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POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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Black alone
Both Sexes
Total /1................... 35,678 8,602 24.1 13,678 4,703 34.4 8,042 3,159 39.3 3,578 1,612 45.1 22,000 3,899 17.7
Under 18 years................... 11,275 3,645 32.3 4,278 1,942 45.4 2,642 1,342 50.8 1,217 700 57.5 6,997 1,703 24.3
18 to 24 years................... 3,876 1,084 28.0 1,496 606 40.5 869 420 48.3 424 219 51.8 2,380 478 20.1
25 to 34 years................... 5,009 989 19.7 1,750 512 29.3 1,021 350 34.3 462 187 40.4 3,260 477 14.6
35 to 44 years................... 5,438 944 17.4 1,801 495 27.5 1,033 316 30.6 455 165 36.3 3,637 449 12.4
45 to 54 years................... 4,592 818 17.8 1,828 483 26.4 997 302 30.3 429 145 33.8 2,764 336 12.1
55 to 59 years................... 1,482 233 15.7 614 130 21.2 362 96 26.5 163 49 29.9 868 102 11.8
60 to 64 years................... 1,149 209 18.2 497 127 25.7 297 78 26.1 110 38 34.7 652 82 12.5
65 years and over................ 2,856 680 23.8 1,415 408 28.8 821 255 31.1 318 109 34.2 1,441 272 18.9
65 to 74 years............... 1,660 387 23.3 772 224 29.1 423 129 30.4 165 59 35.9 889 163 18.4
75 years and over............ 1,195 292 24.4 643 183 28.5 398 126 31.8 154 50 32.4 553 109 19.7
Male
Total...................... 16,546 3,632 22.0 6,234 1,988 31.9 3,652 1,347 36.9 1,590 664 41.8 10,312 1,644 15.9
Under 18 years................... 5,690 1,871 32.9 2,158 991 45.9 1,335 684 51.3 602 344 57.2 3,533 879 24.9
18 to 24 years................... 1,834 435 23.7 704 241 34.2 415 173 41.7 204 89 43.6 1,130 195 17.2
25 to 34 years................... 2,240 291 13.0 763 150 19.7 422 102 24.1 195 58 29.6 1,477 141 9.5
35 to 44 years................... 2,446 344 14.1 823 198 24.0 463 115 24.8 179 51 28.7 1,623 146 9.0
45 to 54 years................... 2,076 309 14.9 822 177 21.5 444 115 26.0 179 48 26.8 1,254 132 10.5
55 to 59 years................... 643 98 15.2 254 59 23.1 155 44 28.5 63 21 (B) 389 39 10.0
60 to 64 years................... 504 83 16.5 196 53 26.9 107 34 32.2 43 18 (B) 309 31 9.9
65 years and over................ 1,112 202 18.1 513 120 23.3 313 80 25.6 124 35 28.1 598 82 13.7
65 to 74 years............... 701 127 18.1 297 69 23.2 174 43 24.8 68 19 (B) 404 58 14.3
75 years and over............ 410 75 18.2 216 51 23.5 138 37 26.5 56 16 (B) 195 24 12.4
Female
Total...................... 19,132 4,969 26.0 7,445 2,715 36.5 4,389 1,812 41.3 1,988 948 47.7 11,688 2,255 19.3
Under 18 years................... 5,585 1,774 31.8 2,121 950 44.8 1,307 658 50.3 615 356 57.8 3,464 824 23.8
18 to 24 years................... 2,042 649 31.8 791 365 46.2 454 247 54.3 219 130 59.5 1,251 283 22.7
25 to 34 years................... 2,769 699 25.2 987 362 36.7 599 249 41.5 267 129 48.3 1,782 336 18.9
35 to 44 years................... 2,992 600 20.0 978 297 30.4 570 202 35.4 276 114 41.3 2,014 303 15.0
45 to 54 years................... 2,516 510 20.3 1,005 306 30.4 554 187 33.7 250 97 38.9 1,510 204 13.5
55 to 59 years................... 839 135 16.1 360 71 19.9 206 52 25.1 100 28 27.6 479 64 13.3
60 to 64 years................... 645 126 19.5 301 75 24.8 191 43 22.7 67 20 (B) 344 51 14.8
65 years and over................ 1,744 478 27.4 901 288 31.9 508 175 34.5 194 74 38.1 843 190 22.6
65 to 74 years............... 959 261 27.2 475 155 32.7 249 85 34.4 97 40 41.2 485 105 21.7
75 years and over............ 785 218 27.7 427 132 31.0 260 90 34.6 97 34 35.0 358 85 23.7
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 35,678 8,602 24.1 13,678 4,703 34.4 8,042 3,159 39.3 3,578 1,612 45.1 22,000 3,899 17.7
65 years and over.......... 2,856 680 23.8 1,415 408 28.8 821 255 31.1 318 109 34.2 1,441 272 18.9
In families /2................... 29,671 6,761 22.8 11,113 3,691 33.2 6,486 2,493 38.4 2,907 1,311 45.1 18,558 3,070 16.5
Householder.................. 8,932 1,923 21.5 3,363 1,049 31.2 1,937 696 35.9 868 363 41.8 5,568 874 15.7
Under 65 years............. 7,951 1,743 21.9 2,889 939 32.5 1,668 625 37.4 765 328 42.8 5,062 805 15.9
65 years and over.......... 981 180 18.3 475 111 23.3 269 71 26.5 103 35 34.0 506 69 13.7
Related children under
18 years /9................. 11,111 3,570 32.1 4,223 1,915 45.3 2,608 1,322 50.7 1,206 695 57.6 6,888 1,655 24.0
Under 6 years............ 3,520 1,293 36.7 1,283 670 52.3 788 459 58.3 383 240 62.7 2,237 623 27.8
6 to 17 years............ 7,591 2,276 30.0 2,939 1,244 42.3 1,820 862 47.4 823 455 55.2 4,651 1,032 22.2
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 3,553 589 16.6 1,516 362 23.9 857 248 29.0 401 138 34.3 2,037 228 11.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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In married-couple families /11... 14,519 1,318 9.1 4,230 660 15.6 2,129 403 18.9 786 210 26.6 10,289 658 6.4
Husbands /11................. 4,259 331 7.8 1,258 170 13.5 624 105 16.8 223 54 24.0 3,001 161 5.4
Under 65 years............. 3,645 259 7.1 1,001 133 13.3 483 79 16.3 176 43 24.3 2,643 126 4.8
65 years and over.......... 614 72 11.7 257 38 14.6 141 26 18.5 47 11 (B) 358 35 9.7
Wives /11.................... 4,065 331 8.1 1,221 167 13.6 618 106 17.1 224 54 23.9 2,844 164 5.8
Under 65 years............. 3,631 277 7.6 1,032 138 13.4 507 85 16.8 188 45 24.1 2,599 139 5.3
65 years and over.......... 435 53 12.3 190 28 14.9 110 20 18.3 36 8 (B) 245 25 10.3
Related children under
18 years /9................. 4,498 518 11.5 1,218 255 20.9 613 150 24.4 227 71 31.5 3,280 263 8.0
Under 6 years............ 1,421 188 13.2 359 102 28.3 178 54 30.4 75 28 37.0 1,062 87 8.2
6 to 17 years............ 3,078 329 10.7 860 153 17.8 436 96 22.0 151 44 28.8 2,218 176 7.9
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 1,356 101 7.5 428 55 12.9 219 35 16.2 89 24 26.4 928 46 5.0
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 2,122 463 21.8 922 246 26.7 535 152 28.3 266 65 24.3 1,200 217 18.1
Householder.................. 764 160 20.9 330 89 26.9 191 54 28.2 90 22 24.8 433 71 16.4
Under 65 years............. 708 146 20.7 299 79 26.3 172 47 27.2 80 19 24.3 409 68 16.5
65 years and over.......... 56 14 (B) 31 10 (B) 19 7 (B) 10 3 (B) 25 4 (B)
Related children
18 years /9................. 605 197 32.5 260 99 38.2 146 62 42.4 72 29 (B) 345 97 28.2
Under 6 years............ 161 59 36.6 68 32 (B) 39 20 (B) 17 11 (B) 93 27 29.1
6 to 17 years............ 444 138 31.1 192 68 35.2 107 42 39.0 56 18 (B) 252 70 27.9
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 238 24 10.0 110 18 16.8 54 13 (B) 36 7 (B) 128 5 4.2
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 13,030 4,980 38.2 5,961 2,785 46.7 3,822 1,938 50.7 1,854 1,037 55.9 7,069 2,195 31.0
Householder.................. 4,003 1,433 35.8 1,791 791 44.2 1,126 535 47.5 552 287 52.0 2,212 641 29.0
Under 65 years............. 3,643 1,334 36.6 1,586 727 45.8 1,007 495 49.1 498 263 52.9 2,058 607 29.5
65 years and over.......... 359 99 27.6 206 65 31.4 118 40 33.8 54 23 (B) 154 34 22.4
Related children under
18 years /9................. 6,008 2,855 47.5 2,744 1,561 56.9 1,848 1,110 60.1 907 594 65.5 3,264 1,295 39.7
Under 6 years............ 1,939 1,046 54.0 857 537 62.7 571 385 67.5 291 202 69.3 1,082 509 47.0
6 to 17 years............ 4,069 1,809 44.5 1,888 1,023 54.2 1,277 725 56.8 616 393 63.7 2,182 786 36.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 1,959 465 23.7 978 288 29.5 584 200 34.2 276 107 38.9 981 176 18.0
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 149 41 27.3 61 18 (B) 36 13 (B) 17 7 (B) 89 22 25.2
Under 18 years............. 82 20 24.4 33 10 (B) 20 7 (B) 7 3 (B) 49 10 (B)
Under 6 years............ 28 11 (B) 12 7 (B) 8 6 (B) 6 3 (B) 16 4 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 54 9 (B) 21 3 (B) 12 2 (B) 1 0 (B) 33 6 (B)
18 years and over.......... 67 21 (B) 28 9 (B) 17 6 (B) 11 3 (B) 40 12 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4......... 5,858 1,800 30.7 2,505 993 39.6 1,519 653 43.0 653 294 45.0 3,353 807 24.1
Male......................... 2,902 801 27.6 1,200 439 36.6 750 301 40.2 314 124 39.6 1,703 363 21.3
Under 65 years............. 2,526 691 27.3 997 369 37.0 610 256 42.0 249 103 41.3 1,529 321 21.0
Living alone............. 1,399 361 25.8 625 228 36.5 396 162 40.9 152 57 37.4 774 133 17.2
65 years and over.......... 377 111 29.4 202 69 34.3 140 45 32.2 65 21 (B) 174 41 23.6
Living alone............. 328 99 30.2 179 63 35.3 129 44 33.9 61 20 (B) 149 36 24.1
Female....................... 2,956 999 33.8 1,306 555 42.5 769 351 45.7 340 170 49.9 1,650 444 26.9
Under 65 years............. 2,239 706 31.5 910 376 41.3 550 250 45.5 255 130 51.0 1,329 330 24.8
Living alone............. 1,595 449 28.2 652 241 37.0 413 166 40.1 185 86 46.3 943 208 22.0
65 years and over.......... 717 293 40.9 396 179 45.1 219 101 46.0 84 39 46.7 321 115 35.7
Living alone............. 682 277 40.6 383 171 44.7 214 97 45.6 81 36 44.4 299 105 35.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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Residence and Region /3
United States.................... 35,678 8,602 24.1 13,678 4,703 34.4 8,042 3,159 39.3 3,578 1,612 45.1 22,000 3,899 17.7
Metropolitan................... 31,450 7,195 22.9 11,264 3,819 33.9 6,826 2,647 38.8 3,125 1,351 43.2 20,185 3,376 16.7
Central City................. 18,392 4,962 27.0 9,331 3,275 35.1 6,035 2,375 39.4 2,903 1,261 43.4 9,060 1,688 18.6
Not Central City............. 13,058 2,232 17.1 1,933 544 28.1 792 272 34.3 222 91 41.0 11,125 1,688 15.2
Not Metropolitan............... 4,228 1,407 33.3 2,414 884 36.6 1,216 512 42.1 453 261 57.6 1,814 523 28.8
Northeast........................ 6,675 1,575 23.6 2,777 984 35.4 1,543 634 41.1 736 341 46.3 3,899 591 15.2
Metropolitan................... 6,609 1,547 23.4 2,765 979 35.4 1,543 634 41.1 736 341 46.3 3,845 568 14.8
Central City................. 4,591 1,251 27.3 2,550 895 35.1 1,459 593 40.7 697 320 45.9 2,040 357 17.5
Not Central City............. 2,019 296 14.7 214 84 39.3 84 41 48.7 39 21 (B) 1,804 212 11.7
Not Metropolitan............... 66 28 (B) 12 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 54 23 (B)
Midwest.......................... 6,495 1,731 26.6 2,883 1,085 37.6 2,111 870 41.2 996 444 44.6 3,612 646 17.9
Metropolitan................... 6,132 1,584 25.8 2,729 1,023 37.5 2,051 822 40.1 992 441 44.4 3,403 561 16.5
Central City................. 4,435 1,316 29.7 2,586 992 38.4 1,995 802 40.2 972 435 44.8 1,848 324 17.6
Not Central City............. 1,697 267 15.8 143 31 21.8 55 20 (B) 21 5 (B) 1,554 236 15.2
Not Metropolitan............... 363 147 40.5 154 62 40.1 61 48 (B) 3 3 (B) 209 85 40.8
South............................ 19,266 4,697 24.4 7,082 2,429 34.3 4,065 1,539 37.9 1,729 782 45.2 12,184 2,268 18.6
Metropolitan................... 15,531 3,484 22.4 4,851 1,620 33.4 2,918 1,081 37.0 1,284 529 41.2 10,680 1,863 17.4
Central City................. 7,715 2,058 26.7 3,523 1,224 34.7 2,294 879 38.3 1,130 471 41.7 4,193 834 19.9
Not Central City............. 7,815 1,425 18.2 1,328 396 29.8 624 202 32.4 155 59 37.9 6,487 1,029 15.9
Not Metropolitan............... 3,736 1,213 32.5 2,231 809 36.2 1,148 458 39.9 445 253 56.8 1,504 405 26.9
West............................. 3,242 599 18.5 936 205 21.9 322 116 36.0 116 45 38.6 2,305 394 17.1
Metropolitan................... 3,178 580 18.3 919 196 21.3 315 110 34.8 112 40 36.1 2,258 384 17.0
Central City................. 1,651 336 20.4 672 164 24.3 286 101 35.2 105 35 33.2 979 173 17.7
Not Central City............. 1,527 244 16.0 247 33 13.1 29 9 (B) 7 6 (B) 1,280 211 16.5
Not Metropolitan............... 64 19 (B) 17 9 (B) 7 7 (B) 4 4 (B) 47 10 (B)
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance /32.... 16,554 6,878 41.5 8,372 3,940 47.1 5,265 2,680 50.9 2,502 1,435 57.3 8,183 2,937 35.9
Cash assistance............... 4,819 2,542 52.7 2,866 1,661 58.0 1,939 1,212 62.5 1,030 711 69.0 1,954 880 45.1
Noncash assistance............ 16,357 6,838 41.8 8,275 3,915 47.3 5,196 2,660 51.2 2,470 1,421 57.5 8,082 2,923 36.2
Food stamps................ 5,997 4,067 67.8 3,565 2,527 70.9 2,461 1,795 72.9 1,304 1,003 76.9 2,432 1,540 63.3
School lunch only
(free or reduced price).. 2,247 480 21.4 976 227 23.3 512 121 23.7 181 27 15.1 1,271 253 19.9
In household that did not
receive assistance............. 19,124 1,724 9.0 5,307 763 14.4 2,777 479 17.2 1,076 177 16.5 13,817 961 7.0
Years of School Completed /23
People 16 to 24 years............ 5,150 1,431 27.8 1,962 769 39.2 1,139 522 45.8 550 275 50.0 3,189 662 20.8
Enrolled in school /25........ 2,744 675 24.6 969 332 34.3 563 224 39.8 248 110 44.5 1,776 343 19.3
Not enrolled.................. 2,406 756 31.4 993 437 44.0 576 297 51.6 302 165 54.5 1,413 319 22.6
No high school diploma...... 695 341 49.1 353 208 58.9 239 149 62.6 141 94 66.9 341 133 38.9
People 25 years and over......... 20,527 3,873 18.9 7,904 2,155 27.3 4,531 1,397 30.8 1,937 693 35.8 12,623 1,718 13.6
No high school diploma........ 4,109 1,456 35.4 2,315 930 40.2 1,399 609 43.5 634 315 49.7 1,794 526 29.3
High school diploma or more... 16,418 2,417 14.7 5,589 1,225 21.9 3,132 789 25.2 1,303 378 29.0 10,828 1,192 11.0
No college.................. 7,234 1,495 20.7 3,011 857 28.4 1,772 559 31.6 757 281 37.1 4,223 638 15.1
Some college,
no BA or higher degree.... 5,625 731 13.0 1,797 301 16.7 960 187 19.5 373 81 21.8 3,828 430 11.2
Completed BA
or higher degree.......... 3,558 192 5.4 781 68 8.7 400 42 10.5 173 16 9.2 2,777 124 4.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Black Alone
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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Work Experience /16
Total............................ 35,678 8,602 24.1 13,678 4,703 34.4 8,042 3,159 39.3 3,578 1,612 45.1 22,000 3,899 17.7
Male............................. 16,546 3,632 22.0 6,234 1,988 31.9 3,652 1,347 36.9 1,590 664 41.8 10,312 1,644 15.9
Under 16 years................ 5,052 1,703 33.7 1,922 910 47.3 1,195 631 52.8 537 318 59.3 3,130 793 25.3
16 to 64 years................ 10,382 1,728 16.6 3,798 959 25.2 2,145 636 29.7 929 311 33.5 6,583 769 11.7
Worked during year.......... 7,410 573 7.7 2,379 314 13.2 1,300 209 16.1 538 108 20.1 5,031 259 5.1
Full-time year-round...... 5,241 158 3.0 1,489 79 5.3 772 41 5.2 292 16 5.4 3,753 78 2.1
Not full-time year-round.. 2,169 415 19.1 890 235 26.4 529 169 31.9 247 92 37.4 1,279 180 14.1
Did not work................ 2,972 1,155 38.9 1,420 645 45.4 844 427 50.6 390 203 52.1 1,552 510 32.9
65 years and over............. 1,112 202 18.1 513 120 23.3 313 80 25.6 124 35 28.1 598 82 13.7
Worked during year.......... 191 9 4.9 68 5 (B) 45 4 (B) 22 2 (B) 124 4 3.3
Full-time year-round...... 111 5 4.4 38 2 (B) 27 2 (B) 16 2 (B) 73 3 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 80 5 5.7 30 3 (B) 18 2 (B) 6 0 (B) 51 1 (B)
Did not work................ 920 192 20.9 445 114 25.7 268 76 28.3 102 33 32.2 475 78 16.4
Female........................... 19,132 4,969 26.0 7,445 2,715 36.5 4,389 1,812 41.3 1,988 948 47.7 11,688 2,255 19.3
Under 16 years................ 4,949 1,595 32.2 1,891 868 45.9 1,176 609 51.8 553 326 58.9 3,058 726 23.8
16 to 64 years................ 12,439 2,897 23.3 4,652 1,558 33.5 2,705 1,028 38.0 1,240 548 44.2 7,787 1,338 17.2
Worked during year.......... 8,793 1,207 13.7 2,943 598 20.3 1,606 376 23.4 705 198 28.1 5,851 609 10.4
Full-time year-round...... 5,853 379 6.5 1,860 192 10.3 997 110 11.0 403 54 13.5 3,994 188 4.7
Not full-time year-round.. 2,940 827 28.1 1,083 406 37.5 609 266 43.6 302 144 47.7 1,857 421 22.7
Did not work................ 3,646 1,690 46.3 1,710 960 56.2 1,099 652 59.3 536 350 65.3 1,936 729 37.7
65 years and over............. 1,744 478 27.4 901 288 31.9 508 175 34.5 194 74 38.1 843 190 22.6
Worked during year.......... 197 18 9.0 95 10 10.9 50 7 (B) 16 5 (B) 102 7 7.2
Full-time year-round...... 85 7 8.0 41 5 (B) 21 2 (B) 8 1 (B) 44 2 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 111 11 9.8 54 5 (B) 29 4 (B) 9 3 (B) 57 6 (B)
Did not work................ 1,548 460 29.7 807 278 34.4 459 168 36.7 178 69 38.9 741 183 24.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/pov/new3906.htm