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Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     121
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
    Characteristics                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     BLACK                                  6856      1785      26.0      4578      2420      1170      48.3      3065 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                   6216      1584      25.5      4098      2140      1029      48.1      2733 
  Inside central cities...........          4427      1266      28.6      3170      1655       834      50.4      2130 
    One million or more...........          3368       932      27.7      2429      1223       601      49.1      1606 
    Under one million.............          1059       334      31.5       741       432       234      54.1       524 
  Outside central cities..........          1789       318      17.8       928       485       194      40.1       604 
    One million or more...........          1329       214      16.1       630       334       125      37.5       395 
    Under one million.............           460       104      22.6       297       151        69      45.7       208 
Outside metropolitan areas........           640       201      31.4       479       280       141      50.4       332 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................          1538       547      35.5      1386       597       358      60.0       949 
Midwest...........................          1385       328      23.7       906       482       195      40.5       545 
South.............................          3297       797      24.2      2077      1152       549      47.6      1443 
West..............................           637       113      17.8       208       189        68      35.7       129 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     122
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................          6242      1552      24.9      4237      2168      1043      48.1      2871 
  15 to 24 years..................           790       272      34.4       723       428       209      49.0       571 
  25 to 34 years..................          2049       441      21.5      1425       660       316      47.9      1057 
  35 to 44 years..................          1730       447      25.8      1316       554       288      51.9       834 
  45 to 54 years..................          1025       202      19.7       441       274       115      41.9       244 
  55 to 64 years..................           647       190      29.3       334       252       115      45.7       165 
65 years and over.................           614       233      38.0       340       252       127      50.3       194 
  65 to 74 years..................           360       135      37.5       213       134        56      41.8       100 
  75 years and over...............           254        98      38.7       127       118        71      59.8        93 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              40.8      42.0       (x)       (x)      40.3      40.4       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................          6856      1785      26.0      4578      2420      1170      48.3      3065 
  Worked..........................          4817       945      19.6      2783      1094       511      46.7      1602 
    Worked year-round, full-time..          3112       351      11.3      1034       303       105      34.6       362 
  Did not work....................          2039       840      41.2      1794      1326       659      49.7      1463 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64..........           6236      1552      24.9      4237      2168      1043      48.1      2871 
  No work disability..............          4889       997      20.4      3057      1367       609      44.5      1982 
  With a work disability..........          1347       555      41.2      1181       801       435      54.3       890 
    severe work disability........          1033       467      45.2       985       674       371      55.1       752 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     123
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Family household..................          4183      1136      27.1      3904      1515       761      50.2      2641 
  Married-couple families.........          1243       114       9.2       426       144        52      36.0       224 
  Male householder, wife absent...           392        38       9.7       147        99        24      24.3        82 
  Female householder, husband absent.       2548       983      38.6      3331      1272       685      53.8      2335 
Nonfamily households..............          2673       649      24.3       673       905       409      45.2       424 
  Male householder................          1271       258      20.3       274       389       174      44.7       186 
    Living alone..................          1057       241      22.8       241       342       160      46.8       160 
  Female householders.............          1402       392      27.9       400       516       236      45.6       237 
    Living alone..................          1267       385      30.4       385       472       234      49.6       234 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     124
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1998 (BLACK)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
No children.......................          3290       709      21.5       801       975       437      44.8       487 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                    3534      1076      30.5      3777      1441       733      50.9      2578 
  Child under 18 years..............        3143       981      31.2      3482      1354       695      51.3      2472 
    All under 6 years...............         763       233      30.5       646       322       163      50.8       453 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............         864       324      37.4      1484       469       232      49.3      1071 
    All 6 to 17 years...............        1516       424      28.0      1352       563       300      53.4       948 
  One child.......................          1220       334      27.4       817       409       219      53.5       515 
    Under 6 years.................           494       144      29.1       330       196        94      47.8       219 
    6 to 17 years.................           726       190      26.2       487       212       125      58.8       296 
  Two or more children............          1923       647      33.6      2665       946       477      50.4      1957 
    All under 6 years.............           269        89      33.2       316       126        70      55.4       234 
    Some under 6 years............           864       324      37.4      1484       469       232      49.3      1071 
    All 6 to 17 years.............           789       234      29.7       865       350       175      50.0       651 
  Mean children...................          2.03      2.17       (x)       (x)      2.32      2.29       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........           851       225      26.5       931       226       104      46.2       426 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................            48         3       5.4        17        12         0       0.0         0 
  All under 6 years...............            26         0       0.0         0         4         0       0.0         0 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............             6         0       0.0         0         2         0       0.0         0 
  All 6 to 17 years...............            17         3      15.2        17         7         0       0.0         0 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................          6160      1544      25.1      4186      2148      1043      48.6      2871 
One or more elderly...............           697       241      34.7       392       272       127      46.5       194 
  All members elderly.............           446       190      42.7       202       195        98      50.5        98 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..       607       236      38.9       345       247       127      51.2       194 
  Elderly other relative only.....            52         5       9.1        44        11         0       0.0         0 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            18         0       0.0         0        10         0       0.0         0 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/noncash/4_003.htm