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- Persons 65 Years Old & Over below Poverty Level, by Selected Characteristics: 1970 - 1988[In thousands, except percent.] 1979 Characteristic 1970 (1) 1985 1987 1988
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- Below Poverty Level
- Persons 65 years
- old & over 4,793 3,682 3,456 3,563 3,481
- White 4,011 2,911 2,698 2,704 2,593
- Black 735 740 717 774 785
- Hispanic(2) (NA) 154 219 243 225
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- In families 2,013 1,380 1,173 1,266 1,200
- Householder 1,188 822 708 751 (NA)
- Male 980 629 498 533 (NA)
- Female 209 193 210 218 (NA)
- Other members 825 559 465 496 (NA)
- Unrelated individuals 2,779 2,299 2,281 2,241 2,277
- Male 549 428 402 416 (NA)
- Female 2,230 1,871 1,879 1,825 (NA)
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- Persons 60 years
- old & over 5,977 4,753 4,677 4,684 4,606
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- Percent Below
- Poverty Level
- Persons 65 years
- old & over 24.6 15.2 12.6 12.5 12.0
- White 22.6 13.3 11.0 10.6 10.0
- Black 47.7 36.3 31.5 32.4 32.2
- Hispanic(2) (NA) 26.8 23.9 27.5 22.4
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- In families 14.8 8.4 6.4 6.6 6.1
- Householder 16.5 9.1 7.0 7.2 (NA)
- Male 15.9 8.4 6.0 6.1 (NA)
- Female 20.1 13.0 12.1 12.6 (NA)
- Other members 13.0 7.6 5.6 5.7 (NA)
- Unrelated individuals 47.2 29.4 25.6 24.7 24.1
- Male 38.9 25.3 20.5 19.3 (NA)
- Female 49.8 30.5 27.0 25.4 (NA)
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- Persons 60 years
- old & over 21.3 13.9 12.3 11.9 11.6
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- NA=Not available.
- 1. Based on 1980 census.
- 2. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
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- Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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