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
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 12,099 4.4 225,997 7,966 3.5 35,752 3,334 9.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 4,634 6.4 56,412 2,722 4.8 11,407 1,581 13.9
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 1,759 6.5 21,532 1,187 5.5 3,995 488 12.2
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 1,793 4.8 29,867 1,216 4.1 5,146 422 8.2
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 1,405 3.1 36,691 986 2.7 5,739 345 6.0
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 971 2.6 31,964 667 2.1 4,277 225 5.3
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 456 3.4 11,450 321 2.8 1,339 106 7.9
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 353 3.4 8,960 293 3.3 1,060 45 4.3
65 years and over....... 32,978 727 2.2 29,122 574 2.0 2,789 122 4.4
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 366 2.0 15,604 266 1.7 1,630 78 4.8
75 years and over.... 15,100 361 2.4 13,518 307 2.3 1,159 45 3.9
Male
Total................ 134,943 5,226 3.9 111,297 3,436 3.1 16,680 1,430 8.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 2,288 6.2 28,950 1,343 4.6 5,770 789 13.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 636 4.7 10,906 416 3.8 1,868 190 10.2
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 636 3.4 14,937 417 2.8 2,317 153 6.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 571 2.6 18,392 429 2.3 2,649 107 4.1
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 464 2.5 15,795 339 2.1 1,935 91 4.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 205 3.2 5,557 138 2.5 590 47 8.0
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 158 3.3 4,198 140 3.3 442 11 2.5
65 years and over....... 14,179 268 1.9 12,562 215 1.7 1,110 41 3.7
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 143 1.8 7,235 117 1.6 652 19 2.8
75 years and over.... 5,992 124 2.1 5,326 98 1.8 458 23 5.0
Female
Total................ 140,981 6,873 4.9 114,700 4,530 3.9 19,072 1,904 10.0
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 2,346 6.7 27,462 1,379 5.0 5,637 792 14.0
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 1,124 8.3 10,626 771 7.3 2,127 298 14.0
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 1,158 6.1 14,930 799 5.4 2,829 269 9.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 834 3.7 18,299 557 3.0 3,090 238 7.7
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 507 2.6 16,169 328 2.0 2,342 134 5.7
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 251 3.6 5,893 182 3.1 749 59 7.9
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 194 3.5 4,761 153 3.2 618 34 5.5
65 years and over....... 18,799 460 2.4 16,560 359 2.2 1,680 81 4.8
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 223 2.3 8,369 149 1.8 978 59 6.0
75 years and over.... 9,108 237 2.6 8,191 210 2.6 701 22 3.1
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 10,287 4.2 205,976 6,663 3.2 33,129 3,175 9.6
Foreign Born............ 29,883 1,812 6.1 20,021 1,302 6.5 2,623 160 6.1
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 361 3.2 6,849 234 3.4 1,025 27 2.6
Not a citizen........ 18,505 1,451 7.8 13,172 1,068 8.1 1,598 133 8.3
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 4,259 6.0 55,463 2,420 4.4 11,242 1,520 13.5
Under 6 years........ 23,243 1,708 7.3 18,277 991 5.4 3,574 611 17.1
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 2,551 5.4 37,186 1,430 3.8 7,668 909 11.9
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
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 2,459 7.3 193,917 5,692 2.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 1,168 9.8 45,155 1,650 3.7
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 401 9.6 17,534 808 4.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 385 6.8 24,501 863 3.5
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 243 4.8 31,925 763 2.4
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 110 3.4 28,887 566 2.0
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 43 4.1 10,440 280 2.7
60 to 64 years.......... 831 46 5.5 8,168 247 3.0
65 years and over....... 1,882 61 3.2 27,308 517 1.9
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 42 3.7 14,498 228 1.6
75 years and over.... 729 18 2.5 12,810 289 2.3
Male
Total................ 16,861 1,069 6.3 95,206 2,440 2.6
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 587 9.6 23,146 804 3.5
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 150 7.1 8,883 274 3.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 137 4.8 12,191 286 2.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 92 3.6 15,977 344 2.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 44 2.9 14,307 298 2.1
55 to 59 years.......... 501 16 3.1 5,077 122 2.4
60 to 64 years.......... 398 20 5.1 3,818 119 3.1
65 years and over....... 777 23 2.9 11,807 192 1.6
65 to 74 years....... 500 18 3.6 6,752 99 1.5
75 years and over.... 278 5 1.7 5,054 93 1.8
Female
Total................ 16,855 1,390 8.2 98,711 3,252 3.3
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 582 10.1 22,010 846 3.8
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 252 12.2 8,650 534 6.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 248 8.9 12,310 576 4.7
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 151 6.1 15,948 419 2.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 66 4.0 14,580 268 1.8
55 to 59 years.......... 551 27 5.0 5,363 158 2.9
60 to 64 years.......... 433 26 6.0 4,350 127 2.9
65 years and over....... 1,104 38 3.4 15,501 325 2.1
65 to 74 years....... 653 24 3.7 7,746 129 1.7
75 years and over.... 451 14 3.0 7,756 196 2.5
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 1,516 7.4 186,616 5,282 2.8
Foreign Born............ 13,330 943 7.1 7,301 410 5.6
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 120 3.4 3,544 119 3.3
Not a citizen........ 9,853 823 8.4 3,758 292 7.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 1,062 9.1 44,447 1,447 3.3
Under 6 years........ 4,380 458 10.5 14,096 558 4.0
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 604 8.3 30,351 889 2.9
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.