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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 79
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
NORTHEAST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 51,742 2,580 5.0 6,357 12.3 8,306 16.1
Under 18 years..................... 13,069 1,039 8.0 2,419 18.5 3,048 23.3
18 to 24 years..................... 4,661 300 6.4 676 14.5 892 19.1
25 to 34 years..................... 7,104 402 5.7 801 11.3 1,009 14.2
35 to 44 years..................... 8,677 325 3.7 810 9.3 1,061 12.2
45 to 54 years..................... 6,987 206 2.9 529 7.6 682 9.8
55 to 59 years..................... 2,548 94 3.7 224 8.8 274 10.7
60 to 64 years..................... 2,101 70 3.3 218 10.4 270 12.9
65 years and over.................. 6,596 144 2.2 681 10.3 1,069 16.2
65 to 74 years................... 3,515 68 1.9 297 8.4 489 13.9
75 years and over................ 3,081 76 2.5 384 12.5 580 18.8
Male
Total........................... 24,851 1,059 4.3 2,593 10.4 3,398 13.7
Under 18 years..................... 6,644 515 7.8 1,195 18.0 1,504 22.6
18 to 24 years..................... 2,318 130 5.6 305 13.1 401 17.3
25 to 34 years..................... 3,515 114 3.2 243 6.9 317 9.0
35 to 44 years..................... 4,164 115 2.8 286 6.9 413 9.9
45 to 54 years..................... 3,324 72 2.2 202 6.1 271 8.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,199 32 2.7 98 8.2 113 9.4
60 to 64 years..................... 1,002 30 3.0 90 9.0 108 10.8
65 years and over.................. 2,685 51 1.9 174 6.5 269 10.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,548 31 2.0 97 6.3 158 10.2
75 years and over................ 1,137 20 1.7 77 6.8 112 9.8
Female
Total........................... 26,892 1,521 5.7 3,765 14.0 4,908 18.2
Under 18 years..................... 6,424 525 8.2 1,223 19.0 1,544 24.0
18 to 24 years..................... 2,343 170 7.3 371 15.8 491 20.9
25 to 34 years..................... 3,589 288 8.0 559 15.6 692 19.3
35 to 44 years..................... 4,513 210 4.7 523 11.6 648 14.4
45 to 54 years..................... 3,663 134 3.7 327 8.9 411 11.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,349 61 4.6 125 9.3 160 11.9
60 to 64 years..................... 1,099 40 3.6 128 11.6 162 14.7
65 years and over.................. 3,911 93 2.4 507 13.0 799 20.4
65 to 74 years................... 1,968 37 1.9 200 10.2 331 16.8
75 years and over................ 1,943 56 2.9 307 15.8 468 24.1
Household Relationship
Total........................... 51,742 2,580 5.0 6,357 12.3 8,306 16.1
65 years and over.......... 6,596 144 2.2 681 10.3 1,069 16.2
In families........................ 43,121 1,793 4.2 4,530 10.5 5,909 13.7
Householder...................... 13,384 532 4.0 1,297 9.7 1,696 12.7
Under 65 years................ 11,247 505 4.5 1,213 10.8 1,550 13.8
65 years and over............. 2,137 27 1.3 84 3.9 146 6.8
Related children under 18 years.. 12,874 956 7.4 2,299 17.9 2,915 22.6
Under 6 years................. 4,139 347 8.4 739 17.9 963 23.3
6 to 17 years................. 8,735 609 7.0 1,560 17.9 1,952 22.3
Own children 18 years and over... 5,079 96 1.9 313 6.2 430 8.5
In married-couple families......... 33,070 451 1.4 1,587 4.8 2,330 7.0
Husbands......................... 10,052 134 1.3 423 4.2 611 6.1
Under 65 years................ 8,225 110 1.3 368 4.5 509 6.2
65 years and over............. 1,827 24 1.3 56 3.0 102 5.6
Wives............................ 10,052 134 1.3 423 4.2 611 6.1
Under 65 years................ 8,684 119 1.4 382 4.4 539 6.2
65 years and over............. 1,368 15 1.1 42 3.1 72 5.3
Related children under 18 years.. 9,132 159 1.7 618 6.8 925 10.1
Under 6 years................. 3,061 63 2.1 202 6.6 329 10.7
6 to 17 years ................ 6,072 96 1.6 416 6.9 596 9.8
Own children 18 years and over... 3,234 16 0.5 96 3.0 136 4.2
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 7,983 1,225 15.3 2,671 33.5 3,233 40.5
Householder...................... 2,604 358 13.7 780 30.0 964 37.0
Under 65 years................ 2,260 358 15.8 759 33.6 924 40.9
65 years and over............. 344 0 0.0 22 6.3 40 11.6
Related children under 18 years.. 3,200 753 23.5 1,590 49.7 1,865 58.3
Under 6 years................. 910 259 28.5 486 53.4 567 62.3
6 to 17 years ................ 2,291 494 21.6 1,104 48.2 1,299 56.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,555 72 4.6 193 12.4 270 17.3
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,068 117 5.7 271 13.1 346 16.7
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 80
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...................... 728 40 5.5 93 12.8 121 16.6
Under 65 years................ 632 37 5.9 83 13.2 109 17.3
65 years and over............. 96 2 2.5 10 10.2 12 12.1
Related children under 18 years.. 541 44 8.2 91 16.8 124 23.0
Under 6 years................. 169 25 14.9 51 30.3 67 39.8
6 to 17 years................. 372 19 5.1 40 10.7 57 15.4
Own children 18 years and over... 291 7 2.6 24 8.2 25 8.7
In unrelated subfamilies........... 241 69 28.5 113 46.9 133 55.1
Under 18 years................... 133 40 30.3 65 48.7 78 58.2
Under 6 years.................. 41 23 (B) 33 (B) 37 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 92 17 18.6 32 34.5 40 43.4
18 years and over................ 108 28 26.2 48 44.7 55 51.3
Unrelated individuals.............. 8,380 718 8.6 1,714 20.5 2,264 27.0
Male ............................ 3,762 302 8.0 642 17.1 832 22.1
Under 65 years................. 3,157 282 8.9 539 17.1 683 21.6
Living alone................. 1,570 94 6.0 226 14.4 289 18.4
65 years and over.............. 605 20 3.3 103 17.0 149 24.7
Living alone ............... 539 13 2.4 89 16.6 130 24.1
Female........................... 4,618 416 9.0 1,073 23.2 1,433 31.0
Under 65 years................. 2,794 345 12.4 649 23.2 775 27.7
Living alone................. 1,645 137 8.4 315 19.1 370 22.5
65 years and over.............. 1,824 71 3.9 423 23.2 658 36.1
Living alone................. 1,703 48 2.8 371 21.8 588 34.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 81
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
NORTHEAST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 10,243 19.8 12,501 24.2 13,496 26.1 14,787 28.6
Under 18 years..................... 3,599 27.5 4,196 32.1 4,476 34.2 4,864 37.2
18 to 24 years..................... 1,067 22.9 1,289 27.7 1,357 29.1 1,459 31.3
25 to 34 years..................... 1,238 17.4 1,527 21.5 1,666 23.5 1,882 26.5
35 to 44 years..................... 1,305 15.0 1,636 18.9 1,783 20.6 1,935 22.3
45 to 54 years..................... 818 11.7 990 14.2 1,081 15.5 1,181 16.9
55 to 59 years..................... 360 14.1 434 17.0 476 18.7 518 20.3
60 to 64 years..................... 358 17.0 454 21.6 479 22.8 531 25.3
65 years and over.................. 1,497 22.7 1,975 29.9 2,177 33.0 2,417 36.6
65 to 74 years................... 692 19.7 864 24.6 943 26.8 1,047 29.8
75 years and over................ 806 26.2 1,111 36.1 1,234 40.1 1,369 44.4
Male
Total........................... 4,198 16.9 5,256 21.1 5,691 22.9 6,296 25.3
Under 18 years..................... 1,783 26.8 2,096 31.5 2,229 33.6 2,435 36.6
18 to 24 years..................... 478 20.6 581 25.1 613 26.4 665 28.7
25 to 34 years..................... 410 11.7 557 15.9 623 17.7 714 20.3
35 to 44 years..................... 519 12.5 680 16.3 755 18.1 829 19.9
45 to 54 years..................... 329 9.9 419 12.6 454 13.7 506 15.2
55 to 59 years..................... 147 12.2 181 15.1 202 16.8 221 18.4
60 to 64 years..................... 134 13.4 168 16.8 180 17.9 202 20.2
65 years and over.................. 397 14.8 574 21.4 635 23.7 724 27.0
65 to 74 years................... 225 14.5 298 19.3 324 20.9 366 23.7
75 years and over................ 172 15.1 276 24.3 312 27.4 358 31.5
Female
Total........................... 6,045 22.5 7,245 26.9 7,805 29.0 8,491 31.6
Under 18 years..................... 1,816 28.3 2,100 32.7 2,247 35.0 2,429 37.8
18 to 24 years..................... 589 25.1 708 30.2 744 31.7 794 33.9
25 to 34 years..................... 828 23.1 970 27.0 1,043 29.1 1,168 32.5
35 to 44 years..................... 786 17.4 956 21.2 1,028 22.8 1,106 24.5
45 to 54 years..................... 489 13.4 571 15.6 627 17.1 675 18.4
55 to 59 years..................... 213 15.8 254 18.8 275 20.4 297 22.1
60 to 64 years..................... 224 20.4 285 26.0 300 27.3 329 29.9
65 years and over.................. 1,100 28.1 1,401 35.8 1,542 39.4 1,693 43.3
65 to 74 years................... 467 23.7 566 28.8 619 31.5 681 34.6
75 years and over................ 634 32.6 835 43.0 923 47.5 1,011 52.0
Household Relationship
Total........................... 10,243 19.8 12,501 24.2 13,496 26.1 14,787 28.6
65 years and over.......... 1,497 22.7 1,975 29.9 2,177 33.0 2,417 36.6
In families........................ 7,336 17.0 9,118 21.1 9,875 22.9 10,946 25.4
Householder...................... 2,119 15.8 2,664 19.9 2,896 21.6 3,219 24.0
Under 65 years................ 1,888 16.8 2,322 20.6 2,508 22.3 2,755 24.5
65 years and over............. 231 10.8 342 16.0 388 18.1 464 21.7
Related children under 18 years.. 3,461 26.9 4,058 31.5 4,338 33.7 4,711 36.6
Under 6 years................. 1,157 28.0 1,359 32.8 1,465 35.4 1,592 38.5
6 to 17 years................. 2,303 26.4 2,698 30.9 2,873 32.9 3,119 35.7
Own children 18 years and over... 578 11.4 761 15.0 818 16.1 919 18.1
In married-couple families......... 3,246 9.8 4,398 13.3 4,953 15.0 5,761 17.4
Husbands......................... 875 8.7 1,226 12.2 1,389 13.8 1,615 16.1
Under 65 years................ 697 8.5 942 11.5 1,061 12.9 1,227 14.9
65 years and over............. 178 9.7 284 15.6 328 17.9 388 21.2
Wives............................ 875 8.7 1,226 12.2 1,389 13.8 1,615 16.1
Under 65 years................ 742 8.5 1,021 11.8 1,149 13.2 1,334 15.4
65 years and over............. 133 9.7 205 15.0 240 17.5 281 20.6
Related children under 18 years.. 1,235 13.5 1,607 17.6 1,808 19.8 2,089 22.9
Under 6 years................. 462 15.1 589 19.3 672 22.0 773 25.3
6 to 17 years ................ 773 12.7 1,018 16.8 1,136 18.7 1,316 21.7
Own children 18 years and over... 190 5.9 249 7.7 270 8.3 328 10.1
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,677 46.1 4,144 51.9 4,316 54.1 4,525 56.7
Householder...................... 1,105 42.4 1,247 47.9 1,303 50.0 1,380 53.0
Under 65 years................ 1,047 46.3 1,172 51.9 1,226 54.3 1,288 57.0
65 years and over............. 57 16.7 75 21.7 77 22.3 91 26.5
Related children under 18 years.. 2,064 64.5 2,237 69.9 2,302 71.9 2,378 74.3
Under 6 years................. 620 68.2 673 74.0 690 75.9 712 78.2
6 to 17 years ................ 1,444 63.0 1,564 68.3 1,612 70.4 1,666 72.7
Own children 18 years and over... 360 23.1 468 30.1 502 32.3 542 34.8
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 413 20.0 576 27.9 606 29.3 660 31.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 82
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...................... 140 19.2 191 26.2 204 28.1 224 30.7
Under 65 years................ 125 19.9 170 27.0 182 28.8 196 31.0
65 years and over............. 14 14.7 20 20.9 22 23.2 28 29.0
Related children under 18 years.. 162 30.0 214 39.5 227 42.0 244 45.2
Under 6 years................. 76 44.9 97 57.6 102 60.4 107 63.5
6 to 17 years................. 86 23.2 116 31.3 125 33.7 137 36.9
Own children 18 years and over... 28 9.6 44 15.0 46 15.9 49 16.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 141 58.3 141 58.3 141 58.3 167 69.1
Under 18 years................... 82 61.3 82 61.3 82 61.3 97 72.5
Under 6 years.................. 37 (B) 37 (B) 37 (B) 41 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 44 47.9 44 47.9 44 47.9 56 60.4
18 years and over................ 59 54.6 59 54.6 59 54.6 70 64.9
Unrelated individuals.............. 2,766 33.0 3,242 38.7 3,480 41.5 3,674 43.8
Male ............................ 957 25.4 1,123 29.9 1,208 32.1 1,281 34.0
Under 65 years................. 767 24.3 886 28.1 955 30.3 1,010 32.0
Living alone................. 337 21.5 394 25.1 411 26.2 430 27.4
65 years and over.............. 190 31.5 237 39.2 253 41.8 271 44.9
Living alone ............... 166 30.7 203 37.6 218 40.5 237 43.9
Female........................... 1,809 39.2 2,119 45.9 2,272 49.2 2,393 51.8
Under 65 years................. 930 33.3 1,044 37.4 1,104 39.5 1,145 41.0
Living alone................. 478 29.1 523 31.8 560 34.1 587 35.7
65 years and over.............. 879 48.2 1,075 58.9 1,168 64.1 1,248 68.4
Living alone................. 799 46.9 987 58.0 1,073 63.0 1,150 67.5
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 83
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
NORTHEAST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 23,464 45.3
Under 18 years..................... 7,224 55.3
18 to 24 years..................... 2,281 48.9
25 to 34 years..................... 3,088 43.5
35 to 44 years..................... 3,359 38.7
45 to 54 years..................... 2,080 29.8
55 to 59 years..................... 837 32.9
60 to 64 years..................... 804 38.3
65 years and over.................. 3,790 57.5
65 to 74 years................... 1,772 50.4
75 years and over................ 2,018 65.5
Male
Total........................... 10,429 42.0
Under 18 years..................... 3,615 54.4
18 to 24 years..................... 1,100 47.5
25 to 34 years..................... 1,338 38.1
35 to 44 years..................... 1,506 36.2
45 to 54 years..................... 916 27.5
55 to 59 years..................... 353 29.4
60 to 64 years..................... 322 32.1
65 years and over.................. 1,280 47.7
65 to 74 years................... 652 42.1
75 years and over................ 628 55.2
Female
Total........................... 13,035 48.5
Under 18 years..................... 3,609 56.2
18 to 24 years..................... 1,181 50.4
25 to 34 years..................... 1,750 48.8
35 to 44 years..................... 1,853 41.1
45 to 54 years..................... 1,165 31.8
55 to 59 years..................... 484 35.9
60 to 64 years..................... 483 43.9
65 years and over.................. 2,510 64.2
65 to 74 years................... 1,120 56.9
75 years and over................ 1,390 71.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 23,464 45.3
65 years and over.......... 3,790 57.5
In families........................ 18,123 42.0
Householder...................... 5,345 39.9
Under 65 years................ 4,393 39.1
65 years and over............. 953 44.6
Related children under 18 years.. 7,053 54.8
Under 6 years................. 2,283 55.2
6 to 17 years................. 4,770 54.6
Own children 18 years and over... 1,732 34.1
In married-couple families......... 11,255 34.0
Husbands......................... 3,171 31.5
Under 65 years................ 2,370 28.8
65 years and over............. 801 43.8
Wives............................ 3,171 31.5
Under 65 years................ 2,537 29.2
65 years and over............. 633 46.3
Related children under 18 years.. 3,929 43.0
Under 6 years................. 1,340 43.8
6 to 17 years ................ 2,589 42.6
Own children 18 years and over... 754 23.3
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 5,851 73.3
Householder...................... 1,836 70.5
Under 65 years................ 1,664 73.6
65 years and over............. 171 49.8
Related children under 18 years.. 2,771 86.6
Under 6 years................. 816 89.7
6 to 17 years ................ 1,955 85.3
Own children 18 years and over... 894 57.5
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,017 49.2
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 84
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 339 46.6
Under 65 years................ 303 47.9
65 years and over............. 37 38.1
Related children under 18 years.. 353 65.3
Under 6 years................. 127 75.5
6 to 17 years................. 226 60.7
Own children 18 years and over... 84 28.9
In unrelated subfamilies........... 196 81.2
Under 18 years................... 112 83.8
Under 6 years.................. 41 .
6 to 17 years.................. 71 76.6
18 years and over................ 84 77.9
Unrelated individuals.............. 5,145 61.4
Male ............................ 1,950 51.8
Under 65 years................. 1,563 49.5
Living alone................. 668 42.5
65 years and over.............. 387 64.1
Living alone ............... 342 63.4
Female........................... 3,195 69.2
Under 65 years................. 1,644 58.8
Living alone................. 845 51.4
65 years and over.............. 1,551 85.0
Living alone................. 1,443 84.8
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_014.htm