Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 43
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 75 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 23,035 8.5 222,837 15,332 6.9
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 9,353 13.1 56,016 5,741 10.2
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 3,039 11.7 20,741 2,066 10.0
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 3,254 8.5 30,897 2,204 7.1
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 2,751 6.1 36,945 1,932 5.2
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 1,683 4.8 29,754 1,198 4.0
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 783 6.2 10,789 583 5.4
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 635 6.2 8,935 454 5.1
65 years and over....... 32,394 1,539 4.7 28,759 1,153 4.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 759 4.3 15,642 512 3.3
75 years and over.... 14,551 779 5.4 13,118 642 4.9
Male
Total................ 132,408 9,875 7.5 109,626 6,625 6.0
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 4,640 12.7 28,714 2,826 9.8
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 1,226 9.5 10,510 850 8.1
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 1,193 6.3 15,422 854 5.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 1,054 4.8 18,528 788 4.3
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 676 3.9 14,692 495 3.4
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 325 5.4 5,209 233 4.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 246 5.0 4,313 196 4.6
65 years and over....... 13,727 516 3.8 12,238 382 3.1
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 302 3.8 7,118 210 3.0
75 years and over.... 5,700 214 3.8 5,120 172 3.4
Female
Total................ 138,652 13,160 9.5 113,210 8,707 7.7
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 4,713 13.5 27,303 2,914 10.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 1,813 13.9 10,230 1,216 11.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 2,061 10.5 15,475 1,350 8.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 1,697 7.5 18,417 1,145 6.2
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 1,007 5.6 15,062 703 4.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 458 7.0 5,580 350 6.3
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 389 7.2 4,622 257 5.6
65 years and over....... 18,667 1,023 5.5 16,521 772 4.7
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 457 4.7 8,524 302 3.5
75 years and over.... 8,851 566 6.4 7,997 470 5.9
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 44
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 19,955 8.2 205,015 13,168 6.4
Foreign Born............ 26,424 3,080 11.7 17,822 2,163 12.1
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 668 6.8 6,194 407 6.6
Not a citizen........ 16,560 2,412 14.6 11,628 1,757 15.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 8,835 12.6 55,126 5,317 9.6
Under 6 years........ 23,160 3,440 14.9 18,227 2,130 11.7
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 5,394 11.5 36,899 3,187 8.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 45
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 75 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 6,210 17.8 31,515 5,207 16.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 2,928 25.9 11,152 2,590 23.2
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 769 20.1 3,939 652 16.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 805 15.3 5,531 805 14.5
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 690 12.3 4,629 561 12.1
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 375 9.7 2,864 278 9.7
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 162 13.0 980 110 11.3
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 156 15.0 725 77 10.6
65 years and over....... 2,723 324 11.9 1,696 134 7.9
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 208 12.9 1,092 96 8.8
75 years and over.... 1,120 116 10.4 604 38 6.3
Male
Total................ 16,261 2,553 15.7 15,793 2,318 14.7
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 1,470 25.5 5,725 1,290 22.5
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 284 16.2 2,041 286 14.0
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 236 10.0 2,833 303 10.7
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 210 8.1 2,305 217 9.4
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 141 8.1 1,389 106 7.6
55 to 59 years.......... 536 70 13.0 434 40 9.1
60 to 64 years.......... 451 42 9.3 321 25 7.8
65 years and over....... 1,079 102 9.4 745 52 7.0
65 to 74 years....... 660 72 11.0 498 39 7.8
75 years and over.... 419 29 6.9 248 13 5.3
Female
Total................ 18,616 3,657 19.6 15,722 2,889 18.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 1,459 26.3 5,427 1,300 24.0
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 486 23.4 1,898 367 19.3
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 569 19.7 2,698 501 18.6
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 480 15.8 2,324 344 14.8
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 234 11.0 1,475 172 11.7
55 to 59 years.......... 708 92 13.1 546 71 13.0
60 to 64 years.......... 589 114 19.4 404 52 12.8
65 years and over....... 1,644 222 13.5 950 82 8.6
65 to 74 years....... 943 135 14.3 594 57 9.6
75 years and over.... 701 87 12.5 356 25 7.0
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 46
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 5,855 17.8 19,752 3,488 17.7
Foreign Born............ 2,036 354 17.4 11,763 1,719 14.6
Naturalized citizen.. 715 89 12.4 2,958 252 8.5
Not a citizen........ 1,321 266 20.1 8,805 1,467 16.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 2,857 25.6 10,921 2,445 22.4
Under 6 years........ 3,549 1,043 29.4 4,160 1,024 24.6
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 1,815 23.8 6,760 1,421 21.0