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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                  5
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                             
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................       218,992    26,997      12.3   176,985    17,781      10.0 
Under 18 years................        57,885    10,717      18.5    44,667     6,500      14.6 
18 to 24 years................        21,392     3,552      16.6    16,815     2,453      14.6 
25 to 34 years................        32,078     3,666      11.4    25,341     2,469       9.7 
35 to 44 years................        36,401     3,149       8.7    29,557     2,166       7.3 
45 to 54 years................        28,210     1,860       6.6    23,434     1,264       5.4 
55 to 59 years................        10,066       848       8.4     8,489       605       7.1 
60 to 64 years................         7,940       741       9.3     6,767       510       7.5 
65 years and over.............        25,019     2,464       9.8    21,915     1,814       8.3 
   65 to 74 years.............        13,834     1,186       8.6    11,958       805       6.7 
   75 years and over..........        11,185     1,278      11.4     9,958     1,009      10.1 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................       106,800    11,458      10.7    87,056     7,648       8.8 
Under 18 years................        29,570     5,339      18.1    22,870     3,242      14.2 
18 to 24 years................        10,605     1,437      13.5     8,439     1,021      12.1 
25 to 34 years................        15,808     1,344       8.5    12,701       970       7.6 
35 to 44 years................        18,006     1,230       6.8    14,835       903       6.1 
45 to 54 years................        13,670       749       5.5    11,569       534       4.6 
55 to 59 years................         4,748       353       7.4     4,039       247       6.1 
60 to 64 years................         3,765       275       7.3     3,262       211       6.5 
65 years and over.............        10,629       732       6.9     9,341       519       5.6 
   65 to 74 years.............         6,286       422       6.7     5,492       298       5.4 
   75 years and over..........         4,342       311       7.2     3,850       220       5.7 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................       112,192    15,539      13.9    89,929    10,133      11.3 
Under 18 years................        28,316     5,378      19.0    21,797     3,258      14.9 
18 to 24 years................        10,786     2,115      19.6     8,376     1,431      17.1 
25 to 34 years................        16,270     2,323      14.3    12,640     1,499      11.9 
35 to 44 years................        18,395     1,919      10.4    14,722     1,263       8.6 
45 to 54 years................        14,540     1,112       7.6    11,865       729       6.1 
55 to 59 years................         5,319       495       9.3     4,450       358       8.0 
60 to 64 years................         4,175       466      11.2     3,505       300       8.5 
65 years and over.............        14,390     1,731      12.0    12,574     1,295      10.3 
   65 to 74 years.............         7,547       764      10.1     6,466       507       7.8 
   75 years and over..........         6,843       967      14.1     6,108       789      12.9 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................       218,992    26,997      12.3   176,985    17,781      10.0 
    65 years and over.........        25,019     2,464       9.8    21,915     1,814       8.3 
In families...................       182,788    19,854      10.9   147,178    12,532       8.5 
   Householder................        56,993     5,552       9.7    46,962     3,565       7.6 
    Under 65 years............        48,154     5,020      10.4    39,186     3,196       8.2 
    65 years and over.........         8,839       532       6.0     7,776       369       4.7 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        57,033    10,240      18.0    43,986     6,130      13.9 
     Under 6 years............        19,166     3,864      20.2    14,857     2,409      16.2 
     6 to 17 years............        37,867     6,376      16.8    29,129     3,721      12.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...        18,059     1,235       6.8    13,560       679       5.0 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....       141,026     8,145       5.8   120,716     6,507       5.4 
   Husbands...................        43,137     2,087       4.8    37,666     1,687       4.5 
    Under 65 years............        35,497     1,721       4.8    30,729     1,404       4.6 
    65 years and over.........         7,640       367       4.8     6,938       283       4.1 
   Wives......................        43,137     2,087       4.8    37,525     1,695       4.5 
    Under 65 years............        37,250     1,823       4.9    32,128     1,481       4.6 
    65 years and over.........         5,887       264       4.5     5,397       213       4.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        40,554     3,405       8.4    34,192     2,689       7.9 
     Under 6 years............        14,013     1,324       9.4    11,946     1,113       9.3 
     6 to 17 years............        26,541     2,080       7.8    22,246     1,575       7.1 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....        11,512       383       3.3     9,389       287       3.1 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....        32,623    10,598      32.5    19,586     5,263      26.9 
   Householder................        10,622     3,099      29.2     6,823     1,624      23.8 
    Under 65 years............         9,377     2,946      31.4     5,923     1,552      26.2 
    65 years and over.........         1,246       154      12.3       900        72       8.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        13,869     6,341      45.7     7,806     3,093      39.6 
     Under 6 years............         4,324     2,332      53.9     2,293     1,146      50.0 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                  6
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
     6 to 17 years............         9,544     4,009      42.0     5,512     1,946      35.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         5,396       779      14.4     3,292       343      10.4 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         9,139     1,112      12.2     6,876       762      11.1 
   Householder................         3,234       366      11.3     2,470       243       9.8 
    Under 65 years............         2,935       341      11.6     2,239       225      10.1 
    65 years and over.........           299        25       8.2       231        18       7.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,610       495      19.0     1,988       349      17.5 
     Under 6 years............           829       208      25.1       617       149      24.2 
     6 to 17 years............         1,782       287      16.1     1,371       200      14.6 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,151        73       6.3       879        49       5.6 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......         1,013       482      47.5       836       376      44.9 
    Under 18 years............           556       275      49.4       455       212      46.5 
     Under 6 years............           198       125      63.4       154       101      65.9 
     6 to 17 years............           359       150      41.7       302       111      36.7 
    18 years and over.........           456       207      45.3       381       164      43.0 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........        35,191     6,661      18.9    28,971     4,873      16.8 
  Male........................        16,963     2,736      16.1    13,897     1,964      14.1 
   Under 65 years.............        14,854     2,412      16.2    12,108     1,757      14.5 
    Living alone..............         7,154       895      12.5     5,673       571      10.1 
   65 years and over..........         2,109       324      15.4     1,789       207      11.6 
    Living alone..............         1,766       226      12.8     1,556       167      10.8 
  Female......................        18,228     3,925      21.5    15,073     2,909      19.3 
   Under 65 years.............        12,215     2,697      22.1     9,726     1,960      20.2 
    Living alone..............         6,990     1,157      16.6     5,386       735      13.6 
   65 years and over..........         6,013     1,228      20.4     5,347       949      17.7 
    Living alone..............         5,679     1,135      20.0     5,054       881      17.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                  7
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                             
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        30,037     7,648      25.5    28,955     7,380      25.5 
Under 18 years................         9,735     3,529      36.3    10,168     3,512      34.5 
18 to 24 years................         3,309       897      27.1     3,666       938      25.6 
25 to 34 years................         4,589       942      20.5     5,103     1,119      21.9 
35 to 44 years................         4,855       840      17.3     4,272       861      20.2 
45 to 54 years................         3,315       478      14.4     2,633       374      14.2 
55 to 59 years................         1,072       207      19.3       915       153      16.7 
60 to 64 years................           877       203      23.1       653       101      15.5 
65 years and over.............         2,285       552      24.1     1,547       323      20.9 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,343       320      23.8       989       205      20.7 
   75 years and over..........           942       232      24.6       558       119      21.3 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        13,930     3,114      22.4    14,515     3,338      23.0 
Under 18 years................         4,914     1,763      35.9     5,236     1,764      33.7 
18 to 24 years................         1,558       339      21.8     1,887       423      22.4 
25 to 34 years................         2,047       266      13.0     2,613       452      17.3 
35 to 44 years................         2,212       258      11.7     2,134       359      16.8 
45 to 54 years................         1,458       172      11.8     1,282       153      12.0 
55 to 59 years................           457        86      18.8       397        53      13.4 
60 to 64 years................           365        59      16.2       286        29      10.0 
65 years and over.............           919       171      18.6       679       104      15.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           577        99      17.2       452        71      15.7 
   75 years and over..........           342        72      20.9       227        33      14.3 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        16,107     4,534      28.2    14,440     4,042      28.0 
Under 18 years................         4,820     1,766      36.6     4,932     1,747      35.4 
18 to 24 years................         1,750       558      31.9     1,778       514      28.9 
25 to 34 years................         2,542       676      26.6     2,489       667      26.8 
35 to 44 years................         2,643       582      22.0     2,138       502      23.5 
45 to 54 years................         1,857       306      16.5     1,351       221      16.3 
55 to 59 years................           615       121      19.6       518        99      19.2 
60 to 64 years................           512       144      28.1       367        73      19.9 
65 years and over.............         1,367       381      27.9       867       219      25.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           766       221      28.8       537       133      24.9 
   75 years and over..........           600       160      26.7       331        86      26.0 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        30,037     7,648      25.5    28,955     7,380      25.5 
    65 years and over.........         2,285       552      24.1     1,547       323      20.9 
In families...................        25,134     6,074      24.2    25,726     6,204      24.1 
   Householder................         7,314     1,685      23.0     6,677     1,502      22.5 
    Under 65 years............         6,520     1,552      23.8     6,138     1,417      23.1 
    65 years and over.........           794       133      16.8       539        85      15.8 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         9,608     3,456      36.0     9,949     3,353      33.7 
     Under 6 years............         3,075     1,208      39.3     3,795     1,362      35.9 
     6 to 17 years............         6,533     2,248      34.4     6,154     1,990      32.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         3,387       486      14.3     2,411       360      14.9 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        11,868       965       8.1    18,185     3,163      17.4 
   Husbands...................         3,396       239       7.0     4,531       693      15.3 
    Under 65 years............         2,922       183       6.3     4,104       630      15.3 
    65 years and over.........           474        56      11.8       427        64      14.9 
   Wives......................         3,266       230       7.0     4,606       693      15.1 
    Under 65 years............         2,936       196       6.7     4,316       652      15.1 
    65 years and over.........           329        34      10.4       290        41      14.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         3,651       413      11.3     6,643     1,522      22.9 
     Under 6 years............         1,083        97       8.9     2,613       640      24.5 
     6 to 17 years............         2,568       316      12.3     4,030       882      21.9 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         1,271        65       5.1     1,535       147       9.6 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....        11,617     4,843      41.7     5,701     2,671      46.8 
   Householder................         3,402     1,355      39.8     1,605       708      44.1 
    Under 65 years............         3,099     1,283      41.4     1,511       688      45.6 
    65 years and over.........           303        72      23.7        94        19      20.4 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         5,462     2,930      53.6     2,747     1,643      59.8 
     Under 6 years............         1,832     1,067      58.2       947       638      67.4 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                  8
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
     6 to 17 years............         3,631     1,863      51.3     1,800     1,005      55.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,896       399      21.0       719       192      26.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,649       265      16.1     1,841       371      20.2 
   Householder................           573       100      17.5       556       104      18.7 
    Under 65 years............           524        93      17.8       515        99      19.2 
    65 years and over.........            49         7       (B)        40         5       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           495       113      22.9       559       187      33.5 
     Under 6 years............           160        45      28.0       235        84      36.0 
     6 to 17 years............           335        68      20.4       324       103      31.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           220        22      10.0       157        22      13.8 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           141        80      57.0       236       157      66.8 
    Under 18 years............            82        45      55.2       127        92      73.1 
     Under 6 years............            43        23       (B)        63        53       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            39        23       (B)        63        39       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            58        35       (B)       109        65      59.5 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         4,763     1,493      31.4     2,993     1,019      34.0 
  Male........................         2,331       643      27.6     1,743       491      28.2 
   Under 65 years.............         2,048       541      26.4     1,643       460      28.0 
    Living alone..............         1,150       290      25.2       506       106      21.0 
   65 years and over..........           283       103      36.2       100        31      30.6 
    Living alone..............           180        51      28.2        79        21      26.8 
  Female......................         2,432       850      35.0     1,250       528      42.2 
   Under 65 years.............         1,872       593      31.7       987       392      39.7 
    Living alone..............         1,319       369      28.0       385       130      33.7 
   65 years and over..........           560       257      45.9       263       136      51.6 
    Living alone..............           528       235      44.5       244       129      52.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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