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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 53
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
MIDWEST METROPOLITAN,                                                                          
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        30,331     1,836       6.1    28,090     1,567       5.6 
Under 18 years................         8,260       677       8.2     7,509       525       7.0 
18 to 24 years................         2,729       209       7.7     2,548       184       7.2 
25 to 34 years................         4,157       233       5.6     3,730       203       5.4 
35 to 44 years................         5,197       213       4.1     4,838       189       3.9 
45 to 54 years................         4,072        98       2.4     3,828        89       2.3 
55 to 59 years................         1,347        99       7.4     1,264        94       7.4 
60 to 64 years................         1,131        62       5.5     1,072        56       5.2 
65 years and over.............         3,439       245       7.1     3,300       225       6.8 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,987        98       4.9     1,894        86       4.5 
   75 years and over..........         1,451       146      10.1     1,406       139       9.9 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        14,948       769       5.1    13,833       662       4.8 
Under 18 years................         4,154       317       7.6     3,759       250       6.7 
18 to 24 years................         1,354        74       5.5     1,272        64       5.0 
25 to 34 years................         2,031        92       4.5     1,818        82       4.5 
35 to 44 years................         2,607       113       4.3     2,432       102       4.2 
45 to 54 years................         2,105        48       2.3     1,995        47       2.4 
55 to 59 years................           645        39       6.0       606        36       6.0 
60 to 64 years................           563        24       4.2       528        21       4.0 
65 years and over.............         1,489        63       4.2     1,423        59       4.2 
   65 to 74 years.............           912        37       4.0       867        35       4.0 
   75 years and over..........           577        26       4.5       556        24       4.3 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        15,383     1,067       6.9    14,257       905       6.3 
Under 18 years................         4,106       360       8.8     3,750       274       7.3 
18 to 24 years................         1,375       135       9.8     1,276       121       9.5 
25 to 34 years................         2,126       141       6.6     1,913       121       6.3 
35 to 44 years................         2,590       101       3.9     2,406        87       3.6 
45 to 54 years................         1,967        50       2.5     1,833        42       2.3 
55 to 59 years................           702        60       8.6       658        58       8.8 
60 to 64 years................           568        38       6.6       544        35       6.5 
65 years and over.............         1,949       182       9.3     1,877       166       8.8 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,075        61       5.7     1,027        51       5.0 
   75 years and over..........           874       121      13.8       851       115      13.5 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        30,331     1,836       6.1    28,090     1,567       5.6 
    65 years and over.........         3,439       245       7.1     3,300       225       6.8 
In families...................        26,462     1,294       4.9    24,496     1,071       4.4 
   Householder................         8,300       401       4.8     7,744       342       4.4 
    Under 65 years............         6,975       347       5.0     6,476       292       4.5 
    65 years and over.........         1,325        55       4.1     1,268        50       4.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         8,140       619       7.6     7,392       469       6.3 
     Under 6 years............         2,743       232       8.5     2,468       182       7.4 
     6 to 17 years............         5,397       387       7.2     4,923       287       5.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,529        59       2.3     2,307        59       2.6 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        22,293       630       2.8    20,915       583       2.8 
   Husbands...................         6,816       186       2.7     6,433       173       2.7 
    Under 65 years............         5,646       147       2.6     5,300       134       2.5 
    65 years and over.........         1,170        39       3.3     1,133        39       3.5 
   Wives......................         6,816       186       2.7     6,453       175       2.7 
    Under 65 years............         5,890       154       2.6     5,549       143       2.6 
    65 years and over.........           926        32       3.5       904        32       3.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         6,576       227       3.4     6,120       203       3.3 
     Under 6 years............         2,305        91       4.0     2,126        82       3.9 
     6 to 17 years............         4,271       136       3.2     3,994       121       3.0 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         1,833        17       0.9     1,676        17       1.0 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         2,992       568      19.0     2,491       406      16.3 
   Householder................         1,059       182      17.1       907       140      15.4 
    Under 65 years............           896       166      18.5       759       128      16.9 
    65 years and over.........           163        16       9.7       148        11       7.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,242       346      27.9       975       229      23.5 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 54
         -- 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............           341       124      36.3       249        84      33.7 
     6 to 17 years............           901       223      24.7       726       145      20.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           497        33       6.7       456        33       7.3 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,177        96       8.1     1,089        82       7.6 
   Householder................           425        34       8.0       396        29       7.4 
    Under 65 years............           382        34       8.9       362        29       8.1 
    65 years and over.........            43         0       (B)        33         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           322        46      14.3       297        37      12.4 
     Under 6 years............            97        17      17.8        93        16      17.1 
     6 to 17 years............           225        29      12.7       204        21      10.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           199         8       4.2       175         8       4.7 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           148        73      49.0       143        67      46.9 
    Under 18 years............            85        41      48.4        83        39      46.9 
     Under 6 years............            26        15       (B)        26        15       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            60        27       (B)        57        24       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            63        31       (B)        60        28       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         3,720       469      12.6     3,452       429      12.4 
  Male........................         1,768       177      10.0     1,625       156       9.6 
   Under 65 years.............         1,545       154      10.0     1,416       137       9.7 
    Living alone..............           828        58       7.0       763        49       6.4 
   65 years and over..........           223        23      10.1       208        19       9.1 
    Living alone..............           204        18       8.6       189        14       7.4 
  Female......................         1,951       293      15.0     1,827       273      14.9 
   Under 65 years.............         1,204       160      13.3     1,108       151      13.7 
    Living alone..............           729        68       9.3       652        61       9.4 
   65 years and over..........           747       133      17.7       719       121      16.9 
    Living alone..............           732       130      17.8       706       119      16.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 55
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
MIDWEST METROPOLITAN,                                                                          
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         1,525       230      15.1       880       122      13.9 
Under 18 years................           530       131      24.8       311        58      18.8 
18 to 24 years................            95        19      19.7       131        28      21.5 
25 to 34 years................           259        27      10.4       161        15       9.4 
35 to 44 years................           257        22       8.7       151        18      12.1 
45 to 54 years................           163         4       2.6        73         0       (B) 
55 to 59 years................            55         5       (B)        20         0       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            48         5       (B)        11         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............           118        17      14.3        23         2       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            79        12      15.4        16         1       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            39         5       (B)         6         1       (B) 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................           735        90      12.2       467        60      12.8 
Under 18 years................           271        56      20.6       151        28      18.3 
18 to 24 years................            43         9       (B)        76        16      20.9 
25 to 34 years................           123         7       5.6        82         7       8.0 
35 to 44 years................           119         9       7.4        80         9      10.9 
45 to 54 years................            74         0       (B)        50         0       (B) 
55 to 59 years................            22         3       (B)         8         0       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            30         3       (B)         7         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............            54         4       (B)        13         1       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            36         2       (B)        11         1       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            18         2       (B)         3         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................           790       141      17.8       413        62      15.1 
Under 18 years................           259        75      29.1       160        31      19.2 
18 to 24 years................            52        10       (B)        55        12       (B) 
25 to 34 years................           136        20      14.7        79         9      10.8 
35 to 44 years................           138        13       9.7        71        10       (B) 
45 to 54 years................            89         4       4.8        23         0       (B) 
55 to 59 years................            34         2       (B)        11         0       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            18         3       (B)         4         0       (B) 
65 years and over.............            64        13       (B)         9         1       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............            42        10       (B)         5         0       (B) 
   75 years and over..........            21         3       (B)         4         1       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         1,525       230      15.1       880       122      13.9 
    65 years and over.........           118        17      14.3        23         2       (B) 
In families...................         1,306       188      14.4       783        86      11.0 
   Householder................           370        49      13.2       195        19       9.9 
    Under 65 years............           323        44      13.8       189        19      10.2 
    65 years and over.........            47         4       (B)         6         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           527       129      24.4       301        50      16.5 
     Under 6 years............           176        43      24.1       124        17      13.7 
     6 to 17 years............           351        86      24.5       177        33      18.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           145         0       0.0        71         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....           799        34       4.3       687        65       9.5 
   Husbands...................           218         7       3.4       167        12       7.1 
    Under 65 years............           187         7       4.0       162        12       7.3 
    65 years and over.........            31         0       (B)         5         0       (B) 
   Wives......................           210         7       3.5       165        13       7.7 
    Under 65 years............           191         7       3.9       162        13       7.9 
    65 years and over.........            20         0       (B)         3         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           277        19       7.0       262        36      13.9 
     Under 6 years............            96         4       4.7       111        12      10.4 
     6 to 17 years............           181        15       8.2       151        25      16.4 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....            86         0       0.0        60         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....           436       144      33.1        39        17       (B) 
   Householder................           133        38      28.4        15         6       (B) 
    Under 65 years............           120        33      27.9        15         6       (B) 
    65 years and over.........            14         4       (B)         0         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           230       103      44.8        21        11       (B) 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 56
         -- 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............            80        38      47.5         4         3       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           150        65      43.4        17         8       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            39         0       (B)         2         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............            71        10       (B)        57         4       (B) 
   Householder................            22         4       (B)        21         1       (B) 
    Under 65 years............            16         4       (B)        20         1       (B) 
    65 years and over.........             6         0       (B)         1         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            19         6       (B)        18         2       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             0         0       (B)         9         2       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            19         6       (B)         9         0       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            20         0       (B)         9         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......             6         6       (B)        13        13       (B) 
    Under 18 years............             2         2       (B)         7         7       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             0         0       (B)         7         7       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             2         2       (B)         0         0       (B) 
    18 years and over.........             3         3       (B)         6         6       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           213        36      17.0        84        23      27.0 
  Male........................           111        19      17.4        59        15       (B) 
   Under 65 years.............            97        16      16.2        55        15       (B) 
    Living alone..............            49         9       (B)        15         1       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            13         4       (B)         4         0       (B) 
    Living alone..............            13         4       (B)         4         0       (B) 
  Female......................           103        17      16.5        25         7       (B) 
   Under 65 years.............            79         8      10.2        23         6       (B) 
    Living alone..............            68         6       (B)         5         0       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            24         9       (B)         3         1       (B) 
    Living alone..............            24         9       (B)         1         1       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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