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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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 129,767 47.0 225,997 99,907 44.2 35,752 23,250 65.0
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 40,484 56.3 56,412 29,455 52.2 11,407 8,730 76.5
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 14,374 53.3 21,532 10,799 50.2 3,995 2,816 70.5
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 17,387 46.4 29,867 13,310 44.6 5,146 3,074 59.7
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 17,685 39.5 36,691 13,598 37.1 5,739 3,172 55.3
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 11,334 29.8 31,964 8,555 26.8 4,277 2,103 49.2
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 4,527 33.9 11,450 3,637 31.8 1,339 703 52.5
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 4,491 43.0 8,960 3,678 41.1 1,060 650 61.3
65 years and over....... 32,978 19,485 59.1 29,122 16,875 57.9 2,789 2,002 71.8
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 9,454 52.9 15,604 8,011 51.3 1,630 1,085 66.6
75 years and over.... 15,100 10,031 66.4 13,518 8,864 65.6 1,159 917 79.1
Male
Total................ 134,943 60,492 44.8 111,297 46,864 42.1 16,680 10,389 62.3
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 20,920 56.8 28,950 15,204 52.5 5,770 4,469 77.5
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 6,688 49.6 10,906 5,101 46.8 1,868 1,222 65.4
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 7,948 43.1 14,937 6,255 41.9 2,317 1,219 52.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 8,395 37.9 18,392 6,635 36.1 2,649 1,352 51.1
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 5,316 28.6 15,795 4,121 26.1 1,935 883 45.6
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 1,940 30.3 5,557 1,584 28.5 590 270 45.8
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 1,810 37.3 4,198 1,496 35.6 442 246 55.5
65 years and over....... 14,179 7,476 52.7 12,562 6,468 51.5 1,110 728 65.6
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 3,868 47.2 7,235 3,333 46.1 652 380 58.3
75 years and over.... 5,992 3,609 60.2 5,326 3,135 58.9 458 348 76.0
Female
Total................ 140,981 69,275 49.1 114,700 53,043 46.2 19,072 12,861 67.4
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 19,564 55.7 27,462 14,252 51.9 5,637 4,261 75.6
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 7,686 57.0 10,626 5,698 53.6 2,127 1,594 74.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 9,439 49.7 14,930 7,055 47.3 2,829 1,855 65.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 9,290 41.1 18,299 6,962 38.0 3,090 1,820 58.9
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 6,018 30.9 16,169 4,435 27.4 2,342 1,220 52.1
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 2,587 37.3 5,893 2,053 34.8 749 433 57.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 2,682 47.9 4,761 2,182 45.8 618 405 65.5
65 years and over....... 18,799 12,008 63.9 16,560 10,407 62.8 1,680 1,274 75.9
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 5,586 57.6 8,369 4,678 55.9 978 705 72.1
75 years and over.... 9,108 6,422 70.5 8,191 5,729 69.9 701 569 81.2
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 112,568 45.8 205,976 87,233 42.4 33,129 21,675 65.4
Foreign Born............ 29,883 17,199 57.6 20,021 12,674 63.3 2,623 1,574 60.0
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 5,191 45.6 6,849 3,484 50.9 1,025 524 51.1
Not a citizen........ 18,505 12,008 64.9 13,172 9,190 69.8 1,598 1,051 65.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 39,458 55.8 55,463 28,637 51.6 11,242 8,572 76.2
Under 6 years........ 23,243 13,728 59.1 18,277 10,203 55.8 3,574 2,790 78.1
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 25,729 54.1 37,186 18,434 49.6 7,668 5,782 75.4
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 300 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 24,330 72.2 193,917 76,730 39.6
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 9,643 81.1 45,155 20,318 45.0
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 3,108 74.4 17,534 7,823 44.6
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 3,859 68.4 24,501 9,612 39.2
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 3,292 65.4 31,925 10,485 32.8
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 1,852 57.7 28,887 6,777 23.5
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 623 59.3 10,440 3,041 29.1
60 to 64 years.......... 831 555 66.7 8,168 3,147 38.5
65 years and over....... 1,882 1,398 74.3 27,308 15,528 56.9
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 811 70.3 14,498 7,235 49.9
75 years and over.... 729 588 80.6 12,810 8,293 64.7
Male
Total................ 16,861 11,957 70.9 95,206 35,419 37.2
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 4,944 81.0 23,146 10,501 45.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 1,492 70.5 8,883 3,667 41.3
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 1,925 67.3 12,191 4,392 36.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 1,627 63.6 15,977 5,093 31.9
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 874 56.6 14,307 3,276 22.9
55 to 59 years.......... 501 278 55.4 5,077 1,315 25.9
60 to 64 years.......... 398 258 64.8 3,818 1,251 32.8
65 years and over....... 777 560 72.1 11,807 5,924 50.2
65 to 74 years....... 500 330 66.0 6,752 3,014 44.6
75 years and over.... 278 230 83.0 5,054 2,909 57.6
Female
Total................ 16,855 12,373 73.4 98,711 41,311 41.9
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 4,699 81.4 22,010 9,817 44.6
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 1,616 78.3 8,650 4,155 48.0
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 1,934 69.6 12,310 5,220 42.4
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 1,665 67.1 15,948 5,392 33.8
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 978 58.7 14,580 3,501 24.0
55 to 59 years.......... 551 346 62.8 5,363 1,726 32.2
60 to 64 years.......... 433 297 68.5 4,350 1,896 43.6
65 years and over....... 1,104 838 75.9 15,501 9,604 62.0
65 to 74 years....... 653 481 73.6 7,746 4,220 54.5
75 years and over.... 451 357 79.2 7,756 5,384 69.4
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 14,296 70.1 186,616 73,688 39.5
Foreign Born............ 13,330 10,034 75.3 7,301 3,042 41.7
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 2,179 62.7 3,544 1,405 39.7
Not a citizen........ 9,853 7,856 79.7 3,758 1,637 43.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 9,398 80.8 44,447 19,730 44.4
Under 6 years........ 4,380 3,602 82.2 14,096 6,755 47.9
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 5,797 80.0 30,351 12,975 42.7
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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