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Table 13. Poverty Status by Age Group in the 2000 Census Age Group Total Below Poverty Number Percent Population under age 18 for whom poverty is determined 2,055,089 227,754 11.1   Under age 5 549,842 63,044 11.5   Age 5 116,946 13,402 11.5   Ages 6 to 11 727,579 82,757 11.4   Ages 12 to 14 340,089 34,631 10.2   Age 15 108,751 11,192 10.3   Ages 16 and 17 211,882 22,728 10.7 Population ages 18 to 64 for whom poverty is determined 5,113,517 388,578 7.6 Population ages 65 and over for whom poverty is determined 1,063,982 83,336 7.8

Table 14. Population Below Poverty by Age Group and Race* in the 2000 Census Age Group Total One Race Two or More Races White Black or African American American Indian & Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Some Other Race Population under age 18 below poverty 227,754 89,085 81,003 1,021 8,119 105 35,058 13,363     Under age 5 63,044 23,752 22,444 290 2,285 50 9,834 4,389     Age 5 13,402 5,089 4,943 89 461 0 2,024 796     Ages 6 to 11 82,757 32,223 30,345 376 2,808 25 12,223 4,757     Ages 12 to 17 68,551 28,021 23,271 266 2,565 30 10,977 3,421 Population ages 18 to 64 below poverty 388,578 191,162 104,224 1,684 22,088 304 51,297 17,819 Population age 65 and over below poverty 83,336 60,467 15,040 210 2,268 13 3,325 2,013

Table 15. Population Below Poverty by Age Group and Hispanic Origin Status in the 2000 Census Age Group Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Other Races Population under age 18 below poverty 227,754 73,953 60,225 93,576     Under age 5 63,044 21,128 15,635 26,281     Age 5 13,402 4,183 3,477 5,742     Ages 6 to 11 82,757 26,624 21,582 34,551     Ages 12 to 17 68,551 22,018 19,531 27,002 Population ages 18 to 64 below poverty 388,578 112,116 142,356 134,106 Population age 65 and over below poverty 83,336 10,135 54,482 18,719

*Hispanics, who can be of any race, are included in the racial figures shown here.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Summary File 3 (Tables P87 & P159A-P159H)

Table 16. Poverty Status of Related Children by Family Type and Age Group in the 2000 Census Family Type and Age Group Total Below Poverty Number Percent Related children under age 18 2,047,206 220,991 10.8   In married-couple families 1,544,980 70,991 4.6     Under age 5 432,343 22,125 5.1     Age 5 89,772 4,250 4.7     Ages 6 to 17 1,022,865 44,616 4.4   In single-mother families 402,027 132,940 33.1     Under age 5 88,513 35,296 39.9     Age 5 21,712 8,098 37.3     Ages 6 to 17 291,802 89,546 30.7   In single-father families 100,199 17,060 17.0     Under age 5 28,986 5,623 19.4     Age 5 5,462 1,054 19.3     Ages 6 to 17 65,751 10,383 15.8

Table 17. Poverty Status of Families with Related Children by Family Type in the 2000 Census Family Type Total Below Poverty Number Percent Families with related children under age 18 1,126,917 103,899 9.2   Married-couple families with related children under age 18 835,800 32,125 3.8   Single-mother families with related children under age 18 228,302 62,646 27.4   Single-father families with related children under age 18 62,815 9,128 14.5

Table 18. Children Below Poverty by Age Group and Level of Poverty in the 2000 Census Poverty Level Total Under Age 18 Age Group Under Age 6 Ages 6 to 11 Ages 12 to 17 Children below 100% of poverty 227,754 76,446 82,757 68,551   Children below 50% of poverty 110,800 37,873 38,660 34,267   Children between 50% and 74.9% of poverty 55,752 18,409 21,281 16,062   Children between 75% and 99.9% of poverty 61,202 20,164 22,816 18,222 Children between 100% and 124.9% of poverty 69,088 22,347 25,716 21,025 Children between 125% and 149% of poverty 74,916 25,223 27,304 22,389 Children between 150% and 174% of poverty 71,942 23,764 25,852 22,326 Children between 175% and 199% of poverty 79,426 26,674 28,036 24,716

Table 19. Median Family Income for Families with Own Children by Family Type in the 2000 Census Family Type Number of Families Median Family Income Families with own children under age 18 1,045,027 65,282   Married-couple families with own children under age 18 801,988 77,760   Single-mother families with own children under age 18 190,444 25,473   Single-father families with own children under age 18 52,595 35,172

Table 20. Median Family Income in 1999 by Race in the 2000 Census* Race Number of Families Median Family Income Total 2,167,577 65,370   White 1,629,522 70,943   Black or African American 263,860 44,056   American Indian & Alaska Native 4,221 49,179   Asian 119,962 78,211   Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander 510 64,762   Some Other Race 101,223 36,087   Two or More Races 48,279 45,132

Table 21. Median Family Income* in 1999 by Hispanic Origin in the 2000 Census Hispanic Origin Number of Families Median Family Income Total 2,167,577 65,370   Hispanic 253,249 40,105   Non-Hispanic 1,914,328 N/A     Non-Hispanic, White 1,502,094 73,043     Non-Hispanic, other races 412,234 N/A

N/A = Not Applicable or Not Yet Available