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09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2000.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 35,752 7,862 22.0 14,204 4,796 33.8 8,275 3,150 38.1 3,893 1,698 43.6 21,548 3,066 14.2
Under 18 years..................... 11,407 3,487 30.6 4,567 2,084 45.6 2,593 1,323 51.0 1,356 744 54.8 6,840 1,402 20.5
18 to 24 years..................... 3,995 941 23.6 1,658 597 36.0 1,005 407 40.5 416 209 50.1 2,337 344 14.7
25 to 34 years..................... 5,146 882 17.1 1,781 487 27.3 1,070 316 29.6 495 181 36.6 3,365 395 11.7
35 to 44 years..................... 5,739 896 15.6 2,043 552 27.0 1,168 397 34.0 568 230 40.6 3,696 344 9.3
45 to 54 years..................... 4,277 582 13.6 1,637 369 22.5 902 234 25.9 372 104 27.9 2,639 214 8.1
55 to 59 years..................... 1,339 253 18.9 592 186 31.3 326 118 36.3 139 47 33.8 747 67 9.0
60 to 64 years..................... 1,060 197 18.6 464 113 24.5 274 74 27.1 115 37 32.7 596 84 14.1
65 years and over.................. 2,789 623 22.4 1,462 408 27.9 939 281 29.9 433 146 33.7 1,327 215 16.2
65 to 74 years................... 1,630 317 19.4 841 214 25.4 545 155 28.4 262 87 33.4 789 103 13.0
75 years and over................ 1,159 306 26.4 621 194 31.2 393 126 31.9 171 59 34.2 538 112 20.9
Male
Total........................... 16,680 3,267 19.6 6,457 1,969 30.5 3,701 1,274 34.4 1,660 664 40.0 10,223 1,298 12.7
Under 18 years..................... 5,770 1,758 30.5 2,354 1,048 44.5 1,305 656 50.3 668 359 53.7 3,416 710 20.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,868 346 18.5 754 236 31.3 424 133 31.3 149 60 40.3 1,114 110 9.9
25 to 34 years..................... 2,317 273 11.8 774 136 17.6 481 102 21.1 208 56 27.1 1,543 137 8.9
35 to 44 years..................... 2,649 330 12.5 887 207 23.4 515 162 31.4 218 88 40.5 1,762 123 7.0
45 to 54 years..................... 1,935 234 12.1 702 141 20.1 392 96 24.5 169 45 26.9 1,233 93 7.6
55 to 59 years..................... 590 90 15.3 257 63 24.3 129 36 28.1 52 12 (B) 333 28 8.3
60 to 64 years..................... 442 45 10.1 195 31 15.8 112 20 17.6 42 11 (B) 247 14 5.6
65 years and over.................. 1,110 190 17.1 534 107 20.1 343 71 20.5 155 33 21.0 576 83 14.3
65 to 74 years................... 652 87 13.3 308 53 17.4 198 36 18.2 100 18 17.8 344 34 9.8
75 years and over................ 458 103 22.4 226 54 23.8 146 35 23.7 55 15 (B) 232 49 21.1
Female
Total........................... 19,072 4,595 24.1 7,747 2,827 36.5 4,573 1,876 41.0 2,234 1,034 46.3 11,325 1,768 15.6
Under 18 years..................... 5,637 1,728 30.7 2,213 1,036 46.8 1,288 667 51.8 688 385 55.9 3,424 692 20.2
18 to 24 years..................... 2,127 595 28.0 904 361 39.9 581 274 47.2 268 149 55.6 1,223 234 19.1
25 to 34 years..................... 2,829 609 21.5 1,007 351 34.9 588 214 36.5 287 125 43.5 1,822 258 14.2
35 to 44 years..................... 3,090 566 18.3 1,156 345 29.8 653 235 36.0 349 142 40.6 1,934 221 11.4
45 to 54 years..................... 2,342 348 14.9 935 227 24.3 510 138 27.0 204 59 28.7 1,407 121 8.6
55 to 59 years..................... 749 163 21.7 335 123 36.7 196 82 41.7 87 35 40.2 415 40 9.6
60 to 64 years..................... 618 153 24.7 268 83 30.8 162 54 33.7 73 27 (B) 350 70 20.1
65 years and over.................. 1,680 434 25.8 928 301 32.4 595 210 35.3 278 113 40.8 751 133 17.7
65 to 74 years................... 978 230 23.5 533 160 30.1 348 119 34.2 162 70 43.1 446 69 15.6
75 years and over................ 701 204 29.1 396 140 35.5 247 91 36.8 117 44 37.6 305 63 20.7
Household Relationship
Total........................... 35,752 7,862 22.0 14,204 4,796 33.8 8,275 3,150 38.1 3,893 1,698 43.6 21,548 3,066 14.2
65 years and over............. 2,789 623 22.4 1,462 408 27.9 939 281 29.9 433 146 33.7 1,327 215 16.2
In families........................ 29,497 6,108 20.7 11,470 3,762 32.8 6,552 2,438 37.2 3,094 1,335 43.2 18,028 2,346 13.0
Householders..................... 8,814 1,685 19.1 3,365 1,023 30.4 1,967 675 34.3 938 386 41.2 5,449 662 12.1
Under 65 years................. 7,822 1,559 19.9 2,885 942 32.7 1,648 613 37.2 806 360 44.7 4,937 617 12.5
65 years and over.............. 991 126 12.7 480 81 16.8 320 62 19.4 133 26 19.6 512 45 8.8
Related children under 18 years.. 11,242 3,417 30.4 4,518 2,065 45.7 2,554 1,306 51.2 1,344 732 54.4 6,725 1,352 20.1
Under 6 years.................. 3,574 1,174 32.9 1,370 707 51.6 836 491 58.7 469 291 61.9 2,204 467 21.2
6 to 17 years.................. 7,668 2,243 29.2 3,148 1,358 43.1 1,718 816 47.5 874 441 50.4 4,520 885 19.6
Own children 18 years and over... 3,470 471 13.6 1,485 337 22.7 879 235 26.7 333 96 28.8 1,985 134 6.7
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2000.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
In married-couple families ........ 15,208 1,020 6.7 4,673 537 11.5 2,394 403 16.8 1,010 155 15.3 10,535 483 4.6
Husbands......................... 4,331 269 6.2 1,294 136 10.5 690 101 14.6 293 47 16.1 3,037 133 4.4
Under 65 years................. 3,652 214 5.9 985 100 10.2 463 66 14.3 195 26 13.6 2,667 114 4.3
65 years and over.............. 679 55 8.1 309 36 11.6 227 34 15.2 99 21 21.0 370 19 5.2
Wives............................ 4,145 252 6.1 1,264 133 10.5 679 97 14.3 286 45 15.8 2,881 119 4.1
Under 65 years................. 3,655 205 5.6 1,032 99 9.6 507 65 12.9 214 26 12.0 2,623 105 4.0
65 years and over.............. 490 48 9.7 232 34 14.5 173 32 18.3 72 20 (B) 258 14 5.5
Related children under 18 years.. 4,922 402 8.2 1,413 187 13.2 664 139 20.9 300 37 12.4 3,509 215 6.1
Under 6 years.................. 1,531 136 8.9 380 66 17.3 176 33 19.0 99 13 13.1 1,151 70 6.1
6 to 17 years.................. 3,391 267 7.9 1,033 121 11.7 488 106 21.6 201 24 12.0 2,358 145 6.2
Own children 18 years and over... 1,458 77 5.3 562 65 11.5 276 49 17.9 92 11 11.7 896 13 1.4
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 12,172 4,697 38.6 5,872 2,940 50.1 3,679 1,893 51.4 1,907 1,092 57.3 6,300 1,757 27.9
Householder...................... 3,762 1,301 34.6 1,760 798 45.3 1,103 527 47.7 574 309 53.8 2,002 503 25.1
Under 65 years................. 3,444 1,238 35.9 1,585 756 47.7 1,003 502 50.0 534 302 56.6 1,859 482 25.9
65 years and over.............. 318 63 20.0 175 42 24.1 100 25 24.7 40 6 (B) 142 21 14.9
Related children under 18 years.. 5,731 2,830 49.4 2,834 1,738 61.3 1,758 1,095 62.3 977 647 66.2 2,897 1,092 37.7
Under 6 years.................. 1,818 978 53.8 897 602 67.1 606 433 71.5 341 254 74.3 921 376 40.8
6 to 17 years.................. 3,913 1,851 47.3 1,937 1,136 58.6 1,152 662 57.5 636 393 61.8 1,976 715 36.2
Own children 18 years and over... 1,797 360 20.1 864 252 29.2 569 177 31.2 236 85 36.2 933 108 11.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 155 45 29.2 39 8 (B) 29 5 (B) 5 5 (B) 116 38 32.5
Under 18 years................... 91 28 30.2 25 5 (B) 19 3 (B) 3 3 (B) 67 23 (B)
Under 6 years.................. 38 13 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 36 11 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 54 14 (B) 23 3 (B) 19 3 (B) 3 3 (B) 31 12 (B)
18 years and over................ 64 18 (B) 14 3 (B) 10 3 (B) 3 3 (B) 49 15 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 6,099 1,708 28.0 2,695 1,026 38.1 1,694 707 41.7 793 357 45.0 3,404 682 20.0
Male ............................. 3,013 742 24.6 1,273 413 32.5 802 285 35.6 370 141 38.1 1,740 328 18.9
Under 65 years................. 2,707 627 23.1 1,105 352 31.8 721 255 35.4 331 131 39.8 1,602 275 17.2
Living alone................. 1,353 241 17.9 581 142 24.4 379 98 25.7 170 61 35.9 772 100 12.9
65 years and over.............. 305 115 37.7 168 62 36.8 82 30 37.0 40 10 (B) 138 53 38.7
Living alone................. 263 107 40.7 143 62 43.2 72 30 (B) 32 10 (B) 120 45 37.8
Female............................ 3,087 967 31.3 1,422 613 43.1 892 422 47.3 423 216 51.1 1,664 354 21.2
Under 65 years................. 2,407 665 27.6 990 404 40.8 615 279 45.3 273 132 48.5 1,416 261 18.4
Living alone................. 1,568 429 27.4 694 272 39.2 407 183 45.1 176 84 47.7 873 157 17.9
65 years and over.............. 680 302 44.4 432 209 48.4 277 143 51.7 150 84 55.8 248 93 37.4
Living alone................. 641 276 43.1 409 190 46.6 265 134 50.4 140 76 54.4 232 86 37.0
Residence and Region
United States...................... 35,752 7,862 22.0 14,204 4,796 33.8 8,275 3,150 38.1 3,893 1,698 43.6 21,548 3,066 14.2
Metropolitan..................... 31,390 6,648 21.2 11,581 3,963 34.2 6,926 2,723 39.3 3,310 1,456 44.0 19,809 2,684 13.6
Central city................... 18,461 4,758 25.8 9,722 3,402 35.0 6,103 2,403 39.4 3,084 1,367 44.3 8,738 1,356 15.5
Not central city............... 12,929 1,890 14.6 1,858 562 30.2 822 320 38.9 227 89 39.4 11,071 1,328 12.0
Outside metropolitan............. 4,362 1,214 27.8 2,623 833 31.7 1,349 428 31.7 583 242 41.5 1,739 381 21.9
Northeast.......................... 6,519 1,466 22.5 2,744 945 34.5 1,578 579 36.7 790 341 43.2 3,775 520 13.8
Metropolitan..................... 6,453 1,440 22.3 2,730 940 34.4 1,574 575 36.6 790 341 43.2 3,722 500 13.4
Central city................... 4,562 1,242 27.2 2,544 887 34.9 1,471 537 36.5 772 339 43.9 2,019 355 17.6
Not central city............... 1,890 199 10.5 187 53 28.6 103 39 37.5 18 3 (B) 1,704 145 8.5
Outside metropolitan............. 66 25 (B) 14 5 (B) 4 4 (B) 0 0 (B) 53 20 (B)
Midwest............................ 6,684 1,627 24.4 2,970 1,087 36.6 2,016 803 39.8 950 462 48.6 3,714 540 14.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2000.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
Metropolitan..................... 6,335 1,538 24.3 2,893 1,052 36.4 1,982 771 38.9 950 462 48.7 3,442 486 14.1
Central city................... 4,717 1,304 27.6 2,752 1,020 37.1 1,902 752 39.5 920 446 48.5 1,965 283 14.4
Not central city............... 1,618 234 14.5 141 32 22.4 80 19 24.0 30 16 (B) 1,476 202 13.7
Outside metropolitan............. 349 90 25.7 77 35 46.0 34 32 (B) 0 0 (B) 272 54 20.0
South.............................. 19,328 4,184 21.6 7,545 2,489 33.0 4,238 1,592 37.6 2,047 876 42.8 11,784 1,696 14.4
Metropolitan..................... 15,423 3,101 20.1 5,039 1,712 34.0 2,929 1,202 41.0 1,464 634 43.3 10,384 1,389 13.4
Central city................... 7,441 1,864 25.1 3,714 1,301 35.0 2,380 977 41.1 1,324 575 43.4 3,727 563 15.1
Not central city............... 7,982 1,236 15.5 1,325 410 31.0 549 225 40.9 141 59 42.2 6,657 826 12.4
Outside metropolitan............. 3,905 1,084 27.7 2,506 777 31.0 1,309 390 29.8 582 242 41.6 1,400 306 21.9
West............................... 3,221 584 18.1 945 274 29.0 443 176 39.8 106 18 17.3 2,276 310 13.6
Metropolitan..................... 3,179 569 17.9 918 260 28.3 441 174 39.6 106 18 17.3 2,261 309 13.7
Central city................... 1,740 348 20.0 713 193 27.1 350 137 39.2 69 8 (B) 1,028 155 15.1
Not central city............... 1,439 221 15.4 206 66 32.3 91 37 41.1 38 11 (B) 1,233 155 12.5
Outside metropolitan............. 41 15 (B) 27 15 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B) 15 1 (B)
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 15,740 6,356 40.4 8,408 4,113 48.9 5,228 2,752 52.6 2,627 1,493 56.9 7,332 2,243 30.6
Cash assistance.................. 5,162 2,915 56.5 3,150 2,047 65.0 2,147 1,439 67.0 1,101 761 69.1 2,012 867 43.1
Noncash assistance............... 15,596 6,344 40.7 8,349 4,106 49.2 5,205 2,746 52.7 2,623 1,493 56.9 7,248 2,238 30.9
Food Stamps.................... 5,550 3,925 70.7 3,562 2,548 71.5 2,495 1,801 72.2 1,371 1,015 74.0 1,987 1,377 69.3
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 2,897 508 17.5 1,295 255 19.7 647 150 23.2 236 72 30.6 1,602 252 15.7
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 20,012 1,506 7.5 5,796 683 11.8 3,047 398 13.1 1,267 205 16.2 14,216 823 5.8
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 5,233 1,309 25.0 2,137 796 37.2 1,273 528 41.5 568 280 49.3 3,097 513 16.6
Enrolled in school............... 2,723 610 22.4 1,071 349 32.6 566 208 36.8 255 109 42.9 1,652 261 15.8
Not enrolled..................... 2,510 698 27.8 1,066 446 41.9 707 320 45.2 312 171 54.6 1,444 252 17.5
No high school diploma......... 768 321 41.7 433 224 51.7 297 154 51.9 143 83 58.5 335 97 28.9
People 25 years and over........... 20,350 3,434 16.9 7,978 2,115 26.5 4,677 1,420 30.4 2,121 746 35.2 12,372 1,319 10.7
No high school diploma........... 4,229 1,399 33.1 2,399 911 38.0 1,503 593 39.5 706 317 44.9 1,831 488 26.7
High school diploma or more...... 16,121 2,035 12.6 5,580 1,204 21.6 3,174 827 26.0 1,415 429 30.3 10,541 831 7.9
No college..................... 7,361 1,322 18.0 3,209 844 26.3 1,847 603 32.7 810 321 39.6 4,153 478 11.5
Some college, no BA or higher degree 5,476 548 10.0 1,692 297 17.5 943 182 19.3 436 85 19.6 3,784 251 6.6
Completed BA or higher degree.. 3,284 166 5.1 679 64 9.4 385 42 10.8 169 23 13.3 2,604 102 3.9
Work Experience
Total.............................. 35,752 7,862 22.0 14,204 4,796 33.8 8,275 3,150 38.1 3,893 1,698 43.6 21,548 3,066 14.2
Male............................... 16,680 3,267 19.6 6,457 1,969 30.5 3,701 1,274 34.4 1,660 664 40.0 10,223 1,298 12.7
Under 16 years................... 5,142 1,573 30.6 2,119 960 45.3 1,172 598 51.0 592 331 55.9 3,023 613 20.3
16 to 64 years................... 10,429 1,504 14.4 3,805 902 23.7 2,186 606 27.7 913 301 32.9 6,624 602 9.1
Worked during year............. 7,914 572 7.2 2,566 316 12.3 1,387 181 13.1 555 78 14.1 5,349 257 4.8
Full-time year-round......... 5,716 106 1.9 1,657 58 3.5 872 40 4.6 316 9 2.8 4,059 48 1.2
Not full-time year-round..... 2,199 466 21.2 909 258 28.4 515 141 27.3 239 69 29.0 1,290 208 16.2
Did not work................... 2,515 931 37.0 1,239 586 47.3 799 425 53.1 358 222 62.2 1,276 346 27.1
65 years and over................ 1,110 190 17.1 534 107 20.1 343 71 20.5 155 33 21.0 576 83 14.3
Worked during year............. 210 2 1.0 89 0 0.0 53 0 (B) 34 0 (B) 121 2 1.7
Full-time year-round......... 89 0 0.0 32 0 (B) 21 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 58 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 121 2 1.7 57 0 (B) 32 0 (B) 28 0 (B) 64 2 (B)
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2000.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
Did not work................... 899 188 20.9 445 107 24.1 290 71 24.3 121 33 26.8 455 81 17.7
Female............................. 19,072 4,595 24.1 7,747 2,827 36.5 4,573 1,876 41.0 2,234 1,034 46.3 11,325 1,768 15.6
Under 16 years................... 5,027 1,546 30.7 1,970 925 47.0 1,152 604 52.4 612 341 55.7 3,057 620 20.3
16 to 64 years................... 12,365 2,616 21.2 4,848 1,601 33.0 2,826 1,062 37.6 1,344 579 43.1 7,517 1,015 13.5
Worked during year............. 9,086 1,191 13.1 3,188 656 20.6 1,817 450 24.7 870 261 29.9 5,898 534 9.1
Full-time year-round......... 6,323 418 6.6 2,041 229 11.2 1,129 153 13.6 506 91 17.9 4,283 189 4.4
Not full-time year-round..... 2,763 773 28.0 1,147 428 37.3 689 296 43.0 364 170 46.6 1,615 345 21.4
Did not work................... 3,279 1,425 43.5 1,660 944 56.9 1,009 612 60.6 473 319 67.3 1,619 481 29.7
65 years and over................ 1,680 434 25.8 928 301 32.4 595 210 35.3 278 113 40.8 751 133 17.7
Worked during year............. 215 18 8.2 119 12 10.4 69 10 (B) 31 3 (B) 96 5 5.5
Full-time year-round......... 65 1 (B) 44 1 (B) 18 1 (B) 12 0 (B) 20 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 150 16 10.8 75 11 (B) 50 9 (B) 19 3 (B) 75 5 7.0
Did not work................... 1,465 416 28.4 809 289 35.7 527 200 38.0 247 110 44.7 656 128 19.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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