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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
WHITE NON-HISPANIC
Both Sexes
Total........................... 194,538 15,271 7.8 18,395 3,113 16.9 4,966 994 20.0 1,385 359 25.9 176,143 12,158 6.9
Under 18 years..................... 44,095 4,194 9.5 3,867 895 23.1 957 246 25.7 256 93 36.2 40,228 3,299 8.2
18 to 24 years..................... 17,026 2,088 12.3 1,978 452 22.9 661 184 27.8 245 78 31.9 15,049 1,636 10.9
25 to 34 years..................... 24,320 1,817 7.5 2,453 396 16.2 714 128 17.9 204 45 22.2 21,867 1,421 6.5
35 to 44 years..................... 31,029 1,804 5.8 2,602 356 13.7 699 109 15.6 184 41 22.2 28,427 1,448 5.1
45 to 54 years..................... 29,733 1,547 5.2 2,574 307 11.9 655 110 16.7 158 32 20.2 27,159 1,241 4.6
55 to 59 years..................... 11,486 833 7.3 917 143 15.5 265 27 10.3 62 6 (B) 10,569 691 6.5
60 to 64 years..................... 8,876 721 8.1 914 124 13.5 248 39 15.6 72 11 (B) 7,962 597 7.5
65 years and over.................. 27,973 2,266 8.1 3,091 441 14.3 767 151 19.7 203 53 26.1 24,883 1,825 7.3
65 to 74 years................... 14,550 989 6.8 1,650 223 13.5 392 77 19.5 92 27 29.6 12,900 766 5.9
75 years and over................ 13,423 1,277 9.5 1,440 218 15.1 374 75 20.0 111 26 23.3 11,983 1,059 8.8
Male
Total........................... 95,260 6,553 6.9 9,016 1,365 15.1 2,441 445 18.2 670 162 24.1 86,244 5,188 6.0
Under 18 years..................... 22,631 2,162 9.6 1,983 481 24.2 473 131 27.8 130 52 40.2 20,648 1,682 8.1
18 to 24 years..................... 8,546 866 10.1 998 191 19.1 347 86 24.9 126 35 28.1 7,548 675 8.9
25 to 34 years..................... 12,142 711 5.9 1,252 155 12.4 386 48 12.4 103 15 14.4 10,890 555 5.1
35 to 44 years..................... 15,417 753 4.9 1,300 146 11.2 355 51 14.4 83 16 19.5 14,117 607 4.3
45 to 54 years..................... 14,766 749 5.1 1,331 156 11.7 334 54 16.2 86 17 19.5 13,436 593 4.4
55 to 59 years..................... 5,631 355 6.3 457 57 12.5 125 7 5.6 29 2 (B) 5,174 298 5.8
60 to 64 years..................... 4,261 341 8.0 435 44 10.1 123 13 10.5 34 3 (B) 3,825 297 7.8
65 years and over.................. 11,866 616 5.2 1,259 136 10.8 299 55 18.4 78 22 28.0 10,607 481 4.5
65 to 74 years................... 6,689 323 4.8 750 89 11.9 188 37 19.6 48 14 (B) 5,939 234 3.9
75 years and over................ 5,177 293 5.7 510 47 9.2 111 18 16.3 30 8 (B) 4,667 246 5.3
Female
Total........................... 99,278 8,718 8.8 9,379 1,748 18.6 2,524 548 21.7 715 197 27.6 89,899 6,970 7.8
Under 18 years..................... 21,464 2,031 9.5 1,884 414 22.0 484 115 23.7 125 40 32.0 19,580 1,617 8.3
18 to 24 years..................... 8,480 1,222 14.4 980 261 26.7 314 98 31.1 119 43 35.9 7,500 960 12.8
25 to 34 years..................... 12,178 1,107 9.1 1,200 241 20.1 328 80 24.5 101 31 30.1 10,978 866 7.9
35 to 44 years..................... 15,612 1,051 6.7 1,302 210 16.1 344 58 16.8 101 25 24.5 14,310 841 5.9
45 to 54 years..................... 14,966 799 5.3 1,243 151 12.1 321 55 17.2 72 15 (B) 13,723 648 4.7
55 to 59 years..................... 5,855 478 8.2 460 85 18.5 141 20 14.4 33 4 (B) 5,395 393 7.3
60 to 64 years..................... 4,615 380 8.2 478 80 16.7 125 26 20.8 38 9 (B) 4,137 301 7.3
65 years and over.................. 16,107 1,650 10.2 1,831 305 16.7 468 96 20.6 126 31 25.0 14,276 1,345 9.4
65 to 74 years................... 7,861 666 8.5 900 134 14.9 204 40 19.4 45 14 (B) 6,961 531 7.6
75 years and over................ 8,246 984 11.9 931 171 18.4 264 57 21.5 81 18 21.8 7,315 813 11.1
Household Relationship
Total........................... 194,538 15,271 7.8 18,395 3,113 16.9 4,966 994 20.0 1,385 359 25.9 176,143 12,158 6.9
65 years and over............. 27,973 2,266 8.1 3,091 441 14.3 767 151 19.7 203 53 26.1 24,883 1,825 7.3
In families........................ 159,178 9,122 5.7 13,683 1,845 13.5 3,389 497 14.7 836 175 21.0 145,496 7,278 5.0
Householders..................... 53,628 3,051 5.7 4,772 588 12.3 1,196 159 13.3 297 54 18.3 48,856 2,464 5.0
Under 65 years................. 43,964 2,692 6.1 3,789 524 13.8 981 146 14.9 251 48 19.2 40,175 2,169 5.4
65 years and over.............. 9,664 359 3.7 982 64 6.5 215 13 6.1 46 6 (B) 8,682 295 3.4
Related children under 18 years.. 43,459 3,887 8.9 3,776 844 22.3 940 239 25.5 250 92 36.8 39,683 3,043 7.7
Under 6 years.................. 13,638 1,450 10.6 1,213 342 28.2 290 86 29.8 81 31 38.6 12,425 1,107 8.9
6 to 17 years.................. 29,821 2,437 8.2 2,563 502 19.6 649 153 23.6 169 61 36.0 27,257 1,935 7.1
Own children 18 years and over... 13,962 470 3.4 1,165 99 8.5 326 22 6.7 75 4 (B) 12,797 371 2.9
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
In married-couple families ........ 133,990 4,782 3.6 10,488 938 8.9 2,420 239 9.9 572 84 14.6 123,502 3,845 3.1
Husbands......................... 44,213 1,469 3.3 3,574 262 7.3 819 66 8.1 192 19 10.0 40,639 1,208 3.0
Under 65 years................. 35,448 1,192 3.4 2,721 207 7.6 647 53 8.2 154 13 8.7 32,726 985 3.0
65 years and over.............. 8,765 277 3.2 852 54 6.4 172 13 7.6 37 6 (B) 7,913 223 2.8
Wives............................ 43,738 1,477 3.4 3,535 271 7.7 812 69 8.6 189 23 12.1 40,203 1,206 3.0
Under 65 years................. 36,940 1,248 3.4 2,902 238 8.2 685 60 8.7 166 19 11.4 34,038 1,011 3.0
65 years and over.............. 6,798 229 3.4 633 34 5.3 128 10 7.5 23 4 (B) 6,165 195 3.2
Related children under 18 years.. 34,761 1,645 4.7 2,614 369 14.1 596 98 16.4 146 38 26.3 32,147 1,277 4.0
Under 6 years.................. 11,260 636 5.6 842 164 19.5 191 40 21.0 53 15 (B) 10,418 472 4.5
6 to 17 years.................. 23,501 1,009 4.3 1,772 204 11.5 406 58 14.3 94 24 25.1 21,729 805 3.7
Own children 18 years and over... 9,757 145 1.5 654 26 4.0 152 3 2.0 31 1 (B) 9,103 119 1.3
In families with female householder,
no spouse present................... 18,365 3,661 19.9 2,446 770 31.5 750 232 30.9 238 84 35.3 15,919 2,891 18.2
Householder...................... 6,886 1,305 19.0 904 270 29.8 276 82 29.5 92 30 32.2 5,982 1,035 17.3
Under 65 years................. 5,792 1,202 20.8 754 256 34.0 231 82 35.3 84 30 35.0 5,038 946 18.8
65 years and over.............. 1,094 103 9.4 151 13 9.0 45 0 (B) 7 0 (B) 944 89 9.5
Related children under 18 years.. 6,726 1,953 29.0 943 411 43.5 287 132 46.1 96 51 53.0 5,783 1,543 26.7
Under 6 years.................. 1,785 708 39.7 283 152 53.7 79 44 55.2 24 14 (B) 1,501 556 37.1
6 to 17 years.................. 4,941 1,245 25.2 659 258 39.2 208 89 42.7 72 37 (B) 4,282 986 23.0
Own children 18 years and over... 3,220 277 8.6 410 63 15.3 143 13 9.2 38 2 (B) 2,810 215 7.6
In unrelated subfamilies........... 757 267 35.3 109 41 37.3 23 7 (B) 10 1 (B) 648 226 35.0
Under 18 years................... 413 164 39.6 60 24 (B) 12 3 (B) 6 1 (B) 353 140 39.6
Under 6 years.................. 90 43 47.1 11 7 (B) 3 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 79 35 44.6
6 to 17 years.................. 323 121 37.5 49 17 (B) 9 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 274 105 38.2
18 years and over................ 343 103 30.1 49 17 (B) 11 4 (B) 4 1 (B) 295 87 29.4
Unrelated individuals.............. 34,603 5,882 17.0 4,604 1,228 26.7 1,553 490 31.5 539 183 33.9 30,000 4,654 15.5
Male ............................. 15,896 2,335 14.7 2,225 512 23.0 787 229 29.1 269 83 30.8 13,671 1,824 13.3
Under 65 years................. 13,440 2,027 15.1 1,880 433 23.0 675 187 27.7 233 67 28.7 11,560 1,594 13.8
Living alone................. 7,046 836 11.9 1,041 214 20.6 390 101 25.9 138 31 22.2 6,005 622 10.4
65 years and over.............. 2,456 308 12.6 344 79 22.9 111 42 37.6 36 16 (B) 2,111 229 10.9
Living alone................. 2,157 262 12.2 316 72 22.7 107 37 34.8 34 14 (B) 1,841 190 10.3
Female............................ 18,707 3,547 19.0 2,379 717 30.1 767 261 34.1 269 100 37.1 16,328 2,830 17.3
Under 65 years................. 11,569 2,270 19.6 1,415 465 32.9 491 177 36.0 178 74 41.4 10,154 1,805 17.8
Living alone................. 6,537 1,011 15.5 726 223 30.8 251 83 33.0 87 38 43.8 5,811 787 13.5
65 years and over.............. 7,138 1,277 17.9 964 251 26.1 275 84 30.6 91 26 28.5 6,174 1,025 16.6
Living alone................. 6,836 1,191 17.4 935 244 26.1 273 83 30.4 91 26 28.5 5,900 947 16.0
Residence and Region
United States...................... 194,538 15,271 7.8 18,395 3,113 16.9 4,966 994 20.0 1,385 359 25.9 176,143 12,158 6.9
Metropolitan..................... 151,491 10,469 6.9 9,549 1,714 18.0 2,850 682 23.9 1,036 279 26.9 141,942 8,754 6.2
Central city................... 41,067 3,945 9.6 5,813 1,137 19.6 2,199 532 24.2 903 241 26.7 35,254 2,808 8.0
Not central city............... 110,424 6,524 5.9 3,736 577 15.5 651 150 23.1 133 38 28.7 106,688 5,946 5.6
Outside metropolitan............. 43,047 4,803 11.2 8,846 1,399 15.8 2,116 311 14.7 349 80 23.0 34,200 3,403 10.0
Northeast.......................... 39,988 2,852 7.1 1,857 425 22.9 555 121 21.8 174 62 35.8 38,131 2,428 6.4
Metropolitan..................... 34,554 2,214 6.4 1,567 337 21.5 546 121 22.2 174 62 35.8 32,986 1,878 5.7
Central city................... 7,436 864 11.6 1,168 250 21.4 441 109 24.7 174 62 35.8 6,268 613 9.8
Not central city............... 27,117 1,351 5.0 399 86 21.6 105 12 11.6 0 0 (B) 26,718 1,265 4.7
Outside metropolitan............. 5,435 638 11.7 289 88 30.4 9 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 5,145 550 10.7
Midwest............................ 52,543 3,641 6.9 4,116 686 16.7 1,085 281 25.9 365 86 23.6 48,427 2,955 6.1
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
Metropolitan..................... 37,697 2,371 6.3 2,337 452 19.4 834 247 29.6 276 74 26.9 35,360 1,918 5.4
Central city................... 9,815 941 9.6 1,625 334 20.6 687 184 26.8 270 74 27.6 8,190 607 7.4
Not central city............... 27,882 1,430 5.1 713 118 16.6 146 63 42.8 7 0 (B) 27,170 1,312 4.8
Outside metropolitan............. 14,846 1,270 8.6 1,779 234 13.1 251 34 13.5 88 12 13.1 13,067 1,037 7.9
South.............................. 64,730 5,711 8.8 9,064 1,433 15.8 2,481 434 17.5 574 139 24.2 55,666 4,278 7.7
Metropolitan..................... 48,096 3,542 7.4 3,360 535 15.9 804 181 22.5 337 74 21.9 44,737 3,007 6.7
Central city................... 12,583 1,151 9.1 1,585 317 20.0 566 144 25.4 249 51 20.4 10,998 834 7.6
Not central city............... 35,514 2,391 6.7 1,775 218 12.3 238 37 15.6 88 23 26.3 33,739 2,173 6.4
Outside metropolitan............. 16,633 2,169 13.0 5,704 898 15.7 1,677 253 15.1 236 65 27.5 10,929 1,271 11.6
West............................... 37,278 3,067 8.2 3,359 570 17.0 845 159 18.8 272 72 26.4 33,919 2,497 7.4
Metropolitan..................... 31,144 2,341 7.5 2,284 390 17.1 666 133 20.0 248 68 27.5 28,860 1,951 6.8
Central city................... 11,233 989 8.8 1,435 235 16.4 504 95 18.9 209 53 25.4 9,798 754 7.7
Not central city............... 19,911 1,352 6.8 850 155 18.3 162 38 23.7 38 15 (B) 19,061 1,197 6.3
Outside metropolitan............. 6,133 725 11.8 1,075 180 16.7 179 25 14.0 24 4 (B) 5,059 546 10.8
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance........... 31,882 8,532 26.8 5,813 2,093 36.0 1,846 699 37.9 573 268 46.8 26,069 6,439 24.7
Cash assistance.................. 8,011 3,003 37.5 1,854 922 49.7 697 319 45.7 200 101 50.6 6,157 2,081 33.8
Noncash assistance............... 31,146 8,457 27.2 5,729 2,071 36.1 1,822 693 38.0 565 268 47.4 25,417 6,386 25.1
Food Stamps.................... 7,431 4,184 56.3 2,040 1,259 61.7 736 438 59.5 250 158 63.1 5,391 2,925 54.2
School Lunch only
(free or reduced price)....... 4,597 874 19.0 731 155 21.2 210 47 22.3 40 20 (B) 3,866 719 18.6
In household that did not
receive assistance................ 162,656 6,739 4.1 12,582 1,020 8.1 3,120 295 9.4 811 91 11.2 150,074 5,718 3.8
Years of School Completed
People 16 to 24 years.............. 22,265 2,515 11.3 2,453 532 21.7 773 197 25.5 268 81 30.2 19,812 1,982 10.0
Enrolled in school............... 12,893 1,223 9.5 1,265 270 21.3 423 109 25.9 172 54 31.2 11,628 953 8.2
Not enrolled..................... 9,373 1,291 13.8 1,189 262 22.1 350 87 24.9 96 27 28.4 8,184 1,029 12.6
No high school diploma......... 1,729 444 25.7 321 109 34.1 113 39 35.0 23 9 (B) 1,408 334 23.7
People 25 years and over........... 133,417 8,989 6.7 12,551 1,766 14.1 3,348 564 16.8 884 188 21.3 120,866 7,223 6.0
No high school diploma........... 15,081 2,718 18.0 2,705 740 27.3 774 240 31.0 196 74 37.5 12,376 1,978 16.0
High school diploma or more...... 118,335 6,271 5.3 9,845 1,026 10.4 2,574 324 12.6 687 115 16.7 108,490 5,245 4.8
No college..................... 43,998 3,239 7.4 4,580 560 12.2 1,188 154 13.0 301 48 15.9 39,418 2,679 6.8
Some college, no BA or higher degree 35,111 1,925 5.5 2,836 324 11.4 720 125 17.4 213 47 22.2 32,275 1,601 5.0
Completed BA or higher degree.. 39,226 1,107 2.8 2,429 143 5.9 665 44 6.7 173 20 11.2 36,797 965 2.6
Work Experience
Total.............................. 194,538 15,271 7.8 18,395 3,113 16.9 4,966 994 20.0 1,385 359 25.9 176,143 12,158 6.9
Male............................... 95,260 6,553 6.9 9,016 1,365 15.1 2,441 445 18.2 670 162 24.1 86,244 5,188 6.0
Under 16 years................... 19,960 1,963 9.8 1,737 440 25.3 409 124 30.4 114 51 44.5 18,223 1,523 8.4
16 to 64 years................... 63,434 3,973 6.3 6,019 790 13.1 1,734 266 15.3 477 89 18.6 57,414 3,184 5.5
Worked during year............. 55,166 1,907 3.5 4,851 375 7.7 1,339 131 9.8 366 45 12.2 50,315 1,532 3.0
Full-time year-round......... 41,637 676 1.6 3,406 109 3.2 895 31 3.5 223 9 4.1 38,232 567 1.5
Not full-time year-round..... 13,528 1,230 9.1 1,445 266 18.4 444 100 22.5 143 36 24.9 12,083 965 8.0
Did not work................... 8,268 2,067 25.0 1,168 415 35.5 395 135 34.2 111 44 39.7 7,100 1,652 23.3
65 years and over................ 11,866 616 5.2 1,259 136 10.8 299 55 18.4 78 22 28.0 10,607 481 4.5
Worked during year............. 2,625 20 0.7 232 5 2.1 59 0 (B) 19 0 (B) 2,393 15 0.6
Full-time year-round......... 1,153 7 0.6 107 0 0.3 30 0 (B) 7 0 (B) 1,047 6 0.6
Not full-time year-round..... 1,471 13 0.9 125 5 3.6 29 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 1,346 8 0.6
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
Did not work................... 9,242 597 6.5 1,028 131 12.7 240 55 22.8 59 22 (B) 8,214 466 5.7
Female............................. 99,278 8,718 8.8 9,379 1,748 18.6 2,524 548 21.7 715 197 27.6 89,899 6,970 7.8
Under 16 years................... 18,896 1,804 9.5 1,654 375 22.7 436 109 24.9 119 39 32.8 17,242 1,429 8.3
16 to 64 years................... 64,275 5,264 8.2 5,894 1,068 18.1 1,621 343 21.2 471 127 27.0 58,381 4,197 7.2
Worked during year............. 49,074 2,364 4.8 4,102 474 11.6 1,113 153 13.7 347 72 20.7 44,972 1,890 4.2
Full-time year-round......... 28,732 510 1.8 2,285 73 3.2 595 20 3.4 170 10 6.1 26,447 438 1.7
Not full-time year-round..... 20,342 1,853 9.1 1,817 402 22.1 517 132 25.6 176 62 34.9 18,526 1,452 7.8
Did not work................... 15,201 2,901 19.1 1,792 593 33.1 508 191 37.6 124 55 44.6 13,408 2,307 17.2
65 years and over................ 16,107 1,650 10.2 1,831 305 16.7 468 96 20.6 126 31 25.0 14,276 1,345 9.4
Worked during year............. 2,017 50 2.5 206 3 1.6 40 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 1,810 47 2.6
Full-time year-round......... 607 0 0.045 45 0 (B) 9 0 (B) 2 0 (B) 562 0 0.0
Not full-time year-round..... 1,410 50 3.5 162 3 1.9 31 0 (B) 9 0 (B) 1,248 47 3.8
Did not work................... 14,091 1,600 11.4 1,625 302 18.6 428 96 22.5 114 31 27.4 12,466 1,298 10.4
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
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