| Poverty
Statistics |
|
|
|
Chng 1980-1990 |
Chng
1990-2000 |
Chng 1980-2000 |
| |
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Families in poverty |
247,448
|
264,413
|
244,303
|
16,965
|
6.9
|
-20,110
|
-7.6
|
-3,145
|
-1.3
|
| Percent of all families |
8.4
|
9.0
|
7.8
|
|
0.6
|
|
-1.2
|
|
-0.6
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
194,275
|
210,142
|
192,590
|
15,867
|
8.2
|
-17,552
|
-8.4
|
-1,685
|
-0.9
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
12.2
|
7.9
|
11.6
|
|
-4.3
|
|
3.7
|
|
-0.6
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
111,563
|
98,467
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-13,096
|
-11.7
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Female headed families in poverty |
132,077
|
150,913
|
131,485
|
-592
|
-0.4
|
-19,428
|
-12.9
|
-592
|
-0.4
|
| Percent of all female headed families |
30.8
|
30.7
|
24.1
|
|
-0.1
|
|
-6.6
|
|
-6.6
|
| With children under 18 yrs |
120,512
|
135,526
|
116,851
|
-3,661
|
-3.0
|
-18,675
|
-13.8
|
-3,661
|
-3.0
|
| Percent of all families with children under 18 yrs |
7.5
|
5.1
|
7.0
|
|
-2.5
|
|
1.9
|
|
-0.5
|
| with children under 5 yrs |
n/a
|
70,427
|
57,509
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
-12,918
|
-18.3
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Individuals in poverty |
1,230,534
|
1,326,731
|
1,291,958
|
61,424
|
5.0
|
-34,773
|
-2.6
|
61,424
|
5.0
|
| Percent of all persons |
11.0
|
11.9
|
10.7
|
|
0.9
|
|
-1.2
|
|
-0.3
|
| Persons 18 yrs and over |
n/a
|
831,226
|
835,057
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
3,831
|
0.5
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
| Persons 65 yrs and over |
140,985
|
144,439
|
117,931
|
-23,054
|
-16.4
|
-26,508
|
-18.4
|
-23,054
|
-16.4
|
| Percent of all persons over 65 yrs |
11.9
|
10.7
|
8.3
|
|
-1.2
|
|
-2.4
|
|
-3.5
|
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000.
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