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QT-P34. Poverty Status in 1999 of Individuals:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Puerto Rico

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.
NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.


Poverty Status


Number


Percent
below
poverty
level


All
income
levels


Below
poverty
level

 

 

 

 

All individuals for whom poverty status is determined

3,769,782

1,818,687

48.2

Under 18 years

1,081,511

631,889

58.4

Related children under 18 years

1,075,481

626,521

58.3

In married-couple families

720,858

358,747

49.8

In families with female householder, no husband present

311,437

239,496

76.9

Related children under 6 years

350,909

202,605

57.7

In married-couple families

243,685

119,410

49.0

In families with female householder, no husband present

92,507

73,697

79.7

Related children 5 to 17 years

784,368

459,011

58.5

In married-couple families

517,641

259,246

50.1

In families with female householder, no husband present

235,795

179,361

76.1

65 years and over

417,218

183,500

44.0

 

 

 

 

Citizen

3,706,950

1,791,884

48.3

Not a citizen

62,832

26,803

42.7

 

 

 

 

Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined

330,848

197,983

59.8

Male

152,315

85,142

55.9

Mean income deficit (dollars)

5,604

(X)

(X)

Female

178,533

112,841

63.2

Mean income deficit (dollars)

5,201

(X)

(X)

 

 

 

 

65 years and over

105,599

71,343

67.6

Living alone

93,889

63,422

67.5

Male

31,624

19,460

61.5

Female

62,265

43,962

70.6

 

 

 

 

All individuals below:

 

 

 

50 percent of poverty level

987,183

(X)

(X)

125 percent of poverty level

2,141,116

(X)

(X)

130 percent of poverty level

2,199,347

(X)

(X)

Children under 18 years

730,849

(X)

(X)

Children 5 to 17 years

536,696

(X)

(X)

150 percent of poverty level

2,421,385

(X)

(X)

175 percent of poverty level

2,642,199

(X)

(X)

185 percent of poverty level

2,725,176

(X)

(X)

Children under 18 years

863,654

(X)

(X)

Children 5 to 17 years

633,338

(X)

(X)

200 percent of poverty level

2,825,876

(X)

(X)

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices PCT49, PCT50, PCT51, PCT52, PCT53, PCT54, and PCT55.