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POV40: Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence -- Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 2002
Northeast, Metropolitan Areas
[Numbers in thousands]
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Below 50 percent of Below 75 percent of Below 100 percent of Below 125 percent of Below 150 percent of Below 175 percent of Below 185 percent of Below 200 percent of
poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5
All ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
income Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of
levels Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6
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Northeast, Metropolitan Areas
Both Sexes
Total /1................... 48,311 2,185 4.5 3,358 7.0 5,262 10.9 7,011 14.5 9,086 18.8 11,002 22.8 11,746 24.3 12,805 26.5
Under 18 years................... 11,540 762 6.6 1,136 9.8 1,740 15.1 2,266 19.6 2,832 24.5 3,304 28.6 3,508 30.4 3,761 32.6
18 to 24 years................... 4,512 322 7.1 481 10.7 637 14.1 796 17.6 1,003 22.2 1,169 25.9 1,251 27.7 1,351 29.9
25 to 34 years................... 6,459 326 5.0 460 7.1 651 10.1 849 13.1 1,071 16.6 1,281 19.8 1,371 21.2 1,482 23.0
35 to 44 years................... 7,775 249 3.2 400 5.1 648 8.3 884 11.4 1,136 14.6 1,385 17.8 1,486 19.1 1,637 21.1
45 to 54 years................... 6,873 238 3.5 362 5.3 533 7.8 665 9.7 867 12.6 1,030 15.0 1,090 15.9 1,207 17.6
55 to 59 years................... 2,614 83 3.2 130 5.0 178 6.8 218 8.3 322 12.3 402 15.4 432 16.5 465 17.8
60 to 64 years................... 2,096 69 3.3 125 6.0 202 9.6 279 13.3 352 16.8 422 20.1 449 21.4 487 23.2
65 years and over................ 6,441 136 2.1 265 4.1 674 10.5 1,054 16.4 1,502 23.3 2,009 31.2 2,159 33.5 2,416 37.5
65 to 74 years............... 3,227 65 2.0 127 3.9 302 9.4 460 14.2 633 19.6 829 25.7 885 27.4 981 30.4
75 years and over............ 3,214 71 2.2 138 4.3 371 11.6 594 18.5 868 27.0 1,180 36.7 1,274 39.6 1,435 44.6
Male
Total...................... 23,438 951 4.1 1,449 6.2 2,250 9.6 2,982 12.7 3,871 16.5 4,755 20.3 5,076 21.7 5,543 23.6
Under 18 years................... 5,907 384 6.5 575 9.7 876 14.8 1,132 19.2 1,415 24.0 1,669 28.3 1,763 29.8 1,889 32.0
18 to 24 years................... 2,329 149 6.4 222 9.5 300 12.9 381 16.4 485 20.8 577 24.8 620 26.6 659 28.3
25 to 34 years................... 3,276 113 3.4 172 5.3 245 7.5 330 10.1 415 12.7 510 15.6 548 16.7 593 18.1
35 to 44 years................... 3,729 96 2.6 150 4.0 256 6.9 357 9.6 475 12.7 595 16.0 630 16.9 696 18.7
45 to 54 years................... 3,312 108 3.3 156 4.7 229 6.9 293 8.9 396 12.0 478 14.4 507 15.3 572 17.3
55 to 59 years................... 1,251 40 3.2 67 5.3 86 6.9 105 8.4 142 11.3 184 14.7 200 16.0 211 16.9
60 to 64 years................... 980 23 2.4 37 3.7 65 6.6 93 9.5 124 12.7 146 14.8 159 16.2 175 17.9
65 years and over................ 2,654 37 1.4 70 2.7 194 7.3 291 11.0 420 15.8 597 22.5 649 24.5 748 28.2
65 to 74 years............... 1,423 15 1.1 35 2.5 98 6.9 145 10.2 205 14.4 280 19.7 303 21.3 335 23.6
75 years and over............ 1,231 22 1.8 35 2.9 95 7.7 145 11.8 215 17.5 317 25.7 346 28.1 412 33.5
Female
Total...................... 24,872 1,234 5.0 1,910 7.7 3,011 12.1 4,029 16.2 5,215 21.0 6,247 25.1 6,670 26.8 7,263 29.2
Under 18 years................... 5,633 377 6.7 561 10.0 864 15.3 1,134 20.1 1,418 25.2 1,635 29.0 1,745 31.0 1,872 33.2
18 to 24 years................... 2,183 173 7.9 258 11.8 337 15.4 415 19.0 519 23.8 593 27.1 631 28.9 691 31.7
25 to 34 years................... 3,183 213 6.7 288 9.0 405 12.7 520 16.3 656 20.6 771 24.2 822 25.8 890 28.0
35 to 44 years................... 4,046 153 3.8 249 6.2 392 9.7 526 13.0 662 16.4 790 19.5 856 21.2 941 23.3
45 to 54 years................... 3,561 130 3.6 206 5.8 305 8.6 372 10.4 471 13.2 552 15.5 583 16.4 635 17.8
55 to 59 years................... 1,363 43 3.2 64 4.7 92 6.7 113 8.3 180 13.2 218 16.0 233 17.1 254 18.6
60 to 64 years................... 1,116 46 4.1 88 7.9 136 12.2 185 16.6 228 20.5 276 24.7 290 26.0 312 27.9
65 years and over................ 3,787 99 2.6 195 5.2 480 12.7 764 20.2 1,082 28.6 1,412 37.3 1,509 39.9 1,668 44.1
65 to 74 years............... 1,804 50 2.8 92 5.1 204 11.3 315 17.4 429 23.8 548 30.4 582 32.3 646 35.8
75 years and over............ 1,983 49 2.5 103 5.2 276 13.9 449 22.6 653 32.9 864 43.5 927 46.7 1,023 51.6
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 48,311 2,185 4.5 3,358 7.0 5,262 10.9 7,011 14.5 9,086 18.8 11,002 22.8 11,746 24.3 12,805 26.5
65 years and over.......... 6,441 136 2.1 265 4.1 674 10.5 1,054 16.4 1,502 23.3 2,009 31.2 2,159 33.5 2,416 37.5
In families /2................... 39,914 1,355 3.4 2,140 5.4 3,483 8.7 4,741 11.9 6,216 15.6 7,646 19.2 8,251 20.7 9,051 22.7
Householder.................. 12,655 411 3.2 635 5.0 1,031 8.2 1,417 11.2 1,877 14.8 2,339 18.5 2,530 20.0 2,779 22.0
Under 65 years............. 10,546 383 3.6 586 5.6 922 8.7 1,225 11.6 1,605 15.2 1,941 18.4 2,087 19.8 2,263 21.5
65 years and over.......... 2,108 28 1.3 49 2.3 109 5.2 192 9.1 272 12.9 398 18.9 443 21.0 516 24.5
Related children under
18 years /9................. 11,379 704 6.2 1,075 9.4 1,663 14.6 2,180 19.2 2,734 24.0 3,199 28.1 3,400 29.9 3,650 32.1
Under 6 years............ 3,551 242 6.8 369 10.4 552 15.6 744 21.0 902 25.4 1,056 29.7 1,109 31.2 1,185 33.4
6 to 17 years............ 7,828 462 5.9 706 9.0 1,111 14.2 1,436 18.3 1,833 23.4 2,143 27.4 2,291 29.3 2,464 31.5
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 4,517 87 1.9 160 3.5 258 5.7 358 7.9 500 11.1 648 14.3 711 15.7 781 17.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV40: Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence -- Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 2002
Northeast, Metropolitan Areas
[Numbers in thousands]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Below 50 percent of Below 75 percent of Below 100 percent of Below 125 percent of Below 150 percent of Below 175 percent of Below 185 percent of Below 200 percent of
poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5 poverty /5
All ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
income Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of Percent of
levels Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6 Number total /6
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In married-couple families /11... 30,503 374 1.2 706 2.3 1,349 4.4 2,045 6.7 2,902 9.5 3,752 12.3 4,140 13.6 4,668 15.3
Husbands /11................. 9,437 112 1.2 197 2.1 367 3.9 567 6.0 810 8.6 1,075 11.4 1,192 12.6 1,354 14.3
Under 65 years............. 7,664 93 1.2 166 2.2 294 3.8 436 5.7 625 8.2 787 10.3 867 11.3 961 12.5
65 years and over.......... 1,773 20 1.1 31 1.8 73 4.1 131 7.4 185 10.5 289 16.3 325 18.4 393 22.2
Wives /11.................... 9,437 112 1.2 197 2.1 367 3.9 567 6.0 810 8.6 1,075 11.4 1,192 12.6 1,354 14.3
Under 65 years............. 8,059 92 1.1 173 2.1 317 3.9 469 5.8 667 8.3 847 10.5 928 11.5 1,030 12.8
65 years and over.......... 1,379 20 1.4 25 1.8 50 3.6 98 7.1 144 10.4 228 16.5 265 19.2 325 23.5
Related children under
18 years /9................. 8,200 134 1.6 266 3.2 522 6.4 778 9.5 1,080 13.2 1,322 16.1 1,444 17.6 1,605 19.6
Under 6 years............ 2,701 54 2.0 101 3.7 210 7.8 320 11.8 405 15.0 499 18.5 535 19.8 590 21.8
6 to 17 years............ 5,499 79 1.4 165 3.0 312 5.7 458 8.3 675 12.3 823 15.0 908 16.5 1,015 18.5
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 2,836 12 0.4 34 1.2 63 2.2 91 3.2 142 5.0 200 7.0 229 8.1 259 9.1
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 1,965 47 2.4 108 5.5 180 9.1 269 13.7 356 18.1 492 25.1 512 26.1 568 28.9
Householder.................. 695 19 2.8 38 5.5 60 8.6 89 12.7 120 17.3 170 24.4 175 25.2 194 27.9
Under 65 years............. 607 19 3.2 38 6.2 55 9.1 76 12.6 106 17.5 149 24.5 153 25.2 171 28.1
65 years and over.......... 88 0 0.0 1 1.0 4 4.9 12 13.8 14 15.6 21 23.6 22 25.1 23 26.7
Related children
18 years /9................. 421 17 4.1 47 11.3 69 16.3 92 21.8 121 28.9 161 38.3 165 39.3 177 42.1
Under 6 years............ 117 4 3.5 9 7.4 13 11.2 22 18.6 32 27.5 46 39.2 46 39.2 51 43.5
6 to 17 years............ 303 13 4.4 39 12.8 55 18.3 70 23.0 89 29.4 115 37.9 119 39.3 126 41.6
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 331 0 0.0 4 1.1 14 4.1 29 8.8 42 12.6 66 19.8 67 20.4 76 22.9
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 7,447 934 12.5 1,327 17.8 1,955 26.2 2,427 32.6 2,958 39.7 3,402 45.7 3,599 48.3 3,814 51.2
Householder.................. 2,522 279 11.1 399 15.8 605 24.0 761 30.2 946 37.5 1,095 43.4 1,162 46.1 1,231 48.8
Under 65 years............. 2,152 268 12.4 374 17.4 562 26.1 702 32.6 862 40.0 985 45.8 1,046 48.6 1,108 51.5
65 years and over.......... 370 12 3.1 25 6.8 43 11.6 59 16.0 84 22.8 110 29.7 117 31.5 123 33.2
Related children under
18 years /9................. 2,759 553 20.0 761 27.6 1,073 38.9 1,310 47.5 1,533 55.6 1,716 62.2 1,791 64.9 1,868 67.7
Under 6 years............ 732 184 25.1 259 35.3 329 44.9 402 55.0 465 63.5 511 69.8 527 72.1 544 74.3
6 to 17 years............ 2,027 369 18.2 503 24.8 744 36.7 908 44.8 1,068 52.7 1,205 59.5 1,263 62.3 1,324 65.3
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 1,350 75 5.6 122 9.0 182 13.5 238 17.6 316 23.4 382 28.3 415 30.7 446 33.0
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 152 22 14.3 23 15.4 42 27.7 59 39.1 73 47.8 78 51.5 81 53.3 85 56.0
Under 18 years............. 85 12 14.1 13 15.2 24 28.3 34 40.2 42 50.0 45 53.1 47 54.8 50 58.3
Under 6 years............ 18 6 (B) 6 (B) 12 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B) 16 (B) 16 (B) 16 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 67 6 (B) 7 (B) 12 (B) 19 (B) 28 (B) 29 (B) 31 (B) 34 (B)
18 years and over.......... 67 10 (B) 10 (B) 18 (B) 25 (B) 30 (B) 33 (B) 34 (B) 35 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4......... 8,245 808 9.8 1,195 14.5 1,736 21.1 2,211 26.8 2,798 33.9 3,278 39.8 3,414 41.4 3,670 44.5
Male......................... 3,858 390 10.1 538 14.0 735 19.0 894 23.2 1,116 28.9 1,301 33.7 1,353 35.1 1,447 37.5
Under 65 years............. 3,214 373 11.6 500 15.6 621 19.3 750 23.3 908 28.3 1,034 32.2 1,074 33.4 1,138 35.4
Living alone............. 1,602 149 9.3 197 12.3 270 16.9 313 19.6 399 24.9 461 28.8 480 30.0 509 31.8
65 years and over.......... 644 17 2.7 38 5.9 113 17.6 144 22.4 207 32.2 267 41.4 280 43.4 309 47.9
Living alone............. 568 14 2.5 32 5.6 100 17.7 127 22.4 178 31.4 229 40.3 242 42.5 271 47.7
Female....................... 4,387 418 9.5 657 15.0 1,002 22.8 1,317 30.0 1,682 38.3 1,978 45.1 2,061 47.0 2,223 50.7
Under 65 years............. 2,722 351 12.9 515 18.9 628 23.1 733 26.9 870 32.0 966 35.5 1,000 36.7 1,078 39.6
Living alone............. 1,551 113 7.3 212 13.7 291 18.7 356 23.0 413 26.6 457 29.5 470 30.3 500 32.3
65 years and over.......... 1,665 66 4.0 142 8.5 374 22.4 584 35.1 812 48.8 1,011 60.7 1,061 63.7 1,145 68.7
Living alone............. 1,573 52 3.3 124 7.9 343 21.8 541 34.4 765 48.6 950 60.4 1,000 63.6 1,084 68.9
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
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Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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