Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of
People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White Black
Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 281,475 13,440 4.8 229,675 8,703 3.8 35,871 3,843 10.7
Under 18 years.......... 72,021 5,107 7.1 56,089 2,969 5.3 11,556 1,866 16.1
18 to 24 years.......... 27,312 2,100 7.7 21,644 1,379 6.4 3,956 546 13.8
25 to 34 years.......... 38,670 1,896 4.9 30,896 1,246 4.0 5,040 500 9.9
35 to 44 years.......... 44,284 1,590 3.6 36,155 1,081 3.0 5,495 397 7.2
45 to 54 years.......... 39,545 1,112 2.8 32,905 765 2.3 4,475 275 6.2
55 to 59 years.......... 14,667 501 3.4 12,530 394 3.1 1,433 76 5.3
60 to 64 years.......... 11,208 388 3.5 9,666 299 3.1 1,063 56 5.3
65 years and over....... 33,769 746 2.2 29,790 569 1.9 2,853 125 4.4
65 to 74 years....... 18,123 397 2.2 15,668 290 1.9 1,763 70 4.0
75 years and over.... 15,647 349 2.2 14,122 279 2.0 1,091 55 5.0
Male
Total................ 137,558 5,906 4.3 113,196 3,930 3.5 16,626 1,553 9.3
Under 18 years.......... 36,857 2,559 6.9 28,772 1,511 5.3 5,833 897 15.4
18 to 24 years.......... 13,705 811 5.9 10,980 545 5.0 1,862 189 10.2
25 to 34 years.......... 19,234 663 3.4 15,666 464 3.0 2,244 139 6.2
35 to 44 years.......... 21,822 666 3.1 18,105 497 2.7 2,465 126 5.1
45 to 54 years.......... 19,332 505 2.6 16,285 363 2.2 2,026 105 5.2
55 to 59 years.......... 7,091 235 3.3 6,114 195 3.2 640 31 4.8
60 to 64 years.......... 5,282 187 3.5 4,637 154 3.3 434 21 4.7
65 years and over....... 14,235 281 2.0 12,637 201 1.6 1,122 44 3.9
65 to 74 years....... 8,245 176 2.1 7,184 125 1.7 753 28 3.7
75 years and over.... 5,991 105 1.7 5,453 76 1.4 369 16 4.4
Female
Total................ 143,917 7,533 5.2 116,479 4,773 4.1 19,245 2,291 11.9
Under 18 years.......... 35,164 2,548 7.2 27,317 1,458 5.3 5,723 969 16.9
18 to 24 years.......... 13,607 1,289 9.5 10,664 834 7.8 2,095 357 17.0
25 to 34 years.......... 19,436 1,234 6.3 15,230 782 5.1 2,796 362 12.9
35 to 44 years.......... 22,461 925 4.1 18,050 583 3.2 3,030 271 8.9
45 to 54 years.......... 20,213 606 3.0 16,620 402 2.4 2,449 170 7.0
55 to 59 years.......... 7,575 266 3.5 6,417 200 3.1 793 46 5.7
60 to 64 years.......... 5,926 201 3.4 5,029 145 2.9 628 36 5.7
65 years and over....... 19,534 465 2.4 17,153 368 2.1 1,731 81 4.7
65 to 74 years....... 9,878 221 2.2 8,484 165 1.9 1,009 43 4.2
75 years and over.... 9,656 244 2.5 8,669 203 2.3 721 38 5.3
Nativity
Native.................. 249,053 11,279 4.5 208,201 7,206 3.5 32,972 3,624 11.0
Foreign Born............ 32,422 2,160 6.7 21,475 1,497 7.0 2,899 220 7.6
Naturalized citizen.. 11,962 376 3.1 7,197 211 2.9 999 57 5.7
Not a citizen........ 20,460 1,784 8.7 14,278 1,285 9.0 1,900 163 8.6
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 70,950 4,699 6.6 55,238 2,657 4.8 11,419 1,814 15.9
Under 6 years........ 23,014 1,859 8.1 17,920 1,051 5.9 3,653 725 19.8
6 to 17 years........ 47,936 2,840 5.9 37,318 1,606 4.3 7,766 1,089 14.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of
People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
Hispanic Origin White Non-Hispanic
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
BELOW 50 PERCENT OF POVERTY
Both Sexes
Total................ 37,312 3,000 8.0 194,538 5,960 3.1
Under 18 years.......... 12,763 1,381 10.8 44,095 1,709 3.9
18 to 24 years.......... 4,879 442 9.1 17,026 971 5.7
25 to 34 years.......... 6,994 493 7.1 24,320 786 3.2
35 to 44 years.......... 5,439 384 7.1 31,029 736 2.4
45 to 54 years.......... 3,399 132 3.9 29,733 651 2.2
55 to 59 years.......... 1,103 46 4.2 11,486 351 3.1
60 to 64 years.......... 839 35 4.2 8,876 265 3.0
65 years and over....... 1,896 86 4.5 27,973 491 1.8
65 to 74 years....... 1,175 63 5.4 14,550 234 1.6
75 years and over.... 722 23 3.2 13,423 256 1.9
Male
Total................ 19,058 1,374 7.2 95,260 2,672 2.8
Under 18 years.......... 6,557 711 10.8 22,631 867 3.8
18 to 24 years.......... 2,586 170 6.6 8,546 389 4.5
25 to 34 years.......... 3,726 177 4.8 12,142 300 2.5
35 to 44 years.......... 2,839 195 6.9 15,417 316 2.1
45 to 54 years.......... 1,625 54 3.3 14,766 314 2.1
55 to 59 years.......... 516 21 4.1 5,631 174 3.1
60 to 64 years.......... 401 13 3.3 4,261 141 3.3
65 years and over....... 809 33 4.1 11,866 171 1.4
65 to 74 years....... 522 26 5.1 6,689 102 1.5
75 years and over.... 287 6 2.2 5,177 70 1.3
Female
Total................ 18,254 1,626 8.9 99,278 3,288 3.3
Under 18 years.......... 6,205 669 10.8 21,464 842 3.9
18 to 24 years.......... 2,293 272 11.9 8,480 583 6.9
25 to 34 years.......... 3,268 316 9.7 12,178 486 4.0
35 to 44 years.......... 2,601 190 7.3 15,612 420 2.7
45 to 54 years.......... 1,774 78 4.4 14,966 337 2.3
55 to 59 years.......... 587 25 4.3 5,855 176 3.0
60 to 64 years.......... 438 22 5.0 4,615 124 2.7
65 years and over....... 1,088 53 4.9 16,107 319 2.0
65 to 74 years....... 653 37 5.6 7,861 133 1.7
75 years and over.... 435 17 3.8 8,246 186 2.3
Nativity
Native.................. 22,276 1,765 7.9 187,293 5,620 3.0
Foreign Born............ 15,037 1,235 8.2 7,245 340 4.7
Naturalized citizen.. 3,781 140 3.7 3,642 91 2.5
Not a citizen........ 11,256 1,095 9.7 3,602 248 6.9
Related Children
Under 18 Years.......... 12,539 1,275 10.2 43,459 1,499 3.4
Under 6 years........ 4,565 497 10.9 13,638 610 4.5
6 to 17 years........ 7,974 779 9.8 29,821 889 3.0
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002