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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 29
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty
Percent
Total Number of total Total Number
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT,
WITH RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 29,200 11,950 40.9 17,428 6,221
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 24,477 9,865 40.3 14,083 4,921
Central City........ 13,253 6,237 47.1 5,788 2,556
Not Central City.... 11,225 3,629 32.3 8,295 2,365
Not Metropolitan....... 4,723 2,085 44.1 3,345 1,299
Northeast................ 5,668 2,493 44.0 3,414 1,290
Metropolitan........... 5,291 2,328 44.0 3,043 1,130
Central City........ 3,199 1,703 53.2 1,416 733
Not Central City.... 2,092 624 29.9 1,627 397
Not Metropolitan....... 377 166 43.9 371 160
Midwest.................. 6,567 2,458 37.4 4,037 1,228
Metropolitan........... 5,359 2,009 37.5 2,929 854
Central City........ 3,177 1,484 46.7 1,171 487
Not Central City.... 2,182 524 24.0 1,758 367
Not Metropolitan....... 1,208 449 37.2 1,108 374
South.................... 10,699 4,378 40.9 5,196 1,700
Metropolitan........... 8,332 3,254 39.1 3,990 1,237
Central City........ 4,346 1,893 43.6 1,489 561
Not Central City.... 3,986 1,361 34.1 2,502 676
Not Metropolitan....... 2,367 1,125 47.5 1,206 463
West..................... 6,267 2,621 41.8 4,780 2,002
Metropolitan........... 5,495 2,275 41.4 4,121 1,700
Central City........ 2,530 1,156 45.7 1,713 775
Not Central City.... 2,965 1,119 37.7 2,408 925
Not Metropolitan....... 772 346 44.8 659 302
Division
New England............ 1,390 529 38.1 1,043 361
Middle Atlantic........ 4,277 1,964 45.9 2,371 929
East North Central..... 4,818 1,759 36.5 2,868 864
West North Central..... 1,749 698 39.9 1,169 364
South Atlantic......... 5,108 1,986 38.9 2,175 591
East South Central..... 1,826 787 43.1 834 314
West South Central..... 3,765 1,605 42.6 2,187 795
Mountain............... 1,574 639 40.6 1,312 500
Pacific................ 4,693 1,982 42.2 3,468 1,502
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 30
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
White
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT,
WITH RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 35.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 34.9
Central City........ 44.2
Not Central City.... 28.5
Not Metropolitan....... 38.9
Northeast................ 37.8
Metropolitan........... 37.1
Central City........ 51.8
Not Central City.... 24.4
Not Metropolitan....... 43.1
Midwest.................. 30.4
Metropolitan........... 29.2
Central City........ 41.6
Not Central City.... 20.9
Not Metropolitan....... 33.8
South.................... 32.7
Metropolitan........... 31.0
Central City........ 37.7
Not Central City.... 27.0
Not Metropolitan....... 38.4
West..................... 41.9
Metropolitan........... 41.3
Central City........ 45.3
Not Central City.... 38.4
Not Metropolitan....... 45.8
Division
New England............ 34.6
Middle Atlantic........ 39.2
East North Central..... 30.1
West North Central..... 31.2
South Atlantic......... 27.2
East South Central..... 37.7
West South Central..... 36.4
Mountain............... 38.1
Pacific................ 43.3
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 31
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty
Percent
Total Number of total Total Number
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT,
WITH RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 10,561 5,168 48.9 5,098 2,713
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 9,358 4,482 47.9 4,786 2,555
Central City........ 6,830 3,363 49.2 2,891 1,677
Not Central City.... 2,528 1,119 44.3 1,896 878
Not Metropolitan....... 1,203 686 57.0 312 158
Northeast................ 2,146 1,151 53.6 1,247 719
Metropolitan........... 2,146 1,151 53.6 1,221 696
Central City........ 1,703 938 55.1 973 603
Not Central City.... 444 213 48.1 248 93
Not Metropolitan....... 0 0 0.0 26 23
Midwest.................. 2,334 1,128 48.3 324 193
Metropolitan........... 2,284 1,085 47.5 303 178
Central City........ 1,913 946 49.5 265 161
Not Central City.... 370 139 37.6 38 17
Not Metropolitan....... 50 42 0.0 21 15
South.................... 5,296 2,584 48.8 1,523 705
Metropolitan........... 4,159 1,943 46.7 1,385 649
Central City........ 2,749 1,289 46.9 737 376
Not Central City.... 1,410 654 46.4 648 273
Not Metropolitan....... 1,137 641 56.4 138 56
West..................... 784 305 38.9 2,004 1,097
Metropolitan........... 769 303 39.4 1,878 1,032
Central City........ 465 190 40.8 916 537
Not Central City.... 304 113 37.2 962 495
Not Metropolitan....... 15 2 0.0 127 65
Division
New England............ 305 140 45.9 226 124
Middle Atlantic........ 1,841 1,011 54.9 1,021 595
East North Central..... 1,890 883 46.7 255 146
West North Central..... 444 245 55.2 69 47
South Atlantic......... 2,903 1,391 47.9 466 167
East South Central..... 961 454 47.2 7 3
West South Central..... 1,433 739 51.6 1,050 536
Mountain............... 123 69 56.0 500 288
Pacific................ 662 236 35.7 1,504 808
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 32
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Hispanic Origin
Below
poverty level
Percent
of total
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH FEMALE
HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT,
WITH RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 53.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 53.4
Central City........ 58.0
Not Central City.... 46.3
Not Metropolitan....... 50.6
Northeast................ 57.6
Metropolitan........... 57.0
Central City........ 62.0
Not Central City.... 37.4
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
Midwest.................. 59.4
Metropolitan........... 58.8
Central City........ 60.7
Not Central City.... 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 0.0
South.................... 46.3
Metropolitan........... 46.9
Central City........ 51.0
Not Central City.... 42.2
Not Metropolitan....... 40.6
West..................... 54.7
Metropolitan........... 55.0
Central City........ 58.6
Not Central City.... 51.5
Not Metropolitan....... 51.2
Division
New England............ 54.6
Middle Atlantic........ 58.3
East North Central..... 57.0
West North Central..... 0.0
South Atlantic......... 35.8
East South Central..... 0.0
West South Central..... 51.0
Mountain............... 57.6
Pacific................ 53.8
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_013.htm