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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 600 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 275,924 222,930 80.8 225,997 179,271 79.3 35,752 32,431 90.7
Under 18 years.......... 71,936 62,696 87.2 56,412 48,278 85.6 11,407 10,905 95.6
18 to 24 years.......... 26,965 23,117 85.7 21,532 18,144 84.3 3,995 3,744 93.7
25 to 34 years.......... 37,440 30,799 82.3 29,867 24,297 81.4 5,146 4,646 90.3
35 to 44 years.......... 44,780 35,149 78.5 36,691 28,299 77.1 5,739 5,087 88.6
45 to 54 years.......... 38,040 25,729 67.6 31,964 20,996 65.7 4,277 3,459 80.9
55 to 59 years.......... 13,338 9,035 67.7 11,450 7,520 65.7 1,339 1,125 84.0
60 to 64 years.......... 10,447 7,935 76.0 8,960 6,719 75.0 1,060 898 84.7
65 years and over....... 32,978 28,472 86.3 29,122 25,018 85.9 2,789 2,567 92.0
65 to 74 years....... 17,878 14,941 83.6 15,604 12,959 83.0 1,630 1,455 89.2
75 years and over.... 15,100 13,530 89.6 13,518 12,059 89.2 1,159 1,112 96.0
Male
Total................ 134,943 107,606 79.7 111,297 87,171 78.3 16,680 14,951 89.6
Under 18 years.......... 36,830 32,255 87.6 28,950 24,862 85.9 5,770 5,564 96.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,476 11,320 84.0 10,906 9,023 82.7 1,868 1,698 90.9
25 to 34 years.......... 18,451 14,925 80.9 14,937 12,005 80.4 2,317 2,027 87.5
35 to 44 years.......... 22,177 17,211 77.6 18,392 14,076 76.5 2,649 2,316 87.4
45 to 54 years.......... 18,578 12,567 67.6 15,795 10,422 66.0 1,935 1,544 79.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,406 4,088 63.8 5,557 3,455 62.2 590 453 76.9
60 to 64 years.......... 4,847 3,490 72.0 4,198 2,989 71.2 442 358 80.9
65 years and over....... 14,179 11,749 82.9 12,562 10,340 82.3 1,110 990 89.2
65 to 74 years....... 8,187 6,520 79.6 7,235 5,727 79.2 652 552 84.6
75 years and over.... 5,992 5,229 87.3 5,326 4,613 86.6 458 438 95.7
Female
Total................ 140,981 115,325 81.8 114,700 92,100 80.3 19,072 17,481 91.7
Under 18 years.......... 35,107 30,441 86.7 27,462 23,416 85.3 5,637 5,341 94.7
18 to 24 years.......... 13,489 11,797 87.5 10,626 9,122 85.8 2,127 2,046 96.2
25 to 34 years.......... 18,989 15,873 83.6 14,930 12,293 82.3 2,829 2,619 92.6
35 to 44 years.......... 22,603 17,938 79.4 18,299 14,223 77.7 3,090 2,771 89.7
45 to 54 years.......... 19,462 13,161 67.6 16,169 10,574 65.4 2,342 1,914 81.8
55 to 59 years.......... 6,932 4,947 71.4 5,893 4,065 69.0 749 672 89.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,600 4,445 79.4 4,761 3,729 78.3 618 540 87.5
65 years and over....... 18,799 16,723 89.0 16,560 14,678 88.6 1,680 1,577 93.9
65 to 74 years....... 9,691 8,421 86.9 8,369 7,232 86.4 978 903 92.3
75 years and over.... 9,108 8,302 91.1 8,191 7,446 90.9 701 674 96.1
Nativity
Native.................. 246,041 197,556 80.3 205,976 161,677 78.5 33,129 30,110 90.9
Foreign Born............ 29,883 25,375 84.9 20,021 17,594 87.9 2,623 2,321 88.5
Naturalized citizen.. 11,378 8,809 77.4 6,849 5,547 81.0 1,025 841 82.0
Not a citizen........ 18,505 16,566 89.5 13,172 12,048 91.5 1,598 1,480 92.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,767 61,556 87.0 55,463 47,359 85.4 11,242 10,741 95.5
Under 6 years........ 23,243 20,445 88.0 18,277 15,866 86.8 3,574 3,423 95.8
6 to 17 years........ 47,524 41,111 86.5 37,186 31,494 84.7 7,668 7,318 95.4
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 600 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 33,716 31,684 94.0 193,917 149,123 76.9
Under 18 years.......... 11,884 11,544 97.1 45,155 37,343 82.7
18 to 24 years.......... 4,178 3,983 95.3 17,534 14,335 81.8
25 to 34 years.......... 5,641 5,264 93.3 24,501 19,276 78.7
35 to 44 years.......... 5,037 4,627 91.8 31,925 23,922 74.9
45 to 54 years.......... 3,212 2,804 87.3 28,887 18,316 63.4
55 to 59 years.......... 1,052 930 88.4 10,440 6,630 63.5
60 to 64 years.......... 831 765 92.0 8,168 5,987 73.3
65 years and over....... 1,882 1,768 94.0 27,308 23,313 85.4
65 to 74 years....... 1,153 1,060 92.0 14,498 11,940 82.4
75 years and over.... 729 708 97.1 12,810 11,372 88.8
Male
Total................ 16,861 15,842 94.0 95,206 72,046 75.7
Under 18 years.......... 6,107 5,916 96.9 23,146 19,237 83.1
18 to 24 years.......... 2,115 2,009 95.0 8,883 7,100 79.9
25 to 34 years.......... 2,861 2,665 93.1 12,191 9,442 77.4
35 to 44 years.......... 2,557 2,344 91.7 15,977 11,860 74.2
45 to 54 years.......... 1,545 1,365 88.3 14,307 9,110 63.7
55 to 59 years.......... 501 444 88.6 5,077 3,031 59.7
60 to 64 years.......... 398 367 92.1 3,818 2,638 69.1
65 years and over....... 777 734 94.4 11,807 9,628 81.5
65 to 74 years....... 500 459 91.9 6,752 5,283 78.2
75 years and over.... 278 274 98.8 5,054 4,344 86.0
Female
Total................ 16,855 15,842 94.0 98,711 77,077 78.1
Under 18 years.......... 5,776 5,628 97.4 22,010 18,106 82.3
18 to 24 years.......... 2,063 1,974 95.7 8,650 7,235 83.6
25 to 34 years.......... 2,780 2,599 93.5 12,310 9,834 79.9
35 to 44 years.......... 2,481 2,283 92.0 15,948 12,061 75.6
45 to 54 years.......... 1,667 1,439 86.3 14,580 9,206 63.1
55 to 59 years.......... 551 486 88.2 5,363 3,599 67.1
60 to 64 years.......... 433 398 92.0 4,350 3,349 77.0
65 years and over....... 1,104 1,035 93.7 15,501 13,685 88.3
65 to 74 years....... 653 601 92.0 7,746 6,657 85.9
75 years and over.... 451 434 96.1 7,756 7,028 90.6
Nativity
Native.................. 20,386 18,942 92.9 186,616 143,688 77.0
Foreign Born............ 13,330 12,743 95.6 7,301 5,435 74.4
Naturalized citizen.. 3,478 3,136 90.2 3,544 2,562 72.3
Not a citizen........ 9,853 9,606 97.5 3,758 2,872 76.4
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 11,627 11,288 97.1 44,447 36,665 82.5
Under 6 years........ 4,380 4,281 97.7 14,096 11,779 83.6
6 to 17 years........ 7,247 7,007 96.7 30,351 24,886 82.0
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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