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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 37
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
MEXICAN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 20,559 2,053 10.0 5,566 27.1 7,335 35.7
Under 18 years..................... 7,836 1,096 14.0 2,772 35.4 3,527 45.0
18 to 24 years..................... 2,703 268 9.9 693 25.6 931 34.5
25 to 34 years..................... 3,685 303 8.2 903 24.5 1,215 33.0
35 to 44 years..................... 2,838 220 7.8 651 22.9 855 30.1
45 to 54 years..................... 1,644 84 5.1 229 13.9 329 20.0
55 to 59 years..................... 559 34 6.1 76 13.6 92 16.5
60 to 64 years..................... 389 17 4.3 63 16.2 96 24.8
65 years and over.................. 905 31 3.4 179 19.8 290 32.0
65 to 74 years................... 593 28 4.8 111 18.7 186 31.4
75 years and over................ 313 2 0.7 69 21.9 103 33.1
Male
Total........................... 10,548 917 8.7 2,625 24.9 3,547 33.6
Under 18 years..................... 4,016 556 13.9 1,398 34.8 1,817 45.2
18 to 24 years..................... 1,446 110 7.6 320 22.1 439 30.4
25 to 34 years..................... 1,934 103 5.3 387 20.0 542 28.0
35 to 44 years..................... 1,443 79 5.5 299 20.7 403 27.9
45 to 54 years..................... 842 34 4.1 102 12.1 149 17.7
55 to 59 years..................... 263 14 5.2 30 11.5 40 15.1
60 to 64 years..................... 182 5 3.0 21 11.6 35 19.1
65 years and over.................. 422 15 3.5 68 16.1 122 29.0
65 to 74 years................... 280 15 5.3 41 14.7 78 28.1
75 years and over................ 143 0 0.0 27 18.9 44 30.8
Female
Total........................... 10,011 1,136 11.3 2,941 29.4 3,788 37.8
Under 18 years..................... 3,820 540 14.1 1,374 36.0 1,710 44.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,257 157 12.5 373 29.7 492 39.2
25 to 34 years..................... 1,751 200 11.4 516 29.5 673 38.4
35 to 44 years..................... 1,395 141 10.1 352 25.2 452 32.4
45 to 54 years..................... 802 50 6.2 127 15.9 179 22.4
55 to 59 years..................... 296 21 6.9 46 15.5 52 17.7
60 to 64 years..................... 208 11 5.3 42 20.1 62 29.7
65 years and over.................. 483 16 3.3 111 23.1 167 34.6
65 to 74 years................... 313 14 4.4 70 22.3 108 34.5
75 years and over................ 170 2 1.4 42 24.4 59 35.0
Household Relationship
Total........................... 20,559 2,053 10.0 5,566 27.1 7,335 35.7
65 years and over.......... 905 31 3.4 179 19.8 290 32.0
In families........................ 18,615 1,658 8.9 4,839 26.0 6,431 34.5
Householder...................... 4,612 395 8.6 1,125 24.4 1,488 32.3
Under 65 years................ 4,260 384 9.0 1,068 25.1 1,389 32.6
65 years and over............. 352 12 3.3 58 16.4 99 28.2
Related children under 18 years.. 7,678 1,007 13.1 2,654 34.6 3,402 44.3
Under 6 years................. 2,947 423 14.3 1,115 37.8 1,418 48.1
6 to 17 years................. 4,731 584 12.3 1,539 32.5 1,984 41.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,640 63 3.8 247 15.1 366 22.3
In married-couple families......... 13,708 620 4.5 2,759 20.1 3,999 29.2
Husbands......................... 3,261 135 4.1 578 17.7 847 26.0
Under 65 years................ 2,991 124 4.1 536 17.9 770 25.7
65 years and over............. 271 11 4.2 42 15.3 77 28.5
Wives............................ 3,228 129 4.0 569 17.6 842 26.1
Under 65 years................ 3,035 121 4.0 536 17.7 782 25.8
65 years and over............. 194 8 4.2 32 16.7 59 30.7
Related children under 18 years.. 5,449 322 5.9 1,398 25.7 1,979 36.3
Under 6 years................. 2,131 109 5.1 588 27.6 832 39.1
6 to 17 years ................ 3,318 213 6.4 810 24.4 1,146 34.5
Own children 18 years and over... 1,137 22 1.9 123 10.8 196 17.3
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,531 909 25.7 1,764 50.0 2,063 58.4
Householder...................... 987 231 23.4 463 46.9 540 54.7
Under 65 years................ 927 228 24.6 450 48.5 521 56.2
65 years and over............. 59 2 (B) 13 (B) 19 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 1,777 618 34.8 1,092 61.5 1,236 69.6
Under 6 years................. 629 277 44.0 451 71.7 495 78.7
6 to 17 years ................ 1,148 341 29.7 642 55.9 741 64.6
Own children 18 years and over... 404 37 9.1 114 28.3 160 39.5
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,375 129 9.4 315 22.9 368 26.8
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 38
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...................... 403 31 7.8 84 20.8 102 25.2
Under 65 years................ 373 31 8.4 80 21.4 97 26.0
65 years and over............. 30 0 (B) 4 (B) 5 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 452 67 14.8 164 36.3 187 41.4
Under 6 years................. 187 37 19.9 76 40.8 90 48.2
6 to 17 years................. 265 30 11.2 88 33.1 97 36.6
Own children 18 years and over... 99 4 4.1 10 9.9 10 10.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 152 83 54.5 108 71.0 114 75.1
Under 18 years................... 87 50 57.7 67 76.4 71 81.5
Under 6 years.................. 42 28 (B) 38 (B) 38 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 45 22 (B) 29 (B) 33 (B)
18 years and over................ 65 33 (B) 41 (B) 43 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 1,792 312 17.4 620 34.6 790 44.1
Male ............................ 1,144 158 13.8 344 30.0 447 39.1
Under 65 years................. 1,084 154 14.2 324 29.9 414 38.2
Living alone................. 308 16 5.3 62 20.0 76 24.6
65 years and over.............. 60 3 (B) 19 (B) 34 (B)
Living alone ............... 48 3 (B) 13 (B) 26 (B)
Female........................... 649 154 23.8 276 42.6 342 52.8
Under 65 years................. 525 150 28.7 221 42.1 265 50.5
Living alone................. 182 25 13.5 62 34.3 75 41.1
65 years and over.............. 124 4 3.0 55 44.6 78 62.7
Living alone................. 115 4 3.3 55 47.4 74 63.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 39
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
MEXICAN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 9,288 45.2 10,885 52.9 11,468 55.8 12,220 59.4
Under 18 years..................... 4,381 55.9 4,986 63.6 5,202 66.4 5,488 70.0
18 to 24 years..................... 1,158 42.8 1,381 51.1 1,492 55.2 1,611 59.6
25 to 34 years..................... 1,567 42.5 1,859 50.5 1,961 53.2 2,074 56.3
35 to 44 years..................... 1,094 38.6 1,312 46.2 1,394 49.1 1,483 52.2
45 to 54 years..................... 443 27.0 543 33.0 592 36.0 650 39.6
55 to 59 years..................... 142 25.4 189 33.9 200 35.8 227 40.5
60 to 64 years..................... 117 30.1 144 36.9 149 38.3 168 43.3
65 years and over.................. 385 42.5 471 52.0 477 52.7 520 57.4
65 to 74 years................... 244 41.2 307 51.9 311 52.4 337 56.8
75 years and over................ 140 44.9 163 52.2 166 53.1 183 58.5
Male
Total........................... 4,541 43.1 5,385 51.1 5,706 54.1 6,093 57.8
Under 18 years..................... 2,256 56.2 2,566 63.9 2,672 66.5 2,828 70.4
18 to 24 years..................... 553 38.3 688 47.5 757 52.3 816 56.4
25 to 34 years..................... 734 37.9 893 46.2 959 49.6 1,015 52.5
35 to 44 years..................... 525 36.4 642 44.5 681 47.2 728 50.4
45 to 54 years..................... 205 24.4 262 31.1 290 34.5 313 37.2
55 to 59 years..................... 54 20.7 69 26.4 72 27.4 81 30.8
60 to 64 years..................... 41 22.5 57 31.6 63 34.6 72 39.5
65 years and over.................. 172 40.7 208 49.2 211 50.0 241 57.1
65 to 74 years................... 114 40.8 138 49.5 142 50.8 161 57.8
75 years and over................ 58 40.6 69 48.6 69 48.6 80 55.7
Female
Total........................... 4,746 47.4 5,500 54.9 5,762 57.6 6,127 61.2
Under 18 years..................... 2,126 55.6 2,420 63.3 2,530 66.2 2,660 69.6
18 to 24 years..................... 605 48.1 694 55.2 735 58.5 795 63.2
25 to 34 years..................... 833 47.6 966 55.2 1,002 57.2 1,059 60.5
35 to 44 years..................... 569 40.8 670 48.0 713 51.1 755 54.1
45 to 54 years..................... 238 29.7 281 35.1 302 37.7 337 42.0
55 to 59 years..................... 88 29.6 120 40.5 128 43.2 146 49.2
60 to 64 years..................... 76 36.7 86 41.5 86 41.5 97 46.6
65 years and over.................. 213 44.0 263 54.4 266 55.0 279 57.6
65 to 74 years................... 130 41.6 169 53.9 169 53.9 175 55.9
75 years and over................ 82 48.4 94 55.2 97 56.8 103 60.8
Household Relationship
Total........................... 9,288 45.2 10,885 52.9 11,468 55.8 12,220 59.4
65 years and over.......... 385 42.5 471 52.0 477 52.7 520 57.4
In families........................ 8,253 44.3 9,743 52.3 10,258 55.1 10,962 58.9
Householder...................... 1,921 41.7 2,279 49.4 2,395 51.9 2,559 55.5
Under 65 years................ 1,786 41.9 2,106 49.4 2,220 52.1 2,366 55.5
65 years and over............. 135 38.5 173 49.2 175 49.8 193 54.9
Related children under 18 years.. 4,254 55.4 4,852 63.2 5,069 66.0 5,349 69.7
Under 6 years................. 1,770 60.1 1,985 67.3 2,054 69.7 2,160 73.3
6 to 17 years................. 2,484 52.5 2,868 60.6 3,015 63.7 3,190 67.4
Own children 18 years and over... 478 29.1 583 35.5 641 39.1 711 43.4
In married-couple families......... 5,408 39.4 6,599 48.1 7,019 51.2 7,575 55.3
Husbands......................... 1,154 35.4 1,433 43.9 1,526 46.8 1,652 50.7
Under 65 years................ 1,047 35.0 1,297 43.4 1,389 46.4 1,502 50.2
65 years and over............. 108 39.8 136 50.3 138 50.9 150 55.5
Wives............................ 1,148 35.6 1,426 44.2 1,517 47.0 1,647 51.0
Under 65 years................ 1,073 35.4 1,327 43.7 1,415 46.6 1,539 50.7
65 years and over............. 75 38.6 99 51.4 102 52.6 108 55.6
Related children under 18 years.. 2,646 48.6 3,148 57.8 3,323 61.0 3,534 64.8
Under 6 years................. 1,118 52.5 1,298 60.9 1,357 63.7 1,443 67.7
6 to 17 years ................ 1,528 46.1 1,850 55.8 1,966 59.3 2,091 63.0
Own children 18 years and over... 262 23.0 328 28.8 375 33.0 426 37.5
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,354 66.7 2,543 72.0 2,590 73.4 2,679 75.9
Householder...................... 622 63.1 681 69.0 697 70.6 725 73.4
Under 65 years................ 597 64.4 649 69.9 664 71.6 690 74.4
65 years and over............. 25 (B) 33 (B) 33 (B) 35 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 1,371 77.2 1,439 81.0 1,464 82.4 1,503 84.6
Under 6 years................. 540 85.8 560 89.0 565 89.8 578 92.0
6 to 17 years ................ 831 72.4 879 76.6 899 78.3 924 80.5
Own children 18 years and over... 199 49.1 233 57.8 240 59.4 253 62.6
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 492 35.8 601 43.7 648 47.1 708 51.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 40
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...................... 139 34.5 167 41.4 180 44.7 191 47.5
Under 65 years................ 133 35.6 159 42.5 171 45.9 180 48.1
65 years and over............. 6 (B) 8 (B) 9 (B) 12 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 236 52.3 265 58.6 282 62.4 313 69.3
Under 6 years................. 112 59.8 127 67.5 133 70.7 138 73.8
6 to 17 years................. 124 47.0 138 52.3 149 56.5 175 66.0
Own children 18 years and over... 18 17.8 21 21.5 25 25.4 32 32.1
In unrelated subfamilies........... 117 76.8 121 79.8 121 79.8 129 84.7
Under 18 years................... 72 82.9 74 84.4 74 84.4 78 89.1
Under 6 years.................. 38 (B) 38 (B) 38 (B) 40 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 35 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B) 38 (B)
18 years and over................ 44 (B) 48 (B) 48 (B) 51 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 917 51.2 1,020 56.9 1,088 60.7 1,129 63.0
Male ............................ 531 46.4 603 52.7 651 56.9 678 59.3
Under 65 years................. 492 45.4 563 52.0 611 56.3 632 58.4
Living alone................. 95 30.7 116 37.7 125 40.6 133 43.2
65 years and over.............. 39 (B) 40 (B) 41 (B) 46 (B)
Living alone ............... 31 (B) 32 (B) 33 (B) 38 (B)
Female........................... 386 59.5 417 64.3 437 67.3 450 69.4
Under 65 years................. 293 55.9 314 59.9 334 63.7 345 65.7
Living alone................. 82 45.0 92 50.4 93 51.1 96 52.9
65 years and over.............. 93 74.8 103 82.8 103 82.8 106 85.4
Living alone................. 86 75.0 94 81.5 94 81.5 97 84.2
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 41
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
MEXICAN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 16,108 78.4
Under 18 years..................... 6,774 86.4
18 to 24 years..................... 2,138 79.1
25 to 34 years..................... 2,809 76.2
35 to 44 years..................... 2,050 72.2
45 to 54 years..................... 1,014 61.7
55 to 59 years..................... 350 62.5
60 to 64 years..................... 262 67.2
65 years and over.................. 713 78.7
65 to 74 years................... 465 78.5
75 years and over................ 247 79.1
Male
Total........................... 8,144 77.2
Under 18 years..................... 3,459 86.1
18 to 24 years..................... 1,111 76.8
25 to 34 years..................... 1,443 74.6
35 to 44 years..................... 1,023 70.9
45 to 54 years..................... 511 60.7
55 to 59 years..................... 148 56.4
60 to 64 years..................... 121 66.3
65 years and over.................. 327 77.5
65 to 74 years................... 217 77.6
75 years and over................ 110 77.4
Female
Total........................... 7,965 79.6
Under 18 years..................... 3,315 86.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,026 81.6
25 to 34 years..................... 1,366 78.0
35 to 44 years..................... 1,027 73.6
45 to 54 years..................... 503 62.7
55 to 59 years..................... 202 68.0
60 to 64 years..................... 141 67.9
65 years and over.................. 385 79.8
65 to 74 years................... 249 79.4
75 years and over................ 137 80.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 16,108 78.4
65 years and over.......... 713 78.7
In families........................ 14,552 78.2
Householder...................... 3,472 75.3
Under 65 years................ 3,196 75.0
65 years and over............. 276 78.6
Related children under 18 years.. 6,622 86.2
Under 6 years................. 2,603 88.3
6 to 17 years................. 4,018 84.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,091 66.5
In married-couple families......... 10,257 74.8
Husbands......................... 2,304 70.7
Under 65 years................ 2,099 70.2
65 years and over............. 206 75.9
Wives............................ 2,274 70.5
Under 65 years................ 2,117 69.8
65 years and over............. 157 81.1
Related children under 18 years.. 4,509 82.7
Under 6 years................. 1,815 85.2
6 to 17 years ................ 2,694 81.2
Own children 18 years and over... 680 59.8
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,259 92.3
Householder...................... 888 90.0
Under 65 years................ 835 90.1
65 years and over............. 53 .
Related children under 18 years.. 1,721 96.8
Under 6 years................. 620 98.5
6 to 17 years ................ 1,101 95.9
Own children 18 years and over... 348 86.0
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,035 75.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 42
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 302 75.0
Under 65 years................ 280 75.2
65 years and over............. 22 .
Related children under 18 years.. 392 86.7
Under 6 years................. 169 89.9
6 to 17 years................. 224 84.5
Own children 18 years and over... 63 63.7
In unrelated subfamilies........... 147 96.4
Under 18 years................... 87 99.2
Under 6 years.................. 42 .
6 to 17 years.................. 44 .
18 years and over................ 60 .
Unrelated individuals.............. 1,410 78.7
Male ............................ 883 77.2
Under 65 years................. 830 76.6
Living alone................. 196 63.6
65 years and over.............. 53 .
Living alone ............... 42 .
Female........................... 527 81.3
Under 65 years................. 412 78.5
Living alone................. 124 68.4
65 years and over.............. 116 93.1
Living alone................. 107 92.6
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_007.htm