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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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 80,535 29.2 225,997 59,598 26.4 35,752 16,582 46.4
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 26,891 37.4 56,412 18,558 32.9 11,407 6,708 58.8
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 9,297 34.5 21,532 6,820 31.7 3,995 1,962 49.1
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 10,219 27.3 29,867 7,582 25.4 5,146 2,032 39.5
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 9,967 22.3 36,691 7,388 20.1 5,739 2,021 35.2
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 6,412 16.9 31,964 4,641 14.5 4,277 1,350 31.6
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 2,741 20.6 11,450 2,103 18.4 1,339 525 39.2
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 2,709 25.9 8,960 2,142 23.9 1,060 460 43.4
65 years and over....... 32,978 12,299 37.3 29,122 10,364 35.6 2,789 1,525 54.7
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 5,636 31.5 15,604 4,627 29.7 1,630 785 48.1
75 years and over.... 15,100 6,663 44.1 13,518 5,737 42.4 1,159 741 63.9
Male
Total................ 134,943 36,093 26.7 111,297 26,956 24.2 16,680 7,043 42.2
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 13,733 37.3 28,950 9,529 32.9 5,770 3,334 57.8
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 4,128 30.6 10,906 3,105 28.5 1,868 783 41.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 4,330 23.5 14,937 3,338 22.3 2,317 709 30.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 4,492 20.3 18,392 3,467 18.9 2,649 793 29.9
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 2,952 15.9 15,795 2,220 14.1 1,935 546 28.2
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 1,155 18.0 5,557 906 16.3 590 202 34.2
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 1,038 21.4 4,198 841 20.0 442 154 34.9
65 years and over....... 14,179 4,265 30.1 12,562 3,550 28.3 1,110 523 47.1
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 2,161 26.4 7,235 1,803 24.9 652 262 40.2
75 years and over.... 5,992 2,104 35.1 5,326 1,747 32.8 458 260 56.9
Female
Total................ 140,981 44,441 31.5 114,700 32,642 28.5 19,072 9,539 50.0
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 13,158 37.5 27,462 9,029 32.9 5,637 3,374 59.8
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 5,169 38.3 10,626 3,716 35.0 2,127 1,179 55.4
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 5,889 31.0 14,930 4,244 28.4 2,829 1,324 46.8
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 5,475 24.2 18,299 3,921 21.4 3,090 1,228 39.7
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 3,460 17.8 16,169 2,421 15.0 2,342 804 34.3
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 1,586 22.9 5,893 1,197 20.3 749 323 43.1
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 1,671 29.8 4,761 1,301 27.3 618 305 49.4
65 years and over....... 18,799 8,034 42.7 16,560 6,814 41.1 1,680 1,003 59.7
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 3,475 35.9 8,369 2,824 33.7 978 523 53.4
75 years and over.... 9,108 4,559 50.1 8,191 3,990 48.7 701 480 68.5
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 68,836 28.0 205,976 50,751 24.6 33,129 15,602 47.1
Foreign Born............ 29,883 11,699 39.1 20,021 8,847 44.2 2,623 980 37.4
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 3,207 28.2 6,849 2,213 32.3 1,025 290 28.3
Not a citizen........ 18,505 8,492 45.9 13,172 6,634 50.4 1,598 690 43.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 26,034 36.8 55,463 17,874 32.2 11,242 6,582 58.5
Under 6 years........ 23,243 9,172 39.5 18,277 6,463 35.4 3,574 2,173 60.8
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 16,862 35.5 37,186 11,411 30.7 7,668 4,409 57.5
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 200 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 17,297 51.3 193,917 43,140 22.2
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 7,393 62.2 45,155 11,566 25.6
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 2,112 50.5 17,534 4,797 27.4
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 2,634 46.7 24,501 5,053 20.6
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 2,218 44.0 31,925 5,299 16.6
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 1,155 36.0 28,887 3,525 12.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 372 35.4 10,440 1,750 16.8
60 to 64 years.......... 831 367 44.2 8,168 1,790 21.9
65 years and over....... 1,882 1,046 55.6 27,308 9,360 34.3
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 596 51.7 14,498 4,060 28.0
75 years and over.... 729 450 61.8 12,810 5,300 41.4
Male
Total................ 16,861 8,311 49.3 95,206 19,020 20.0
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 3,802 62.3 23,146 5,931 25.6
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 1,004 47.5 8,883 2,135 24.0
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 1,223 42.8 12,191 2,151 17.6
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 1,040 40.7 15,977 2,487 15.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 539 34.9 14,307 1,699 11.9
55 to 59 years.......... 501 149 29.8 5,077 762 15.0
60 to 64 years.......... 398 154 38.8 3,818 693 18.2
65 years and over....... 777 400 51.4 11,807 3,161 26.8
65 to 74 years....... 500 237 47.5 6,752 1,574 23.3
75 years and over.... 278 162 58.4 5,054 1,587 31.4
Female
Total................ 16,855 8,986 53.3 98,711 24,120 24.4
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 3,590 62.2 22,010 5,635 25.6
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 1,108 53.7 8,650 2,662 30.8
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 1,411 50.7 12,310 2,902 23.6
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 1,178 47.5 15,948 2,812 17.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 616 37.0 14,580 1,826 12.5
55 to 59 years.......... 551 223 40.5 5,363 988 18.4
60 to 64 years.......... 433 213 49.2 4,350 1,096 25.2
65 years and over....... 1,104 646 58.5 15,501 6,199 40.0
65 to 74 years....... 653 358 54.9 7,746 2,486 32.1
75 years and over.... 451 288 63.8 7,756 3,713 47.9
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 10,110 49.6 186,616 41,198 22.1
Foreign Born............ 13,330 7,187 53.9 7,301 1,942 26.6
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 1,420 40.8 3,544 856 24.2
Not a citizen........ 9,853 5,767 58.5 3,758 1,085 28.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 7,175 61.7 44,447 11,088 24.9
Under 6 years........ 4,380 2,722 62.2 14,096 3,852 27.3
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 4,452 61.4 30,351 7,235 23.8
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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