Table 12.1 Population by Poverty Status in 1997, Selected Age Categories, Hispanic Origin and Race, and Sex: March 1998 (Numbers in thousands.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total Population | | Hispanic Origin and Race 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | Non-Hispanic, | | | Total | Hispanic | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |268,480| 100.0| 30,637| 100.0|191,859| 100.0| 45,984| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 35,574| 13.3| 8,308| 27.1| 16,491| 8.6| 10,775| 23.4| | Above poverty level |232,907| 86.7| 22,329| 72.9|175,368| 91.4| 35,209| 76.6| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,069| 100.0| 10,802| 100.0| 45,491| 100.0| 14,775| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,113| 19.9| 3,972| 36.8| 5,204| 11.4| 4,937| 33.4| | Above poverty level | 56,956| 80.1| 6,830| 63.2| 40,288| 88.6| 9,838| 66.6| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total |165,329| 100.0| 18,217| 100.0|119,373| 100.0| 27,739| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 18,085| 10.9| 3,951| 21.7| 9,088| 7.6| 5,046| 18.2| | Above poverty level |147,245| 89.1| 14,266| 78.3|110,286| 92.4| 22,693| 81.8| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,082| 100.0| 1,617| 100.0| 26,995| 100.0| 3,470| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,376| 10.5| 384| 23.8| 2,200| 8.1| 792| 22.8| | Above poverty level | 28,706| 89.5| 1,233| 76.2| 24,795| 91.9| 2,678| 77.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | Hispanic Origin and Race 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | Non-Hispanic, | | | Total | Hispanic | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |131,376| 100.0| 15,670| 100.0| 93,976| 100.0| 21,730| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 15,187| 11.6| 3,845| 24.5| 6,781| 7.2| 4,562| 21.0| | Above poverty level |116,189| 88.4| 11,825| 75.5| 87,195| 92.8| 17,168| 79.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,367| 100.0| 5,588| 100.0| 23,282| 100.0| 7,497| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 7,179| 19.7| 2,039| 36.5| 2,656| 11.4| 2,484| 33.1| | Above poverty level | 29,188| 80.3| 3,549| 63.5| 20,626| 88.6| 5,013| 66.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 81,485| 100.0| 9,401| 100.0| 59,291| 100.0| 12,792| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 7,055| 8.7| 1,668| 17.7| 3,577| 6.0| 1,811| 14.2| | Above poverty level | 74,429| 91.3| 7,734| 82.3| 55,714| 94.0| 10,981| 85.8| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,524| 100.0| 681| 100.0| 11,403| 100.0| 1,441| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 953| 7.0| 138| 20.3| 548| 4.8| 267| 18.6| | Above poverty level | 12,571| 93.0| 543| 79.7| 10,855| 95.2| 1,173| 81.4| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | Hispanic Origin and Race 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | Non-Hispanic, | | | Total | Hispanic | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |137,105| 100.0| 14,968| 100.0| 97,883| 100.0| 24,254| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 20,387| 14.9| 4,463| 29.8| 9,711| 9.9| 6,213| 25.6| | Above poverty level |116,718| 85.1| 10,504| 70.2| 88,173| 90.1| 18,041| 74.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,702| 100.0| 5,215| 100.0| 22,209| 100.0| 7,278| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,934| 20.0| 1,933| 37.1| 2,548| 11.5| 2,453| 33.7| | Above poverty level | 27,767| 80.0| 3,281| 62.9| 19,661| 88.5| 4,825| 66.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 83,845| 100.0| 8,816| 100.0| 60,083| 100.0| 14,946| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 11,029| 13.2| 2,284| 25.9| 5,511| 9.2| 3,235| 21.6| | Above poverty level | 72,815| 86.8| 6,532| 74.1| 54,572| 90.8| 11,712| 78.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,558| 100.0| 937| 100.0| 15,592| 100.0| 2,030| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,423| 13.1| 246| 26.3| 1,652| 10.6| 525| 25.9| | Above poverty level | 16,135| 86.9| 691| 73.7| 13,940| 89.4| 1,505| 74.1| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Hispanic/Latino, regardless of race. 2/ Excludes unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1998, Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release Date: March 8, 2000