
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 13
-- Poverty Status of People in 1999
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
NORTHEAST, METROPOLITAN AREAS
Both Sexes
Total...................... 46,288 5,140 11.1 37,736 3,268 8.7 6,467 1,569 24.3 4,528 1,182 26.1
Under 18 years................ 11,724 1,950 16.6 9,039 1,125 12.4 2,076 719 34.6 1,474 527 35.8
18 to 24 years................ 4,167 631 15.1 3,186 380 11.9 762 206 27.0 522 140 26.8
25 to 34 years................ 6,074 538 8.9 4,802 331 6.9 887 142 16.0 757 139 18.3
35 to 44 years................ 7,939 640 8.1 6,468 408 6.3 1,084 205 18.9 738 140 19.0
45 to 54 years................ 6,139 419 6.8 5,213 280 5.4 687 111 16.2 473 87 18.5
55 to 59 years................ 2,237 184 8.2 1,933 139 7.2 243 39 16.0 161 37 23.2
60 to 64 years................ 1,919 173 9.0 1,626 124 7.6 252 49 19.5 144 43 29.9
65 years and over............. 6,090 606 9.9 5,469 482 8.8 475 99 20.8 259 68 26.4
65 to 74 years............. 3,137 242 7.7 2,778 174 6.2 267 54 20.4 181 47 26.2
75 years and over.......... 2,953 364 12.3 2,690 308 11.5 208 44 21.4 78 21 26.9
Male
Total...................... 22,097 2,060 9.3 18,196 1,338 7.4 2,930 599 20.4 2,138 466 21.8
Under 18 years................ 5,926 965 16.3 4,612 576 12.5 1,042 337 32.4 735 237 32.2
18 to 24 years................ 2,137 262 12.3 1,634 156 9.6 391 97 24.7 275 70 25.4
25 to 34 years................ 2,902 152 5.2 2,366 106 4.5 364 20 5.5 372 42 11.2
35 to 44 years................ 3,747 241 6.4 3,098 167 5.4 475 63 13.2 320 53 16.5
45 to 54 years................ 2,917 155 5.3 2,507 112 4.5 288 32 11.1 205 22 10.8
55 to 59 years................ 1,023 58 5.7 895 41 4.6 106 13 12.3 75 7 (B)
60 to 64 years................ 943 68 7.2 815 51 6.2 105 18 16.8 64 18 (B)
65 years and over............. 2,502 159 6.4 2,270 130 5.7 160 19 12.1 94 18 19.4
65 to 74 years............. 1,378 80 5.8 1,235 60 4.8 99 15 14.8 65 12 (B)
75 years and over.......... 1,123 79 7.0 1,035 70 6.8 61 5 (B) 29 6 (B)
Female
Total...................... 24,191 3,080 12.7 19,540 1,930 9.9 3,537 970 27.4 2,389 715 29.9
Under 18 years................ 5,798 985 17.0 4,428 550 12.4 1,034 381 36.9 739 290 39.3
18 to 24 years................ 2,031 369 18.2 1,552 224 14.4 371 109 29.3 247 70 28.3
25 to 34 years................ 3,172 386 12.2 2,436 225 9.2 523 122 23.3 385 97 25.2
35 to 44 years................ 4,191 399 9.5 3,370 241 7.2 609 142 23.3 418 87 20.9
45 to 54 years................ 3,223 264 8.2 2,707 168 6.2 399 79 19.9 268 65 24.4
55 to 59 years................ 1,213 126 10.4 1,038 99 9.5 136 26 18.9 86 30 34.9
60 to 64 years................ 976 105 10.7 810 73 9.0 148 32 21.5 80 25 31.6
65 years and over............. 3,588 446 12.4 3,199 352 11.0 315 80 25.3 164 50 30.4
65 to 74 years............. 1,759 162 9.2 1,543 114 7.4 169 40 23.6 115 35 30.6
75 years and over.......... 1,829 285 15.6 1,656 238 14.4 147 40 27.1 49 15 (B)
Household Relationship
Total...................... 46,288 5,140 11.1 37,736 3,268 8.7 6,467 1,569 24.3 4,528 1,182 26.1
65 years and over......... 6,090 606 9.9 5,469 482 8.8 475 99 20.8 259 68 26.4
In families................... 38,426 3,718 9.7 31,157 2,190 7.0 5,442 1,279 23.5 3,907 972 24.9
Householder................ 11,929 1,077 9.0 9,912 653 6.6 1,529 356 23.3 1,112 271 24.4
Under 65 years............ 9,953 992 10.0 8,116 594 7.3 1,391 339 24.4 1,041 266 25.5
65 years and over......... 1,975 85 4.3 1,796 59 3.3 138 17 12.4 71 6 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 11,552 1,870 16.2 8,899 1,064 12.0 2,055 703 34.2 1,449 521 36.0
Under 6 years............ 3,695 607 16.4 2,844 328 11.5 642 227 35.4 514 178 34.6
6 to 17 years............ 7,857 1,263 16.1 6,055 736 12.2 1,413 476 33.7 934 343 36.7
Own children 18 years/+ ... 4,411 317 7.2 3,396 163 4.8 841 141 16.8 395 65 16.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 14
-- Poverty Status of People in 1999
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty Below poverty
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
In married-couple families.... 29,181 1,076 3.7 25,094 779 3.1 2,584 136 5.3 2,295 270 11.7
Husbands................... 8,875 298 3.4 7,790 219 2.8 705 36 5.1 614 68 11.1
Under 65 years............ 7,227 247 3.4 6,273 179 2.9 617 33 5.3 561 62 11.1
65 years and over......... 1,648 51 3.1 1,517 40 2.6 89 3 3.4 53 6 (B)
Wives...................... 8,875 298 3.4 7,795 217 2.8 678 36 5.4 636 67 10.5
Under 65 years............ 7,600 247 3.3 6,591 176 2.7 623 35 5.6 593 62 10.4
65 years and over......... 1,275 51 4.0 1,204 41 3.4 54 2 (B) 43 5 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 8,130 396 4.9 6,841 284 4.1 790 54 6.8 735 106 14.5
Under 6 years............ 2,759 139 5.0 2,327 106 4.6 268 13 4.7 290 49 16.9
6 to 17 years............ 5,371 257 4.8 4,514 177 3.9 523 41 7.8 444 57 12.9
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 2,735 60 2.2 2,262 44 1.9 336 9 2.6 193 13 6.8
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 7,272 2,393 32.9 4,579 1,225 26.8 2,484 1,101 44.3 1,310 634 48.4
Householder................ 2,364 695 29.4 1,590 368 23.2 706 305 43.2 394 182 46.3
Under 65 years............ 2,034 666 32.7 1,327 355 26.8 643 290 45.1 379 180 47.6
65 years and over......... 330 29 8.7 264 13 5.0 63 15 (B) 16 2 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,936 1,373 46.8 1,717 713 41.5 1,143 625 54.6 629 383 60.9
Under 6 years............ 762 413 54.3 401 190 47.3 323 198 61.3 184 113 61.6
6 to 17 years............ 2,174 960 44.1 1,316 523 39.7 820 427 52.0 446 270 60.6
Own children 18 years/+ ... 1,370 237 17.3 884 105 11.9 465 132 28.5 183 50 27.2
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 1,973 249 12.6 1,484 186 12.5 374 42 11.2 302 68 22.6
Householder................ 690 84 12.2 536 66 12.3 121 15 12.0 98 24 24.1
Under 65 years............ 590 75 12.8 448 57 12.7 116 15 12.6 94 24 25.0
65 years and over......... 99 9 8.9 88 9 10.1 6 0 (B) 3 0 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 486 100 20.6 341 68 19.9 121 25 20.8 85 31 36.9
Under 6 years............ 174 54 31.2 117 32 27.4 51 17 (B) 40 16 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 312 46 14.8 224 36 16.0 70 8 (B) 44 15 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 306 20 6.5 250 14 5.5 40 0 (B) 20 2 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 192 72 37.3 163 52 31.7 25 20 (B) 29 4 (B)
Under 18 years............ 114 45 39.6 96 32 33.5 15 13 (B) 12 0 (B)
Under 6 years............ 34 17 (B) 26 9 (B) 8 8 (B) 4 0 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 80 29 35.7 70 24 (B) 7 5 (B) 9 0 (B)
18 years and over......... 78 27 34.1 67 19 (B) 9 7 (B) 17 4 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 7,670 1,351 17.6 6,416 1,026 16.0 1,000 270 27.0 591 206 34.8
Male........................ 3,403 496 14.6 2,843 369 13.0 441 110 24.9 309 82 26.5
Under 65 years............. 2,794 409 14.6 2,294 297 12.9 390 96 24.6 287 73 25.5
Living alone.............. 1,396 172 12.3 1,136 110 9.7 212 52 24.6 93 19 20.5
65 years and over.......... 609 88 14.4 550 72 13.1 52 14 (B) 22 9 (B)
Living alone.............. 513 63 12.2 471 51 10.9 38 10 (B) 21 9 (B)
Female...................... 4,267 854 20.0 3,573 657 18.4 558 160 28.7 282 124 43.9
Under 65 years............. 2,668 516 19.3 2,137 381 17.8 411 105 25.5 213 84 39.4
Living alone.............. 1,569 222 14.1 1,242 154 12.4 272 55 20.3 96 35 36.9
65 years and over.......... 1,599 338 21.2 1,437 276 19.2 148 55 37.5 69 40 (B)
Living alone.............. 1,486 288 19.4 1,336 229 17.1 142 55 38.9 60 35 (B)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census