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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 13
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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 34,877 3,901 11.2 9,091 26.1 11,662 33.4
Under 18 years..................... 11,317 2,006 17.7 4,151 36.7 5,110 45.2
18 to 24 years..................... 3,828 517 13.5 1,043 27.2 1,354 35.4
25 to 34 years..................... 5,256 510 9.7 1,113 21.2 1,416 26.9
35 to 44 years..................... 5,613 363 6.5 998 17.8 1,349 24.0
45 to 54 years..................... 3,854 221 5.7 551 14.3 730 18.9
55 to 59 years..................... 1,245 77 6.2 266 21.3 326 26.2
60 to 64 years..................... 1,040 78 7.5 252 24.2 321 30.8
65 years and over.................. 2,723 130 4.8 718 26.4 1,057 38.8
65 to 74 years................... 1,603 87 5.4 411 25.6 600 37.4
75 years and over................ 1,120 42 3.8 307 27.4 458 40.9
Male
Total........................... 16,261 1,588 9.8 3,741 23.0 4,830 29.7
Under 18 years..................... 5,773 1,013 17.5 2,081 36.0 2,564 44.4
18 to 24 years..................... 1,749 183 10.5 387 22.1 508 29.0
25 to 34 years..................... 2,365 113 4.8 336 14.2 436 18.4
35 to 44 years..................... 2,579 91 3.5 306 11.9 457 17.7
45 to 54 years..................... 1,729 77 4.5 208 12.0 284 16.4
55 to 59 years..................... 536 31 5.7 120 22.4 145 27.0
60 to 64 years..................... 451 27 5.9 81 18.0 110 24.3
65 years and over.................. 1,079 53 4.9 222 20.6 327 30.3
65 to 74 years................... 660 39 5.9 128 19.3 181 27.4
75 years and over................ 419 13 3.2 94 22.5 146 34.8
Female
Total........................... 18,616 2,314 12.4 5,350 28.7 6,832 36.7
Under 18 years..................... 5,544 993 17.9 2,070 37.3 2,546 45.9
18 to 24 years..................... 2,078 334 16.1 656 31.6 846 40.7
25 to 34 years..................... 2,892 397 13.7 777 26.9 980 33.9
35 to 44 years..................... 3,035 272 9.0 691 22.8 892 29.4
45 to 54 years..................... 2,125 144 6.8 343 16.2 446 21.0
55 to 59 years..................... 708 46 6.5 146 20.5 181 25.5
60 to 64 years..................... 589 52 8.8 170 28.9 211 35.8
65 years and over.................. 1,644 77 4.7 496 30.2 731 44.4
65 to 74 years................... 943 48 5.1 283 30.0 419 44.4
75 years and over................ 701 29 4.1 213 30.4 312 44.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 34,877 3,901 11.2 9,091 26.1 11,662 33.4
65 years and over.......... 2,723 130 4.8 718 26.4 1,057 38.8
In families........................ 29,333 3,119 10.6 7,259 24.7 9,432 32.2
Householder...................... 8,452 856 10.1 1,981 23.4 2,588 30.6
Under 65 years................ 7,489 832 11.1 1,793 23.9 2,296 30.7
65 years and over............. 962 25 2.6 188 19.6 292 30.3
Related children under 18 years.. 11,176 1,944 17.4 4,073 36.4 5,031 45.0
Under 6 years................. 3,549 780 22.0 1,404 39.6 1,714 48.3
6 to 17 years................. 7,628 1,164 15.3 2,669 35.0 3,317 43.5
Own children 18 years and over... 4,035 152 3.8 614 15.2 926 22.9
In married-couple families......... 14,241 304 2.1 1,219 8.6 1,916 13.5
Husbands......................... 4,031 81 2.0 301 7.5 479 11.9
Under 65 years................ 3,469 71 2.0 228 6.6 352 10.2
65 years and over............. 562 10 1.8 73 12.9 127 22.6
Wives............................ 3,896 77 2.0 289 7.4 461 11.8
Under 65 years................ 3,506 69 2.0 247 7.1 380 10.8
65 years and over............. 390 8 1.9 42 10.8 82 20.9
Related children under 18 years.. 4,426 130 2.9 536 12.1 800 18.1
Under 6 years................. 1,334 40 3.0 135 10.1 213 16.0
6 to 17 years ................ 3,091 90 2.9 401 13.0 587 19.0
Own children 18 years and over... 1,550 12 0.8 68 4.4 133 8.6
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 13,156 2,684 20.4 5,629 42.8 7,036 53.5
Householder...................... 3,813 730 19.1 1,557 40.8 1,967 51.6
Under 65 years................ 3,442 716 20.8 1,460 42.4 1,822 52.9
65 years and over............. 371 14 3.8 97 26.2 145 39.1
Related children under 18 years.. 6,152 1,763 28.7 3,366 54.7 4,032 65.5
Under 6 years................. 2,027 723 35.7 1,214 59.9 1,433 70.7
6 to 17 years ................ 4,125 1,040 25.2 2,152 52.2 2,598 63.0
Own children 18 years and over... 2,221 139 6.3 494 22.2 723 32.6
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,936 131 6.8 410 21.2 480 24.8
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 14
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...................... 660 50 7.5 134 20.3 153 23.2
Under 65 years................ 594 49 8.3 115 19.3 132 22.2
65 years and over............. 65 0 (B) 19 (B) 21 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 599 51 8.5 171 28.6 199 33.2
Under 6 years................. 187 16 8.5 55 29.7 67 35.9
6 to 17 years................. 412 35 8.5 116 28.1 132 31.9
Own children 18 years and over... 264 1 0.4 52 19.7 69 26.1
In unrelated subfamilies........... 154 69 44.9 80 52.1 85 55.2
Under 18 years................... 92 42 45.6 45 49.2 48 51.5
Under 6 years.................. 47 20 (B) 23 (B) 25 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 46 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B)
18 years and over................ 61 27 (B) 35 (B) 37 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 5,390 713 13.2 1,752 32.5 2,145 39.8
Male ............................ 2,632 340 12.9 748 28.4 921 35.0
Under 65 years................. 2,303 303 13.1 623 27.0 757 32.9
Living alone................. 1,328 131 9.9 353 26.6 422 31.8
65 years and over.............. 329 38 11.4 125 37.9 163 49.7
Living alone ............... 218 8 3.6 68 31.4 101 46.1
Female........................... 2,758 373 13.5 1,005 36.4 1,225 44.4
Under 65 years................. 2,075 320 15.4 668 32.2 765 36.9
Living alone................. 1,447 176 12.2 407 28.2 474 32.7
65 years and over.............. 684 52 7.7 337 49.3 460 67.3
Living alone................. 646 44 6.9 311 48.1 430 66.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 15
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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 13,805 39.6 15,691 45.0 16,606 47.6 17,717 50.8
Under 18 years..................... 5,906 52.2 6,524 57.6 6,841 60.4 7,267 64.2
18 to 24 years..................... 1,571 41.0 1,787 46.7 1,896 49.5 1,974 51.6
25 to 34 years..................... 1,724 32.8 1,954 37.2 2,115 40.2 2,295 43.7
35 to 44 years..................... 1,623 28.9 1,948 34.7 2,093 37.3 2,273 40.5
45 to 54 years..................... 889 23.1 1,063 27.6 1,123 29.1 1,220 31.6
55 to 59 years..................... 404 32.5 471 37.9 505 40.6 529 42.5
60 to 64 years..................... 388 37.3 463 44.5 478 46.0 513 49.3
65 years and over.................. 1,300 47.7 1,480 54.3 1,553 57.0 1,647 60.5
65 to 74 years................... 725 45.2 849 52.9 887 55.3 935 58.3
75 years and over................ 575 51.4 631 56.4 666 59.5 712 63.6
Male
Total........................... 5,802 35.7 6,696 41.2 7,127 43.8 7,602 46.7
Under 18 years..................... 2,971 51.5 3,316 57.4 3,453 59.8 3,654 63.3
18 to 24 years..................... 609 34.8 712 40.7 767 43.9 796 45.5
25 to 34 years..................... 561 23.7 661 27.9 734 31.0 803 34.0
35 to 44 years..................... 578 22.4 719 27.9 802 31.1 879 34.1
45 to 54 years..................... 336 19.4 405 23.4 435 25.1 481 27.8
55 to 59 years..................... 175 32.5 194 36.2 199 37.1 201 37.4
60 to 64 years..................... 140 31.1 172 38.2 183 40.5 199 44.1
65 years and over.................. 433 40.1 517 48.0 554 51.4 589 54.6
65 to 74 years................... 238 36.1 300 45.5 320 48.5 341 51.6
75 years and over................ 194 46.4 217 51.9 234 56.0 248 59.3
Female
Total........................... 8,003 43.0 8,995 48.3 9,479 50.9 10,115 54.3
Under 18 years..................... 2,935 52.9 3,208 57.9 3,388 61.1 3,614 65.2
18 to 24 years..................... 962 46.3 1,075 51.7 1,129 54.3 1,177 56.6
25 to 34 years..................... 1,163 40.2 1,294 44.7 1,382 47.8 1,492 51.6
35 to 44 years..................... 1,045 34.4 1,229 40.5 1,292 42.6 1,394 45.9
45 to 54 years..................... 553 26.0 659 31.0 688 32.4 738 34.7
55 to 59 years..................... 229 32.4 277 39.1 306 43.2 328 46.3
60 to 64 years..................... 248 42.0 290 49.3 296 50.2 314 53.3
65 years and over.................. 867 52.8 963 58.5 999 60.7 1,058 64.4
65 to 74 years................... 486 51.6 549 58.2 567 60.2 595 63.0
75 years and over................ 381 54.4 414 59.0 431 61.5 464 66.1
Household Relationship
Total........................... 13,805 39.6 15,691 45.0 16,606 47.6 17,717 50.8
65 years and over.......... 1,300 47.7 1,480 54.3 1,553 57.0 1,647 60.5
In families........................ 11,254 38.4 12,859 43.8 13,621 46.4 14,575 49.7
Householder...................... 3,096 36.6 3,542 41.9 3,753 44.4 4,015 47.5
Under 65 years................ 2,720 36.3 3,101 41.4 3,290 43.9 3,510 46.9
65 years and over............. 376 39.1 441 45.8 464 48.2 505 52.5
Related children under 18 years.. 5,812 52.0 6,420 57.4 6,737 60.3 7,147 64.0
Under 6 years................. 1,987 56.0 2,136 60.2 2,252 63.5 2,339 65.9
6 to 17 years................. 3,825 50.1 4,284 56.2 4,485 58.8 4,809 63.0
Own children 18 years and over... 1,117 27.7 1,387 34.4 1,485 36.8 1,583 39.2
In married-couple families......... 2,778 19.5 3,436 24.1 3,862 27.1 4,327 30.4
Husbands......................... 683 17.0 862 21.4 965 23.9 1,078 26.8
Under 65 years................ 519 15.0 656 18.9 748 21.6 838 24.2
65 years and over............. 164 29.2 206 36.7 217 38.6 240 42.8
Wives............................ 658 16.9 839 21.5 946 24.3 1,060 27.2
Under 65 years................ 549 15.7 703 20.1 800 22.8 897 25.6
65 years and over............. 109 27.9 135 34.7 146 37.4 162 41.6
Related children under 18 years.. 1,158 26.2 1,384 31.3 1,560 35.2 1,740 39.3
Under 6 years................. 351 26.3 384 28.8 445 33.3 485 36.4
6 to 17 years ................ 807 26.1 1,000 32.3 1,115 36.1 1,255 40.6
Own children 18 years and over... 197 12.7 252 16.2 288 18.6 326 21.0
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 7,835 59.6 8,686 66.0 8,971 68.2 9,352 71.1
Householder...................... 2,212 58.0 2,454 64.4 2,536 66.5 2,656 69.7
Under 65 years................ 2,027 58.9 2,244 65.2 2,314 67.2 2,416 70.2
65 years and over............. 185 49.8 210 56.6 222 59.9 240 64.7
Related children under 18 years.. 4,404 71.6 4,751 77.2 4,868 79.1 5,049 82.1
Under 6 years................. 1,555 76.7 1,661 81.9 1,704 84.0 1,737 85.7
6 to 17 years ................ 2,850 69.1 3,090 74.9 3,164 76.7 3,312 80.3
Own children 18 years and over... 834 37.6 1,033 46.5 1,094 49.3 1,155 52.0
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 640 33.0 737 38.1 789 40.7 896 46.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 16
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...................... 211 32.0 237 35.8 260 39.4 291 44.1
Under 65 years................ 181 30.5 200 33.6 223 37.6 251 42.2
65 years and over............. 30 (B) 37 (B) 37 (B) 40 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 249 41.6 286 47.7 310 51.7 359 59.9
Under 6 years................. 81 43.3 92 49.0 104 55.6 117 62.6
6 to 17 years................. 168 40.9 194 47.1 206 50.0 242 58.7
Own children 18 years and over... 86 32.7 102 38.8 102 38.8 102 38.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 95 62.0 110 71.8 110 71.8 129 83.7
Under 18 years................... 56 60.8 66 71.1 66 71.1 78 84.7
Under 6 years.................. 32 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 24 (B) 29 (B) 29 (B) 42 (B)
18 years and over................ 39 (B) 45 (B) 45 (B) 50 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 2,456 45.6 2,721 50.5 2,874 53.3 3,013 55.9
Male ............................ 1,038 39.5 1,165 44.2 1,273 48.4 1,327 50.4
Under 65 years................. 838 36.4 939 40.7 1,021 44.3 1,072 46.6
Living alone................. 475 35.8 538 40.5 566 42.6 587 44.2
65 years and over.............. 200 60.9 226 68.8 252 76.8 255 77.5
Living alone ............... 118 54.1 133 61.2 151 69.5 154 70.7
Female........................... 1,418 51.4 1,557 56.4 1,601 58.1 1,686 61.1
Under 65 years................. 903 43.5 1,009 48.6 1,048 50.5 1,114 53.7
Living alone................. 580 40.1 668 46.2 693 47.9 740 51.2
65 years and over.............. 515 75.4 548 80.2 553 80.9 572 83.6
Living alone................. 481 74.5 512 79.2 517 80.0 534 82.7
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 17
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 23,760 68.1
Under 18 years..................... 9,015 79.7
18 to 24 years..................... 2,684 70.1
25 to 34 years..................... 3,258 62.0
35 to 44 years..................... 3,303 58.8
45 to 54 years..................... 1,945 50.5
55 to 59 years..................... 741 59.5
60 to 64 years..................... 689 66.2
65 years and over.................. 2,124 78.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,204 75.1
75 years and over................ 920 82.2
Male
Total........................... 10,589 65.1
Under 18 years..................... 4,604 79.7
18 to 24 years..................... 1,133 64.8
25 to 34 years..................... 1,268 53.6
35 to 44 years..................... 1,400 54.3
45 to 54 years..................... 795 46.0
55 to 59 years..................... 302 56.3
60 to 64 years..................... 287 63.7
65 years and over.................. 800 74.2
65 to 74 years................... 459 69.5
75 years and over................ 341 81.5
Female
Total........................... 13,170 70.7
Under 18 years..................... 4,411 79.6
18 to 24 years..................... 1,551 74.6
25 to 34 years..................... 1,991 68.8
35 to 44 years..................... 1,903 62.7
45 to 54 years..................... 1,150 54.1
55 to 59 years..................... 439 62.0
60 to 64 years..................... 402 68.2
65 years and over.................. 1,324 80.5
65 to 74 years................... 745 79.0
75 years and over................ 579 82.6
Household Relationship
Total........................... 23,760 68.1
65 years and over.......... 2,124 78.0
In families........................ 19,754 67.3
Householder...................... 5,493 65.0
Under 65 years................ 4,789 63.9
65 years and over............. 704 73.2
Related children under 18 years.. 8,882 79.5
Under 6 years................. 2,857 80.5
6 to 17 years................. 6,025 79.0
Own children 18 years and over... 2,429 60.2
In married-couple families......... 7,229 50.8
Husbands......................... 1,872 46.4
Under 65 years................ 1,502 43.3
65 years and over............. 370 65.9
Wives............................ 1,820 46.7
Under 65 years................ 1,552 44.3
65 years and over............. 268 68.6
Related children under 18 years.. 2,699 61.0
Under 6 years................. 788 59.0
6 to 17 years ................ 1,912 61.8
Own children 18 years and over... 664 42.8
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 11,222 85.3
Householder...................... 3,204 84.0
Under 65 years................ 2,896 84.2
65 years and over............. 308 83.0
Related children under 18 years.. 5,701 92.7
Under 6 years................. 1,921 94.8
6 to 17 years ................ 3,780 91.6
Own children 18 years and over... 1,624 73.1
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,303 67.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 18
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 436 66.1
Under 65 years................ 391 65.7
65 years and over............. 46 .
Related children under 18 years.. 482 80.5
Under 6 years................. 148 79.5
6 to 17 years................. 333 80.9
Own children 18 years and over... 142 53.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 151 98.0
Under 18 years................... 92 99.2
Under 6 years.................. 47 .
6 to 17 years.................. 45 .
18 years and over................ 59 .
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,855 71.5
Male ............................ 1,758 66.8
Under 65 years................. 1,456 63.2
Living alone................. 798 60.1
65 years and over.............. 302 91.9
Living alone ............... 196 89.9
Female........................... 2,097 76.0
Under 65 years................. 1,477 71.2
Living alone................. 966 66.8
65 years and over.............. 620 90.6
Living alone................. 582 90.1
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/new02_003.htm