Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 79
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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 202,135 74.6 222,837 161,832 72.6
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 59,321 83.2 56,016 45,514 81.3
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 20,695 79.7 20,741 16,142 77.8
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 29,152 75.8 30,897 23,007 74.5
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 31,825 71.1 36,945 25,628 69.4
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 20,573 58.4 29,754 16,634 55.9
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 7,314 58.0 10,789 5,983 55.5
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 7,043 68.3 8,935 5,911 66.2
65 years and over....... 32,394 26,211 80.9 28,759 23,014 80.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 13,849 77.6 15,642 11,956 76.4
75 years and over.... 14,551 12,362 85.0 13,118 11,058 84.3
Male
Total................ 132,408 96,408 72.8 109,626 77,634 70.8
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 30,297 82.9 28,714 23,218 80.9
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 10,030 77.5 10,510 7,954 75.7
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 14,012 74.0 15,422 11,225 72.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 15,475 69.8 18,528 12,676 68.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 9,778 57.0 14,692 8,065 54.9
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 3,168 52.5 5,209 2,587 49.7
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 3,145 63.8 4,313 2,664 61.8
65 years and over....... 13,727 10,503 76.5 12,238 9,246 75.6
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 5,884 73.3 7,118 5,142 72.2
75 years and over.... 5,700 4,619 81.0 5,120 4,104 80.2
Female
Total................ 138,652 105,726 76.3 113,210 84,198 74.4
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 29,024 83.4 27,303 22,297 81.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 10,665 81.8 10,230 8,188 80.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 15,140 77.4 15,475 11,782 76.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 16,349 72.4 18,417 12,952 70.3
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 10,795 59.7 15,062 8,569 56.9
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 4,146 63.2 5,580 3,396 60.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 3,899 72.5 4,622 3,247 70.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 15,708 84.1 16,521 13,768 83.3
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 7,965 81.1 8,524 6,814 79.9
75 years and over.... 8,851 7,743 87.5 7,997 6,953 86.9
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 80
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.................. 244,636 180,705 73.9 205,015 146,928 71.7
Foreign Born............ 26,424 21,430 81.1 17,822 14,904 83.6
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 7,030 71.3 6,194 4,532 73.2
Not a citizen........ 16,560 14,399 87.0 11,628 10,371 89.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 58,259 82.9 55,126 44,643 81.0
Under 6 years........ 23,160 19,418 83.8 18,227 14,999 82.3
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 38,841 82.5 36,899 29,644 80.3
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 81
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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 30,389 87.1 31,515 28,690 91.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 10,514 92.9 11,152 10,694 95.9
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 3,458 90.3 3,939 3,664 93.0
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 4,501 85.6 5,531 4,981 90.1
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 4,635 82.6 4,629 4,080 88.1
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 2,887 74.9 2,864 2,301 80.4
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 1,005 80.7 980 804 82.0
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 895 86.1 725 610 84.2
65 years and over....... 2,723 2,493 91.6 1,696 1,556 91.8
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 1,446 90.2 1,092 999 91.5
75 years and over.... 1,120 1,048 93.5 604 557 92.3
Male
Total................ 16,261 13,955 85.8 15,793 14,303 90.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 5,360 92.8 5,725 5,478 95.7
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 1,552 88.7 2,041 1,895 92.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 1,988 84.1 2,833 2,537 89.6
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 2,068 80.2 2,305 2,024 87.8
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 1,236 71.5 1,389 1,087 78.2
55 to 59 years.......... 536 410 76.5 434 346 79.7
60 to 64 years.......... 451 378 83.9 321 268 83.6
65 years and over....... 1,079 961 89.1 745 668 89.6
65 to 74 years....... 660 573 86.8 498 441 88.7
75 years and over.... 419 388 92.6 248 226 91.3
Female
Total................ 18,616 16,434 88.3 15,722 14,387 91.5
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 5,154 93.0 5,427 5,215 96.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,906 91.7 1,898 1,769 93.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 2,513 86.9 2,698 2,444 90.6
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 2,566 84.6 2,324 2,056 88.4
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 1,651 77.7 1,475 1,215 82.4
55 to 59 years.......... 708 595 83.9 546 457 83.8
60 to 64 years.......... 589 517 87.8 404 342 84.7
65 years and over....... 1,644 1,532 93.2 950 889 93.5
65 to 74 years....... 943 872 92.5 594 558 93.8
75 years and over.... 701 660 94.1 356 331 93.0
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 82
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 28,622 87.2 19,752 17,792 90.1
Foreign Born............ 2,036 1,766 86.8 11,763 10,898 92.6
Naturalized citizen.. 715 588 82.3 2,958 2,462 83.2
Not a citizen........ 1,321 1,178 89.2 8,805 8,437 95.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 10,374 92.8 10,921 10,464 95.8
Under 6 years........ 3,549 3,290 92.7 4,160 3,998 96.1
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 7,084 92.9 6,760 6,466 95.6