Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 63
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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 75,900 28.0 222,837 55,285 24.8
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 26,260 36.8 56,016 17,838 31.8
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 8,821 34.0 20,741 6,440 31.0
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 10,214 26.5 30,897 7,450 24.1
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 9,565 21.4 36,945 7,000 18.9
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 5,505 15.6 29,754 4,044 13.6
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 2,438 19.3 10,789 1,821 16.9
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 2,418 23.5 8,935 1,863 20.8
65 years and over....... 32,394 10,679 33.0 28,759 8,830 30.7
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 4,935 27.7 15,642 3,879 24.8
75 years and over.... 14,551 5,744 39.5 13,118 4,951 37.7
Male
Total................ 132,408 33,683 25.4 109,626 24,637 22.5
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 13,322 36.4 28,714 9,043 31.5
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 3,959 30.6 10,510 2,965 28.2
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 4,280 22.6 15,422 3,252 21.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 4,297 19.4 18,528 3,282 17.7
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 2,417 14.1 14,692 1,841 12.5
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 967 16.0 5,209 707 13.6
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 943 19.1 4,313 725 16.8
65 years and over....... 13,727 3,497 25.5 12,238 2,823 23.1
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 1,824 22.7 7,118 1,440 20.2
75 years and over.... 5,700 1,673 29.4 5,120 1,383 27.0
Female
Total................ 138,652 42,217 30.4 113,210 30,647 27.1
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 12,938 37.2 27,303 8,795 32.2
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 4,862 37.3 10,230 3,475 34.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 5,933 30.3 15,475 4,198 27.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 5,267 23.3 18,417 3,718 20.2
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 3,088 17.1 15,062 2,203 14.6
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 1,472 22.4 5,580 1,115 20.0
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 1,476 27.4 4,622 1,138 24.6
65 years and over....... 18,667 7,182 38.5 16,521 6,007 36.4
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 3,111 31.7 8,524 2,439 28.6
75 years and over.... 8,851 4,071 46.0 7,997 3,568 44.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 64
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 65,187 26.6 205,015 47,190 23.0
Foreign Born............ 26,424 10,712 40.5 17,822 8,094 45.4
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 2,591 26.3 6,194 1,775 28.6
Not a citizen........ 16,560 8,121 49.0 11,628 6,320 54.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 25,450 36.2 55,126 17,174 31.2
Under 6 years........ 23,160 9,191 39.7 18,227 6,372 35.0
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 16,258 34.5 36,899 10,802 29.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 65
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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 16,606 47.6 31,515 16,398 52.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 6,841 60.4 11,152 7,030 63.0
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 1,896 49.5 3,939 2,130 54.1
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 2,115 40.2 5,531 2,675 48.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 2,093 37.3 4,629 2,080 44.9
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 1,123 29.1 2,864 964 33.7
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 505 40.6 980 372 38.0
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 478 46.0 725 272 37.6
65 years and over....... 2,723 1,553 57.0 1,696 874 51.5
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 887 55.3 1,092 561 51.4
75 years and over.... 1,120 666 59.5 604 312 51.7
Male
Total................ 16,261 7,127 43.8 15,793 7,929 50.2
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 3,453 59.8 5,725 3,607 63.0
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 767 43.9 2,041 1,049 51.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 734 31.0 2,833 1,270 44.8
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 802 31.1 2,305 974 42.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 435 25.1 1,389 443 31.9
55 to 59 years.......... 536 199 37.1 434 135 31.1
60 to 64 years.......... 451 183 40.5 321 106 33.2
65 years and over....... 1,079 554 51.4 745 344 46.1
65 to 74 years....... 660 320 48.5 498 231 46.3
75 years and over.... 419 234 56.0 248 113 45.6
Female
Total................ 18,616 9,479 50.9 15,722 8,469 53.9
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 3,388 61.1 5,427 3,423 63.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,129 54.3 1,898 1,081 56.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 1,382 47.8 2,698 1,405 52.1
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 1,292 42.6 2,324 1,107 47.6
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 688 32.4 1,475 522 35.4
55 to 59 years.......... 708 306 43.2 546 237 43.4
60 to 64 years.......... 589 296 50.2 404 166 41.1
65 years and over....... 1,644 999 60.7 950 530 55.8
65 to 74 years....... 943 567 60.2 594 331 55.6
75 years and over.... 701 431 61.5 356 199 56.0
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 66
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 15,780 48.1 19,752 9,800 49.6
Foreign Born............ 2,036 826 40.6 11,763 6,597 56.1
Naturalized citizen.. 715 227 31.7 2,958 1,125 38.0
Not a citizen........ 1,321 599 45.3 8,805 5,472 62.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 6,737 60.3 10,921 6,836 62.6
Under 6 years........ 3,549 2,252 63.5 4,160 2,693 64.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 4,485 58.8 6,760 4,143 61.3