Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - 14
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Both Sexes
Total ............... 28,340 10,587 37.4 17,014 5,374 31.6 10,024 4,732 47.2 5,091 2,364 46.4
Under 18 years ......... 15,816 6,624 41.9 9,242 3,277 35.5 5,805 3,005 51.8 2,823 1,474 52.2
18 to 24 years ......... 2,953 1,173 39.7 1,673 557 33.3 1,174 589 50.2 592 240 40.6
25 to 34 years ......... 3,332 1,254 37.6 1,946 653 33.6 1,254 549 43.8 590 258 43.7
35 to 44 years ......... 3,674 929 25.3 2,542 559 22.0 990 336 34.0 590 219 37.1
45 to 54 years ......... 1,558 369 23.7 1,024 212 20.7 452 146 32.3 274 99 36.0
55 to 59 years ......... 285 89 31.2 170 38 22.3 95 39 40.8 77 26 33.6
60 to 64 years ....... 216 43 20.0 120 23 19.5 83 20 24.2 43 17 (B)
65 years and over .... 507 106 20.8 297 54 18.0 172 48 28.3 103 31 30.5
Nativity
Native ................. 26,282 9,911 37.7 15,585 4,815 30.9 9,728 4,659 47.9 3,822 1,842 48.2
Foreign Born ........... 2,059 676 32.8 1,429 558 39.0 295 73 24.8 1,269 522 41.1
Naturalized Citizen .. 658 137 20.8 366 103 28.1 109 17 15.7 289 92 31.7
Not a Citizen ........ 1,401 539 38.5 1,063 455 42.8 186 56 30.0 980 430 43.9
Householder
Total ............... 8,736 3,116 35.7 5,500 1,656 30.1 2,892 1,333 46.1 1,353 630 46.6
Under 18 years ......... 54 22 (B) 40 12 (B) 11 9 (B) 17 3 (B)
18 to 24 years ......... 1,087 640 58.9 593 299 50.5 454 325 71.7 170 97 56.9
25 to 34 years ......... 2,562 1,129 44.1 1,468 583 39.7 1,010 495 49.0 397 213 53.6
35 to 44 years ......... 3,070 825 26.9 2,183 515 23.6 776 277 35.7 450 189 41.9
45 to 54 years ......... 1,268 307 24.2 830 164 19.7 383 132 34.4 202 84 41.6
55 to 59 years ......... 210 83 39.6 109 32 29.4 81 39 47.8 49 20 (B)
60 to 64 years ....... 173 34 19.4 96 15 15.6 66 19 (B) 25 9 (B)
65 years and over .... 311 77 24.7 180 36 19.8 112 38 33.8 44 17 (B)
Related Children
Under 18 years ......... 15,762 6,602 41.9 9,202 3,266 35.5 5,794 2,997 51.7 2,806 1,471 52.4
Under 6 years ........ 4,678 2,353 50.3 2,571 1,142 44.4 1,877 1,098 58.5 910 497 54.6
6 to 17 years ........ 11,084 4,249 38.3 6,632 2,124 32.0 3,916 1,899 48.5 1,897 974 51.4
Own Children
Under 18 years ......... 13,327 5,771 43.3 7,973 2,938 36.9 4,726 2,523 53.4 2,275 1,249 54.9
Under 6 years ........ 3,744 2,045 54.6 2,090 997 47.7 1,471 946 64.3 692 408 58.9
6 to 17 years ........ 9,583 3,726 38.9 5,883 1,942 33.0 3,254 1,577 48.5 1,583 842 53.2
18 years and Over ...... 2,373 572 24.1 1,400 267 19.1 872 292 33.5 463 140 30.2