
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 1
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 173,754 16,697 9.6 146,080 11,988 8.2
25 to 34 years.......................... 38,474 4,582 11.9 30,897 3,171 10.3
35 to 54 years.......................... 79,976 6,526 8.2 66,699 4,660 7.0
55 to 64 years.......................... 22,909 2,203 9.6 19,725 1,602 8.1
65 years and over....................... 32,394 3,386 10.5 28,759 2,555 8.9
65 to 74 years........................ 17,843 1,616 9.1 15,642 1,135 7.3
75 years and over..................... 14,551 1,770 12.2 13,118 1,420 10.8
Male
Total.......................... 82,917 6,237 7.5 70,402 4,613 6.6
25 to 34 years.......................... 18,923 1,717 9.1 15,422 1,253 8.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 39,300 2,625 6.7 33,220 1,976 5.9
55 to 64 years.......................... 10,967 899 8.2 9,522 658 6.9
65 years and over....................... 13,727 995 7.2 12,238 727 5.9
65 to 74 years........................ 8,027 565 7.0 7,118 410 5.8
75 years and over..................... 5,700 430 7.5 5,120 317 6.2
Female
Total.......................... 90,837 10,460 11.5 75,677 7,374 9.7
25 to 34 years.......................... 19,551 2,864 14.7 15,475 1,918 12.4
35 to 54 years.......................... 40,676 3,901 9.6 33,479 2,684 8.0
55 to 64 years.......................... 11,943 1,304 10.9 10,202 944 9.2
65 years and over....................... 18,667 2,391 12.8 16,521 1,829 11.1
65 to 74 years........................ 9,816 1,051 10.7 8,524 725 8.5
75 years and over..................... 8,851 1,340 15.1 7,997 1,103 13.8
Nativity
Native.................................. 152,560 13,397 8.8 131,771 9,531 7.2
Foreign Born............................ 21,193 3,300 15.6 14,309 2,457 17.2
Naturalized citizen..................... 9,098 969 10.6 5,823 668 11.5
Not a citizen........................... 12,095 2,332 19.3 8,486 1,789 21.1
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 2
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Household Relationship
In families............................. 136,186 10,000 7.3 114,691 7,040 6.1
Householder....................... 68,309 6,164 9.0 57,573 4,179 7.3
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 65,189 7,017 10.8 53,049 4,803 9.1
Householder....................... 35,037 4,712 13.4 28,281 3,078 10.9
In married couple families............ 112,739 5,551 4.9 98,643 4,554 4.6
Householder....................... 53,295 2,636 4.9 47,107 2,178 4.6
Husband........................... 53,579 2,676 5.0 47,362 2,203 4.7
Wife.............................. 52,645 2,601 4.9 46,384 2,146 4.6
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 52,920 3,456 6.5 45,043 2,776 6.2
Householder....................... 25,330 1,631 6.4 21,795 1,324 6.1
Husband........................... 25,505 1,663 6.5 21,964 1,343 6.1
Wife.............................. 24,939 1,601 6.4 21,384 1,299 6.1
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 17,312 3,843 22.2 11,377 2,099 18.5
Householder........................ 11,567 3,157 27.3 7,764 1,750 22.5
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 9,734 3,176 32.6 6,042 1,766 29.2
Householder........................ 7,843 2,806 35.8 5,005 1,562 31.2
In unrelated subfamilies................ 476 196 41.2 404 161 39.9
Unrelated individuals................... 37,092 6,501 17.5 30,985 4,787 15.4
Male.................................. 17,500 2,546 14.5 14,472 1,803 12.5
Householder......................... 13,005 1,700 13.1 10,829 1,190 11.0
Female................................ 19,591 3,954 20.2 16,512 2,984 18.1
Householder......................... 16,806 3,180 18.9 14,233 2,390 16.8
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 3
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Toal Number of total Total Number of total
ALL EDUCATION LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total.......................... 19,732 3,897 19.7 16,425 3,223 19.6
25 to 34 years.......................... 5,256 1,113 21.2 5,531 1,225 22.1
35 to 54 years.......................... 9,468 1,549 16.4 7,493 1,356 18.1
55 to 64 years.......................... 2,285 517 22.6 1,705 286 16.8
65 years and over....................... 2,723 718 26.4 1,696 356 21.0
65 to 74 years........................ 1,603 411 25.6 1,092 224 20.5
75 years and over..................... 1,120 307 27.4 604 132 21.9
Male
Total.......................... 8,739 1,274 14.6 8,027 1,281 16.0
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,365 336 14.2 2,833 501 17.7
35 to 54 years.......................... 4,308 514 11.9 3,694 566 15.3
55 to 64 years.......................... 987 201 20.4 755 98 12.9
65 years and over....................... 1,079 222 20.6 745 116 15.6
65 to 74 years........................ 660 128 19.3 498 76 15.3
75 years and over..................... 419 94 22.5 248 40 16.0
Female
Total.......................... 10,993 2,623 23.9 8,397 1,942 23.1
25 to 34 years.......................... 2,892 777 26.9 2,698 724 26.8
35 to 54 years.......................... 5,160 1,035 20.1 3,799 790 20.8
55 to 64 years.......................... 1,297 316 24.3 950 188 19.8
65 years and over....................... 1,644 496 30.2 950 240 25.3
65 to 74 years........................ 943 283 30.0 594 148 24.8
75 years and over..................... 701 213 30.4 356 93 26.0
Nativity
Native.................................. 18,146 3,582 19.7 7,476 1,239 16.6
Foreign Born............................ 1,586 315 19.9 8,948 1,984 22.2
Naturalized citizen..................... 653 116 17.7 2,708 442 16.3
Not a citizen........................... 933 199 21.4 6,240 1,542 24.7
Table 7. Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over, by 4
Age, Race, Household Relationship, and Poverty Status: 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Toal Number of total Total Number of total
Household Relationship
In families............................. 14,845 2,380 16.0 13,852 2,436 17.6
Householder....................... 7,865 1,663 21.1 6,615 1,419 21.4
In families with related children....
under 18 years..................... 8,373 1,785 21.3 9,065 2,073 22.9
Householder....................... 5,035 1,384 27.5 4,589 1,244 27.1
In married couple families............ 8,561 607 7.1 10,483 1,497 14.3
Householder....................... 3,898 280 7.2 4,613 689 14.9
Husband........................... 3,968 288 7.3 4,706 714 15.2
Wife.............................. 3,765 280 7.4 4,622 681 14.7
In married couple families with
related children under 18 years..... 4,622 401 8.7 7,034 1,275 18.1
Householder....................... 2,158 183 8.5 3,161 585 18.5
Husband........................... 2,204 186 8.5 3,232 605 18.7
Wife.............................. 2,074 182 8.8 3,121 576 18.5
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 5,251 1,594 30.4 2,337 774 33.1
Householder........................ 3,407 1,284 37.7 1,514 632 41.7
In families with female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years............. 3,321 1,286 38.7 1,586 687 43.3
Householder........................ 2,572 1,136 44.2 1,157 586 50.6
In unrelated subfamilies................ 51 27 (B) 88 43 48.8
Unrelated individuals................... 4,837 1,491 30.8 2,484 744 30.0
Male.................................. 2,371 629 26.5 1,416 322 22.7
Householder......................... 1,722 443 25.7 777 153 19.7
Female................................ 2,466 861 34.9 1,068 423 39.6
Householder......................... 2,134 723 33.9 764 289 37.8