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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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 43,377 15.7 225,997 30,772 13.6 35,752 10,106 28.3
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 15,588 21.7 56,412 10,250 18.2 11,407 4,361 38.2
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 5,256 19.5 21,532 3,731 17.3 3,995 1,228 30.7
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 5,320 14.2 29,867 3,813 12.8 5,146 1,161 22.6
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 5,158 11.5 36,691 3,744 10.2 5,739 1,148 20.0
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 3,432 9.0 31,964 2,421 7.6 4,277 756 17.7
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 1,586 11.9 11,450 1,201 10.5 1,339 309 23.1
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 1,451 13.9 8,960 1,126 12.6 1,060 266 25.1
65 years and over....... 32,978 5,586 16.9 29,122 4,487 15.4 2,789 876 31.4
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 2,536 14.2 15,604 1,978 12.7 1,630 431 26.4
75 years and over.... 15,100 3,050 20.2 13,518 2,509 18.6 1,159 444 38.4
Male
Total................ 134,943 18,896 14.0 111,297 13,512 12.1 16,680 4,210 25.2
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 7,921 21.5 28,950 5,210 18.0 5,770 2,196 38.1
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 2,186 16.2 10,906 1,603 14.7 1,868 450 24.1
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 2,021 11.0 14,937 1,494 10.0 2,317 383 16.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 2,189 9.9 18,392 1,665 9.1 2,649 411 15.5
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 1,578 8.5 15,795 1,167 7.4 1,935 297 15.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 657 10.3 5,557 513 9.2 590 111 18.9
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 584 12.1 4,198 483 11.5 442 75 16.9
65 years and over....... 14,179 1,760 12.4 12,562 1,376 11.0 1,110 287 25.9
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 921 11.2 7,235 742 10.3 652 130 19.9
75 years and over.... 5,992 839 14.0 5,326 634 11.9 458 157 34.3
Female
Total................ 140,981 24,481 17.4 114,700 17,260 15.0 19,072 5,896 30.9
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 7,667 21.8 27,462 5,039 18.3 5,637 2,165 38.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 3,069 22.8 10,626 2,127 20.0 2,127 778 36.6
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 3,299 17.4 14,930 2,319 15.5 2,829 779 27.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 2,969 13.1 18,299 2,078 11.4 3,090 737 23.8
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 1,855 9.5 16,169 1,254 7.8 2,342 459 19.6
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 929 13.4 5,893 688 11.7 749 198 26.4
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 867 15.5 4,761 643 13.5 618 191 30.9
65 years and over....... 18,799 3,826 20.4 16,560 3,111 18.8 1,680 589 35.1
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 1,615 16.7 8,369 1,235 14.8 978 301 30.8
75 years and over.... 9,108 2,211 24.3 8,191 1,875 22.9 701 287 41.0
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 36,838 15.0 205,976 25,820 12.5 33,129 9,578 28.9
Foreign Born............ 29,883 6,539 21.9 20,021 4,952 24.7 2,623 529 20.2
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 1,657 14.6 6,849 1,121 16.4 1,025 138 13.4
Not a citizen........ 18,505 4,882 26.4 13,172 3,831 29.1 1,598 391 24.5
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 14,966 21.1 55,463 9,740 17.6 11,242 4,281 38.1
Under 6 years........ 23,243 5,350 23.0 18,277 3,555 19.5 3,574 1,483 41.5
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 9,616 20.2 37,186 6,185 16.6 7,668 2,798 36.5
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 125 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 10,061 29.8 193,917 21,276 11.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 4,613 38.8 45,155 5,931 13.1
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 1,209 28.9 17,534 2,584 14.7
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 1,479 26.2 24,501 2,406 9.8
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 1,189 23.6 31,925 2,625 8.2
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 573 17.8 28,887 1,870 6.5
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 196 18.6 10,440 1,020 9.8
60 to 64 years.......... 831 232 27.9 8,168 905 11.1
65 years and over....... 1,882 571 30.3 27,308 3,934 14.4
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 327 28.3 14,498 1,665 11.5
75 years and over.... 729 244 33.5 12,810 2,269 17.7
Male
Total................ 16,861 4,703 27.9 95,206 9,061 9.5
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 2,375 38.9 23,146 2,992 12.9
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 530 25.0 8,883 1,099 12.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 637 22.3 12,191 879 7.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 514 20.1 15,977 1,179 7.4
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 265 17.2 14,307 911 6.4
55 to 59 years.......... 501 73 14.5 5,077 443 8.7
60 to 64 years.......... 398 100 25.2 3,818 388 10.2
65 years and over....... 777 210 27.1 11,807 1,170 9.9
65 to 74 years....... 500 136 27.3 6,752 611 9.0
75 years and over.... 278 74 26.7 5,054 560 11.1
Female
Total................ 16,855 5,358 31.8 98,711 12,215 12.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 2,238 38.7 22,010 2,939 13.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 679 32.9 8,650 1,485 17.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 842 30.3 12,310 1,527 12.4
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 675 27.2 15,948 1,446 9.1
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 307 18.4 14,580 959 6.6
55 to 59 years.......... 551 123 22.4 5,363 577 10.8
60 to 64 years.......... 433 132 30.4 4,350 518 11.9
65 years and over....... 1,104 361 32.7 15,501 2,764 17.8
65 to 74 years....... 653 190 29.1 7,746 1,054 13.6
75 years and over.... 451 170 37.8 7,756 1,709 22.0
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 6,003 29.4 186,616 20,223 10.8
Foreign Born............ 13,330 4,058 30.4 7,301 1,053 14.4
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 725 20.8 3,544 421 11.9
Not a citizen........ 9,853 3,334 33.8 3,758 632 16.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 4,444 38.2 44,447 5,579 12.6
Under 6 years........ 4,380 1,713 39.1 14,096 1,931 13.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 2,732 37.7 30,351 3,648 12.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
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Last revised: December 10, 2001
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