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Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      29
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                        All Races                      White             
                                               Below                        Below        
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
PEOPLE IN UNRELATED                                                                      
SUB FAMILIES                                                                             
                                                                                         
Both Sexes                                                                               
   Total..................         1,292       628     48.6     1,090       520     47.7 
Under 18 years............           720       364     50.6       602       300     49.8 
18 years and Over.........           571       264     46.1       488       220     45.0 
                                                                                         
  Male......................         479       195     40.8       414       172     41.5 
  Female....................         813       432     53.2       676       348     51.5 
                                                                                         
Nativity                                                                                 
                                                                                         
Native.....................        1,170       552     47.2     1,000       457     45.7 
Foreign Born...............          121        76     62.8        90        63     69.1 
  Naturalized Citizen......           30        16       0         11         8       0  
  Not a Citizen............           92        60     65.6        79        54     68.7 
                                                                                         
Children of Subfamily Head                                                               
                                                                                         
Under 18 years............           715       361     50.5       597       297     49.6 
  Under 6 years...............       239       148     62.0       188       124     65.7 
  6 to 17 years...............       476       212     44.6       409       173     42.3 
Table 1. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by Selected      30
Poverty Status of People and Families by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          Black                    Hispanic Origin       
                                                Below                        Below       
                                            Poverty Level                Poverty Level   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                         
PEOPLE IN UNRELATED                                                                      
SUB FAMILIES                                                                             
                                                                                         
Both Sexes                                                                               
   Total..................           154        80     52.1       242       158     65.3 
Under 18 years............            92        45     49.2       130        93     71.3 
18 years and Over.........            61        35       0        112        65     58.3 
                                                                                         
  Male......................          46        14       0         89        46     52.4 
  Female....................         107        66     61.6       154       112     72.7 
                                                                                         
Nativity                                                                                 
                                                                                         
Native.....................          140        73     52.2       141        91     64.7 
Foreign Born...............           14         7       0        102        67     66.0 
  Naturalized Citizen......            7         7       0         17        14       .  
  Not a Citizen............            7         0       0         85        53     62.8 
                                                                                         
Children of Subfamily Head                                                               
                                                                                         
Under 18 years............            92        45     49.2       130        92     71.2 
  Under 6 years...............        47        23       0         64        54       0  
  6 to 17 years...............        46        23       0         66        38       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/pov/new01_009.htm