Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 2001 by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (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 |281,475| 100.0| 35,871| 100.0|194,538| 100.0| 51,066| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 32,907| 11.7| 8,136| 22.7| 15,271| 7.8| 9,500| 18.6| | Above poverty level |248,568| 88.3| 27,735| 77.3|179,267| 92.2| 41,567| 81.4| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 72,021| 100.0| 11,556| 100.0| 44,095| 100.0| 16,370| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 11,733| 16.3| 3,492| 30.2| 4,194| 9.5| 4,047| 24.7| | Above poverty level | 60,288| 83.7| 8,063| 69.8| 39,901| 90.5| 12,324| 75.3| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total |175,685| 100.0| 21,462| 100.0|122,470| 100.0| 31,753| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 17,760| 10.1| 4,018| 18.7| 8,811| 7.2| 4,932| 15.5| | Above poverty level |157,925| 89.9| 17,444| 81.3|113,659| 92.8| 26,822| 84.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 33,769| 100.0| 2,853| 100.0| 27,973| 100.0| 2,943| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,414| 10.1| 626| 21.9| 2,266| 8.1| 521| 17.7| | Above poverty level | 30,356| 89.9| 2,227| 78.1| 25,707| 91.9| 2,421| 82.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in 2001 by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (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 |137,558| 100.0| 16,626| 100.0| 95,260| 100.0| 25,672| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,327| 10.4| 3,343| 20.1| 6,553| 6.9| 4,431| 17.3| | Above poverty level |123,231| 89.6| 13,283| 79.9| 88,707| 93.1| 21,241| 82.7| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,857| 100.0| 5,833| 100.0| 22,631| 100.0| 8,393| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,961| 16.2| 1,735| 29.7| 2,162| 9.6| 2,064| 24.6| | Above poverty level | 30,895| 83.8| 4,098| 70.3| 20,469| 90.4| 6,329| 75.4| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 86,466| 100.0| 9,671| 100.0| 60,763| 100.0| 16,032| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 7,367| 8.5| 1,433| 14.8| 3,774| 6.2| 2,159| 13.5| | Above poverty level | 79,099| 91.5| 8,237| 85.2| 56,989| 93.8| 13,873| 86.5| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 14,235| 100.0| 1,122| 100.0| 11,866| 100.0| 1,247| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 999| 7.0| 175| 15.6| 616| 5.2| 208| 16.7| | Above poverty level | 13,237| 93.0| 948| 84.4| 11,250| 94.8| 1,039| 83.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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, 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 16. Poverty Status of the Population in March 2001 by Sex, Age, Race and Hispanic Origin: March 2002 (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 |143,917| 100.0| 19,245| 100.0| 99,278| 100.0| 25,395| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 18,580| 12.9| 4,793| 24.9| 8,718| 8.8| 5,069| 20.0| | Above poverty level |125,337| 87.1| 14,452| 75.1| 90,560| 91.2| 20,326| 80.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 35,164| 100.0| 5,723| 100.0| 21,464| 100.0| 7,977| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 5,772| 16.4| 1,758| 30.7| 2,031| 9.5| 1,982| 24.9| | Above poverty level | 29,392| 83.6| 3,965| 69.3| 19,432| 90.5| 5,995| 75.1| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 89,219| 100.0| 11,791| 100.0| 61,707| 100.0| 15,721| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 10,394| 11.6| 2,584| 21.9| 5,037| 8.2| 2,773| 17.6| | Above poverty level | 78,826| 88.4| 9,207| 78.1| 56,670| 91.8| 12,948| 82.4| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 19,534| 100.0| 1,731| 100.0| 16,107| 100.0| 1,696| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,415| 12.4| 451| 26.1| 1,650| 10.2| 313| 18.5| | Above poverty level | 17,119| 87.6| 1,280| 73.9| 14,457| 89.8| 1,382| 81.5| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 2002, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.