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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 65
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOUTH, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                      
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        71,976     8,990      12.5    54,892     5,182       9.4 
Under 18 years................        18,342     3,413      18.6    13,079     1,740      13.3 
18 to 24 years................         7,238     1,277      17.6     5,284       806      15.3 
25 to 34 years................        10,622     1,217      11.5     7,841       725       9.2 
35 to 44 years................        11,792       975       8.3     9,066       601       6.6 
45 to 54 years................         9,350       646       6.9     7,378       373       5.1 
55 to 59 years................         3,419       299       8.8     2,756       192       7.0 
60 to 64 years................         2,656       267      10.1     2,218       153       6.9 
65 years and over.............         8,557       895      10.5     7,270       591       8.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         4,904       467       9.5     4,112       278       6.8 
   75 years and over..........         3,653       428      11.7     3,158       312       9.9 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        35,021     3,747      10.7    27,064     2,232       8.2 
Under 18 years................         9,376     1,689      18.0     6,748       873      12.9 
18 to 24 years................         3,682       530      14.4     2,746       370      13.5 
25 to 34 years................         5,098       465       9.1     3,863       310       8.0 
35 to 44 years................         5,830       345       5.9     4,553       231       5.1 
45 to 54 years................         4,503       257       5.7     3,606       162       4.5 
55 to 59 years................         1,598        98       6.1     1,317        59       4.5 
60 to 64 years................         1,231        87       7.1     1,049        55       5.2 
65 years and over.............         3,703       275       7.4     3,182       172       5.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,270       177       7.8     1,941       112       5.7 
   75 years and over..........         1,433        98       6.8     1,241        61       4.9 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        36,955     5,244      14.2    27,828     2,950      10.6 
Under 18 years................         8,966     1,723      19.2     6,331       867      13.7 
18 to 24 years................         3,557       747      21.0     2,538       436      17.2 
25 to 34 years................         5,524       753      13.6     3,978       415      10.4 
35 to 44 years................         5,962       631      10.6     4,513       371       8.2 
45 to 54 years................         4,847       389       8.0     3,772       211       5.6 
55 to 59 years................         1,821       201      11.1     1,438       133       9.2 
60 to 64 years................         1,424       180      12.6     1,168        98       8.4 
65 years and over.............         4,854       620      12.8     4,088       418      10.2 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,634       290      11.0     2,171       167       7.7 
   75 years and over..........         2,220       330      14.9     1,918       251      13.1 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        71,976     8,990      12.5    54,892     5,182       9.4 
    65 years and over.........         8,557       895      10.5     7,270       591       8.1 
In families...................        60,297     6,517      10.8    45,762     3,541       7.7 
   Householder................        19,399     1,906       9.8    15,171     1,065       7.0 
    Under 65 years............        16,233     1,699      10.5    12,460       935       7.5 
    65 years and over.........         3,167       207       6.5     2,711       130       4.8 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        18,106     3,281      18.1    12,927     1,652      12.8 
     Under 6 years............         6,106     1,289      21.1     4,390       685      15.6 
     6 to 17 years............        12,001     1,991      16.6     8,537       967      11.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         5,651       422       7.5     3,822       188       4.9 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        46,312     2,646       5.7    38,176     1,981       5.2 
   Husbands...................        14,684       717       4.9    12,387       544       4.4 
    Under 65 years............        11,950       580       4.9     9,938       448       4.5 
    65 years and over.........         2,734       137       5.0     2,449        96       3.9 
   Wives......................        14,684       717       4.9    12,352       548       4.4 
    Under 65 years............        12,535       626       5.0    10,435       486       4.7 
    65 years and over.........         2,149        91       4.2     1,918        62       3.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        12,621     1,057       8.4    10,208       778       7.6 
     Under 6 years............         4,386       421       9.6     3,609       347       9.6 
     6 to 17 years............         8,235       636       7.7     6,599       430       6.5 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         3,505       118       3.4     2,679        76       2.9 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....        11,016     3,511      31.9     5,527     1,331      24.1 
   Householder................         3,661     1,067      29.1     2,018       444      22.0 
    Under 65 years............         3,225     1,004      31.1     1,744       413      23.7 
    65 years and over.........           436        63      14.5       274        31      11.4 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         4,629     2,055      44.4     2,133       759      35.6 
     Under 6 years............         1,444       799      55.3       597       287      48.1 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 66
         -- 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............         3,185     1,256      39.4     1,536       472      30.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,816       288      15.8       916        99      10.8 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         2,969       360      12.1     2,059       230      11.1 
   Householder................         1,055       121      11.5       749        70       9.3 
    Under 65 years............           979       118      12.1       687        67       9.7 
    65 years and over.........            76         3       4.2        62         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           857       169      19.8       586       115      19.6 
     Under 6 years............           276        70      25.3       185        50      27.3 
     6 to 17 years............           581        99      17.1       402        64      16.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           330        16       4.8       227        13       5.7 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           268       135      50.2       179        89      49.8 
    Under 18 years............           147        72      48.8        93        46      49.1 
     Under 6 years............            60        36       (B)        29        22       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            86        36      41.5        64        23       (B) 
    18 years and over.........           121        63      51.9        86        43      50.6 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........        11,411     2,338      20.5     8,951     1,551      17.3 
  Male........................         5,524       945      17.1     4,300       612      14.2 
   Under 65 years.............         4,829       813      16.8     3,764       540      14.3 
    Living alone..............         2,382       326      13.7     1,822       188      10.3 
   65 years and over..........           695       132      19.0       536        72      13.4 
    Living alone..............           561        89      15.9       466        61      13.1 
  Female......................         5,887     1,394      23.7     4,652       939      20.2 
   Under 65 years.............         3,997       958      24.0     3,016       631      20.9 
    Living alone..............         2,383       436      18.3     1,734       253      14.6 
   65 years and over..........         1,890       436      23.1     1,636       309      18.9 
    Living alone..............         1,793       410      22.9     1,555       296      19.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 67
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOUTH, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                      
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        14,637     3,470      23.7     9,022     2,049      22.7 
Under 18 years................         4,543     1,523      33.5     2,874       917      31.9 
18 to 24 years................         1,729       433      25.0     1,183       277      23.4 
25 to 34 years................         2,275       432      19.0     1,568       303      19.4 
35 to 44 years................         2,362       346      14.6     1,328       239      18.0 
45 to 54 years................         1,679       245      14.6       828       123      14.8 
55 to 59 years................           514        93      18.0       349        55      15.7 
60 to 64 years................           395       110      27.9       266        36      13.4 
65 years and over.............         1,140       290      25.4       628       100      16.0 
   65 to 74 years.............           679       176      26.0       379        58      15.4 
   75 years and over..........           462       113      24.6       249        42      16.9 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         6,773     1,358      20.0     4,489       937      20.9 
Under 18 years................         2,248       742      33.0     1,500       467      31.1 
18 to 24 years................           820       146      17.8       613       130      21.2 
25 to 34 years................           999       129      12.9       795       129      16.2 
35 to 44 years................         1,096        91       8.3       678       100      14.8 
45 to 54 years................           777        93      11.9       371        57      15.4 
55 to 59 years................           210        32      15.3       148        17      11.5 
60 to 64 years................           168        31      18.6       100         8       8.2 
65 years and over.............           455        93      20.5       285        29      10.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           277        58      21.0       189        21      11.2 
   75 years and over..........           177        35      19.6        96         8       8.5 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         7,864     2,112      26.9     4,532     1,112      24.5 
Under 18 years................         2,294       780      34.0     1,374       450      32.7 
18 to 24 years................           909       287      31.6       570       147      25.8 
25 to 34 years................         1,276       302      23.7       773       175      22.6 
35 to 44 years................         1,266       254      20.1       650       139      21.4 
45 to 54 years................           902       152      16.8       456        66      14.4 
55 to 59 years................           304        61      19.9       201        38      18.7 
60 to 64 years................           227        79      34.8       165        27      16.6 
65 years and over.............           686       197      28.7       343        71      20.7 
   65 to 74 years.............           401       118      29.4       190        37      19.5 
   75 years and over..........           284        79      27.7       153        34      22.2 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        14,637     3,470      23.7     9,022     2,049      22.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,140       290      25.4       628       100      16.0 
In families...................        12,342     2,700      21.9     8,012     1,702      21.2 
   Householder................         3,677       775      21.1     2,224       445      20.0 
    Under 65 years............         3,267       703      21.5     1,986       413      20.8 
    65 years and over.........           410        72      17.6       239        32      13.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         4,465     1,485      33.3     2,817       871      30.9 
     Under 6 years............         1,446       553      38.3     1,096       359      32.8 
     6 to 17 years............         3,019       932      30.9     1,721       512      29.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,614       223      13.8       792       117      14.8 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         6,279       489       7.8     5,723       893      15.6 
   Husbands...................         1,848       131       7.1     1,524       219      14.3 
    Under 65 years............         1,607        94       5.9     1,336       195      14.6 
    65 years and over.........           241        37      15.2       188        24      12.6 
   Wives......................         1,776       127       7.2     1,580       219      13.9 
    Under 65 years............         1,581       102       6.4     1,459       207      14.2 
    65 years and over.........           195        26      13.2       121        12       9.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,828       193      10.5     1,921       401      20.9 
     Under 6 years............           554        48       8.6       786       169      21.5 
     6 to 17 years............         1,274       145      11.4     1,135       232      20.5 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           656        38       5.8       479        40       8.4 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         5,266     2,100      39.9     1,692       682      40.3 
   Householder................         1,579       604      38.2       514       195      38.0 
    Under 65 years............         1,427       571      40.0       470       187      39.7 
    65 years and over.........           152        32      21.2        45         9       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,394     1,242      51.9       728       397      54.5 
     Under 6 years............           817       488      59.7       234       154      65.9 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 68
         -- 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............         1,577       754      47.8       494       243      49.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           858       182      21.2       257        68      26.4 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           798       111      13.9       598       128      21.4 
   Householder................           277        44      16.0       177        31      17.7 
    Under 65 years............           263        44      16.7       163        31      19.2 
    65 years and over.........            15         0       (B)        14         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           242        50      20.8       168        72      43.2 
     Under 6 years............            74        17       (B)        76        36      47.5 
     6 to 17 years............           168        33      19.6        92        36      39.6 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           100         3       2.9        55         9       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......            89        45      50.9        47        38       (B) 
    Under 18 years............            54        26       (B)        28        25       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            31        13       (B)        15        15       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            22        12       (B)        13        10       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            36        20       (B)        19        13       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         2,206       725      32.9       962       309      32.1 
  Male........................         1,095       308      28.1       556       155      27.9 
   Under 65 years.............           948       253      26.7       526       150      28.4 
    Living alone..............           492       130      26.4       183        39      21.5 
   65 years and over..........           147        55      37.3        30         6       (B) 
    Living alone..............            86        25      29.2        25         3       (B) 
  Female......................         1,111       417      37.5       406       153      37.8 
   Under 65 years.............           868       292      33.6       306       105      34.2 
    Living alone..............           600       175      29.1       144        43      29.7 
   65 years and over..........           243       125      51.6       100        49      48.7 
    Living alone..............           226       113      49.9        98        48      49.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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