Table 21. Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Families and children as of March of the following year.)
One person Two people
House-
House- holder Nine or
Under 65 and holder 65 and Three Four Five Six Seven Eight more
Total 65 over Total under 65 over people people people people people people people
TOTAL
Number.......................... 45,117 34,458 10,658 31,958 22,377 9,580 16,079 14,638 6,259 2,193 718 298 246
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... 8,794 8,959 8,259 11,239 11,590 10,419 13,738 17,603 20,819 23,528 26,753 29,701 35,060
Families in poverty............. 8,529 6,309 2,220 2,202 1,740 462 1,428 1,250 708 342 135 75 81
People in poverty............... 8,529 6,309 2,220 4,465 3,521 944 4,373 5,055 3,645 2,068 971 613 824
NUMBER OF RELATED CHILDREN
UNDER 18
None:
Number.......................... 45,117 34,458 10,658 27,988 18,473 9,515 5,154 1,592 260 57 6 2 2
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... 8,794 8,959 8,259 11,150 11,531 10,409 13,470 17,761 21,419 24,636 28,347 31,704 38,138
Families in poverty............. 8,529 6,309 2,220 1,268 829 438 175 40 9 - - - -
People in poverty............... 8,529 6,309 2,220 2,590 1,697 893 559 177 46 - - - -
One:
Number.......................... - - - 3,969 3,904 65 8,298 2,575 720 140 31 18 1
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - 11,868 11,869 11,824 13,861 18,052 21,731 24,734 28,524 31,984 38,322
Families in poverty............. - - - 934 910 24 412 118 39 7 1 - -
People in poverty............... - - - 1,875 1,824 51 1,263 495 199 42 8 - -
Two:
Number.......................... - - - - - - 2,627 9,529 1,355 362 87 18 4
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - 13,874 17,463 21,065 24,224 27,914 31,408 37,813
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - 841 556 90 19 6 - -
People in poverty............... - - - - - - 2,551 2,237 471 119 46 - -
Three:
Number.......................... - - - - - - - 942 3,637 536 183 40 10
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - - 17,524 20,550 23,736 27,489 30,904 37,385
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - - 536 387 60 18 4 -
People in poverty............... - - - - - - - 2,146 1,984 364 136 29 -
Four:
Number.......................... - - - - - - - - 287 1,033 138 70 35
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - - - 20,236 23,009 26,696 30,188 36,682
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - - - 183 205 38 9 7
People in poverty............... - - - - - - - - 946 1,253 284 75 66
Five:
Number.......................... - - - - - - - - - 64 253 52 34
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - - - - 22,579 25,772 29,279 35,716
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - - - - 51 50 22 7
People in poverty............... - - - - - - - - - 290 348 186 63
Six:
Number.......................... - - - - - - - - - - 22 93 58
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - - - - - 24,758 28,334 34,841
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - - - - - 21 35 10
People in poverty............... - - - - - - - - - - 150 279 91
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 21. Poverty Thresholds by Size of Family and Number of Related Children: 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Families and children as of March of the following year.)
One person Two people
House-
House- holder Nine or
Under 65 and holder 65 and Three Four Five Six Seven Eight more
Total 65 over Total under 65 over people people people people people people people
Seven:
Number.......................... - - - - - - - - - - - 5 52
Poverty threshold (dollars)..... - - - - - - - - - - - 28,093 34,625
Families in poverty............. - - - - - - - - - - - 5 33
People in poverty............... - - - - - - - - - - - 43 324
Eight or more:
Number........................... - - - - - - - - - - - - 49
Poverty threshold (dollars)...... - - - - - - - - - - - - 33,291
Families in poverty.............. - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
People in poverty................ - - - - - - - - - - - - 280
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of
People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
All races White Black
Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 31,054 11.3 225,997 21,242 9.4 35,752 7,862 22.0
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 11,553 16.1 56,412 7,283 12.9 11,407 3,487 30.6
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 3,890 14.4 21,532 2,709 12.6 3,995 941 23.6
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 3,892 10.4 29,867 2,738 9.2 5,146 882 17.1
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 3,678 8.2 36,691 2,569 7.0 5,739 896 15.6
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 2,441 6.4 31,964 1,661 5.2 4,277 582 13.6
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 1,175 8.8 11,450 854 7.5 1,339 253 18.9
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 1,066 10.2 8,960 828 9.2 1,060 197 18.6
65 years and over....... 32,978 3,359 10.2 29,122 2,601 8.9 2,789 623 22.4
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 1,592 8.9 15,604 1,190 7.6 1,630 317 19.4
75 years and over.... 15,100 1,767 11.7 13,518 1,412 10.4 1,159 306 26.4
Male
Total................ 134,943 13,417 9.9 111,297 9,241 8.3 16,680 3,267 19.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 5,836 15.8 28,950 3,674 12.7 5,770 1,758 30.5
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 1,568 11.6 10,906 1,111 10.2 1,868 346 18.5
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 1,421 7.7 14,937 1,032 6.9 2,317 273 11.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 1,520 6.9 18,392 1,103 6.0 2,649 330 12.5
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 1,122 6.0 15,795 800 5.1 1,935 234 12.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 477 7.4 5,557 357 6.4 590 90 15.3
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 411 8.5 4,198 348 8.3 442 45 10.1
65 years and over....... 14,179 1,063 7.5 12,562 816 6.5 1,110 190 17.1
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 575 7.0 7,235 459 6.3 652 87 13.3
75 years and over.... 5,992 488 8.2 5,326 357 6.7 458 103 22.4
Female
Total................ 140,981 17,637 12.5 114,700 12,001 10.5 19,072 4,595 24.1
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 5,717 16.3 27,462 3,608 13.1 5,637 1,728 30.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 2,323 17.2 10,626 1,597 15.0 2,127 595 28.0
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 2,472 13.0 14,930 1,706 11.4 2,829 609 21.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 2,158 9.5 18,299 1,466 8.0 3,090 566 18.3
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 1,319 6.8 16,169 862 5.3 2,342 348 14.9
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 698 10.1 5,893 497 8.4 749 163 21.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 655 11.7 4,761 479 10.1 618 153 24.7
65 years and over....... 18,799 2,296 12.2 16,560 1,785 10.8 1,680 434 25.8
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 1,017 10.5 8,369 731 8.7 978 230 23.5
75 years and over.... 9,108 1,279 14.0 8,191 1,055 12.9 701 204 29.1
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 26,351 10.7 205,976 17,715 8.6 33,129 7,514 22.7
Foreign Born............ 29,883 4,704 15.7 20,021 3,527 17.6 2,623 348 13.3
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 1,106 9.7 6,849 737 10.8 1,025 59 5.7
Not a citizen........ 18,505 3,597 19.4 13,172 2,790 21.2 1,598 289 18.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 11,018 15.6 55,463 6,838 12.3 11,242 3,417 30.4
Under 6 years........ 23,243 3,917 16.9 18,277 2,499 13.7 3,574 1,174 32.9
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 7,101 14.9 37,186 4,339 11.7 7,668 2,243 29.2
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of
People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Hispanic Origin White Non-Hispanic
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL INCOME LEVELS
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 7,153 21.2 193,917 14,532 7.5
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 3,328 28.0 45,155 4,185 9.3
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 896 21.5 17,534 1,862 10.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 1,080 19.1 24,501 1,715 7.0
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 782 15.5 31,925 1,838 5.8
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 395 12.3 28,887 1,284 4.4
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 134 12.8 10,440 730 7.0
60 to 64 years.......... 831 184 22.1 8,168 654 8.0
65 years and over....... 1,882 353 18.8 27,308 2,264 8.3
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 218 18.9 14,498 982 6.8
75 years and over.... 729 135 18.5 12,810 1,282 10.0
Male
Total................ 16,861 3,287 19.5 95,206 6,148 6.5
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 1,690 27.7 23,146 2,106 9.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 378 17.9 8,883 754 8.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 458 16.0 12,191 591 4.8
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 328 12.8 15,977 795 5.0
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 175 11.3 14,307 632 4.4
55 to 59 years.......... 501 45 9.0 5,077 314 6.2
60 to 64 years.......... 398 78 19.5 3,818 275 7.2
65 years and over....... 777 137 17.6 11,807 681 5.8
65 to 74 years....... 500 100 20.1 6,752 361 5.3
75 years and over.... 278 36 13.1 5,054 320 6.3
Female
Total................ 16,855 3,866 22.9 98,711 8,384 8.5
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 1,639 28.4 22,010 2,079 9.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 519 25.1 8,650 1,108 12.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 622 22.4 12,310 1,124 9.1
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 454 18.3 15,948 1,044 6.5
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 220 13.2 14,580 652 4.5
55 to 59 years.......... 551 90 16.3 5,363 416 7.8
60 to 64 years.......... 433 106 24.5 4,350 378 8.7
65 years and over....... 1,104 216 19.6 15,501 1,582 10.2
65 to 74 years....... 653 118 18.0 7,746 621 8.0
75 years and over.... 451 98 21.8 7,756 961 12.4
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 4,324 21.2 186,616 13,720 7.4
Foreign Born............ 13,330 2,829 21.2 7,301 812 11.1
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 460 13.2 3,544 296 8.4
Not a citizen........ 9,853 2,369 24.0 3,758 516 13.7
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 3,173 27.3 44,447 3,886 8.7
Under 6 years........ 4,380 1,242 28.3 14,096 1,319 9.4
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 1,931 26.6 30,351 2,566 8.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.