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up a majority of the population under age 18 living in poverty in Springfield. In 1990, the Springfield population under age 5 living in poverty within the Hispanic community was 4.72%. / Eugene Springfield Percentage Percentage Percentage of Percentage of Population of Total of Minority Population Total Minority in Poverty Population Population in Poverty Population Population Under ]8 649 0.49% 6.49% 384 0.73% 10.91% 18to 64 years 2,432 1.84% 24.31% 610 1.17% 17.33% Over 55 19 0.01% O. 19% 6 0.01% O. 17% Eugene Springfield Percentage Percentage Percentage of Percentage of Population of Total of Hispanic Population Total Hispanic in Poverty Population Population in Poverty Population Population Under 18 657 / 0.50% 9.98% 550 1.05% 15.88% 18to 64 years 1,091 0.82% 16.57% 657 1.26% 18.97% Over 55 13 0.01% 0.20% 0 0.00% 0.00% In both cities, the composition of these racial subgroups in poverty is revealing, especially regarding families. As stated before, the largest population in poverty is the white racial group, however, the minority and Hispanic populations have a larger percentage of people living in poverty. This is demonstrated through the Census 2000 data, where in Eugene, 7.4% of families of the white racial category were in poverty, compared to the minority population of families in poverty at 20.5% and the Hispanic community families in poverty at 19.4%. These numbers are more extreme in Springfield, where the white racial category has 13.9% of families in poverty, 22.8% of minority families, and 31.5% of Hispanic families. Within these families in poverty, female head of households who have no husbands present and with children under 18 are a large percentage of families with incomes below poverty level. In this category, the Hispanic population in Springfield has the largest population with 12.4% of female headed homes having income below poverty level. Within Springfield, there are larger percentages of families with incomes below poverty level in Minority and Hispanic households than Eugene. Eugene Springfield Eugene Springfield Eugene Springfield Race of Householder: Minority Hispanic, Latino White Total 1,797 804 1,221 702 ~2,258 Other family; Male householder; no wife Families: Income in 1999 below povedy level; Other family; Female householder; no husband present 7.8% 10.3% 7.1% ~ 16.1% 4.3% 8.5% Source: US Census Bureau, Census 2000, SF 3, Table P160 4]