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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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 68,574 24.9 225,997 50,114 22.2 35,752 14,590 40.8
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 23,221 32.3 56,412 15,733 27.9 11,407 6,032 52.9
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 8,058 29.9 21,532 5,857 27.2 3,995 1,715 42.9
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 8,625 23.0 29,867 6,319 21.2 5,146 1,783 34.6
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 8,279 18.5 36,691 6,091 16.6 5,739 1,705 29.7
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 5,460 14.4 31,964 3,932 12.3 4,277 1,160 27.1
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 2,331 17.5 11,450 1,790 15.6 1,339 434 32.4
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 2,304 22.1 8,960 1,812 20.2 1,060 406 38.3
65 years and over....... 32,978 10,296 31.2 29,122 8,579 29.5 2,789 1,356 48.6
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 4,671 26.1 15,604 3,788 24.3 1,630 686 42.1
75 years and over.... 15,100 5,625 37.2 13,518 4,791 35.4 1,159 670 57.8
Male
Total................ 134,943 30,511 22.6 111,297 22,474 20.2 16,680 6,185 37.1
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 11,875 32.2 28,950 8,073 27.9 5,770 3,024 52.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 3,523 26.1 10,906 2,626 24.1 1,868 665 35.6
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 3,558 19.3 14,937 2,705 18.1 2,317 615 26.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 3,687 16.6 18,392 2,827 15.4 2,649 664 25.1
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 2,484 13.4 15,795 1,865 11.8 1,935 453 23.4
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 979 15.3 5,557 772 13.9 590 164 27.8
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 897 18.5 4,198 727 17.3 442 135 30.4
65 years and over....... 14,179 3,508 24.7 12,562 2,879 22.9 1,110 465 41.9
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 1,802 22.0 7,235 1,500 20.7 652 222 34.0
75 years and over.... 5,992 1,706 28.5 5,326 1,379 25.9 458 244 53.2
Female
Total................ 140,981 38,063 27.0 114,700 27,639 24.1 19,072 8,406 44.1
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 11,346 32.3 27,462 7,660 27.9 5,637 3,008 53.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 4,534 33.6 10,626 3,231 30.4 2,127 1,050 49.4
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 5,067 26.7 14,930 3,614 24.2 2,829 1,167 41.3
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 4,592 20.3 18,299 3,264 17.8 3,090 1,042 33.7
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 2,976 15.3 16,169 2,067 12.8 2,342 707 30.2
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 1,352 19.5 5,893 1,019 17.3 749 270 36.0
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 1,407 25.1 4,761 1,085 22.8 618 271 43.9
65 years and over....... 18,799 6,788 36.1 16,560 5,700 34.4 1,680 890 53.0
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 2,869 29.6 8,369 2,289 27.3 978 464 47.5
75 years and over.... 9,108 3,919 43.0 8,191 3,412 41.7 701 426 60.8
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 58,322 23.7 205,976 42,378 20.6 33,129 13,752 41.5
Foreign Born............ 29,883 10,251 34.3 20,021 7,736 38.6 2,623 838 31.9
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 2,748 24.2 6,849 1,899 27.7 1,025 228 22.3
Not a citizen........ 18,505 7,503 40.5 13,172 5,837 44.3 1,598 610 38.1
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 22,424 31.7 55,463 15,101 27.2 11,242 5,913 52.6
Under 6 years........ 23,243 7,973 34.3 18,277 5,504 30.1 3,574 1,983 55.5
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 14,451 30.4 37,186 9,597 25.8 7,668 3,930 51.3
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 175 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 15,133 44.9 193,917 35,752 18.4
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 6,562 55.2 45,155 9,545 21.1
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 1,868 44.7 17,534 4,076 23.2
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 2,279 40.4 24,501 4,134 16.9
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 1,891 37.5 31,925 4,314 13.5
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 975 30.4 28,887 2,991 10.4
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 313 29.8 10,440 1,494 14.3
60 to 64 years.......... 831 333 40.0 8,168 1,494 18.3
65 years and over....... 1,882 913 48.5 27,308 7,705 28.2
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 516 44.7 14,498 3,298 22.7
75 years and over.... 729 397 54.5 12,810 4,407 34.4
Male
Total................ 16,861 7,241 42.9 95,206 15,577 16.4
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 3,403 55.7 23,146 4,867 21.0
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 875 41.4 8,883 1,783 20.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 1,031 36.0 12,191 1,704 14.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 871 34.1 15,977 2,006 12.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 445 28.8 14,307 1,434 10.0
55 to 59 years.......... 501 123 24.5 5,077 653 12.9
60 to 64 years.......... 398 140 35.2 3,818 593 15.5
65 years and over....... 777 352 45.3 11,807 2,536 21.5
65 to 74 years....... 500 215 43.0 6,752 1,292 19.1
75 years and over.... 278 137 49.3 5,054 1,244 24.6
Female
Total................ 16,855 7,892 46.8 98,711 20,175 20.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 3,158 54.7 22,010 4,678 21.3
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 993 48.1 8,650 2,292 26.5
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 1,248 44.9 12,310 2,430 19.7
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 1,020 41.1 15,948 2,308 14.5
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 530 31.8 14,580 1,556 10.7
55 to 59 years.......... 551 190 34.6 5,363 841 15.7
60 to 64 years.......... 433 192 44.4 4,350 901 20.7
65 years and over....... 1,104 561 50.8 15,501 5,168 33.3
65 to 74 years....... 653 301 46.0 7,746 2,006 25.9
75 years and over.... 451 260 57.7 7,756 3,163 40.8
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 8,844 43.4 186,616 34,052 18.2
Foreign Born............ 13,330 6,289 47.2 7,301 1,700 23.3
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 1,222 35.2 3,544 728 20.6
Not a citizen........ 9,853 5,067 51.4 3,758 972 25.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 6,356 54.7 44,447 9,106 20.5
Under 6 years........ 4,380 2,413 55.1 14,096 3,200 22.7
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 3,943 54.4 30,351 5,906 19.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economics Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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