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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 33
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
NORTHEAST, METROPOLITAN,                                                                       
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        30,375     2,177       7.2    27,593     1,716       6.2 
Under 18 years................         7,557       738       9.8     6,671       530       7.9 
18 to 24 years................         2,595       231       8.9     2,289       174       7.6 
25 to 34 years................         3,854       269       7.0     3,438       212       6.2 
35 to 44 years................         5,250       285       5.4     4,781       224       4.7 
45 to 54 years................         4,257       190       4.5     3,915       163       4.2 
55 to 59 years................         1,605       100       6.2     1,491        88       5.9 
60 to 64 years................         1,340       103       7.7     1,241        86       6.9 
65 years and over.............         3,918       262       6.7     3,767       239       6.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,166        96       4.4     2,089        86       4.1 
   75 years and over..........         1,753       166       9.5     1,678       154       9.2 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        14,677       910       6.2    13,340       713       5.3 
Under 18 years................         3,853       399      10.3     3,377       290       8.6 
18 to 24 years................         1,291        91       7.1     1,126        69       6.1 
25 to 34 years................         1,909        75       3.9     1,711        62       3.6 
35 to 44 years................         2,559       122       4.8     2,347        96       4.1 
45 to 54 years................         2,034        73       3.6     1,902        65       3.4 
55 to 59 years................           744        43       5.8       697        36       5.2 
60 to 64 years................           664        50       7.6       622        46       7.4 
65 years and over.............         1,623        57       3.5     1,558        49       3.1 
   65 to 74 years.............           961        28       2.9       927        24       2.6 
   75 years and over..........           662        29       4.4       631        24       3.8 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        15,698     1,267       8.1    14,253     1,003       7.0 
Under 18 years................         3,704       339       9.1     3,294       241       7.3 
18 to 24 years................         1,304       140      10.7     1,162       105       9.0 
25 to 34 years................         1,945       194      10.0     1,728       150       8.7 
35 to 44 years................         2,691       163       6.1     2,433       128       5.3 
45 to 54 years................         2,223       117       5.3     2,013        98       4.9 
55 to 59 years................           861        57       6.6       794        52       6.5 
60 to 64 years................           675        52       7.7       620        39       6.3 
65 years and over.............         2,296       205       8.9     2,208       191       8.6 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,205        68       5.6     1,161        61       5.3 
   75 years and over..........         1,091       137      12.5     1,047       130      12.4 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        30,375     2,177       7.2    27,593     1,716       6.2 
    65 years and over.........         3,918       262       6.7     3,767       239       6.4 
In families...................        25,953     1,433       5.5    23,545     1,057       4.5 
   Householder................         8,079       422       5.2     7,437       321       4.3 
    Under 65 years............         6,740       390       5.8     6,138       291       4.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,338        32       2.4     1,299        30       2.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         7,460       690       9.2     6,575       483       7.4 
     Under 6 years............         2,351       231       9.8     2,082       169       8.1 
     6 to 17 years............         5,109       458       9.0     4,493       315       7.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,999        82       2.7     2,695        54       2.0 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        21,533       640       3.0    19,856       540       2.7 
   Husbands...................         6,537       180       2.8     6,131       156       2.5 
    Under 65 years............         5,350       155       2.9     4,975       132       2.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,187        25       2.1     1,155        24       2.1 
   Wives......................         6,537       180       2.8     6,092       158       2.6 
    Under 65 years............         5,635       156       2.8     5,212       135       2.6 
    65 years and over.........           902        24       2.7       879        23       2.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         5,983       237       4.0     5,405       191       3.5 
     Under 6 years............         1,950        74       3.8     1,781        61       3.4 
     6 to 17 years............         4,033       163       4.0     3,624       131       3.6 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         2,109        37       1.7     1,923        32       1.6 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         3,291       667      20.3     2,681       420      15.7 
   Householder................         1,150       200      17.4       960       131      13.7 
    Under 65 years............           985       197      20.0       804       130      16.2 
    65 years and over.........           165         3       1.7       156         1       0.8 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,149       399      34.7       887       254      28.7 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 34
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
     Under 6 years............           307       125      40.8       222        85      38.2 
     6 to 17 years............           842       274      32.5       665       170      25.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           735        41       5.6       626        18       2.8 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,129       126      11.2     1,008        97       9.7 
   Householder................           391        42      10.8       351        33       9.5 
    Under 65 years............           345        38      11.0       308        29       9.4 
    65 years and over.........            47         4       (B)        43         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           328        53      16.1       283        38      13.3 
     Under 6 years............            94        32      33.7        80        23      28.8 
     6 to 17 years............           234        21       9.1       203        15       7.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           156         4       2.8       145         4       3.0 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           121        36      29.5       119        36      30.0 
    Under 18 years............            67        23       (B)        67        23       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            20        16       (B)        20        16       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            47         6       (B)        47         6       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            54        13       (B)        52        13       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         4,301       708      16.5     3,929       623      15.9 
  Male........................         1,845       235      12.7     1,680       205      12.2 
   Under 65 years.............         1,551       211      13.6     1,389       185      13.3 
    Living alone..............           718        62       8.7       634        50       7.9 
   65 years and over..........           294        24       8.1       291        20       7.0 
    Living alone..............           263        20       7.8       263        20       7.8 
  Female......................         2,456       474      19.3     2,250       418      18.6 
   Under 65 years.............         1,451       301      20.8     1,279       256      20.0 
    Living alone..............           794       104      13.1       686        78      11.4 
   65 years and over..........         1,006       173      17.2       971       162      16.7 
    Living alone..............           914       135      14.8       884       129      14.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 35
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
NORTHEAST, METROPOLITAN,                                                                       
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         1,858       393      21.2     1,594       256      16.1 
Under 18 years................           608       187      30.9       513       103      20.2 
18 to 24 years................           201        52      25.6       160        36      22.4 
25 to 34 years................           281        35      12.5       283        34      12.0 
35 to 44 years................           275        52      18.8       302        41      13.5 
45 to 54 years................           224        21       9.6       179        16       9.2 
55 to 59 years................            88        12      14.2        49        11       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            77        15      19.5        39         5       (B) 
65 years and over.............           104        18      17.7        69        10       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            52         9       (B)        45         5       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            52        10       (B)        24         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................           879       173      19.7       788       123      15.6 
Under 18 years................           326       105      32.2       259        57      21.9 
18 to 24 years................           103        21      20.7        85        19      23.0 
25 to 34 years................           131         4       3.3       140        14      10.1 
35 to 44 years................           120        19      15.9       144        16      11.4 
45 to 54 years................            85         5       5.8        94         9       9.5 
55 to 59 years................            36         7       (B)        19         2       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            31         4       (B)        19         2       (B) 
65 years and over.............            45         7       (B)        28         2       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            25         2       (B)        21         2       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            20         5       (B)         7         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................           980       220      22.4       806       133      16.5 
Under 18 years................           281        82      29.2       254        47      18.3 
18 to 24 years................            98        30      30.7        75        16      21.8 
25 to 34 years................           151        31      20.4       143        20      13.9 
35 to 44 years................           155        33      21.1       159        25      15.5 
45 to 54 years................           139        17      12.0        84         7       8.9 
55 to 59 years................            52         5       (B)        30         8       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            45        11       (B)        20         3       (B) 
65 years and over.............            59        11       (B)        41         7       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            27         7       (B)        24         3       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            32         5       (B)        17         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         1,858       393      21.2     1,594       256      16.1 
    65 years and over.........           104        18      17.7        69        10       (B) 
In families...................         1,581       329      20.8     1,388       188      13.6 
   Householder................           446        84      18.9       370        54      14.6 
    Under 65 years............           418        82      19.7       356        53      14.8 
    65 years and over.........            28         2       (B)        14         1       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           606       186      30.7       499        97      19.4 
     Under 6 years............           173        54      31.0       170        41      24.2 
     6 to 17 years............           434       133      30.6       329        56      16.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           215        28      13.0       101         8       7.8 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....           913        73       8.0       961        62       6.5 
   Husbands...................           241        16       6.6       245        17       7.1 
    Under 65 years............           218        15       6.9       235        16       6.9 
    65 years and over.........            23         1       (B)        10         1       (B) 
   Wives......................           244        15       6.2       258        14       5.5 
    Under 65 years............           228        13       5.9       253        13       5.1 
    65 years and over.........            16         2       (B)         5         1       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           315        35      11.1       319        26       8.1 
     Under 6 years............            74         5       (B)       108        10       9.3 
     6 to 17 years............           241        30      12.3       211        16       7.6 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           102         5       5.0        61         3       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....           563       228      40.5       308        97      31.5 
   Householder................           171        61      35.5        89        30      33.5 
    Under 65 years............           166        59      35.7        87        30      34.3 
    65 years and over.........             6         2       (B)         2         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           250       137      54.8       142        57      40.2 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 36
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
     Under 6 years............            86        41      47.5        49        23       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           164        96      58.7        94        34      36.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           103        23      22.1        31         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           105        27      26.0       119        29      24.6 
   Householder................            34         8       (B)        31         8       (B) 
    Under 65 years............            31         8       (B)        31         8       (B) 
    65 years and over.........             4         0       (B)         0         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            42        14       (B)        38        14       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            13         8       (B)        14         8       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            29         7       (B)        25         6       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            10         0       (B)         9         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......             2         0       (B)        13         0       (B) 
    Under 18 years............             0         0       (B)         6         0       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             0         0       (B)         1         0       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             0         0       (B)         5         0       (B) 
    18 years and over.........             2         0       (B)         7         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           276        65      23.5       193        68      35.2 
  Male........................           113        20      18.0       109        32      29.5 
   Under 65 years.............           110        18      16.5       105        31      29.6 
    Living alone..............            57        10       (B)        22         0       (B) 
   65 years and over..........             2         2       (B)         4         1       (B) 
    Living alone..............             0         0       (B)         3         1       (B) 
  Female......................           163        44      27.2        84        36      42.5 
   Under 65 years.............           131        36      27.7        69        32       (B) 
    Living alone..............            81        21      26.1        23         7       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            32         8       (B)        15         4       (B) 
    Living alone..............            30         6       (B)        14         4       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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