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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                  9
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
CENTRAL CITIES                                                                                 
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        80,761    14,921      18.5    56,016     8,326      14.9 
Under 18 years................        21,382     6,051      28.3    13,493     3,048      22.6 
18 to 24 years................         8,859     2,067      23.3     6,147     1,292      21.0 
25 to 34 years................        13,214     2,031      15.4     9,294     1,191      12.8 
35 to 44 years................        12,810     1,725      13.5     8,814       987      11.2 
45 to 54 years................         9,494     1,045      11.0     6,842       604       8.8 
55 to 59 years................         3,361       410      12.2     2,475       230       9.3 
60 to 64 years................         2,592       346      13.4     1,917       191      10.0 
65 years and over.............         9,048     1,246      13.8     7,034       783      11.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         4,713       598      12.7     3,478       323       9.3 
   75 years and over..........         4,335       648      14.9     3,556       460      12.9 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        39,111     6,369      16.3    27,670     3,614      13.1 
Under 18 years................        10,950     3,026      27.6     7,017     1,509      21.5 
18 to 24 years................         4,342       871      20.1     3,071       573      18.7 
25 to 34 years................         6,567       735      11.2     4,816       474       9.8 
35 to 44 years................         6,411       658      10.3     4,516       407       9.0 
45 to 54 years................         4,466       406       9.1     3,327       249       7.5 
55 to 59 years................         1,536       171      11.2     1,158        94       8.1 
60 to 64 years................         1,161       129      11.1       895        85       9.5 
65 years and over.............         3,679       373      10.1     2,871       225       7.8 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,093       217      10.4     1,564       119       7.6 
   75 years and over..........         1,586       156       9.8     1,307       106       8.1 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        41,649     8,553      20.5    28,346     4,712      16.6 
Under 18 years................        10,433     3,025      29.0     6,476     1,539      23.8 
18 to 24 years................         4,516     1,196      26.5     3,076       719      23.4 
25 to 34 years................         6,647     1,296      19.5     4,478       717      16.0 
35 to 44 years................         6,399     1,067      16.7     4,298       580      13.5 
45 to 54 years................         5,028       639      12.7     3,516       356      10.1 
55 to 59 years................         1,826       239      13.1     1,317       136      10.3 
60 to 64 years................         1,432       218      15.2     1,022       106      10.4 
65 years and over.............         5,369       873      16.3     4,163       559      13.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,620       381      14.5     1,914       205      10.7 
   75 years and over..........         2,749       492      17.9     2,249       354      15.8 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        80,761    14,921      18.5    56,016     8,326      14.9 
    65 years and over.........         9,048     1,246      13.8     7,034       783      11.1 
In families...................        63,664    10,979      17.2    43,087     5,743      13.3 
   Householder................        19,613     3,035      15.5    13,803     1,609      11.7 
    Under 65 years............        16,650     2,770      16.6    11,559     1,468      12.7 
    65 years and over.........         2,963       265       8.9     2,244       141       6.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        21,037     5,836      27.7    13,253     2,899      21.9 
     Under 6 years............         7,317     2,226      30.4     4,768     1,174      24.6 
     6 to 17 years............        13,721     3,610      26.3     8,485     1,725      20.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         6,495       734      11.3     3,766       322       8.5 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        43,107     3,782       8.8    33,103     2,746       8.3 
   Husbands...................        13,068       945       7.2    10,340       694       6.7 
    Under 65 years............        10,680       769       7.2     8,380       579       6.9 
    65 years and over.........         2,388       176       7.4     1,960       115       5.9 
   Wives......................        13,068       945       7.2    10,322       690       6.7 
    Under 65 years............        11,262       823       7.3     8,793       599       6.8 
    65 years and over.........         1,806       122       6.8     1,529        92       6.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        12,519     1,604      12.8     9,388     1,160      12.4 
     Under 6 years............         4,471       614      13.7     3,491       493      14.1 
     6 to 17 years............         8,048       990      12.3     5,897       668      11.3 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         3,395       190       5.6     2,380       129       5.4 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....        16,932     6,662      39.3     7,682     2,699      35.1 
   Householder................         5,247     1,906      36.3     2,607       815      31.2 
    Under 65 years............         4,677     1,826      39.0     2,307       795      34.5 
    65 years and over.........           571        80      14.0       300        20       6.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         7,557     4,003      53.0     3,234     1,601      49.5 
     Under 6 years............         2,506     1,513      60.4     1,059       621      58.7 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 10
         -- 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............         5,051     2,490      49.3     2,175       979      45.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,675       504      18.8     1,128       174      15.4 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         3,625       534      14.7     2,303       299      13.0 
   Householder................         1,298       184      14.2       845       100      11.9 
    Under 65 years............         1,163       171      14.7       764        94      12.3 
    65 years and over.........           135        13       9.7        81         6       7.5 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           962       229      23.8       631       138      21.9 
     Under 6 years............           340       100      29.3       218        60      27.4 
     6 to 17 years............           622       130      20.8       413        78      18.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           425        41       9.6       259        19       7.4 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           405       223      55.1       300       162      53.8 
    Under 18 years............           220       124      56.5       158        89      56.4 
     Under 6 years............            80        49      61.0        55        37       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           140        76      54.0       103        53      51.2 
    18 years and over.........           185        99      53.3       142        72      50.9 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........        16,691     3,720      22.3    12,628     2,422      19.2 
  Male........................         8,308     1,605      19.3     6,297     1,055      16.8 
   Under 65 years.............         7,382     1,426      19.3     5,590       954      17.1 
    Living alone..............         3,589       559      15.6     2,578       313      12.1 
   65 years and over..........           926       179      19.3       707       100      14.2 
    Living alone..............           760       131      17.3       615        90      14.7 
  Female......................         8,384     2,115      25.2     6,331     1,367      21.6 
   Under 65 years.............         5,846     1,495      25.6     4,278       951      22.2 
    Living alone..............         3,382       716      21.2     2,348       373      15.9 
   65 years and over..........         2,538       620      24.4     2,053       416      20.3 
    Living alone..............         2,434       583      24.0     1,981       397      20.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 11
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
CENTRAL CITIES                                                                                 
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        19,233     5,628      29.3    15,033     4,459      29.7 
Under 18 years................         6,333     2,576      40.7     5,263     2,108      40.0 
18 to 24 years................         2,125       642      30.2     1,947       560      28.8 
25 to 34 years................         2,853       696      24.4     2,758       702      25.5 
35 to 44 years................         3,093       641      20.7     2,085       500      24.0 
45 to 54 years................         2,039       383      18.8     1,297       225      17.3 
55 to 59 years................           672       165      24.5       511        98      19.1 
60 to 64 years................           534       133      24.9       334        62      18.6 
65 years and over.............         1,584       392      24.8       838       204      24.4 
   65 to 74 years.............           948       228      24.1       533       122      22.8 
   75 years and over..........           636       164      25.8       305        83      27.2 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         8,805     2,324      26.4     7,539     1,994      26.5 
Under 18 years................         3,180     1,309      41.2     2,768     1,068      38.6 
18 to 24 years................         1,000       251      25.1       977       252      25.8 
25 to 34 years................         1,209       198      16.3     1,438       272      18.9 
35 to 44 years................         1,449       207      14.3     1,029       200      19.4 
45 to 54 years................           868       135      15.5       615        87      14.1 
55 to 59 years................           272        68      25.0       224        32      14.2 
60 to 64 years................           211        39      18.6       141        21      14.6 
65 years and over.............           617       118      19.2       347        63      18.1 
   65 to 74 years.............           407        80      19.7       232        41      17.6 
   75 years and over..........           210        38      18.1       115        22      19.0 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        10,428     3,303      31.7     7,495     2,465      32.9 
Under 18 years................         3,153     1,267      40.2     2,495     1,040      41.7 
18 to 24 years................         1,125       391      34.7       970       308      31.7 
25 to 34 years................         1,644       499      30.3     1,320       430      32.6 
35 to 44 years................         1,644       434      26.4     1,057       301      28.4 
45 to 54 years................         1,171       248      21.2       682       138      20.2 
55 to 59 years................           400        97      24.2       287        66      22.8 
60 to 64 years................           323        93      28.9       193        41      21.4 
65 years and over.............           968       274      28.3       491       142      28.9 
   65 to 74 years.............           542       148      27.3       301        81      26.9 
   75 years and over..........           426       126      29.6       190        61      32.1 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        19,233     5,628      29.3    15,033     4,459      29.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,584       392      24.8       838       204      24.4 
In families...................        15,952     4,485      28.1    13,105     3,730      28.5 
   Householder................         4,624     1,250      27.0     3,447       923      26.8 
    Under 65 years............         4,055     1,148      28.3     3,169       875      27.6 
    65 years and over.........           569       102      17.8       278        48      17.1 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         6,251     2,531      40.5     5,156     2,026      39.3 
     Under 6 years............         2,002       894      44.6     2,035       817      40.2 
     6 to 17 years............         4,249     1,637      38.5     3,121     1,209      38.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,248       371      16.5     1,187       216      18.2 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         6,549       663      10.1     8,768     1,809      20.6 
   Husbands...................         1,890       168       8.9     2,208       403      18.2 
    Under 65 years............         1,577       123       7.8     1,984       365      18.4 
    65 years and over.........           312        45      14.4       224        38      17.0 
   Wives......................         1,810       161       8.9     2,220       404      18.2 
    Under 65 years............         1,605       142       8.9     2,059       379      18.4 
    65 years and over.........           205        19       9.3       161        25      15.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,011       271      13.5     3,209       862      26.9 
     Under 6 years............           595        59       9.9     1,324       372      28.1 
     6 to 17 years............         1,416       212      15.0     1,885       490      26.0 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           684        46       6.7       724        83      11.4 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         8,390     3,629      43.3     3,390     1,748      51.6 
   Householder................         2,406     1,015      42.2       964       464      48.2 
    Under 65 years............         2,162       964      44.6       907       456      50.3 
    65 years and over.........           244        52      21.2        57         8       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         3,954     2,181      55.1     1,677     1,084      64.6 
     Under 6 years............         1,309       803      61.3       595       411      69.1 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 12
         -- 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............         2,646     1,378      52.1     1,083       673      62.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,422       305      21.5       397       123      31.0 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,013       193      19.0       948       173      18.2 
   Householder................           360        73      20.2       300        57      18.9 
    Under 65 years............           322        66      20.5       282        53      18.6 
    65 years and over.........            39         7       (B)        17         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           286        79      27.7       270        80      29.7 
     Under 6 years............            98        32      32.4       116        34      29.4 
     6 to 17 years............           188        47      25.2       153        46      29.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           142        20      14.2        67        10       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......            85        41      48.8       117        82      70.4 
    Under 18 years............            48        21       (B)        57        43       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            23        11       (B)        26        22       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            24        10       (B)        31        21       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            37        20       (B)        60        39       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         3,196     1,102      34.5     1,811       646      35.7 
  Male........................         1,568       456      29.1     1,037       301      29.1 
   Under 65 years.............         1,371       391      28.5       978       284      29.0 
    Living alone..............           820       228      27.8       322        73      22.6 
   65 years and over..........           197        65      32.9        59        17       (B) 
    Living alone..............           130        33      25.6        51        14       (B) 
  Female......................         1,628       646      39.7       774       345      44.6 
   Under 65 years.............         1,214       458      37.7       606       247      40.7 
    Living alone..............           859       301      35.1       265        96      36.3 
   65 years and over..........           413       188      45.5       168        98      58.3 
    Living alone..............           387       170      44.0       159        92      58.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

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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