| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
159,605
|
159,889
|
160,322
|
284
|
0.2
|
433
|
0.3
|
717
|
0.4
|
| Percent of all families |
8.7
|
8.6
|
7.9
|
|
-0.2
|
|
-0.7
|
|
-0.8
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
130,567
|
129,640
|
127,605
|
-927
|
-0.7
|
-2,035
|
-1.6
|
-2,962
|
-2.3
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
13.0
|
7.8
|
11.4
|
|
-5.2
|
|
3.6
|
|
-1.6
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
69,388
|
65,496
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-3,892
|
-5.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
95,327
|
98,807
|
86,537
|
3,480
|
3.7
|
-12,270
|
-12.4
|
-8,790
|
-9.2
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
31.1
|
28.7
|
22.7
|
|
-2.5
|
|
-6.0
|
|
-8.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
87,267
|
88,494
|
75,827
|
1,227
|
1.4
|
-12,667
|
-14.3
|
-11,440
|
-13.1
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
8.7
|
5.3
|
6.7
|
|
-3.4
|
|
1.4
|
|
-1.9
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
46,354
|
36,639
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-9,715
|
-21.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
801,095
|
821,207
|
853,800
|
20,112
|
2.5
|
32,593
|
4.0
|
52,705
|
6.6
|
| Percent of all persons |
11.3
|
11.3
|
10.5
|
|
0.0
|
|
-0.8
|
|
-0.7
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
502,725
|
540,711
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
37,986
|
7.6
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
72,304
|
80,150
|
73,286
|
7,846
|
10.9
|
-6,864
|
-8.6
|
982
|
1.4
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
10.5
|
10.1
|
8.7
|
|
-0.4
|
|
-1.4
|
|
-1.8
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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