Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 71
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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 131,258 48.4 222,837 100,802 45.2
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 41,943 58.8 56,016 30,527 54.5
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 14,224 54.8 20,741 10,740 51.8
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 18,356 47.7 30,897 14,018 45.4
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 18,386 41.1 36,945 14,121 38.2
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 10,646 30.2 29,754 8,099 27.2
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 4,269 33.9 10,789 3,323 30.8
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 4,371 42.4 8,935 3,532 39.5
65 years and over....... 32,394 19,063 58.8 28,759 16,442 57.2
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 9,466 53.0 15,642 7,943 50.8
75 years and over.... 14,551 9,598 66.0 13,118 8,499 64.8
Male
Total................ 132,408 60,517 45.7 109,626 46,707 42.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 21,262 58.2 28,714 15,401 53.6
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 6,689 51.7 10,510 5,177 49.3
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 8,257 43.6 15,422 6,498 42.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 8,702 39.3 18,528 6,857 37.0
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 4,858 28.3 14,692 3,797 25.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 1,790 29.6 5,209 1,373 26.4
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 1,840 37.3 4,313 1,489 34.5
65 years and over....... 13,727 7,120 51.9 12,238 6,115 50.0
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 3,779 47.1 7,118 3,200 45.0
75 years and over.... 5,700 3,341 58.6 5,120 2,915 56.9
Female
Total................ 138,652 70,741 51.0 113,210 54,094 47.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 20,681 59.5 27,303 15,126 55.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 7,535 57.8 10,230 5,563 54.4
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 10,099 51.7 15,475 7,520 48.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 9,684 42.9 18,417 7,264 39.4
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 5,789 32.0 15,062 4,302 28.6
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 2,479 37.8 5,580 1,949 34.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 2,531 47.0 4,622 2,043 44.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 11,943 64.0 16,521 10,327 62.5
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 5,687 57.9 8,524 4,743 55.6
75 years and over.... 8,851 6,256 70.7 7,997 5,584 69.8
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 72
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.................. 244,636 114,967 47.0 205,015 89,076 43.4
Foreign Born............ 26,424 16,291 61.7 17,822 11,725 65.8
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 4,636 47.0 6,194 3,093 49.9
Not a citizen........ 16,560 11,655 70.4 11,628 8,633 74.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 40,985 58.3 55,126 29,752 54.0
Under 6 years........ 23,160 14,151 61.1 18,227 10,440 57.3
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 26,833 57.0 36,899 19,312 52.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 73
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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 23,760 68.1 31,515 23,484 74.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 9,015 79.7 11,152 9,353 83.9
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 2,684 70.1 3,939 3,018 76.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 3,258 62.0 5,531 3,949 71.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 3,303 58.8 4,629 3,140 67.8
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 1,945 50.5 2,864 1,678 58.6
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 741 59.5 980 613 62.5
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 689 66.2 725 456 62.8
65 years and over....... 2,723 2,124 78.0 1,696 1,278 75.4
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 1,204 75.1 1,092 807 73.9
75 years and over.... 1,120 920 82.2 604 471 78.1
Male
Total................ 16,261 10,589 65.1 15,793 11,605 73.5
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 4,604 79.7 5,725 4,786 83.6
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 1,133 64.8 2,041 1,530 75.0
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 1,268 53.6 2,833 1,969 69.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 1,400 54.3 2,305 1,533 66.5
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 795 46.0 1,389 796 57.3
55 to 59 years.......... 536 302 56.3 434 252 58.0
60 to 64 years.......... 451 287 63.7 321 199 62.0
65 years and over....... 1,079 800 74.2 745 540 72.4
65 to 74 years....... 660 459 69.5 498 350 70.3
75 years and over.... 419 341 81.5 248 190 76.6
Female
Total................ 18,616 13,170 70.7 15,722 11,879 75.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 4,411 79.6 5,427 4,568 84.2
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,551 74.6 1,898 1,488 78.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 1,991 68.8 2,698 1,980 73.4
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 1,903 62.7 2,324 1,607 69.1
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 1,150 54.1 1,475 881 59.7
55 to 59 years.......... 708 439 62.0 546 361 66.1
60 to 64 years.......... 589 402 68.2 404 257 63.5
65 years and over....... 1,644 1,324 80.5 950 738 77.7
65 to 74 years....... 943 745 79.0 594 457 76.9
75 years and over.... 701 579 82.6 356 281 79.1
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 74
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 22,431 68.3 19,752 14,269 72.2
Foreign Born............ 2,036 1,329 65.3 11,763 9,215 78.3
Naturalized citizen.. 715 425 59.5 2,958 1,846 62.4
Not a citizen........ 1,321 903 68.4 8,805 7,368 83.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 8,882 79.5 10,921 9,133 83.6
Under 6 years........ 3,549 2,857 80.5 4,160 3,518 84.6
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 6,025 79.0 6,760 5,614 83.0