Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 67
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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 83,379 30.8 222,837 61,342 27.5
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 28,623 40.1 56,016 19,657 35.1
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 9,476 36.5 20,741 6,990 33.7
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 11,205 29.1 30,897 8,230 26.6
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 10,640 23.8 36,945 7,839 21.2
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 6,043 17.2 29,754 4,448 14.9
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 2,652 21.0 10,789 2,005 18.6
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 2,681 26.0 8,935 2,084 23.3
65 years and over....... 32,394 12,059 37.2 28,759 10,088 35.1
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 5,633 31.6 15,642 4,507 28.8
75 years and over.... 14,551 6,427 44.2 13,118 5,580 42.5
Male
Total................ 132,408 37,233 28.1 109,626 27,567 25.1
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 14,532 39.8 28,714 9,990 34.8
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 4,277 33.1 10,510 3,239 30.8
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 4,739 25.0 15,422 3,631 23.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 4,811 21.7 18,528 3,694 19.9
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 2,675 15.6 14,692 2,039 13.9
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 1,046 17.3 5,209 783 15.0
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 1,067 21.7 4,313 829 19.2
65 years and over....... 13,727 4,086 29.8 12,238 3,362 27.5
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 2,136 26.6 7,118 1,723 24.2
75 years and over.... 5,700 1,949 34.2 5,120 1,639 32.0
Female
Total................ 138,652 46,146 33.3 113,210 33,775 29.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 14,091 40.5 27,303 9,667 35.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 5,199 39.9 10,230 3,752 36.7
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 6,466 33.1 15,475 4,599 29.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 5,828 25.8 18,417 4,145 22.5
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 3,367 18.6 15,062 2,409 16.0
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 1,606 24.5 5,580 1,222 21.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 1,615 30.0 4,622 1,255 27.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 7,974 42.7 16,521 6,725 40.7
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 3,496 35.6 8,524 2,785 32.7
75 years and over.... 8,851 4,478 50.6 7,997 3,941 49.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 68
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 71,840 29.4 205,015 52,635 25.7
Foreign Born............ 26,424 11,539 43.7 17,822 8,707 48.9
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 2,888 29.3 6,194 1,971 31.8
Not a citizen........ 16,560 8,651 52.2 11,628 6,736 57.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 27,761 39.5 55,126 18,961 34.4
Under 6 years........ 23,160 9,893 42.7 18,227 6,949 38.1
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 17,868 37.9 36,899 12,011 32.6
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 69
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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 17,717 50.8 31,515 17,513 55.6
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 7,267 64.2 11,152 7,440 66.7
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 1,974 51.6 3,939 2,264 57.5
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 2,295 43.7 5,531 2,866 51.8
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 2,273 40.5 4,629 2,229 48.1
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 1,220 31.6 2,864 1,053 36.8
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 529 42.5 980 408 41.6
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 513 49.3 725 302 41.6
65 years and over....... 2,723 1,647 60.5 1,696 953 56.2
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 935 58.3 1,092 609 55.8
75 years and over.... 1,120 712 63.6 604 344 57.0
Male
Total................ 16,261 7,602 46.7 15,793 8,511 53.9
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 3,654 63.3 5,725 3,839 67.1
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 796 45.5 2,041 1,116 54.7
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 803 34.0 2,833 1,364 48.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 879 34.1 2,305 1,056 45.8
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 481 27.8 1,389 477 34.4
55 to 59 years.......... 536 201 37.4 434 146 33.6
60 to 64 years.......... 451 199 44.1 321 121 37.6
65 years and over....... 1,079 589 54.6 745 392 52.6
65 to 74 years....... 660 341 51.6 498 263 52.9
75 years and over.... 419 248 59.3 248 129 51.8
Female
Total................ 18,616 10,115 54.3 15,722 9,002 57.3
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 3,614 65.2 5,427 3,601 66.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,177 56.6 1,898 1,148 60.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 1,492 51.6 2,698 1,501 55.6
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 1,394 45.9 2,324 1,173 50.5
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 738 34.7 1,475 575 39.0
55 to 59 years.......... 708 328 46.3 546 262 48.1
60 to 64 years.......... 589 314 53.3 404 181 44.8
65 years and over....... 1,644 1,058 64.4 950 561 59.0
65 to 74 years....... 943 595 63.0 594 345 58.1
75 years and over.... 701 464 66.1 356 215 60.5
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 70
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 16,813 51.2 19,752 10,456 52.9
Foreign Born............ 2,036 904 44.4 11,763 7,057 60.0
Naturalized citizen.. 715 270 37.8 2,958 1,236 41.8
Not a citizen........ 1,321 634 48.0 8,805 5,821 66.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 7,147 64.0 10,921 7,235 66.3
Under 6 years........ 3,549 2,339 65.9 4,160 2,826 67.9
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 4,809 63.0 6,760 4,409 65.2