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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 55
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
METROPOLITAN AREAS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 218,992 11,297 5.2 26,997 12.3 35,827 16.4
Under 18 years..................... 57,885 4,724 8.2 10,717 18.5 13,588 23.5
18 to 24 years..................... 21,392 1,712 8.0 3,552 16.6 4,566 21.3
25 to 34 years..................... 32,078 1,635 5.1 3,666 11.4 4,883 15.2
35 to 44 years..................... 36,401 1,193 3.3 3,149 8.7 4,248 11.7
45 to 54 years..................... 28,210 784 2.8 1,860 6.6 2,489 8.8
55 to 59 years..................... 10,066 385 3.8 848 8.4 1,101 10.9
60 to 64 years..................... 7,940 243 3.1 741 9.3 1,010 12.7
65 years and over.................. 25,019 622 2.5 2,464 9.8 3,942 15.8
65 to 74 years................... 13,834 357 2.6 1,186 8.6 1,898 13.7
75 years and over................ 11,185 265 2.4 1,278 11.4 2,044 18.3
Male
Total........................... 106,800 4,821 4.5 11,458 10.7 15,281 14.3
Under 18 years..................... 29,570 2,383 8.1 5,339 18.1 6,797 23.0
18 to 24 years..................... 10,605 695 6.6 1,437 13.5 1,899 17.9
25 to 34 years..................... 15,808 522 3.3 1,344 8.5 1,827 11.6
35 to 44 years..................... 18,006 416 2.3 1,230 6.8 1,740 9.7
45 to 54 years..................... 13,670 302 2.2 749 5.5 1,038 7.6
55 to 59 years..................... 4,748 152 3.2 353 7.4 434 9.1
60 to 64 years..................... 3,765 106 2.8 275 7.3 363 9.6
65 years and over.................. 10,629 245 2.3 732 6.9 1,183 11.1
65 to 74 years................... 6,286 162 2.6 422 6.7 678 10.8
75 years and over................ 4,342 84 1.9 311 7.2 505 11.6
Female
Total........................... 112,192 6,477 5.8 15,539 13.9 20,546 18.3
Under 18 years..................... 28,316 2,341 8.3 5,378 19.0 6,791 24.0
18 to 24 years..................... 10,786 1,017 9.4 2,115 19.6 2,667 24.7
25 to 34 years..................... 16,270 1,113 6.8 2,323 14.3 3,056 18.8
35 to 44 years..................... 18,395 777 4.2 1,919 10.4 2,508 13.6
45 to 54 years..................... 14,540 482 3.3 1,112 7.6 1,452 10.0
55 to 59 years..................... 5,319 234 4.4 495 9.3 667 12.5
60 to 64 years..................... 4,175 137 3.3 466 11.2 647 15.5
65 years and over.................. 14,390 377 2.6 1,731 12.0 2,759 19.2
65 to 74 years................... 7,547 195 2.6 764 10.1 1,219 16.2
75 years and over................ 6,843 181 2.7 967 14.1 1,539 22.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 218,992 11,297 5.2 26,997 12.3 35,827 16.4
65 years and over.......... 25,019 622 2.5 2,464 9.8 3,942 15.8
In families........................ 182,788 7,996 4.4 19,854 10.9 26,429 14.5
Householder...................... 56,993 2,303 4.0 5,552 9.7 7,436 13.0
Under 65 years................ 48,154 2,126 4.4 5,020 10.4 6,626 13.8
65 years and over............. 8,839 177 2.0 532 6.0 810 9.2
Related children under 18 years.. 57,033 4,392 7.7 10,240 18.0 13,071 22.9
Under 6 years................. 19,166 1,800 9.4 3,864 20.2 4,885 25.5
6 to 17 years................. 37,867 2,592 6.8 6,376 16.8 8,186 21.6
Own children 18 years and over... 18,059 369 2.0 1,235 6.8 1,843 10.2
In married-couple families......... 141,026 2,400 1.7 8,145 5.8 11,795 8.4
Husbands......................... 43,137 682 1.6 2,087 4.8 3,029 7.0
Under 65 years................ 35,497 535 1.5 1,721 4.8 2,456 6.9
65 years and over............. 7,640 147 1.9 367 4.8 572 7.5
Wives............................ 43,137 682 1.6 2,087 4.8 3,029 7.0
Under 65 years................ 37,250 580 1.6 1,823 4.9 2,618 7.0
65 years and over............. 5,887 102 1.7 264 4.5 410 7.0
Related children under 18 years.. 40,554 913 2.3 3,405 8.4 4,887 12.1
Under 6 years................. 14,013 334 2.4 1,324 9.4 1,885 13.4
6 to 17 years ................ 26,541 579 2.2 2,080 7.8 3,003 11.3
Own children 18 years and over... 11,512 84 0.7 383 3.3 566 4.9
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 32,623 5,108 15.7 10,598 32.5 13,242 40.6
Householder...................... 10,622 1,464 13.8 3,099 29.2 3,941 37.1
Under 65 years................ 9,377 1,429 15.2 2,946 31.4 3,703 39.5
65 years and over............. 1,246 35 2.8 154 12.3 238 19.1
Related children under 18 years.. 13,869 3,263 23.5 6,341 45.7 7,579 54.6
Under 6 years................. 4,324 1,367 31.6 2,332 53.9 2,736 63.3
6 to 17 years ................ 9,544 1,896 19.9 4,009 42.0 4,842 50.7
Own children 18 years and over... 5,396 260 4.8 779 14.4 1,181 21.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 9,139 489 5.3 1,112 12.2 1,392 15.2
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 56
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...................... 3,234 157 4.9 366 11.3 466 14.4
Under 65 years................ 2,935 151 5.2 341 11.6 438 14.9
65 years and over............. 299 6 2.0 25 8.2 28 9.4
Related children under 18 years.. 2,610 215 8.3 495 19.0 605 23.2
Under 6 years................. 829 98 11.9 208 25.1 264 31.9
6 to 17 years................. 1,782 117 6.6 287 16.1 341 19.1
Own children 18 years and over... 1,151 26 2.3 73 6.3 96 8.4
In unrelated subfamilies........... 1,013 308 30.5 482 47.5 540 53.3
Under 18 years................... 556 179 32.2 275 49.4 305 54.9
Under 6 years.................. 198 93 47.2 125 63.4 132 66.6
6 to 17 years.................. 359 86 23.9 150 41.7 174 48.4
18 years and over................ 456 129 28.3 207 45.3 235 51.5
Unrelated individuals.............. 35,191 2,993 8.5 6,661 18.9 8,858 25.2
Male ............................ 16,963 1,375 8.1 2,736 16.1 3,564 21.0
Under 65 years................. 14,854 1,290 8.7 2,412 16.2 3,021 20.3
Living alone................. 7,154 391 5.5 895 12.5 1,100 15.4
65 years and over.............. 2,109 85 4.0 324 15.4 543 25.7
Living alone ............... 1,766 47 2.7 226 12.8 409 23.1
Female........................... 18,228 1,618 8.9 3,925 21.5 5,294 29.0
Under 65 years................. 12,215 1,400 11.5 2,697 22.1 3,324 27.2
Living alone................. 6,990 465 6.7 1,157 16.6 1,473 21.1
65 years and over.............. 6,013 218 3.6 1,228 20.4 1,970 32.8
Living alone................. 5,679 185 3.3 1,135 20.0 1,843 32.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 57
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
METROPOLITAN AREAS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 45,170 20.6 54,443 24.9 58,614 26.8 64,203 29.3
Under 18 years..................... 16,550 28.6 19,270 33.3 20,519 35.4 22,294 38.5
18 to 24 years..................... 5,564 26.0 6,614 30.9 7,127 33.3 7,649 35.8
25 to 34 years..................... 6,193 19.3 7,458 23.3 8,098 25.2 8,846 27.6
35 to 44 years..................... 5,458 15.0 6,744 18.5 7,373 20.3 8,152 22.4
45 to 54 years..................... 3,101 11.0 3,812 13.5 4,123 14.6 4,534 16.1
55 to 59 years..................... 1,417 14.1 1,699 16.9 1,825 18.1 1,973 19.6
60 to 64 years..................... 1,285 16.2 1,616 20.4 1,716 21.6 1,911 24.1
65 years and over.................. 5,603 22.4 7,229 28.9 7,832 31.3 8,844 35.3
65 to 74 years................... 2,651 19.2 3,337 24.1 3,613 26.1 4,119 29.8
75 years and over................ 2,952 26.4 3,892 34.8 4,219 37.7 4,725 42.2
Male
Total........................... 19,441 18.2 23,829 22.3 25,869 24.2 28,506 26.7
Under 18 years..................... 8,341 28.2 9,770 33.0 10,386 35.1 11,305 38.2
18 to 24 years..................... 2,396 22.6 2,923 27.6 3,194 30.1 3,438 32.4
25 to 34 years..................... 2,417 15.3 3,029 19.2 3,359 21.3 3,700 23.4
35 to 44 years..................... 2,302 12.8 2,942 16.3 3,288 18.3 3,658 20.3
45 to 54 years..................... 1,285 9.4 1,633 11.9 1,791 13.1 1,987 14.5
55 to 59 years..................... 543 11.4 638 13.4 694 14.6 744 15.7
60 to 64 years..................... 463 12.3 593 15.8 642 17.0 726 19.3
65 years and over.................. 1,694 15.9 2,300 21.6 2,515 23.7 2,948 27.7
65 to 74 years................... 959 15.3 1,233 19.6 1,343 21.4 1,580 25.1
75 years and over................ 735 16.9 1,067 24.6 1,172 27.0 1,368 31.5
Female
Total........................... 25,729 22.9 30,615 27.3 32,745 29.2 35,697 31.8
Under 18 years..................... 8,209 29.0 9,500 33.5 10,134 35.8 10,989 38.8
18 to 24 years..................... 3,168 29.4 3,691 34.2 3,933 36.5 4,211 39.0
25 to 34 years..................... 3,775 23.2 4,429 27.2 4,738 29.1 5,146 31.6
35 to 44 years..................... 3,156 17.2 3,802 20.7 4,085 22.2 4,494 24.4
45 to 54 years..................... 1,816 12.5 2,179 15.0 2,332 16.0 2,547 17.5
55 to 59 years..................... 875 16.4 1,061 19.9 1,131 21.3 1,229 23.1
60 to 64 years..................... 822 19.7 1,024 24.5 1,074 25.7 1,185 28.4
65 years and over.................. 3,909 27.2 4,929 34.3 5,317 37.0 5,896 41.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,692 22.4 2,104 27.9 2,270 30.1 2,539 33.6
75 years and over................ 2,217 32.4 2,825 41.3 3,047 44.5 3,357 49.1
Household Relationship
Total........................... 45,170 20.6 54,443 24.9 58,614 26.8 64,203 29.3
65 years and over.......... 5,603 22.4 7,229 28.9 7,832 31.3 8,844 35.3
In families........................ 33,640 18.4 41,066 22.5 44,296 24.2 48,951 26.8
Householder...................... 9,489 16.6 11,687 20.5 12,630 22.2 14,020 24.6
Under 65 years................ 8,292 17.2 10,028 20.8 10,817 22.5 11,883 24.7
65 years and over............. 1,196 13.5 1,659 18.8 1,813 20.5 2,138 24.2
Related children under 18 years.. 16,000 28.1 18,679 32.8 19,905 34.9 21,642 37.9
Under 6 years................. 5,931 30.9 6,855 35.8 7,336 38.3 7,885 41.1
6 to 17 years................. 10,069 26.6 11,823 31.2 12,569 33.2 13,757 36.3
Own children 18 years and over... 2,452 13.6 3,086 17.1 3,368 18.6 3,733 20.7
In married-couple families......... 16,381 11.6 21,381 15.2 23,711 16.8 27,137 19.2
Husbands......................... 4,221 9.8 5,666 13.1 6,302 14.6 7,273 16.9
Under 65 years................ 3,354 9.4 4,397 12.4 4,898 13.8 5,577 15.7
65 years and over............. 867 11.4 1,268 16.6 1,404 18.4 1,696 22.2
Wives............................ 4,221 9.8 5,666 13.1 6,302 14.6 7,273 16.9
Under 65 years................ 3,597 9.7 4,701 12.6 5,226 14.0 5,976 16.0
65 years and over............. 624 10.6 965 16.4 1,076 18.3 1,297 22.0
Related children under 18 years.. 6,691 16.5 8,424 20.8 9,266 22.8 10,475 25.8
Under 6 years................. 2,577 18.4 3,215 22.9 3,558 25.4 3,974 28.4
6 to 17 years ................ 4,114 15.5 5,209 19.6 5,707 21.5 6,501 24.5
Own children 18 years and over... 823 7.2 1,057 9.2 1,216 10.6 1,409 12.2
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 15,357 47.1 17,281 53.0 17,911 54.9 18,820 57.7
Householder...................... 4,626 43.5 5,237 49.3 5,445 51.3 5,759 54.2
Under 65 years................ 4,291 45.8 4,832 51.5 5,026 53.6 5,297 56.5
65 years and over............. 334 26.8 405 32.5 420 33.7 462 37.1
Related children under 18 years.. 8,505 61.3 9,291 67.0 9,566 69.0 9,954 71.8
Under 6 years................. 3,026 70.0 3,259 75.4 3,331 77.0 3,422 79.1
6 to 17 years ................ 5,479 57.4 6,032 63.2 6,235 65.3 6,532 68.4
Own children 18 years and over... 1,500 27.8 1,855 34.4 1,954 36.2 2,108 39.1
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,903 20.8 2,405 26.3 2,675 29.3 2,994 32.8
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 58
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...................... 642 19.9 785 24.3 883 27.3 988 30.5
Under 65 years................ 601 20.5 731 24.9 823 28.0 917 31.2
65 years and over............. 41 13.8 54 17.9 60 20.1 71 23.8
Related children under 18 years.. 804 30.8 963 36.9 1,074 41.1 1,213 46.5
Under 6 years................. 327 39.5 382 46.1 447 53.9 489 59.0
6 to 17 years................. 477 26.8 582 32.7 627 35.2 724 40.6
Own children 18 years and over... 130 11.3 173 15.0 198 17.2 216 18.7
In unrelated subfamilies........... 581 57.3 636 62.8 677 66.9 739 73.0
Under 18 years................... 330 59.2 359 64.6 382 68.7 416 74.9
Under 6 years.................. 144 72.7 160 80.8 163 82.7 172 86.9
6 to 17 years.................. 186 51.8 200 55.7 219 61.0 245 68.2
18 years and over................ 251 55.0 277 60.6 295 64.6 323 70.7
Unrelated individuals.............. 10,949 31.1 12,742 36.2 13,640 38.8 14,512 41.2
Male ............................ 4,266 25.1 4,970 29.3 5,415 31.9 5,755 33.9
Under 65 years................. 3,564 24.0 4,115 27.7 4,492 30.2 4,731 31.9
Living alone................. 1,343 18.8 1,600 22.4 1,734 24.2 1,848 25.8
65 years and over.............. 702 33.3 856 40.6 923 43.7 1,024 48.5
Living alone ............... 524 29.7 654 37.0 708 40.1 792 44.9
Female........................... 6,684 36.7 7,771 42.6 8,225 45.1 8,757 48.0
Under 65 years................. 3,923 32.1 4,447 36.4 4,663 38.2 4,919 40.3
Living alone................. 1,821 26.0 2,104 30.1 2,210 31.6 2,367 33.9
65 years and over.............. 2,760 45.9 3,324 55.3 3,562 59.2 3,838 63.8
Living alone................. 2,592 45.6 3,129 55.1 3,349 59.0 3,605 63.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 59
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
METROPOLITAN AREAS
Both Sexes
Total........................... 101,149 46.2
Under 18 years..................... 32,600 56.3
18 to 24 years..................... 11,439 53.5
25 to 34 years..................... 14,482 45.1
35 to 44 years..................... 14,086 38.7
45 to 54 years..................... 8,020 28.4
55 to 59 years..................... 3,204 31.8
60 to 64 years..................... 3,155 39.7
65 years and over.................. 14,163 56.6
65 to 74 years................... 6,999 50.6
75 years and over................ 7,164 64.0
Male
Total........................... 46,409 43.5
Under 18 years..................... 16,492 55.8
18 to 24 years..................... 5,335 50.3
25 to 34 years..................... 6,501 41.1
35 to 44 years..................... 6,641 36.9
45 to 54 years..................... 3,619 26.5
55 to 59 years..................... 1,301 27.4
60 to 64 years..................... 1,299 34.5
65 years and over.................. 5,220 49.1
65 to 74 years................... 2,804 44.6
75 years and over................ 2,417 55.7
Female
Total........................... 54,740 48.8
Under 18 years..................... 16,109 56.9
18 to 24 years..................... 6,104 56.6
25 to 34 years..................... 7,981 49.1
35 to 44 years..................... 7,444 40.5
45 to 54 years..................... 4,401 30.3
55 to 59 years..................... 1,903 35.8
60 to 64 years..................... 1,856 44.4
65 years and over.................. 8,943 62.1
65 to 74 years................... 4,196 55.6
75 years and over................ 4,747 69.4
Household Relationship
Total........................... 101,149 46.2
65 years and over.......... 14,163 56.6
In families........................ 79,564 43.5
Householder...................... 23,267 40.8
Under 65 years................ 19,111 39.7
65 years and over............. 4,156 47.0
Related children under 18 years.. 31,865 55.9
Under 6 years................. 11,253 58.7
6 to 17 years................. 20,612 54.4
Own children 18 years and over... 6,577 36.4
In married-couple families......... 50,279 35.7
Husbands......................... 13,950 32.3
Under 65 years................ 10,523 29.6
65 years and over............. 3,427 44.9
Wives............................ 13,950 32.3
Under 65 years................ 11,186 30.0
65 years and over............. 2,765 47.0
Related children under 18 years.. 18,143 44.7
Under 6 years................. 6,695 47.8
6 to 17 years ................ 11,448 43.1
Own children 18 years and over... 2,942 25.6
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 24,556 75.3
Householder...................... 7,714 72.6
Under 65 years................ 6,961 74.2
65 years and over............. 753 60.4
Related children under 18 years.. 11,998 86.5
Under 6 years................. 3,932 90.9
6 to 17 years ................ 8,066 84.5
Own children 18 years and over... 3,230 59.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 4,728 51.7
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 60
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 1,603 49.6
Under 65 years................ 1,471 50.1
65 years and over............. 132 44.1
Related children under 18 years.. 1,724 66.0
Under 6 years................. 626 75.5
6 to 17 years................. 1,098 61.6
Own children 18 years and over... 404 35.1
In unrelated subfamilies........... 865 85.4
Under 18 years................... 483 86.9
Under 6 years.................. 194 98.0
6 to 17 years.................. 290 80.7
18 years and over................ 382 83.6
Unrelated individuals.............. 20,720 58.9
Male ............................ 8,809 51.9
Under 65 years................. 7,418 49.9
Living alone................. 3,030 42.4
65 years and over.............. 1,390 65.9
Living alone ............... 1,117 63.3
Female........................... 11,912 65.3
Under 65 years................. 7,044 57.7
Living alone................. 3,527 50.5
65 years and over.............. 4,868 81.0
Living alone................. 4,600 81.0
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_010.htm