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Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2001.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL PEOPLE
Both Sexes
Total........................... 281,475 32,907 11.7 46,151 12,375 26.8 19,571 6,545 33.4 7,825 3,189 40.8 235,324 20,532 8.7
Under 18 years..................... 72,021 11,733 16.3 12,999 4,934 38.0 5,719 2,605 45.6 2,400 1,320 55.0 59,021 6,799 11.5
18 to 24 years..................... 27,312 4,449 16.3 5,438 1,657 30.5 2,469 907 36.7 1,101 464 42.1 21,875 2,791 12.8
25 to 34 years..................... 38,670 4,255 11.0 6,718 1,658 24.7 2,846 920 32.3 1,111 423 38.1 31,952 2,597 8.1
35 to 44 years..................... 44,284 3,822 8.6 6,313 1,345 21.3 2,660 703 26.4 1,009 353 34.9 37,971 2,477 6.5
45 to 54 years..................... 39,545 2,804 7.1 5,552 963 17.3 2,246 517 23.0 814 220 27.0 33,993 1,841 5.4
55 to 59 years..................... 14,667 1,274 8.7 2,009 379 18.9 870 175 20.1 320 72 22.4 12,658 894 7.1
60 to 64 years..................... 11,208 1,157 10.3 1,750 368 21.0 709 198 27.9 261 77 29.6 9,457 788 8.3
65 years and over.................. 33,769 3,414 10.1 5,373 1,070 19.9 2,051 521 25.4 808 261 32.2 28,396 2,344 8.3
65 to 74 years................... 18,123 1,664 9.2 3,021 602 19.9 1,151 292 25.4 451 144 31.8 15,102 1,062 7.0
75 years and over................ 15,647 1,750 11.2 2,352 468 19.9 901 229 25.4 357 117 32.7 13,295 1,281 9.6
Male
Total........................... 137,558 14,327 10.4 22,323 5,395 24.2 9,354 2,824 30.2 3,634 1,346 37.0 115,235 8,931 7.8
Under 18 years..................... 36,857 5,961 16.2 6,686 2,518 37.7 2,890 1,302 45.0 1,209 655 54.2 30,171 3,443 11.4
18 to 24 years..................... 13,705 1,859 13.6 2,643 667 25.2 1,181 360 30.5 497 184 37.1 11,062 1,192 10.8
25 to 34 years..................... 19,234 1,617 8.4 3,337 612 18.3 1,414 327 23.1 529 139 26.3 15,896 1,006 6.3
35 to 44 years..................... 21,822 1,582 7.2 3,058 552 18.1 1,302 315 24.2 466 153 32.9 18,764 1,030 5.5
45 to 54 years..................... 19,332 1,268 6.6 2,693 404 15.0 1,039 204 19.6 369 83 22.6 16,638 864 5.2
55 to 59 years..................... 7,091 524 7.4 951 146 15.4 392 58 14.7 138 17 12.5 6,140 377 6.1
60 to 64 years..................... 5,282 516 9.8 789 154 19.5 327 86 26.5 108 26 24.0 4,493 362 8.1
65 years and over.................. 14,235 999 7.0 2,165 342 15.8 809 172 21.3 319 88 27.6 12,070 657 5.4
65 to 74 years................... 8,245 560 6.8 1,315 221 16.8 503 108 21.5 200 52 25.9 6,930 340 4.9
75 years and over................ 5,991 439 7.3 850 122 14.3 306 64 21.0 119 36 30.4 5,140 317 6.2
Female
Total........................... 143,917 18,580 12.9 23,828 6,979 29.3 10,217 3,721 36.4 4,191 1,843 44.0 120,089 11,600 9.7
Under 18 years..................... 35,164 5,772 16.4 6,313 2,416 38.3 2,829 1,304 46.1 1,191 665 55.8 28,851 3,356 11.6
18 to 24 years..................... 13,607 2,590 19.0 2,795 990 35.4 1,288 547 42.5 605 279 46.2 10,812 1,599 14.8
25 to 34 years..................... 19,436 2,638 13.6 3,380 1,046 30.9 1,432 593 41.4 582 284 48.8 16,056 1,591 9.9
35 to 44 years..................... 22,461 2,240 10.0 3,254 793 24.4 1,358 388 28.6 543 199 36.7 19,207 1,447 7.5
45 to 54 years..................... 20,213 1,536 7.6 2,859 559 19.6 1,207 313 25.9 445 137 30.7 17,355 977 5.6
55 to 59 years..................... 7,575 750 9.9 1,058 233 22.0 478 117 24.4 182 54 29.8 6,518 517 7.9
60 to 64 years..................... 5,926 640 10.8 962 214 22.3 382 111 29.1 153 51 33.6 4,964 426 8.6
65 years and over.................. 19,534 2,415 12.4 3,208 728 22.7 1,243 349 28.0 490 173 35.3 16,326 1,687 10.3
65 to 74 years................... 9,878 1,104 11.2 1,706 381 22.3 648 184 28.4 252 92 36.5 8,172 723 8.8
75 years and over................ 9,656 1,311 13.6 1,502 347 23.1 595 165 27.7 238 81 33.9 8,154 964 11.8
Household Relationship
Total........................... 281,475 32,907 11.7 46,151 12,375 26.8 19,571 6,545 33.4 7,825 3,189 40.8 235,324 20,532 8.7
65 years and over............. 33,769 3,414 10.1 5,373 1,070 19.9 2,051 521 25.4 808 261 32.2 28,396 2,344 8.3
In families........................ 233,911 23,215 9.9 36,943 9,310 25.2 15,416 4,898 31.8 6,107 2,436 39.9 196,968 13,905 7.1
Householders..................... 74,340 6,813 9.2 11,329 2,587 22.8 4,623 1,357 29.3 1,787 669 37.4 63,011 4,226 6.7
Under 65 years................. 62,700 6,178 9.9 9,558 2,371 24.8 3,968 1,257 31.7 1,540 612 39.7 53,142 3,808 7.2
65 years and over.............. 11,641 635 5.5 1,771 217 12.2 655 100 15.2 247 57 23.1 9,869 418 4.2
Related children under 18 years.. 70,950 11,175 15.8 12,758 4,788 37.5 5,630 2,553 45.3 2,372 1,302 54.9 58,193 6,387 11.0
Under 6 years.................. 23,014 4,188 18.2 4,289 1,844 43.0 1,923 1,021 53.1 833 515 61.7 18,725 2,344 12.5
6 to 17 years.................. 47,936 6,987 14.6 8,469 2,944 34.8 3,707 1,532 41.3 1,538 787 51.2 39,467 4,043 10.2
Own children 18 years and over... 21,746 1,468 6.8 3,880 657 16.9 1,799 373 20.7 736 194 26.3 17,866 811 4.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2001.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
In married-couple families ........ 182,212 10,299 5.7 22,518 3,446 15.3 8,002 1,541 19.3 2,788 660 23.7 159,694 6,853 4.3
Husbands......................... 56,755 2,760 4.9 6,750 845 12.5 2,342 375 16.0 784 154 19.6 50,005 1,915 3.8
Under 65 years................. 46,509 2,314 5.0 5,375 716 13.3 1,877 320 17.1 609 120 19.7 41,135 1,598 3.9
65 years and over.............. 10,245 447 4.4 1,375 130 9.4 465 55 11.9 175 34 19.1 8,870 317 3.6
Wives............................ 56,755 2,760 4.9 6,750 845 12.5 2,342 375 16.0 784 154 19.6 50,005 1,915 3.8
Under 65 years................. 48,912 2,429 5.0 5,752 763 13.3 2,012 343 17.1 668 135 20.1 43,160 1,666 3.9
65 years and over.............. 7,842 331 4.2 998 83 8.3 330 32 9.7 116 19 16.5 6,844 249 3.6
Related children under 18 years.. 51,287 4,108 8.0 6,700 1,500 22.4 2,410 683 28.3 864 296 34.3 44,587 2,609 5.9
Under 6 years.................. 17,057 1,567 9.2 2,278 615 27.0 806 282 35.0 291 106 36.4 14,780 952 6.4
6 to 17 years.................. 34,229 2,541 7.4 4,422 884 20.0 1,604 401 25.0 573 190 33.2 29,807 1,656 5.6
Own children 18 years and over... 13,958 466 3.3 1,759 164 9.3 701 78 11.1 266 46 17.3 12,199 302 2.5
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 39,261 11,223 28.6 11,763 5,267 44.8 6,243 3,090 49.5 2,849 1,634 57.3 27,498 5,956 21.7
Householder...................... 13,146 3,470 26.4 3,650 1,551 42.5 1,871 896 47.9 847 474 56.0 9,496 1,919 20.2
Under 65 years................. 11,529 3,257 28.2 3,240 1,461 45.1 1,673 849 50.7 770 450 58.4 8,289 1,796 21.7
65 years and over.............. 1,616 213 13.2 410 90 21.9 199 47 23.6 77 24 31.7 1,207 123 10.2
Related children under 18 years.. 16,137 6,341 39.3 5,285 3,013 57.0 2,891 1,761 60.9 1,360 948 69.7 10,852 3,329 30.7
Under 6 years.................. 4,764 2,329 48.9 1,715 1,109 64.6 986 685 69.5 479 372 77.7 3,048 1,221 40.1
6 to 17 years.................. 11,374 4,012 35.3 3,570 1,904 53.3 1,905 1,076 56.5 881 576 65.4 7,804 2,108 27.0
Own children 18 years and over... 6,316 876 13.9 1,823 446 24.5 985 271 27.5 426 133 31.2 4,492 430 9.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 1,171 466 39.8 264 129 49.0 103 52 51.0 37 21 (B) 908 336 37.1
Under 18 years................... 656 292 44.5 152 81 53.3 55 31 (B) 20 13 (B) 504 211 41.9
Under 6 years.................. 156 73 46.8 44 23 (B) 20 15 (B) 7 5 (B) 112 50 44.2
6 to 17 years.................. 500 219 43.8 108 57 53.2 35 17 (B) 14 7 (B) 392 161 41.2
18 years and over................ 515 174 33.7 112 48 43.2 47 21 (B) 17 8 (B) 403 125 31.1
Unrelated individuals.............. 46,392 9,226 19.9 8,944 2,936 32.8 4,052 1,594 39.3 1,680 731 43.5 37,448 6,290 16.8
Male ............................. 22,176 3,833 17.3 4,514 1,313 29.1 2,140 765 35.7 876 352 40.1 17,662 2,520 14.3
Under 65 years................. 19,212 3,365 17.5 3,903 1,128 28.9 1,881 661 35.1 765 306 40.0 15,309 2,237 14.6
Living alone................. 9,481 1,301 13.7 1,910 471 24.7 900 286 31.8 340 92 27.1 7,571 830 11.0
65 years and over.............. 2,964 469 15.8 611 186 30.4 259 104 40.0 111 46 41.0 2,353 283 12.0
Living alone................. 2,569 388 15.1 537 158 29.3 234 89 38.2 95 39 40.3 2,032 231 11.4
Female............................ 24,216 5,393 22.3 4,430 1,623 36.6 1,912 830 43.4 804 380 47.2 19,786 3,770 19.1
Under 65 years................. 15,930 3,639 22.8 2,918 1,110 38.0 1,325 580 43.8 554 259 46.7 13,012 2,530 19.4
Living alone................. 8,884 1,593 17.9 1,596 559 35.0 758 302 39.8 312 128 41.2 7,288 1,034 14.2
65 years and over.............. 8,286 1,753 21.2 1,513 513 33.9 587 249 42.5 250 121 48.3 6,773 1,240 18.3
Living alone................. 7,910 1,627 20.6 1,461 493 33.7 571 242 42.4 243 119 49.1 6,449 1,134 17.6
Residence and Region
United States...................... 281,475 32,907 11.7 46,151 12,375 26.8 19,571 6,545 33.4 7,825 3,189 40.8 235,324 20,532 8.7
Metropolitan..................... 228,949 25,446 11.1 32,609 9,363 28.7 15,236 5,397 35.4 6,593 2,717 41.2 196,340 16,083 8.2
Central city................... 81,332 13,394 16.5 23,380 7,066 30.2 12,621 4,458 35.3 5,754 2,372 41.2 57,952 6,328 10.9
Not central city............... 147,617 12,052 8.2 9,229 2,297 24.9 2,615 939 35.9 839 345 41.1 138,389 9,755 7.0
Outside metropolitan............. 52,526 7,460 14.2 13,543 3,012 22.2 4,335 1,147 26.5 1,232 472 38.3 38,983 4,449 11.4
Northeast.......................... 53,193 5,687 10.7 6,370 1,999 31.4 3,050 1,159 38.0 1,396 645 46.2 46,823 3,688 7.9
Metropolitan..................... 47,472 4,984 10.5 6,021 1,892 31.4 3,037 1,155 38.0 1,396 645 46.2 41,451 3,092 7.5
Central city................... 15,779 3,068 19.4 5,253 1,690 32.2 2,787 1,074 38.5 1,378 639 46.4 10,527 1,378 13.1
Not central city............... 31,693 1,916 6.0 769 202 26.2 250 81 32.2 18 6 (B) 30,924 1,714 5.5
Outside metropolitan............. 5,721 703 12.3 349 107 30.6 13 5 (B) 0 0 (B) 5,372 596 11.1
Midwest............................ 63,676 5,966 9.4 8,245 2,125 25.8 3,938 1,409 35.8 1,720 689 40.0 55,431 3,841 6.9
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2001.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Metropolitan..................... 47,776 4,414 9.2 6,149 1,756 28.6 3,510 1,283 36.6 1,544 631 40.9 41,627 2,658 6.4
Central city................... 16,293 2,571 15.8 5,186 1,584 30.5 3,258 1,182 36.3 1,510 616 40.8 11,107 988 8.9
Not central city............... 31,483 1,842 5.9 964 172 17.9 252 101 40.1 34 15 (B) 30,520 1,670 5.5
Outside metropolitan............. 15,900 1,552 9.8 2,096 369 17.6 428 126 29.4 176 58 33.0 13,804 1,183 8.6
South.............................. 100,421 13,515 13.5 21,136 5,569 26.3 9,119 2,888 31.7 3,638 1,477 40.6 79,285 7,946 10.0
Metropolitan..................... 77,555 9,485 12.2 11,856 3,421 28.9 5,684 1,972 34.7 2,726 1,101 40.4 65,699 6,064 9.2
Central city................... 26,686 4,701 17.6 7,749 2,434 31.4 4,366 1,527 35.0 2,141 838 39.1 18,938 2,267 12.0
Not central city............... 50,869 4,784 9.4 4,107 987 24.0 1,318 445 33.8 584 263 45.0 46,762 3,797 8.1
Outside metropolitan............. 22,866 4,029 17.6 9,280 2,148 23.1 3,435 915 26.7 913 376 41.2 13,586 1,882 13.8
West............................... 64,185 7,739 12.1 10,400 2,683 25.8 3,463 1,089 31.5 1,071 378 35.3 53,785 5,057 9.4
Metropolitan..................... 56,146 6,563 11.7 8,583 2,294 26.7 3,004 988 32.9 927 340 36.7 47,563 4,269 9.0
Central city................... 22,573 3,054 13.5 5,193 1,358 26.2 2,209 676 30.6 724 279 38.6 17,380 1,695 9.8
Not central city............... 33,573 3,510 10.5 3,390 936 27.6 795 312 39.3 203 61 30.0 30,183 2,574 8.5
Outside metropolitan............. 8,039 1,176 14.6 1,818 388 21.4 459 102 22.1 143 38 26.3 6,221 788 12.7
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 70,258 22,203 31.6 22,618 9,776 43.2 11,133 5,335 47.9 4,950 2,713 54.8 47,639 12,427 26.1
Cash assistance.................. 17,525 7,500 42.8 6,780 3,722 54.9 3,659 2,107 57.6 1,613 1,070 66.3 10,745 3,779 35.2
Noncash assistance............... 69,241 22,080 31.9 22,453 9,734 43.4 11,077 5,326 48.1 4,927 2,713 55.1 46,788 12,346 26.4
Food Stamps.................... 17,757 11,044 62.2 8,030 5,551 69.1 4,417 3,136 71.0 2,165 1,629 75.2 9,727 5,493 56.5
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 12,966 2,743 21.2 3,745 966 25.8 1,684 433 25.7 532 175 32.9 9,221 1,777 19.3
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 211,217 10,704 5.1 23,533 2,599 11.0 8,438 1,210 14.3 2,875 476 16.5 187,684 8,105 4.3
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 35,434 5,520 15.6 6,822 2,040 29.9 3,068 1,096 35.7 1,352 557 41.2 28,612 3,480 12.2
Enrolled in school............... 19,571 2,602 13.3 3,267 897 27.5 1,523 501 32.9 683 260 38.0 16,304 1,705 10.5
Not enrolled..................... 15,863 2,918 18.4 3,555 1,142 32.1 1,545 596 38.6 668 297 44.5 12,308 1,776 14.4
No high school diploma......... 4,163 1,282 30.8 1,379 610 44.2 668 324 48.5 311 177 56.8 2,784 672 24.1
People 25 years and over........... 182,142 16,725 9.2 27,715 5,784 20.9 11,383 3,033 26.6 4,323 1,405 32.5 154,428 10,941 7.1
No high school diploma........... 28,948 6,447 22.3 8,962 2,938 32.8 4,207 1,575 37.4 1,718 723 42.1 19,986 3,509 17.6
High school diploma or more...... 153,194 10,278 6.7 18,752 2,846 15.2 7,175 1,458 20.3 2,605 682 26.2 134,442 7,432 5.5
No college..................... 58,456 5,628 9.6 9,351 1,759 18.8 3,712 888 23.9 1,357 404 29.8 49,106 3,869 7.9
Some college, no BA or higher degree 46,042 3,025 6.6 5,572 776 13.9 2,120 420 19.8 789 210 26.7 40,470 2,249 5.6
Completed BA or higher degree.. 48,696 1,625 3.3 3,829 311 8.1 1,344 150 11.2 460 68 14.7 44,867 1,315 2.9
Work Experience
Total.............................. 281,475 32,907 11.7 46,151 12,375 26.8 19,571 6,545 33.4 7,825 3,189 40.8 235,324 20,532 8.7
Male............................... 137,558 14,327 10.4 22,323 5,395 24.2 9,354 2,824 30.2 3,634 1,346 37.0 115,235 8,931 7.8
Under 16 years................... 32,702 5,419 16.6 5,978 2,321 38.8 2,590 1,209 46.7 1,068 606 56.7 26,724 3,099 11.6
16 to 64 years................... 90,620 7,908 8.7 14,180 2,732 19.3 5,955 1,443 24.2 2,247 652 29.0 76,440 5,176 6.8
Worked during year............. 76,848 3,803 4.9 10,794 1,274 11.8 4,247 629 14.8 1,531 291 19.0 66,054 2,530 3.8
Full-time year-round......... 57,318 1,410 2.5 7,354 444 6.0 2,758 194 7.0 925 82 8.9 49,963 966 1.9
Not full-time year-round..... 19,530 2,393 12.3 3,440 830 24.1 1,489 435 29.2 606 209 34.5 16,091 1,563 9.7
Did not work................... 13,772 4,105 29.8 3,386 1,459 43.1 1,708 813 47.6 716 361 50.5 10,386 2,646 25.5
65 years and over................ 14,235 999 7.0 2,165 342 15.8 809 172 21.3 319 88 27.6 12,070 657 5.4
Worked during year............. 3,123 45 1.4 380 16 4.3 144 7 5.0 56 4 (B) 2,743 29 1.0
Full-time year-round......... 1,397 12 0.9 178 3 1.8 71 2 (B) 24 0 (B) 1,219 9 0.8
Not full-time year-round..... 1,726 32 1.9 202 13 6.4 73 5 (B) 33 3 (B) 1,524 19 1.3
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 5. Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of people in 2001.
A "Poverty Area" is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.
(Numbers in thousands)
ALL AREAS IN POVERTY AREAS 30 PERCENT OR MORE 40 PERCENT OR MORE OUTSIDE OF POVERTY AREA
Currently Currently Currently Currently Currently
Below Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Did not work................... 11,113 954 8.6 1,786 326 18.3 665 165 24.9 262 84 32.1 9,327 628 6.7
Female............................. 143,917 18,580 12.9 23,828 6,979 29.3 10,217 3,721 36.4 4,191 1,843 44.0 120,089 11,600 9.7
Under 16 years................... 31,197 5,242 16.8 5,637 2,231 39.6 2,531 1,207 47.7 1,082 621 57.4 25,560 3,011 11.8
16 to 64 years................... 93,187 10,923 11.7 14,984 4,021 26.8 6,443 2,165 33.6 2,620 1,049 40.1 78,203 6,902 8.8
Worked during year............. 68,690 4,607 6.7 9,662 1,615 16.7 3,915 839 21.4 1,578 418 26.5 59,028 2,991 5.1
Full-time year-round......... 40,904 1,141 2.8 5,478 396 7.2 2,153 223 10.4 838 114 13.6 35,426 745 2.1
Not full-time year-round..... 27,786 3,466 12.5 4,184 1,219 29.1 1,762 616 35.0 740 304 41.1 23,602 2,246 9.5
Did not work................... 24,497 6,316 25.8 5,322 2,406 45.2 2,528 1,326 52.4 1,042 632 60.6 19,175 3,911 20.4
65 years and over................ 19,534 2,415 12.4 3,208 728 22.7 1,243 349 28.0 490 173 35.3 16,326 1,687 10.3
Worked during year............. 2,382 75 3.2 339 14 4.3 110 3 2.7 46 1 (B) 2,043 61 3.0
Full-time year-round......... 738 3 0.4 93 2 1.9 35 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 646 1 0.2
Not full-time year-round..... 1,643 72 4.4 246 13 5.2 75 3 4.0 33 1 (B) 1,397 60 4.3
Did not work................... 17,152 2,339 13.6 2,869 713 24.9 1,133 346 30.5 444 171 38.6 14,283 1,626 11.4
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
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