
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 15
-- 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, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 15,540 3,025 19.5 9,931 1,560 15.7 4,524 1,263 27.9 3,051 946 31.0
Under 18 years................ 3,972 1,239 31.2 2,202 579 26.3 1,453 595 41.0 1,031 436 42.3
18 to 24 years................ 1,587 381 24.0 958 191 19.9 525 165 31.5 356 106 29.9
25 to 34 years................ 2,351 321 13.6 1,534 160 10.5 589 111 18.9 492 102 20.8
35 to 44 years................ 2,516 333 13.2 1,618 175 10.8 720 139 19.4 452 102 22.6
45 to 54 years................ 1,901 251 13.2 1,293 135 10.4 488 93 19.0 294 77 26.1
55 to 59 years................ 631 91 14.5 404 52 12.9 189 33 17.4 118 24 20.4
60 to 64 years................ 688 121 17.6 469 84 18.0 194 37 19.1 117 40 34.2
65 years and over............. 1,894 288 15.2 1,453 183 12.6 366 89 24.2 190 58 30.4
65 to 74 years............. 948 148 15.6 689 87 12.7 209 51 24.3 127 38 30.0
75 years and over.......... 946 140 14.8 765 96 12.5 157 38 24.1 63 20 (B)
Male
Total...................... 7,258 1,216 16.8 4,705 635 13.5 2,025 497 24.5 1,410 361 25.6
Under 18 years................ 2,009 602 29.9 1,130 274 24.2 730 294 40.3 506 188 37.2
18 to 24 years................ 770 158 20.5 454 82 18.1 251 71 28.4 190 54 28.5
25 to 34 years................ 1,127 86 7.7 779 51 6.5 238 17 7.3 244 28 11.6
35 to 44 years................ 1,174 124 10.6 781 73 9.3 320 42 13.2 182 36 20.1
45 to 54 years................ 858 88 10.3 585 48 8.2 209 32 15.3 116 19 16.3
55 to 59 years................ 271 29 10.5 175 15 8.4 83 10 11.9 51 5 (B)
60 to 64 years................ 321 44 13.7 226 33 14.7 77 11 13.9 53 16 (B)
65 years and over............. 728 85 11.7 575 60 10.4 118 19 16.4 69 14 (B)
65 to 74 years............. 399 54 13.4 302 35 11.5 76 15 19.3 47 8 (B)
75 years and over.......... 329 32 9.7 273 25 9.2 42 5 (B) 22 6 (B)
Female
Total...................... 8,282 1,809 21.8 5,226 925 17.7 2,499 766 30.6 1,641 584 35.6
Under 18 years................ 1,963 637 32.5 1,072 305 28.5 723 301 41.6 524 248 47.2
18 to 24 years................ 817 223 27.3 504 109 21.6 274 94 34.3 166 52 31.4
25 to 34 years................ 1,224 234 19.2 756 110 14.5 351 94 26.8 249 74 29.7
35 to 44 years................ 1,342 209 15.6 837 102 12.2 399 97 24.3 271 66 24.4
45 to 54 years................ 1,043 163 15.6 708 87 12.3 279 61 21.8 178 58 32.4
55 to 59 years................ 361 63 17.4 229 38 16.4 106 23 21.7 67 20 (B)
60 to 64 years................ 367 77 21.1 243 51 21.0 117 26 22.5 64 24 (B)
65 years and over............. 1,166 203 17.4 878 123 14.0 248 69 27.9 121 43 35.8
65 to 74 years............. 548 95 17.3 387 52 13.6 134 36 27.1 80 30 37.3
75 years and over.......... 617 108 17.5 492 71 14.4 115 33 29.0 41 13 (B)
Household Relationship
Total...................... 15,540 3,025 19.5 9,931 1,560 15.7 4,524 1,263 27.9 3,051 946 31.0
65 years and over......... 1,894 288 15.2 1,453 183 12.6 366 89 24.2 190 58 30.4
In families................... 12,199 2,303 18.9 7,514 1,105 14.7 3,771 1,041 27.6 2,623 796 30.4
Householder................ 3,748 642 17.1 2,452 319 13.0 1,051 280 26.6 740 217 29.3
Under 65 years............ 3,185 603 18.9 2,008 299 14.9 954 267 27.9 683 211 30.9
65 years and over......... 563 40 7.1 444 20 4.6 97 13 13.5 57 6 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 3,911 1,207 30.9 2,163 562 26.0 1,438 584 40.6 1,011 432 42.8
Under 6 years............ 1,312 405 30.9 749 189 25.2 451 185 41.1 353 139 39.5
6 to 17 years............ 2,599 802 30.9 1,414 373 26.4 987 399 40.4 658 293 44.5
Own children 18 years/+ ... 1,508 213 14.1 844 88 10.5 593 114 19.3 299 56 18.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 16
-- 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.... 7,494 585 7.8 5,238 373 7.1 1,555 97 6.2 1,410 230 16.3
Husbands................... 2,276 160 7.0 1,658 97 5.9 432 29 6.7 370 58 15.7
Under 65 years............ 1,850 134 7.3 1,310 81 6.2 376 26 6.9 325 53 16.4
65 years and over......... 425 25 5.9 348 16 4.5 56 3 (B) 45 5 (B)
Wives...................... 2,276 160 7.0 1,673 100 6.0 418 27 6.4 382 56 14.6
Under 65 years............ 1,957 136 6.9 1,399 84 6.0 383 25 6.5 351 51 14.4
65 years and over......... 318 24 7.5 273 16 5.8 35 2 (B) 31 5 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,009 207 10.3 1,332 139 10.5 436 31 7.1 443 90 20.2
Under 6 years............ 752 76 10.1 517 58 11.2 152 5 3.5 180 37 20.8
6 to 17 years............ 1,257 132 10.5 815 82 10.0 284 26 9.1 264 52 19.8
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 731 38 5.2 467 25 5.3 214 9 4.0 140 13 9.4
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 3,849 1,606 41.7 1,795 662 36.9 1,923 911 47.4 1,042 526 50.5
Householder................ 1,164 444 38.1 594 193 32.4 531 241 45.4 305 147 48.1
Under 65 years............ 1,025 427 41.6 503 187 37.2 484 230 47.4 290 145 49.8
65 years and over......... 138 17 12.3 92 6 6.2 47 11 (B) 15 2 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 1,687 950 56.3 722 396 54.9 911 533 58.6 512 325 63.6
Under 6 years............ 471 294 62.3 185 111 59.9 262 168 64.1 146 91 62.1
6 to 17 years............ 1,216 656 54.0 537 285 53.1 648 365 56.3 366 235 64.2
Own children 18 years/+ ... 670 162 24.2 311 56 18.0 350 106 30.2 148 41 27.8
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 856 112 13.1 481 69 14.4 293 34 11.5 171 40 23.2
Householder................ 309 39 12.5 191 27 14.1 94 12 12.5 62 14 (B)
Under 65 years............ 283 39 13.7 173 27 15.5 91 12 13.0 60 14 (B)
65 years and over......... 26 0 (B) 18 0 (B) 4 0 (B) 2 0 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 215 50 23.2 109 27 24.6 92 20 21.7 55 18 (B)
Under 6 years............ 89 35 40.0 48 21 (B) 37 12 (B) 27 11 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 126 15 11.5 62 6 (B) 55 8 (B) 29 6 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 108 13 12.5 65 7 (B) 28 0 (B) 11 2 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 74 33 (B) 53 18 (B) 16 16 (B) 27 4 (B)
Under 18 years............ 41 20 (B) 28 9 (B) 11 11 (B) 11 0 (B)
Under 6 years............ 20 12 (B) 14 7 (B) 6 6 (B) 4 0 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 21 7 (B) 13 2 (B) 5 5 (B) 8 0 (B)
18 years and over......... 32 14 (B) 26 9 (B) 5 5 (B) 16 4 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 3,267 689 21.1 2,364 437 18.5 738 206 27.9 401 146 36.3
Male........................ 1,508 266 17.7 1,108 177 16.0 316 76 24.2 208 54 25.8
Under 65 years............. 1,274 211 16.6 925 136 14.7 271 62 23.0 193 46 24.1
Living alone.............. 669 100 14.9 480 48 10.0 159 45 28.5 72 15 (B)
65 years and over.......... 234 55 23.7 183 41 22.6 45 14 (B) 16 7 (B)
Living alone.............. 192 44 22.8 156 34 21.6 33 10 (B) 15 7 (B)
Female...................... 1,760 422 24.0 1,256 260 20.7 422 130 30.7 193 92 47.7
Under 65 years............. 1,207 270 22.4 842 164 19.5 294 78 26.4 143 59 40.9
Living alone.............. 715 141 19.8 481 80 16.6 202 49 24.3 72 31 (B)
65 years and over.......... 552 152 27.5 415 96 23.2 128 52 40.5 49 33 (B)
Living alone.............. 530 143 26.9 398 87 21.9 124 52 41.8 47 31 (B)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census