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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
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 33,716 7,153 21.2 11,200 3,567 31.8 5,521 2,030 36.8 2,263 884 39.1 22,516 3,586 15.9
Under 18 years..................... 11,884 3,328 28.0 4,120 1,717 41.7 2,091 985 47.1 835 427 51.1 7,764 1,611 20.8
18 to 24 years..................... 4,178 896 21.5 1,424 395 27.7 698 222 31.8 318 94 29.7 2,754 502 18.2
25 to 34 years..................... 5,641 1,080 19.1 1,682 489 29.1 817 271 33.1 328 107 32.8 3,959 591 14.9
35 to 44 years..................... 5,037 782 15.5 1,575 402 25.5 775 239 30.8 308 109 35.4 3,462 380 11.0
45 to 54 years..................... 3,212 395 12.3 995 203 20.4 467 110 23.5 182 47 25.6 2,216 192 8.7
55 to 59 years..................... 1,052 134 12.8 354 65 18.4 173 35 20.0 68 15 (B) 698 69 9.9
60 to 64 years..................... 831 184 22.1 308 97 31.4 157 56 35.9 78 32 40.2 523 87 16.6
65 years and over.................. 1,882 353 18.8 741 199 26.8 343 112 32.8 147 53 36.4 1,141 154 13.5
65 to 74 years................... 1,153 218 18.9 464 136 29.4 221 81 36.7 83 35 41.6 689 82 11.8
75 years and over................ 729 135 18.5 278 62 22.5 122 31 25.7 64 19 (B) 451 72 16.0
Male
Total........................... 16,861 3,287 19.5 5,634 1,621 28.8 2,727 906 33.2 1,128 405 35.9 11,227 1,667 14.8
Under 18 years..................... 6,107 1,690 27.7 2,116 854 40.4 1,047 479 45.8 436 209 47.8 3,992 836 20.9
18 to 24 years..................... 2,115 378 17.9 740 168 22.7 351 92 26.2 155 42 26.8 1,374 210 15.3
25 to 34 years..................... 2,861 458 16.0 874 207 23.7 429 117 27.2 181 53 29.5 1,987 250 12.6
35 to 44 years..................... 2,557 328 12.8 795 166 20.8 385 102 26.4 151 46 30.4 1,762 162 9.2
45 to 54 years..................... 1,545 175 11.3 489 86 17.5 223 38 17.2 81 16 19.4 1,056 89 8.5
55 to 59 years..................... 501 45 9.0 152 16 10.7 77 12 15.7 28 3 (B) 349 29 8.2
60 to 64 years..................... 398 78 19.5 151 47 30.9 78 28 36.0 35 17 (B) 247 31 12.5
65 years and over.................. 777 137 17.6 318 77 24.3 137 38 27.8 61 20 (B) 460 60 13.0
65 to 74 years................... 500 100 20.1 189 57 30.2 83 30 36.1 28 13 (B) 311 43 13.9
75 years and over................ 278 36 13.1 129 20 15.7 54 8 (B) 32 7 (B) 149 16 11.0
Female
Total........................... 16,855 3,866 22.9 5,566 1,946 35.0 2,794 1,124 40.2 1,135 479 42.2 11,290 1,920 17.0
Under 18 years..................... 5,776 1,639 28.4 2,004 863 43.1 1,044 506 48.5 399 218 54.6 3,772 775 20.6
18 to 24 years..................... 2,063 519 25.1 684 227 33.2 347 130 37.6 163 53 32.4 1,379 292 21.2
25 to 34 years..................... 2,780 622 22.4 808 282 34.8 388 154 39.7 146 54 36.8 1,972 340 17.3
35 to 44 years..................... 2,481 454 18.3 781 236 30.3 390 137 35.1 157 63 40.2 1,700 218 12.8
45 to 54 years..................... 1,667 220 13.2 507 117 23.2 244 72 29.3 101 31 30.6 1,160 103 8.9
55 to 59 years..................... 551 90 16.3 202 49 24.2 95 22 23.5 40 13 (B) 349 41 11.7
60 to 64 years..................... 433 106 24.5 157 50 31.9 79 28 35.8 43 15 (B) 276 56 20.3
65 years and over.................. 1,104 216 19.6 424 122 28.7 205 74 36.1 86 33 38.5 681 94 13.8
65 to 74 years................... 653 118 18.0 275 79 28.9 138 51 37.0 55 21 (B) 379 38 10.1
75 years and over................ 451 98 21.8 149 42 28.4 68 23 (B) 31 12 (B) 302 56 18.5
Household Relationship
Total........................... 33,716 7,153 21.2 11,200 3,567 31.8 5,521 2,030 36.8 2,263 884 39.1 22,516 3,586 15.9
65 years and over............. 1,882 353 18.8 741 199 26.8 343 112 32.8 147 53 36.4 1,141 154 13.5
In families........................ 29,976 6,025 20.1 9,919 3,073 31.0 4,874 1,762 36.2 1,998 772 38.6 20,057 2,952 14.7
Householders..................... 7,728 1,431 18.5 2,544 730 28.7 1,246 417 33.5 514 180 34.9 5,184 701 13.5
Under 65 years................. 7,081 1,338 18.9 2,270 677 29.8 1,126 393 34.9 460 165 35.8 4,811 661 13.7
65 years and over.............. 647 93 14.3 274 53 19.2 120 25 20.5 54 15 (B) 373 40 10.8
Related children under 18 years.. 11,627 3,173 27.3 4,035 1,654 41.0 2,055 960 46.7 819 414 50.5 7,593 1,518 20.0
Under 6 years.................. 4,380 1,242 28.3 1,469 617 42.0 737 343 46.6 282 133 47.1 2,911 625 21.5
6 to 17 years.................. 7,247 1,931 26.6 2,566 1,038 40.4 1,318 616 46.8 537 281 52.4 4,682 894 19.1
Own children 18 years and over... 2,584 325 12.6 881 171 19.4 436 107 24.5 207 54 26.4 1,703 154 9.0
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 ........ 21,566 3,502 16.2 6,524 1,715 26.3 3,141 937 29.8 1,239 442 35.7 15,042 1,787 11.9
Husbands......................... 5,278 762 14.4 1,556 366 23.5 742 192 25.9 286 91 31.7 3,722 397 10.7
Under 65 years................. 4,783 694 14.5 1,364 331 24.2 660 176 26.7 256 81 31.7 3,418 363 10.6
65 years and over.............. 495 69 13.9 191 35 18.2 82 16 19.3 30 10 (B) 304 34 11.1
Wives............................ 5,400 749 13.9 1,564 362 23.2 735 191 26.0 287 91 31.7 3,837 387 10.1
Under 65 years................. 5,045 714 14.2 1,416 342 24.2 662 179 27.1 259 81 31.2 3,629 372 10.3
65 years and over.............. 355 35 9.8 147 20 13.7 72 12 (B) 28 10 (B) 208 15 7.1
Related children under 18 years.. 8,221 1,719 20.9 2,589 865 33.4 1,282 485 37.8 489 220 44.9 5,632 855 15.2
Under 6 years.................. 3,157 696 22.0 950 321 33.8 472 172 36.5 191 85 44.4 2,207 375 17.0
6 to 17 years.................. 5,064 1,023 20.2 1,640 544 33.2 809 313 38.6 298 135 45.3 3,424 479 14.0
Own children 18 years and over... 1,655 167 10.1 492 84 17.1 234 46 19.5 108 27 25.4 1,163 82 7.1
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 6,048 2,210 36.5 2,509 1,204 48.0 1,366 760 55.6 616 311 50.4 3,539 1,005 28.4
Householder...................... 1,746 597 34.2 727 329 45.3 398 205 51.5 176 82 46.6 1,019 268 26.3
Under 65 years................. 1,604 570 35.5 655 309 47.2 370 197 53.2 159 79 49.4 949 260 27.5
65 years and over.............. 142 27 19.1 71 20 (B) 28 8 (B) 17 3 (B) 71 7 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 2,696 1,303 48.3 1,166 713 61.1 654 444 67.9 296 186 62.9 1,530 590 38.6
Under 6 years.................. 902 475 52.7 396 263 66.6 207 156 75.5 78 47 60.5 507 212 41.8
6 to 17 years.................. 1,793 828 46.2 770 449 58.3 448 288 64.4 218 139 63.7 1,023 378 37.0
Own children 18 years and over... 782 151 19.3 329 85 26.0 180 60 33.4 90 27 30.1 453 65 14.5
In unrelated subfamilies........... 219 116 53.1 56 40 (B) 24 12 (B) 6 6 (B) 163 76 46.7
Under 18 years................... 131 80 60.7 36 30 (B) 11 9 (B) 6 6 (B) 95 50 52.4
Under 6 years.................. 41 34 (B) 15 14 (B) 8 7 (B) 6 6 (B) 26 20 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 91 46 50.5 21 15 (B) 3 2 (B) 0 0 (B) 69 30 (B)
18 years and over................ 87 36 41.6 20 10 (B) 13 3 (B) 0 0 (B) 68 26 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,521 1,013 28.8 1,225 454 37.1 623 256 41.0 259 106 41.0 2,296 558 24.3
Male ............................. 2,040 479 23.5 764 230 30.1 383 126 33.0 158 51 32.5 1,276 250 19.6
Under 65 years................. 1,913 435 22.7 695 198 28.5 356 110 31.0 142 44 31.2 1,218 237 19.5
Living alone................. 557 89 15.9 202 54 26.9 93 25 27.5 36 13 (B) 355 34 9.6
65 years and over.............. 127 45 35.1 68 31 (B) 28 16 (B) 16 7 (B) 59 13 (B)
Living alone................. 109 37 33.5 63 27 (B) 25 14 (B) 14 5 (B) 47 10 (B)
Female............................ 1,481 533 36.0 461 225 48.7 240 129 53.8 101 55 54.3 1,020 308 30.2
Under 65 years................. 1,160 410 35.3 341 155 45.4 165 81 49.1 72 37 (B) 819 255 31.1
Living alone................. 437 103 23.5 131 51 39.0 68 30 (B) 35 20 (B) 307 52 16.9
65 years and over.............. 321 123 38.4 121 70 58.0 75 48 (B) 29 18 (B) 201 53 26.5
Living alone................. 298 112 37.7 110 63 57.1 68 43 (B) 29 18 (B) 188 49 26.3
Residence and Region
United States...................... 33,716 7,153 21.2 11,200 3,567 31.8 5,521 2,030 36.8 2,263 884 39.1 22,516 3,586 15.9
Metropolitan..................... 30,959 6,409 20.7 10,063 3,235 32.1 4,954 1,857 37.5 2,191 878 40.1 20,896 3,174 15.2
Central city................... 15,634 3,714 23.8 6,801 2,279 33.5 3,797 1,417 37.3 1,737 709 40.8 8,833 1,435 16.2
Not central city............... 15,325 2,695 17.6 3,263 956 29.3 1,157 440 38.0 454 170 37.4 12,063 1,739 14.4
Outside metropolitan............. 2,757 744 27.0 1,137 332 29.2 566 173 30.5 72 6 (B) 1,620 413 25.5
Northeast.......................... 4,556 1,041 22.9 1,699 584 34.4 875 351 40.2 522 224 42.9 2,856 457 16.0
Metropolitan..................... 4,480 1,021 22.8 1,688 581 34.4 875 351 40.2 522 224 42.9 2,792 440 15.7
Central city................... 3,010 843 28.0 1,531 546 35.7 837 333 39.8 522 224 42.9 1,479 296 20.0
Not central city............... 1,470 178 12.1 157 35 22.5 38 18 (B) 0 0 (B) 1,313 143 10.9
Outside metropolitan............. 76 20 26.7 11 3 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 64 17 (B)
Midwest............................ 2,577 455 17.6 656 184 28.1 321 97 30.2 137 19 14.0 1,921 271 14.1
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..................... 2,206 377 17.1 618 178 28.9 303 91 30.1 134 19 14.2 1,587 198 12.5
Central city................... 1,415 298 21.1 567 171 30.2 286 84 29.4 134 19 14.2 849 127 15.0
Not central city............... 790 79 9.9 52 7 (B) 17 7 (B) 0 0 (B) 739 71 9.7
Outside metropolitan............. 371 78 21.0 37 6 (B) 18 6 (B) 3 0 (B) 334 72 21.6
South.............................. 11,768 2,422 20.6 3,832 1,202 31.4 2,272 761 33.5 1,087 425 39.1 7,936 1,220 15.4
Metropolitan..................... 10,317 2,070 20.1 3,149 1,017 32.3 1,835 632 34.5 1,027 419 40.8 7,168 1,053 14.7
Central city................... 5,028 1,106 22.0 2,016 655 32.5 1,254 428 34.1 649 266 41.0 3,013 451 15.0
Not central city............... 5,289 964 18.2 1,133 362 32.0 580 204 35.2 378 153 40.5 4,156 602 14.5
Outside metropolitan............. 1,451 352 24.3 683 185 27.1 437 128 29.3 60 6 (B) 768 167 21.7
West............................... 14,816 3,235 21.8 5,013 1,596 31.8 2,053 821 40.0 518 216 41.8 9,802 1,639 16.7
Metropolitan..................... 13,956 2,941 21.1 4,608 1,458 31.6 1,942 782 40.3 508 216 42.6 9,348 1,483 15.9
Central city................... 6,180 1,467 23.7 2,687 906 33.7 1,420 572 40.3 432 200 46.2 3,493 561 16.1
Not central city............... 7,776 1,474 19.0 1,921 552 28.7 522 210 40.2 76 16 21.6 5,855 922 15.7
Outside metropolitan............. 859 294 34.2 405 138 34.0 111 39 34.8 10 0 (B) 454 156 34.4
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 16,343 5,576 34.1 7,170 3,018 42.1 3,725 1,728 46.4 1,554 751 48.3 9,174 2,558 27.9
Cash assistance.................. 3,461 1,603 46.3 1,794 985 54.9 993 605 60.9 440 287 65.3 1,667 619 37.1
Noncash assistance............... 16,294 5,568 34.2 7,153 3,016 42.2 3,717 1,728 46.5 1,554 751 48.3 9,141 2,551 27.9
Food Stamps.................... 3,876 2,408 62.1 2,190 1,481 67.6 1,309 931 71.1 594 457 77.0 1,685 928 55.0
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 4,785 1,231 25.7 1,863 607 32.6 884 275 31.1 341 120 35.2 2,923 624 21.4
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 17,373 1,578 9.1 4,030 549 13.6 1,796 302 16.8 709 133 18.8 13,343 1,029 7.7
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 5,289 1,159 21.9 1,830 541 29.6 933 316 33.9 422 149 35.4 3,458 618 17.9
Enrolled in school............... 2,265 461 20.3 715 218 30.4 391 131 33.5 169 68 40.3 1,550 243 15.7
Not enrolled..................... 3,024 699 23.1 1,116 324 29.0 542 186 34.3 253 81 32.2 1,908 375 19.6
No high school diploma......... 1,433 414 28.9 589 194 33.0 326 122 37.5 143 54 37.9 844 220 26.0
People 25 years and over........... 17,655 2,929 16.6 5,656 1,455 25.7 2,732 822 30.1 1,110 363 32.7 11,999 1,474 12.3
No high school diploma........... 7,681 1,943 25.3 3,366 1,060 31.5 1,727 604 35.0 709 271 38.3 4,315 883 20.5
High school diploma or more...... 9,974 986 9.9 2,290 395 17.3 1,006 218 21.7 401 92 22.9 7,683 591 7.7
No college..................... 4,867 626 12.9 1,274 260 20.4 582 143 24.5 237 59 24.8 3,593 366 10.2
Some college, no BA or higher degree 3,132 230 7.3 738 106 14.4 314 62 19.9 116 30 25.3 2,395 124 5.2
Completed BA or higher degree.. 1,974 130 6.6 279 29 10.3 110 13 12.0 48 3 (B) 1,696 102 6.0
Work Experience
Total.............................. 33,716 7,153 21.2 11,200 3,567 31.8 5,521 2,030 36.8 2,263 884 39.1 22,516 3,586 15.9
Male............................... 16,861 3,287 19.5 5,634 1,621 28.8 2,727 906 33.2 1,128 405 35.9 11,227 1,667 14.8
Under 16 years................... 5,524 1,555 28.1 1,910 788 41.2 937 441 47.1 384 183 47.8 3,614 767 21.2
16 to 64 years................... 10,559 1,596 15.1 3,406 756 22.2 1,653 427 25.8 683 201 29.4 7,153 840 11.7
Worked during year............. 8,886 966 10.9 2,746 461 16.8 1,322 253 19.1 508 99 19.5 6,140 505 8.2
Full-time year-round......... 6,667 480 7.2 1,976 238 12.0 920 134 14.5 373 60 16.2 4,691 242 5.2
Not full-time year-round..... 2,219 486 21.9 770 223 29.0 402 119 29.7 136 39 28.6 1,449 262 18.1
Did not work................... 1,673 630 37.6 660 295 44.6 331 174 52.4 175 102 58.2 1,013 335 33.1
65 years and over................ 777 137 17.6 318 77 24.3 137 38 27.8 61 20 (B) 460 60 13.0
Worked during year............. 162 22 13.5 56 8 (B) 28 6 (B) 13 5 (B) 107 13 12.6
Full-time year-round......... 97 6 6.4 38 4 (B) 19 3 (B) 9 3 (B) 59 3 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 65 16 (B) 18 5 (B) 8 3 (B) 4 2 (B) 47 11 (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................... 615 115 18.7 262 69 26.2 110 32 29.3 48 15 (B) 353 46 13.1
Female............................. 16,855 3,866 22.9 5,566 1,946 35.0 2,794 1,124 40.2 1,135 479 42.2 11,290 1,920 17.0
Under 16 years................... 5,248 1,511 28.8 1,803 783 43.4 919 450 48.9 348 188 54.1 3,446 728 21.1
16 to 64 years................... 10,503 2,139 20.4 3,340 1,041 31.2 1,669 600 35.9 701 258 36.8 7,163 1,098 15.3
Worked during year............. 6,899 837 12.1 1,997 402 20.2 956 221 23.1 388 98 25.3 4,902 434 8.9
Full-time year-round......... 4,052 189 4.7 1,095 88 8.0 512 48 9.4 212 22 10.5 2,957 101 3.4
Not full-time year-round..... 2,847 647 22.7 902 314 34.8 444 173 38.9 176 76 43.0 1,945 333 17.1
Did not work................... 3,604 1,303 36.1 1,343 639 47.6 713 379 53.1 313 160 51.0 2,261 664 29.3
65 years and over................ 1,104 216 19.6 424 122 28.7 205 74 36.1 86 33 38.5 681 94 13.8
Worked during year............. 91 4 4.8 32 3 (B) 16 1 (B) 10 0 (B) 58 2 (B)
Full-time year-round......... 32 1 (B) 12 1 (B) 1 1 (B) 0 0 (B) 20 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 58 3 (B) 20 1 (B) 15 0 (B) 10 0 (B) 38 2 (B)
Did not work................... 1,014 212 20.9 391 119 30.4 189 73 38.5 77 33 43.4 622 93 14.9
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
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