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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 91
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
SOUTH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 94,640 5,321 5.6 12,992 13.7 17,573 18.6
Under 18 years..................... 23,968 2,225 9.3 4,866 20.3 6,194 25.8
18 to 24 years..................... 9,217 791 8.6 1,589 17.2 2,087 22.6
25 to 34 years..................... 13,390 747 5.6 1,701 12.7 2,302 17.2
35 to 44 years..................... 15,300 571 3.7 1,471 9.6 1,943 12.7
45 to 54 years..................... 12,419 371 3.0 964 7.8 1,331 10.7
55 to 59 years..................... 4,606 213 4.6 506 11.0 689 15.0
60 to 64 years..................... 3,777 117 3.1 459 12.1 633 16.8
65 years and over.................. 11,964 286 2.4 1,436 12.0 2,394 20.0
65 to 74 years................... 6,859 158 2.3 750 10.9 1,244 18.1
75 years and over................ 5,105 128 2.5 686 13.4 1,150 22.5
Male
Total........................... 45,974 2,282 5.0 5,457 11.9 7,453 16.2
Under 18 years..................... 12,283 1,118 9.1 2,414 19.7 3,099 25.2
18 to 24 years..................... 4,673 335 7.2 674 14.4 904 19.3
25 to 34 years..................... 6,395 244 3.8 650 10.2 898 14.0
35 to 44 years..................... 7,555 198 2.6 543 7.2 761 10.1
45 to 54 years..................... 5,993 145 2.4 395 6.6 553 9.2
55 to 59 years..................... 2,171 82 3.8 193 8.9 258 11.9
60 to 64 years..................... 1,789 53 3.0 173 9.7 233 13.0
65 years and over.................. 5,116 107 2.1 414 8.1 747 14.6
65 to 74 years................... 3,087 68 2.2 263 8.5 443 14.3
75 years and over................ 2,030 39 1.9 151 7.5 304 15.0
Female
Total........................... 48,666 3,039 6.2 7,535 15.5 10,120 20.8
Under 18 years..................... 11,685 1,107 9.5 2,451 21.0 3,094 26.5
18 to 24 years..................... 4,544 456 10.0 915 20.1 1,183 26.0
25 to 34 years..................... 6,995 503 7.2 1,051 15.0 1,403 20.1
35 to 44 years..................... 7,746 373 4.8 928 12.0 1,182 15.3
45 to 54 years..................... 6,426 226 3.5 569 8.9 778 12.1
55 to 59 years..................... 2,435 131 5.4 313 12.9 431 17.7
60 to 64 years..................... 1,988 64 3.2 286 14.4 400 20.1
65 years and over.................. 6,848 179 2.6 1,022 14.9 1,648 24.1
65 to 74 years................... 3,772 89 2.4 487 12.9 802 21.3
75 years and over................ 3,075 90 2.9 535 17.4 846 27.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 94,640 5,321 5.6 12,992 13.7 17,573 18.6
65 years and over.......... 11,964 286 2.4 1,436 12.0 2,394 20.0
In families........................ 80,041 3,909 4.9 9,636 12.0 13,195 16.5
Householder...................... 25,894 1,140 4.4 2,802 10.8 3,900 15.1
Under 65 years................ 21,488 1,056 4.9 2,462 11.5 3,319 15.4
65 years and over............. 4,407 84 1.9 339 7.7 581 13.2
Related children under 18 years.. 23,668 2,100 8.9 4,699 19.9 6,012 25.4
Under 6 years................. 7,770 852 11.0 1,736 22.3 2,201 28.3
6 to 17 years................. 15,898 1,248 7.9 2,963 18.6 3,811 24.0
Own children 18 years and over... 7,547 170 2.3 627 8.3 1,004 13.3
In married-couple families......... 61,986 1,369 2.2 4,251 6.9 6,317 10.2
Husbands......................... 19,839 391 2.0 1,167 5.9 1,786 9.0
Under 65 years................ 16,041 326 2.0 957 6.0 1,377 8.6
65 years and over............. 3,798 65 1.7 210 5.5 409 10.8
Wives............................ 19,839 391 2.0 1,167 5.9 1,786 9.0
Under 65 years................ 16,849 344 2.0 1,018 6.0 1,481 8.8
65 years and over............. 2,990 46 1.6 149 5.0 305 10.2
Related children under 18 years.. 16,611 530 3.2 1,700 10.2 2,380 14.3
Under 6 years................. 5,587 174 3.1 625 11.2 876 15.7
6 to 17 years ................ 11,025 355 3.2 1,076 9.8 1,504 13.6
Own children 18 years and over... 4,693 39 0.8 162 3.4 277 5.9
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 14,214 2,329 16.4 4,800 33.8 6,143 43.2
Householder...................... 4,697 679 14.5 1,451 30.9 1,876 39.9
Under 65 years................ 4,091 658 16.1 1,338 32.7 1,712 41.9
65 years and over............. 606 21 3.4 113 18.6 164 27.1
Related children under 18 years.. 5,925 1,475 24.9 2,735 46.2 3,311 55.9
Under 6 years................. 1,837 641 34.9 1,022 55.6 1,214 66.1
6 to 17 years ................ 4,088 834 20.4 1,713 41.9 2,097 51.3
Own children 18 years and over... 2,406 123 5.1 416 17.3 654 27.2
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,841 211 5.5 584 15.2 735 19.1
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 92
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...................... 1,359 71 5.2 184 13.5 237 17.5
Under 65 years................ 1,233 70 5.7 169 13.7 217 17.6
65 years and over............. 125 0 0.4 15 12.2 20 16.1
Related children under 18 years.. 1,132 95 8.4 264 23.3 321 28.3
Under 6 years................. 347 37 10.5 90 25.9 111 31.9
6 to 17 years................. 785 59 7.5 174 22.1 210 26.7
Own children 18 years and over... 448 7 1.6 49 11.0 72 16.2
In unrelated subfamilies........... 341 105 30.8 164 48.0 178 52.2
Under 18 years................... 188 61 32.3 89 47.5 97 51.5
Under 6 years.................. 69 28 (B) 36 (B) 38 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 119 32 27.2 54 45.1 58 49.2
18 years and over................ 154 44 28.9 75 48.5 81 53.0
Unrelated individuals.............. 14,258 1,307 9.2 3,192 22.4 4,199 29.5
Male ............................ 6,733 612 9.1 1,238 18.4 1,594 23.7
Under 65 years................. 5,798 572 9.9 1,052 18.1 1,294 22.3
Living alone................. 3,007 226 7.5 483 16.1 582 19.3
65 years and over.............. 935 40 4.3 187 19.9 300 32.0
Living alone ............... 765 27 3.5 132 17.3 230 30.1
Female........................... 7,525 695 9.2 1,953 26.0 2,606 34.6
Under 65 years................. 4,780 593 12.4 1,233 25.8 1,497 31.3
Living alone................. 2,911 206 7.1 596 20.5 759 26.1
65 years and over.............. 2,745 102 3.7 721 26.3 1,109 40.4
Living alone................. 2,620 94 3.6 684 26.1 1,064 40.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 93
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
SOUTH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 22,249 23.5 26,606 28.1 28,739 30.4 31,673 33.5
Under 18 years..................... 7,590 31.7 8,855 36.9 9,473 39.5 10,386 43.3
18 to 24 years..................... 2,552 27.7 3,087 33.5 3,344 36.3 3,610 39.2
25 to 34 years..................... 2,972 22.2 3,550 26.5 3,841 28.7 4,200 31.4
35 to 44 years..................... 2,532 16.5 3,169 20.7 3,524 23.0 3,987 26.1
45 to 54 years..................... 1,683 13.6 2,028 16.3 2,210 17.8 2,418 19.5
55 to 59 years..................... 853 18.5 979 21.3 1,041 22.6 1,133 24.6
60 to 64 years..................... 817 21.6 1,000 26.5 1,038 27.5 1,151 30.5
65 years and over.................. 3,250 27.2 3,939 32.9 4,267 35.7 4,787 40.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,654 24.1 2,000 29.2 2,153 31.4 2,420 35.3
75 years and over................ 1,596 31.3 1,939 38.0 2,114 41.4 2,367 46.4
Male
Total........................... 9,626 20.9 11,697 25.4 12,729 27.7 14,123 30.7
Under 18 years..................... 3,822 31.1 4,514 36.7 4,810 39.2 5,271 42.9
18 to 24 years..................... 1,137 24.3 1,405 30.1 1,545 33.1 1,669 35.7
25 to 34 years..................... 1,201 18.8 1,485 23.2 1,613 25.2 1,769 27.7
35 to 44 years..................... 1,070 14.2 1,375 18.2 1,572 20.8 1,799 23.8
45 to 54 years..................... 697 11.6 843 14.1 936 15.6 1,039 17.3
55 to 59 years..................... 325 15.0 362 16.7 386 17.8 418 19.2
60 to 64 years..................... 317 17.7 402 22.5 419 23.4 473 26.5
65 years and over.................. 1,055 20.6 1,313 25.7 1,447 28.3 1,685 32.9
65 to 74 years................... 602 19.5 747 24.2 813 26.3 948 30.7
75 years and over................ 453 22.3 566 27.9 634 31.2 737 36.3
Female
Total........................... 12,623 25.9 14,909 30.6 16,009 32.9 17,550 36.1
Under 18 years..................... 3,768 32.2 4,341 37.1 4,663 39.9 5,114 43.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,414 31.1 1,682 37.0 1,799 39.6 1,942 42.7
25 to 34 years..................... 1,771 25.3 2,065 29.5 2,228 31.9 2,431 34.8
35 to 44 years..................... 1,462 18.9 1,794 23.2 1,952 25.2 2,188 28.2
45 to 54 years..................... 986 15.3 1,185 18.4 1,274 19.8 1,380 21.5
55 to 59 years..................... 528 21.7 618 25.4 655 26.9 715 29.4
60 to 64 years..................... 500 25.1 598 30.1 619 31.1 678 34.1
65 years and over.................. 2,195 32.1 2,625 38.3 2,820 41.2 3,103 45.3
65 to 74 years................... 1,052 27.9 1,252 33.2 1,340 35.5 1,473 39.0
75 years and over................ 1,143 37.2 1,373 44.6 1,480 48.1 1,630 53.0
Household Relationship
Total........................... 22,249 23.5 26,606 28.1 28,739 30.4 31,673 33.5
65 years and over.......... 3,250 27.2 3,939 32.9 4,267 35.7 4,787 40.0
In families........................ 16,966 21.2 20,618 25.8 22,362 27.9 24,876 31.1
Householder...................... 5,036 19.4 6,162 23.8 6,706 25.9 7,466 28.8
Under 65 years................ 4,207 19.6 5,104 23.8 5,533 25.7 6,113 28.5
65 years and over............. 829 18.8 1,057 24.0 1,173 26.6 1,353 30.7
Related children under 18 years.. 7,388 31.2 8,633 36.5 9,245 39.1 10,147 42.9
Under 6 years................. 2,657 34.2 3,101 39.9 3,320 42.7 3,578 46.1
6 to 17 years................. 4,731 29.8 5,532 34.8 5,925 37.3 6,568 41.3
Own children 18 years and over... 1,316 17.4 1,656 21.9 1,805 23.9 1,995 26.4
In married-couple families......... 8,862 14.3 11,259 18.2 12,560 20.3 14,415 23.3
Husbands......................... 2,502 12.6 3,220 16.2 3,603 18.2 4,146 20.9
Under 65 years................ 1,901 11.9 2,447 15.3 2,732 17.0 3,114 19.4
65 years and over............. 600 15.8 773 20.4 871 22.9 1,032 27.2
Wives............................ 2,502 12.6 3,220 16.2 3,603 18.2 4,146 20.9
Under 65 years................ 2,043 12.1 2,598 15.4 2,889 17.1 3,299 19.6
65 years and over............. 459 15.3 622 20.8 713 23.9 847 28.3
Related children under 18 years.. 3,280 19.7 4,070 24.5 4,511 27.2 5,121 30.8
Under 6 years................. 1,196 21.4 1,499 26.8 1,673 29.9 1,876 33.6
6 to 17 years ................ 2,083 18.9 2,571 23.3 2,839 25.7 3,245 29.4
Own children 18 years and over... 417 8.9 534 11.4 612 13.0 725 15.5
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 7,091 49.9 8,104 57.0 8,410 59.2 8,910 62.7
Householder...................... 2,193 46.7 2,530 53.9 2,642 56.3 2,809 59.8
Under 65 years................ 1,967 48.1 2,251 55.0 2,350 57.4 2,499 61.1
65 years and over............. 227 37.4 279 46.1 292 48.2 309 51.1
Related children under 18 years.. 3,691 62.3 4,070 68.7 4,189 70.7 4,415 74.5
Under 6 years................. 1,322 72.0 1,426 77.6 1,452 79.0 1,495 81.4
6 to 17 years ................ 2,369 58.0 2,645 64.7 2,737 66.9 2,920 71.4
Own children 18 years and over... 804 33.4 1,019 42.4 1,079 44.8 1,149 47.7
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,013 26.4 1,255 32.7 1,392 36.2 1,551 40.4
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 94
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...................... 341 25.1 411 30.3 461 33.9 512 37.7
Under 65 years................ 314 25.5 377 30.6 425 34.5 467 37.9
65 years and over............. 26 21.2 34 27.1 36 28.5 44 35.4
Related children under 18 years.. 417 36.8 492 43.5 545 48.1 610 53.9
Under 6 years................. 139 40.1 175 50.6 195 56.3 207 59.7
6 to 17 years................. 278 35.4 317 40.3 350 44.5 403 51.3
Own children 18 years and over... 95 21.3 103 22.9 115 25.6 121 26.9
In unrelated subfamilies........... 194 56.8 225 65.9 234 68.5 252 73.7
Under 18 years................... 107 56.8 125 66.3 131 69.7 142 75.6
Under 6 years.................. 45 (B) 56 (B) 56 (B) 56 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 62 51.9 69 57.8 75 63.2 86 72.5
18 years and over................ 87 56.8 100 65.3 103 67.1 110 71.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 5,089 35.7 5,763 40.4 6,143 43.1 6,545 45.9
Male ............................ 1,924 28.6 2,200 32.7 2,390 35.5 2,565 38.1
Under 65 years................. 1,548 26.7 1,760 30.4 1,918 33.1 2,042 35.2
Living alone................. 699 23.2 787 26.2 844 28.1 897 29.8
65 years and over.............. 377 40.3 441 47.1 472 50.5 523 55.9
Living alone ............... 279 36.5 330 43.1 350 45.8 388 50.7
Female........................... 3,165 42.1 3,563 47.3 3,753 49.9 3,980 52.9
Under 65 years................. 1,748 36.6 1,968 41.2 2,078 43.5 2,192 45.8
Living alone................. 894 30.7 1,031 35.4 1,089 37.4 1,146 39.4
65 years and over.............. 1,417 51.6 1,594 58.1 1,675 61.0 1,788 65.2
Living alone................. 1,352 51.6 1,528 58.3 1,607 61.3 1,719 65.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 95
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
SOUTH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 48,471 51.2
Under 18 years..................... 14,669 61.2
18 to 24 years..................... 5,298 57.5
25 to 34 years..................... 6,751 50.4
35 to 44 years..................... 6,690 43.7
45 to 54 years..................... 4,107 33.1
55 to 59 years..................... 1,735 37.7
60 to 64 years..................... 1,834 48.6
65 years and over.................. 7,388 61.8
65 to 74 years................... 3,981 58.0
75 years and over................ 3,407 66.7
Male
Total........................... 22,283 48.5
Under 18 years..................... 7,448 60.6
18 to 24 years..................... 2,516 53.8
25 to 34 years..................... 2,969 46.4
35 to 44 years..................... 3,200 42.4
45 to 54 years..................... 1,825 30.5
55 to 59 years..................... 698 32.2
60 to 64 years..................... 791 44.2
65 years and over.................. 2,836 55.4
65 to 74 years................... 1,630 52.8
75 years and over................ 1,206 59.4
Female
Total........................... 26,188 53.8
Under 18 years..................... 7,220 61.8
18 to 24 years..................... 2,782 61.2
25 to 34 years..................... 3,782 54.1
35 to 44 years..................... 3,491 45.1
45 to 54 years..................... 2,282 35.5
55 to 59 years..................... 1,037 42.6
60 to 64 years..................... 1,043 52.5
65 years and over.................. 4,552 66.5
65 to 74 years................... 2,351 62.3
75 years and over................ 2,201 71.6
Household Relationship
Total........................... 48,471 51.2
65 years and over.......... 7,388 61.8
In families........................ 39,070 48.8
Householder...................... 11,964 46.2
Under 65 years................ 9,562 44.5
65 years and over............. 2,402 54.5
Related children under 18 years.. 14,406 60.9
Under 6 years................. 4,926 63.4
6 to 17 years................. 9,480 59.6
Own children 18 years and over... 3,413 45.2
In married-couple families......... 25,406 41.0
Husbands......................... 7,545 38.0
Under 65 years................ 5,596 34.9
65 years and over............. 1,950 51.3
Wives............................ 7,545 38.0
Under 65 years................ 5,959 35.4
65 years and over............. 1,586 53.0
Related children under 18 years.. 8,319 50.1
Under 6 years................. 2,955 52.9
6 to 17 years ................ 5,364 48.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,518 32.4
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 11,362 79.9
Householder...................... 3,633 77.3
Under 65 years................ 3,180 77.7
65 years and over............. 453 74.7
Related children under 18 years.. 5,258 88.7
Under 6 years................. 1,712 93.2
6 to 17 years ................ 3,546 86.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,684 70.0
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,302 59.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 96
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 786 57.9
Under 65 years................ 718 58.2
65 years and over............. 68 54.7
Related children under 18 years.. 829 73.3
Under 6 years................. 259 74.8
6 to 17 years................. 570 72.6
Own children 18 years and over... 211 47.1
In unrelated subfamilies........... 294 86.2
Under 18 years................... 163 86.8
Under 6 years.................. 69 .
6 to 17 years.................. 94 79.1
18 years and over................ 131 85.5
Unrelated individuals.............. 9,108 63.9
Male ............................ 3,801 56.5
Under 65 years................. 3,116 53.7
Living alone................. 1,454 48.3
65 years and over.............. 685 73.3
Living alone ............... 535 70.0
Female........................... 5,306 70.5
Under 65 years................. 3,066 64.1
Living alone................. 1,685 57.9
65 years and over.............. 2,240 81.6
Living alone................. 2,149 82.0
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_016.htm