Table 3.11 Poverty Status of the Foreign-Born Population by Sex, Age, and World Region of Birth: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands. 1/) Total 2/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |28,348| 100.0| 4,355| 100.0| 7,246| 100.0|14,446| 100.0| 2,301| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 4,751| 16.8| 406| 9.3| 931| 12.8| 3,160| 21.9| 254| 11.0| | Above poverty level |23,597| 83.2| 3,948| 90.7| 6,315| 87.2|11,287| 78.1| 2,047| 89.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 2,805| 100.0| 250| 100.0| 657| 100.0| 1,653| 100.0| 245| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 825| 29.4| 66| 26.5| 131| 20.0| 572| 34.6| 56| 22.8| | Above poverty level | 1,980| 70.6| 184| 73.5| 526| 80.0| 1,081| 65.4| 189| 77.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |22,428| 100.0| 2,901| 100.0| 5,899| 100.0|11,817| 100.0| 1,811| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,496| 15.6| 245| 8.4| 697| 11.8| 2,377| 20.1| 177| 9.8| | Above poverty level |18,932| 84.4| 2,656| 91.6| 5,202| 88.2| 9,440| 79.9| 1,634| 90.2| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 3,115| 100.0| 1,203| 100.0| 690| 100.0| 976| 100.0| 245| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 430| 13.8| 95| 7.9| 103| 14.9| 211| 21.6| 21| 8.6| | Above poverty level | 2,685| 86.2| 1,108| 92.1| 587| 85.1| 765| 78.4| 224| 91.4| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Male ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |14,180| 100.0| 2,118| 100.0| 3,466| 100.0| 7,353| 100.0| 1,244| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,157| 15.2| 183| 8.6| 454| 13.1| 1,395| 19.0| 125| 10.1| | Above poverty level |12,023| 84.8| 1,935| 91.4| 3,013| 86.9| 5,958| 81.0| 1,118| 89.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,469| 100.0| 148| 100.0| 325| 100.0| 877| 100.0| 120| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 407| 27.7| 37| 24.9| 65| 20.1| 275| 31.4| 30| 24.7| | Above poverty level | 1,062| 72.3| 111| 75.1| 259| 79.9| 602| 68.6| 90| 75.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |11,365| 100.0| 1,451| 100.0| 2,816| 100.0| 6,091| 100.0| 1,006| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,584| 13.9| 112| 7.7| 332| 11.8| 1,049| 17.2| 91| 9.0| | Above poverty level | 9,781| 86.1| 1,339| 92.3| 2,484| 88.2| 5,042| 82.8| 915| 91.0| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,346| 100.0| 519| 100.0| 325| 100.0| 385| 100.0| 117| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 166| 12.4| 34| 6.6| 56| 17.3| 71| 18.4| 5| 4.0| | Above poverty level | 1,180| 87.6| 484| 93.4| 269| 82.7| 314| 81.6| 113| 96.0| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Female ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |SEX, AGE, AND POVERTY | | WORLD REGION OF BIRTH | |STATUS | |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | FOREIGN BORN | EUROPE | ASIA |LATIN AMERICA | OTHER AREAS | | |--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------| | |Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent|Number|Percent| |------------------------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------+------+-------| |Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |14,168| 100.0| 2,237| 100.0| 3,780| 100.0| 7,093| 100.0| 1,058| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,594| 18.3| 223| 10.0| 477| 12.6| 1,765| 24.9| 129| 12.2| | Above poverty level |11,574| 81.7| 2,014| 90.0| 3,302| 87.4| 5,329| 75.1| 929| 87.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,336| 100.0| 103| 100.0| 332| 100.0| 776| 100.0| 125| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 418| 31.3| 30| 28.9| 66| 19.8| 296| 38.2| 26| 21.1| | Above poverty level | 918| 68.7| 73| 71.1| 266| 80.2| 479| 61.8| 99| 78.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ |11,063| 100.0| 1,450| 100.0| 3,083| 100.0| 5,726| 100.0| 805| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 1,912| 17.3| 133| 9.2| 365| 11.8| 1,328| 23.2| 86| 10.7| | Above poverty level | 9,151| 82.7| 1,317| 90.8| 2,718| 88.2| 4,398| 76.8| 718| 89.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | | | Total 3/ | 1,768| 100.0| 685| 100.0| 364| 100.0| 591| 100.0| 128| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 264| 14.9| 61| 8.8| 47| 12.8| 140| 23.7| 16| 12.8| | Above poverty level | 1,505| 85.1| 624| 91.2| 318| 87.2| 452| 76.3| 111| 87.2| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The majority of those born in 'Latin America' are from Mexico. Those born in 'Other Areas' are from Africa, Oceania, Bermuda and Canada. 2/ Excludes unrelated individuals under 15 years. 3/ Poverty status based on income in previous calendar year. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000 Ethnic and Hispanic Statistics Branch, Population Division Internet release date: January 3, 2001