Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 39
People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 13,914 5.1 222,837 9,012 4.0
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 5,774 8.1 56,016 3,331 5.9
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 2,006 7.7 20,741 1,335 6.4
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 1,990 5.2 30,897 1,313 4.2
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 1,575 3.5 36,945 1,131 3.1
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 999 2.8 29,754 710 2.4
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 498 4.0 10,789 391 3.6
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 322 3.1 8,935 228 2.6
65 years and over....... 32,394 750 2.3 28,759 574 2.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 413 2.3 15,642 296 1.9
75 years and over.... 14,551 336 2.3 13,118 278 2.1
Male
Total................ 132,408 5,978 4.5 109,626 3,914 3.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 2,919 8.0 28,714 1,672 5.8
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 791 6.1 10,510 542 5.2
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 665 3.5 15,422 474 3.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 564 2.5 18,528 440 2.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 405 2.4 14,692 306 2.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 202 3.3 5,209 156 3.0
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 141 2.9 4,313 111 2.6
65 years and over....... 13,727 293 2.1 12,238 212 1.7
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 189 2.4 7,118 133 1.9
75 years and over.... 5,700 103 1.8 5,120 80 1.6
Female
Total................ 138,652 7,935 5.7 113,210 5,099 4.5
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 2,856 8.2 27,303 1,659 6.1
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 1,215 9.3 10,230 793 7.7
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 1,325 6.8 15,475 839 5.4
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 1,011 4.5 18,417 691 3.8
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 594 3.3 15,062 403 2.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 296 4.5 5,580 235 4.2
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 181 3.4 4,622 118 2.5
65 years and over....... 18,667 457 2.4 16,521 362 2.2
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 224 2.3 8,524 163 1.9
75 years and over.... 8,851 233 2.6 7,997 199 2.5
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 40
People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native.................. 244,636 11,982 4.9 205,015 7,750 3.8
Foreign Born............ 26,424 1,932 7.3 17,822 1,263 7.1
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 388 3.9 6,194 226 3.7
Not a citizen........ 16,560 1,544 9.3 11,628 1,037 8.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 5,355 7.6 55,126 2,996 5.4
Under 6 years........ 23,160 2,172 9.4 18,227 1,197 6.6
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 3,183 6.8 36,899 1,798 4.9
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 41
People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 3,901 11.2 31,515 3,079 9.8
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 2,006 17.7 11,152 1,534 13.8
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 517 13.5 3,939 421 10.7
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 510 9.7 5,531 454 8.2
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 363 6.5 4,629 328 7.1
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 221 5.7 2,864 158 5.5
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 77 6.2 980 79 8.0
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 78 7.5 725 35 4.9
65 years and over....... 2,723 130 4.8 1,696 71 4.2
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 87 5.4 1,092 58 5.3
75 years and over.... 1,120 42 3.8 604 13 2.2
Male
Total................ 16,261 1,588 9.8 15,793 1,334 8.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 1,013 17.5 5,725 785 13.7
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 183 10.5 2,041 170 8.3
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 113 4.8 2,833 146 5.1
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 91 3.5 2,305 111 4.8
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 77 4.5 1,389 55 4.0
55 to 59 years.......... 536 31 5.7 434 21 4.8
60 to 64 years.......... 451 27 5.9 321 11 3.4
65 years and over....... 1,079 53 4.9 745 35 4.7
65 to 74 years....... 660 39 5.9 498 31 6.2
75 years and over.... 419 13 3.2 248 4 1.7
Female
Total................ 18,616 2,314 12.4 15,722 1,745 11.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 993 17.9 5,427 749 13.8
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 334 16.1 1,898 251 13.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 397 13.7 2,698 308 11.4
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 272 9.0 2,324 216 9.3
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 144 6.8 1,475 103 7.0
55 to 59 years.......... 708 46 6.5 546 58 10.6
60 to 64 years.......... 589 52 8.8 404 24 6.0
65 years and over....... 1,644 77 4.7 950 36 3.8
65 to 74 years....... 943 48 5.1 594 27 4.5
75 years and over.... 701 29 4.1 356 9 2.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 42
People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
Nativity
Native.................. 32,841 3,672 11.2 19,752 2,056 10.4
Foreign Born............ 2,036 229 11.3 11,763 1,023 8.7
Naturalized citizen.. 715 37 5.2 2,958 156 5.3
Not a citizen........ 1,321 192 14.5 8,805 867 9.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 1,944 17.4 10,921 1,409 12.9
Under 6 years........ 3,549 780 22.0 4,160 603 14.5
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 1,164 15.3 6,760 807 11.9