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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 127
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
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
IN WHICH ONE OR MORE
MEMBERS WERE COVERED
BY MEDICAID
Both Sexes
Total........................... 42,410 6,840 16.1 17,363 40.9 21,419 50.5
Under 18 years..................... 16,354 3,892 23.8 8,410 51.4 10,016 61.2
18 to 24 years..................... 4,668 763 16.3 1,742 37.3 2,188 46.9
25 to 34 years..................... 5,652 919 16.3 2,340 41.4 2,912 51.5
35 to 44 years..................... 5,565 688 12.4 1,920 34.5 2,404 43.2
45 to 54 years..................... 3,624 274 7.6 1,006 27.8 1,288 35.5
55 to 59 years..................... 1,316 88 6.7 394 29.9 474 36.0
60 to 64 years..................... 1,274 64 5.0 404 31.7 520 40.8
65 years and over.................. 3,957 150 3.8 1,147 29.0 1,618 40.9
65 to 74 years................... 2,263 100 4.4 643 28.4 907 40.1
75 years and over................ 1,694 50 3.0 504 29.8 711 42.0
Male
Total........................... 18,983 2,807 14.8 7,151 37.7 8,922 47.0
Under 18 years..................... 8,234 1,965 23.9 4,159 50.5 4,983 60.5
18 to 24 years..................... 1,891 220 11.6 605 32.0 775 41.0
25 to 34 years..................... 2,311 207 8.9 724 31.3 944 40.9
35 to 44 years..................... 2,460 197 8.0 672 27.3 875 35.6
45 to 54 years..................... 1,581 106 6.7 388 24.6 516 32.6
55 to 59 years..................... 568 26 4.5 161 28.3 187 32.9
60 to 64 years..................... 511 22 4.2 132 25.8 182 35.7
65 years and over.................. 1,427 65 4.6 309 21.7 459 32.2
65 to 74 years................... 898 51 5.7 209 23.3 293 32.6
75 years and over................ 529 14 2.7 100 18.9 167 31.5
Female
Total........................... 23,428 4,033 17.2 10,212 43.6 12,497 53.3
Under 18 years..................... 8,120 1,927 23.7 4,251 52.4 5,033 62.0
18 to 24 years..................... 2,777 543 19.6 1,137 40.9 1,413 50.9
25 to 34 years..................... 3,341 713 21.3 1,616 48.4 1,968 58.9
35 to 44 years..................... 3,106 491 15.8 1,248 40.2 1,529 49.2
45 to 54 years..................... 2,044 168 8.2 618 30.2 772 37.8
55 to 59 years..................... 748 63 8.4 233 31.2 287 38.4
60 to 64 years..................... 764 43 5.6 272 35.6 338 44.2
65 years and over.................. 2,530 85 3.4 838 33.1 1,159 45.8
65 to 74 years................... 1,365 49 3.6 434 31.8 614 45.0
75 years and over................ 1,165 36 3.1 404 34.7 545 46.7
Household Relationship
Total........................... 42,410 6,840 16.1 17,363 40.9 21,419 50.5
65 years and over.......... 3,957 150 3.8 1,147 29.0 1,618 40.9
In families........................ 37,086 5,912 15.9 14,355 38.7 17,912 48.3
Householder...................... 10,133 1,571 15.5 3,877 38.3 4,882 48.2
Under 65 years................ 8,824 1,533 17.4 3,640 41.3 4,515 51.2
65 years and over............. 1,309 38 2.9 237 18.1 367 28.0
Related children under 18 years.. 15,985 3,715 23.2 8,117 50.8 9,708 60.7
Under 6 years................. 6,080 1,569 25.8 3,201 52.7 3,841 63.2
6 to 17 years................. 9,904 2,146 21.7 4,916 49.6 5,867 59.2
Own children 18 years and over... 3,977 222 5.6 802 20.2 1,175 29.5
In married-couple families......... 19,149 1,237 6.5 4,737 24.7 6,420 33.5
Husbands......................... 4,776 273 5.7 1,088 22.8 1,498 31.4
Under 65 years................ 3,963 256 6.5 972 24.5 1,303 32.9
65 years and over............. 813 17 2.1 116 14.3 195 24.0
Wives............................ 4,776 273 5.7 1,088 22.8 1,498 31.4
Under 65 years................ 4,188 264 6.3 1,009 24.1 1,363 32.6
65 years and over............. 588 9 1.5 79 13.4 135 22.9
Related children under 18 years.. 7,009 632 9.0 2,257 32.2 2,971 42.4
Under 6 years................. 2,696 245 9.1 905 33.6 1,210 44.9
6 to 17 years ................ 4,314 387 9.0 1,352 31.3 1,761 40.8
Own children 18 years and over... 1,831 46 2.5 199 10.9 299 16.3
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 15,556 4,387 28.2 8,821 56.7 10,508 67.5
Householder...................... 4,605 1,218 26.4 2,545 55.3 3,075 66.8
Under 65 years................ 4,171 1,200 28.8 2,445 58.6 2,923 70.1
65 years and over............. 435 18 4.2 100 23.0 151 34.8
Related children under 18 years.. 8,050 2,932 36.4 5,453 67.7 6,254 77.7
Under 6 years................. 2,991 1,254 41.9 2,108 70.5 2,406 80.4
6 to 17 years ................ 5,059 1,678 33.2 3,345 66.1 3,849 76.1
Own children 18 years and over... 1,874 167 8.9 550 29.3 798 42.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 128
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
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,382 288 12.1 797 33.5 984 41.3
Householder...................... 751 80 10.7 244 32.5 309 41.2
Under 65 years................ 650 75 11.5 219 33.7 276 42.5
65 years and over............. 101 6 5.6 25 24.4 33 32.8
Related children under 18 years.. 925 151 16.3 408 44.1 483 52.2
Under 6 years................. 393 70 17.8 189 47.9 225 57.3
6 to 17 years................. 532 81 15.2 219 41.2 258 48.5
Own children 18 years and over... 272 9 3.5 53 19.5 78 28.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 463 170 36.7 331 71.6 356 76.9
Under 18 years................... 262 95 36.3 191 73.1 201 76.9
Under 6 years.................. 116 43 37.3 80 68.6 86 74.1
6 to 17 years.................. 145 52 35.5 112 76.8 115 79.0
18 years and over................ 201 75 37.3 140 69.6 155 77.0
Unrelated individuals.............. 4,862 757 15.6 2,676 55.0 3,151 64.8
Male ............................ 2,136 355 16.6 1,031 48.3 1,209 56.6
Under 65 years................. 1,776 317 17.9 871 49.0 998 56.2
Living alone................. 594 66 11.1 364 61.3 403 67.9
65 years and over.............. 361 38 10.5 160 44.4 211 58.5
Living alone ............... 249 14 5.5 103 41.4 140 56.3
Female........................... 2,725 402 14.8 1,645 60.4 1,942 71.2
Under 65 years................. 1,635 347 21.2 1,034 63.2 1,151 70.4
Living alone................. 803 96 11.9 539 67.2 597 74.3
65 years and over.............. 1,090 55 5.1 612 56.1 791 72.5
Living alone................. 1,033 51 4.9 587 56.8 752 72.8
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 129
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
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
IN WHICH ONE OR MORE
MEMBERS WERE COVERED
BY MEDICAID
Both Sexes
Total........................... 24,937 58.8 27,610 65.1 28,590 67.4 29,783 70.2
Under 18 years..................... 11,436 69.9 12,343 75.5 12,720 77.8 13,146 80.4
18 to 24 years..................... 2,522 54.0 2,919 62.5 3,054 65.4 3,164 67.8
25 to 34 years..................... 3,406 60.3 3,763 66.6 3,889 68.8 4,078 72.2
35 to 44 years..................... 2,838 51.0 3,205 57.6 3,363 60.4 3,511 63.1
45 to 54 years..................... 1,522 42.0 1,747 48.2 1,817 50.1 1,909 52.7
55 to 59 years..................... 588 44.7 669 50.8 702 53.4 749 56.9
60 to 64 years..................... 622 48.8 719 56.4 730 57.2 774 60.7
65 years and over.................. 2,004 50.7 2,245 56.8 2,314 58.5 2,453 62.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,137 50.3 1,253 55.4 1,296 57.3 1,375 60.8
75 years and over................ 867 51.2 992 58.6 1,018 60.1 1,078 63.7
Male
Total........................... 10,529 55.5 11,804 62.2 12,288 64.7 12,844 67.7
Under 18 years..................... 5,748 69.8 6,242 75.8 6,439 78.2 6,627 80.5
18 to 24 years..................... 905 47.9 1,092 57.8 1,154 61.0 1,204 63.7
25 to 34 years..................... 1,134 49.1 1,295 56.0 1,358 58.8 1,458 63.1
35 to 44 years..................... 1,060 43.1 1,219 49.5 1,305 53.1 1,390 56.5
45 to 54 years..................... 613 38.8 722 45.6 750 47.4 777 49.1
55 to 59 years..................... 230 40.5 248 43.7 266 46.8 285 50.1
60 to 64 years..................... 217 42.5 265 52.0 271 53.0 296 58.0
65 years and over.................. 621 43.5 722 50.6 745 52.2 808 56.6
65 to 74 years................... 408 45.4 459 51.2 471 52.5 511 56.8
75 years and over................ 213 40.3 263 49.6 274 51.8 298 56.3
Female
Total........................... 14,408 61.5 15,805 67.5 16,302 69.6 16,939 72.3
Under 18 years..................... 5,687 70.0 6,101 75.1 6,280 77.3 6,519 80.3
18 to 24 years..................... 1,617 58.2 1,827 65.8 1,900 68.4 1,960 70.6
25 to 34 years..................... 2,271 68.0 2,468 73.9 2,531 75.7 2,620 78.4
35 to 44 years..................... 1,778 57.2 1,987 64.0 2,058 66.3 2,121 68.3
45 to 54 years..................... 909 44.5 1,025 50.2 1,067 52.2 1,132 55.4
55 to 59 years..................... 358 47.9 421 56.3 436 58.4 464 62.1
60 to 64 years..................... 404 53.0 453 59.3 459 60.1 478 62.5
65 years and over.................. 1,383 54.7 1,524 60.2 1,570 62.0 1,645 65.0
65 to 74 years................... 729 53.4 794 58.2 825 60.5 864 63.3
75 years and over................ 654 56.1 730 62.6 745 63.9 780 67.0
Household Relationship
Total........................... 24,937 58.8 27,610 65.1 28,590 67.4 29,783 70.2
65 years and over.......... 2,004 50.7 2,245 56.8 2,314 58.5 2,453 62.0
In families........................ 21,092 56.9 23,531 63.4 24,415 65.8 25,489 68.7
Householder...................... 5,736 56.6 6,438 63.5 6,674 65.9 6,959 68.7
Under 65 years................ 5,226 59.2 5,836 66.1 6,044 68.5 6,269 71.0
65 years and over............. 510 39.0 602 46.0 629 48.1 690 52.7
Related children under 18 years.. 11,110 69.5 12,013 75.2 12,387 77.5 12,799 80.1
Under 6 years................. 4,395 72.3 4,694 77.2 4,865 80.0 5,004 82.3
6 to 17 years................. 6,715 67.8 7,319 73.9 7,522 75.9 7,794 78.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,438 36.2 1,753 44.1 1,847 46.4 1,978 49.7
In married-couple families......... 8,317 43.4 9,689 50.6 10,214 53.3 10,870 56.8
Husbands......................... 1,955 40.9 2,322 48.6 2,446 51.2 2,613 54.7
Under 65 years................ 1,660 41.9 1,965 49.6 2,074 52.3 2,208 55.7
65 years and over............. 295 36.3 358 44.0 372 45.8 405 49.9
Wives............................ 1,955 40.9 2,322 48.6 2,446 51.2 2,613 54.7
Under 65 years................ 1,763 42.1 2,079 49.6 2,190 52.3 2,333 55.7
65 years and over............. 192 32.7 243 41.3 256 43.6 280 47.6
Related children under 18 years.. 3,779 53.9 4,259 60.8 4,475 63.8 4,691 66.9
Under 6 years................. 1,553 57.6 1,721 63.8 1,833 68.0 1,921 71.3
6 to 17 years ................ 2,227 51.6 2,538 58.8 2,642 61.2 2,770 64.2
Own children 18 years and over... 403 22.0 517 28.2 563 30.7 629 34.3
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 11,580 74.4 12,466 80.1 12,745 81.9 13,036 83.8
Householder...................... 3,407 74.0 3,690 80.1 3,772 81.9 3,855 83.7
Under 65 years................ 3,208 76.9 3,461 83.0 3,532 84.7 3,598 86.3
65 years and over............. 199 45.9 229 52.7 239 55.1 257 59.1
Related children under 18 years.. 6,754 83.9 7,118 88.4 7,245 90.0 7,370 91.6
Under 6 years................. 2,586 86.4 2,698 90.2 2,739 91.6 2,765 92.4
6 to 17 years ................ 4,168 82.4 4,420 87.4 4,506 89.1 4,606 91.0
Own children 18 years and over... 939 50.1 1,111 59.3 1,159 61.8 1,217 64.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 130
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
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,195 50.2 1,376 57.8 1,456 61.1 1,583 66.5
Householder...................... 373 49.7 425 56.6 456 60.7 491 65.4
Under 65 years................ 331 50.8 378 58.1 409 62.8 434 66.7
65 years and over............. 43 42.6 47 46.9 47 46.9 57 56.5
Related children under 18 years.. 576 62.3 636 68.7 667 72.1 737 79.7
Under 6 years................. 257 65.2 275 70.0 293 74.5 318 81.0
6 to 17 years................. 320 60.1 361 67.8 374 70.3 419 78.7
Own children 18 years and over... 95 35.0 126 46.2 126 46.2 133 48.9
In unrelated subfamilies........... 386 83.5 394 85.1 398 86.0 426 92.0
Under 18 years................... 219 83.7 223 85.2 226 86.2 239 91.3
Under 6 years.................. 99 85.0 100 86.0 102 87.4 104 89.3
6 to 17 years.................. 120 82.7 123 84.5 124 85.3 135 92.9
18 years and over................ 167 83.2 171 85.0 172 85.8 187 92.8
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,459 71.1 3,685 75.8 3,778 77.7 3,868 79.6
Male ............................ 1,314 61.5 1,414 66.2 1,462 68.4 1,516 71.0
Under 65 years................. 1,080 60.8 1,162 65.4 1,205 67.8 1,248 70.3
Living alone................. 436 73.4 462 77.9 465 78.3 476 80.2
65 years and over.............. 234 64.9 252 69.9 258 71.4 269 74.5
Living alone ............... 150 60.2 163 65.4 168 67.6 180 72.1
Female........................... 2,144 78.7 2,271 83.3 2,316 85.0 2,352 86.3
Under 65 years................. 1,264 77.3 1,354 82.8 1,378 84.3 1,395 85.3
Living alone................. 671 83.5 711 88.5 714 88.9 726 90.4
65 years and over.............. 880 80.7 918 84.1 938 86.0 957 87.8
Living alone................. 836 81.0 873 84.6 894 86.5 912 88.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 131
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
IN WHICH ONE OR MORE
MEMBERS WERE COVERED
BY MEDICAID
Both Sexes
Total........................... 35,768 84.3
Under 18 years..................... 14,911 91.2
18 to 24 years..................... 3,912 83.8
25 to 34 years..................... 4,897 86.6
35 to 44 years..................... 4,450 80.0
45 to 54 years..................... 2,571 70.9
55 to 59 years..................... 971 73.8
60 to 64 years..................... 967 75.9
65 years and over.................. 3,087 78.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,736 76.7
75 years and over................ 1,350 79.7
Male
Total........................... 15,698 82.7
Under 18 years..................... 7,527 91.4
18 to 24 years..................... 1,527 80.7
25 to 34 years..................... 1,874 81.1
35 to 44 years..................... 1,884 76.6
45 to 54 years..................... 1,063 67.3
55 to 59 years..................... 382 67.2
60 to 64 years..................... 376 73.6
65 years and over.................. 1,065 74.6
65 to 74 years................... 665 74.0
75 years and over................ 400 75.6
Female
Total........................... 20,069 85.7
Under 18 years..................... 7,384 90.9
18 to 24 years..................... 2,385 85.9
25 to 34 years..................... 3,023 90.5
35 to 44 years..................... 2,567 82.6
45 to 54 years..................... 1,508 73.8
55 to 59 years..................... 589 78.8
60 to 64 years..................... 591 77.4
65 years and over.................. 2,022 79.9
65 to 74 years................... 1,072 78.5
75 years and over................ 950 81.6
Household Relationship
Total........................... 35,768 84.3
65 years and over.......... 3,087 78.0
In families........................ 30,985 83.5
Householder...................... 8,414 83.0
Under 65 years................ 7,447 84.4
65 years and over............. 967 73.9
Related children under 18 years.. 14,548 91.0
Under 6 years................. 5,618 92.4
6 to 17 years................. 8,929 90.2
Own children 18 years and over... 2,878 72.4
In married-couple families......... 14,379 75.1
Husbands......................... 3,496 73.2
Under 65 years................ 2,922 73.7
65 years and over............. 574 70.6
Wives............................ 3,496 73.2
Under 65 years................ 3,092 73.8
65 years and over............. 403 68.6
Related children under 18 years.. 5,825 83.1
Under 6 years................. 2,319 86.0
6 to 17 years ................ 3,506 81.3
Own children 18 years and over... 1,051 57.4
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 14,741 94.8
Householder...................... 4,329 94.0
Under 65 years................ 3,971 95.2
65 years and over............. 358 82.3
Related children under 18 years.. 7,900 98.1
Under 6 years................. 2,946 98.5
6 to 17 years ................ 4,954 97.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,647 87.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 132
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,865 78.3
Householder...................... 589 78.5
Under 65 years................ 516 79.4
65 years and over............. 73 72.6
Related children under 18 years.. 822 88.9
Under 6 years................. 354 89.9
6 to 17 years................. 469 88.1
Own children 18 years and over... 181 66.5
In unrelated subfamilies........... 451 97.4
Under 18 years................... 256 97.8
Under 6 years.................. 116 100.0
6 to 17 years.................. 140 96.0
18 years and over................ 195 97.0
Unrelated individuals.............. 4,332 89.1
Male ............................ 1,806 84.5
Under 65 years................. 1,493 84.1
Living alone................. 532 89.6
65 years and over.............. 313 86.7
Living alone ............... 211 84.5
Female........................... 2,526 92.7
Under 65 years................. 1,508 92.2
Living alone................. 747 93.0
65 years and over.............. 1,018 93.3
Living alone................. 969 93.8
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_022.htm