Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 1999 by Age, Sex, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Poverty status, age, and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |273,493| 100.0| 35,373| 100.0|193,334| 100.0| 44,787| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 32,258| 11.8| 8,360| 23.6| 14,875| 7.7| 9,023| 20.1| | Above poverty level |241,235| 88.2| 27,013| 76.4|178,459| 92.3| 35,764| 79.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,731| 100.0| 11,357| 100.0| 45,243| 100.0| 15,131| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 12,109| 16.9| 3,759| 33.1| 4,252| 9.4| 4,098| 27.1| | Above poverty level | 59,622| 83.1| 7,598| 66.9| 40,991| 90.6| 11,033| 72.9| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total |169,141| 100.0| 21,261| 100.0|120,905| 100.0| 26,975| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 16,982| 10.0| 3,975| 18.7| 8,559| 7.1| 4,447| 16.5| | Above poverty level |152,159| 90.0| 17,286| 81.3|112,345| 92.9| 22,527| 83.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,621| 100.0| 2,754| 100.0| 27,187| 100.0| 2,680| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,167| 9.7| 626| 22.7| 2,063| 7.6| 478| 17.8| | Above poverty level | 29,454| 90.3| 2,128| 77.3| 25,123| 92.4| 2,203| 82.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001 Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 1999 by Sex, Age, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Poverty status, age, and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Male 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |133,647| 100.0| 16,518| 100.0| 94,905| 100.0| 22,225| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 13,813| 10.3| 3,341| 20.2| 6,452| 6.8| 4,020| 18.1| | Above poverty level |119,834| 89.7| 13,176| 79.8| 88,453| 93.2| 18,205| 81.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,746| 100.0| 5,780| 100.0| 23,231| 100.0| 7,735| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,058| 16.5| 1,873| 32.4| 2,173| 9.4| 2,012| 26.0| | Above poverty level | 30,688| 83.5| 3,907| 67.6| 21,058| 90.6| 5,723| 74.0| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 83,015| 100.0| 9,642| 100.0| 60,031| 100.0| 13,342| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,795| 8.2| 1,280| 13.3| 3,661| 6.1| 1,855| 13.9| | Above poverty level | 76,220| 91.8| 8,363| 86.7| 56,371| 93.9| 11,487| 86.1| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,886| 100.0| 1,095| 100.0| 11,643| 100.0| 1,148| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 960| 6.9| 189| 17.2| 618| 5.3| 153| 13.4| | Above poverty level | 12,926| 93.1| 906| 82.8| 11,024| 94.7| 995| 86.6| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001 Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 1999 by Sex, Age, and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2000 (Numbers in thousands) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Poverty status, age, and sex | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | White, not of | | | | Total | Black |Hispanic origin| Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Female 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |139,846| 100.0| 18,855| 100.0| 98,429| 100.0| 22,562| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 18,445| 13.2| 5,019| 26.6| 8,423| 8.6| 5,003| 22.2| | Above poverty level |121,401| 86.8| 13,836| 73.4| 90,006| 91.4| 17,559| 77.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,985| 100.0| 5,576| 100.0| 22,012| 100.0| 7,396| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,051| 17.3| 1,886| 33.8| 2,079| 9.4| 2,086| 28.2| | Above poverty level | 28,934| 82.7| 3,691| 66.2| 19,933| 90.6| 5,310| 71.8| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 86,126| 100.0| 11,619| 100.0| 60,873| 100.0| 13,633| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 10,187| 11.8| 2,696| 23.2| 4,899| 8.0| 2,593| 19.0| | Above poverty level | 75,939| 88.2| 8,924| 76.8| 55,975| 92.0| 11,041| 81.0| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,735| 100.0| 1,659| 100.0| 15,544| 100.0| 1,532| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,207| 11.8| 438| 26.4| 1,445| 9.3| 324| 21.2| | Above poverty level | 16,528| 88.2| 1,222| 73.6| 14,099| 90.7| 1,208| 78.8| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet Release date: February 22, 2001