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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 9
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty
Percent
Total Number of total Total Number
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 12,796 3,831 29.9 8,529 2,123
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 10,622 3,099 29.2 6,823 1,624
Central City........ 5,247 1,906 36.3 2,607 815
Not Central City.... 5,375 1,193 22.2 4,216 810
Not Metropolitan....... 2,174 732 33.7 1,706 499
Northeast................ 2,604 780 30.0 1,766 407
Metropolitan........... 2,405 723 30.0 1,569 350
Central City........ 1,255 523 41.7 609 219
Not Central City.... 1,150 200 17.4 960 131
Not Metropolitan....... 199 58 29.0 197 57
Midwest.................. 2,878 775 26.9 2,033 448
Metropolitan........... 2,289 603 26.3 1,479 300
Central City........ 1,230 421 34.2 572 160
Not Central City.... 1,059 182 17.1 907 140
Not Metropolitan....... 589 172 29.2 554 148
South.................... 4,697 1,451 30.9 2,662 633
Metropolitan........... 3,661 1,067 29.1 2,018 444
Central City........ 1,729 608 35.2 701 198
Not Central City.... 1,932 459 23.7 1,318 246
Not Metropolitan....... 1,036 384 37.0 644 189
West..................... 2,617 825 31.5 2,068 635
Metropolitan........... 2,267 707 31.2 1,757 530
Central City........ 1,033 353 34.2 726 237
Not Central City.... 1,234 354 28.6 1,031 293
Not Metropolitan....... 350 118 33.8 311 105
Division
New England............ 655 169 25.8 523 115
Middle Atlantic........ 1,949 611 31.4 1,243 293
East North Central..... 2,073 545 26.3 1,422 313
West North Central..... 805 230 28.6 611 135
South Atlantic......... 2,347 685 29.2 1,215 240
East South Central..... 821 257 31.3 464 125
West South Central..... 1,529 509 33.3 984 268
Mountain............... 674 206 30.6 578 165
Pacific................ 1,943 619 31.9 1,489 470
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 10
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
White
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 24.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 23.8
Central City........ 31.2
Not Central City.... 19.2
Not Metropolitan....... 29.3
Northeast................ 23.1
Metropolitan........... 22.3
Central City........ 35.9
Not Central City.... 13.7
Not Metropolitan....... 29.1
Midwest.................. 22.0
Metropolitan........... 20.3
Central City........ 28.1
Not Central City.... 15.4
Not Metropolitan....... 26.8
South.................... 23.8
Metropolitan........... 22.0
Central City........ 28.3
Not Central City.... 18.7
Not Metropolitan....... 29.3
West..................... 30.7
Metropolitan........... 30.2
Central City........ 32.7
Not Central City.... 28.4
Not Metropolitan....... 33.8
Division
New England............ 21.9
Middle Atlantic........ 23.6
East North Central..... 22.0
West North Central..... 22.1
South Atlantic......... 19.7
East South Central..... 27.0
West South Central..... 27.3
Mountain............... 28.5
Pacific................ 31.6
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 11
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty
Percent
Total Number of total Total Number
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 3,813 1,557 40.8 1,728 756
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 3,402 1,355 39.8 1,605 708
Central City........ 2,406 1,015 42.2 964 464
Not Central City.... 996 339 34.1 641 243
Not Metropolitan....... 411 203 49.3 124 48
Northeast................ 772 351 45.5 411 206
Metropolitan........... 770 351 45.6 406 202
Central City........ 599 290 48.5 317 172
Not Central City.... 171 61 35.5 89 30
Not Metropolitan....... 2 0 0.0 5 5
Midwest.................. 778 302 38.8 103 51
Metropolitan........... 760 290 38.1 92 44
Central City........ 626 252 40.2 77 38
Not Central City.... 133 38 28.4 15 6
Not Metropolitan....... 19 13 0.0 11 7
South.................... 1,965 793 40.4 574 213
Metropolitan........... 1,579 604 38.2 514 195
Central City........ 995 403 40.5 281 114
Not Central City.... 584 200 34.3 233 82
Not Metropolitan....... 386 190 49.2 59 17
West..................... 298 110 37.1 641 286
Metropolitan........... 293 110 37.7 592 266
Central City........ 185 70 37.7 289 141
Not Central City.... 108 41 37.8 304 125
Not Metropolitan....... 5 0 0.0 49 19
Division
New England............ 116 48 41.7 77 37
Middle Atlantic........ 656 303 46.2 333 169
East North Central..... 624 229 36.6 85 39
West North Central..... 154 74 47.9 18 12
South Atlantic......... 1,117 443 39.6 182 50
East South Central..... 344 127 37.0 6 3
West South Central..... 504 223 44.3 386 159
Mountain............... 42 19 0.0 160 79
Pacific................ 255 91 35.8 481 206
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 12
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Hispanic Origin
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 43.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 44.1
Central City........ 48.2
Not Central City.... 37.9
Not Metropolitan....... 38.8
Northeast................ 50.3
Metropolitan........... 49.7
Central City........ 54.2
Not Central City.... 33.5
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
Midwest.................. 49.4
Metropolitan........... 47.7
Central City........ 49.0
Not Central City.... 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
South.................... 37.1
Metropolitan........... 38.0
Central City........ 40.4
Not Central City.... 35.1
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
West..................... 44.5
Metropolitan........... 45.0
Central City........ 48.9
Not Central City.... 41.3
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
Division
New England............ 48.1
Middle Atlantic........ 50.8
East North Central..... 45.5
West North Central..... 0.0
South Atlantic......... 27.7
East South Central..... 0.0
West South Central..... 41.3
Mountain............... 49.6
Pacific................ 42.9
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/new19_005.htm