Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 51
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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 46,036 17.0 222,837 31,916 14.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 17,135 24.0 56,016 10,978 19.6
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 5,654 21.8 20,741 3,987 19.2
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 6,103 15.9 30,897 4,292 13.9
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 5,470 12.2 36,945 3,874 10.5
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 3,283 9.3 29,754 2,369 8.0
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 1,521 12.1 10,789 1,134 10.5
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 1,422 13.8 8,935 1,053 11.8
65 years and over....... 32,394 5,447 16.8 28,759 4,231 14.7
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 2,620 14.7 15,642 1,931 12.3
75 years and over.... 14,551 2,826 19.4 13,118 2,299 17.5
Male
Total................ 132,408 19,774 14.9 109,626 13,824 12.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 8,607 23.5 28,714 5,525 19.2
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 2,372 18.3 10,510 1,733 16.5
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 2,338 12.4 15,422 1,728 11.2
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 2,261 10.2 18,528 1,695 9.2
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 1,397 8.2 14,692 1,041 7.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 620 10.3 5,209 441 8.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 540 11.0 4,313 411 9.5
65 years and over....... 13,727 1,639 11.9 12,238 1,249 10.2
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 920 11.5 7,118 705 9.9
75 years and over.... 5,700 719 12.6 5,120 544 10.6
Female
Total................ 138,652 26,262 18.9 113,210 18,092 16.0
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 8,528 24.5 27,303 5,453 20.0
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 3,282 25.2 10,230 2,253 22.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 3,765 19.3 15,475 2,564 16.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 3,210 14.2 18,417 2,178 11.8
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 1,886 10.4 15,062 1,328 8.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 901 13.7 5,580 693 12.4
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 882 16.4 4,622 642 13.9
65 years and over....... 18,667 3,808 20.4 16,521 2,981 18.0
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 1,700 17.3 8,524 1,226 14.4
75 years and over.... 8,851 2,108 23.8 7,997 1,755 21.9
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 52
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 39,576 16.2 205,015 27,061 13.2
Foreign Born............ 26,424 6,460 24.4 17,822 4,855 27.2
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 1,459 14.8 6,194 998 16.1
Not a citizen........ 16,560 5,002 30.2 11,628 3,857 33.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 16,447 23.4 55,126 10,405 18.9
Under 6 years........ 23,160 6,043 26.1 18,227 3,965 21.8
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 10,404 22.1 36,899 6,439 17.5
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 53
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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 11,662 33.4 31,515 10,484 33.3
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 5,110 45.2 11,152 4,809 43.1
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 1,354 35.4 3,939 1,324 33.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 1,416 26.9 5,531 1,620 29.3
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 1,349 24.0 4,629 1,227 26.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 730 18.9 2,864 578 20.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 326 26.2 980 198 20.2
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 321 30.8 725 178 24.6
65 years and over....... 2,723 1,057 38.8 1,696 550 32.4
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 600 37.4 1,092 356 32.6
75 years and over.... 1,120 458 40.9 604 194 32.1
Male
Total................ 16,261 4,830 29.7 15,793 4,874 30.9
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 2,564 44.4 5,725 2,457 42.9
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 508 29.0 2,041 620 30.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 436 18.4 2,833 689 24.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 457 17.7 2,305 528 22.9
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 284 16.4 1,389 241 17.4
55 to 59 years.......... 536 145 27.0 434 77 17.7
60 to 64 years.......... 451 110 24.3 321 60 18.6
65 years and over....... 1,079 327 30.3 745 203 27.3
65 to 74 years....... 660 181 27.4 498 136 27.4
75 years and over.... 419 146 34.8 248 67 27.1
Female
Total................ 18,616 6,832 36.7 15,722 5,610 35.7
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 2,546 45.9 5,427 2,353 43.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 846 40.7 1,898 704 37.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 980 33.9 2,698 931 34.5
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 892 29.4 2,324 699 30.1
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 446 21.0 1,475 336 22.8
55 to 59 years.......... 708 181 25.5 546 121 22.2
60 to 64 years.......... 589 211 35.8 404 119 29.4
65 years and over....... 1,644 731 44.4 950 347 36.5
65 to 74 years....... 943 419 44.4 594 220 37.0
75 years and over.... 701 312 44.5 356 127 35.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 54
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 11,069 33.7 19,752 6,508 32.9
Foreign Born............ 2,036 593 29.1 11,763 3,976 33.8
Naturalized citizen.. 715 154 21.5 2,958 652 22.0
Not a citizen........ 1,321 440 33.3 8,805 3,325 37.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 5,031 45.0 10,921 4,629 42.4
Under 6 years........ 3,549 1,714 48.3 4,160 1,863 44.8
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 3,317 43.5 6,760 2,766 40.9