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Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      17
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White             
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                     
PEOPLE IN MARRIED-COUPLE                                                             
FAMILIES WITH RELATED                                                                
CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                                    
                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                           
                                                                                     
   Total ...............   110,790     9,047       8.2    94,213     7,108       7.5 
Under 18 years .........    50,327     4,778       9.5    42,705     3,689       8.6 
18 to 24 years .........     7,122       677       9.5     5,995       572       9.5 
25 to 34 years .........    16,605     1,478       8.9    14,225     1,225       8.6 
35 to 44 years .........    23,912     1,319       5.5    20,670     1,038       5.0 
45 to 54 years .........     9,819       468       4.8     8,306       383       4.6 
55 to 59 years .........     1,212       118       9.7     1,000        79       7.9 
60 to 64 years .........       702        83      11.8       525        57      10.9 
65 years and over ......     1,092       127      11.6       789        67       8.4 
  65 to 74 years .......       779       105      13.5       576        59      10.3 
  75 years and over ....       312        21       6.8       213         7       3.4 
                                                                                     
Male                                                                                 
                                                                                     
   Total ...............    56,176     4,524       8.1    47,805     3,558       7.4 
Under 18 years .........    25,790     2,384       9.2    21,884     1,847       8.4 
18 to 24 years .........     3,381       309       9.1     2,853       253       8.9 
25 to 34 years .........     7,544       675       8.9     6,488       573       8.8 
35 to 44 years .........    11,853       686       5.8    10,230       539       5.3 
45 to 54 years .........     5,811       278       4.8     4,924       218       4.4 
55 to 59 years .........       796        66       8.3       671        49       7.3 
60 to 64 years .........       440        52      11.9       339        38      11.2 
65 years and over ......       562        74      13.2       416        41       9.7 
  65 to 74 years .......       395        66      16.8       303        38      12.5 
  75 years and over ....       167         8       4.9       113         3       2.3 
                                                                                     
Female                                                                               
                                                                                     
   Total ...............    54,614     4,523       8.3    46,408     3,550       7.6 
Under 18 years .........    24,537     2,394       9.8    20,821     1,841       8.8 
18 to 24 years .........     3,741       368       9.8     3,141       318      10.1 
25 to 34 years .........     9,061       803       8.9     7,736       651       8.4 
35 to 44 years .........    12,059       634       5.3    10,440       498       4.8 
45 to 54 years .........     4,008       190       4.7     3,382       165       4.9 
55 to 59 years .........       416        51      12.4       329        30       9.1 
60 to 64 years .........       262        30      11.6       185        19      10.5 
65 years and over ......       530        52       9.9       373        26       7.0 
  65 to 74 years .......       385        39      10.2       273        21       7.9 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      18
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White             
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
  75 years and over ....       145        13       9.0       100         5       4.6 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      19
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White             
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                             
                                                                                     
Native .................    99,176     6,813       6.9    86,341     5,353       6.2 
Foreign Born ...........    11,614     2,234      19.2     7,872     1,755      22.3 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     3,640       330       9.1     1,995       199      10.0 
  Not a Citizen ........     7,974     1,904      23.9     5,877     1,556      26.5 
                                                                                     
Householder                                                                          
                                                                                     
   Total ...............    26,430     1,863       7.1    22,783     1,516       6.7 
Under 18 years .........        10         8       (B)        10         8       (B) 
18 to 24 years .........       810       149      18.4       712       140      19.6 
25 to 34 years .........     7,266       642       8.8     6,288       536       8.5 
35 to 44 years .........    11,678       661       5.7    10,183       533       5.2 
45 to 54 years .........     5,315       245       4.6     4,516       201       4.5 
55 to 59 years .........       664        51       7.7       550        34       6.2 
60 to 64 years .........       356        50      14.1       279        34      12.1 
65 years and over ......       330        57      17.2       246        30      12.1 
  65 to 74 years .......       273        50      18.2       206        28      13.8 
  75 years and over ....        57         7       (B)        40         1       (B) 
                                                                                     
Related Children                                                                     
                                                                                     
Under 18 years .........    50,282     4,759       9.5    42,670     3,676       8.6 
  Under 6 years ........    17,320     1,844      10.6    14,706     1,494      10.2 
  6 to 17 years ........    32,962     2,915       8.8    27,964     2,182       7.8 
                                                                                     
Own Children                                                                         
                                                                                     
Under 18 years .........    47,963     4,412       9.2    41,041     3,464       8.4 
  Under 6 years ........    16,184     1,693      10.5    13,891     1,383      10.0 
  6 to 17 years ........    31,779     2,719       8.6    27,150     2,080       7.7 
18 years and Over.......     5,813       412       7.1     4,712       286       6.1 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      20
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                     
PEOPLE IN MARRIED-COUPLE                                                             
FAMILIES WITH RELATED                                                                
CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                                    
                                                                                     
Both Sexes                                                                           
                                                                                     
   Total ...............    10,005     1,105      11.0    15,593     3,510      22.5 
Under 18 years .........     4,563       588      12.9     7,236     1,883      26.0 
18 to 24 years .........       778        73       9.4     1,442       306      21.2 
25 to 34 years .........     1,485       140       9.5     2,827       585      20.7 
35 to 44 years .........     1,920       178       9.3     2,603       479      18.4 
45 to 54 years .........       864        40       4.7       999       157      15.7 
55 to 59 years .........       130        26      20.1       207        44      21.2 
60 to 64 years .........       110        12      11.3        96        21      21.6 
65 years and over ......       156        47      30.0       184        34      18.8 
  65 to 74 years .......       117        36      31.3       127        27      21.6 
  75 years and over ....        39        10       (B)        57         7       (B) 
                                                                                     
Male                                                                                 
                                                                                     
   Total ...............     5,145       567      11.0     8,111     1,790      22.1 
Under 18 years .........     2,374       300      12.6     3,767       962      25.5 
18 to 24 years .........       360        40      11.1       756       149      19.7 
25 to 34 years .........       674        58       8.6     1,419       268      18.9 
35 to 44 years .........       983        89       9.1     1,318       258      19.6 
45 to 54 years .........       512        35       6.9       561        90      16.0 
55 to 59 years .........        78         8      10.2       136        30      22.1 
60 to 64 years .........        68         8       (B)        62        16       (B) 
65 years and over ......        95        29      30.1        91        18      19.5 
  65 to 74 years .......        69        23       (B)        63        15       (B) 
  75 years and over ....        26         6       (B)        29         3       (B) 
                                                                                     
Female                                                                               
                                                                                     
   Total ...............     4,860       538      11.1     7,482     1,720      23.0 
Under 18 years .........     2,188       288      13.2     3,469       922      26.6 
18 to 24 years .........       418        33       8.0       686       157      22.9 
25 to 34 years .........       810        82      10.2     1,408       317      22.5 
35 to 44 years .........       936        89       9.5     1,285       221      17.2 
45 to 54 years .........       352         5       1.4       438        68      15.4 
55 to 59 years .........        52        18       (B)        71        14       (B) 
60 to 64 years .........        42         4       (B)        33         5       (B) 
65 years and over ......        61        18       (B)        93        17      18.0 
  65 to 74 years .......        48        14       (B)        64        12       (B) 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      21
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
  75 years and over ....        13         5       (B)        29         5       (B) 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      22
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1997
(Numbers in thousands)

                                     Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                          Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                             
                                                                                     
Native .................     9,285       993      10.7     9,821     1,976      20.1 
Foreign Born ...........       719       112      15.6     5,772     1,534      26.6 
  Naturalized Citizen ..       260        19       7.5     1,208       145      12.0 
  Not a Citizen ........       459        93      20.3     4,564     1,389      30.4 
                                                                                     
Householder                                                                          
                                                                                     
   Total ...............     2,275       205       9.0     3,293       692      21.0 
Under 18 years .........         0         0       (B)         8         8       (B) 
18 to 24 years .........        79         9      10.9       212        76      35.9 
25 to 34 years .........       662        57       8.6     1,126       230      20.4 
35 to 44 years .........       886        78       8.9     1,267       258      20.4 
45 to 54 years .........       455        19       4.2       487        79      16.3 
55 to 59 years .........        69        11       (B)        94        22      23.1 
60 to 64 years .........        55         8       (B)        48         8       (B) 
65 years and over ......        69        23       (B)        52        11       (B) 
  65 to 74 years .......        58        17       (B)        44        10       (B) 
  75 years and over ....        12         6       (B)         7         1       (B) 
                                                                                     
Related Children                                                                     
                                                                                     
Under 18 years .........     4,556       581      12.8     7,220     1,875      26.0 
  Under 6 years ........     1,502       189      12.6     2,808       780      27.8 
  6 to 17 years ........     3,054       393      12.9     4,412     1,095      24.8 
                                                                                     
Own Children                                                                         
                                                                                     
Under 18 years .........     4,057       477      11.8     6,728     1,754      26.1 
  Under 6 years ........     1,285       159      12.4     2,534       714      28.2 
  6 to 17 years ........     2,772       319      11.5     4,194     1,039      24.8 
18 years and Over.......       719        82      11.4     1,043       160      15.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
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