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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
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN
Both Sexes
Total........................... 37,312 7,997 21.4 12,219 4,048 33.1 5,663 2,159 38.1 2,318 942 40.6 25,094 3,948 15.7
Under 18 years..................... 12,763 3,570 28.0 4,255 1,812 42.6 1,962 930 47.4 755 375 49.6 8,508 1,758 20.7
18 to 24 years..................... 4,879 1,024 21.0 1,645 515 31.3 722 257 35.6 323 122 37.9 3,235 509 15.7
25 to 34 years..................... 6,994 1,238 17.7 2,200 620 28.2 962 354 36.8 389 150 38.5 4,794 619 12.9
35 to 44 years..................... 5,439 983 18.1 1,651 486 29.4 804 269 33.4 324 140 43.3 3,788 497 13.1
45 to 54 years..................... 3,399 443 13.0 1,034 230 22.3 509 127 24.9 204 42 20.7 2,365 213 9.0
55 to 59 years..................... 1,103 150 13.6 397 78 19.6 196 45 23.1 81 21 25.6 706 72 10.2
60 to 64 years..................... 839 176 20.9 305 99 32.5 147 57 38.8 67 27 (B) 533 77 14.4
65 years and over.................. 1,896 413 21.8 732 209 28.6 361 120 33.3 175 65 37.0 1,165 204 17.5
65 to 74 years................... 1,175 254 21.6 469 139 29.6 221 74 33.3 110 35 32.2 706 115 16.4
75 years and over................ 722 159 22.0 263 71 26.9 140 47 33.3 65 29 (B) 459 88 19.2
Male
Total........................... 19,058 3,754 19.7 6,241 1,924 30.8 2,882 1,037 36.0 1,184 467 39.4 12,817 1,830 14.3
Under 18 years..................... 6,557 1,828 27.9 2,224 938 42.2 1,004 472 47.0 399 199 49.8 4,334 890 20.5
18 to 24 years..................... 2,586 460 17.8 813 210 25.8 341 104 30.5 152 51 33.7 1,772 250 14.1
25 to 34 years..................... 3,726 526 14.1 1,198 288 24.0 544 171 31.5 228 75 32.8 2,527 238 9.4
35 to 44 years..................... 2,839 471 16.6 863 238 27.6 441 149 33.8 181 83 45.7 1,976 232 11.8
45 to 54 years..................... 1,625 178 10.9 504 92 18.3 242 52 21.5 90 21 23.0 1,121 85 7.6
55 to 59 years..................... 516 63 12.2 179 26 14.7 85 13 15.1 31 5 (B) 337 37 10.8
60 to 64 years..................... 401 81 20.3 142 53 37.3 81 35 42.8 29 11 (B) 259 28 11.0
65 years and over.................. 809 147 18.1 319 78 24.4 143 41 28.8 74 23 (B) 490 69 14.1
65 to 74 years................... 522 91 17.5 205 51 24.6 89 25 28.4 44 11 (B) 317 41 12.8
75 years and over................ 287 56 19.4 113 27 24.0 54 16 (B) 29 12 (B) 173 28 16.4
Female
Total........................... 18,254 4,243 23.2 5,977 2,124 35.5 2,781 1,122 40.3 1,134 475 41.9 12,277 2,119 17.3
Under 18 years..................... 6,205 1,742 28.1 2,031 874 43.0 958 458 47.8 357 176 49.4 4,174 868 20.8
18 to 24 years..................... 2,293 563 24.6 831 305 36.6 381 153 40.2 171 71 41.6 1,462 259 17.7
25 to 34 years..................... 3,268 712 21.8 1,002 332 33.1 418 183 43.8 160 75 46.7 2,266 380 16.8
35 to 44 years..................... 2,601 512 19.7 789 247 31.4 363 120 33.0 143 58 40.2 1,812 265 14.6
45 to 54 years..................... 1,774 266 15.0 530 138 26.0 267 75 28.0 114 22 19.0 1,244 128 10.3
55 to 59 years..................... 587 87 14.9 218 51 23.6 111 32 29.2 50 16 (B) 369 36 9.7
60 to 64 years..................... 438 94 21.5 163 46 28.3 66 22 (B) 38 16 (B) 274 48 17.6
65 years and over.................. 1,088 266 24.5 413 131 31.8 217 79 36.3 101 42 41.4 675 135 20.0
65 to 74 years................... 653 163 25.0 264 88 33.4 132 48 36.7 65 25 (B) 389 75 19.2
75 years and over................ 435 103 23.7 149 43 29.0 85 30 35.8 36 17 (B) 286 60 20.9
Household Relationship
Total........................... 37,312 7,997 21.4 12,219 4,048 33.1 5,663 2,159 38.1 2,318 942 40.6 25,094 3,948 15.7
65 years and over............. 1,896 413 21.8 732 209 28.6 361 120 33.3 175 65 37.0 1,165 204 17.5
In families........................ 33,110 6,674 20.2 10,741 3,426 31.9 4,922 1,783 36.2 1,994 749 37.5 22,368 3,247 14.5
Householders..................... 8,516 1,649 19.4 2,774 838 30.2 1,283 439 34.2 518 191 37.0 5,742 811 14.1
Under 65 years................. 7,845 1,544 19.7 2,502 781 31.2 1,159 407 35.1 451 171 38.0 5,344 763 14.3
65 years and over.............. 671 105 15.7 273 57 21.0 124 32 25.8 68 20 (B) 398 48 12.0
Related children under 18 years.. 12,539 3,433 27.4 4,173 1,763 42.2 1,931 908 47.0 746 366 49.1 8,366 1,670 20.0
Under 6 years.................. 4,565 1,321 28.9 1,545 704 45.6 716 393 54.9 271 141 52.2 3,020 616 20.4
6 to 17 years.................. 7,974 2,112 26.5 2,628 1,058 40.3 1,215 515 42.4 476 225 47.4 5,346 1,054 19.7
Own children 18 years and over... 3,167 400 12.6 1,116 220 19.7 547 127 23.2 261 71 27.3 2,051 179 8.7
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 ........ 23,544 3,609 15.3 6,911 1,807 26.1 2,958 856 29.0 1,129 328 29.1 16,633 1,802 10.8
Husbands......................... 5,757 804 14.0 1,691 405 23.9 747 201 26.9 274 75 27.2 4,067 399 9.8
Under 65 years................. 5,218 730 14.0 1,489 367 24.6 658 183 27.8 227 64 28.0 3,729 363 9.7
65 years and over.............. 539 74 13.8 201 38 18.9 89 18 20.7 47 11 (B) 338 36 10.7
Wives............................ 5,959 800 13.4 1,719 396 23.0 748 194 25.9 278 71 25.5 4,240 404 9.5
Under 65 years................. 5,579 751 13.5 1,584 367 23.2 690 183 26.5 254 65 25.5 3,995 383 9.6
65 years and over.............. 380 50 13.0 135 28 21.1 58 11 (B) 24 6 (B) 245 21 8.6
Related children under 18 years.. 8,712 1,699 19.5 2,574 845 32.8 1,094 404 36.9 399 154 38.5 6,138 854 13.9
Under 6 years.................. 3,223 661 20.5 971 342 35.2 399 173 43.4 144 55 38.0 2,253 319 14.1
6 to 17 years.................. 5,488 1,038 18.9 1,603 503 31.4 695 231 33.2 256 99 38.7 3,885 535 13.8
Own children 18 years and over... 2,000 176 8.8 615 91 14.8 268 37 13.6 123 24 19.3 1,385 85 6.2
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 6,830 2,585 37.8 2,920 1,417 48.5 1,555 811 52.1 659 363 55.1 3,909 1,168 29.9
Householder...................... 1,922 711 37.0 802 384 47.8 413 210 51.0 182 102 56.1 1,120 328 29.3
Under 65 years................. 1,778 678 38.1 726 361 49.7 368 194 52.6 157 91 58.1 1,052 317 30.1
65 years and over.............. 143 34 23.4 76 23 29.8 44 17 (B) 25 11 (B) 67 11 (B)
Related children under 18 years.. 3,060 1,508 49.3 1,338 819 61.2 730 460 63.0 296 195 66.1 1,722 689 40.0
Under 6 years.................. 1,007 561 55.7 466 315 67.7 266 193 72.6 102 74 72.4 541 246 45.4
6 to 17 years.................. 2,053 947 46.2 872 504 57.8 464 267 57.5 194 121 62.7 1,181 443 37.6
Own children 18 years and over... 998 196 19.6 438 123 28.1 260 85 32.6 123 42 34.1 560 73 13.0
In unrelated subfamilies........... 222 113 50.8 96 55 57.3 43 28 (B) 11 11 (B) 126 58 45.8
Under 18 years................... 127 71 55.8 56 35 (B) 22 16 (B) 6 6 (B) 70 36 (B)
Under 6 years.................. 33 19 (B) 21 11 (B) 10 7 (B) 5 5 (B) 12 8 (B)
6 to 17 years.................. 94 52 55.2 36 24 (B) 12 9 (B) 1 1 (B) 58 28 (B)
18 years and over................ 95 42 44.1 39 20 (B) 21 12 (B) 5 5 (B) 56 22 (B)
Unrelated individuals.............. 3,981 1,211 30.4 1,382 568 41.1 698 348 49.9 313 182 58.2 2,599 643 24.7
Male ............................. 2,433 595 24.5 850 317 37.3 451 210 46.5 203 119 58.5 1,584 278 17.6
Under 65 years................. 2,296 547 23.8 776 285 36.8 424 194 45.8 189 111 59.1 1,521 262 17.2
Living alone................. 623 120 19.3 229 70 30.6 116 53 45.2 40 9 (B) 394 50 12.7
65 years and over.............. 137 48 35.4 74 32 (B) 28 16 (B) 15 7 (B) 63 17 (B)
Living alone................. 104 37 35.5 54 23 (B) 21 13 (B) 11 6 (B) 50 14 (B)
Female............................ 1,548 616 39.8 532 251 47.1 246 138 56.2 110 63 57.4 1,016 365 35.9
Under 65 years................. 1,265 473 37.4 411 181 44.1 170 91 53.5 74 40 (B) 854 292 34.1
Living alone................. 412 98 23.9 131 47 35.8 55 26 (B) 27 10 (B) 281 51 18.3
65 years and over.............. 283 143 50.5 121 69 57.3 76 48 62.3 36 23 (B) 162 73 45.3
Living alone................. 265 130 49.2 116 67 57.6 74 47 (B) 36 23 (B) 149 64 42.7
Residence and Region
United States...................... 37,312 7,997 21.4 12,219 4,048 33.1 5,663 2,159 38.1 2,318 942 40.6 25,094 3,948 15.7
Metropolitan..................... 34,066 7,171 21.1 10,905 3,654 33.5 5,097 1,996 39.2 2,237 917 41.0 23,161 3,517 15.2
Central city................... 17,010 4,065 23.9 7,499 2,484 33.1 4,019 1,484 36.9 1,811 719 39.7 9,511 1,581 16.6
Not central city............... 17,056 3,106 18.2 3,406 1,170 34.4 1,078 512 47.5 426 198 46.5 13,650 1,936 14.2
Outside metropolitan............. 3,247 826 25.4 1,314 394 30.0 566 163 28.7 81 25 30.3 1,933 431 22.3
Northeast.......................... 4,970 1,226 24.7 2,022 757 37.4 1,177 505 42.9 667 306 45.8 2,948 469 15.9
Metropolitan..................... 4,879 1,208 24.8 2,001 744 37.2 1,172 500 42.6 667 306 45.8 2,878 464 16.1
Central city................... 3,267 958 29.3 1,819 697 38.3 1,131 482 42.6 667 306 45.8 1,448 261 18.0
Not central city............... 1,613 250 15.5 182 47 25.6 41 18 (B) 0 0 (B) 1,430 203 14.2
Outside metropolitan............. 91 18 19.8 21 13 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (B) 69 5 (B)
Midwest............................ 2,866 465 16.2 661 187 28.2 333 104 31.4 154 30 19.3 2,205 278 12.6
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..................... 2,527 409 16.2 618 177 28.7 305 97 31.7 143 27 18.6 1,909 232 12.1
Central city................... 1,452 263 18.1 573 174 30.3 299 97 32.2 143 27 18.6 879 89 10.1
Not central city............... 1,074 146 13.6 44 3 (B) 5 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 1,030 143 13.9
Outside metropolitan............. 340 56 16.6 44 10 (B) 28 8 (B) 11 3 (B) 296 47 15.8
South.............................. 13,006 2,886 22.2 4,179 1,371 32.8 2,234 792 35.4 1,023 392 38.3 8,827 1,515 17.2
Metropolitan..................... 11,351 2,449 21.6 3,357 1,128 33.6 1,848 678 36.7 977 373 38.2 7,995 1,321 16.5
Central city................... 5,441 1,358 25.0 2,301 708 30.7 1,321 419 31.7 639 200 31.2 3,140 650 20.7
Not central city............... 5,910 1,092 18.5 1,055 421 39.8 526 259 49.2 338 174 51.4 4,855 671 13.8
Outside metropolitan............. 1,655 437 26.4 823 243 29.5 386 114 29.4 46 18 (B) 832 194 23.3
West............................... 16,470 3,419 20.8 5,356 1,734 32.4 1,919 759 39.5 474 214 45.3 11,114 1,686 15.2
Metropolitan..................... 15,308 3,105 20.3 4,929 1,605 32.6 1,772 722 40.7 450 212 47.0 10,379 1,500 14.5
Central city................... 6,850 1,487 21.7 2,806 905 32.3 1,267 487 38.4 361 187 51.7 4,044 581 14.4
Not central city............... 8,458 1,618 19.1 2,123 699 32.9 505 235 46.5 89 25 28.0 6,335 919 14.5
Outside metropolitan............. 1,161 315 27.1 426 129 30.2 147 37 24.9 24 3 (B) 735 186 25.3
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 18,386 6,233 33.9 7,657 3,287 42.9 3,660 1,712 46.8 1,554 749 48.2 10,729 2,946 27.5
Cash assistance.................. 3,220 1,460 45.4 1,745 946 54.2 940 536 57.0 401 232 57.8 1,475 514 34.8
Noncash assistance............... 18,317 6,226 34.0 7,623 3,284 43.1 3,651 1,712 46.9 1,545 749 48.5 10,694 2,942 27.5
Food Stamps.................... 3,913 2,631 67.2 2,214 1,594 72.0 1,212 872 71.9 567 380 66.9 1,699 1,037 61.0
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 5,117 1,246 24.4 1,816 537 29.6 843 224 26.6 263 108 40.8 3,301 709 21.5
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 18,926 1,764 9.3 4,562 761 16.7 2,003 447 22.3 764 193 25.2 14,364 1,003 7.0
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 6,060 1,308 21.6 2,017 639 31.7 902 318 35.2 396 149 37.6 4,042 669 16.5
Enrolled in school............... 2,549 495 19.4 770 212 27.6 356 115 32.3 159 55 34.9 1,779 282 15.9
Not enrolled..................... 3,511 813 23.2 1,247 426 34.2 546 202 37.1 237 93 39.4 2,264 387 17.1
No high school diploma......... 1,656 497 30.0 668 276 41.3 285 122 42.8 124 63 51.3 988 221 22.4
People 25 years and over........... 19,670 3,403 17.3 6,319 1,722 27.2 2,979 972 32.6 1,240 445 35.9 13,351 1,681 12.6
No high school diploma........... 8,464 2,112 25.0 3,596 1,184 32.9 1,781 684 38.4 715 298 41.7 4,868 928 19.1
High school diploma or more...... 11,206 1,291 11.5 2,723 538 19.8 1,198 288 24.0 525 147 27.9 8,483 753 8.9
No college..................... 5,493 806 14.7 1,545 351 22.7 689 184 26.8 308 93 30.2 3,948 455 11.5
Some college, no BA or higher degree 3,532 344 9.7 818 136 16.6 350 84 23.9 147 45 30.6 2,713 208 7.7
Completed BA or higher degree.. 2,181 142 6.5 360 51 14.3 159 19 12.2 70 8 (B) 1,822 90 5.0
Work Experience
Total.............................. 37,312 7,997 21.4 12,219 4,048 33.1 5,663 2,159 38.1 2,318 942 40.6 25,094 3,948 15.7
Male............................... 19,058 3,754 19.7 6,241 1,924 30.8 2,882 1,037 36.0 1,184 467 39.4 12,817 1,830 14.3
Under 16 years................... 5,941 1,665 28.0 2,030 869 42.8 914 443 48.5 360 187 51.9 3,911 795 20.3
16 to 64 years................... 12,308 1,942 15.8 3,892 977 25.1 1,824 552 30.3 750 257 34.3 8,416 966 11.5
Worked during year............. 10,266 1,129 11.0 3,070 561 18.3 1,357 297 21.9 522 133 25.5 7,196 568 7.9
Full-time year-round......... 7,563 516 6.8 2,142 244 11.4 946 124 13.1 344 51 14.8 5,420 272 5.0
Not full-time year-round..... 2,703 613 22.7 928 317 34.2 412 173 42.0 178 82 46.3 1,775 296 16.7
Did not work................... 2,043 813 39.8 822 416 50.6 467 255 54.7 228 124 54.3 1,220 397 32.6
65 years and over................ 809 147 18.1 319 78 24.4 143 41 28.8 74 23 (B) 490 69 14.1
Worked during year............. 154 8 5.1 58 3 (B) 27 1 (B) 11 0 (B) 96 5 5.2
Full-time year-round......... 83 1 1.6 28 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 55 1 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 71 7 (B) 30 3 (B) 15 1 (B) 6 0 (B) 42 4 (B)
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................... 655 139 21.2 261 75 28.7 116 40 34.5 63 23 (B) 394 64 16.2
Female............................. 18,254 4,243 23.2 5,977 2,124 35.5 2,781 1,122 40.3 1,134 475 41.9 12,277 2,119 17.3
Under 16 years................... 5,641 1,621 28.7 1,852 819 44.2 868 426 49.1 322 161 50.1 3,789 803 21.2
16 to 64 years................... 11,525 2,355 20.4 3,712 1,174 31.6 1,696 617 36.4 711 271 38.2 7,813 1,181 15.1
Worked during year............. 7,361 862 11.7 2,132 424 19.9 944 224 23.7 387 82 21.2 5,229 438 8.4
Full-time year-round......... 4,326 259 6.0 1,191 141 11.8 519 80 15.5 225 31 13.8 3,135 118 3.8
Not full-time year-round..... 3,034 603 19.9 941 283 30.0 425 144 33.8 161 51 31.5 2,093 320 15.3
Did not work................... 4,164 1,494 35.9 1,580 751 47.5 752 393 52.3 324 190 58.5 2,584 743 28.7
65 years and over................ 1,088 266 24.5 413 131 31.8 217 79 36.3 101 42 41.4 675 135 20.0
Worked during year............. 98 5 5.5 34 1 (B) 20 1 (B) 10 1 (B) 64 4 (B)
Full-time year-round......... 38 0 (B) 15 0 (B) 10 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 23 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round..... 60 5 (B) 19 1 (B) 9 1 (B) 5 1 (B) 41 4 (B)
Did not work................... 990 261 26.3 379 130 34.4 198 78 39.3 91 41 44.6 611 130 21.4
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
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