Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 59
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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 70,466 26.0 222,837 51,088 22.9
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 24,654 34.6 56,016 16,672 29.8
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 8,226 31.7 20,741 5,992 28.9
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 9,407 24.5 30,897 6,856 22.2
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 8,740 19.5 36,945 6,365 17.2
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 5,072 14.4 29,754 3,688 12.4
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 2,277 18.1 10,789 1,709 15.8
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 2,285 22.2 8,935 1,752 19.6
65 years and over....... 32,394 9,805 30.3 28,759 8,053 28.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 4,541 25.4 15,642 3,530 22.6
75 years and over.... 14,551 5,264 36.2 13,118 4,523 34.5
Male
Total................ 132,408 31,055 23.5 109,626 22,612 20.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 12,546 34.3 28,714 8,477 29.5
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 3,639 28.1 10,510 2,723 25.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 3,880 20.5 15,422 2,945 19.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 3,848 17.4 18,528 2,947 15.9
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 2,196 12.8 14,692 1,654 11.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 898 14.9 5,209 651 12.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 884 17.9 4,313 680 15.8
65 years and over....... 13,727 3,164 23.1 12,238 2,533 20.7
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 1,659 20.7 7,118 1,297 18.2
75 years and over.... 5,700 1,505 26.4 5,120 1,236 24.1
Female
Total................ 138,652 39,411 28.4 113,210 28,477 25.2
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 12,109 34.8 27,303 8,195 30.0
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 4,586 35.2 10,230 3,269 32.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 5,527 28.3 15,475 3,911 25.3
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 4,892 21.7 18,417 3,418 18.6
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 2,876 15.9 15,062 2,034 13.5
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 1,379 21.0 5,580 1,058 19.0
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 1,401 26.0 4,622 1,072 23.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 6,641 35.6 16,521 5,520 33.4
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 2,881 29.4 8,524 2,233 26.2
75 years and over.... 8,851 3,759 42.5 7,997 3,287 41.1
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 60
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 60,425 24.7 205,015 43,495 21.2
Foreign Born............ 26,424 10,041 38.0 17,822 7,594 42.6
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 2,413 24.5 6,194 1,658 26.8
Not a citizen........ 16,560 7,628 46.1 11,628 5,935 51.0
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 23,867 34.0 55,126 16,032 29.1
Under 6 years........ 23,160 8,601 37.1 18,227 5,971 32.8
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 15,266 32.4 36,899 10,060 27.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 61
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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 15,691 45.0 31,515 15,498 49.2
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 6,524 57.6 11,152 6,725 60.3
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 1,787 46.7 3,939 1,978 50.2
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 1,954 37.2 5,531 2,482 44.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 1,948 34.7 4,629 1,942 41.9
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 1,063 27.6 2,864 895 31.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 471 37.9 980 356 36.4
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 463 44.5 725 263 36.3
65 years and over....... 2,723 1,480 54.3 1,696 857 50.5
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 849 52.9 1,092 554 50.8
75 years and over.... 1,120 631 56.4 604 303 50.1
Male
Total................ 16,261 6,696 41.2 15,793 7,443 47.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 3,316 57.4 5,725 3,461 60.4
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 712 40.7 2,041 958 46.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 661 27.9 2,833 1,147 40.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 719 27.9 2,305 909 39.4
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 405 23.4 1,389 398 28.7
55 to 59 years.......... 536 194 36.2 434 131 30.2
60 to 64 years.......... 451 172 38.2 321 99 30.8
65 years and over....... 1,079 517 48.0 745 340 45.6
65 to 74 years....... 660 300 45.5 498 227 45.6
75 years and over.... 419 217 51.9 248 113 45.6
Female
Total................ 18,616 8,995 48.3 15,722 8,056 51.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 3,208 57.9 5,427 3,264 60.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,075 51.7 1,898 1,020 53.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 1,294 44.7 2,698 1,336 49.5
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 1,229 40.5 2,324 1,033 44.4
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 659 31.0 1,475 496 33.7
55 to 59 years.......... 708 277 39.1 546 225 41.3
60 to 64 years.......... 589 290 49.3 404 164 40.7
65 years and over....... 1,644 963 58.5 950 517 54.4
65 to 74 years....... 943 549 58.2 594 328 55.1
75 years and over.... 701 414 59.0 356 189 53.2
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 62
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 14,891 45.3 19,752 9,299 47.1
Foreign Born............ 2,036 800 39.3 11,763 6,199 52.7
Naturalized citizen.. 715 226 31.6 2,958 1,059 35.8
Not a citizen........ 1,321 573 43.4 8,805 5,140 58.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 6,420 57.4 10,921 6,533 59.8
Under 6 years........ 3,549 2,136 60.2 4,160 2,591 62.3
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 4,284 56.2 6,760 3,942 58.3