| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
141,031
|
139,929
|
135,038
|
-1,102
|
-0.8
|
-4,891
|
-3.5
|
-5,993
|
-4.2
|
| Percent of all families |
10.8
|
11.1
|
10.6
|
|
0.4
|
|
-0.6
|
|
-0.2
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
115,798
|
114,169
|
107,157
|
-1,629
|
-1.4
|
-7,012
|
-6.1
|
-8,641
|
-7.5
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
16.4
|
10.4
|
15.4
|
|
-6.0
|
|
4.9
|
|
-1.1
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
60,738
|
55,050
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-5,688
|
-9.4
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
87,227
|
88,794
|
75,126
|
1,567
|
1.8
|
-13,668
|
-15.4
|
-12,101
|
-13.9
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
33.6
|
31.4
|
25.2
|
|
-2.2
|
|
-6.3
|
|
-8.5
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
79,683
|
79,446
|
65,428
|
-237
|
-0.3
|
-14,018
|
-17.6
|
-14,255
|
-17.9
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
11.3
|
7.3
|
9.4
|
|
-4.1
|
|
2.1
|
|
-1.9
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
41,543
|
31,868
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-9,675
|
-23.3
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
705,684
|
713,255
|
713,040
|
7,571
|
1.1
|
-215
|
0.0
|
7,356
|
1.0
|
| Percent of all persons |
13.6
|
14.2
|
13.5
|
|
0.6
|
|
-0.7
|
|
-0.1
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
431,786
|
448,853
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
17,067
|
4.0
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
63,127
|
67,898
|
62,023
|
4,771
|
7.6
|
-5,875
|
-8.7
|
-1,104
|
-1.7
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.5
|
11.2
|
10.3
|
|
-0.3
|
|
-1.0
|
|
-1.3
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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