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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     55
          in 1998

                                                                In household that 
                                             In household that   received means-  
                                              received means-   tested assistance 
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch 
                                                                                  
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                                    
                                                                                  
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                                         
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                 
                                                                                  
Both Sexes                                                                        
Total......................          31,515    15,116     48.0    10,116     32.1 
Under 18 years...............        11,152     7,008     62.8     4,471     40.1 
18 to 24 years...............         3,939     1,625     41.3     1,204     30.6 
25 to 34 years...............         5,531     2,326     42.1     1,514     27.4 
35 to 44 years...............         4,629     2,008     43.4     1,184     25.6 
45 to 54 years...............         2,864       944     33.0       644     22.5 
55 to 59 years...............           980       302     30.8       248     25.3 
60 to 64 years...............           725       239     33.0       219     30.2 
65 years and over............         1,696       665     39.2       633     37.3 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,092       397     36.3       381     34.9 
  75 years and over.........            604       268     44.5       253     41.8 
                                                                                  
Male                                                                              
                                                                                  
  Total......................        15,793     7,150     45.3     4,629     29.3 
Under 18 years...............         5,725     3,555     62.1     2,217     38.7 
18 to 24 years...............         2,041       790     38.7       551     27.0 
25 to 34 years...............         2,833     1,029     36.3       674     23.8 
35 to 44 years...............         2,305       886     38.4       490     21.3 
45 to 54 years...............         1,389       425     30.6       283     20.4 
55 to 59 years...............           434       127     29.2       105     24.1 
60 to 64 years...............           321        88     27.6        74     23.2 
65 years and over............           745       249     33.4       234     31.4 
   65 to 74 years............           498       156     31.4       150     30.2 
   75 years and over........            248        92     37.3        84     33.8 
                                                                                  
Female                                                                            
                                                                                  
  Total.......................       15,722     7,967     50.7     5,488     34.9 
Under 18 years...............         5,427     3,452     63.6     2,254     41.5 
18 to 24 years...............         1,898       835     44.0       652     34.4 
25 to 34 years...............         2,698     1,297     48.1       839     31.1 
35 to 44 years...............         2,324     1,122     48.3       694     29.9 
45 to 54 years...............         1,475       519     35.2       361     24.5 
55 to 59 years...............           546       175     32.0       143     26.2 
60 to 64 years...............           404       151     37.3       145     35.8 
65 years and over............           950       416     43.8       399     42.0 
   65 to 74 years............           594       240     40.4       230     38.7 
   75 years and over........            356       176     49.5       169     47.4 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     56
          in 1998

                                                                In household that 
                                             In household that   received means-  
                                              received means-   tested assistance 
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch 
                                                                                  
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
Household relationship                                                            
                                                                                  
Total.........................       31,515    15,116     48.0    10,116     32.1 
  65 years and over..........         1,696       665     39.2       633     37.3 
In families..................        28,055    14,124     50.3     9,260     33.0 
  Householder................         7,273     3,248     44.7     2,209     30.4 
    Under 65 years...........         6,683     3,040     45.5     2,015     30.2 
    65 years and over........           591       208     35.3       193     32.7 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........        10,921     6,866     62.9     4,381     40.1 
     Under 6 years...........         4,160     2,423     58.2     1,824     43.9 
      6 to 17 years..........         6,760     4,443     65.7     2,557     37.8 
  Own children 18 years and over      2,580     1,106     42.9       750     29.1 
                                                                                  
In married-couple families           19,993     9,105     45.5     5,330     26.7 
  Husbands...................         4,984     1,897     38.1     1,144     22.9 
    Under 65 years...........         4,510     1,750     38.8     1,005     22.3 
    65 years and over........           474       146     30.9       138     29.1 
  Wives......................         5,064     1,939     38.3     1,174     23.2 
    Under 65 years...........         4,735     1,848     39.0     1,088     23.0 
    65 years and over........           329        90     27.4        86     26.1 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........         7,385     4,204     56.9     2,309     31.3 
      Under 6 years..........         2,898     1,507     52.0     1,036     35.7 
      6 to 17 years..........         4,487     2,696     60.1     1,273     28.4 
  Own children 18 years and over      1,650       624     37.8       379     23.0 
                                                                                  
In families with female house-                                                    
  holder, no spouse present           6,074     4,257     70.1     3,368     55.4 
  Householder................         1,728     1,151     66.6       920     53.2 
    Under 65 years...........         1,626     1,095     67.3       871     53.6 
    65 years and over........           102        56     54.7        49     48.2 
  Related children                                                                
    Under 18 years...........         2,921     2,318     79.4     1,825     62.5 
      Under 6 years..........         1,010       790     78.2       684     67.8 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,911     1,528     80.0     1,141     59.7 
    18 years and over........           765       447     58.4       342     44.7 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     57
          in 1998

                                                                In household that 
                                             In household that   received means-  
                                              received means-   tested assistance 
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch 
                                                                                  
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                  
In families with male householder                                                 
  no spouse present                   1,988       762     38.3       562     28.3 
    Householder..............           600       213     35.6       157     26.2 
      Under 65 years.........           557       199     35.7       143     25.6 
      65 years and over......            42        14      (B)        14      (B) 
    Related children                                                              
      Under 18 years.........           615       345     56.1       247     40.2 
        Under 6 years........           252       126     49.8       104     41.3 
        6 to 17 years........           362       219     60.4       143     39.4 
      18 years and over......           164        35     21.6        29     17.5 
                                                                                  
In unrelated subfamilies                242       148     61.0        87     35.9 
  Under 18 years.............           130        91     70.1        53     40.5 
    Under 6 years............            64        42      (B)        28      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            67        49      (B)        24      (B) 
  18 years and over..........           112        56     50.3        34     30.7 
                                                                                  
Unrelated individuals......           3,218       845     26.2       769     23.9 
  Male.......................         1,880       410     21.8       360     19.2 
    Under 65 years...........         1,768       359     20.3       310     17.5 
      Living alone...........           561        76     13.5        76     13.5 
    65 years and over........           112        50     45.0        50     45.0 
      Living alone...........            88        44     49.7        44     49.7 
  Female.....................         1,338       435     32.5       409     30.6 
    Under 65 years...........         1,047       285     27.2       259     24.7 
      Living alone...........           417       103     24.6       103     24.6 
    65 years and over........           290       150     51.7       150     51.7 
      Living alone...........           269       144     53.6       144     53.6 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     58
          in 1998

                                   In household that                    
                                    received means-   In household that 
                                      tested cash       received food   
                                       assistance           stamps      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                          
                                                                        
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                               
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                       
                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                              
Total......................           3,773     12.0     4,550     14.4 
Under 18 years...............         1,670     15.0     2,396     21.5 
18 to 24 years...............           376      9.6       497     12.6 
25 to 34 years...............           460      8.3       596     10.8 
35 to 44 years...............           440      9.5       496     10.7 
45 to 54 years...............           298     10.4       242      8.5 
55 to 59 years...............           123     12.5        60      6.1 
60 to 64 years...............            91     12.5        64      8.8 
65 years and over............           314     18.5       200     11.8 
  65 to 74 years.............           189     17.3       128     11.7 
  75 years and over.........            125     20.6        72     12.0 
                                                                        
Male                                                                    
                                                                        
  Total......................         1,565      9.9     1,988     12.6 
Under 18 years...............           787     13.7     1,164     20.3 
18 to 24 years...............           162      8.0       225     11.0 
25 to 34 years...............           165      5.8       217      7.7 
35 to 44 years...............           154      6.7       171      7.4 
45 to 54 years...............           130      9.4       101      7.3 
55 to 59 years...............            39      8.9        29      6.8 
60 to 64 years...............            33     10.3        23      7.0 
65 years and over............            95     12.7        57      7.7 
   65 to 74 years............            62     12.4        37      7.4 
   75 years and over........             33     13.3        21      8.4 
                                                                        
Female                                                                  
                                                                        
  Total.......................        2,208     14.0     2,562     16.3 
Under 18 years...............           883     16.3     1,232     22.7 
18 to 24 years...............           214     11.3       272     14.3 
25 to 34 years...............           295     10.9       378     14.0 
35 to 44 years...............           287     12.3       325     14.0 
45 to 54 years...............           168     11.4       141      9.6 
55 to 59 years...............            84     15.4        30      5.5 
60 to 64 years...............            58     14.3        41     10.2 
65 years and over............           219     23.1       143     15.0 
   65 to 74 years............           127     21.4        92     15.4 
   75 years and over........             92     25.8        51     14.4 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     59
          in 1998

                                   In household that                    
                                    received means-   In household that 
                                      tested cash       received food   
                                       assistance           stamps      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                        
                                                                        
Household relationship                                                  
                                                                        
Total.........................        3,773     12.0     4,550     14.4 
  65 years and over..........           314     18.5       200     11.8 
In families..................         3,387     12.1     4,203     15.0 
  Householder................           843     11.6       983     13.5 
    Under 65 years...........           753     11.3       919     13.7 
    65 years and over........            91     15.4        65     11.0 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,633     15.0     2,347     21.5 
     Under 6 years...........           618     14.9       931     22.4 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,015     15.0     1,415     20.9 
  Own children 18 years and over        326     12.6       275     10.7 
                                                                        
In married-couple families            1,406      7.0     1,854      9.3 
  Husbands...................           310      6.2       378      7.6 
    Under 65 years...........           252      5.6       341      7.6 
    65 years and over........            58     12.2        37      7.8 
  Wives......................           320      6.3       374      7.4 
    Under 65 years...........           280      5.9       349      7.4 
    65 years and over........            40     12.3        25      7.7 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........           545      7.4       900     12.2 
      Under 6 years..........           203      7.0       403     13.9 
      6 to 17 years..........           341      7.6       497     11.1 
  Own children 18 years and over        131      7.9       118      7.1 
                                                                        
In families with female house-                                          
  holder, no spouse present           1,837     30.2     2,131     35.1 
  Householder................           492     28.5       552     32.0 
    Under 65 years...........           463     28.5       529     32.5 
    65 years and over........            29     28.6        24     23.1 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,041     35.7     1,321     45.2 
      Under 6 years..........           395     39.1       475     47.0 
      6 to 17 years..........           646     33.8       846     44.3 
    18 years and over........           178     23.3       146     19.0 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     60
          in 1998

                                   In household that                    
                                    received means-   In household that 
                                      tested cash       received food   
                                       assistance           stamps      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                        
In families with male householder                                       
  no spouse present                     145      7.3       218     11.0 
    Householder..............            47      7.8        57      9.4 
      Under 65 years.........            38      6.8        52      9.4 
      65 years and over......             8      (B)         4      (B) 
    Related children                                                    
      Under 18 years.........            47      7.7       125     20.4 
        Under 6 years........            20      7.9        53     21.1 
        6 to 17 years........            27      7.5        72     19.8 
      18 years and over......            16     10.0        11      7.0 
                                                                        
In unrelated subfamilies                 32     13.1        44     18.2 
  Under 18 years.............            21     16.5        30     23.3 
    Under 6 years............             6      (B)        12      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            16      (B)        18      (B) 
  18 years and over..........            10      9.2        14     12.4 
                                                                        
Unrelated individuals......             354     11.0       303      9.4 
  Male.......................           145      7.7       148      7.9 
    Under 65 years...........           122      6.9       140      7.9 
      Living alone...........            35      6.3        35      6.2 
    65 years and over........            22     20.0         8      7.2 
      Living alone...........            18     20.9         7      7.5 
  Female.....................           209     15.6       155     11.5 
    Under 65 years...........           117     11.1        91      8.7 
      Living alone...........            56     13.5        36      8.5 
    65 years and over........            92     31.7        63     21.7 
      Living alone...........            90     33.3        62     22.9 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     61
          in 1998

                                    In household in                     
                                   which one or more                    
                                      persons were      Live in public  
                                       covered by       or subsidized   
                                        Medicaid           housing      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                          
                                                                        
PEOPLE OF HISPANIC ORIGIN                                               
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                       
                                                                        
Both Sexes                                                              
Total......................           8,798     27.9     2,305      7.3 
Under 18 years...............         3,934     35.3     1,123     10.1 
18 to 24 years...............         1,044     26.5       250      6.3 
25 to 34 years...............         1,339     24.2       297      5.4 
35 to 44 years...............         1,014     21.9       257      5.5 
45 to 54 years...............           524     18.3       136      4.7 
55 to 59 years...............           220     22.4        43      4.4 
60 to 64 years...............           187     25.8        47      6.5 
65 years and over............           536     31.6       152      9.0 
  65 to 74 years.............           329     30.1        76      6.9 
  75 years and over.........            207     34.3        76     12.6 
                                                                        
Male                                                                    
                                                                        
  Total......................         4,007     25.4       970      6.1 
Under 18 years...............         1,948     34.0       553      9.7 
18 to 24 years...............           460     22.5       112      5.5 
25 to 34 years...............           594     21.0        99      3.5 
35 to 44 years...............           405     17.6        89      3.9 
45 to 54 years...............           245     17.7        41      2.9 
55 to 59 years...............            93     21.5        15      3.5 
60 to 64 years...............            62     19.2        14      4.5 
65 years and over............           200     26.8        46      6.2 
   65 to 74 years............           135     27.2        24      4.9 
   75 years and over........             65     26.0        22      8.7 
                                                                        
Female                                                                  
                                                                        
  Total.......................        4,791     30.5     1,335      8.5 
Under 18 years...............         1,986     36.6       570     10.5 
18 to 24 years...............           584     30.8       138      7.3 
25 to 34 years...............           746     27.6       198      7.3 
35 to 44 years...............           609     26.2       167      7.2 
45 to 54 years...............           279     18.9        95      6.5 
55 to 59 years...............           126     23.1        28      5.1 
60 to 64 years...............           126     31.1        32      8.0 
65 years and over............           336     35.4       106     11.2 
   65 to 74 years............           194     32.6        51      8.7 
   75 years and over........            143     40.1        55     15.4 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     62
          in 1998

                                    In household in                     
                                   which one or more                    
                                      persons were      Live in public  
                                       covered by       or subsidized   
                                        Medicaid           housing      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                        
                                                                        
Household relationship                                                  
                                                                        
Total.........................        8,798     27.9     2,305      7.3 
  65 years and over..........           536     31.6       152      9.0 
In families..................         8,109     28.9     2,073      7.4 
  Householder................         1,922     26.4       538      7.4 
    Under 65 years...........         1,758     26.3       513      7.7 
    65 years and over........           164     27.7        25      4.2 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         3,849     35.2     1,120     10.3 
     Under 6 years...........         1,641     39.4       429     10.3 
      6 to 17 years..........         2,208     32.7       690     10.2 
  Own children 18 years and over        649     25.2       156      6.0 
                                                                        
In married-couple families            4,638     23.2       857      4.3 
  Husbands...................           990     19.9       192      3.8 
    Under 65 years...........           866     19.2       172      3.8 
    65 years and over........           124     26.1        20      4.2 
  Wives......................         1,024     20.2       191      3.8 
    Under 65 years...........           953     20.1       175      3.7 
    65 years and over........            70     21.4        16      4.7 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,982     26.8       417      5.6 
      Under 6 years..........           910     31.4       173      6.0 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,072     23.9       244      5.4 
  Own children 18 years and over        340     20.6        40      2.4 
                                                                        
In families with female house-                                          
  holder, no spouse present           2,997     49.3     1,121     18.5 
  Householder................           806     46.6       316     18.3 
    Under 65 years...........           768     47.2       313     19.2 
    65 years and over........            38     36.8         4      3.7 
  Related children                                                      
    Under 18 years...........         1,650     56.5       665     22.8 
      Under 6 years..........           638     63.1       242     24.0 
      6 to 17 years..........         1,012     53.0       423     22.1 
    18 years and over........           288     37.6       109     14.3 
 Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons     63
          in 1998

                                    In household in                     
                                   which one or more                    
                                      persons were      Live in public  
                                       covered by       or subsidized   
                                        Medicaid           housing      
                                                                        
                                     Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                        
In families with male householder                                       
  no spouse present                     474     23.8        95      4.8 
    Householder..............           131     21.8        29      4.8 
      Under 65 years.........           120     21.5        26      4.8 
      65 years and over......            11      (B)         2      (B) 
    Related children                                                    
      Under 18 years.........           218     35.4        37      6.1 
        Under 6 years........            94     37.2        14      5.4 
        6 to 17 years........           124     34.2        24      6.6 
      18 years and over......            21     13.1         7      4.1 
                                                                        
In unrelated subfamilies                 79     32.5         0      0.0 
  Under 18 years.............            48     37.0         0      0.0 
    Under 6 years............            24      (B)         0      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............            24      (B)         0      (B) 
  18 years and over..........            31     27.3         0      0.0 
                                                                        
Unrelated individuals......             611     19.0       231      7.2 
  Male.......................           280     14.9        82      4.3 
    Under 65 years...........           242     13.7        58      3.3 
      Living alone...........            47      8.3        33      5.9 
    65 years and over........            38     33.8        23     20.9 
      Living alone...........            32     36.7        22     24.7 
  Female.....................           331     24.7       150     11.2 
    Under 65 years...........           205     19.6        72      6.8 
      Living alone...........            71     16.9        54     12.9 
    65 years and over........           126     43.3        78     27.0 
      Living alone...........           123     45.6        75     28.0 

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/new03_007.htm