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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                    1
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                      All Races                       White             
                                             Below                         Below        
                                         poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                  Percent                       Percent 
                                Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                        
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS                                                                   
                                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                                              
                                                                                        
   Total ..................    42,539     8,478      19.9    35,563     6,386      18.0 
Under 18 years ............       197       186      94.4       169       158      93.5 
18 to 24 years ............     5,250     1,791      34.1     4,410     1,441      32.7 
25 to 34 years ............     8,803     1,173      13.3     7,161       823      11.5 
35 to 44 years ............     7,211     1,041      14.4     5,844       785      13.4 
45 to 54 years ............     6,144     1,072      17.4     5,003       778      15.5 
55 to 59 years ............     2,339       541      23.2     1,935       401      20.7 
60 to 64 years ............     2,032       523      25.8     1,656       359      21.7 
65 years and over .........    10,564     2,150      20.4     9,385     1,640      17.5 
  65 to 74 years ..........     4,578       911      19.9     3,938       645      16.4 
  75 years and over .......     5,986     1,239      20.7     5,446       995      18.3 
                                                                                        
Male                                                                                    
                                                                                        
   Total ..................    20,394     3,465      17.0    16,955     2,564      15.1 
Under 18 years ............        95        88      92.0        76        68      89.9 
18 to 24 years ............     2,799       832      29.7     2,407       693      28.8 
25 to 34 years ............     5,390       648      12.0     4,380       437      10.0 
35 to 44 years ............     4,497       584      13.0     3,702       454      12.3 
45 to 54 years ............     3,202       486      15.2     2,659       353      13.3 
55 to 59 years ............       976       211      21.6       813       138      17.0 
60 to 64 years ............       760       181      23.8       613       127      20.7 
65 years and over .........     2,676       436      16.3     2,305       294      12.8 
  65 to 74 years ..........     1,387       256      18.5     1,166       170      14.6 
  75 years and over .......     1,290       180      14.0     1,138       124      10.9 
                                                                                        
Female                                                                                  
                                                                                        
   Total ..................    22,145     5,013      22.6    18,608     3,821      20.5 
Under 18 years ............       102        98      96.7        93        90      96.4 
18 to 24 years ............     2,452       960      39.1     2,003       748      37.3 
25 to 34 years ............     3,413       525      15.4     2,781       386      13.9 
35 to 44 years ............     2,714       457      16.8     2,142       331      15.5 
45 to 54 years ............     2,942       585      19.9     2,344       425      18.1 
55 to 59 years ............     1,363       330      24.2     1,122       263      23.5 
60 to 64 years ............     1,272       342      26.9     1,043       232      22.3 
65 years and over .........     7,888     1,714      21.7     7,080     1,346      19.0 
  65 to 74 years ..........     3,191       655      20.5     2,772       475      17.1 
  75 years and over .......     4,696     1,059      22.6     4,308       871      20.2 
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                    2
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                      All Races                       White             
                                             Below                         Below        
                                         poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                  Percent                       Percent 
                                Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                        
Nativity                                                                                
                                                                                        
Native ..................      38,502     7,293      18.9    32,807     5,527      16.8 
Foreign Born ............       4,037     1,185      29.4     2,755       858      31.1 
  Naturalized Citizen ...       1,466       340      23.2       986       227      23.0 
  Not a Citizen  ........       2,571       845      32.9     1,769       631      35.7 
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                    3
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                        Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                             Below                         Below        
                                         poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                  Percent                       Percent 
                                Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                        
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS                                                                   
                                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                                              
                                                                                        
   Total ..................     5,390     1,752      32.5     3,218     1,097      34.1 
Under 18 years ............        19        19       (B)        54        51       (B) 
18 to 24 years ............       534       242      45.4       680       302      44.4 
25 to 34 years ............     1,089       258      23.7       899       202      22.5 
35 to 44 years ............     1,083       232      21.4       540       135      25.0 
45 to 54 years ............       959       255      26.6       391       112      28.6 
55 to 59 years ............       358       134      37.3       146        66      44.9 
60 to 64 years ............       336       151      45.1       106        46      42.8 
65 years and over .........     1,012       461      45.6       402       184      45.8 
  65 to 74 years ..........       537       242      45.1       244       104      42.7 
  75 years and over .......       475       219      46.1       158        80      50.6 
                                                                                        
Male                                                                                    
                                                                                        
   Total ..................     2,632       748      28.4     1,880       527      28.0 
Under 18 years ............        14        14       (B)        29        26       (B) 
18 to 24 years ............       247       105      42.4       435       179      41.2 
25 to 34 years ............       685       160      23.3       606       110      18.1 
35 to 44 years ............       623       113      18.2       379        93      24.6 
45 to 54 years ............       471       116      24.6       219        57      26.3 
55 to 59 years ............       139        68      48.8        57        13       (B) 
60 to 64 years ............       125        48      38.4        44        14       (B) 
65 years and over .........       329       125      37.9       112        35      31.2 
  65 to 74 years ..........       192        75      39.0        80        21      26.4 
  75 years and over .......       136        50      36.4        31        14       (B) 
                                                                                        
Female                                                                                  
                                                                                        
   Total ..................     2,758     1,005      36.4     1,338       570      42.6 
Under 18 years ............         6         6       (B)        25        25       (B) 
18 to 24 years ............       287       138      48.0       245       123      50.1 
25 to 34 years ............       404        98      24.2       293        92      31.4 
35 to 44 years ............       460       119      25.8       161        42      26.1 
45 to 54 years ............       488       139      28.5       172        54      31.6 
55 to 59 years ............       219        66      30.1        90        53      59.0 
60 to 64 years ............       211       103      49.1        62        32       (B) 
65 years and over .........       684       337      49.3       290       149      51.5 
  65 to 74 years ..........       345       167      48.5       163        83      50.8 
  75 years and over .......       339       170      50.1       127        67      52.4 
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                    4
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                        Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                             Below                         Below        
                                         poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                  Percent                       Percent 
                                Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                        
Nativity                                                                                
                                                                                        
Native ..................       4,959     1,613      32.5     1,730       497      28.8 
Foreign Born ............         431       139      32.4     1,488       600      40.3 
  Naturalized Citizen ...         187        61      32.8       333       122      36.5 
  Not a Citizen  ........         244        78      32.0     1,155       479      41.4 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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