Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 55
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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 58,316 21.5 222,837 41,433 18.6
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 21,041 29.5 56,016 13,864 24.7
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 6,898 26.6 20,741 4,947 23.9
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 7,767 20.2 30,897 5,550 18.0
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 7,038 15.7 36,945 5,073 13.7
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 4,141 11.8 29,754 3,008 10.1
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 1,916 15.2 10,789 1,434 13.3
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 1,831 17.8 8,935 1,384 15.5
65 years and over....... 32,394 7,685 23.7 28,759 6,174 21.5
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 3,645 20.4 15,642 2,797 17.9
75 years and over.... 14,551 4,040 27.8 13,118 3,378 25.8
Male
Total................ 132,408 25,287 19.1 109,626 18,055 16.5
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 10,633 29.1 28,714 7,011 24.4
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 2,971 23.0 10,510 2,199 20.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 3,082 16.3 15,422 2,303 14.9
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 3,012 13.6 18,528 2,287 12.3
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 1,763 10.3 14,692 1,329 9.0
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 765 12.7 5,209 546 10.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 707 14.3 4,313 544 12.6
65 years and over....... 13,727 2,354 17.1 12,238 1,836 15.0
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 1,289 16.1 7,118 1,005 14.1
75 years and over.... 5,700 1,065 18.7 5,120 832 16.2
Female
Total................ 138,652 33,029 23.8 113,210 23,378 20.7
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 10,407 29.9 27,303 6,853 25.1
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 3,927 30.1 10,230 2,748 26.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 4,685 24.0 15,475 3,247 21.0
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 4,026 17.8 18,417 2,786 15.1
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 2,378 13.1 15,062 1,679 11.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 1,150 17.5 5,580 887 15.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 1,124 20.9 4,622 840 18.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 5,331 28.6 16,521 4,338 26.3
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 2,356 24.0 8,524 1,792 21.0
75 years and over.... 8,851 2,975 33.6 7,997 2,546 31.8
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 56
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 50,070 20.5 205,015 35,187 17.2
Foreign Born............ 26,424 8,246 31.2 17,822 6,246 35.0
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 1,901 19.3 6,194 1,331 21.5
Not a citizen........ 16,560 6,345 38.3 11,628 4,916 42.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 20,306 28.9 55,126 13,259 24.1
Under 6 years........ 23,160 7,383 31.9 18,227 4,976 27.3
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 12,922 27.4 36,899 8,283 22.4
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 57
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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 13,805 39.6 31,515 13,229 42.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 5,906 52.2 11,152 5,909 53.0
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 1,571 41.0 3,939 1,667 42.3
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 1,724 32.8 5,531 2,088 37.8
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 1,623 28.9 4,629 1,614 34.9
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 889 23.1 2,864 742 25.9
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 404 32.5 980 280 28.6
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 388 37.3 725 216 29.8
65 years and over....... 2,723 1,300 47.7 1,696 713 42.1
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 725 45.2 1,092 454 41.6
75 years and over.... 1,120 575 51.4 604 259 42.9
Male
Total................ 16,261 5,802 35.7 15,793 6,260 39.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 2,971 51.5 5,725 3,027 52.9
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 609 34.8 2,041 783 38.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 561 23.7 2,833 932 32.9
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 578 22.4 2,305 734 31.9
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 336 19.4 1,389 322 23.2
55 to 59 years.......... 536 175 32.5 434 105 24.1
60 to 64 years.......... 451 140 31.1 321 71 22.1
65 years and over....... 1,079 433 40.1 745 286 38.4
65 to 74 years....... 660 238 36.1 498 189 38.1
75 years and over.... 419 194 46.4 248 97 39.0
Female
Total................ 18,616 8,003 43.0 15,722 6,969 44.3
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 2,935 52.9 5,427 2,882 53.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 962 46.3 1,898 884 46.6
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 1,163 40.2 2,698 1,156 42.9
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 1,045 34.4 2,324 879 37.8
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 553 26.0 1,475 420 28.5
55 to 59 years.......... 708 229 32.4 546 175 32.1
60 to 64 years.......... 589 248 42.0 404 145 35.9
65 years and over....... 1,644 867 52.8 950 427 45.0
65 to 74 years....... 943 486 51.6 594 265 44.5
75 years and over.... 701 381 54.4 356 163 45.7
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 58
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 13,113 39.9 19,752 8,071 40.9
Foreign Born............ 2,036 692 34.0 11,763 5,158 43.8
Naturalized citizen.. 715 181 25.3 2,958 859 29.0
Not a citizen........ 1,321 512 38.7 8,805 4,300 48.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 5,812 52.0 10,921 5,723 52.4
Under 6 years........ 3,549 1,987 56.0 4,160 2,298 55.2
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 3,825 50.1 6,760 3,425 50.7