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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 85
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
MIDWEST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 63,155 2,532 4.0 6,501 10.3 8,728 13.8
Under 18 years..................... 17,212 1,069 6.2 2,596 15.1 3,332 19.4
18 to 24 years..................... 5,927 405 6.8 846 14.3 1,146 19.3
25 to 34 years..................... 8,791 319 3.6 790 9.0 1,043 11.9
35 to 44 years..................... 10,451 260 2.5 725 6.9 1,027 9.8
45 to 54 years..................... 8,210 157 1.9 417 5.1 545 6.6
55 to 59 years..................... 2,656 83 3.1 221 8.3 283 10.7
60 to 64 years..................... 2,381 77 3.2 203 8.5 278 11.7
65 years and over.................. 7,527 162 2.2 705 9.4 1,073 14.3
65 to 74 years................... 3,986 81 2.0 268 6.7 439 11.0
75 years and over................ 3,541 82 2.3 436 12.3 634 17.9
Male
Total........................... 31,093 1,089 3.5 2,805 9.0 3,806 12.2
Under 18 years..................... 8,844 531 6.0 1,297 14.7 1,682 19.0
18 to 24 years..................... 2,931 127 4.3 303 10.3 458 15.6
25 to 34 years..................... 4,354 124 2.8 307 7.0 407 9.4
35 to 44 years..................... 5,224 96 1.8 315 6.0 449 8.6
45 to 54 years..................... 4,132 77 1.9 194 4.7 260 6.3
55 to 59 years..................... 1,307 35 2.7 92 7.0 116 8.9
60 to 64 years..................... 1,166 35 3.0 87 7.5 118 10.2
65 years and over.................. 3,134 64 2.0 211 6.7 316 10.1
65 to 74 years................... 1,795 40 2.2 101 5.6 167 9.3
75 years and over................ 1,339 24 1.8 111 8.3 149 11.1
Female
Total........................... 32,062 1,444 4.5 3,696 11.5 4,923 15.4
Under 18 years..................... 8,368 539 6.4 1,299 15.5 1,650 19.7
18 to 24 years..................... 2,996 278 9.3 543 18.1 689 23.0
25 to 34 years..................... 4,437 195 4.4 483 10.9 636 14.3
35 to 44 years..................... 5,227 164 3.1 410 7.8 578 11.1
45 to 54 years..................... 4,077 81 2.0 222 5.5 285 7.0
55 to 59 years..................... 1,349 48 3.5 129 9.6 167 12.4
60 to 64 years..................... 1,216 42 3.4 116 9.6 160 13.1
65 years and over.................. 4,392 98 2.2 493 11.2 758 17.2
65 to 74 years................... 2,191 40 1.8 168 7.6 272 12.4
75 years and over................ 2,201 58 2.6 326 14.8 485 22.0
Household Relationship
Total........................... 63,155 2,532 4.0 6,501 10.3 8,728 13.8
65 years and over.......... 7,527 162 2.2 705 9.4 1,073 14.3
In families........................ 53,177 1,741 3.3 4,622 8.7 6,222 11.7
Householder...................... 16,875 522 3.1 1,360 8.1 1,827 10.8
Under 65 years................ 14,132 479 3.4 1,207 8.5 1,610 11.4
65 years and over............. 2,743 43 1.6 153 5.6 217 7.9
Related children under 18 years.. 16,912 967 5.7 2,414 14.3 3,136 18.5
Under 6 years................. 5,548 437 7.9 975 17.6 1,199 21.6
6 to 17 years................. 11,364 530 4.7 1,440 12.7 1,937 17.0
Own children 18 years and over... 4,841 41 0.9 227 4.7 350 7.2
In married-couple families......... 41,869 539 1.3 1,761 4.2 2,601 6.2
Husbands......................... 13,023 163 1.3 497 3.8 712 5.5
Under 65 years................ 10,653 124 1.2 380 3.6 555 5.2
65 years and over............. 2,370 39 1.7 117 4.9 157 6.6
Wives............................ 13,023 163 1.3 497 3.8 712 5.5
Under 65 years................ 11,178 133 1.2 403 3.6 601 5.4
65 years and over............. 1,845 30 1.6 94 5.1 111 6.0
Related children under 18 years.. 12,259 184 1.5 675 5.5 1,029 8.4
Under 6 years................. 4,111 86 2.1 290 7.0 411 10.0
6 to 17 years ................ 8,147 99 1.2 385 4.7 618 7.6
Own children 18 years and over... 3,115 16 0.5 66 2.1 94 3.0
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 8,637 1,105 12.8 2,604 30.1 3,285 38.0
Householder...................... 2,878 324 11.3 775 26.9 996 34.6
Under 65 years................ 2,484 318 12.8 737 29.7 930 37.4
65 years and over............. 394 6 1.6 38 9.6 66 16.8
Related children under 18 years.. 3,823 740 19.3 1,617 42.3 1,955 51.1
Under 6 years................. 1,192 331 27.8 627 52.6 723 60.6
6 to 17 years ................ 2,631 408 15.5 990 37.6 1,233 46.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,374 22 1.6 147 10.7 229 16.6
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,670 97 3.6 257 9.6 336 12.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 86
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...................... 975 34 3.5 88 9.0 119 12.2
Under 65 years................ 896 34 3.9 88 9.8 117 13.0
65 years and over............. 79 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.9
Related children under 18 years.. 830 43 5.2 122 14.8 152 18.3
Under 6 years................. 245 20 8.3 58 23.8 66 26.9
6 to 17 years................. 585 23 3.9 64 11.0 86 14.7
Own children 18 years and over... 352 3 0.9 14 4.0 27 7.7
In unrelated subfamilies........... 379 137 36.1 226 59.6 244 64.3
Under 18 years................... 223 78 35.0 137 61.4 149 66.8
Under 6 years.................. 60 28 (B) 42 (B) 42 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 163 50 30.8 95 58.4 107 65.8
18 years and over................ 156 59 37.8 89 56.9 95 60.8
Unrelated individuals.............. 9,599 654 6.8 1,654 17.2 2,263 23.6
Male ............................ 4,694 313 6.7 717 15.3 956 20.4
Under 65 years................. 4,125 292 7.1 628 15.2 811 19.7
Living alone................. 2,260 105 4.6 292 12.9 345 15.3
65 years and over.............. 569 21 3.7 89 15.6 144 25.4
Living alone ............... 495 5 1.0 60 12.1 107 21.6
Female........................... 4,905 341 7.0 937 19.1 1,307 26.6
Under 65 years................. 2,987 283 9.5 582 19.5 739 24.8
Living alone................. 1,842 114 6.2 286 15.6 356 19.3
65 years and over.............. 1,918 58 3.0 354 18.5 568 29.6
Living alone................. 1,873 55 2.9 341 18.2 545 29.1
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 87
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
MIDWEST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 11,492 18.2 13,914 22.0 14,934 23.6 16,555 26.2
Under 18 years..................... 4,241 24.6 5,011 29.1 5,315 30.9 5,842 33.9
18 to 24 years..................... 1,412 23.8 1,634 27.6 1,735 29.3 1,845 31.1
25 to 34 years..................... 1,404 16.0 1,722 19.6 1,872 21.3 2,096 23.8
35 to 44 years..................... 1,363 13.0 1,649 15.8 1,771 16.9 1,980 18.9
45 to 54 years..................... 728 8.9 901 11.0 986 12.0 1,080 13.2
55 to 59 years..................... 352 13.2 405 15.2 424 16.0 463 17.4
60 to 64 years..................... 354 14.9 456 19.1 491 20.6 542 22.8
65 years and over.................. 1,637 21.8 2,137 28.4 2,339 31.1 2,708 36.0
65 to 74 years................... 691 17.3 886 22.2 994 24.9 1,175 29.5
75 years and over................ 947 26.7 1,252 35.4 1,345 38.0 1,533 43.3
Male
Total........................... 5,019 16.1 6,146 19.8 6,637 21.3 7,400 23.8
Under 18 years..................... 2,169 24.5 2,579 29.2 2,731 30.9 3,004 34.0
18 to 24 years..................... 566 19.3 670 22.8 730 24.9 789 26.9
25 to 34 years..................... 574 13.2 716 16.4 795 18.3 906 20.8
35 to 44 years..................... 610 11.7 751 14.4 809 15.5 903 17.3
45 to 54 years..................... 332 8.0 413 10.0 456 11.0 506 12.2
55 to 59 years..................... 145 11.1 164 12.6 170 13.0 182 14.0
60 to 64 years..................... 155 13.3 190 16.3 203 17.4 229 19.7
65 years and over.................. 468 14.9 663 21.2 742 23.7 879 28.1
65 to 74 years................... 246 13.7 330 18.4 373 20.8 442 24.6
75 years and over................ 221 16.5 333 24.9 369 27.5 438 32.7
Female
Total........................... 6,472 20.2 7,768 24.2 8,298 25.9 9,155 28.6
Under 18 years..................... 2,072 24.8 2,432 29.1 2,584 30.9 2,837 33.9
18 to 24 years..................... 846 28.2 964 32.2 1,005 33.5 1,055 35.2
25 to 34 years..................... 831 18.7 1,006 22.7 1,077 24.3 1,190 26.8
35 to 44 years..................... 753 14.4 897 17.2 961 18.4 1,077 20.6
45 to 54 years..................... 395 9.7 488 12.0 530 13.0 574 14.1
55 to 59 years..................... 206 15.3 240 17.8 254 18.8 281 20.8
60 to 64 years..................... 199 16.4 266 21.9 288 23.7 313 25.7
65 years and over.................. 1,170 26.6 1,474 33.6 1,597 36.4 1,828 41.6
65 to 74 years................... 444 20.3 555 25.4 621 28.4 733 33.5
75 years and over................ 725 33.0 918 41.7 976 44.3 1,095 49.8
Household Relationship
Total........................... 11,492 18.2 13,914 22.0 14,934 23.6 16,555 26.2
65 years and over.......... 1,637 21.8 2,137 28.4 2,339 31.1 2,708 36.0
In families........................ 8,368 15.7 10,228 19.2 10,991 20.7 12,310 23.1
Householder...................... 2,466 14.6 3,039 18.0 3,282 19.4 3,673 21.8
Under 65 years................ 2,099 14.9 2,546 18.0 2,732 19.3 3,011 21.3
65 years and over............. 368 13.4 493 18.0 549 20.0 662 24.1
Related children under 18 years.. 4,036 23.9 4,793 28.3 5,089 30.1 5,603 33.1
Under 6 years................. 1,519 27.4 1,778 32.0 1,878 33.9 2,026 36.5
6 to 17 years................. 2,517 22.2 3,014 26.5 3,210 28.3 3,577 31.5
Own children 18 years and over... 511 10.6 619 12.8 670 13.8 766 15.8
In married-couple families......... 3,971 9.5 5,246 12.5 5,737 13.7 6,760 16.1
Husbands......................... 1,091 8.4 1,466 11.3 1,616 12.4 1,906 14.6
Under 65 years................ 821 7.7 1,076 10.1 1,174 11.0 1,365 12.8
65 years and over............. 269 11.4 391 16.5 442 18.6 541 22.8
Wives............................ 1,091 8.4 1,466 11.3 1,616 12.4 1,906 14.6
Under 65 years................ 897 8.0 1,175 10.5 1,289 11.5 1,492 13.3
65 years and over............. 194 10.5 291 15.8 327 17.7 414 22.4
Related children under 18 years.. 1,550 12.6 2,029 16.6 2,191 17.9 2,574 21.0
Under 6 years................. 599 14.6 774 18.8 824 20.0 935 22.7
6 to 17 years ................ 951 11.7 1,255 15.4 1,367 16.8 1,639 20.1
Own children 18 years and over... 173 5.6 203 6.5 221 7.1 269 8.6
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,934 45.6 4,387 50.8 4,565 52.9 4,795 55.5
Householder...................... 1,214 42.2 1,369 47.6 1,424 49.5 1,499 52.1
Under 65 years................ 1,113 44.8 1,254 50.5 1,304 52.5 1,363 54.9
65 years and over............. 101 25.5 115 29.2 120 30.4 137 34.7
Related children under 18 years.. 2,269 59.3 2,488 65.1 2,580 67.5 2,684 70.2
Under 6 years................. 838 70.3 909 76.3 934 78.3 956 80.2
6 to 17 years ................ 1,430 54.4 1,579 60.0 1,646 62.6 1,729 65.7
Own children 18 years and over... 306 22.3 363 26.4 385 28.0 432 31.4
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 462 17.3 595 22.3 689 25.8 755 28.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 88
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...................... 162 16.6 204 20.9 242 24.8 268 27.5
Under 65 years................ 153 17.1 192 21.4 228 25.5 253 28.2
65 years and over............. 9 11.0 12 15.2 14 17.9 16 19.7
Related children under 18 years.. 218 26.2 276 33.2 318 38.3 344 41.5
Under 6 years................. 82 33.4 95 38.7 121 49.4 135 55.2
6 to 17 years................. 136 23.2 181 30.9 197 33.6 209 35.7
Own children 18 years and over... 32 9.1 53 15.2 63 17.9 65 18.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 259 68.2 279 73.6 291 76.9 303 79.9
Under 18 years................... 158 71.0 167 75.0 176 78.8 185 82.7
Under 6 years.................. 46 (B) 47 (B) 47 (B) 50 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 112 68.8 120 73.7 129 78.9 135 82.7
18 years and over................ 100 64.2 112 71.7 116 74.1 118 75.9
Unrelated individuals.............. 2,865 29.8 3,407 35.5 3,652 38.0 3,942 41.1
Male ............................ 1,145 24.4 1,353 28.8 1,459 31.1 1,554 33.1
Under 65 years................. 968 23.5 1,113 27.0 1,197 29.0 1,257 30.5
Living alone................. 430 19.0 506 22.4 539 23.9 585 25.9
65 years and over.............. 178 31.3 240 42.2 263 46.1 297 52.2
Living alone ............... 137 27.7 191 38.6 211 42.7 242 48.9
Female........................... 1,719 35.1 2,054 41.9 2,193 44.7 2,389 48.7
Under 65 years................. 877 29.4 1,022 34.2 1,080 36.2 1,151 38.5
Living alone................. 432 23.5 515 27.9 542 29.4 596 32.4
65 years and over.............. 842 43.9 1,032 53.8 1,113 58.0 1,238 64.5
Living alone................. 816 43.5 1,003 53.5 1,084 57.8 1,197 63.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 89
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
MIDWEST
Both Sexes
Total........................... 28,347 44.9
Under 18 years..................... 9,400 54.6
18 to 24 years..................... 2,901 48.9
25 to 34 years..................... 3,784 43.0
35 to 44 years..................... 3,891 37.2
45 to 54 years..................... 2,091 25.5
55 to 59 years..................... 837 31.5
60 to 64 years..................... 924 38.8
65 years and over.................. 4,518 60.0
65 to 74 years................... 2,107 52.9
75 years and over................ 2,411 68.1
Male
Total........................... 13,087 42.1
Under 18 years..................... 4,775 54.0
18 to 24 years..................... 1,334 45.5
25 to 34 years..................... 1,700 39.0
35 to 44 years..................... 1,875 35.9
45 to 54 years..................... 988 23.9
55 to 59 years..................... 357 27.3
60 to 64 years..................... 388 33.3
65 years and over.................. 1,671 53.3
65 to 74 years................... 850 47.3
75 years and over................ 821 61.3
Female
Total........................... 15,259 47.6
Under 18 years..................... 4,625 55.3
18 to 24 years..................... 1,567 52.3
25 to 34 years..................... 2,084 47.0
35 to 44 years..................... 2,015 38.6
45 to 54 years..................... 1,103 27.1
55 to 59 years..................... 481 35.6
60 to 64 years..................... 536 44.1
65 years and over.................. 2,848 64.8
65 to 74 years................... 1,257 57.4
75 years and over................ 1,590 72.2
Household Relationship
Total........................... 28,347 44.9
65 years and over.......... 4,518 60.0
In families........................ 22,196 41.7
Householder...................... 6,721 39.8
Under 65 years................ 5,348 37.8
65 years and over............. 1,373 50.1
Related children under 18 years.. 9,132 54.0
Under 6 years................. 3,198 57.6
6 to 17 years................. 5,934 52.2
Own children 18 years and over... 1,495 30.9
In married-couple families......... 14,435 34.5
Husbands......................... 4,179 32.1
Under 65 years................ 3,014 28.3
65 years and over............. 1,165 49.2
Wives............................ 4,179 32.1
Under 65 years................ 3,240 29.0
65 years and over............. 940 50.9
Related children under 18 years.. 5,248 42.8
Under 6 years................. 1,900 46.2
6 to 17 years ................ 3,349 41.1
Own children 18 years and over... 638 20.5
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 6,501 75.3
Householder...................... 2,094 72.8
Under 65 years................ 1,867 75.2
65 years and over............. 227 57.5
Related children under 18 years.. 3,360 87.9
Under 6 years................. 1,119 93.9
6 to 17 years ................ 2,241 85.2
Own children 18 years and over... 747 54.4
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,260 47.2
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 90
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 448 45.9
Under 65 years................ 411 45.9
65 years and over............. 37 46.8
Related children under 18 years.. 524 63.1
Under 6 years................. 180 73.4
6 to 17 years................. 344 58.8
Own children 18 years and over... 110 31.3
In unrelated subfamilies........... 347 91.5
Under 18 years................... 208 93.2
Under 6 years.................. 57 .
6 to 17 years.................. 151 92.9
18 years and over................ 139 89.1
Unrelated individuals.............. 5,804 60.5
Male ............................ 2,486 53.0
Under 65 years................. 2,069 50.2
Living alone................. 971 43.0
65 years and over.............. 417 73.2
Living alone ............... 350 70.7
Female........................... 3,319 67.7
Under 65 years................. 1,726 57.8
Living alone................. 957 51.9
65 years and over.............. 1,593 83.1
Living alone................. 1,549 82.7
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_015.htm