Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 29
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
All races White
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
NORTHEAST, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 15,771 3,648 23.1 10,090 1,851 18.3
Under 18 years................ 4,134 1,469 35.5 2,322 651 28.0
18 to 24 years................ 1,628 408 25.1 1,006 242 24.1
25 to 34 years................ 2,498 438 17.5 1,596 226 14.2
35 to 44 years................ 2,470 460 18.6 1,548 212 13.7
45 to 54 years................ 1,881 293 15.6 1,279 164 12.8
55 to 59 years................ 675 113 16.7 456 59 12.9
60 to 64 years................ 524 101 19.3 364 54 14.9
65 years and over............. 1,961 366 18.7 1,519 242 15.9
65 to 74 years............. 950 180 18.9 694 113 16.3
75 years and over.......... 1,011 186 18.4 825 129 15.6
Male
Total...................... 7,391 1,460 19.8 4,806 740 15.4
Under 18 years................ 2,083 693 33.3 1,210 294 24.3
18 to 24 years................ 791 197 24.8 476 122 25.7
25 to 34 years................ 1,237 129 10.5 830 80 9.6
35 to 44 years................ 1,126 144 12.8 730 65 8.9
45 to 54 years................ 852 106 12.4 591 63 10.7
55 to 59 years................ 323 51 15.9 222 28 12.7
60 to 64 years................ 227 39 17.0 167 22 13.3
65 years and over............. 754 102 13.5 582 66 11.3
65 to 74 years............. 415 64 15.3 295 37 12.7
75 years and over.......... 339 38 11.3 287 28 9.9
Female
Total...................... 8,380 2,187 26.1 5,284 1,110 21.0
Under 18 years................ 2,051 776 37.8 1,113 357 32.1
18 to 24 years................ 837 212 25.3 531 120 22.6
25 to 34 years................ 1,261 308 24.4 766 146 19.1
35 to 44 years................ 1,344 316 23.5 818 147 18.0
45 to 54 years................ 1,029 188 18.2 688 101 14.6
55 to 59 years................ 353 62 17.4 235 31 13.1
60 to 64 years................ 297 63 21.1 197 32 16.4
65 years and over............. 1,208 264 21.9 937 176 18.8
65 to 74 years............. 535 117 21.8 399 76 18.9
75 years and over.......... 673 148 21.9 538 101 18.7
Household Relationship
Total...................... 15,771 3,648 23.1 10,090 1,851 18.3
65 years and over......... 1,961 366 18.7 1,519 242 15.9
In families................... 12,475 2,746 22.0 7,700 1,273 16.5
Householder................ 3,776 764 20.2 2,437 357 14.6
Under 65 years............ 3,219 714 22.2 2,008 333 16.6
65 years and over......... 557 49 8.9 428 24 5.6
Related children
Under 18 years............ 4,082 1,430 35.0 2,287 623 27.2
Under 6 years............ 1,388 460 33.1 794 208 26.2
6 to 17 years............ 2,694 971 36.0 1,493 415 27.8
Own children 18 years/+ ... 1,601 220 13.8 912 104 11.4
In married-couple families.... 7,569 781 10.3 5,369 443 8.3
Husbands................... 2,250 197 8.8 1,668 123 7.4
Under 65 years............ 1,832 168 9.2 1,328 104 7.9
65 years and over......... 418 29 6.9 340 19 5.5
Wives...................... 2,250 197 8.8 1,673 121 7.2
Under 65 years............ 1,948 180 9.2 1,412 110 7.8
65 years and over......... 302 17 5.6 261 11 4.1
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,092 309 14.8 1,407 157 11.2
Under 6 years............ 775 110 14.1 532 63 11.9
6 to 17 years............ 1,317 199 15.1 874 94 10.7
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 783 58 7.4 520 36 6.9
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 4,134 1,833 44.3 1,894 784 41.4
Householder................ 1,255 523 41.7 609 219 35.9
Under 65 years............ 1,113 506 45.4 522 217 41.5
65 years and over......... 142 17 12.2 87 2 2.5
Related children
Under 18 years............ 1,837 1,089 59.3 789 460 58.2
Under 6 years............ 565 335 59.3 235 143 60.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 30
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
All races White
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
6 to 17 years............ 1,272 754 59.3 554 317 57.1
Own children 18 years/+ ... 700 143 20.5 325 61 18.8
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 771 131 17.0 437 45 10.4
Householder................ 271 44 16.2 164 17 10.2
Under 65 years............ 228 38 16.8 131 13 10.2
65 years and over......... 43 5 (B) 32 3 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 152 33 21.5 91 7 7.1
Under 6 years............ 48 15 (B) 27 2 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 104 17 16.7 64 5 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 118 19 16.4 67 7 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 71 48 (B) 57 42 (B)
Under 18 years............ 34 22 (B) 25 19 (B)
Under 6 years............ 11 11 (B) 11 11 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 24 12 (B) 14 8 (B)
18 years and over......... 37 26 (B) 32 24 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 3,225 854 26.5 2,333 536 23.0
Male........................ 1,506 350 23.2 1,080 229 21.2
Under 65 years............. 1,262 282 22.3 890 185 20.8
Living alone.............. 683 143 21.0 456 91 19.9
65 years and over.......... 244 68 27.7 190 44 23.1
Living alone.............. 220 59 26.8 179 39 21.8
Female...................... 1,719 505 29.4 1,252 306 24.5
Under 65 years............. 1,076 290 26.9 742 151 20.4
Living alone.............. 707 184 26.0 463 77 16.7
65 years and over.......... 643 215 33.4 510 155 30.4
Living alone.............. 619 200 32.4 496 146 29.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 31
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
Black Hispanic Origin
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
NORTHEAST, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 4,596 1,551 33.7 3,176 1,147 36.1
Under 18 years................ 1,504 726 48.3 1,086 522 48.1
18 to 24 years................ 516 134 26.1 362 125 34.6
25 to 34 years................ 666 173 25.9 531 161 30.3
35 to 44 years................ 725 207 28.5 449 127 28.4
45 to 54 years................ 491 113 23.0 326 74 22.6
55 to 59 years................ 181 49 27.2 119 29 24.0
60 to 64 years................ 142 40 28.4 84 32 37.4
65 years and over............. 370 108 29.0 218 78 35.5
65 to 74 years............. 205 55 26.9 136 47 34.7
75 years and over.......... 166 53 31.7 82 30 36.9
Male
Total...................... 2,030 611 30.1 1,477 446 30.2
Under 18 years................ 718 352 49.1 548 233 42.5
18 to 24 years................ 268 70 26.0 177 60 33.6
25 to 34 years................ 274 37 13.4 261 53 20.2
35 to 44 years................ 293 52 17.8 202 41 20.4
45 to 54 years................ 209 36 17.3 135 24 17.9
55 to 59 years................ 81 21 26.0 52 10 (B)
60 to 64 years................ 51 14 (B) 28 9 (B)
65 years and over............. 137 29 21.0 75 17 22.1
65 to 74 years............. 94 21 22.4 49 13 (B)
75 years and over.......... 43 8 (B) 26 4 (B)
Female
Total...................... 2,566 939 36.6 1,698 701 41.3
Under 18 years................ 787 374 47.6 538 289 53.8
18 to 24 years................ 248 65 26.2 185 66 35.6
25 to 34 years................ 392 136 34.7 270 108 40.1
35 to 44 years................ 432 155 35.8 247 86 34.9
45 to 54 years................ 282 77 27.2 192 50 25.9
55 to 59 years................ 100 28 28.1 67 18 (B)
60 to 64 years................ 91 26 28.6 57 23 (B)
65 years and over............. 233 79 33.7 143 61 42.6
65 to 74 years............. 111 34 30.6 87 35 39.8
75 years and over.......... 123 45 36.5 56 26 (B)
Household Relationship
Total...................... 4,596 1,551 33.7 3,176 1,147 36.1
65 years and over......... 370 108 29.0 218 78 35.5
In families................... 3,858 1,264 32.8 2,714 940 34.6
Householder................ 1,091 351 32.2 760 249 32.8
Under 65 years............ 994 332 33.4 707 240 33.9
65 years and over......... 97 19 19.2 52 9 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 1,493 722 48.3 1,068 509 47.6
Under 6 years............ 487 216 44.4 385 171 44.6
6 to 17 years............ 1,006 506 50.3 683 337 49.4
Own children 18 years/+ ... 614 105 17.0 282 72 25.4
In married-couple families.... 1,503 202 13.4 1,391 258 18.5
Husbands................... 412 43 10.4 379 64 17.0
Under 65 years............ 351 37 10.6 333 58 17.5
65 years and over......... 61 6 (B) 46 6 (B)
Wives...................... 398 41 10.3 385 63 16.3
Under 65 years............ 366 39 10.7 356 60 16.8
65 years and over......... 31 2 (B) 29 3 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 432 92 21.2 457 116 25.5
Under 6 years............ 155 21 13.8 186 51 27.2
6 to 17 years............ 277 70 25.3 270 66 24.3
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 222 17 7.5 120 11 9.5
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 2,101 1,008 48.0 1,133 641 56.6
Householder................ 599 290 48.5 317 172 54.2
Under 65 years............ 553 278 50.2 304 170 55.9
65 years and over......... 46 13 (B) 13 2 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 1,006 608 60.5 569 385 67.7
Under 6 years............ 311 181 58.2 182 119 65.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 32
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
Black Hispanic Origin
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
6 to 17 years............ 695 427 61.5 386 266 68.8
Own children 18 years/+ ... 350 78 22.2 150 52 34.4
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 254 53 21.0 190 41 21.8
Householder................ 82 20 24.2 66 17 (B)
Under 65 years............ 76 18 23.2 63 15 (B)
65 years and over......... 6 2 (B) 4 1 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 55 22 (B) 42 7 (B)
Under 6 years............ 21 14 (B) 16 2 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 34 8 (B) 26 5 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 42 10 (B) 12 9 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 9 0 (B) 35 24 (B)
Under 18 years............ 6 0 (B) 12 9 (B)
Under 6 years............ 0 0 (B) 5 5 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 6 0 (B) 7 3 (B)
18 years and over......... 3 0 (B) 23 16 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 729 287 39.3 427 183 42.9
Male........................ 318 106 33.4 214 69 32.4
Under 65 years............. 269 85 31.8 198 60 30.4
Living alone.............. 185 48 26.1 78 26 33.1
65 years and over.......... 49 21 (B) 17 9 (B)
Living alone.............. 36 17 (B) 16 9 (B)
Female...................... 411 180 43.9 212 113 53.5
Under 65 years............. 278 121 43.4 142 61 42.7
Living alone.............. 210 96 45.6 74 37 (B)
65 years and over.......... 133 60 44.9 70 53 (B)
Living alone.............. 123 54 44.2 66 49 (B)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census