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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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 55,708 20.2 225,997 40,254 17.8 35,752 12,231 34.2
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 19,280 26.8 56,412 12,930 22.9 11,407 5,149 45.1
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 6,676 24.8 21,532 4,835 22.5 3,995 1,427 35.7
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 6,862 18.3 29,867 4,971 16.6 5,146 1,447 28.1
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 6,676 14.9 36,691 4,889 13.3 5,739 1,417 24.7
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 4,361 11.5 31,964 3,103 9.7 4,277 934 21.8
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 1,927 14.4 11,450 1,464 12.8 1,339 370 27.6
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 1,928 18.5 8,960 1,487 16.6 1,060 361 34.1
65 years and over....... 32,978 7,998 24.3 29,122 6,576 22.6 2,789 1,127 40.4
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 3,593 20.1 15,604 2,846 18.2 1,630 575 35.2
75 years and over.... 15,100 4,405 29.2 13,518 3,729 27.6 1,159 552 47.6
Male
Total................ 134,943 24,432 18.1 111,297 17,775 16.0 16,680 5,105 30.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 9,813 26.6 28,950 6,581 22.7 5,770 2,576 44.6
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 2,881 21.4 10,906 2,139 19.6 1,868 548 29.3
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 2,711 14.7 14,937 2,038 13.6 2,317 476 20.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 2,882 13.0 18,392 2,210 12.0 2,649 522 19.7
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 1,993 10.7 15,795 1,483 9.4 1,935 368 19.0
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 795 12.4 5,557 622 11.2 590 131 22.2
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 761 15.7 4,198 613 14.6 442 114 25.9
65 years and over....... 14,179 2,596 18.3 12,562 2,089 16.6 1,110 370 33.3
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 1,330 16.2 7,235 1,084 15.0 652 175 26.8
75 years and over.... 5,992 1,266 21.1 5,326 1,005 18.9 458 195 42.7
Female
Total................ 140,981 31,276 22.2 114,700 22,478 19.6 19,072 7,126 37.4
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 9,468 27.0 27,462 6,348 23.1 5,637 2,574 45.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 3,795 28.1 10,626 2,695 25.4 2,127 880 41.3
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 4,151 21.9 14,930 2,932 19.6 2,829 971 34.3
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 3,793 16.8 18,299 2,680 14.6 3,090 894 28.9
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 2,369 12.2 16,169 1,620 10.0 2,342 565 24.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 1,131 16.3 5,893 842 14.3 749 238 31.8
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 1,167 20.8 4,761 874 18.4 618 247 40.0
65 years and over....... 18,799 5,402 28.7 16,560 4,486 27.1 1,680 757 45.1
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 2,263 23.4 8,369 1,762 21.1 978 400 40.9
75 years and over.... 9,108 3,139 34.5 8,191 2,724 33.3 701 357 50.9
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 47,296 19.2 205,976 33,913 16.5 33,129 11,576 34.9
Foreign Born............ 29,883 8,412 28.1 20,021 6,340 31.7 2,623 656 25.0
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 2,182 19.2 6,849 1,484 21.7 1,025 179 17.5
Not a citizen........ 18,505 6,230 33.7 13,172 4,856 36.9 1,598 477 29.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 18,560 26.2 55,463 12,364 22.3 11,242 5,039 44.8
Under 6 years........ 23,243 6,573 28.3 18,277 4,496 24.6 3,574 1,684 47.1
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 11,988 25.2 37,186 7,868 21.2 7,668 3,355 43.7
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 150 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 12,601 37.4 193,917 28,311 14.6
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 5,610 47.2 45,155 7,648 16.9
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 1,525 36.5 17,534 3,386 19.3
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 1,878 33.3 24,501 3,170 12.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 1,530 30.4 31,925 3,451 10.8
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 750 23.3 28,887 2,382 8.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 250 23.8 10,440 1,229 11.8
60 to 64 years.......... 831 291 35.0 8,168 1,209 14.8
65 years and over....... 1,882 768 40.8 27,308 5,838 21.4
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 425 36.9 14,498 2,443 16.9
75 years and over.... 729 343 47.0 12,810 3,395 26.5
Male
Total................ 16,861 5,974 35.4 95,206 12,090 12.7
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 2,886 47.3 23,146 3,868 16.7
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 701 33.2 8,883 1,467 16.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 835 29.2 12,191 1,227 10.1
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 693 27.1 15,977 1,551 9.7
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 346 22.4 14,307 1,150 8.0
55 to 59 years.......... 501 98 19.5 5,077 528 10.4
60 to 64 years.......... 398 121 30.3 3,818 497 13.0
65 years and over....... 777 294 37.9 11,807 1,801 15.3
65 to 74 years....... 500 173 34.7 6,752 917 13.6
75 years and over.... 278 121 43.6 5,054 884 17.5
Female
Total................ 16,855 6,627 39.3 98,711 16,222 16.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 2,723 47.1 22,010 3,780 17.2
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 824 39.9 8,650 1,918 22.2
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 1,043 37.5 12,310 1,943 15.8
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 836 33.7 15,948 1,899 11.9
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 404 24.2 14,580 1,232 8.4
55 to 59 years.......... 551 153 27.7 5,363 701 13.1
60 to 64 years.......... 433 170 39.4 4,350 712 16.4
65 years and over....... 1,104 474 42.9 15,501 4,037 26.0
65 to 74 years....... 653 252 38.6 7,746 1,526 19.7
75 years and over.... 451 222 49.1 7,756 2,511 32.4
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 7,445 36.5 186,616 26,925 14.4
Foreign Born............ 13,330 5,156 38.7 7,301 1,386 19.0
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 959 27.6 3,544 567 16.0
Not a citizen........ 9,853 4,197 42.6 3,758 819 21.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 5,426 46.7 44,447 7,255 16.3
Under 6 years........ 4,380 2,093 47.8 14,096 2,497 17.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 3,332 46.0 30,351 4,758 15.7
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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