
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 69
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
All races White
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
SOUTH, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 25,986 4,531 17.4 16,766 2,148 12.8
Under 18 years................ 6,699 1,751 26.1 3,823 719 18.8
18 to 24 years................ 2,974 712 23.9 1,916 420 21.9
25 to 34 years................ 4,187 613 14.7 2,729 310 11.4
35 to 44 years................ 4,053 513 12.7 2,585 259 10.0
45 to 54 years................ 3,005 316 10.5 2,006 132 6.6
55 to 59 years................ 1,164 142 12.2 825 66 8.0
60 to 64 years................ 806 97 12.0 584 34 5.7
65 years and over............. 3,098 388 12.5 2,300 209 9.1
65 to 74 years............. 1,717 194 11.3 1,215 82 6.7
75 years and over.......... 1,381 194 14.1 1,084 127 11.7
Male
Total...................... 12,464 1,906 15.3 8,229 950 11.5
Under 18 years................ 3,394 884 26.0 1,968 363 18.5
18 to 24 years................ 1,471 300 20.4 967 202 20.9
25 to 34 years................ 2,014 225 11.2 1,401 132 9.4
35 to 44 years................ 2,040 187 9.2 1,317 106 8.1
45 to 54 years................ 1,399 116 8.3 969 56 5.8
55 to 59 years................ 508 48 9.4 380 20 5.4
60 to 64 years................ 354 33 9.3 260 14 5.5
65 years and over............. 1,283 113 8.8 967 55 5.7
65 to 74 years............. 766 80 10.4 552 33 6.1
75 years and over.......... 517 34 6.5 415 22 5.3
Female
Total...................... 13,523 2,625 19.4 8,536 1,198 14.0
Under 18 years................ 3,305 867 26.2 1,855 355 19.2
18 to 24 years................ 1,503 412 27.4 948 218 23.0
25 to 34 years................ 2,173 388 17.9 1,328 178 13.4
35 to 44 years................ 2,013 326 16.2 1,268 153 12.1
45 to 54 years................ 1,606 199 12.4 1,036 76 7.3
55 to 59 years................ 656 94 14.3 445 46 10.3
60 to 64 years................ 453 64 14.1 324 19 5.9
65 years and over............. 1,815 275 15.1 1,332 153 11.5
65 to 74 years............. 951 114 12.0 663 48 7.3
75 years and over.......... 864 160 18.6 669 105 15.7
Household Relationship
Total...................... 25,986 4,531 17.4 16,766 2,148 12.8
65 years and over......... 3,098 388 12.5 2,300 209 9.1
In families................... 20,681 3,279 15.9 12,954 1,409 10.9
Householder................ 6,571 967 14.7 4,308 431 10.0
Under 65 years............ 5,477 885 16.2 3,524 397 11.3
65 years and over......... 1,094 82 7.5 784 34 4.3
Related children
Under 18 years............ 6,607 1,708 25.8 3,769 688 18.3
Under 6 years............ 2,301 696 30.2 1,368 300 21.9
6 to 17 years............ 4,306 1,012 23.5 2,401 389 16.2
Own children 18 years/+ ... 2,006 214 10.7 1,010 66 6.5
In married-couple families.... 14,097 1,093 7.8 10,356 727 7.0
Husbands................... 4,442 300 6.8 3,350 198 5.9
Under 65 years............ 3,570 247 6.9 2,652 173 6.5
65 years and over......... 873 53 6.1 699 25 3.6
Wives...................... 4,442 300 6.8 3,356 201 6.0
Under 65 years............ 3,760 271 7.2 2,808 184 6.6
65 years and over......... 683 29 4.2 548 17 3.1
Related children
Under 18 years............ 3,881 426 11.0 2,777 287 10.4
Under 6 years............ 1,394 167 12.0 1,050 137 13.0
6 to 17 years............ 2,486 259 10.4 1,727 151 8.7
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 1,029 52 5.1 674 25 3.7
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 5,479 2,020 36.9 1,958 591 30.2
Householder................ 1,729 608 35.2 701 198 28.3
Under 65 years............ 1,519 583 38.4 613 192 31.4
65 years and over......... 211 26 12.2 88 6 6.6
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,417 1,193 49.3 811 348 43.0
Under 6 years............ 800 492 61.4 247 138 55.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 70
-- 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............ 1,617 701 43.4 564 211 37.4
Own children 18 years/+ ... 854 157 18.4 278 37 13.4
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 1,104 166 15.0 639 91 14.2
Householder................ 399 59 14.7 242 30 12.5
Under 65 years............ 366 58 15.9 223 30 13.6
65 years and over......... 33 0 (B) 19 0 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 310 89 28.8 181 52 28.9
Under 6 years............ 107 37 35.0 71 25 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 203 52 25.5 110 27 24.7
Own children 18 years/+ ... 122 4 3.5 57 3 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 110 45 40.8 67 32 (B)
Under 18 years............ 56 19 (B) 34 15 (B)
Under 6 years............ 25 11 (B) 13 9 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 31 8 (B) 21 6 (B)
18 years and over......... 54 26 (B) 34 17 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 5,195 1,207 23.2 3,745 708 18.9
Male........................ 2,566 505 19.7 1,848 315 17.1
Under 65 years............. 2,271 446 19.7 1,640 285 17.4
Living alone.............. 1,134 168 14.8 803 75 9.4
65 years and over.......... 295 58 19.8 208 30 14.5
Living alone.............. 247 44 17.8 190 30 15.9
Female...................... 2,630 702 26.7 1,897 392 20.7
Under 65 years............. 1,835 501 27.3 1,273 270 21.2
Living alone.............. 1,091 255 23.3 725 107 14.8
65 years and over.......... 794 201 25.3 624 122 19.6
Living alone.............. 763 187 24.6 607 119 19.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 71
-- Poverty Status of People in 1998
Black Hispanic Origin
Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
SOUTH, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 8,311 2,231 26.8 4,631 1,120 24.2
Under 18 years................ 2,633 965 36.6 1,517 510 33.6
18 to 24 years................ 964 276 28.7 591 142 24.1
25 to 34 years................ 1,244 273 22.0 833 176 21.1
35 to 44 years................ 1,312 235 17.9 673 149 22.2
45 to 54 years................ 918 180 19.6 376 52 13.9
55 to 59 years................ 288 68 23.7 196 25 12.7
60 to 64 years................ 211 60 28.5 117 13 11.2
65 years and over............. 742 172 23.2 328 53 16.3
65 to 74 years............. 457 107 23.5 190 27 14.4
75 years and over.......... 285 65 22.7 138 26 18.8
Male
Total...................... 3,781 884 23.4 2,331 540 23.1
Under 18 years................ 1,299 488 37.6 816 272 33.4
18 to 24 years................ 458 94 20.4 307 79 25.8
25 to 34 years................ 501 79 15.7 426 73 17.2
35 to 44 years................ 642 68 10.7 344 65 19.0
45 to 54 years................ 396 60 15.1 167 24 14.5
55 to 59 years................ 103 24 23.4 84 6 7.5
60 to 64 years................ 94 19 19.8 47 5 (B)
65 years and over............. 289 53 18.2 140 14 9.6
65 to 74 years............. 190 43 22.7 86 7 7.9
75 years and over.......... 99 9 9.5 54 7 (B)
Female
Total...................... 4,530 1,347 29.7 2,300 581 25.2
Under 18 years................ 1,334 477 35.7 701 237 33.8
18 to 24 years................ 507 183 36.1 284 63 22.3
25 to 34 years................ 743 195 26.2 407 102 25.1
35 to 44 years................ 670 167 24.9 329 84 25.4
45 to 54 years................ 521 120 23.0 209 28 13.3
55 to 59 years................ 185 44 23.9 112 19 16.6
60 to 64 years................ 118 42 35.5 70 8 (B)
65 years and over............. 452 119 26.4 188 40 21.3
65 to 74 years............. 267 64 24.1 104 21 19.9
75 years and over.......... 186 55 29.7 84 19 22.9
Household Relationship
Total...................... 8,311 2,231 26.8 4,631 1,120 24.2
65 years and over......... 742 172 23.2 328 53 16.3
In families................... 6,967 1,760 25.3 4,065 920 22.6
Householder................ 2,079 514 24.7 1,121 254 22.6
Under 65 years............ 1,789 466 26.0 1,000 241 24.1
65 years and over......... 290 49 16.7 121 12 10.3
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,595 952 36.7 1,492 489 32.8
Under 6 years............ 844 370 43.9 583 204 34.9
6 to 17 years............ 1,751 582 33.2 909 285 31.4
Own children 18 years/+ ... 919 145 15.8 380 45 11.8
In married-couple families.... 3,178 300 9.4 2,902 469 16.1
Husbands................... 952 86 9.1 752 120 16.0
Under 65 years............ 792 58 7.3 658 110 16.7
65 years and over......... 160 28 17.6 94 10 11.1
Wives...................... 916 83 9.0 785 117 14.9
Under 65 years............ 793 71 8.9 720 111 15.5
65 years and over......... 123 12 9.7 65 5 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 936 108 11.5 1,006 209 20.8
Under 6 years............ 282 21 7.4 415 89 21.6
6 to 17 years............ 655 87 13.3 591 119 20.2
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 302 24 7.8 249 17 7.0
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 3,384 1,386 40.9 890 385 43.2
Householder................ 995 403 40.5 281 114 40.4
Under 65 years............ 879 383 43.6 253 112 44.2
65 years and over......... 116 20 17.2 29 2 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 1,539 808 52.5 410 240 58.5
Under 6 years............ 530 337 63.7 135 93 68.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 72
-- 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............ 1,009 470 46.6 276 147 53.4
Own children 18 years/+ ... 554 120 21.6 111 26 23.3
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 405 75 18.5 273 67 24.4
Householder................ 149 28 19.1 87 20 22.7
Under 65 years............ 135 28 20.7 83 20 23.7
65 years and over......... 14 0 (B) 4 0 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 119 37 30.8 75 40 53.5
Under 6 years............ 32 12 (B) 34 21 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 87 25 28.3 42 19 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 62 1 (B) 20 2 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 42 13 (B) 23 17 (B)
Under 18 years............ 22 4 (B) 11 9 (B)
Under 6 years............ 12 1 (B) 6 6 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 10 2 (B) 5 3 (B)
18 years and over......... 20 9 (B) 12 8 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 1,302 458 35.1 543 183 33.8
Male........................ 640 169 26.4 321 106 33.1
Under 65 years............. 561 146 26.0 298 103 34.6
Living alone.............. 290 87 30.0 114 23 20.2
65 years and over.......... 79 23 28.7 23 3 (B)
Living alone.............. 51 11 (B) 21 3 (B)
Female...................... 662 289 43.6 222 77 34.8
Under 65 years............. 498 212 42.6 163 46 28.6
Living alone.............. 336 142 42.1 97 25 25.6
65 years and over.......... 164 77 46.8 59 31 (B)
Living alone.............. 150 67 44.5 59 31 (B)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census