9 108 7.8 150 10.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 1,292 382 29.6 628 48.6 721 55.8
Under 18 years................... 720 222 30.9 364 50.6 418 58.0
Under 6 years.................. 239 103 43.2 148 62.0 162 67.6
6 to 17 years.................. 481 119 24.7 216 44.9 256 53.2
18 years and over................ 571 160 28.0 264 46.1 303 53.1
Unrelated individuals.............. 42,539 3,640 8.6 8,478 19.9 11,293 26.5
Male ............................ 20,394 1,668 8.2 3,465 17.0 4,504 22.1
Under 65 years................. 17,718 1,567 8.8 3,029 17.1 3,788 21.4
Living alone................. 8,733 519 5.9 1,225 14.0 1,496 17.1
65 years and over.............. 2,676 101 3.8 436 16.3 717 26.8
Living alone ............... 2,260 55 2.4 311 13.8 549 24.3
Female........................... 22,145 1,972 8.9 5,013 22.6 6,789 30.7
Under 65 years................. 14,258 1,704 12.0 3,298 23.1 4,067 28.5
Living alone................. 8,182 568 6.9 1,457 17.8 1,840 22.5
65 years and over.............. 7,888 268 3.4 1,714 21.7 2,721 34.5
Living alone................. 7,493 231 3.1 1,603 21.4 2,569 34.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 3
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 1.50 Under 1.75 Under 1.85 Under 2.00
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 58,316 21.5 70,466 26.0 75,900 28.0 83,379 30.8
Under 18 years..................... 21,041 29.5 24,654 34.6 26,260 36.8 28,623 40.1
18 to 24 years..................... 6,898 26.6 8,226 31.7 8,821 34.0 9,476 36.5
25 to 34 years..................... 7,767 20.2 9,407 24.5 10,214 26.5 11,205 29.1
35 to 44 years..................... 7,038 15.7 8,740 19.5 9,565 21.4 10,640 23.8
45 to 54 years..................... 4,141 11.8 5,072 14.4 5,505 15.6 6,043 17.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,916 15.2 2,277 18.1 2,438 19.3 2,652 21.0
60 to 64 years..................... 1,831 17.8 2,285 22.2 2,418 23.5 2,681 26.0
65 years and over.................. 7,685 23.7 9,805 30.3 10,679 33.0 12,059 37.2
65 to 74 years................... 3,645 20.4 4,541 25.4 4,935 27.7 5,633 31.6
75 years and over................ 4,040 27.8 5,264 36.2 5,744 39.5 6,427 44.2
Male
Total........................... 25,287 19.1 31,055 23.5 33,683 25.4 37,233 28.1
Under 18 years..................... 10,633 29.1 12,546 34.3 13,322 36.4 14,532 39.8
18 to 24 years..................... 2,971 23.0 3,639 28.1 3,959 30.6 4,277 33.1
25 to 34 years..................... 3,082 16.3 3,880 20.5 4,280 22.6 4,739 25.0
35 to 44 years..................... 3,012 13.6 3,848 17.4 4,297 19.4 4,811 21.7
45 to 54 years..................... 1,763 10.3 2,196 12.8 2,417 14.1 2,675 15.6
55 to 59 years..................... 765 12.7 898 14.9 967 16.0 1,046 17.3
60 to 64 years..................... 707 14.3 884 17.9 943 19.1 1,067 21.7
65 years and over.................. 2,354 17.1 3,164 23.1 3,497 25.5 4,086 29.8
65 to 74 years................... 1,289 16.1 1,659 20.7 1,824 22.7 2,136 26.6
75 years and over................ 1,065 18.7 1,505 26.4 1,673 29.4 1,949 34.2
Female
Total........................... 33,029 23.8 39,411 28.4 42,217 30.4 46,146 33.3
Under 18 years..................... 10,407 29.9 12,109 34.8 12,938 37.2 14,091 40.5
18 to 24 years..................... 3,927 30.1 4,586 35.2 4,862 37.3 5,199 39.9
25 to 34 years..................... 4,685 24.0 5,527 28.3 5,933 30.3 6,466 33.1
35 to 44 years..................... 4,026 17.8 4,892 21.7 5,267 23.3 5,828 25.8
45 to 54 years..................... 2,378 13.1 2,876 15.9 3,088 17.1 3,367 18.6
55 to 59 years..................... 1,150 17.5 1,379 21.0 1,472 22.4 1,606 24.5
60 to 64 years..................... 1,124 20.9 1,401 26.0 1,476 27.4 1,615 30.0
65 years and over.................. 5,331 28.6 6,641 35.6 7,182 38.5 7,974 42.7
65 to 74 years................... 2,356 24.0 2,881 29.4 3,111 31.7 3,496 35.6
75 years and over................ 2,975 33.6 3,759 42.5 4,071 46.0 4,478 50.6
Household Relationship
Total........................... 58,316 21.5 70,466 26.0 75,900 28.0 83,379 30.8
65 years and over.......... 7,685 23.7 9,805 30.3 10,679 33.0 12,059 37.2
In families........................ 43,672 19.2 53,486 23.5 57,735 25.4 64,023 28.2
Householder...................... 12,496 17.5 15,450 21.6 16,727 23.4 18,612 26.0
Under 65 years................ 10,780 18.0 13,127 21.9 14,154 23.6 15,592 26.0
65 years and over............. 1,716 14.9 2,323 20.2 2,573 22.4 3,020 26.3
Related children under 18 years.. 20,306 28.9 23,867 34.0 25,450 36.2 27,761 39.5
Under 6 years................. 7,383 31.9 8,601 37.1 9,191 39.7 9,893 42.7
6 to 17 years................. 12,922 27.4 15,266 32.4 16,258 34.5 17,868 37.9
Own children 18 years and over... 3,108 14.2 3,916 17.8 4,260 19.4 4,748 21.6
In married-couple families......... 22,498 12.7 29,191 16.5 32,313 18.3 37,042 20.9
Husbands......................... 5,958 10.9 7,909 14.4 8,793 16.1 10,150 18.5
Under 65 years................ 4,691 10.5 6,110 13.6 6,767 15.1 7,723 17.2
65 years and over............. 1,267 12.7 1,800 18.0 2,026 20.3 2,427 24.3
Wives............................ 5,958 10.9 7,909 14.4 8,793 16.1 10,150 18.5
Under 65 years................ 5,014 10.7 6,530 13.9 7,230 15.4 8,266 17.6
65 years and over............. 943 12.2 1,379 17.9 1,563 20.3 1,884 24.4
Related children under 18 years.. 8,996 17.9 11,329 22.5 12,428 24.7 14,058 27.9
Under 6 years................. 3,387 19.9 4,236 24.8 4,674 27.4 5,219 30.6
6 to 17 years ................ 5,609 16.8 7,093 21.3 7,754 23.3 8,839 26.5
Own children 18 years and over... 1,091 7.8 1,390 9.9 1,584 11.3 1,866 13.3
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 18,693 47.9 21,135 54.2 21,924 56.2 23,070 59.2
Householder...................... 5,711 44.6 6,504 50.8 6,770 52.9 7,158 55.9
Under 65 years................ 5,253 46.9 5,948 53.1 6,193 55.3 6,529 58.3
65 years and over............. 458 28.8 556 34.9 577 36.2 629 39.5
Related children under 18 years.. 10,237 61.9 11,232 67.9 11,575 69.9 12,081 73.0
Under 6 years................. 3,595 70.8 3,877 76.3 3,959 77.9 4,063 80.0
6 to 17 years ................ 6,642 57.9 7,355 64.1 7,616 66.4 8,018 69.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,825 28.2 2,278 35.2 2,401 37.1 2,585 39.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,482 22.2 3,159 28.2 3,498 31.3 3,912 35.0
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 4
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 1.50 Under 1.75 Under 1.85 Under 2.00
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Householder...................... 827 20.8 1,037 26.1 1,165 29.3 1,305 32.8
Under 65 years................ 763 21.2 954 26.5 1,076 29.9 1,196 33.2
65 years and over............. 64 16.9 83 21.8 89 23.6 109 28.8
Related children under 18 years.. 1,073 32.1 1,306 39.1 1,447 43.3 1,623 48.5
Under 6 years................. 401 39.1 489 47.6 557 54.4 612 59.6
6 to 17 years................. 672 29.0 818 35.3 889 38.4 1,011 43.6
Own children 18 years and over... 192 13.8 249 17.8 275 19.7 297 21.3
In unrelated subfamilies........... 779 60.4 851 65.9 893 69.1 974 75.4
Under 18 years................... 451 62.6 490 68.0 513 71.2 559 77.6
Under 6 years.................. 181 75.6 201 84.2 205 85.7 213 89.2
6 to 17 years.................. 270 56.2 288 60.0 307 64.0 345 71.9
18 years and over................ 328 57.5 362 63.3 380 66.5 415 72.6
Unrelated individuals.............. 13,865 32.6 16,129 37.9 17,272 40.6 18,382 43.2
Male ............................ 5,360 26.3 6,260 30.7 6,806 33.4 7,239 35.5
Under 65 years................. 4,449 25.1 5,136 29.0 5,591 31.6 5,889 33.2
Living alone................. 1,806 20.7 2,115 24.2 2,286 26.2 2,424 27.8
65 years and over.............. 911 34.1 1,125 42.0 1,215 45.4 1,350 50.5
Living alone ............... 696 30.8 875 38.7 949 42.0 1,067 47.2
Female........................... 8,504 38.4 9,869 44.6 10,466 47.3 11,143 50.3
Under 65 years................. 4,790 33.6 5,447 38.2 5,735 40.2 6,038 42.4
Living alone................. 2,271 27.8 2,620 32.0 2,770 33.9 2,954 36.1
65 years and over.............. 3,715 47.1 4,422 56.1 4,731 60.0 5,105 64.7
Living alone................. 3,516 46.9 4,196 56.0 4,483 59.8 4,827 64.4
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 5
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 131,258 48.4
Under 18 years..................... 41,943 58.8
18 to 24 years..................... 14,224 54.8
25 to 34 years..................... 18,356 47.7
35 to 44 years..................... 18,386 41.1
45 to 54 years..................... 10,646 30.2
55 to 59 years..................... 4,269 33.9
60 to 64 years..................... 4,371 42.4
65 years and over.................. 19,063 58.8
65 to 74 years................... 9,466 53.0
75 years and over................ 9,598 66.0
Male
Total........................... 60,517 45.7
Under 18 years..................... 21,262 58.2
18 to 24 years..................... 6,689 51.7
25 to 34 years..................... 8,257 43.6
35 to 44 years..................... 8,702 39.3
45 to 54 years..................... 4,858 28.3
55 to 59 years..................... 1,790 29.6
60 to 64 years..................... 1,840 37.3
65 years and over.................. 7,120 51.9
65 to 74 years................... 3,779 47.1
75 years and over................ 3,341 58.6
Female
Total........................... 70,741 51.0
Under 18 years..................... 20,681 59.5
18 to 24 years..................... 7,535 57.8
25 to 34 years..................... 10,099 51.7
35 to 44 years..................... 9,684 42.9
45 to 54 years..................... 5,789 32.0
55 to 59 years..................... 2,479 37.8
60 to 64 years..................... 2,531 47.0
65 years and over.................. 11,943 64.0
65 to 74 years................... 5,687 57.9
75 years and over................ 6,256 70.7
Household Relationship
Total........................... 131,258 48.4
65 years and over.......... 19,063 58.8
In families........................ 104,154 45.8
Householder...................... 30,848 43.1
Under 65 years................ 25,135 41.9
65 years and over............. 5,713 49.7
Related children under 18 years.. 40,985 58.3
Under 6 years................. 14,151 61.1
6 to 17 years................. 26,833 57.0
Own children 18 years and over... 8,443 38.5
In married-couple families......... 68,167 38.5
Husbands......................... 19,284 35.2
Under 65 years................ 14,515 32.4
65 years and over............. 4,769 47.8
Wives............................ 19,284 35.2
Under 65 years................ 15,454 32.8
65 years and over............. 3,830 49.7
Related children under 18 years.. 24,217 48.1
Under 6 years................. 8,708 51.1
6 to 17 years ................ 15,509 46.6
Own children 18 years and over... 3,906 27.8
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 29,992 76.9
Householder...................... 9,517 74.4
Under 65 years................ 8,516 76.0
65 years and over............. 1,001 62.8
Related children under 18 years.. 14,498 87.6
Under 6 years................. 4,662 91.8
6 to 17 years ................ 9,835 85.7
Own children 18 years and over... 4,012 61.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 5,995 53.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 6
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 2,047 51.5
Under 65 years................ 1,873 52.0
65 years and over............. 175 46.2
Related children under 18 years.. 2,270 67.9
Under 6 years................. 781 76.2
6 to 17 years................. 1,489 64.2
Own children 18 years and over... 525 37.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 1,128 87.3
Under 18 years................... 639 88.7
Under 6 years.................. 235 98.3
6 to 17 years.................. 404 84.0
18 years and over................ 489 85.6
Unrelated individuals.............. 25,976 61.1
Male ............................ 10,966 53.8
Under 65 years................. 9,124 51.5
Living alone................. 3,888 44.5
65 years and over.............. 1,842 68.8
Living alone ............... 1,505 66.6
Female........................... 15,009 67.8
Under 65 years................. 8,565 60.1
Living alone................. 4,338 53.0
65 years and over.............. 6,444 81.7
Living alone................. 6,127 81.8
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/new02_001.htm