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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 13
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, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 8,934 3,456 38.7 5,691 1,926
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,422 2,813 37.9 4,528 1,478
Central City........ 3,860 1,749 45.3 1,816 752
Not Central City.... 3,562 1,065 29.9 2,712 726
Not Metropolitan....... 1,512 642 42.5 1,163 447
Northeast................ 1,698 706 41.6 1,075 376
Metropolitan........... 1,571 650 41.4 948 320
Central City........ 898 470 52.3 409 198
Not Central City.... 672 180 26.8 538 122
Not Metropolitan....... 127 56 43.9 127 56
Midwest.................. 2,049 722 35.3 1,365 412
Metropolitan........... 1,637 561 34.3 982 274
Central City........ 919 397 43.2 386 150
Not Central City.... 719 164 22.9 596 124
Not Metropolitan....... 412 161 39.1 382 138
South.................... 3,312 1,285 38.8 1,781 560
Metropolitan........... 2,593 965 37.2 1,351 401
Central City........ 1,296 561 43.3 493 184
Not Central City.... 1,297 403 31.1 857 217
Not Metropolitan....... 718 320 44.6 430 159
West..................... 1,876 743 39.6 1,471 579
Metropolitan........... 1,621 637 39.3 1,247 484
Central City........ 747 321 42.9 527 221
Not Central City.... 874 317 36.2 720 263
Not Metropolitan....... 255 106 41.4 224 95
Division
New England............ 440 154 35.0 333 107
Middle Atlantic........ 1,257 551 43.9 742 269
East North Central..... 1,467 500 34.1 945 282
West North Central..... 582 222 38.2 420 130
South Atlantic......... 1,595 586 36.7 780 204
East South Central..... 568 233 41.0 289 109
West South Central..... 1,148 466 40.6 711 246
Mountain............... 487 184 37.7 415 147
Pacific................ 1,389 559 40.3 1,056 432
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 14
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
White
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 33.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 32.7
Central City........ 41.4
Not Central City.... 26.8
Not Metropolitan....... 38.5
Northeast................ 35.0
Metropolitan........... 33.8
Central City........ 48.4
Not Central City.... 22.6
Not Metropolitan....... 43.9
Midwest.................. 30.2
Metropolitan........... 27.9
Central City........ 38.7
Not Central City.... 20.8
Not Metropolitan....... 36.1
South.................... 31.4
Metropolitan........... 29.7
Central City........ 37.2
Not Central City.... 25.3
Not Metropolitan....... 36.9
West..................... 39.4
Metropolitan........... 38.8
Central City........ 41.9
Not Central City.... 36.5
Not Metropolitan....... 42.3
Division
New England............ 32.1
Middle Atlantic........ 36.3
East North Central..... 29.8
West North Central..... 30.9
South Atlantic......... 26.2
East South Central..... 37.8
West South Central..... 34.6
Mountain............... 35.3
Pacific................ 40.9
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 15
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, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 2,940 1,397 47.5 1,355 707
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 2,637 1,228 46.6 1,255 661
Central City........ 1,896 928 48.9 769 435
Not Central City.... 742 300 40.5 486 226
Not Metropolitan....... 302 169 55.8 100 46
Northeast................ 595 315 53.0 328 189
Metropolitan........... 595 315 53.0 323 184
Central City........ 468 262 56.0 256 157
Not Central City.... 127 54 42.2 68 28
Not Metropolitan....... 0 0 0.0 5 5
Midwest.................. 638 287 45.0 87 50
Metropolitan........... 623 275 44.1 78 43
Central City........ 513 238 46.4 64 37
Not Central City.... 109 36 33.1 14 6
Not Metropolitan....... 16 13 0.0 9 7
South.................... 1,477 703 47.6 432 197
Metropolitan........... 1,194 547 45.8 384 181
Central City........ 779 371 47.6 212 108
Not Central City.... 415 176 42.4 173 73
Not Metropolitan....... 283 156 55.1 48 16
West..................... 229 90 39.4 508 271
Metropolitan........... 225 90 40.1 469 253
Central City........ 136 56 41.6 237 134
Not Central City.... 90 34 37.9 232 119
Not Metropolitan....... 4 0 0.0 38 18
Division
New England............ 98 42 42.9 61 33
Middle Atlantic........ 497 273 55.0 267 157
East North Central..... 507 215 42.3 69 37
West North Central..... 131 73 55.6 18 12
South Atlantic......... 804 380 47.2 128 46
East South Central..... 273 121 44.3 5 3
West South Central..... 400 203 50.6 299 148
Mountain............... 33 18 0.0 127 71
Pacific................ 196 72 36.9 381 200
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 16
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Hispanic Origin
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 52.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 52.7
Central City........ 56.6
Not Central City.... 46.4
Not Metropolitan....... 45.8
Northeast................ 57.6
Metropolitan........... 57.0
Central City........ 61.2
Not Central City.... 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
Midwest.................. 57.0
Metropolitan........... 54.7
Central City........ 0.0
Not Central City.... 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
South.................... 45.6
Metropolitan........... 47.2
Central City........ 51.1
Not Central City.... 42.5
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
West..................... 53.4
Metropolitan........... 53.8
Central City........ 56.5
Not Central City.... 51.0
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
Division
New England............ 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 58.7
East North Central..... 0.0
West North Central..... 0.0
South Atlantic......... 35.9
East South Central..... 0.0
West South Central..... 49.5
Mountain............... 56.1
Pacific................ 52.5
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_006.htm