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Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                      All income levels                             
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
                                                                                                                    
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                           
                                                                                                                    
Both Sexes                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................             14,643        3,305       22.6        9,626        1,477       15.3 
16 to 17 years.....................                266           66       24.8           12            3        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................             14,158        3,131       22.1        9,523        1,452       15.2 
    18 to 24 years.................              2,810          838       29.8        1,290          335       26.0 
    25 to 34 years.................              4,412          989       22.4        3,145          485       15.4 
    35 to 44 years.................              3,760          752       20.0        2,727          371       13.6 
    45 to 54 years.................              2,213          345       15.6        1,680          168       10.0 
    55 to 64 years.................                962          207       21.5          681           93       13.6 
65 years and over..................                220          109       49.5           92           22       23.5 
                                                                                                                    
Male                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................              8,418        1,823       21.7        6,147          973       15.8 
16 to 17 years.....................                131           27       20.6            9            3        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              8,141        1,735       21.3        6,059          956       15.8 
    18 to 24 years.................              1,629          481       29.5          865          230       26.6 
    25 to 34 years.................              2,642          587       22.2        2,098          368       17.6 
    35 to 44 years.................              2,120          408       19.3        1,667          216       13.0 
    45 to 54 years.................              1,207          158       13.1        1,004           91        9.1 
    55 to 64 years.................                542          101       18.6          425           51       12.0 
65 years and over..................                147           61       41.7           78           13       17.0 
                                                                                                                    
Female                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................              6,225        1,482       23.8        3,480          504       14.5 
16 to 17 years.....................                135           39       28.8            3            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              6,017        1,396       23.2        3,463          496       14.3 
    18 to 24 years.................              1,181          357       30.2          425          105       24.8 
    25 to 34 years.................              1,770          402       22.7        1,047          117       11.2 
    35 to 44 years.................              1,640          344       21.0        1,060          155       14.6 
    45 to 54 years.................              1,005          187       18.6          675           77       11.4 
    55 to 64 years.................                420          106       25.2          256           42       16.3 
65 years and over..................                 73           47        (B)           14            8        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Household Relationship                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
   People 16 to 64 years old.......             14,424        3,196       22.2        9,535        1,455       15.3 
In families........................             12,108        2,015       16.6        7,929          853       10.8 
    Householder....................              5,554        1,251       22.5        4,045          585       14.5 
  In families with related children                                                                                 
  under 18 years.                                8,469        1,576       18.6        5,430          677       12.5 
    Householder....................              4,152        1,063       25.6        2,967          496       16.7 
  In families with related children                                                                                 
  under 6 years..                                4,440          904       20.4        2,897          403       13.9 
    Householder....................              2,273          628       27.6        1,593          301       18.9 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families.........              8,955        1,016       11.3        6,022          474        7.9 
  Husband..........................              4,205          630       15.0        3,453          378       11.0 
  Wife.............................              2,899          262        9.0        1,694           63        3.7 
  Related children /1..............              1,349           90        6.7          554           19        3.4 
  Other............................                501           34        6.9          321           14        4.2 
 Householder.......................              3,869          535       13.8        2,959          293        9.9 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families with                                                                                     
  related children under 18 years.               6,461          797       12.3        4,283          391        9.1 
  Husband..........................              3,206          528       16.5        2,625          322       12.2 
  Wife.............................              2,069          194        9.4        1,155           53        4.6 
  Related children /1..............                802           50        6.3          267           10        3.8 
  Other............................                384           25        6.4          236            6        2.5 
 Householder.......................              2,914          440       15.1        2,219          254       11.4 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families with                                                                                     
  related children under 6 years..               3,458          494       14.3        2,335          250       10.7 
  Husband..........................              1,877          360       19.2        1,522          225       14.8 
  Wife.............................              1,075          103        9.6          560           21        3.7 
  Related children /1..............                263           15        5.6           98            1        1.3 
  Other............................                243           17        6.8          154            2        1.5 
 Householder.......................              1,653          288       17.4        1,238          169       13.6 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
no spouse present..................              2,133          802       37.6        1,189          285       24.0 
  Householder......................              1,185          585       49.3          695          214       30.7 
  Other............................                947          217       22.9          494           71       14.4 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
NSP with related children under 18 years.        1,534          659       42.9          816          223       27.4 
  Householder......................                947          526       55.5          525          187       35.7 
  Related children /1..............                362           93       25.8          141           15       10.8 
  Other............................                225           39       17.5          150           21       13.9 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
NSP with related children under 18 years.          735          330       45.0          389          108       27.7 
  Householder......................                451          277       61.4          230           93       40.6 
  Related children /1..............                147           31       21.2           69            2        (B) 
  Other............................                137           22       16.2           91           13       14.1 
                                                                                                                    
In unrelated subfamilies...........                 76           41       54.3           45           15        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Unrelated individuals..............              2,239        1,140       50.9        1,561          587       37.6 
 Male .............................              1,515          764       50.5        1,102          433       39.3 
  Householder......................                716          291       40.7          532          156       29.3 
 
 
Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                                      All income levels                             
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
 Female............................                724          376       51.9          459          154       33.6 
  Householder......................                436          205       47.1          285           80       28.2 
 
 
Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                             With income below poverty threshold                    
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
                                                                                                                    
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                                                           
                                                                                                                    
Both Sexes                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................              2,030        1,782       87.8          810          675       83.4 
16 to 17 years.....................                 60           49        (B)            1            1        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              1,960        1,723       87.9          807          673       83.4 
    18 to 24 years.................                503          452       89.8          161          149       92.6 
    25 to 34 years.................                681          617       90.6          285          242       85.0 
    35 to 44 years.................                536          442       82.5          254          194       76.6 
    45 to 54 years.................                173          147       85.0           78           61       77.3 
    55 to 64 years.................                 67           64        (B)           29           27        (B) 
65 years and over..................                 10           10        (B)            2            2        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Male                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................              1,119          958       85.6          573          470       82.0 
16 to 17 years.....................                 23           21        (B)            1            1        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................              1,093          934       85.5          572          469       82.0 
    18 to 24 years.................                277          247       89.1          114          106       93.1 
    25 to 34 years.................                390          349       89.5          218          188       86.0 
    35 to 44 years.................                297          229       77.0          161          112       69.5 
    45 to 54 years.................                 95           78       82.4           59           46        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                 34           31        (B)           20           18        (B) 
65 years and over..................                  3            3        (B)            0            0        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Female                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
   Total...........................                911          824       90.5          237          206       86.8 
16 to 17 years.....................                 36           28        (B)            0            0        (B) 
18 to 64 years.....................                867          788       91.0          235          204       86.7 
    18 to 24 years.................                226          205       90.7           48           44        (B) 
    25 to 34 years.................                291          268       92.1           67           55        (B) 
    35 to 44 years.................                238          213       89.4           93           82       88.8 
    45 to 54 years.................                 79           69       88.1           19           15        (B) 
    55 to 64 years.................                 33           33        (B)            9            9        (B) 
65 years and over..................                  8            8        (B)            2            2        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Household Relationship                                                                                              
                                                                                                                    
   People 16 to 64 years old.......              2,019        1,772       87.7          808          674       83.4 
In families........................              1,565        1,318       84.2          668          534       79.9 
    Householder....................                981          873       89.1          445          377       84.7 
  In families with related children                                                                                 
  under 18 years.                                1,451        1,204       83.0          638          504       79.0 
    Householder....................                920          813       88.3          430          361       84.1 
  In families with related children                                                                                 
  under 6 years..                                  915          756       82.6          404          321       79.4 
    Householder....................                593          520       87.8          275          232       84.6 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families.........                912          686       75.2          458          336       73.4 
  Husband..........................                585          476       81.4          369          287       77.7 
  Wife.............................                201          155       76.8           54           33        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 91           38       41.3           21           11        (B) 
  Other............................                 35           17        (B)           14            6        (B) 
 Householder.......................                490          392       80.0          283          219       77.5 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families with                                                                                     
  related children under 18 years.                 864          637       73.8          446          325       72.7 
  Husband..........................                552          443       80.3          359          277       77.1 
  Wife.............................                188          141       75.1           54           33        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 89           36       40.3           19            9        (B) 
  Other............................                 35           17        (B)           14            6        (B) 
 Householder.......................                459          361       78.6          277          213       77.0 
                                                                                                                    
In married-couple families with                                                                                     
  related children under 6 years..                 579          428       73.9          297          219       73.6 
  Husband..........................                394          320       81.1          252          198       78.5 
  Wife.............................                116           86       73.8           29           17        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 46            9        (B)           10            1        (B) 
  Other............................                 23           14        (B)            6            2        (B) 
 Householder.......................                321          253       78.9          189          148       78.3 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
no spouse present..................                540          523       96.9          155          147       94.7 
  Householder......................                408          400       98.1          120          117       97.5 
  Other............................                132          123       93.3           35           30        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
NSP with related children under 18 years.          497          481       96.7          148          139       94.4 
  Householder......................                391          383       98.0          117          114       97.4 
  Related children /1..............                 73           69        (B)           12           12        (B) 
  Other............................                 34           29        (B)           18           13        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
In families with female householder,                                                                                
NSP with related children under 18 years.          268          263       98.2           72           70        (B) 
  Householder......................                222          218       98.6           59           59        (B) 
  Related children /1..............                 26           26        (B)            2            2        (B) 
  Other............................                 21           19        (B)           11           10        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
In unrelated subfamilies...........                 32           32        (B)            8            8        (B) 
                                                                                                                    
Unrelated individuals..............                422          422      100.0          132          132      100.0 
 Male .............................                284          284      100.0          106          106      100.0 
  Householder......................                 90           90      100.0           23           23        (B) 
 
 
Table 11.  Poverty Status, Work Experience, and Family Earnings in 1998--People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                             With income below poverty threshold                    
                                                 Worked in previous year            Worked full time year round     
                                                          Earnings below wtd.                  Earnings below wtd.  
                                                        avg. poverty threshold               avg. poverty threshold 
                                                          for 4_person family                  for 4_person family  
                                                 Total       Number    Percent        Total       Number    Percent 
 Female............................                138          138      100.0           26           26        (B) 
  Householder......................                 62           62        (B)           11           11        (B) 
 
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/1  Includes related children 16 and 17 years of age and own children 18 years and over.

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/new11_004.htm