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Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 32,669 7,439 22.8 11,306 3,763 33.3 5,705 2,216 38.9 2,252 959 42.6 21,363 3,675 17.2
Under 18 years..................... 11,560 3,506 30.3 4,201 1,808 43.0 2,174 1,079 49.6 840 471 56.1 7,359 1,698 23.1
18 to 24 years..................... 3,958 941 23.8 1,392 446 32.0 699 269 38.5 319 131 41.1 2,566 495 19.3
25 to 34 years..................... 5,660 1,121 19.8 1,798 527 29.3 876 301 34.4 331 103 31.0 3,862 594 15.4
35 to 44 years..................... 4,974 811 16.3 1,541 399 25.9 747 246 32.9 263 102 38.7 3,433 412 12.0
45 to 54 years..................... 3,019 422 14.0 1,012 233 23.0 490 117 23.9 201 63 31.4 2,007 189 9.4
55 to 59 years..................... 990 141 14.2 344 83 24.1 184 50 27.4 70 29 (B) 647 58 9.0
60 to 64 years..................... 755 140 18.5 284 74 25.9 153 48 31.2 66 27 (B) 471 66 14.0
65 years and over.................. 1,752 358 20.4 735 194 26.5 381 106 27.9 162 33 20.5 1,018 164 16.1
65 to 74 years................... 1,132 221 19.5 467 114 24.5 250 60 24.1 107 24 22.1 665 107 16.1
75 years and over................ 621 137 22.0 268 80 30.0 131 46 34.9 56 10 (B) 353 57 16.0
Male
Total........................... 16,371 3,292 20.1 5,636 1,659 29.4 2,779 980 35.3 1,096 416 37.9 10,736 1,633 15.2
Under 18 years..................... 5,928 1,709 28.8 2,136 880 41.2 1,086 530 48.8 431 237 55.1 3,792 830 21.9
18 to 24 years..................... 2,078 425 20.5 728 202 27.7 362 123 34.1 164 55 33.7 1,350 223 16.5
25 to 34 years..................... 2,855 443 15.5 911 194 21.3 439 109 24.7 172 30 17.2 1,944 249 12.8
35 to 44 years..................... 2,480 346 13.9 762 171 22.4 335 97 28.9 106 38 36.1 1,719 175 10.2
45 to 54 years..................... 1,489 174 11.7 488 100 20.5 237 54 22.9 93 27 29.2 1,001 74 7.4
55 to 59 years..................... 461 48 10.3 147 23 15.5 81 16 19.2 33 11 (B) 314 25 7.9
60 to 64 years..................... 359 51 14.3 151 35 23.0 71 23 (B) 24 10 (B) 208 17 8.0
65 years and over.................. 720 96 13.3 314 55 17.5 166 29 17.4 75 8 (B) 407 41 10.0
65 to 74 years................... 469 60 12.8 196 28 14.2 109 15 13.6 45 6 (B) 273 32 11.7
75 years and over................ 251 36 14.2 118 27 22.9 58 14 (B) 30 2 (B) 133 9 6.4
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Female
Total........................... 16,297 4,147 25.4 5,670 2,104 37.1 2,926 1,236 42.2 1,156 543 47.0 10,627 2,042 19.2
Under 18 years..................... 5,632 1,797 31.9 2,065 928 44.9 1,088 550 50.5 409 234 57.2 3,567 869 24.4
18 to 24 years..................... 1,880 515 27.4 664 244 36.7 337 146 43.2 155 76 48.9 1,216 272 22.3
25 to 34 years..................... 2,805 678 24.2 887 332 37.5 437 193 44.0 159 73 45.8 1,919 345 18.0
35 to 44 years..................... 2,493 465 18.7 779 228 29.3 411 149 36.3 158 64 40.5 1,714 237 13.8
45 to 54 years..................... 1,530 248 16.2 524 133 25.4 253 63 24.8 108 36 33.2 1,006 115 11.4
55 to 59 years..................... 529 93 17.6 197 60 30.4 103 35 33.8 37 19 (B) 332 33 10.0
60 to 64 years..................... 396 88 22.3 133 39 29.2 82 25 30.3 42 16 (B) 262 49 18.8
65 years and over.................. 1,032 262 25.4 421 140 33.2 215 77 36.0 88 26 29.3 611 123 20.1
65 to 74 years................... 662 161 24.3 271 86 31.9 141 45 32.2 62 18 (B) 391 75 19.1
75 years and over................ 370 101 27.4 150 53 35.5 73 32 (B) 26 8 (B) 220 48 21.9
Household Relationship
Total........................... 32,669 7,439 22.8 11,306 3,763 33.3 5,705 2,216 38.9 2,252 959 42.6 21,363 3,675 17.2
65 years and over............. 1,752 358 20.4 735 194 26.5 381 106 27.9 162 33 20.5 1,018 164 16.1
In families........................ 29,198 6,349 21.7 10,134 3,284 32.4 5,152 1,966 38.2 2,031 857 42.2 19,063 3,065 16.1
Householders..................... 7,561 1,525 20.2 2,595 789 30.4 1,290 453 35.1 516 198 38.4 4,966 736 14.8
Under 65 years................. 6,938 1,448 20.9 2,315 743 32.1 1,138 434 38.1 453 196 43.3 4,623 704 15.2
65 years and over.............. 623 77 12.3 280 45 16.2 153 19 12.6 63 2 (B) 343 31 9.2
Related children under 18 years.. 11,300 3,382 29.9 4,106 1,757 42.8 2,136 1,058 49.5 832 468 56.2 7,194 1,625 22.6
Under 6 years.................. 4,247 1,300 30.6 1,455 621 42.7 761 378 49.7 301 165 55.0 2,792 679 24.3
6 to 17 years.................. 7,052 2,082 29.5 2,651 1,136 42.8 1,374 680 49.5 531 302 56.9 4,402 946 21.5
Own children 18 years and over... 2,523 342 13.5 975 192 19.7 518 108 20.9 238 54 22.7 1,549 150 9.7
In married-couple families ........ 20,942 3,522 16.8 6,636 1,720 25.9 3,372 1,096 32.5 1,237 409 33.0 14,306 1,802 12.6
Husbands......................... 5,166 728 14.1 1,595 364 22.8 789 223 28.3 282 81 28.8 3,572 364 10.2
Under 65 years................. 4,714 680 14.4 1,401 336 24.0 680 208 30.5 237 81 34.3 3,313 344 10.4
65 years and over.............. 452 48 10.6 193 28 14.7 108 15 14.3 45 0 (B) 259 20 7.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Wives............................ 5,302 741 14.0 1,608 368 22.9 797 228 28.6 280 86 30.6 3,694 373 10.1
Under 65 years................. 4,940 698 14.1 1,443 339 23.5 702 211 30.1 242 84 34.7 3,497 359 10.3
65 years and over.............. 362 43 11.9 165 29 17.7 94 17 18.0 38 2 (B) 197 14 7.1
Related children under 18 years.. 7,846 1,745 22.2 2,546 832 32.7 1,321 542 41.0 470 198 42.2 5,300 912 17.2
Under 6 years.................. 3,062 734 24.0 950 332 35.0 475 195 41.0 178 72 40.8 2,112 402 19.0
6 to 17 years.................. 4,784 1,011 21.1 1,596 500 31.3 845 347 41.1 292 126 43.1 3,188 511 16.0
Own children 18 years and over... 1,540 131 8.5 547 74 13.5 303 48 15.9 125 20 15.9 993 57 5.8
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 6,113 2,488 40.7 2,747 1,394 50.7 1,427 786 55.1 676 408 60.3 3,366 1,094 32.5
Householder...................... 1,769 686 38.8 777 370 47.6 403 201 49.9 196 102 52.3 992 316 31.9
Under 65 years................. 1,623 660 40.6 707 356 50.4 373 198 53.1 185 101 54.8 917 303 33.1
65 years and over.............. 146 27 18.2 71 14 (B) 30 3 (B) 11 1 (B) 75 13 17.3
Related children under 18 years.. 2,806 1,471 52.4 1,325 845 63.8 693 478 69.0 333 254 76.4 1,481 626 42.3
Under 6 years.................. 910 497 54.6 428 263 61.5 234 165 70.4 113 87 77.1 481 233 48.5
6 to 17 years.................. 1,897 974 51.4 897 582 64.9 459 313 68.3 220 167 76.0 1,000 393 39.3
Own children 18 years and over... 816 188 23.0 356 101 28.4 180 54 29.9 98 32 32.3 460 87 18.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 264 100 37.7 92 46 50.3 41 19 (B) 5 0 (B) 172 53 31.0
Under 18 years................... 149 60 40.0 55 28 (B) 23 12 (B) 1 0 (B) 94 32 33.6
Under 6 years.................. 59 27 (B) 21 10 (B) 4 2 (B) 0 0 (B) 39 16 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 90 33 36.9 34 18 (B) 19 11 (B) 1 0 (B) 55 15 (B)
18 years and over................ 115 40 34.7 37 18 (B) 18 7 (B) 3 0 (B) 78 22 27.8
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,207 991 30.9 1,080 433 40.1 511 231 45.3 217 102 47.0 2,128 558 26.2
Male ............................. 1,887 420 22.3 663 189 28.5 300 89 29.5 125 33 26.4 1,224 231 18.9
Under 65 years................. 1,766 394 22.3 606 172 28.4 277 80 28.7 114 27 24.0 1,161 222 19.1
Living alone................. 567 69 12.1 199 37 18.5 103 21 20.4 44 11 (B) 368 32 8.6
65 years and over.............. 121 26 21.9 57 17 (B) 23 9 (B) 11 6 (B) 63 10 (B)
Living alone................. 100 18 17.7 48 13 (B) 19 8 (B) 10 6 (B) 52 5 (B)
Female............................ 1,320 570 43.2 417 244 58.6 211 143 67.5 92 69 75.1 904 326 36.1
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Under 65 years................. 1,036 403 38.9 300 159 53.1 147 94 64.1 66 50 (B) 736 244 33.1
Living alone................. 373 104 27.8 111 54 48.4 63 35 (B) 27 19 (B) 263 50 19.1
65 years and over.............. 284 167 58.8 116 85 72.9 64 48 (B) 26 19 (B) 168 83 49.1
Living alone................. 258 149 58.0 108 78 72.4 59 45 (B) 25 18 (B) 150 71 47.7
Residence and Region
United States...................... 32,669 7,439 22.8 11,306 3,763 33.3 5,705 2,216 38.9 2,252 959 42.6 21,363 3,675 17.2
Metropolitan..................... 29,898 6,726 22.5 10,157 3,427 33.7 5,181 2,034 39.3 2,172 925 42.6 19,741 3,299 16.7
Central city................... 15,130 3,909 25.8 7,184 2,405 33.5 4,019 1,544 38.4 1,760 771 43.8 7,946 1,504 18.9
Not central city............... 14,768 2,817 19.1 2,973 1,023 34.4 1,162 489 42.1 412 154 37.4 11,795 1,795 15.2
Outside metropolitan............. 2,771 713 25.7 1,149 336 29.2 524 183 34.9 80 34 42.1 1,623 377 23.2
Northeast.......................... 4,594 1,203 26.2 1,883 760 40.4 1,076 487 45.3 648 311 48.0 2,711 443 16.3
Metropolitan..................... 4,528 1,182 26.1 1,848 740 40.1 1,076 487 45.3 648 311 48.0 2,679 441 16.5
Central city................... 3,051 946 31.0 1,729 685 39.6 1,064 480 45.2 648 311 48.0 1,322 261 19.7
Not central city............... 1,477 236 16.0 119 56 46.6 12 7 (B) 0 0 (B) 1,357 180 13.3
Outside metropolitan............. 66 21 (B) 35 20 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 31 1 (B)
Midwest............................ 2,593 422 16.3 698 156 22.4 294 71 24.3 118 37 31.2 1,895 266 14.0
Metropolitan..................... 2,247 352 15.6 647 136 21.1 263 58 21.9 117 37 31.7 1,600 215 13.5
Central city................... 1,360 242 17.8 625 132 21.1 263 58 21.9 117 37 31.7 735 110 15.0
Not central city............... 887 110 12.4 21 4 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 865 105 12.2
Outside metropolitan............. 346 71 20.4 52 20 (B) 31 14 (B) 2 0 (B) 295 51 17.2
South.............................. 10,876 2,428 22.3 3,692 1,074 29.1 2,194 669 30.5 932 275 29.5 7,183 1,354 18.8
Metropolitan..................... 9,397 2,020 21.5 3,006 880 29.3 1,840 550 29.9 875 256 29.3 6,391 1,140 17.8
Central city................... 4,513 1,092 24.2 2,127 605 28.5 1,339 360 26.9 555 145 26.1 2,386 487 20.4
Not central city............... 4,884 928 19.0 879 275 31.3 501 190 38.0 320 112 34.9 4,005 653 16.3
Outside metropolitan............. 1,479 408 27.6 686 194 28.2 354 119 33.5 57 19 (B) 792 214 27.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
West............................... 14,606 3,386 23.2 5,032 1,773 35.2 2,141 989 46.2 554 336 60.7 9,574 1,613 16.8
Metropolitan..................... 13,726 3,173 23.1 4,656 1,670 35.9 2,002 939 46.9 533 322 60.3 9,070 1,502 16.6
Central city................... 6,205 1,629 26.2 2,703 982 36.4 1,353 646 47.8 441 279 63.3 3,503 646 18.4
Not central city............... 7,521 1,544 20.5 1,953 688 35.2 649 292 45.0 92 43 46.1 5,568 856 15.4
Outside metropolitan............. 880 213 24.2 376 102 27.2 139 50 36.3 21 15 (B) 504 111 22.0
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 15,408 5,867 38.1 7,093 3,222 45.4 3,824 1,951 51.0 1,607 841 52.3 8,315 2,645 31.8
Cash assistance.................. 3,958 1,894 47.9 2,158 1,230 57.0 1,327 840 63.3 619 408 65.8 1,800 665 36.9
Noncash assistance............... 15,377 5,865 38.1 7,082 3,222 45.5 3,813 1,951 51.2 1,606 841 52.4 8,295 2,643 31.9
Food Stamps.................... 4,344 2,869 66.0 2,515 1,829 72.7 1,586 1,212 76.4 765 603 78.9 1,829 1,040 56.9
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 4,536 1,214 26.8 1,914 588 30.7 863 297 34.4 278 78 28.0 2,622 626 23.9
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 17,261 1,572 9.1 4,213 541 12.8 1,881 265 14.1 645 118 18.3 13,048 1,031 7.9
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 5,090 1,251 24.6 1,816 606 33.3 899 354 39.4 398 171 42.9 3,274 645 19.7
Enrolled in school............... 2,088 475 22.8 780 252 32.4 391 144 36.8 171 68 39.8 1,309 223 17.0
Not enrolled..................... 3,002 776 25.8 1,037 353 34.1 508 211 41.5 226 102 45.2 1,965 423 21.5
No high school diploma......... 1,477 499 33.8 595 253 42.5 304 155 51.2 128 73 57.0 882 246 27.9
People 25 years and over........... 17,150 2,992 17.4 5,713 1,510 26.4 2,831 868 30.7 1,093 357 32.6 11,438 1,482 13.0
No high school diploma........... 7,367 1,916 26.0 3,302 1,072 32.5 1,670 620 37.1 662 262 39.6 4,065 844 20.8
High school diploma or more...... 9,783 1,076 11.0 2,411 437 18.1 1,161 249 21.4 431 94 21.9 7,372 639 8.7
No college..................... 4,791 680 14.2 1,377 287 20.8 667 164 24.6 249 63 25.4 3,414 394 11.5
Some college, no BA or higher degree 3,171 272 8.6 781 113 14.5 369 59 16.1 145 26 18.2 2,390 159 6.6
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 1999.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Completed BA or higher degree.. 1,821 124 6.8 253 38 14.9 125 25 20.0 38 5 (B) 1,568 86 5.5
Work Experience
Total.............................. 32,669 7,439 22.8 11,306 3,763 33.3 5,705 2,216 38.9 2,252 959 42.6 21,363 3,675 17.2
Male............................... 16,371 3,292 20.1 5,636 1,659 29.4 2,779 980 35.3 1,096 416 37.9 10,736 1,633 15.2
Under 16 years................... 5,347 1,561 29.2 1,926 797 41.4 988 488 49.4 398 217 54.6 3,422 764 22.3
16 to 64 years................... 10,304 1,636 15.9 3,396 808 23.8 1,625 463 28.5 624 191 30.6 6,908 828 12.0
Worked during year............. 8,757 1,073 12.3 2,729 507 18.6 1,283 292 22.8 465 101 21.6 6,029 566 9.4
Full-time year-round......... 6,405 492 7.7 1,848 232 12.5 824 126 15.2 294 40 13.6 4,557 260 5.7
Not full-time year-round..... 2,352 581 24.7 880 275 31.3 458 166 36.3 171 61 35.4 1,472 306 20.8
Did not work................... 1,546 563 36.4 667 300 45.0 342 171 50.1 159 90 57.0 879 262 29.9
65 years and over................ 720 96 13.3 314 55 17.5 166 29 17.4 75 8 (B) 407 41 10.0
Worked during year............. 137 6 4.4 47 0 (B) 28 0 (B) 16 0 (B) 90 6 6.7
Full-time year-round......... 71 2 (B) 23 0 (B) 16 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 47 2 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 66 4 (B) 24 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 42 4 (B)
Did not work................... 584 90 15.3 267 55 20.6 139 29 20.9 59 8 (B) 317 35 10.9
Female............................. 16,297 4,147 25.4 5,670 2,104 37.1 2,926 1,236 42.2 1,156 543 47.0 10,627 2,042 19.2
Under 16 years................... 5,081 1,635 32.2 1,851 851 46.0 987 505 51.2 364 215 59.0 3,230 784 24.3
16 to 64 years................... 10,185 2,249 22.1 3,398 1,113 32.8 1,724 653 37.9 704 303 43.0 6,786 1,136 16.7
Worked during year............. 6,444 871 13.5 1,914 417 21.8 957 249 26.0 382 114 29.9 4,530 454 10.0
Full-time year-round......... 3,746 225 6.0 1,002 94 9.4 482 56 11.6 176 24 13.5 2,744 130 4.8
Not full-time year-round..... 2,698 646 23.9 912 323 35.4 474 193 40.7 205 90 43.9 1,786 324 18.1
Did not work................... 3,740 1,378 36.9 1,484 696 46.9 768 405 52.7 323 189 58.5 2,256 682 30.2
65 years and over................ 1,032 262 25.4 421 140 33.2 215 77 36.0 88 26 29.3 611 123 20.1
Worked during year............. 98 12 12.2 34 1 (B) 19 0 (B) 10 0 (B) 63 11 (B)
Full-time year-round......... 23 0 (B) 13 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 10 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 75 12 (B) 21 1 (B) 9 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 54 11 (B)
Did not work................... 934 250 26.8 386 138 35.8 195 77 39.5 78 26 33.1 548 112 20.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999.
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