Table 12.2 Population by Poverty Status in 1998, Selected Age Categories, Hispanic Origin and Race, and Sex: March 1999 (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 |271,058| 100.0| 20,559| 100.0| 3,010| 100.0| 1,364| 100.0| 4,498| 100.0| 2,084| 100.0|239,542| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 34,476| 12.7| 5,566| 27.1| 929| 30.9| 186| 13.6| 896| 19.9| 493| 23.6| 26,406| 11.0| | Above poverty level |236,582| 87.3| 14,993| 72.9| 2,081| 69.1| 1,178| 86.4| 3,602| 80.1| 1,592| 76.4|213,137| 89.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,337| 100.0| 7,836| 100.0| 1,025| 100.0| 261| 100.0| 1,305| 100.0| 726| 100.0| 60,184| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 13,467| 18.9| 2,772| 35.4| 446| 43.5| 43| 16.4| 348| 26.6| 229| 31.6| 9,629| 16.0| | Above poverty level | 57,870| 81.1| 5,064| 64.6| 578| 56.5| 218| 83.6| 957| 73.4| 497| 68.4| 50,555| 84.0| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |167,327| 100.0| 11,818| 100.0| 1,789| 100.0| 860| 100.0| 3,001| 100.0| 1,200| 100.0|148,659| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 17,623| 10.5| 2,615| 22.1| 445| 24.9| 89| 10.3| 508| 16.9| 220| 18.3| 13,746| 9.2| | Above poverty level |149,704| 89.5| 9,203| 77.9| 1,344| 75.1| 771| 89.7| 2,494| 83.1| 980| 81.7|134,913| 90.8| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,394| 100.0| 905| 100.0| 197| 100.0| 243| 100.0| 192| 100.0| 159| 100.0| 30,699| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,386| 10.5| 179| 19.8| 38| 19.2| 54| 22.5| 41| 21.5| 43| 27.2| 3,030| 9.9| | Above poverty level | 29,008| 89.5| 726| 80.2| 159| 80.8| 188| 77.5| 151| 78.5| 115| 72.8| 27,669| 90.1| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |132,406| 100.0| 10,548| 100.0| 1,415| 100.0| 652| 100.0| 2,166| 100.0| 1,012| 100.0|116,613| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,712| 11.1| 2,625| 24.9| 399| 28.2| 64| 9.7| 374| 17.2| 204| 20.1| 11,047| 9.5| | Above poverty level |117,694| 88.9| 7,923| 75.1| 1,016| 71.8| 589| 90.3| 1,792| 82.8| 808| 79.9|105,566| 90.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,553| 100.0| 4,016| 100.0| 518| 100.0| 123| 100.0| 677| 100.0| 391| 100.0| 30,827| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,723| 18.4| 1,398| 34.8| 221| 42.7| 19| 15.5| 175| 25.8| 115| 29.6| 4,795| 15.6| | Above poverty level | 29,830| 81.6| 2,619| 65.2| 296| 57.3| 104| 84.5| 503| 74.2| 275| 70.4| 26,033| 84.4| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 82,127| 100.0| 6,109| 100.0| 820| 100.0| 420| 100.0| 1,408| 100.0| 565| 100.0| 72,804| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,994| 8.5| 1,159| 19.0| 163| 19.9| 28| 6.7| 186| 13.2| 85| 15.0| 5,373| 7.4| | Above poverty level | 75,132| 91.5| 4,950| 81.0| 657| 80.1| 391| 93.3| 1,223| 86.8| 480| 85.0| 67,431| 92.6| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,727| 100.0| 422| 100.0| 77| 100.0| 109| 100.0| 80| 100.0| 56| 100.0| 12,981| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 995| 7.2| 68| 16.1| 15| 19.0| 16| 14.7| 13| 16.7| 4| 6.9| 879| 6.8| | Above poverty level | 12,732| 92.8| 354| 83.9| 62| 81.0| 93| 85.3| 67| 83.3| 53| 93.1| 12,103| 93.2| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |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 |138,652| 100.0| 10,011| 100.0| 1,595| 100.0| 711| 100.0| 2,332| 100.0| 1,072| 100.0|122,929| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 19,764| 14.3| 2,941| 29.4| 530| 33.2| 123| 17.2| 523| 22.4| 289| 26.9| 15,359| 12.5| | Above poverty level |118,888| 85.7| 7,070| 70.6| 1,065| 66.8| 589| 82.8| 1,810| 77.6| 783| 73.1|107,571| 87.5| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,784| 100.0| 3,820| 100.0| 507| 100.0| 137| 100.0| 628| 100.0| 335| 100.0| 29,357| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,744| 19.4| 1,374| 36.0| 225| 44.4| 23| 17.1| 173| 27.6| 114| 34.0| 4,834| 16.5| | Above poverty level | 28,040| 80.6| 2,446| 64.0| 282| 55.6| 114| 82.9| 455| 72.4| 221| 66.0| 24,523| 83.5| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 85,200| 100.0| 5,708| 100.0| 968| 100.0| 441| 100.0| 1,593| 100.0| 635| 100.0| 75,855| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 10,629| 12.5| 1,456| 25.5| 282| 29.1| 61| 13.8| 322| 20.2| 136| 21.4| 8,373| 11.0| | Above poverty level | 74,571| 87.5| 4,253| 74.5| 687| 70.9| 380| 86.2| 1,271| 79.8| 499| 78.6| 67,482| 89.0| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,667| 100.0| 483| 100.0| 120| 100.0| 133| 100.0| 112| 100.0| 102| 100.0| 17,717| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,391| 12.8| 111| 23.1| 23| 19.3| 38| 28.8| 28| 24.9| 39| 38.5| 2,151| 12.1| | Above poverty level | 16,276| 87.2| 372| 76.9| 96| 80.7| 95| 71.2| 84| 75.1| 63| 61.5| 15,566| 87.9| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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