Demographic Profile of Senior in Wayne County, Michigan

Table 8. Percent of the Population 65+ by Ratio to Poverty, by Region, 1999
Region
Total
Persons
Percent of Persons Less than _ % of Poverty
50 75 100 125 150
1-A 110,917 5.7 9.6 17.4 23.9 29.8
1-B 306,987 2.2 3.5 6.5 9.8 13.8
1-C 129,861 2.3 3.7 6.1 9.7 13.9
2 37,139 2.5 4.0 7.5 12.6 18.5
3-A 25,741 2.1 3.5 6.3 11.2 16.1
3-B 24,665 2.3 4.0 8.2 13.5 19.4
3-C 13,373 1.8 3.5 7.1 12.8 18.8
4 38,587 2.6 4.8 9.4 15.3 22.1
5 65,656 2.5 4.2 7.7 12.1 16.3
6 43,008 2.2 3.5 6.4 10.1 14.5
7 93,167 2.5 4.5 8.8 14.1 20.2
8 101,138 2.2 3.8 7.9 13.0 18.7
9 43,724 2.4 4.0 7.8 13.5 20.1
10 40,365 2.0 3.4 6.8 12.4 18.3
11 49,620 2.2 3.9 9.3 16.4 23.8
14 47,132 2.2 3.8 6.7 11.0 16.9
Table 9 represents data developed as a special tabulation by the Census Bureau, under
contract with the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging. In order to carry out future
planning and funding allocations, the State requested a tabulation of the 60+ population at
or below 150% of poverty. 4 While the representation of elderly at or below 150% of
poverty was highest in Region 1-A at 28.3 percent (as calculated in previous estimates),
its share of the State total fell more than 3 points below Region 1-B as a result of the
large influx of elderly into Region 1-B over the last decade. A comparison of the
regional shares calculated as part of the estimates process with those provided in the
special tabulation shows very little difference. Only six of the sixteen regions showed
any difference between the two, and none of the differences was more than one-tenth of
one percent. In the case of Region 1-A, special tabulation results produced a State share
of 16.1 percent, compared to the estimate of 16.2 percent. These results provide the
supporting documentation necessary to conclude that the estimate methodology works.
Therefore, while the special tabulation provides no numbers below the community level,
estimates of the population 60+ both at or below poverty and at or below 150% will be
reported for smaller geographies.
4 The tabulation only provided total persons 60+ at or below 150% of poverty. There were no universes
included so regional shares cannot be tabulated. Based on the closeness of the estimates that were
developed prior to this tabulation, the regional shares reported as part of the estimates should still hold true.
A Demographic Profile of Seniors in PSA 1-A 10