Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 83
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 600 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 271,059 222,650 82.1 222,837 179,664 80.6
Under 18 years.......... 71,338 63,474 89.0 56,016 49,148 87.7
18 to 24 years.......... 25,967 22,481 86.6 20,741 17,663 85.2
25 to 34 years.......... 38,474 32,240 83.8 30,897 25,620 82.9
35 to 44 years.......... 44,744 35,927 80.3 36,945 29,184 79.0
45 to 54 years.......... 35,232 24,314 69.0 29,754 19,883 66.8
55 to 59 years.......... 12,601 8,506 67.5 10,789 7,020 65.1
60 to 64 years.......... 10,308 7,808 75.7 8,935 6,600 73.9
65 years and over....... 32,394 27,902 86.1 28,759 24,546 85.3
65 to 74 years....... 17,843 14,940 83.7 15,642 12,934 82.7
75 years and over.... 14,551 12,962 89.1 13,118 11,612 88.5
Male
Total................ 132,408 107,110 80.9 109,626 87,015 79.4
Under 18 years.......... 36,554 32,467 88.8 28,714 25,149 87.6
18 to 24 years.......... 12,937 10,999 85.0 10,510 8,778 83.5
25 to 34 years.......... 18,923 15,709 83.0 15,422 12,680 82.2
35 to 44 years.......... 22,156 17,596 79.4 18,528 14,519 78.4
45 to 54 years.......... 17,144 11,684 68.2 14,692 9,741 66.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,040 3,807 63.0 5,209 3,151 60.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,927 3,499 71.0 4,313 2,987 69.3
65 years and over....... 13,727 11,349 82.7 12,238 10,009 81.8
65 to 74 years....... 8,027 6,453 80.4 7,118 5,655 79.4
75 years and over.... 5,700 4,896 85.9 5,120 4,354 85.0
Female
Total................ 138,652 115,540 83.3 113,210 92,649 81.8
Under 18 years.......... 34,784 31,007 89.1 27,303 24,000 87.9
18 to 24 years.......... 13,031 11,482 88.1 10,230 8,885 86.9
25 to 34 years.......... 19,551 16,530 84.6 15,475 12,940 83.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,588 18,331 81.2 18,417 14,665 79.6
45 to 54 years.......... 18,088 12,629 69.8 15,062 10,142 67.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,561 4,699 71.6 5,580 3,868 69.3
60 to 64 years.......... 5,381 4,309 80.1 4,622 3,613 78.2
65 years and over....... 18,667 16,553 88.7 16,521 14,537 88.0
65 to 74 years....... 9,816 8,486 86.5 8,524 7,279 85.4
75 years and over.... 8,851 8,067 91.1 7,997 7,258 90.8
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 84
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.................. 244,636 199,811 81.7 205,015 163,947 80.0
Foreign Born............ 26,424 22,839 86.4 17,822 15,717 88.2
Naturalized citizen.. 9,864 7,793 79.0 6,194 4,948 79.9
Not a citizen........ 16,560 15,046 90.9 11,628 10,768 92.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,253 62,397 88.8 55,126 48,267 87.6
Under 6 years........ 23,160 20,656 89.2 18,227 16,097 88.3
6 to 17 years........ 47,093 41,741 88.6 36,899 32,170 87.2
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 85
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 600 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 34,877 32,140 92.2 31,515 29,716 94.3
Under 18 years.......... 11,317 10,844 95.8 11,152 10,880 97.6
18 to 24 years.......... 3,828 3,624 94.7 3,939 3,776 95.9
25 to 34 years.......... 5,256 4,810 91.5 5,531 5,191 93.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,613 5,019 89.4 4,629 4,290 92.7
45 to 54 years.......... 3,854 3,199 83.0 2,864 2,482 86.7
55 to 59 years.......... 1,245 1,101 88.4 980 854 87.1
60 to 64 years.......... 1,040 948 91.1 725 641 88.4
65 years and over....... 2,723 2,594 95.3 1,696 1,602 94.5
65 to 74 years....... 1,603 1,512 94.3 1,092 1,029 94.2
75 years and over.... 1,120 1,082 96.6 604 573 95.0
Male
Total................ 16,261 14,817 91.1 15,793 14,840 94.0
Under 18 years.......... 5,773 5,516 95.5 5,725 5,579 97.4
18 to 24 years.......... 1,749 1,631 93.2 2,041 1,955 95.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,365 2,149 90.9 2,833 2,642 93.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,579 2,257 87.5 2,305 2,135 92.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,729 1,398 80.9 1,389 1,181 85.1
55 to 59 years.......... 536 459 85.5 434 373 85.9
60 to 64 years.......... 451 397 88.0 321 287 89.3
65 years and over....... 1,079 1,010 93.6 745 687 92.1
65 to 74 years....... 660 604 91.5 498 457 91.8
75 years and over.... 419 406 96.9 248 230 92.7
Female
Total................ 18,616 17,323 93.1 15,722 14,876 94.6
Under 18 years.......... 5,544 5,329 96.1 5,427 5,301 97.7
18 to 24 years.......... 2,078 1,993 95.9 1,898 1,821 95.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,892 2,661 92.0 2,698 2,549 94.5
35 to 44 years.......... 3,035 2,762 91.0 2,324 2,155 92.7
45 to 54 years.......... 2,125 1,801 84.7 1,475 1,300 88.2
55 to 59 years.......... 708 642 90.6 546 480 88.0
60 to 64 years.......... 589 551 93.5 404 354 87.7
65 years and over....... 1,644 1,584 96.4 950 915 96.4
65 to 74 years....... 943 908 96.3 594 572 96.3
75 years and over.... 701 676 96.5 356 343 96.5
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of 86
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 30,279 92.2 19,752 18,531 93.8
Foreign Born............ 2,036 1,861 91.4 11,763 11,185 95.1
Naturalized citizen.. 715 635 88.8 2,958 2,600 87.9
Not a citizen........ 1,321 1,226 92.8 8,805 8,585 97.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,176 10,704 95.8 10,921 10,650 97.5
Under 6 years........ 3,549 3,379 95.2 4,160 4,060 97.6
6 to 17 years........ 7,628 7,325 96.0 6,760 6,590 97.5