Table 12. Population by Poverty Status in 1998, Selected Age Categories, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: February 14, 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total Population | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |271,059| 100.0| 34,877| 100.0|192,754| 100.0| 43,428| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 34,476| 12.7| 9,091| 26.1| 15,799| 8.2| 9,585| 22.1| | Above poverty level |236,584| 87.3| 25,786| 73.9|176,955| 91.8| 33,843| 77.9| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 71,338| 100.0| 11,317| 100.0| 45,355| 100.0| 14,667| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 13,467| 18.9| 4,151| 36.7| 4,822| 10.6| 4,493| 30.6| | Above poverty level | 57,872| 81.1| 7,166| 63.3| 40,532| 89.4| 10,173| 69.4| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total |167,327| 100.0| 20,837| 100.0|120,282| 100.0| 26,208| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 17,623| 10.5| 4,222| 20.3| 8,760| 7.3| 4,640| 17.7| | Above poverty level |149,704| 89.5| 16,615| 79.7|111,522| 92.7| 21,567| 82.3| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 32,394| 100.0| 2,723| 100.0| 27,118| 100.0| 2,554| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 3,386| 10.5| 718| 26.4| 2,217| 8.2| 452| 17.7| | Above poverty level | 29,008| 89.5| 2,005| 73.6| 24,901| 91.8| 2,102| 82.3| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 12. Population by Poverty Status in 1998, Selected Age Categories, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |132,408| 100.0| 16,261| 100.0| 94,533| 100.0| 21,613| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 14,712| 11.1| 3,741| 23.0| 6,615| 7.0| 4,355| 20.2| | Above poverty level |117,696| 88.9| 12,520| 77.0| 87,918| 93.0| 17,258| 79.8| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 36,554| 100.0| 5,773| 100.0| 23,259| 100.0| 7,523| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,723| 18.4| 2,081| 36.0| 2,398| 10.3| 2,244| 29.8| | Above poverty level | 29,832| 81.6| 3,692| 64.0| 20,861| 89.7| 5,278| 70.2| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 82,127| 100.0| 9,410| 100.0| 59,758| 100.0| 12,959| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,994| 8.5| 1,439| 15.3| 3,601| 6.0| 1,954| 15.1| | Above poverty level | 75,132| 91.5| 7,971| 84.7| 56,156| 94.0| 11,005| 84.9| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 13,727| 100.0| 1,079| 100.0| 11,517| 100.0| 1,131| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 995| 7.2| 222| 20.6| 616| 5.4| 157| 13.9| | Above poverty level | 12,732| 92.8| 857| 79.4| 10,900| 94.6| 974| 86.1| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 12. Population by Poverty Status in 1998, Selected Age Categories, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |--------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total 2/ | | | | | | | | | | Total |138,652| 100.0| 18,616| 100.0| 98,221| 100.0| 21,815| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 19,764| 14.3| 5,350| 28.7| 9,184| 9.4| 5,230| 24.0| | Above poverty level |118,888| 85.7| 13,266| 71.3| 89,037| 90.6| 16,585| 76.0| |Under 18 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 34,784| 100.0| 5,544| 100.0| 22,096| 100.0| 7,144| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 6,744| 19.4| 2,070| 37.3| 2,425| 11.0| 2,249| 31.5| | Above poverty level | 28,040| 80.6| 3,474| 62.7| 19,671| 89.0| 4,895| 68.5| |18 to 64 years | | | | | | | | | | Total | 85,200| 100.0| 11,427| 100.0| 60,524| 100.0| 13,249| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 10,629| 12.5| 2,784| 24.4| 5,159| 8.5| 2,686| 20.3| | Above poverty level | 74,571| 87.5| 8,644| 75.6| 55,365| 91.5| 10,563| 79.7| |65 years and over | | | | | | | | | | Total | 18,667| 100.0| 1,644| 100.0| 15,601| 100.0| 1,422| 100.0| | Below poverty level | 2,391| 12.8| 496| 30.2| 1,600| 10.3| 295| 20.7| | Above poverty level | 16,276| 87.2| 1,148| 69.8| 14,001| 89.7| 1,127| 79.3| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Poverty statistics exclude unrelated individuals under 15 years. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.