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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 179
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 INCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 63,627 8,183 12.9 21,940 34.5 28,714 45.1
Under 18 years..................... 25,140 4,170 16.6 10,297 41.0 13,185 52.4
18 to 24 years..................... 6,813 1,132 16.6 2,458 36.1 3,049 44.8
25 to 34 years..................... 8,676 1,041 12.0 2,703 31.2 3,587 41.3
35 to 44 years..................... 8,737 833 9.5 2,491 28.5 3,331 38.1
45 to 54 years..................... 5,402 479 8.9 1,454 26.9 1,935 35.8
55 to 59 years..................... 1,900 165 8.7 606 31.9 772 40.6
60 to 64 years..................... 1,572 121 7.7 482 30.7 645 41.0
65 years and over.................. 5,386 241 4.5 1,450 26.9 2,211 41.0
65 to 74 years................... 2,865 150 5.2 776 27.1 1,178 41.1
75 years and over................ 2,521 91 3.6 674 26.7 1,032 41.0
Male
Total........................... 29,659 3,446 11.6 9,326 31.4 12,477 42.1
Under 18 years..................... 13,137 2,125 16.2 5,231 39.8 6,754 51.4
18 to 24 years..................... 2,997 377 12.6 868 29.0 1,141 38.1
25 to 34 years..................... 3,637 252 6.9 823 22.6 1,173 32.3
35 to 44 years..................... 3,940 277 7.0 958 24.3 1,323 33.6
45 to 54 years..................... 2,497 194 7.8 583 23.3 824 33.0
55 to 59 years..................... 803 71 8.9 229 28.5 294 36.7
60 to 64 years..................... 669 54 8.0 211 31.5 278 41.6
65 years and over.................. 1,979 96 4.9 423 21.4 688 34.8
65 to 74 years................... 1,178 70 6.0 269 22.9 428 36.3
75 years and over................ 801 26 3.2 154 19.2 260 32.5
Female
Total........................... 33,968 4,737 13.9 12,614 37.1 16,237 47.8
Under 18 years..................... 12,003 2,045 17.0 5,066 42.2 6,431 53.6
18 to 24 years..................... 3,816 755 19.8 1,589 41.7 1,908 50.0
25 to 34 years..................... 5,039 789 15.7 1,881 37.3 2,413 47.9
35 to 44 years..................... 4,797 556 11.6 1,533 31.9 2,007 41.8
45 to 54 years..................... 2,905 285 9.8 871 30.0 1,111 38.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,098 94 8.6 377 34.3 478 43.5
60 to 64 years..................... 903 67 7.5 271 30.0 367 40.6
65 years and over.................. 3,407 145 4.3 1,027 30.1 1,523 44.7
65 to 74 years................... 1,687 80 4.7 506 30.0 751 44.5
75 years and over................ 1,720 65 3.8 521 30.3 772 44.9
Household Relationship
Total........................... 63,627 8,183 12.9 21,940 34.5 28,714 45.1
65 years and over.......... 5,386 241 4.5 1,450 26.9 2,211 41.0
In families........................ 55,659 6,766 12.2 18,108 32.5 23,953 43.0
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 180
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...................... 14,860 1,870 12.6 4,824 32.5 6,380 42.9
Under 65 years................ 13,243 1,811 13.7 4,569 34.5 5,937 44.8
65 years and over............. 1,616 58 3.6 255 15.8 443 27.4
Related children under 18 years.. 24,527 3,919 16.0 9,939 40.5 12,763 52.0
Under 6 years................. 8,108 1,536 18.9 3,546 43.7 4,415 54.5
6 to 17 years................. 16,419 2,384 14.5 6,393 38.9 8,347 50.8
Own children 18 years and over... 5,388 381 7.1 1,198 22.2 1,642 30.5
In married-couple families......... 31,550 1,736 5.5 6,998 22.2 10,391 32.9
Husbands......................... 7,554 393 5.2 1,534 20.3 2,347 31.1
Under 65 years................ 6,544 362 5.5 1,407 21.5 2,081 31.8
65 years and over............. 1,009 32 3.1 127 12.6 265 26.3
Wives............................ 7,554 393 5.2 1,534 20.3 2,347 31.1
Under 65 years................ 6,867 369 5.4 1,446 21.1 2,169 31.6
65 years and over............. 687 24 3.6 88 12.9 178 25.9
Related children under 18 years.. 12,654 815 6.4 3,397 26.8 4,911 38.8
Under 6 years................. 4,177 297 7.1 1,188 28.4 1,661 39.8
6 to 17 years ................ 8,477 517 6.1 2,209 26.1 3,250 38.3
Own children 18 years and over... 2,608 85 3.3 348 13.3 548 21.0
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 20,401 4,713 23.1 10,174 49.9 12,260 60.1
Householder...................... 6,135 1,367 22.3 2,994 48.8 3,624 59.1
Under 65 years................ 5,594 1,339 23.9 2,871 51.3 3,451 61.7
65 years and over............. 541 28 5.1 123 22.7 173 32.0
Related children under 18 years.. 10,392 2,947 28.4 6,044 58.2 7,187 69.2
Under 6 years................. 3,343 1,174 35.1 2,149 64.3 2,468 73.8
6 to 17 years ................ 7,049 1,773 25.2 3,895 55.3 4,719 66.9
Own children 18 years and over... 2,438 269 11.0 783 32.1 993 40.7
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 3,708 316 8.5 936 25.2 1,302 35.1
Householder...................... 1,171 110 9.4 295 25.2 410 35.0
Under 65 years................ 1,036 108 10.4 274 26.5 373 36.0
65 years and over............. 135 2 1.5 21 15.5 36 26.9
Related children under 18 years.. 1,481 158 10.6 498 33.6 665 44.9
Under 6 years................. 588 65 11.0 209 35.5 286 48.7
6 to 17 years................. 893 93 10.4 290 32.4 379 42.4
Own children 18 years and over... 342 26 7.7 67 19.5 100 29.4
In unrelated subfamilies........... 751 257 34.3 417 55.5 513 68.3
Under 18 years................... 451 162 36.0 256 56.8 311 68.9
Under 6 years.................. 146 63 42.8 89 60.5 110 75.3
6 to 17 years.................. 305 100 32.7 168 55.0 201 65.8
18 years and over................ 300 95 31.7 160 53.6 202 67.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 7,217 1,160 16.1 3,415 47.3 4,249 58.9
Male ............................ 3,309 542 16.4 1,392 42.1 1,725 52.1
Under 65 years................. 2,720 485 17.8 1,141 42.0 1,371 50.4
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........................... 3,908 618 15.8 2,023 51.8 2,523 64.6
Under 65 years................. 2,222 531 23.9 1,260 56.7 1,442 64.9
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 182
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 INCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 35,142 55.2 40,654 63.9 42,774 67.2 44,921 70.6
Under 18 years..................... 15,786 62.8 18,014 71.7 18,922 75.3 19,769 78.6
18 to 24 years..................... 3,627 53.2 4,213 61.8 4,446 65.3 4,732 69.5
25 to 34 years..................... 4,545 52.4 5,334 61.5 5,676 65.4 5,985 69.0
35 to 44 years..................... 4,264 48.8 5,085 58.2 5,326 61.0 5,589 64.0
45 to 54 years..................... 2,406 44.5 2,810 52.0 2,970 55.0 3,163 58.5
55 to 59 years..................... 922 48.5 1,067 56.1 1,109 58.3 1,150 60.5
60 to 64 years..................... 779 49.6 884 56.2 926 58.9 974 62.0
65 years and over.................. 2,813 52.2 3,248 60.3 3,400 63.1 3,559 66.1
65 to 74 years................... 1,489 52.0 1,729 60.4 1,804 63.0 1,877 65.5
75 years and over................ 1,324 52.5 1,519 60.2 1,596 63.3 1,683 66.8
Male
Total........................... 15,438 52.1 18,109 61.1 19,160 64.6 20,189 68.1
Under 18 years..................... 8,116 61.8 9,337 71.1 9,874 75.2 10,350 78.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,417 47.3 1,691 56.4 1,795 59.9 1,924 64.2
25 to 34 years..................... 1,568 43.1 1,934 53.2 2,091 57.5 2,214 60.9
35 to 44 years..................... 1,719 43.6 2,087 53.0 2,193 55.7 2,313 58.7
45 to 54 years..................... 1,036 41.5 1,223 49.0 1,282 51.4 1,370 54.9
55 to 59 years..................... 349 43.4 417 52.0 437 54.4 448 55.8
60 to 64 years..................... 342 51.2 377 56.4 390 58.3 416 62.1
65 years and over.................. 891 45.0 1,043 52.7 1,097 55.4 1,154 58.3
65 to 74 years................... 540 45.8 635 53.9 663 56.3 691 58.6
75 years and over................ 351 43.8 408 50.9 434 54.2 463 57.8
Female
Total........................... 19,704 58.0 22,545 66.4 23,614 69.5 24,733 72.8
Under 18 years..................... 7,670 63.9 8,677 72.3 9,047 75.4 9,419 78.5
18 to 24 years..................... 2,210 57.9 2,522 66.1 2,651 69.5 2,808 73.6
25 to 34 years..................... 2,977 59.1 3,399 67.5 3,585 71.1 3,772 74.8
35 to 44 years..................... 2,546 53.1 2,998 62.5 3,133 65.3 3,276 68.3
45 to 54 years..................... 1,370 47.2 1,587 54.6 1,687 58.1 1,793 61.7
55 to 59 years..................... 574 52.3 650 59.2 672 61.2 701 63.9
60 to 64 years..................... 437 48.4 507 56.1 536 59.4 559 61.9
65 years and over.................. 1,922 56.4 2,205 64.7 2,303 67.6 2,406 70.6
65 to 74 years................... 949 56.3 1,094 64.8 1,142 67.7 1,186 70.3
75 years and over................ 973 56.6 1,111 64.6 1,161 67.5 1,220 70.9
Household Relationship
Total........................... 35,142 55.2 40,654 63.9 42,774 67.2 44,921 70.6
65 years and over.......... 2,813 52.2 3,248 60.3 3,400 63.1 3,559 66.1
In families........................ 29,601 53.2 34,596 62.2 36,582 65.7 38,569 69.3
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 183
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...................... 7,915 53.3 9,197 61.9 9,679 65.1 10,191 68.6
Under 65 years................ 7,311 55.2 8,441 63.7 8,856 66.9 9,307 70.3
65 years and over............. 603 37.3 755 46.7 823 50.9 884 54.7
Related children under 18 years.. 15,317 62.4 17,506 71.4 18,394 75.0 19,230 78.4
Under 6 years................. 5,228 64.5 5,923 73.1 6,251 77.1 6,509 80.3
6 to 17 years................. 10,088 61.4 11,583 70.5 12,143 74.0 12,721 77.5
Own children 18 years and over... 2,053 38.1 2,518 46.7 2,726 50.6 2,952 54.8
In married-couple families......... 13,678 43.4 16,994 53.9 18,122 57.4 19,366 61.4
Husbands......................... 3,134 41.5 3,864 51.2 4,114 54.5 4,412 58.4
Under 65 years................ 2,774 42.4 3,420 52.3 3,647 55.7 3,916 59.8
65 years and over............. 360 35.7 444 44.0 467 46.3 495 49.1
Wives............................ 3,134 41.5 3,864 51.2 4,114 54.5 4,412 58.4
Under 65 years................ 2,881 42.0 3,554 51.8 3,784 55.1 4,060 59.1
65 years and over............. 253 36.8 309 45.0 330 48.1 352 51.2
Related children under 18 years.. 6,358 50.2 7,827 61.9 8,352 66.0 8,885 70.2
Under 6 years................. 2,160 51.7 2,641 63.2 2,841 68.0 3,012 72.1
6 to 17 years ................ 4,198 49.5 5,185 61.2 5,510 65.0 5,872 69.3
Own children 18 years and over... 715 27.4 963 36.9 1,023 39.2 1,101 42.2
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 14,231 69.8 15,639 76.7 16,387 80.3 17,028 83.5
Householder...................... 4,252 69.3 4,717 76.9 4,915 80.1 5,095 83.0
Under 65 years................ 4,013 71.7 4,412 78.9 4,575 81.8 4,725 84.5
65 years and over............. 239 44.2 304 56.2 339 62.7 370 68.3
Related children under 18 years.. 8,129 78.2 8,740 84.1 9,060 87.2 9,321 89.7
Under 6 years................. 2,724 81.5 2,894 86.6 2,995 89.6 3,065 91.7
6 to 17 years ................ 5,406 76.7 5,846 82.9 6,065 86.0 6,256 88.7
Own children 18 years and over... 1,221 50.1 1,418 58.2 1,553 63.7 1,698 69.7
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 1,692 45.6 1,962 52.9 2,073 55.9 2,174 58.6
Householder...................... 529 45.2 616 52.6 650 55.5 685 58.5
Under 65 years................ 486 46.9 562 54.2 586 56.6 618 59.7
65 years and over............. 43 31.9 55 40.5 64 47.3 67 49.3
Related children under 18 years.. 829 56.0 939 63.4 982 66.3 1,024 69.1
Under 6 years................. 344 58.6 388 65.9 414 70.5 431 73.3
6 to 17 years................. 485 54.3 552 61.8 568 63.6 593 66.4
Own children 18 years and over... 117 34.1 137 40.0 150 44.0 153 44.7
In unrelated subfamilies........... 574 76.4 636 84.7 655 87.2 655 87.2
Under 18 years................... 350 77.7 382 84.6 393 87.1 393 87.1
Under 6 years.................. 120 82.2 132 90.1 132 90.1 132 90.1
6 to 17 years.................. 230 75.5 250 82.0 261 85.6 261 85.6
18 years and over................ 223 74.5 254 84.8 262 87.4 262 87.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 4,967 68.8 5,422 75.1 5,538 76.7 5,698 78.9
Male ............................ 2,004 60.6 2,214 66.9 2,276 68.8 2,349 71.0
Under 65 years................. 1,595 58.6 1,770 65.1 1,826 67.1 1,876 69.0
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........................... 2,963 75.8 3,208 82.1 3,262 83.5 3,348 85.7
Under 65 years................. 1,674 75.3 1,799 81.0 1,829 82.3 1,870 84.2
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 185
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 INCLUDING
SCHOOL LUNCH
Both Sexes
Total........................... 54,603 85.8
Under 18 years..................... 23,076 91.8
18 to 24 years..................... 5,823 85.5
25 to 34 years..................... 7,545 87.0
35 to 44 years..................... 7,143 81.8
45 to 54 years..................... 4,065 75.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,449 76.3
60 to 64 years..................... 1,171 74.5
65 years and over.................. 4,332 80.4
65 to 74 years................... 2,247 78.4
75 years and over................ 2,085 82.7
Male
Total........................... 25,010 84.3
Under 18 years..................... 12,055 91.8
18 to 24 years..................... 2,517 84.0
25 to 34 years..................... 2,998 82.4
35 to 44 years..................... 3,083 78.2
45 to 54 years..................... 1,793 71.8
55 to 59 years..................... 591 73.6
60 to 64 years..................... 503 75.2
65 years and over.................. 1,470 74.3
65 to 74 years................... 860 73.0
75 years and over................ 610 76.1
Female
Total........................... 29,592 87.1
Under 18 years..................... 11,020 91.8
18 to 24 years..................... 3,306 86.6
25 to 34 years..................... 4,546 90.2
35 to 44 years..................... 4,060 84.6
45 to 54 years..................... 2,272 78.2
55 to 59 years..................... 858 78.2
60 to 64 years..................... 667 73.9
65 years and over.................. 2,862 84.0
65 to 74 years................... 1,387 82.2
75 years and over................ 1,475 85.8
Household Relationship
Total........................... 54,603 85.8
65 years and over.......... 4,332 80.4
In families........................ 47,372 85.1
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 186
Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
Under 3.00
Number Percent
Householder...................... 12,518 84.2
Under 65 years................ 11,325 85.5
65 years and over............. 1,194 73.9
Related children under 18 years.. 22,480 91.7
Under 6 years................. 7,523 92.8
6 to 17 years................. 14,957 91.1
Own children 18 years and over... 4,037 74.9
In married-couple families......... 25,395 80.5
Husbands......................... 5,878 77.8
Under 65 years................ 5,195 79.4
65 years and over............. 683 67.7
Wives............................ 5,878 77.8
Under 65 years................ 5,391 78.5
65 years and over............. 487 70.9
Related children under 18 years.. 11,125 87.9
Under 6 years................. 3,731 89.3
6 to 17 years ................ 7,394 87.2
Own children 18 years and over... 1,711 65.6
In families with
female householder,
no spouse present.................. 19,023 93.2
Householder...................... 5,713 93.1
Under 65 years................ 5,243 93.7
65 years and over............. 469 86.8
Related children under 18 years.. 10,050 96.7
Under 6 years................. 3,262 97.6
6 to 17 years ................ 6,788 96.3
Own children 18 years and over... 2,093 85.9
In families with
male householder,
no spouse present.................. 2,954 79.7
Householder...................... 928 79.2
Under 65 years................ 835 80.6
65 years and over............. 93 68.6
Related children under 18 years.. 1,306 88.2
Under 6 years................. 530 90.2
6 to 17 years................. 776 86.8
Own children 18 years and over... 232 68.0
In unrelated subfamilies........... 732 97.4
Under 18 years................... 441 97.7
Under 6 years.................. 145 98.9
6 to 17 years.................. 296 97.1
18 years and over................ 291 97.1
Unrelated individuals.............. 6,499 90.1
Male ............................ 2,836 85.7
Under 65 years................. 2,296 84.4
Living alone................. 772 90.5
65 years and over.............. 540 91.7
Living alone ............... 415 90.0
Female........................... 3,663 93.7
Under 65 years................. 2,062 92.8
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_019.htm