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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 49
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
MIDWEST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                        
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        16,767     2,920      17.4    11,555     1,373      11.9 
Under 18 years................         4,735     1,298      27.4     2,817       498      17.7 
18 to 24 years................         1,777       393      22.1     1,216       196      16.1 
25 to 34 years................         2,750       370      13.4     1,954       168       8.6 
35 to 44 years................         2,543       301      11.8     1,778       155       8.7 
45 to 54 years................         2,049       188       9.2     1,514       112       7.4 
55 to 59 years................           582        53       9.2       454        40       8.7 
60 to 64 years................           561        88      15.6       425        61      14.4 
65 years and over.............         1,770       229      12.9     1,397       144      10.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           875        97      11.1       639        42       6.6 
   75 years and over..........           895       132      14.7       758       101      13.4 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         8,156     1,274      15.6     5,775       612      10.6 
Under 18 years................         2,480       679      27.4     1,495       265      17.7 
18 to 24 years................           845       140      16.6       612        75      12.2 
25 to 34 years................         1,385       133       9.6     1,024        69       6.7 
35 to 44 years................         1,253       104       8.3       927        55       6.0 
45 to 54 years................           968        78       8.0       741        52       7.0 
55 to 59 years................           271        22       8.1       218        17       7.9 
60 to 64 years................           269        42      15.5       218        33      15.2 
65 years and over.............           685        76      11.1       540        47       8.6 
   65 to 74 years.............           385        37       9.5       281        18       6.4 
   75 years and over..........           301        39      13.0       259        29      11.0 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         8,611     1,646      19.1     5,780       761      13.2 
Under 18 years................         2,255       619      27.4     1,322       233      17.6 
18 to 24 years................           933       252      27.1       604       122      20.1 
25 to 34 years................         1,365       237      17.4       930        99      10.7 
35 to 44 years................         1,290       197      15.2       851       100      11.7 
45 to 54 years................         1,081       110      10.2       773        60       7.7 
55 to 59 years................           311        31      10.1       236        22       9.4 
60 to 64 years................           292        46      15.8       208        28      13.5 
65 years and over.............         1,084       153      14.1       857        97      11.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           490        60      12.3       359        24       6.7 
   75 years and over..........           595        93      15.6       499        73      14.6 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        16,767     2,920      17.4    11,555     1,373      11.9 
    65 years and over.........         1,770       229      12.9     1,397       144      10.3 
In families...................        13,245     2,142      16.2     8,958       908      10.1 
   Householder................         4,124       581      14.1     2,951       272       9.2 
    Under 65 years............         3,544       527      14.9     2,514       235       9.4 
    65 years and over.........           580        54       9.3       438        37       8.4 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         4,636     1,229      26.5     2,751       459      16.7 
     Under 6 years............         1,580       476      30.1       959       183      19.0 
     6 to 17 years............         3,056       754      24.7     1,792       276      15.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,280       128      10.0       726        46       6.4 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         8,408       496       5.9     6,818       350       5.1 
   Husbands...................         2,588       128       4.9     2,171        95       4.4 
    Under 65 years............         2,140        88       4.1     1,794        64       3.5 
    65 years and over.........           448        39       8.8       377        31       8.3 
   Wives......................         2,588       128       4.9     2,165        95       4.4 
    Under 65 years............         2,243        97       4.3     1,859        68       3.6 
    65 years and over.........           345        31       9.0       306        27       9.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,541       208       8.2     1,962       135       6.9 
     Under 6 years............           847        79       9.3       689        47       6.9 
     6 to 17 years............         1,694       129       7.6     1,273        87       6.9 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           577        24       4.2       433        19       4.3 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         4,014     1,562      38.9     1,625       509      31.3 
   Householder................         1,230       421      34.2       572       160      28.1 
    Under 65 years............         1,096       404      36.9       503       155      30.8 
    65 years and over.........           134        17      12.7        68         6       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,872       992      53.0       664       307      46.2 
     Under 6 years............           650       378      58.3       235       129      54.9 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 50
         -- 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............         1,222       614      50.2       429       178      41.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           617       100      16.2       239        25      10.3 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           823        85      10.3       515        48       9.4 
   Householder................           306        32      10.5       201        17       8.3 
    Under 65 years............           281        32      11.4       190        17       8.8 
    65 years and over.........            25         0       (B)        11         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           223        30      13.2       126        17      13.6 
     Under 6 years............            83        18      21.9        35         6       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           140        11       8.1        91        11      12.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            86         3       3.8        53         3       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           121        86      70.6        80        45      55.6 
    Under 18 years............            75        57      75.3        49        30       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            23        16       (B)        13         7       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            53        40       (B)        35        23       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            46        29       (B)        32        15       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         3,400       692      20.3     2,517       421      16.7 
  Male........................         1,727       311      18.0     1,279       183      14.3 
   Under 65 years.............         1,550       274      17.7     1,155       167      14.5 
    Living alone..............           887       131      14.8       609        68      11.1 
   65 years and over..........           176        37      20.7       125        15      12.2 
    Living alone..............           136        18      13.5       109        13      12.1 
  Female......................         1,674       381      22.8     1,238       238      19.3 
   Under 65 years.............         1,148       281      24.5       804       180      22.3 
    Living alone..............           754       149      19.8       515       100      19.5 
   65 years and over..........           526       100      19.0       434        59      13.6 
    Living alone..............           516        93      18.0       426        54      12.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 51
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
MIDWEST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                        
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         4,599     1,424      31.0     1,290       334      25.9 
Under 18 years................         1,688       731      43.3       516       184      35.7 
18 to 24 years................           483       172      35.6       164        43      26.5 
25 to 34 years................           681       191      28.1       268        50      18.5 
35 to 44 years................           674       142      21.0       157        29      18.3 
45 to 54 years................           472        69      14.7        93        12      12.6 
55 to 59 years................           113        14      12.4        30         6       (B) 
60 to 64 years................           125        22      17.6        16         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............           363        83      22.8        45        10       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............           226        52      23.2        40         8       (B) 
   75 years and over..........           137        30      22.2         5         2       (B) 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         2,099       614      29.2       712       178      24.9 
Under 18 years................           884       388      43.9       302       119      39.3 
18 to 24 years................           200        57      28.7        82        20      24.2 
25 to 34 years................           305        58      19.2       153        19      12.2 
35 to 44 years................           284        49      17.2        81         7       9.1 
45 to 54 years................           195        23      11.7        48         5       (B) 
55 to 59 years................            48         5       (B)        14         4       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            47         7       (B)         9         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............           137        27      19.4        23         4       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            96        16      16.6        20         4       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            41        11       (B)         3         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         2,501       811      32.4       578       157      27.2 
Under 18 years................           805       343      42.6       214        65      30.5 
18 to 24 years................           283       114      40.4        82        23      28.7 
25 to 34 years................           376       133      35.4       115        31      27.0 
35 to 44 years................           390        93      23.8        76        21      28.0 
45 to 54 years................           278        46      16.7        45         7       (B) 
55 to 59 years................            65         9       (B)        17         3       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            78        15      19.8         6         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............           226        56      24.9        22         6       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............           130        36      28.0        20         4       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            96        20      20.5         3         2       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         4,599     1,424      31.0     1,290       334      25.9 
    65 years and over.........           363        83      22.8        45        10       (B) 
In families...................         3,786     1,142      30.2     1,166       283      24.3 
   Householder................         1,060       290      27.3       289        60      20.6 
    Under 65 years............           921       273      29.6       270        55      20.5 
    65 years and over.........           139        17      12.2        19         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,665       711      42.7       503       174      34.6 
     Under 6 years............           532       258      48.5       178        56      31.6 
     6 to 17 years............         1,133       453      40.0       324       118      36.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           512        76      14.7        75        16      20.8 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         1,257       114       9.1       759       103      13.5 
   Husbands...................           352        26       7.3       184        17       9.2 
    Under 65 years............           288        20       7.1       171        12       7.3 
    65 years and over.........            64         5       (B)        13         4       (B) 
   Wives......................           337        26       7.6       170        19      11.0 
    Under 65 years............           299        22       7.4       161        16      10.0 
    65 years and over.........            38         3       (B)         9         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           424        56      13.1       318        52      16.3 
     Under 6 years............            94        14      14.9       116        17      14.9 
     6 to 17 years............           330        42      12.6       202        35      17.1 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           118         6       5.0        45         8       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         2,265     1,001      44.2       303       165      54.4 
   Householder................           626       252      40.2        77        38      49.0 
    Under 65 years............           560       240      42.9        73        38       (B) 
    65 years and over.........            66        12       (B)         4         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,154       650      56.3       156       114      73.2 
     Under 6 years............           397       239      60.2        56        39       (B) 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 52
         -- 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............           757       411      54.3        99        75      75.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           364        70      19.1        21         7       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           264        26       9.9       104        16      15.5 
   Householder................            93        12      13.3        30         3       (B) 
    Under 65 years............            79        12      15.7        27         3       (B) 
    65 years and over.........            14         0       (B)         3         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            87         5       6.1        29         8       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            41         5       (B)         6         0       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            45         0       (B)        23         8       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            30         0       (B)         9         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......            29        29       (B)        14        11       (B) 
    Under 18 years............            17        17       (B)         8         7       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             9         9       (B)         2         2       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             8         8       (B)         6         5       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            12        12       (B)         6         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           785       254      32.3       111        40      36.5 
  Male........................           389       119      30.6        74        20       (B) 
   Under 65 years.............           338        98      29.0        69        20       (B) 
    Living alone..............           243        62      25.3        28         7       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            52        21       (B)         5         0       (B) 
    Living alone..............            28         5       (B)         4         0       (B) 
  Female......................           396       135      34.0        37        20       (B) 
   Under 65 years.............           303        93      30.8        32        17       (B) 
    Living alone..............           217        49      22.6        15        10       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            93        41      44.3         5         3       (B) 
    Living alone..............            90        39      42.7         3         1       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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