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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 170
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under .50 Under 1.00 Under 1.25
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
THAT RECEIVED MEANS-TESTED
CASH OR NONCASH
ASSISTANCE EXCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH ONLY
Both Sexes
Total........................... 51,108 7,327 14.3 19,157 37.5 24,324 47.6
Under 18 years..................... 18,730 3,714 19.8 8,769 46.8 10,763 57.5
18 to 24 years..................... 5,951 1,052 17.7 2,253 37.9 2,784 46.8
25 to 34 years..................... 6,800 920 13.5 2,316 34.1 2,969 43.7
35 to 44 years..................... 6,495 737 11.3 2,084 32.1 2,640 40.6
45 to 54 years..................... 4,608 412 8.9 1,268 27.5 1,653 35.9
55 to 59 years..................... 1,782 148 8.3 578 32.4 732 41.0
60 to 64 years..................... 1,495 116 7.8 467 31.3 625 41.8
65 years and over.................. 5,248 229 4.4 1,422 27.1 2,158 41.1
65 to 74 years................... 2,770 146 5.3 757 27.3 1,142 41.2
75 years and over................ 2,478 83 3.3 665 26.8 1,016 41.0
Male
Total........................... 23,471 3,036 12.9 7,997 34.1 10,360 44.1
Under 18 years..................... 9,712 1,873 19.3 4,448 45.8 5,502 56.7
18 to 24 years..................... 2,551 340 13.3 759 29.8 997 39.1
25 to 34 years..................... 2,892 219 7.6 689 23.8 957 33.1
35 to 44 years..................... 2,952 236 8.0 781 26.5 1,020 34.6
45 to 54 years..................... 2,073 160 7.7 488 23.6 682 32.9
55 to 59 years..................... 742 64 8.6 216 29.1 278 37.4
60 to 64 years..................... 627 52 8.3 203 32.3 264 42.1
65 years and over.................. 1,922 92 4.8 412 21.4 661 34.4
65 to 74 years................... 1,137 68 6.0 262 23.0 409 36.0
75 years and over................ 785 24 3.0 150 19.1 252 32.1
Female
Total........................... 27,637 4,290 15.5 11,160 40.4 13,964 50.5
Under 18 years..................... 9,018 1,841 20.4 4,320 47.9 5,262 58.3
18 to 24 years..................... 3,400 711 20.9 1,494 43.9 1,787 52.6
25 to 34 years..................... 3,907 701 17.9 1,627 41.6 2,012 51.5
35 to 44 years..................... 3,543 501 14.1 1,303 36.8 1,620 45.7
45 to 54 years..................... 2,535 252 9.9 780 30.8 972 38.3
55 to 59 years..................... 1,040 83 8.0 361 34.7 454 43.6
60 to 64 years..................... 868 64 7.4 265 30.5 360 41.5
65 years and over.................. 3,326 137 4.1 1,010 30.4 1,496 45.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,632 78 4.8 495 30.3 732 44.9
75 years and over................ 1,693 59 3.5 515 30.4 764 45.1
Household Relationship
Total........................... 51,108 7,327 14.3 19,157 37.5 24,324 47.6
65 years and over.......... 5,248 229 4.4 1,422 27.1 2,158 41.1
In families........................ 43,591 6,031 13.8 15,499 35.6 19,782 45.4
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 171
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under .50 Under 1.00 Under 1.25
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Householder...................... 11,997 1,676 14.0 4,204 35.0 5,400 45.0
Under 65 years................ 10,452 1,625 15.5 3,966 37.9 4,989 47.7
65 years and over............. 1,544 50 3.3 238 15.4 411 26.6
Related children under 18 years.. 18,238 3,514 19.3 8,472 46.5 10,422 57.1
Under 6 years................. 6,776 1,433 21.2 3,199 47.2 3,899 57.5
6 to 17 years................. 11,461 2,081 18.2 5,273 46.0 6,523 56.9
Own children 18 years and over... 4,599 332 7.2 1,048 22.8 1,399 30.4
In married-couple families......... 23,271 1,442 6.2 5,540 23.8 7,875 33.8
Husbands......................... 5,831 328 5.6 1,238 21.2 1,838 31.5
Under 65 years................ 4,862 299 6.1 1,116 22.9 1,591 32.7
65 years and over............. 969 30 3.1 122 12.6 247 25.5
Wives............................ 5,831 328 5.6 1,238 21.2 1,838 31.5
Under 65 years................ 5,166 306 5.9 1,155 22.4 1,672 32.4
65 years and over............. 665 23 3.4 83 12.5 167 25.1
Related children under 18 years.. 8,518 678 8.0 2,644 31.0 3,620 42.5
Under 6 years................. 3,252 265 8.2 1,015 31.2 1,369 42.1
6 to 17 years ................ 5,266 413 7.8 1,629 30.9 2,251 42.7
Own children 18 years and over... 2,098 68 3.3 275 13.1 394 18.8
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 17,303 4,363 25.2 9,233 53.4 10,866 62.8
Householder...................... 5,210 1,268 24.3 2,739 52.6 3,236 62.1
Under 65 years................ 4,698 1,245 26.5 2,623 55.8 3,072 65.4
65 years and over............. 512 24 4.6 116 22.6 163 31.9
Related children under 18 years.. 8,586 2,725 31.7 5,449 63.5 6,289 73.2
Under 6 years................. 3,026 1,112 36.7 2,011 66.5 2,293 75.8
6 to 17 years ................ 5,559 1,613 29.0 3,438 61.8 3,996 71.9
Own children 18 years and over... 2,200 246 11.2 720 32.7 921 41.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,017 226 7.5 726 24.1 1,042 34.5
Householder...................... 955 79 8.3 227 23.8 326 34.1
Under 65 years................ 827 79 9.5 211 25.5 294 35.6
65 years and over............. 129 0 0.0 17 12.9 32 24.9
Related children under 18 years.. 1,134 111 9.8 379 33.4 514 45.3
Under 6 years................. 499 56 11.2 173 34.6 238 47.7
6 to 17 years................. 636 55 8.7 207 32.5 276 43.4
Own children 18 years and over... 301 17 5.7 53 17.4 84 28.0
In unrelated subfamilies........... 608 210 34.6 353 58.1 419 68.9
Under 18 years................... 363 130 35.9 218 60.1 254 69.9
Under 6 years.................. 127 54 42.3 79 61.8 96 75.6
6 to 17 years.................. 236 77 32.5 139 59.2 158 66.9
18 years and over................ 245 80 32.6 135 55.2 165 67.5
Unrelated individuals.............. 6,909 1,085 15.7 3,304 47.8 4,123 59.7
Male ............................ 3,110 510 16.4 1,330 42.8 1,658 53.3
Under 65 years................. 2,521 453 18.0 1,079 42.8 1,304 51.7
Living alone................. 854 94 11.0 445 52.1 539 63.1
65 years and over.............. 589 57 9.7 250 42.5 354 60.1
Living alone ............... 461 21 4.5 174 37.8 262 56.9
Female........................... 3,799 574 15.1 1,974 52.0 2,465 64.9
Under 65 years................. 2,114 488 23.1 1,211 57.3 1,383 65.4
Living alone................. 1,013 123 12.1 591 58.3 687 67.8
65 years and over.............. 1,686 86 5.1 763 45.2 1,082 64.2
Living alone................. 1,550 64 4.1 681 43.9 986 63.6
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 173
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 1.50 Under 1.75 Under 1.85 Under 2.00
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
THAT RECEIVED MEANS-TESTED
CASH OR NONCASH
ASSISTANCE EXCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH ONLY
Both Sexes
Total........................... 29,212 57.2 32,991 64.6 34,326 67.2 35,788 70.0
Under 18 years..................... 12,551 67.0 13,872 74.1 14,365 76.7 14,889 79.5
18 to 24 years..................... 3,284 55.2 3,761 63.2 3,927 66.0 4,139 69.5
25 to 34 years..................... 3,702 54.5 4,209 61.9 4,432 65.2 4,645 68.3
35 to 44 years..................... 3,251 50.0 3,766 58.0 3,905 60.1 4,040 62.2
45 to 54 years..................... 2,049 44.5 2,367 51.4 2,475 53.7 2,624 57.0
55 to 59 years..................... 875 49.1 998 56.0 1,030 57.8 1,069 60.0
60 to 64 years..................... 749 50.1 844 56.5 874 58.5 919 61.5
65 years and over.................. 2,750 52.4 3,175 60.5 3,317 63.2 3,463 66.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,446 52.2 1,678 60.6 1,747 63.1 1,807 65.3
75 years and over................ 1,304 52.6 1,497 60.4 1,570 63.4 1,656 66.8
Male
Total........................... 12,591 53.6 14,392 61.3 15,057 64.2 15,736 67.0
Under 18 years..................... 6,429 66.2 7,152 73.6 7,447 76.7 7,742 79.7
18 to 24 years..................... 1,234 48.4 1,451 56.9 1,528 59.9 1,613 63.2
25 to 34 years..................... 1,276 44.1 1,530 52.9 1,643 56.8 1,727 59.7
35 to 44 years..................... 1,286 43.6 1,521 51.5 1,588 53.8 1,650 55.9
45 to 54 years..................... 856 41.3 993 47.9 1,032 49.8 1,098 53.0
55 to 59 years..................... 327 44.0 381 51.4 397 53.5 408 54.9
60 to 64 years..................... 320 51.0 350 55.7 356 56.8 382 60.9
65 years and over.................. 864 44.9 1,014 52.8 1,065 55.4 1,117 58.1
65 to 74 years................... 521 45.8 615 54.1 639 56.2 662 58.2
75 years and over................ 343 43.7 399 50.9 426 54.3 455 58.0
Female
Total........................... 16,621 60.1 18,599 67.3 19,268 69.7 20,052 72.6
Under 18 years..................... 6,122 67.9 6,720 74.5 6,918 76.7 7,146 79.2
18 to 24 years..................... 2,051 60.3 2,310 67.9 2,399 70.6 2,526 74.3
25 to 34 years..................... 2,426 62.1 2,678 68.6 2,789 71.4 2,918 74.7
35 to 44 years..................... 1,965 55.5 2,245 63.4 2,317 65.4 2,390 67.5
45 to 54 years..................... 1,193 47.1 1,374 54.2 1,443 56.9 1,527 60.2
55 to 59 years..................... 549 52.7 616 59.2 633 60.8 661 63.5
60 to 64 years..................... 430 49.5 495 57.0 518 59.6 537 61.9
65 years and over.................. 1,886 56.7 2,161 65.0 2,252 67.7 2,346 70.6
65 to 74 years................... 924 56.6 1,063 65.1 1,107 67.8 1,145 70.2
75 years and over................ 961 56.8 1,098 64.8 1,145 67.6 1,201 70.9
Household Relationship
Total........................... 29,212 57.2 32,991 64.6 34,326 67.2 35,788 70.0
65 years and over.......... 2,750 52.4 3,175 60.5 3,317 63.2 3,463 66.0
In families........................ 23,939 54.9 27,246 62.5 28,455 65.3 29,764 68.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 174
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 1.50 Under 1.75 Under 1.85 Under 2.00
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Householder...................... 6,558 54.7 7,462 62.2 7,773 64.8 8,121 67.7
Under 65 years................ 5,988 57.3 6,742 64.5 6,991 66.9 7,286 69.7
65 years and over............. 570 36.9 721 46.7 781 50.6 835 54.0
Related children under 18 years.. 12,177 66.8 13,468 73.9 13,945 76.5 14,464 79.3
Under 6 years................. 4,541 67.0 5,022 74.1 5,248 77.5 5,447 80.4
6 to 17 years................. 7,637 66.6 8,447 73.7 8,696 75.9 9,017 78.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,750 38.0 2,108 45.8 2,266 49.3 2,430 52.8
In married-couple families......... 10,155 43.6 12,125 52.1 12,736 54.7 13,521 58.1
Husbands......................... 2,414 41.4 2,884 49.5 3,033 52.0 3,234 55.5
Under 65 years................ 2,071 42.6 2,459 50.6 2,585 53.2 2,763 56.8
65 years and over............. 343 35.4 424 43.8 448 46.2 470 48.6
Wives............................ 2,414 41.4 2,884 49.5 3,033 52.0 3,234 55.5
Under 65 years................ 2,172 42.0 2,585 50.0 2,714 52.5 2,898 56.1
65 years and over............. 242 36.4 298 44.9 319 48.0 335 50.4
Related children under 18 years.. 4,541 53.3 5,304 62.3 5,552 65.2 5,862 68.8
Under 6 years................. 1,748 53.8 2,046 62.9 2,182 67.1 2,305 70.9
6 to 17 years ................ 2,793 53.0 3,257 61.9 3,369 64.0 3,558 67.6
Own children 18 years and over... 524 25.0 680 32.4 718 34.2 765 36.5
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 12,417 71.8 13,530 78.2 14,053 81.2 14,507 83.8
Householder...................... 3,720 71.4 4,083 78.4 4,217 80.9 4,341 83.3
Under 65 years................ 3,493 74.3 3,791 80.7 3,895 82.9 3,991 84.9
65 years and over............. 228 44.5 292 57.0 322 62.9 350 68.3
Related children under 18 years.. 6,991 81.4 7,429 86.5 7,632 88.9 7,807 90.9
Under 6 years................. 2,508 82.9 2,653 87.7 2,726 90.1 2,786 92.0
6 to 17 years ................ 4,483 80.6 4,777 85.9 4,907 88.3 5,021 90.3
Own children 18 years and over... 1,130 51.4 1,313 59.7 1,422 64.7 1,536 69.8
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,367 45.3 1,591 52.7 1,666 55.2 1,736 57.5
Householder...................... 424 44.4 496 51.9 522 54.7 546 57.2
Under 65 years................ 385 46.6 445 53.9 465 56.2 486 58.8
65 years and over............. 39 30.1 50 39.1 58 44.7 60 46.9
Related children under 18 years.. 646 56.9 735 64.8 761 67.1 795 70.0
Under 6 years................. 285 57.1 323 64.7 340 68.3 357 71.5
6 to 17 years................. 361 56.8 413 65.0 420 66.1 438 68.9
Own children 18 years and over... 96 31.9 115 38.2 126 41.8 128 42.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 461 75.9 511 84.1 524 86.3 524 86.3
Under 18 years................... 280 77.2 304 83.7 312 86.0 312 86.0
Under 6 years.................. 104 81.6 115 90.7 115 90.7 115 90.7
6 to 17 years.................. 176 74.8 188 79.9 197 83.5 197 83.5
18 years and over................ 181 74.0 207 84.6 212 86.7 212 86.7
Unrelated individuals.............. 4,812 69.6 5,234 75.8 5,347 77.4 5,499 79.6
Male ............................ 1,925 61.9 2,111 67.9 2,169 69.7 2,239 72.0
Under 65 years................. 1,516 60.1 1,667 66.1 1,718 68.2 1,766 70.0
Living alone................. 636 74.5 671 78.6 684 80.1 701 82.0
65 years and over.............. 409 69.5 444 75.4 451 76.6 473 80.4
Living alone ............... 308 66.9 341 74.0 348 75.5 365 79.1
Female........................... 2,886 76.0 3,123 82.2 3,177 83.6 3,261 85.8
Under 65 years................. 1,597 75.6 1,715 81.1 1,744 82.5 1,782 84.3
Living alone................. 814 80.3 866 85.4 884 87.3 904 89.2
65 years and over.............. 1,289 76.5 1,409 83.6 1,433 85.0 1,479 87.7
Living alone................. 1,185 76.5 1,297 83.7 1,318 85.0 1,362 87.9
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 176
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS
THAT RECEIVED MEANS-TESTED
CASH OR NONCASH
ASSISTANCE EXCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH ONLY
Both Sexes
Total........................... 42,907 84.0
Under 18 years..................... 16,992 90.7
18 to 24 years..................... 5,047 84.8
25 to 34 years..................... 5,765 84.8
35 to 44 years..................... 5,081 78.2
45 to 54 years..................... 3,362 73.0
55 to 59 years..................... 1,340 75.2
60 to 64 years..................... 1,107 74.0
65 years and over.................. 4,213 80.3
65 to 74 years................... 2,166 78.2
75 years and over................ 2,047 82.6
Male
Total........................... 19,267 82.1
Under 18 years..................... 8,810 90.7
18 to 24 years..................... 2,113 82.8
25 to 34 years..................... 2,300 79.5
35 to 44 years..................... 2,186 74.0
45 to 54 years..................... 1,432 69.1
55 to 59 years..................... 539 72.6
60 to 64 years..................... 465 74.2
65 years and over.................. 1,422 74.0
65 to 74 years................... 826 72.6
75 years and over................ 596 76.0
Female
Total........................... 23,639 85.5
Under 18 years..................... 8,181 90.7
18 to 24 years..................... 2,933 86.3
25 to 34 years..................... 3,464 88.7
35 to 44 years..................... 2,896 81.7
45 to 54 years..................... 1,931 76.2
55 to 59 years..................... 801 77.0
60 to 64 years..................... 642 73.9
65 years and over.................. 2,792 83.9
65 to 74 years................... 1,341 82.1
75 years and over................ 1,451 85.7
Household Relationship
Total........................... 42,907 84.0
65 years and over.......... 4,213 80.3
In families........................ 36,085 82.8
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 177
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 9,846 82.1
Under 65 years................ 8,714 83.4
65 years and over............. 1,132 73.3
Related children under 18 years.. 16,518 90.6
Under 6 years................. 6,219 91.8
6 to 17 years................. 10,298 89.9
Own children 18 years and over... 3,349 72.8
In married-couple families......... 17,655 75.9
Husbands......................... 4,277 73.3
Under 65 years................ 3,626 74.6
65 years and over............. 651 67.2
Wives............................ 4,277 73.3
Under 65 years................ 3,809 73.7
65 years and over............. 468 70.3
Related children under 18 years.. 7,212 84.7
Under 6 years................. 2,830 87.0
6 to 17 years ................ 4,382 83.2
Own children 18 years and over... 1,261 60.1
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 16,065 92.8
Householder...................... 4,828 92.7
Under 65 years................ 4,383 93.3
65 years and over............. 444 86.7
Related children under 18 years.. 8,311 96.8
Under 6 years................. 2,948 97.4
6 to 17 years ................ 5,363 96.5
Own children 18 years and over... 1,880 85.5
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,364 78.3
Householder...................... 741 77.6
Under 65 years................ 655 79.2
65 years and over............. 86 67.0
Related children under 18 years.. 994 87.7
Under 6 years................. 441 88.4
6 to 17 years................. 553 87.1
Own children 18 years and over... 208 69.0
In unrelated subfamilies........... 588 96.8
Under 18 years................... 352 97.1
Under 6 years.................. 126 98.8
6 to 17 years.................. 227 96.2
18 years and over................ 236 96.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 6,234 90.2
Male ............................ 2,673 85.9
Under 65 years................. 2,133 84.6
Living alone................. 772 90.5
65 years and over.............. 540 91.7
Living alone ............... 415 90.0
Female........................... 3,561 93.7
Under 65 years................. 1,960 92.7
Living alone................. 967 95.4
65 years and over.............. 1,601 95.0
Living alone................. 1,474 95.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/pov/new02_018.htm