
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 1
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL PEOPLE 16 TO 24 YEARS OLD
Total............................... 33,137 5,709 17.2 26,521 3,984 15.0 5,003 1,422 28.4 4,857 1,346 27.7
16 to 17 years old...................... 7,936 1,292 16.3 6,262 853 13.6 1,289 381 29.5 1,067 367 34.4
Enrolled in school.................. 7,460 1,143 15.3 5,875 739 12.6 1,214 353 29.1 940 315 33.5
Not enrolled........................ 476 149 31.4 387 113 29.3 75 27 36.2 127 52 40.8
No high school diploma.......... 409 141 34.5 335 108 32.3 59 24 40.8 122 50 40.8
18 to 21 years old...................... 14,816 2,691 18.2 11,911 1,896 15.9 2,220 639 28.8 2,192 622 28.4
Enrolled in school.................. 8,248 1,177 14.3 6,590 789 12.0 1,188 288 24.2 919 213 23.2
Not enrolled........................ 6,569 1,515 23.1 5,320 1,107 20.8 1,032 352 34.1 1,273 409 32.1
No high school diploma.......... 1,870 728 38.9 1,491 555 37.2 327 151 46.2 667 288 43.1
22 to 24 years old...................... 10,385 1,725 16.6 8,348 1,236 14.8 1,495 402 26.9 1,599 356 22.3
Enrolled in school.................. 2,664 419 15.7 2,044 311 15.2 349 63 18.2 271 48 17.8
Not enrolled........................ 7,721 1,306 16.9 6,304 925 14.7 1,147 338 29.5 1,327 308 23.2
No high school diploma.......... 1,290 453 35.1 1,015 321 31.6 247 117 47.6 572 195 34.1
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 2
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
MALE
Total............................... 16,739 2,428 14.5 13,559 1,741 12.8 2,388 559 23.4 2,617 625 23.9
16 to 17 years old...................... 4,107 668 16.3 3,237 440 13.6 669 197 29.5 590 192 32.6
Enrolled in school.................. 3,862 608 15.8 3,020 387 12.8 647 196 30.2 515 162 31.6
Not enrolled........................ 245 60 24.4 217 53 24.6 22 2 7.1 75 30 39.5
No high school diploma.......... 208 58 27.6 183 51 27.9 19 2 8.2 72 28 38.7
18 to 21 years old...................... 7,450 1,101 14.8 6,095 794 13.0 1,034 251 24.2 1,156 276 23.9
Enrolled in school.................. 3,976 476 12.0 3,231 331 10.2 539 108 20.1 465 98 21.1
Not enrolled........................ 3,474 625 18.0 2,864 463 16.2 495 143 28.8 691 178 25.8
No high school diploma.......... 1,090 333 30.6 869 240 27.6 198 90 45.4 382 120 31.3
22 to 24 years old...................... 5,183 659 12.7 4,227 507 12.0 685 111 16.1 871 156 18.0
Enrolled in school.................. 1,311 194 14.8 1,056 159 15.1 127 18 14.2 114 19 16.4
Not enrolled........................ 3,873 464 12.0 3,171 348 11.0 559 93 16.6 757 138 18.2
No high school diploma.......... 729 185 25.4 574 132 23.1 141 45 31.7 351 88 25.1
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 3
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
FEMALE
Total............................... 16,397 3,281 20.0 12,962 2,243 17.3 2,615 863 33.0 2,240 721 32.2
16 to 17 years old...................... 3,829 624 16.3 3,025 413 13.6 620 183 29.6 477 175 36.6
Enrolled in school.................. 3,599 535 14.9 2,855 352 12.3 567 158 27.8 425 153 35.9
Not enrolled........................ 231 90 38.8 170 60 35.5 53 26 48.2 52 22 42.8
No high school diploma.......... 200 83 41.7 152 57 37.6 40 23 56.1 50 22 43.8
18 to 21 years old...................... 7,367 1,590 21.6 5,816 1,102 18.9 1,185 389 32.8 1,036 346 33.4
Enrolled in school.................. 4,271 701 16.4 3,360 458 13.6 648 179 27.7 454 115 25.4
Not enrolled........................ 3,095 889 28.7 2,456 644 26.2 537 209 39.0 582 231 39.7
No high school diploma.......... 780 394 50.5 622 315 50.7 129 62 47.5 285 168 58.9
22 to 24 years old...................... 5,201 1,067 20.5 4,121 729 17.7 810 291 36.0 727 200 27.5
Enrolled in school.................. 1,353 224 16.6 988 151 15.3 222 45 20.4 158 30 18.8
Not enrolled........................ 3,848 842 21.9 3,133 577 18.4 588 246 41.8 570 170 29.9
No high school diploma.......... 561 268 47.8 441 188 42.7 106 73 68.8 221 107 48.3
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 4
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
RELATED CHILDREN IN FAMILIES
Total............................... 20,913 2,130 10.2 16,695 1,340 8.0 3,220 685 21.3 2,797 683 24.4
16 to 17 years old...................... 7,541 1,049 13.9 5,962 670 11.2 1,222 332 27.2 993 322 32.4
Enrolled in school.................. 7,159 958 13.4 5,659 605 10.7 1,154 312 27.0 899 288 32.0
Not enrolled........................ 382 91 23.8 303 65 21.6 68 20 30.0 94 34 36.3
No high school diploma.......... 321 86 26.8 257 63 24.6 53 17 33.3 89 32 36.1
18 to 21 years old...................... 9,851 886 9.0 8,013 569 7.1 1,407 269 19.1 1,324 304 22.9
Enrolled in school.................. 6,531 447 6.8 5,321 287 5.4 876 128 14.7 741 144 19.5
Not enrolled........................ 3,320 439 13.2 2,692 282 10.5 532 140 26.3 583 160 27.4
No high school diploma.......... 846 255 30.2 639 174 27.2 190 73 38.2 267 111 41.8
22 to 24 years old...................... 3,521 195 5.5 2,721 101 3.7 590 84 14.2 479 57 11.9
Enrolled in school.................. 1,287 40 3.1 960 14 1.5 205 21 10.2 134 11 8.0
Not enrolled........................ 2,234 155 6.9 1,760 87 4.9 385 63 16.3 346 47 13.5
No high school diploma.......... 307 76 24.7 205 44 21.6 94 29 30.9 104 29 28.1
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 5
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
RELATED CHILDREN IN MARRIED
COUPLE FAMILIES
Total............................... 14,889 704 4.7 12,774 577 4.5 1,332 71 5.4 1,888 296 15.7
16 to 17 years old...................... 5,173 316 6.1 4,420 268 6.1 478 25 5.2 629 132 20.9
Enrolled in school.................. 5,003 300 6.0 4,273 256 6.0 456 22 4.8 592 124 21.0
Not enrolled........................ 170 16 9.6 147 13 8.7 22 3 13.4 38 8 20.0
No high school diploma.......... 136 16 12.0 121 13 10.6 14 3 20.5 36 8 21.0
18 to 21 years old...................... 7,234 320 4.4 6,267 258 4.1 616 36 5.9 935 140 15.0
Enrolled in school.................. 5,026 186 3.7 4,307 140 3.2 439 24 5.5 547 70 12.8
Not enrolled........................ 2,208 134 6.1 1,960 118 6.0 177 12 6.9 388 70 18.1
No high school diploma.......... 455 80 17.5 406 77 19.0 40 2 6.2 154 45 29.0
22 to 24 years old...................... 2,482 67 2.7 2,087 51 2.4 237 10 4.4 324 24 7.5
Enrolled in school.................. 943 15 1.6 757 8 1.0 95 3 3.6 96 3 3.0
Not enrolled........................ 1,538 52 3.4 1,331 43 3.2 142 7 4.9 228 21 9.4
No high school diploma.......... 163 28 17.0 130 24 18.6 31 3 10.8 63 12 19.6
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 6
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
RELATED CHILDREN IN FAMILIES WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total............................... 4,964 1,328 26.8 3,063 695 22.7 1,727 583 33.7 776 364 46.9
16 to 17 years old...................... 1,911 662 34.7 1,175 349 29.7 671 289 43.1 308 169 54.9
Enrolled in school.................. 1,754 596 34.0 1,070 305 28.5 627 272 43.3 266 144 54.1
Not enrolled........................ 157 66 42.3 105 44 41.8 44 17 39.4 41 25 60.4
No high school diploma.......... 135 61 45.3 92 42 45.7 36 15 40.0 38 23 60.3
18 to 21 years old...................... 2,170 545 25.1 1,358 296 21.8 741 227 30.7 334 162 48.6
Enrolled in school.................. 1,209 248 20.5 775 140 18.0 389 99 25.6 162 73 45.0
Not enrolled........................ 961 297 30.9 584 156 26.7 352 128 36.3 172 89 51.9
No high school diploma.......... 345 171 49.5 188 92 48.7 148 70 47.6 96 66 69.3
22 to 24 years old...................... 884 121 13.7 529 50 9.4 316 66 21.0 135 33 24.5
Enrolled in school.................. 292 25 8.5 169 6 3.6 104 18 16.9 38 8 20.5
Not enrolled........................ 592 96 16.3 360 44 12.1 212 49 23.1 97 25 26.1
No high school diploma.......... 123 45 36.4 70 20 28.7 46 22 48.2 38 17 44.2
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 7
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
HUSBAND IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY
Total............................... 1,123 159 14.1 1,016 136 13.4 75 14 19.0 244 73 29.8
16 to 17 years old...................... 2 2 81.5 0 0 0.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B)
Enrolled in school.................. 2 2 81.5 0 0 0.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B)
Not enrolled........................ 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No high school diploma.......... 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
18 to 21 years old...................... 276 43 15.6 257 40 15.7 12 2 16.9 71 20 28.1
Enrolled in school.................. 17 2 8.8 16 2 9.5 1 0 0.0 3 2 52.1
Not enrolled........................ 259 42 16.1 241 39 16.1 11 2 19.0 68 18 27.1
No high school diploma.......... 73 18 24.2 73 18 24.2 0 0 (B) 31 9 29.7
22 to 24 years old...................... 845 114 13.4 759 96 12.6 60 10 16.7 173 53 30.5
Enrolled in school.................. 99 15 15.0 91 11 12.2 0 0 (B) 15 3 17.2
Not enrolled........................ 746 99 13.2 668 85 12.7 60 10 16.7 158 50 31.7
No high school diploma.......... 148 56 38.0 139 50 35.9 5 3 51.1 73 31 42.0
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 8
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
WIVES IN MARRIED COUPLE FAMILY
Total............................... 2,185 265 12.1 1,937 232 12.0 169 26 15.6 406 98 24.1
16 to 17 years old...................... 43 17 40.2 36 13 35.2 5 5 100.0 17 8 45.6
Enrolled in school.................. 16 3 20.4 12 1 12.4 2 2 100.0 1 1 100.0
Not enrolled........................ 27 14 51.9 24 11 46.2 3 3 100.0 16 6 40.5
No high school diploma.......... 25 14 57.3 22 11 51.6 3 3 100.0 16 6 40.5
18 to 21 years old...................... 665 93 14.0 598 87 14.5 48 3 5.6 145 40 27.4
Enrolled in school.................. 96 9 9.2 81 8 9.5 10 0 0.0 10 2 14.6
Not enrolled........................ 569 84 14.8 517 79 15.3 38 3 7.1 135 38 28.4
No high school diploma.......... 182 52 28.4 162 49 30.1 15 3 18.3 77 33 42.7
22 to 24 years old...................... 1,477 154 10.5 1,304 132 10.1 117 19 16.3 244 50 20.6
Enrolled in school.................. 207 17 8.3 169 11 6.7 26 3 13.3 25 7 29.7
Not enrolled........................ 1,270 137 10.8 1,134 121 10.6 91 16 17.1 218 43 19.6
No high school diploma.......... 236 54 22.7 216 46 21.1 16 8 48.7 99 32 32.3
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 9
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
WOMEN WITH CHILDREN, SPOUSE PRESENT
Total............................... 1,334 228 17.1 1,178 205 17.4 121 20 16.4 291 88 30.2
16 to 17 years old...................... 39 17 45.1 31 13 40.6 5 5 100.0 16 8 49.2
Enrolled in school.................. 13 3 26.1 8 1 17.8 2 2 100.0 1 1 100.0
Not enrolled........................ 26 14 54.4 23 11 48.7 3 3 100.0 14 6 44.0
No high school diploma.......... 23 14 60.3 21 11 54.7 3 3 100.0 14 6 44.0
18 to 21 years old...................... 408 74 18.1 364 70 19.1 32 2 6.6 103 37 35.5
Enrolled in school.................. 43 4 8.3 37 4 9.6 6 0 0.0 5 2 29.2
Not enrolled........................ 365 70 19.3 327 66 20.2 26 2 8.0 98 35 35.8
No high school diploma.......... 145 42 29.1 126 40 31.9 14 2 14.9 59 30 50.6
22 to 24 years old...................... 888 137 15.4 783 123 15.7 84 13 15.5 172 43 25.3
Enrolled in school.................. 83 12 15.0 61 9 14.9 22 3 15.2 17 7 43.9
Not enrolled........................ 805 124 15.5 722 114 15.8 62 10 15.5 155 36 23.2
No high school diploma.......... 206 47 22.8 189 39 20.5 14 8 55.9 82 25 30.9
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 10
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
WOMEN WITH CHILDREN, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total............................... 927 630 68.0 510 346 68.0 385 263 68.1 164 99 60.5
16 to 17 years old...................... 27 21 78.8 14 10 75.4 7 7 100.0 5 1 29.1
Enrolled in school.................. 17 11 66.2 6 2 40.1 7 7 100.0 3 0 0.0
Not enrolled........................ 10 10 100.0 8 8 100.0 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
No high school diploma.......... 7 7 100.0 5 5 100.0 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
18 to 21 years old...................... 343 253 73.9 197 152 76.8 139 98 70.5 65 47 72.3
Enrolled in school.................. 67 46 68.4 30 23 75.9 36 22 61.5 10 7 70.0
Not enrolled........................ 276 208 75.2 167 129 77.0 103 76 73.7 55 40 72.7
No high school diploma.......... 100 84 83.9 65 61 94.4 34 22 64.7 24 23 94.2
22 to 24 years old...................... 557 356 63.8 299 185 61.7 240 158 65.9 94 51 54.0
Enrolled in school.................. 73 47 64.2 40 27 68.1 29 16 56.6 7 4 54.8
Not enrolled........................ 485 309 63.8 259 158 60.8 211 141 67.1 87 47 53.9
No high school diploma.......... 110 93 84.2 55 47 84.7 49 40 81.7 36 27 76.3
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 11
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
EMPLOYED PEOPLE
Total............................... 18,876 2,294 12.2 16,008 1,780 11.1 2,136 407 19.1 2,550 455 17.8
16 to 17 years old...................... 2,543 224 8.8 2,238 173 7.7 231 39 16.7 213 49 22.9
Enrolled in school.................. 2,338 175 7.5 2,062 131 6.4 206 32 15.6 161 34 21.3
Not enrolled........................ 205 49 23.9 176 42 23.6 25 6 25.9 52 14 27.9
No high school diploma.......... 158 49 31.0 142 42 29.2 12 6 53.4 52 14 27.9
18 to 21 years old...................... 8,648 1,194 13.8 7,397 934 12.6 946 202 21.4 1,237 238 19.3
Enrolled in school.................. 4,137 437 10.6 3,572 328 9.2 385 74 19.1 420 57 13.6
Not enrolled........................ 4,510 757 16.8 3,825 606 15.8 561 129 22.9 817 181 22.2
No high school diploma.......... 1,010 305 30.2 866 254 29.4 120 44 36.8 384 124 32.4
22 to 24 years old...................... 7,685 876 11.4 6,372 673 10.6 959 166 17.3 1,100 168 15.3
Enrolled in school.................. 1,686 191 11.3 1,344 156 11.6 191 21 10.8 174 27 15.7
Not enrolled........................ 5,999 685 11.4 5,028 517 10.3 768 145 18.9 927 141 15.2
No high school diploma.......... 764 170 22.2 629 127 20.2 118 36 30.7 350 80 22.7
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 12
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE
Total............................... 2,322 620 26.7 1,663 348 20.9 556 243 43.8 412 151 36.6
16 to 17 years old...................... 563 140 24.9 414 72 17.4 128 64 49.8 85 33 38.6
Enrolled in school.................. 501 122 24.3 375 63 16.7 109 56 51.3 70 27 39.0
Not enrolled........................ 63 19 30.1 39 10 24.6 19 8 41.8 15 5 37.1
No high school diploma.......... 56 19 33.6 32 10 29.5 19 8 41.8 12 5 46.1
18 to 21 years old...................... 1,170 339 29.0 853 208 24.4 265 110 41.6 226 91 40.3
Enrolled in school.................. 400 107 26.7 281 67 24.0 90 30 32.7 73 26 35.8
Not enrolled........................ 770 233 30.2 572 141 24.6 175 81 46.2 152 65 42.5
No high school diploma.......... 331 134 40.6 223 79 35.3 97 47 48.3 95 45 47.3
22 to 24 years old...................... 589 140 23.8 397 68 17.1 163 69 42.5 101 27 26.5
Enrolled in school.................. 98 12 12.6 66 4 6.0 26 8 32.4 10 0 0.0
Not enrolled........................ 491 128 26.1 330 64 19.3 137 61 44.4 90 27 29.6
No high school diploma.......... 130 56 43.1 90 33 36.4 39 23 60.7 51 18 35.9
Table 8. Enrollment and Educational Attainment--Poverty Status in 1997 of People 16 to 24 Years Old--(Cont) 13
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE NOT IN THE LABOR FORCE
Total............................... 11,939 2,795 23.4 8,849 1,856 21.0 2,311 771 33.4 1,895 740 39.0
16 to 17 years old...................... 4,830 928 19.2 3,610 608 16.8 929 278 29.9 769 285 37.1
Enrolled in school.................. 4,621 847 18.3 3,438 545 15.9 898 265 29.5 708 253 35.8
Not enrolled........................ 209 81 39.0 171 62 36.4 31 13 40.9 61 32 52.7
No high school diploma.......... 195 73 37.6 160 57 35.6 28 10 34.6 59 30 51.0
18 to 21 years old...................... 4,998 1,158 23.2 3,661 754 20.6 1,008 327 32.4 729 293 40.2
Enrolled in school.................. 3,710 633 17.1 2,737 394 14.4 712 184 25.9 425 130 30.5
Not enrolled........................ 1,288 525 40.8 923 360 39.0 296 142 48.1 304 163 53.8
No high school diploma.......... 530 289 54.5 402 222 55.3 110 60 54.8 188 118 62.8
22 to 24 years old...................... 2,111 708 33.6 1,579 495 31.3 374 167 44.6 398 162 40.6
Enrolled in school.................. 881 215 24.5 633 150 23.7 132 34 26.1 87 21 24.2
Not enrolled........................ 1,230 493 40.1 946 344 36.4 242 132 54.7 310 140 45.2
No high school diploma.......... 395 227 57.5 296 161 54.3 90 58 64.0 171 97 56.7