Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 7
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 26,226 1,822 6.9 22,634 1,503 6.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 21,032 1,370 6.5 17,911 1,109 6.2
Central City........ 6,447 642 10.0 4,915 478 9.7
Not Central City.... 14,585 728 5.0 12,996 631 4.9
Not Metropolitan....... 5,194 452 8.7 4,722 394 8.3
Northeast................ 4,746 258 5.4 4,154 189 4.6
Metropolitan........... 4,173 224 5.4 3,588 156 4.3
Central City........ 1,063 129 12.1 737 78 10.6
Not Central City.... 3,110 96 3.1 2,851 78 2.7
Not Metropolitan....... 573 34 5.9 566 33 5.9
Midwest.................. 6,253 257 4.1 5,728 206 3.6
Metropolitan........... 4,606 158 3.4 4,133 121 2.9
Central City........ 1,303 71 5.4 1,053 46 4.4
Not Central City.... 3,304 87 2.6 3,081 75 2.4
Not Metropolitan....... 1,646 99 6.0 1,595 86 5.4
South.................... 9,134 715 7.8 7,526 576 7.7
Metropolitan........... 6,918 461 6.7 5,665 358 6.3
Central City........ 2,118 192 9.0 1,531 135 8.8
Not Central City.... 4,800 269 5.6 4,134 223 5.4
Not Metropolitan....... 2,216 254 11.5 1,861 218 11.7
West..................... 6,094 591 9.7 5,226 531 10.2
Metropolitan........... 5,335 527 9.9 4,525 474 10.5
Central City........ 1,963 250 12.8 1,594 220 13.8
Not Central City.... 3,372 276 8.2 2,931 255 8.7
Not Metropolitan....... 759 64 8.5 701 57 8.1
Division
New England............ 1,219 36 3.0 1,139 30 2.6
Middle Atlantic........ 3,527 222 6.3 3,015 159 5.3
East North Central..... 4,362 168 3.8 3,945 134 3.4
West North Central..... 1,891 90 4.7 1,784 72 4.0
South Atlantic......... 4,485 274 6.1 3,550 203 5.7
East South Central..... 1,583 150 9.5 1,336 128 9.6
West South Central..... 3,066 291 9.5 2,640 245 9.3
Mountain............... 1,758 159 9.0 1,656 145 8.8
Pacific................ 4,336 432 10.0 3,570 386 10.8
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 8
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 2,198 189 8.6 3,398 656 19.3
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 1,833 155 8.4 3,093 590 19.1
Central City........ 1,023 105 10.3 1,479 343 23.2
Not Central City.... 810 50 6.1 1,613 247 15.3
Not Metropolitan....... 365 34 9.3 306 67 21.8
Northeast................ 357 39 10.9 415 64 15.5
Metropolitan........... 350 38 10.8 404 63 15.5
Central City........ 212 26 12.5 233 50 21.5
Not Central City.... 138 11 8.3 171 13 7.4
Not Metropolitan....... 6 1 0.0 10 1 0.0
Midwest.................. 352 34 9.8 271 29 10.8
Metropolitan........... 320 30 9.4 251 26 10.4
Central City........ 200 23 11.3 139 16 11.5
Not Central City.... 120 7 6.2 112 10 9.1
Not Metropolitan....... 32 4 0.0 20 3 0.0
South.................... 1,288 106 8.2 1,167 222 19.0
Metropolitan........... 967 77 8.0 988 177 17.9
Central City........ 496 48 9.6 494 97 19.7
Not Central City.... 471 29 6.2 494 79 16.1
Not Metropolitan....... 321 29 9.0 179 45 25.2
West..................... 201 9 4.7 1,545 341 22.1
Metropolitan........... 196 9 4.8 1,449 324 22.4
Central City........ 115 8 7.0 613 179 29.3
Not Central City.... 81 1 1.7 836 145 17.3
Not Metropolitan....... 6 0 0.0 97 17 18.0
Division
New England............ 44 4 0.0 60 6 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 312 35 11.1 355 58 16.4
East North Central..... 295 26 8.7 219 25 11.3
West North Central..... 56 9 0.0 52 5 0.0
South Atlantic......... 741 53 7.1 355 59 16.6
East South Central..... 233 21 9.2 21 1 0.0
West South Central..... 315 32 10.1 791 162 20.4
Mountain............... 30 4 0.0 354 80 22.7
Pacific................ 171 5 3.2 1,192 261 21.9