
Table 3. Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
In household in
In household that In household that which one or more
In household that received means- received means- In household that persons were Live in public
received means- tested assistance tested cash received food covered by or subsidized
tested assistance excl.school lunch assistance stamps Medicaid housing
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristic
ALL RACES
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
Both Sexes
Total...................... 32,907 22,203 67.5 19,478 59.2 7,500 22.8 11,044 33.6 17,272 52.5 5,900 17.9
Under 18 years............... 11,733 9,945 84.8 8,434 71.9 3,038 25.9 5,395 46.0 7,773 66.2 2,576 22.0
18 to 24 years............... 4,449 2,403 54.0 2,234 50.2 738 16.6 1,162 26.1 1,986 44.6 666 15.0
25 to 34 years............... 4,255 2,845 66.9 2,472 58.1 786 18.5 1,418 33.3 2,182 51.3 709 16.7
35 to 44 years............... 3,822 2,583 67.6 2,170 56.8 849 22.2 1,190 31.1 1,896 49.6 571 14.9
45 to 54 years............... 2,804 1,656 59.0 1,508 53.8 765 27.3 785 28.0 1,278 45.6 424 15.1
55 to 59 years............... 1,274 656 51.5 611 47.9 368 28.9 284 22.3 529 41.5 218 17.1
60 to 64 years............... 1,157 544 47.0 521 45.0 303 26.2 241 20.8 432 37.4 167 14.5
65 years and over............ 3,414 1,571 46.0 1,528 44.8 653 19.1 569 16.7 1,197 35.1 570 16.7
65 to 74 years............. 1,664 818 49.2 785 47.2 369 22.2 328 19.7 653 39.3 299 18.0
75 years and over......... 1,750 753 43.1 743 42.4 284 16.2 241 13.8 544 31.1 270 15.5
Male
Total...................... 14,327 9,316 65.0 8,051 56.2 3,004 21.0 4,414 30.8 7,143 49.9 2,218 15.5
Under 18 years............... 5,961 5,006 84.0 4,229 70.9 1,469 24.6 2,664 44.7 3,899 65.4 1,279 21.5
18 to 24 years............... 1,859 874 47.0 787 42.3 258 13.9 335 18.0 672 36.1 195 10.5
25 to 34 years............... 1,617 902 55.7 786 48.6 235 14.5 390 24.1 677 41.9 178 11.0
35 to 44 years............... 1,582 938 59.3 772 48.8 288 18.2 374 23.6 661 41.8 168 10.7
45 to 54 years............... 1,268 693 54.7 621 49.0 306 24.2 292 23.0 523 41.2 135 10.6
55 to 59 years............... 524 247 47.2 228 43.5 147 28.0 88 16.9 201 38.5 62 11.9
60 to 64 years............... 516 211 40.9 201 39.0 109 21.2 90 17.4 166 32.1 52 10.0
65 years and over............ 999 445 44.5 427 42.7 193 19.3 180 18.0 344 34.5 149 14.9
65 to 74 years............ 560 273 48.8 259 46.3 134 23.8 126 22.6 221 39.5 101 18.0
75 years and over........ 439 172 39.2 167 38.2 59 13.5 54 12.2 123 28.0 48 11.0
Female
Total....................... 18,580 12,887 69.4 11,427 61.5 4,496 24.2 6,630 35.7 10,129 54.5 3,682 19.8
Under 18 years............... 5,772 4,940 85.6 4,205 72.9 1,569 27.2 2,731 47.3 3,874 67.1 1,297 22.5
18 to 24 years............... 2,590 1,529 59.0 1,447 55.9 481 18.6 827 31.9 1,314 50.7 472 18.2
25 to 34 years............... 2,638 1,943 73.7 1,687 63.9 552 20.9 1,028 39.0 1,505 57.1 530 20.1
35 to 44 years............... 2,240 1,645 73.4 1,398 62.4 561 25.0 816 36.4 1,234 55.1 403 18.0
45 to 54 years............... 1,536 962 62.7 887 57.8 458 29.8 493 32.1 755 49.2 289 18.8
55 to 59 years............... 750 409 54.5 383 51.0 221 29.4 196 26.1 327 43.6 155 20.7
60 to 64 years............... 640 332 51.9 320 49.9 194 30.3 151 23.5 267 41.7 116 18.1
65 years and over............ 2,415 1,126 46.6 1,101 45.6 460 19.1 389 16.1 853 35.3 420 17.4
65 to 74 years............ 1,104 545 49.4 526 47.7 235 21.3 201 18.2 432 39.1 198 18.0
75 years and over........ 1,311 582 44.4 575 43.9 225 17.2 187 14.3 421 32.1 222 16.9
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 3. Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
In household in
In household that In household that which one or more
In household that received means- received means- In household that persons were Live in public
received means- tested assistance tested cash received food covered by or subsidized
tested assistance excl.school lunch assistance stamps Medicaid housing
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Household relationship
Total......................... 32,907 22,203 67.5 19,478 59.2 7,500 22.8 11,044 33.6 17,272 52.5 5,900 17.9
65 years and over.......... 3,414 1,571 46.0 1,528 44.8 653 19.1 569 16.7 1,197 35.1 570 16.7
In families.................. 23,215 17,812 76.7 15,203 65.5 5,568 24.0 9,181 39.5 13,872 59.8 4,414 19.0
Householder................ 6,813 4,894 71.8 4,258 62.5 1,576 23.1 2,514 36.9 3,850 56.5 1,336 19.6
Under 65 years........... 6,178 4,595 74.4 3,989 64.6 1,453 23.5 2,415 39.1 3,611 58.5 1,278 20.7
65 years and over........ 635 299 47.1 269 42.4 124 19.5 99 15.6 239 37.6 58 9.2
Related children
Under 18 years........... 11,175 9,599 85.9 8,116 72.6 2,968 26.6 5,253 47.0 7,484 67.0 2,540 22.7
Under 6 years........... 4,188 3,537 84.5 3,218 76.8 1,090 26.0 2,066 49.3 3,030 72.4 1,042 24.9
6 to 17 years.......... 6,987 6,062 86.8 4,898 70.1 1,879 26.9 3,187 45.6 4,454 63.7 1,498 21.4
Own children 18 years and over 1,468 1,054 71.8 933 63.5 421 28.7 484 33.0 835 56.9 240 16.4
In married-couple families 10,299 6,919 67.2 5,518 53.6 1,508 14.6 2,821 27.4 5,046 49.0 842 8.2
Husbands................... 2,760 1,584 57.4 1,295 46.9 370 13.4 641 23.2 1,167 42.3 207 7.5
Under 65 years........... 2,314 1,434 62.0 1,158 50.0 313 13.5 585 25.3 1,049 45.4 172 7.4
65 years and over........ 447 150 33.6 137 30.6 57 12.7 56 12.4 117 26.3 35 7.9
Wives...................... 2,760 1,584 57.4 1,295 46.9 370 13.4 641 23.2 1,167 42.3 207 7.5
Under 65 years........... 2,429 1,498 61.7 1,213 49.9 340 14.0 607 25.0 1,096 45.1 188 7.7
65 years and over........ 331 85 25.8 82 24.7 31 9.2 34 10.3 71 21.4 19 5.7
Related children
Under 18 years........... 4,108 3,292 80.1 2,562 62.4 661 16.1 1,391 33.9 2,373 57.8 379 9.2
Under 6 years.......... 1,567 1,224 78.1 1,055 67.3 216 13.8 560 35.7 988 63.1 153 9.7
6 to 17 years.......... 2,541 2,068 81.4 1,506 59.3 445 17.5 831 32.7 1,385 54.5 226 8.9
Own children 18 years and over 466 315 67.5 256 54.9 84 17.9 115 24.8 236 50.7 46 10.0
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present 11,223 9,767 87.0 8,784 78.3 3,746 33.4 5,890 52.5 8,002 71.3 3,397 30.3
Householder................ 3,470 2,944 84.8 2,657 76.6 1,094 31.5 1,733 49.9 2,406 69.3 1,067 30.8
Under 65 years........... 3,257 2,799 85.9 2,528 77.6 1,027 31.5 1,697 52.1 2,288 70.3 1,041 32.0
65 years and over........ 213 145 68.0 128 60.3 67 31.7 36 16.7 118 55.3 26 12.2
Related children
Under 18 years........... 6,341 5,740 90.5 5,123 80.8 2,173 34.3 3,613 57.0 4,712 74.3 2,060 32.5
Under 6 years.......... 2,329 2,074 89.0 1,954 83.9 813 34.9 1,386 59.5 1,843 79.1 856 36.7
6 to 17 years.......... 4,012 3,666 91.4 3,169 79.0 1,361 33.9 2,227 55.5 2,869 71.5 1,204 30.0
18 years and over........ 876 663 75.7 606 69.2 302 34.5 322 36.8 531 60.6 186 21.2
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 3. Program Participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
In household in
In household that In household that which one or more
In household that received means- received means- In household that persons were Live in public
received means- tested assistance tested cash received food covered by or subsidized
tested assistance excl.school lunch assistance stamps Medicaid housing
Total Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
In families with male householder
no spouse present 1,693 1,126 66.5 901 53.2 313 18.5 470 27.8 824 48.7 176 10.4
Householder.............. 583 367 62.9 306 52.5 112 19.2 141 24.1 278 47.6 62 10.6
Under 65 years......... 551 349 63.2 290 52.5 108 19.6 133 24.1 263 47.7 61 11.0
65 years and over...... 32 18 (B) 17 (B) 4 (B) 8 (B) 15 (B) 1 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years......... 726 567 78.2 431 59.4 134 18.4 249 34.4 399 55.0 101 13.9
Under 6 years........ 291 239 82.2 208 71.6 61 20.9 120 41.2 199 68.3 33 11.4
6 to 17 years........ 435 328 75.6 223 51.2 73 16.8 129 29.7 200 46.1 68 15.6
18 years and over...... 126 76 60.5 71 56.2 35 28.0 47 37.1 67 53.5 8 6.2
In unrelated subfamilies 466 340 73.0 312 66.9 72 15.4 152 32.7 295 63.4 20 4.3
Under 18 years............. 292 214 73.3 196 67.2 47 16.0 100 34.2 186 63.8 12 4.1
Under 6 years............ 73 50 (B) 48 (B) 10 (B) 17 (B) 47 (B) 7 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 219 164 75.0 148 67.5 36 16.6 83 37.9 139 63.7 5 2.1
18 years and over.......... 174 126 72.5 115 66.4 25 14.3 53 30.3 109 62.8 8 4.7
Unrelated individuals...... 9,226 4,051 43.9 3,964 43.0 1,861 20.2 1,710 18.5 3,105 33.7 1,466 15.9
Male....................... 3,833 1,541 40.2 1,503 39.2 728 19.0 645 16.8 1,176 30.7 502 13.1
Under 65 years........... 3,365 1,292 38.4 1,253 37.2 602 17.9 535 15.9 987 29.3 393 11.7
Living alone........... 1,301 526 40.4 526 40.4 277 21.3 246 18.9 363 27.9 267 20.6
65 years and over........ 469 250 53.3 250 53.3 126 27.0 110 23.4 189 40.4 109 23.3
Living alone........... 388 216 55.6 216 55.6 104 26.7 97 25.0 158 40.6 100 25.8
Female..................... 5,393 2,510 46.5 2,461 45.6 1,133 21.0 1,065 19.8 1,929 35.8 964 17.9
Under 65 years........... 3,639 1,691 46.5 1,642 45.1 791 21.7 771 21.2 1,330 36.5 596 16.4
Living alone........... 1,593 867 54.4 867 54.4 491 30.8 475 29.8 661 41.5 479 30.1
65 years and over........ 1,753 819 46.7 819 46.7 342 19.5 294 16.8 599 34.2 369 21.0
Living alone........... 1,627 760 46.7 760 46.7 314 19.3 284 17.4 552 33.9 361 22.2
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002