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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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 73,329 26.6 225,997 53,878 23.8 35,752 15,398 43.1
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 24,688 34.3 56,412 16,857 29.9 11,407 6,311 55.3
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 8,485 31.5 21,532 6,198 28.8 3,995 1,798 45.0
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 9,206 24.6 29,867 6,773 22.7 5,146 1,888 36.7
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 8,951 20.0 36,691 6,594 18.0 5,739 1,833 31.9
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 5,844 15.4 31,964 4,232 13.2 4,277 1,221 28.6
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 2,500 18.7 11,450 1,928 16.8 1,339 466 34.8
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 2,458 23.5 8,960 1,926 21.5 1,060 442 41.7
65 years and over....... 32,978 11,196 34.0 29,122 9,371 32.2 2,789 1,438 51.6
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 5,124 28.7 15,604 4,174 26.7 1,630 741 45.4
75 years and over.... 15,100 6,072 40.2 13,518 5,197 38.4 1,159 697 60.2
Male
Total................ 134,943 32,702 24.2 111,297 24,241 21.8 16,680 6,515 39.1
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 12,610 34.2 28,950 8,657 29.9 5,770 3,143 54.5
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 3,728 27.7 10,906 2,800 25.7 1,868 694 37.2
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 3,829 20.8 14,937 2,928 19.6 2,317 652 28.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 3,994 18.0 18,392 3,062 16.7 2,649 718 27.1
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 2,679 14.4 15,795 2,007 12.7 1,935 493 25.5
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 1,060 16.6 5,557 838 15.1 590 180 30.5
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 949 19.6 4,198 767 18.3 442 147 33.3
65 years and over....... 14,179 3,851 27.2 12,562 3,183 25.3 1,110 487 43.9
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 1,969 24.0 7,235 1,641 22.7 652 240 36.8
75 years and over.... 5,992 1,882 31.4 5,326 1,542 29.0 458 248 54.1
Female
Total................ 140,981 40,627 28.8 114,700 29,636 25.8 19,072 8,882 46.6
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 12,078 34.4 27,462 8,200 29.9 5,637 3,168 56.2
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 4,757 35.3 10,626 3,398 32.0 2,127 1,103 51.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 5,377 28.3 14,930 3,845 25.8 2,829 1,236 43.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 4,957 21.9 18,299 3,532 19.3 3,090 1,115 36.1
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 3,165 16.3 16,169 2,225 13.8 2,342 728 31.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 1,440 20.8 5,893 1,090 18.5 749 286 38.2
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 1,508 26.9 4,761 1,159 24.3 618 294 47.6
65 years and over....... 18,799 7,345 39.1 16,560 6,187 37.4 1,680 951 56.6
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 3,155 32.6 8,369 2,532 30.3 978 501 51.2
75 years and over.... 9,108 4,190 46.0 8,191 3,655 44.6 701 450 64.1
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 62,498 25.4 205,976 45,693 22.2 33,129 14,514 43.8
Foreign Born............ 29,883 10,831 36.2 20,021 8,184 40.9 2,623 883 33.7
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 2,909 25.6 6,849 2,014 29.4 1,025 247 24.1
Not a citizen........ 18,505 7,922 42.8 13,172 6,171 46.8 1,598 636 39.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 23,866 33.7 55,463 16,207 29.2 11,242 6,186 55.0
Under 6 years........ 23,243 8,388 36.1 18,277 5,841 32.0 3,574 2,047 57.3
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 15,479 32.6 37,186 10,366 27.9 7,668 4,138 54.0
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 185 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 15,976 47.4 193,917 38,712 20.0
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 6,902 58.1 45,155 10,351 22.9
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 1,965 47.0 17,534 4,320 24.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 2,415 42.8 24,501 4,459 18.2
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 2,014 40.0 31,925 4,701 14.7
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 1,039 32.3 28,887 3,228 11.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 334 31.8 10,440 1,610 15.4
60 to 64 years.......... 831 344 41.4 8,168 1,596 19.5
65 years and over....... 1,882 962 51.1 27,308 8,448 30.9
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 545 47.3 14,498 3,655 25.2
75 years and over.... 729 417 57.3 12,810 4,793 37.4
Male
Total................ 16,861 7,660 45.4 95,206 16,939 17.8
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 3,562 58.3 23,146 5,297 22.9
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 932 44.1 8,883 1,901 21.4
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 1,109 38.8 12,191 1,850 15.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 926 36.2 15,977 2,190 13.7
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 480 31.1 14,307 1,543 10.8
55 to 59 years.......... 501 133 26.5 5,077 709 14.0
60 to 64 years.......... 398 146 36.6 3,818 627 16.4
65 years and over....... 777 373 48.0 11,807 2,821 23.9
65 to 74 years....... 500 227 45.4 6,752 1,423 21.1
75 years and over.... 278 146 52.6 5,054 1,398 27.7
Female
Total................ 16,855 8,316 49.3 98,711 21,773 22.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 3,340 57.8 22,010 5,054 23.0
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 1,034 50.1 8,650 2,419 28.0
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 1,306 47.0 12,310 2,608 21.2
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 1,088 43.9 15,948 2,510 15.7
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 559 33.5 14,580 1,685 11.6
55 to 59 years.......... 551 202 36.6 5,363 901 16.8
60 to 64 years.......... 433 199 45.9 4,350 969 22.3
65 years and over....... 1,104 589 53.4 15,501 5,627 36.3
65 to 74 years....... 653 318 48.7 7,746 2,232 28.8
75 years and over.... 451 271 60.1 7,756 3,395 43.8
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 9,332 45.8 186,616 36,909 19.8
Foreign Born............ 13,330 6,644 49.8 7,301 1,803 24.7
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 1,289 37.1 3,544 779 22.0
Not a citizen........ 9,853 5,355 54.3 3,758 1,024 27.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 6,689 57.5 44,447 9,901 22.3
Under 6 years........ 4,380 2,528 57.7 14,096 3,425 24.3
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 4,161 57.4 30,351 6,476 21.3
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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