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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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 201,282 72.9 225,997 160,544 71.0 35,752 30,639 85.7
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 58,226 80.9 56,412 44,479 78.8 11,407 10,508 92.1
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 21,271 78.9 21,532 16,551 76.9 3,995 3,570 89.4
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 27,859 74.4 29,867 21,825 73.1 5,146 4,385 85.2
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 30,832 68.9 36,691 24,641 67.2 5,739 4,683 81.6
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 21,471 56.4 31,964 17,200 53.8 4,277 3,133 73.3
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 7,852 58.9 11,450 6,459 56.4 1,339 1,050 78.4
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 7,078 67.7 8,960 5,958 66.5 1,060 856 80.7
65 years and over....... 32,978 26,693 80.9 29,122 23,432 80.5 2,789 2,455 88.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 13,788 77.1 15,604 11,938 76.5 1,630 1,379 84.6
75 years and over.... 15,100 12,904 85.5 13,518 11,494 85.0 1,159 1,075 92.8
Male
Total................ 134,943 96,336 71.4 111,297 77,421 69.6 16,680 14,012 84.0
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 29,905 81.2 28,950 22,874 79.0 5,770 5,354 92.8
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 10,288 76.3 10,906 8,124 74.5 1,868 1,601 85.7
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 13,342 72.3 14,937 10,666 71.4 2,317 1,893 81.7
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 15,000 67.6 18,392 12,214 66.4 2,649 2,092 79.0
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 10,417 56.1 15,795 8,504 53.8 1,935 1,381 71.4
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 3,478 54.3 5,557 2,898 52.2 590 420 71.3
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 3,062 63.2 4,198 2,604 62.0 442 340 77.0
65 years and over....... 14,179 10,844 76.5 12,562 9,537 75.9 1,110 931 83.9
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 5,912 72.2 7,235 5,192 71.8 652 509 78.0
75 years and over.... 5,992 4,932 82.3 5,326 4,345 81.6 458 422 92.1
Female
Total................ 140,981 104,946 74.4 114,700 83,123 72.5 19,072 16,627 87.2
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 28,321 80.7 27,462 21,605 78.7 5,637 5,154 91.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 10,983 81.4 10,626 8,427 79.3 2,127 1,970 92.6
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 14,517 76.5 14,930 11,159 74.7 2,829 2,492 88.1
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 15,832 70.0 18,299 12,427 67.9 3,090 2,591 83.8
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 11,053 56.8 16,169 8,696 53.8 2,342 1,752 74.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 4,374 63.1 5,893 3,561 60.4 749 629 84.0
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 4,015 71.7 4,761 3,354 70.4 618 516 83.5
65 years and over....... 18,799 15,849 84.3 16,560 13,894 83.9 1,680 1,524 90.7
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 7,877 81.3 8,369 6,746 80.6 978 871 89.0
75 years and over.... 9,108 7,972 87.5 8,191 7,149 87.3 701 653 93.2
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 177,573 72.2 205,976 143,876 69.9 33,129 28,425 85.8
Foreign Born............ 29,883 23,709 79.3 20,021 16,668 83.3 2,623 2,214 84.4
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 7,989 70.2 6,849 5,098 74.4 1,025 789 76.9
Not a citizen........ 18,505 15,720 84.9 13,172 11,570 87.8 1,598 1,426 89.2
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 57,105 80.7 55,463 43,574 78.6 11,242 10,343 92.0
Under 6 years........ 23,243 19,201 82.6 18,277 14,797 81.0 3,574 3,339 93.4
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 37,904 79.8 37,186 28,777 77.4 7,668 7,004 91.3
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 500 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 30,627 90.8 193,917 131,390 67.8
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 11,363 95.6 45,155 33,715 74.7
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 3,854 92.2 17,534 12,863 73.4
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 5,046 89.5 24,501 17,006 69.4
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 4,433 88.0 31,925 20,447 64.0
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 2,595 80.8 28,887 14,719 51.0
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 884 84.1 10,440 5,613 53.8
60 to 64 years.......... 831 738 88.7 8,168 5,253 64.3
65 years and over....... 1,882 1,714 91.1 27,308 21,775 79.7
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 1,027 89.1 14,498 10,949 75.5
75 years and over.... 729 687 94.3 12,810 10,826 84.5
Male
Total................ 16,861 15,277 90.6 95,206 62,826 66.0
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 5,818 95.3 23,146 17,339 74.9
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 1,922 90.9 8,883 6,283 70.7
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 2,549 89.1 12,191 8,211 67.3
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 2,244 87.8 15,977 10,094 63.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 1,264 81.8 14,307 7,289 50.9
55 to 59 years.......... 501 424 84.6 5,077 2,493 49.1
60 to 64 years.......... 398 350 87.8 3,818 2,270 59.5
65 years and over....... 777 705 90.7 11,807 8,850 75.0
65 to 74 years....... 500 438 87.5 6,752 4,767 70.6
75 years and over.... 278 268 96.5 5,054 4,083 80.8
Female
Total................ 16,855 15,350 91.1 98,711 68,564 69.5
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 5,545 96.0 22,010 16,377 74.4
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 1,932 93.6 8,650 6,580 76.1
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 2,497 89.8 12,310 8,795 71.4
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 2,189 88.2 15,948 10,354 64.9
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 1,331 79.8 14,580 7,430 51.0
55 to 59 years.......... 551 460 83.6 5,363 3,120 58.2
60 to 64 years.......... 433 388 89.5 4,350 2,983 68.6
65 years and over....... 1,104 1,009 91.3 15,501 12,926 83.4
65 to 74 years....... 653 590 90.3 7,746 6,182 79.8
75 years and over.... 451 419 92.9 7,756 6,743 86.9
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 18,251 89.5 186,616 126,539 67.8
Foreign Born............ 13,330 12,376 92.8 7,301 4,851 66.4
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 2,973 85.5 3,544 2,267 64.0
Not a citizen........ 9,853 9,403 95.4 3,758 2,584 68.8
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 11,107 95.5 44,447 33,052 74.4
Under 6 years........ 4,380 4,213 96.2 14,096 10,777 76.5
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 6,894 95.1 30,351 22,275 73.4
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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