Table 12.2 Population by Poverty Status in 1997, Selected Age Categories, Hispanic Origin and Race, and Sex: March 1998 (Numbers in thousands.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total Population | | Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Central and | | | | | Total | Mexican | Puerto Rican | Cuban |South American |Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |268,480| 100.0| 19,741| 100.0| 3,101| 100.0| 1,307| 100.0| 4,415| 100.0| 2,074| 100.0|237,843| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 35,574| 13.3| 5,509| 27.9| 1,059| 34.2| 257| 19.6| 949| 21.5| 534| 25.7| 27,266| 11.5| | Above poverty level |232,907| 86.7| 14,232| 72.1| 2,041| 65.8| 1,050| 80.4| 3,466| 78.5| 1,540| 74.3|210,577| 88.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,069| 100.0| 7,563| 100.0| 1,077| 100.0| 276| 100.0| 1,223| 100.0| 663| 100.0| 60,266| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,113| 19.9| 2,724| 36.0| 533| 49.5| 57| 20.7| 406| 33.2| 252| 38.1| 10,141| 16.8| | Above poverty level | 56,956| 80.1| 4,840| 64.0| 544| 50.5| 219| 79.3| 817| 66.8| 411| 61.9| 50,125| 83.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |165,329| 100.0| 11,324| 100.0| 1,825| 100.0| 775| 100.0| 3,020| 100.0| 1,273| 100.0|147,112| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 18,085| 10.9| 2,588| 22.9| 464| 25.4| 130| 16.8| 518| 17.1| 251| 19.7| 14,133| 9.6| | Above poverty level |147,245| 89.1| 8,736| 77.1| 1,361| 74.6| 645| 83.2| 2,503| 82.9| 1,023| 80.3|132,979| 90.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,082| 100.0| 854| 100.0| 199| 100.0| 255| 100.0| 172| 100.0| 138| 100.0| 30,465| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,376| 10.5| 197| 23.1| 62| 31.1| 69| 27.0| 25| 14.7| 31| 22.3| 2,992| 9.8| | Above poverty level | 28,706| 89.5| 657| 76.9| 137| 68.9| 186| 73.0| 147| 85.3| 107| 77.7| 27,473| 90.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Central and | | | | | Total | Mexican | Puerto Rican | Cuban |South American |Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |131,376| 100.0| 10,284| 100.0| 1,497| 100.0| 647| 100.0| 2,222| 100.0| 1,020| 100.0|115,706| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 15,187| 11.6| 2,594| 25.2| 482| 32.2| 110| 17.0| 420| 18.9| 238| 23.4| 11,343| 9.8| | Above poverty level |116,189| 88.4| 7,690| 74.8| 1,015| 67.8| 536| 83.0| 1,802| 81.1| 782| 76.6|104,363| 90.2| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,367| 100.0| 3,907| 100.0| 558| 100.0| 143| 100.0| 634| 100.0| 347| 100.0| 30,779| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 7,179| 19.7| 1,376| 35.2| 286| 51.4| 32| 22.6| 202| 31.8| 142| 41.0| 5,140| 16.7| | Above poverty level | 29,188| 80.3| 2,530| 64.8| 271| 48.6| 111| 77.4| 432| 68.2| 204| 59.0| 25,640| 83.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 81,485| 100.0| 5,982| 100.0| 855| 100.0| 399| 100.0| 1,535| 100.0| 632| 100.0| 72,083| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 7,055| 8.7| 1,149| 19.2| 163| 19.1| 54| 13.5| 214| 13.9| 88| 13.9| 5,388| 7.5| | Above poverty level | 74,429| 91.3| 4,833| 80.8| 691| 80.9| 345| 86.5| 1,321| 86.1| 544| 86.1| 66,695| 92.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,524| 100.0| 395| 100.0| 85| 100.0| 105| 100.0| 53| 100.0| 42| 100.0| 12,844| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 953| 7.0| 69| 17.4| 32| 38.2| 24| 23.0| 4| 7.9| 8| 20.0| 815| 6.3| | Above poverty level | 12,571| 93.0| 326| 82.6| 53| 61.8| 81| 77.0| 49| 92.1| 34| 80.0| 12,028| 93.7| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | Central and | | | | | Total | Mexican | Puerto Rican | Cuban |South American |Other Hispanic | Non-Hispanic | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |137,105| 100.0| 9,458| 100.0| 1,603| 100.0| 660| 100.0| 2,193| 100.0| 1,053| 100.0|122,137| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 20,387| 14.9| 2,916| 30.8| 577| 36.0| 146| 22.2| 529| 24.1| 295| 28.1| 15,923| 13.0| | Above poverty level |116,718| 85.1| 6,542| 69.2| 1,026| 64.0| 514| 77.8| 1,664| 75.9| 758| 71.9|106,214| 87.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,702| 100.0| 3,657| 100.0| 520| 100.0| 133| 100.0| 589| 100.0| 316| 100.0| 29,487| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,934| 20.0| 1,347| 36.8| 247| 47.5| 25| 18.7| 204| 34.6| 110| 34.9| 5,001| 17.0| | Above poverty level | 27,767| 80.0| 2,309| 63.2| 273| 52.5| 108| 81.3| 385| 65.4| 206| 65.1| 24,486| 83.0| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 83,845| 100.0| 5,342| 100.0| 970| 100.0| 376| 100.0| 1,485| 100.0| 642| 100.0| 75,029| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 11,029| 13.2| 1,440| 26.9| 300| 31.0| 77| 20.4| 304| 20.5| 163| 25.4| 8,746| 11.7| | Above poverty level | 72,815| 86.8| 3,903| 73.1| 670| 69.0| 300| 79.6| 1,181| 79.5| 479| 74.6| 66,283| 88.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,558| 100.0| 459| 100.0| 113| 100.0| 150| 100.0| 119| 100.0| 95| 100.0| 17,621| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,423| 13.1| 129| 28.0| 29| 25.9| 45| 29.8| 21| 17.8| 22| 23.3| 2,177| 12.4| | Above poverty level | 16,135| 86.9| 330| 72.0| 84| 74.1| 105| 70.2| 98| 82.2| 73| 76.7| 15,445| 87.6| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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