Table 12.1 Population by Poverty Status in 1998, Selected Age Categories, Hispanic Origin and Race, and Sex: March 1999 (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 |271,058| 100.0| 31,515| 100.0|192,752| 100.0| 46,790| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 34,476| 12.7| 8,070| 25.6| 15,799| 8.2| 10,606| 22.7| | Above poverty level |236,582| 87.3| 23,445| 74.4|176,953| 91.8| 36,184| 77.3| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,337| 100.0| 11,152| 100.0| 45,353| 100.0| 14,831| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 13,467| 18.9| 3,837| 34.4| 4,822| 10.6| 4,807| 32.4| | Above poverty level | 57,870| 81.1| 7,315| 65.6| 40,531| 89.4| 10,025| 67.6| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total |167,327| 100.0| 18,668| 100.0|120,282| 100.0| 28,377| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 17,623| 10.5| 3,877| 20.8| 8,760| 7.3| 4,986| 17.6| | Above poverty level |149,704| 89.5| 14,791| 79.2|111,522| 92.7| 23,391| 82.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,394| 100.0| 1,696| 100.0| 27,118| 100.0| 3,581| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,386| 10.5| 356| 21.0| 2,217| 8.2| 813| 22.7| | Above poverty level | 29,008| 89.5| 1,339| 79.0| 24,901| 91.8| 2,768| 77.3| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |132,406| 100.0| 15,793| 100.0| 94,532| 100.0| 22,081| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,712| 11.1| 3,665| 23.2| 6,615| 7.0| 4,431| 20.1| | Above poverty level |117,694| 88.9| 12,128| 76.8| 87,916| 93.0| 17,650| 79.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,553| 100.0| 5,725| 100.0| 23,257| 100.0| 7,570| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,723| 18.4| 1,928| 33.7| 2,398| 10.3| 2,397| 31.7| | Above poverty level | 29,830| 81.6| 3,797| 66.3| 20,859| 89.7| 5,173| 68.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 82,127| 100.0| 9,323| 100.0| 59,758| 100.0| 13,046| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,994| 8.5| 1,621| 17.4| 3,601| 6.0| 1,772| 13.6| | Above poverty level | 75,132| 91.5| 7,701| 82.6| 56,156| 94.0| 11,274| 86.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,727| 100.0| 745| 100.0| 11,517| 100.0| 1,465| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 995| 7.2| 116| 15.6| 616| 5.4| 263| 17.9| | Above poverty level | 12,732| 92.8| 629| 84.4| 10,900| 94.6| 1,202| 82.1| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |138,652| 100.0| 15,722| 100.0| 98,221| 100.0| 24,708| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 19,764| 14.3| 4,405| 28.0| 9,184| 9.4| 6,175| 25.0| | Above poverty level |118,888| 85.7| 11,317| 72.0| 89,037| 90.6| 18,534| 75.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,784| 100.0| 5,427| 100.0| 22,096| 100.0| 7,261| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,744| 19.4| 1,909| 35.2| 2,425| 11.0| 2,410| 33.2| | Above poverty level | 28,040| 80.6| 3,518| 64.8| 19,671| 89.0| 4,851| 66.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 85,200| 100.0| 9,345| 100.0| 60,524| 100.0| 15,331| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 10,629| 12.5| 2,255| 24.1| 5,159| 8.5| 3,214| 21.0| | Above poverty level | 74,571| 87.5| 7,090| 75.9| 55,365| 91.5| 12,117| 79.0| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,667| 100.0| 950| 100.0| 15,601| 100.0| 2,116| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,391| 12.8| 240| 25.3| 1,600| 10.3| 551| 26.0| | Above poverty level | 16,276| 87.2| 710| 74.7| 14,001| 89.7| 1,566| 74.0| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1999, Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release Date: March 8, 2000