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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
BLACK
Both Sexes
Total........................... 35,871 8,136 22.7 13,883 4,857 35.0 8,277 3,241 39.2 3,845 1,822 47.4 21,988 3,279 14.9
Under 18 years..................... 11,556 3,492 30.2 4,537 2,153 47.5 2,701 1,416 52.4 1,357 860 63.4 7,019 1,339 19.1
18 to 24 years..................... 3,956 1,062 26.8 1,560 610 39.1 944 419 44.4 445 228 51.3 2,396 452 18.9
25 to 34 years..................... 5,040 991 19.7 1,756 575 32.8 1,034 405 39.2 472 219 46.5 3,285 416 12.7
35 to 44 years..................... 5,495 833 15.2 1,803 460 25.5 1,053 304 28.8 470 164 35.0 3,692 373 10.1
45 to 54 years..................... 4,475 683 15.3 1,748 404 23.1 1,032 271 26.3 435 140 32.1 2,726 278 10.2
55 to 59 years..................... 1,433 237 16.5 605 141 23.3 365 93 25.4 164 42 25.9 828 96 11.6
60 to 64 years..................... 1,063 212 19.9 490 146 29.7 296 98 33.0 115 38 33.3 573 66 11.5
65 years and over.................. 2,853 626 21.9 1,384 368 26.6 853 235 27.6 389 129 33.3 1,469 258 17.6
65 to 74 years................... 1,763 355 20.2 811 208 25.7 490 133 27.1 222 73 33.0 952 147 15.4
75 years and over................ 1,091 271 24.8 574 160 27.8 363 103 28.3 167 56 33.5 517 111 21.5
Male
Total........................... 16,626 3,343 20.1 6,214 1,941 31.2 3,675 1,271 34.6 1,623 682 42.0 10,412 1,401 13.5
Under 18 years..................... 5,833 1,735 29.7 2,287 1,067 46.7 1,362 698 51.2 666 413 62.0 3,546 668 18.8
18 to 24 years..................... 1,862 402 21.6 694 219 31.6 396 134 34.0 153 66 43.4 1,168 183 15.7
25 to 34 years..................... 2,244 291 13.0 721 144 20.0 405 95 23.4 166 42 25.3 1,523 147 9.6
35 to 44 years..................... 2,465 292 11.9 765 150 19.7 448 106 23.7 185 50 27.0 1,699 142 8.4
45 to 54 years..................... 2,026 275 13.6 763 144 18.8 450 95 21.1 184 46 25.0 1,262 131 10.4
55 to 59 years..................... 640 88 13.8 277 52 18.7 159 32 20.1 71 11 (B) 363 36 10.0
60 to 64 years..................... 434 84 19.4 195 60 30.9 119 40 33.4 46 15 (B) 239 24 10.1
65 years and over.................. 1,122 175 15.6 512 105 20.5 337 71 21.0 153 39 25.5 611 70 11.4
65 to 74 years................... 753 108 14.3 318 66 20.7 208 44 20.9 99 26 26.3 436 42 9.7
75 years and over................ 369 67 18.1 194 39 20.2 129 27 21.1 54 13 (B) 175 27 15.7
Female
Total........................... 19,245 4,793 24.9 7,669 2,916 38.0 4,602 1,970 42.8 2,222 1,140 51.3 11,576 1,878 16.2
Under 18 years..................... 5,723 1,758 30.7 2,250 1,086 48.3 1,339 719 53.7 691 448 64.8 3,473 672 19.3
18 to 24 years..................... 2,095 660 31.5 866 391 45.1 548 285 52.0 292 162 55.4 1,228 269 21.9
25 to 34 years..................... 2,796 700 25.0 1,035 432 41.7 629 310 49.3 306 177 58.0 1,761 269 15.3
35 to 44 years..................... 3,030 541 17.8 1,037 309 29.8 604 197 32.6 284 114 40.2 1,993 231 11.6
45 to 54 years..................... 2,449 408 16.6 985 261 26.5 582 176 30.3 251 94 37.4 1,464 147 10.0
55 to 59 years..................... 793 149 18.7 328 89 27.1 206 61 29.5 93 31 33.4 465 60 12.8
60 to 64 years..................... 628 127 20.2 294 85 28.9 177 58 32.8 69 23 (B) 334 42 12.6
65 years and over.................. 1,731 451 26.1 872 263 30.1 517 165 31.9 236 90 38.2 858 188 21.9
65 to 74 years................... 1,009 247 24.5 493 143 28.9 282 89 31.6 123 47 38.5 517 105 20.3
75 years and over................ 721 204 28.3 380 120 31.7 234 75 32.2 113 43 38.0 342 84 24.4
Household Relationship
Total........................... 35,871 8,136 22.7 13,883 4,857 35.0 8,277 3,241 39.2 3,845 1,822 47.4 21,988 3,279 14.9
65 years and over............. 2,853 626 21.9 1,384 368 26.6 853 235 27.6 389 129 33.3 1,469 258 17.6
In families........................ 29,869 6,389 21.4 11,297 3,871 34.3 6,692 2,572 38.4 3,136 1,504 48.0 18,572 2,519 13.6
Householders..................... 8,847 1,829 20.7 3,400 1,110 32.6 2,024 745 36.8 943 427 45.3 5,447 720 13.2
Under 65 years................. 7,862 1,690 21.5 2,940 1,029 35.0 1,740 696 40.0 829 401 48.3 4,922 661 13.4
65 years and over.............. 985 139 14.2 460 81 17.5 284 49 17.3 114 26 22.7 525 59 11.2
Related children under 18 years.. 11,419 3,423 30.0 4,489 2,127 47.4 2,670 1,401 52.5 1,347 853 63.4 6,931 1,296 18.7
Under 6 years.................. 3,653 1,296 35.5 1,441 799 55.5 898 557 62.1 480 359 74.7 2,213 497 22.5
6 to 17 years.................. 7,766 2,127 27.4 3,048 1,328 43.6 1,773 843 47.6 867 495 57.1 4,718 799 16.9
Own children 18 years and over... 3,474 509 14.6 1,452 328 22.6 868 223 25.7 371 115 30.9 2,023 181 9.0
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 ........ 15,089 1,234 8.2 4,202 574 13.7 2,265 380 16.8 941 204 21.7 10,887 660 6.1
Husbands......................... 4,328 334 7.7 1,246 152 12.2 684 97 14.2 282 53 18.8 3,082 182 5.9
Under 65 years................. 3,644 272 7.5 965 124 12.9 500 77 15.4 203 40 19.5 2,679 148 5.5
65 years and over.............. 684 62 9.1 281 28 10.1 184 20 11.0 79 13 17.0 403 34 8.4
Wives............................ 4,123 313 7.6 1,211 148 12.3 669 97 14.5 280 52 18.5 2,912 164 5.6
Under 65 years................. 3,676 271 7.4 1,017 134 13.1 544 89 16.4 225 46 20.5 2,659 138 5.2
65 years and over.............. 447 41 9.3 194 15 7.7 125 8 6.3 55 6 (B) 253 27 10.5
Related children under 18 years.. 4,876 492 10.1 1,238 229 18.5 607 151 24.8 265 83 31.5 3,639 264 7.3
Under 6 years.................. 1,542 188 12.2 373 95 25.4 179 64 35.9 85 37 43.3 1,170 94 8.0
6 to 17 years.................. 3,334 304 9.1 865 134 15.5 428 86 20.2 180 47 25.9 2,469 170 6.9
Own children 18 years and over... 1,372 76 5.5 403 37 9.1 243 30 12.6 87 14 16.2 969 39 4.1
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 12,550 4,694 37.4 6,219 3,054 49.1 3,928 2,068 52.7 1,980 1,225 61.9 6,331 1,640 25.9
Householder...................... 3,838 1,351 35.2 1,867 874 46.8 1,173 602 51.3 583 351 60.2 1,971 476 24.2
Under 65 years................. 3,532 1,279 36.2 1,697 828 48.8 1,071 574 53.6 544 340 62.5 1,834 451 24.6
65 years and over.............. 306 72 23.6 170 46 27.4 102 28 28.0 39 12 (B) 137 26 18.9
Related children under 18 years.. 5,881 2,741 46.6 2,994 1,791 59.8 1,911 1,197 62.6 1,006 736 73.2 2,887 950 32.9
Under 6 years.................. 1,887 1,030 54.6 982 659 67.1 667 471 70.6 369 303 82.1 905 372 41.1
6 to 17 years.................. 3,994 1,711 42.8 2,012 1,133 56.3 1,244 726 58.4 637 433 68.0 1,982 578 29.1
Own children 18 years and over... 1,858 387 20.8 935 260 27.8 566 177 31.2 259 90 34.7 923 127 13.8
In unrelated subfamilies........... 129 55 42.8 48 27 (B) 33 16 (B) 14 9 (B) 81 28 35.3
Under 18 years................... 79 38 47.5 29 18 (B) 19 11 (B) 7 6 (B) 50 19 (B)
Under 6 years.................. 23 8 (B) 9 4 (B) 6 4 (B) 0 0 (B) 14 4 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 56 30 (B) 20 14 (B) 13 8 (B) 7 6 (B) 36 15 (B)
18 years and over................ 50 18 (B) 19 9 (B) 13 5 (B) 7 2 (B) 30 9 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 5,873 1,692 28.8 2,538 960 37.8 1,552 653 42.1 695 309 44.5 3,335 732 21.9
Male ............................. 2,814 708 25.2 1,208 397 32.9 761 276 36.3 331 119 36.0 1,606 311 19.4
Under 65 years................. 2,506 614 24.5 1,038 332 32.0 645 232 35.9 271 97 35.8 1,469 282 19.2
Living alone................. 1,340 281 21.0 558 159 28.5 353 116 32.9 155 48 31.3 782 122 15.6
65 years and over.............. 308 94 30.6 171 65 38.1 116 45 38.3 60 22 (B) 137 29 21.2
Living alone................. 258 76 29.3 148 54 36.1 103 39 37.9 50 18 (B) 110 22 20.0
Female............................ 3,059 983 32.1 1,330 562 42.3 791 377 47.7 364 190 52.1 1,729 421 24.3
Under 65 years................. 2,328 673 28.9 928 380 41.0 565 260 46.0 246 119 48.5 1,399 293 20.9
Living alone................. 1,602 396 24.7 668 257 38.5 409 173 42.3 178 74 41.4 934 139 14.8
65 years and over.............. 731 310 42.4 402 182 45.3 226 117 51.9 118 70 59.9 330 128 38.8
Living alone................. 689 286 41.5 386 173 44.8 217 113 52.2 113 69 61.3 303 113 37.3
Residence and Region
United States...................... 35,871 8,136 22.7 13,883 4,857 35.0 8,277 3,241 39.2 3,845 1,822 47.4 21,988 3,279 14.9
Metropolitan..................... 31,389 6,728 21.4 11,298 3,904 34.6 6,969 2,702 38.8 3,246 1,538 47.4 20,090 2,824 14.1
Central city................... 18,473 4,829 26.1 9,468 3,394 35.9 6,181 2,452 39.7 3,033 1,448 47.8 9,005 1,435 15.9
Not central city............... 12,916 1,899 14.7 1,830 509 27.8 788 250 31.7 213 90 42.2 11,085 1,390 12.5
Outside metropolitan............. 4,482 1,408 31.4 2,585 953 36.9 1,309 539 41.2 599 284 47.3 1,898 455 24.0
Northeast.......................... 6,467 1,517 23.5 2,586 915 35.4 1,451 616 42.5 689 354 51.4 3,882 602 15.5
Metropolitan..................... 6,362 1,483 23.3 2,555 909 35.6 1,451 616 42.5 689 354 51.4 3,807 574 15.1
Central city................... 4,463 1,220 27.3 2,359 837 35.5 1,353 566 41.9 671 348 51.9 2,105 382 18.2
Not central city............... 1,898 264 13.9 196 71 36.4 98 50 51.1 18 6 (B) 1,702 192 11.3
Outside metropolitan............. 106 34 32.0 31 6 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 75 28 36.9
Midwest............................ 6,504 1,628 25.0 3,099 1,151 37.1 2,306 944 41.0 1,105 528 47.8 3,405 477 14.0
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..................... 6,171 1,515 24.6 2,968 1,089 36.7 2,243 912 40.7 1,086 519 47.9 3,204 426 13.3
Central city................... 4,535 1,288 28.4 2,780 1,041 37.5 2,150 876 40.7 1,058 504 47.6 1,755 247 14.1
Not central city............... 1,637 227 13.9 188 48 25.4 93 36 38.4 27 15 (B) 1,449 179 12.4
Outside metropolitan............. 333 112 33.8 132 62 47.2 63 33 (B) 19 9 (B) 201 50 25.0
South.............................. 19,826 4,570 23.0 7,381 2,618 35.5 4,213 1,610 38.2 1,964 921 46.9 12,444 1,952 15.7
Metropolitan..................... 15,844 3,326 21.0 4,976 1,740 35.0 2,970 1,103 37.1 1,384 646 46.7 10,868 1,585 14.6
Central city................... 7,827 2,076 26.5 3,741 1,385 37.0 2,416 955 39.5 1,226 580 47.3 4,086 691 16.9
Not central city............... 8,017 1,249 15.6 1,235 355 28.7 554 148 26.7 159 66 41.9 6,782 895 13.2
Outside metropolitan............. 3,982 1,244 31.2 2,406 878 36.5 1,243 507 40.8 580 275 47.4 1,576 366 23.2
West............................... 3,073 421 13.7 817 173 21.2 307 70 22.9 87 19 21.2 2,256 248 11.0
Metropolitan..................... 3,012 404 13.4 800 166 20.7 305 70 23.1 87 19 21.2 2,212 238 10.8
Central city................... 1,648 245 14.9 588 130 22.2 262 54 20.7 77 16 20.5 1,059 115 10.8
Not central city............... 1,364 159 11.6 212 35 16.7 43 16 (B) 10 3 (B) 1,152 123 10.7
Outside metropolitan............. 62 17 (B) 17 7 (B) 3 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 45 10 (B)
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 16,505 6,575 39.8 8,501 4,199 49.4 5,374 2,861 53.2 2,754 1,691 61.4 8,004 2,375 29.7
Cash assistance.................. 5,162 2,718 52.6 2,959 1,788 60.4 1,947 1,220 62.7 991 720 72.6 2,204 930 42.2
Noncash assistance............... 16,324 6,536 40.0 8,440 4,183 49.6 5,347 2,858 53.5 2,743 1,691 61.6 7,885 2,353 29.8
Food Stamps.................... 5,619 3,837 68.3 3,540 2,595 73.3 2,412 1,815 75.3 1,340 1,096 81.8 2,078 1,242 59.8
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 2,746 482 17.6 1,095 244 22.3 569 155 27.3 219 49 22.4 1,651 239 14.5
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 19,366 1,561 8.1 5,382 658 12.2 2,903 380 13.1 1,090 131 12.0 13,984 903 6.5
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 5,186 1,355 26.1 2,047 768 37.5 1,234 525 42.6 592 290 48.9 3,139 587 18.7
Enrolled in school............... 2,745 605 22.0 997 321 32.2 602 216 36.0 258 108 41.7 1,749 284 16.2
Not enrolled..................... 2,440 751 30.8 1,050 447 42.6 632 309 48.9 334 182 54.5 1,390 304 21.8
No high school diploma......... 726 330 45.5 386 231 59.8 274 167 61.0 169 108 64.3 340 99 29.1
People 25 years and over........... 20,359 3,581 17.6 7,786 2,094 26.9 4,633 1,406 30.3 2,043 733 35.9 12,573 1,488 11.8
No high school diploma........... 4,331 1,424 32.9 2,392 948 39.6 1,530 621 40.6 760 336 44.3 1,939 476 24.5
High school diploma or more...... 16,028 2,158 13.5 5,394 1,146 21.2 3,103 785 25.3 1,283 397 30.9 10,634 1,012 9.5
No college..................... 6,909 1,352 19.6 2,926 788 26.9 1,762 536 30.4 731 263 36.0 3,983 564 14.2
Some college, no BA or higher degree 5,658 623 11.0 1,718 283 16.5 970 195 20.1 392 108 27.4 3,941 339 8.6
Completed BA or higher degree.. 3,460 183 5.3 750 74 9.9 371 53 14.4 160 26 16.5 2,710 109 4.0
Work Experience
Total.............................. 35,871 8,136 22.7 13,883 4,857 35.0 8,277 3,241 39.2 3,845 1,822 47.4 21,988 3,279 14.9
Male............................... 16,626 3,343 20.1 6,214 1,941 31.2 3,675 1,271 34.6 1,623 682 42.0 10,412 1,401 13.5
Under 16 years................... 5,219 1,582 30.3 2,047 988 48.2 1,223 643 52.6 586 379 64.6 3,172 595 18.7
16 to 64 years................... 10,284 1,586 15.4 3,655 849 23.2 2,116 557 26.3 884 264 29.9 6,629 737 11.1
Worked during year............. 7,621 556 7.3 2,382 269 11.3 1,314 157 11.9 529 79 15.0 5,239 286 5.5
Full-time year-round......... 5,383 162 3.0 1,541 77 5.0 829 37 4.5 325 22 6.8 3,842 85 2.2
Not full-time year-round..... 2,238 394 17.6 840 193 22.9 485 119 24.6 204 57 28.0 1,397 201 14.4
Did not work................... 2,663 1,030 38.7 1,274 580 45.5 801 400 49.9 355 185 52.2 1,389 450 32.4
65 years and over................ 1,122 175 15.6 512 105 20.5 337 71 21.0 153 39 25.5 611 70 11.4
Worked during year............. 244 13 5.4 74 8 (B) 52 5 (B) 26 3 (B) 171 6 3.3
Full-time year-round......... 106 4 4.1 37 3 (B) 27 2 (B) 12 0 (B) 68 1 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 139 9 6.4 36 5 (B) 25 3 (B) 14 3 (B) 102 4 4.1
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................... 878 161 18.4 438 97 22.2 285 65 22.9 127 36 28.1 440 64 14.5
Female............................. 19,245 4,793 24.9 7,669 2,916 38.0 4,602 1,970 42.8 2,222 1,140 51.3 11,576 1,878 16.2
Under 16 years................... 5,107 1,617 31.7 2,003 1,008 50.3 1,188 667 56.1 624 420 67.4 3,103 609 19.6
16 to 64 years................... 12,407 2,725 22.0 4,793 1,645 34.3 2,897 1,139 39.3 1,362 629 46.2 7,614 1,080 14.2
Worked during year............. 8,891 1,174 13.2 3,058 666 21.8 1,720 443 25.7 796 262 32.9 5,834 507 8.7
Full-time year-round......... 5,779 326 5.6 1,807 176 9.8 981 121 12.4 423 74 17.4 3,971 150 3.8
Not full-time year-round..... 3,113 847 27.2 1,250 490 39.2 740 322 43.5 373 188 50.5 1,862 358 19.2
Did not work................... 3,516 1,551 44.1 1,735 979 56.4 1,177 696 59.1 566 367 64.9 1,781 573 32.2
65 years and over................ 1,731 451 26.1 872 263 30.1 517 165 31.9 236 90 38.2 858 188 21.9
Worked during year............. 216 21 9.6 94 10 10.4 46 2 (B) 20 0 (B) 121 11 9.0
Full-time year-round......... 73 3 (B) 31 1 (B) 12 0 (B) 2 0 (B) 42 1 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 142 18 12.7 63 8 (B) 34 2 (B) 18 0 (B) 79 10 12.2
Did not work................... 1,515 431 28.4 778 253 32.5 471 163 34.6 215 90 41.9 737 178 24.1
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
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