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POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Hispanic Origin
[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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Hispanic (of any race)
Both Sexes
Total /1................... 39,216 8,555 21.8 12,486 4,105 32.9 5,948 2,139 36.0 2,327 886 38.1 26,730 4,449 16.6
Under 18 years................... 13,210 3,782 28.6 4,311 1,873 43.5 2,046 949 46.4 797 405 50.7 8,900 1,909 21.4
18 to 24 years................... 4,816 1,014 21.1 1,570 456 29.0 790 248 31.4 274 82 29.7 3,246 559 17.2
25 to 34 years................... 7,437 1,410 19.0 2,242 651 29.0 958 312 32.5 396 136 34.4 5,196 759 14.6
35 to 44 years................... 5,927 1,016 17.2 1,739 458 26.3 834 258 30.9 296 100 33.8 4,188 558 13.3
45 to 54 years................... 3,671 559 15.2 1,108 270 24.3 539 147 27.2 203 50 24.6 2,563 289 11.3
55 to 59 years................... 1,193 169 14.2 429 88 20.6 205 37 18.2 102 29 28.3 764 81 10.6
60 to 64 years................... 908 165 18.1 312 86 27.7 151 45 29.8 58 19 (B) 597 79 13.2
65 years and over................ 2,053 439 21.4 776 224 28.8 425 143 33.6 200 66 33.0 1,277 215 16.9
65 to 74 years............... 1,223 247 20.2 466 121 25.9 243 73 30.1 113 31 27.5 757 126 16.7
75 years and over............ 830 192 23.1 310 103 33.2 182 70 38.4 87 35 40.0 519 89 17.1
Male
Total...................... 20,109 3,954 19.7 6,367 1,915 30.1 2,986 995 33.3 1,144 410 35.9 13,742 2,038 14.8
Under 18 years................... 6,736 1,917 28.5 2,205 965 43.8 1,028 496 48.3 410 220 53.6 4,531 952 21.0
18 to 24 years................... 2,622 433 16.5 841 201 23.9 436 108 24.8 136 30 21.9 1,782 232 13.0
25 to 34 years................... 3,998 556 13.9 1,164 241 20.7 495 108 21.8 207 46 22.0 2,834 316 11.1
35 to 44 years................... 3,061 468 15.3 918 210 22.9 419 116 27.7 138 39 28.3 2,143 258 12.0
45 to 54 years................... 1,768 263 14.9 525 127 24.2 252 71 28.2 89 22 24.4 1,243 136 10.9
55 to 59 years................... 591 77 13.0 233 44 19.0 112 19 17.0 53 16 (B) 358 32 9.0
60 to 64 years................... 427 65 15.3 131 31 23.8 67 16 (B) 25 8 (B) 296 34 11.5
65 years and over................ 906 175 19.3 351 96 27.4 177 61 34.7 85 30 35.5 555 79 14.3
65 to 74 years............... 557 106 19.0 216 58 26.7 108 36 33.3 48 17 (B) 341 48 14.1
75 years and over............ 349 69 19.8 135 38 28.3 69 25 (B) 37 14 (B) 215 31 14.4
Female
Total...................... 19,106 4,601 24.1 6,119 2,190 35.8 2,963 1,143 38.6 1,183 476 40.2 12,987 2,411 18.6
Under 18 years................... 6,474 1,865 28.8 2,106 907 43.1 1,018 453 44.5 387 184 47.6 4,368 957 21.9
18 to 24 years................... 2,194 581 26.5 730 255 34.9 354 140 39.5 138 52 37.5 1,465 327 22.3
25 to 34 years................... 3,439 854 24.8 1,078 410 38.1 464 204 44.0 188 90 47.9 2,361 443 18.8
35 to 44 years................... 2,866 548 19.1 821 248 30.2 415 142 34.2 158 61 38.7 2,045 300 14.7
45 to 54 years................... 1,903 296 15.6 583 143 24.5 287 76 26.3 115 28 24.8 1,320 153 11.6
55 to 59 years................... 602 93 15.4 196 44 22.4 94 18 19.7 50 13 (B) 406 49 12.0
60 to 64 years................... 482 100 20.7 181 55 30.5 84 29 34.8 33 11 (B) 301 45 14.8
65 years and over................ 1,147 264 23.0 425 128 30.0 248 81 32.9 114 36 31.0 721 136 18.9
65 to 74 years............... 666 141 21.2 250 63 25.2 135 37 27.5 64 14 (B) 417 78 18.8
75 years and over............ 480 123 25.6 176 65 36.8 113 44 39.3 50 21 (B) 305 58 19.1
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 39,216 8,555 21.8 12,486 4,105 32.9 5,948 2,139 36.0 2,327 886 38.1 26,730 4,449 16.6
65 years and over.......... 2,053 439 21.4 776 224 28.8 425 143 33.6 200 66 33.0 1,277 215 16.9
In families /2................... 34,598 7,184 20.8 10,951 3,558 32.5 5,222 1,841 35.3 2,050 765 37.3 23,647 3,626 15.3
Householder.................. 9,094 1,792 19.7 2,877 870 30.2 1,402 472 33.7 575 207 36.0 6,217 922 14.8
Under 65 years............. 8,362 1,669 20.0 2,581 808 31.3 1,239 431 34.8 497 192 38.6 5,782 861 14.9
65 years and over.......... 731 123 16.8 296 62 20.8 162 41 25.1 78 15 19.3 435 61 14.1
Related children under
18 years /9................. 12,971 3,653 28.2 4,245 1,831 43.1 2,016 929 46.1 786 395 50.2 8,725 1,822 20.9
Under 6 years............ 4,684 1,345 28.7 1,560 697 44.7 689 330 48.0 240 135 56.1 3,124 648 20.7
6 to 17 years............ 8,287 2,307 27.8 2,686 1,134 42.2 1,327 598 45.1 546 260 47.6 5,601 1,174 21.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 3,237 410 12.7 1,088 216 19.9 542 124 22.8 205 37 18.3 2,149 194 9.0
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
Hispanic Origin
[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... 24,652 4,091 16.6 7,197 2,046 28.4 3,314 1,041 31.4 1,275 439 34.4 17,456 2,045 11.7
Husbands /11................. 6,196 931 15.0 1,780 452 25.4 838 243 29.0 331 104 31.5 4,416 479 10.9
Under 65 years............. 5,616 832 14.8 1,567 403 25.7 734 209 28.5 277 91 32.7 4,049 429 10.6
65 years and over.......... 580 98 16.9 213 48 22.6 104 34 32.4 54 14 (B) 367 50 13.6
Wives /11.................... 6,306 935 14.8 1,793 458 25.6 837 243 29.0 328 105 31.9 4,513 476 10.5
Under 65 years............. 5,883 862 14.7 1,641 425 25.9 755 221 29.2 287 96 33.4 4,242 437 10.3
65 years and over.......... 424 73 17.2 152 34 22.2 82 22 26.6 41 9 (B) 271 39 14.4
Related children under
18 years /9................. 8,945 1,898 21.2 2,678 963 36.0 1,236 476 38.5 478 208 43.6 6,267 935 14.9
Under 6 years............ 3,334 737 22.1 1,050 410 39.1 452 190 42.1 154 75 48.8 2,284 327 14.3
6 to 17 years............ 5,611 1,161 20.7 1,628 553 34.0 784 285 36.4 324 133 41.1 3,982 608 15.3
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 2,035 185 9.1 604 98 16.2 281 59 20.9 94 15 15.7 1,431 87 6.1
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 2,933 539 18.4 989 267 27.0 518 157 30.3 198 45 22.5 1,944 272 14.0
Householder.................. 872 148 17.0 295 71 24.0 151 40 26.3 60 14 (B) 577 77 13.4
Under 65 years............. 834 141 16.9 280 66 23.6 142 38 26.7 55 14 (B) 554 75 13.5
65 years and over.......... 38 8 (B) 15 5 (B) 9 2 (B) 4 0 (B) 23 3 (B)
Related children
18 years /9................. 891 253 28.4 306 148 48.2 163 86 52.8 56 23 (B) 585 105 18.0
Under 6 years............ 372 106 28.5 123 61 50.0 63 35 (B) 16 6 (B) 249 45 17.9
6 to 17 years............ 519 147 28.4 184 87 47.0 100 51 51.4 40 17 (B) 335 61 18.1
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 218 28 12.9 77 10 13.2 37 6 (B) 11 2 (B) 141 18 12.8
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 7,013 2,554 36.4 2,765 1,245 45.0 1,390 643 46.3 577 281 48.7 4,248 1,309 30.8
Householder.................. 2,033 717 35.3 806 347 43.0 415 190 45.8 185 87 47.1 1,227 371 30.2
Under 65 years............. 1,872 685 36.6 719 328 45.6 358 177 49.4 159 81 50.9 1,153 356 30.9
65 years and over.......... 161 33 20.4 87 18 21.0 56 13 (B) 26 6 (B) 74 15 (B)
Related children under
18 years /9................. 3,135 1,501 47.9 1,261 720 57.1 617 367 59.5 253 163 64.5 1,874 781 41.7
Under 6 years............ 978 502 51.4 387 226 58.3 173 105 60.7 71 53 (B) 591 277 46.8
6 to 17 years............ 2,157 999 46.3 874 494 56.6 444 262 59.0 182 110 60.2 1,283 505 39.3
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 984 198 20.1 407 108 26.6 224 58 26.0 100 21 20.7 577 89 15.5
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 254 116 45.6 68 35 (B) 36 24 (B) 10 10 (B) 186 80 43.2
Under 18 years............. 143 71 49.7 36 20 (B) 17 13 (B) 6 6 (B) 107 51 47.8
Under 6 years............ 54 34 (B) 16 10 (B) 9 6 (B) 1 1 (B) 38 24 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 89 37 41.0 20 9 (B) 9 6 (B) 5 5 (B) 69 27 (B)
18 years and over.......... 111 45 40.2 32 16 (B) 19 11 (B) 4 4 (B) 79 29 36.8
Unrelated individuals /4......... 4,364 1,255 28.8 1,467 512 34.9 690 274 39.7 267 111 41.7 2,897 743 25.6
Male......................... 2,605 572 22.0 869 234 26.9 391 124 31.7 135 43 32.1 1,735 338 19.5
Under 65 years............. 2,453 517 21.1 787 197 25.0 349 99 28.2 111 27 24.0 1,666 320 19.2
Living alone............. 712 138 19.4 243 68 27.9 118 34 29.1 48 9 (B) 469 70 14.9
65 years and over.......... 152 55 36.3 82 37 45.1 42 25 (B) 24 17 (B) 70 18 (B)
Living alone............. 109 40 37.2 61 30 (B) 32 24 (B) 19 15 (B) 48 10 (B)
Female....................... 1,759 683 38.8 598 278 46.6 299 150 50.2 132 68 51.4 1,161 404 34.8
Under 65 years............. 1,483 554 37.4 489 216 44.0 232 113 48.6 102 51 50.2 994 339 34.1
Living alone............. 541 154 28.5 201 83 41.4 102 50 48.9 37 21 (B) 340 71 20.9
65 years and over.......... 275 128 46.6 108 63 58.0 67 37 (B) 30 17 (B) 167 66 39.3
Living alone............. 250 118 47.1 100 57 57.2 63 35 (B) 29 16 (B) 150 61 40.4
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
Hispanic Origin
[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.................... 39,216 8,555 21.8 12,486 4,105 32.9 5,948 2,139 36.0 2,327 886 38.1 26,730 4,449 16.6
Metropolitan................... 35,854 7,658 21.4 11,067 3,687 33.3 5,379 1,983 36.9 2,239 867 38.7 24,787 3,970 16.0
Central City................. 17,975 4,505 25.1 7,822 2,619 33.5 4,316 1,572 36.4 1,828 716 39.1 10,153 1,886 18.6
Not Central City............. 17,879 3,152 17.6 3,245 1,068 32.9 1,064 410 38.6 411 151 36.8 14,634 2,084 14.2
Not Metropolitan............... 3,362 897 26.7 1,419 418 29.5 569 156 27.4 88 19 22.1 1,943 479 24.6
Northeast........................ 5,547 1,405 25.3 2,094 778 37.1 1,222 493 40.3 698 298 42.7 3,452 627 18.2
Metropolitan................... 5,492 1,388 25.3 2,087 773 37.0 1,222 493 40.3 698 298 42.7 3,404 615 18.1
Central City................. 3,565 1,029 28.9 1,915 726 37.9 1,180 492 41.7 698 298 42.7 1,650 302 18.3
Not Central City............. 1,927 360 18.7 172 47 27.2 42 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 1,755 313 17.8
Not Metropolitan............... 55 16 (B) 7 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 48 12 (B)
Midwest.......................... 3,418 662 19.4 697 208 29.9 339 92 27.3 110 20 18.5 2,721 454 16.7
Metropolitan................... 3,054 547 17.9 664 202 30.4 318 89 28.1 109 20 18.1 2,389 345 14.5
Central City................. 1,674 385 23.0 608 196 32.3 301 84 27.8 109 20 18.1 1,066 189 17.7
Not Central City............. 1,379 162 11.8 56 6 (B) 17 6 (B) 0 0 (X) 1,323 157 11.8
Not Metropolitan............... 364 114 31.4 33 6 (B) 21 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 332 108 32.6
South............................ 13,547 3,014 22.3 4,754 1,563 32.9 2,537 895 35.3 1,143 420 36.8 8,794 1,451 16.5
Metropolitan................... 11,828 2,548 21.5 3,782 1,241 32.8 2,126 766 36.0 1,090 409 37.5 8,046 1,306 16.2
Central City................. 5,752 1,404 24.4 2,651 850 32.1 1,582 544 34.4 746 280 37.6 3,101 554 17.9
Not Central City............. 6,076 1,143 18.8 1,131 391 34.6 545 222 40.7 344 129 37.4 4,945 752 15.2
Not Metropolitan............... 1,719 467 27.1 971 322 33.2 411 130 31.6 53 12 (B) 748 145 19.3
West............................. 16,704 3,474 20.8 4,941 1,556 31.5 1,851 658 35.6 376 148 39.2 11,763 1,918 16.3
Metropolitan................... 15,481 3,174 20.5 4,533 1,471 32.4 1,714 635 37.1 343 140 41.0 10,948 1,703 15.6
Central City................. 6,984 1,687 24.2 2,648 846 32.0 1,254 453 36.1 275 118 42.7 4,336 841 19.4
Not Central City............. 8,497 1,487 17.5 1,885 624 33.1 460 182 39.5 67 23 (B) 6,612 862 13.0
Not Metropolitan............... 1,223 300 24.5 408 86 21.0 137 23 16.7 33 7 (B) 815 214 26.3
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance /32.... 19,281 6,720 34.9 8,034 3,506 43.6 4,067 1,837 45.2 1,660 792 47.7 11,247 3,214 28.6
Cash assistance............... 3,401 1,693 49.8 1,680 991 59.0 1,056 663 62.8 471 307 65.2 1,721 702 40.8
Noncash assistance............ 19,216 6,714 34.9 8,015 3,500 43.7 4,056 1,831 45.2 1,660 792 47.7 11,201 3,214 28.7
Food stamps................ 4,498 2,880 64.0 2,369 1,660 70.1 1,371 983 71.7 652 476 73.0 2,129 1,220 57.3
School lunch only
(free or reduced price).. 4,620 1,161 25.1 1,774 540 30.4 876 267 30.4 320 100 31.3 2,846 622 21.8
In household that did not
receive assistance............. 19,934 1,835 9.2 4,451 599 13.5 1,881 302 16.0 667 94 14.1 15,483 1,235 8.0
Years of School Completed /23
People 16 to 24 years............ 6,106 1,338 21.9 1,987 607 30.5 1,007 331 32.9 369 116 31.5 4,119 731 17.7
Enrolled in school /25........ 2,641 546 20.7 817 241 29.4 404 135 33.3 170 54 31.9 1,824 306 16.8
Not enrolled.................. 3,465 792 22.9 1,170 366 31.3 603 197 32.6 199 62 31.2 2,295 425 18.5
No high school diploma...... 1,573 486 30.9 594 232 39.0 322 129 40.2 111 48 43.0 979 254 25.9
People 25 years and over......... 21,189 3,758 17.7 6,605 1,777 26.9 3,113 941 30.2 1,255 400 31.9 14,584 1,982 13.6
No high school diploma........ 9,102 2,406 26.4 3,707 1,276 34.4 1,856 705 38.0 730 296 40.5 5,396 1,130 20.9
High school diploma or more... 12,087 1,352 11.2 2,898 500 17.3 1,257 236 18.8 525 105 19.9 9,188 852 9.3
No college.................. 5,814 818 14.1 1,611 313 19.4 712 149 21.0 298 64 21.6 4,202 505 12.0
Some college,
no BA or higher degree.... 3,859 383 9.9 897 145 16.2 375 65 17.4 161 33 20.2 2,962 238 8.0
Completed BA
or higher degree.......... 2,414 151 6.3 390 42 10.8 171 22 12.7 66 8 (B) 2,024 109 5.4
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
Hispanic Origin
[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............................ 39,216 8,555 21.8 12,486 4,105 32.9 5,948 2,139 36.0 2,327 886 38.1 26,730 4,449 16.6
Male............................. 20,109 3,954 19.7 6,367 1,915 30.1 2,986 995 33.3 1,144 410 35.9 13,742 2,038 14.8
Under 16 years................ 6,105 1,771 29.0 2,009 897 44.7 925 455 49.2 366 202 55.3 4,096 873 21.3
16 to 64 years................ 13,098 2,008 15.3 4,007 922 23.0 1,884 479 25.4 693 178 25.7 9,091 1,086 11.9
Worked during year.......... 10,940 1,191 10.9 3,181 544 17.1 1,459 265 18.2 520 95 18.2 7,759 648 8.3
Full-time year-round...... 8,094 577 7.1 2,248 293 13.0 988 132 13.4 343 49 14.3 5,846 283 4.8
Not full-time year-round.. 2,846 614 21.6 933 250 26.8 471 132 28.1 178 46 25.9 1,913 364 19.0
Did not work................ 2,158 817 37.9 826 379 45.8 425 214 50.3 173 83 48.0 1,332 438 32.9
65 years and over............. 906 175 19.3 351 96 27.4 177 61 34.7 85 30 35.5 555 79 14.3
Worked during year.......... 180 8 4.4 67 6 (B) 30 2 (B) 13 1 (B) 113 2 1.6
Full-time year-round...... 88 5 5.2 31 5 (B) 9 1 (B) 4 1 (B) 56 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 92 3 3.6 35 1 (B) 21 1 (B) 9 0 (B) 57 2 (B)
Did not work................ 726 167 23.0 284 90 31.7 147 59 40.1 72 29 (B) 442 77 17.5
Female........................... 19,106 4,601 24.1 6,119 2,190 35.8 2,963 1,143 38.6 1,183 476 40.2 12,987 2,411 18.6
Under 16 years................ 5,816 1,688 29.0 1,885 825 43.8 904 411 45.4 337 167 49.7 3,931 863 22.0
16 to 64 years................ 12,144 2,649 21.8 3,809 1,238 32.5 1,811 651 35.9 732 273 37.3 8,335 1,411 16.9
Worked during year.......... 7,478 920 12.3 2,100 409 19.5 921 211 22.9 384 87 22.7 5,378 511 9.5
Full-time year-round...... 4,541 287 6.3 1,260 139 11.1 531 75 14.2 218 32 14.9 3,280 148 4.5
Not full-time year-round.. 2,937 633 21.5 839 270 32.2 390 135 34.6 166 55 32.9 2,098 363 17.3
Did not work................ 4,666 1,729 37.1 1,709 828 48.5 891 441 49.5 348 186 53.3 2,957 901 30.5
65 years and over............. 1,147 264 23.0 425 128 30.0 248 81 32.9 114 36 31.0 721 136 18.9
Worked during year.......... 106 12 11.0 33 3 (B) 20 1 (B) 8 0 (B) 73 8 (B)
Full-time year-round...... 45 2 (B) 17 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 27 2 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 61 10 (B) 15 3 (B) 8 1 (B) 4 0 (B) 46 6 (B)
Did not work................ 1,041 252 24.2 393 124 31.7 228 80 35.3 106 36 33.5 648 128 19.7
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/new3916.htm