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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 69
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOUTH, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                          
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        25,986     4,531      17.4    16,766     2,148      12.8 
Under 18 years................         6,699     1,751      26.1     3,823       719      18.8 
18 to 24 years................         2,974       712      23.9     1,916       420      21.9 
25 to 34 years................         4,187       613      14.7     2,729       310      11.4 
35 to 44 years................         4,053       513      12.7     2,585       259      10.0 
45 to 54 years................         3,005       316      10.5     2,006       132       6.6 
55 to 59 years................         1,164       142      12.2       825        66       8.0 
60 to 64 years................           806        97      12.0       584        34       5.7 
65 years and over.............         3,098       388      12.5     2,300       209       9.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,717       194      11.3     1,215        82       6.7 
   75 years and over..........         1,381       194      14.1     1,084       127      11.7 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        12,464     1,906      15.3     8,229       950      11.5 
Under 18 years................         3,394       884      26.0     1,968       363      18.5 
18 to 24 years................         1,471       300      20.4       967       202      20.9 
25 to 34 years................         2,014       225      11.2     1,401       132       9.4 
35 to 44 years................         2,040       187       9.2     1,317       106       8.1 
45 to 54 years................         1,399       116       8.3       969        56       5.8 
55 to 59 years................           508        48       9.4       380        20       5.4 
60 to 64 years................           354        33       9.3       260        14       5.5 
65 years and over.............         1,283       113       8.8       967        55       5.7 
   65 to 74 years.............           766        80      10.4       552        33       6.1 
   75 years and over..........           517        34       6.5       415        22       5.3 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        13,523     2,625      19.4     8,536     1,198      14.0 
Under 18 years................         3,305       867      26.2     1,855       355      19.2 
18 to 24 years................         1,503       412      27.4       948       218      23.0 
25 to 34 years................         2,173       388      17.9     1,328       178      13.4 
35 to 44 years................         2,013       326      16.2     1,268       153      12.1 
45 to 54 years................         1,606       199      12.4     1,036        76       7.3 
55 to 59 years................           656        94      14.3       445        46      10.3 
60 to 64 years................           453        64      14.1       324        19       5.9 
65 years and over.............         1,815       275      15.1     1,332       153      11.5 
   65 to 74 years.............           951       114      12.0       663        48       7.3 
   75 years and over..........           864       160      18.6       669       105      15.7 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        25,986     4,531      17.4    16,766     2,148      12.8 
    65 years and over.........         3,098       388      12.5     2,300       209       9.1 
In families...................        20,681     3,279      15.9    12,954     1,409      10.9 
   Householder................         6,571       967      14.7     4,308       431      10.0 
    Under 65 years............         5,477       885      16.2     3,524       397      11.3 
    65 years and over.........         1,094        82       7.5       784        34       4.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         6,607     1,708      25.8     3,769       688      18.3 
     Under 6 years............         2,301       696      30.2     1,368       300      21.9 
     6 to 17 years............         4,306     1,012      23.5     2,401       389      16.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,006       214      10.7     1,010        66       6.5 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        14,097     1,093       7.8    10,356       727       7.0 
   Husbands...................         4,442       300       6.8     3,350       198       5.9 
    Under 65 years............         3,570       247       6.9     2,652       173       6.5 
    65 years and over.........           873        53       6.1       699        25       3.6 
   Wives......................         4,442       300       6.8     3,356       201       6.0 
    Under 65 years............         3,760       271       7.2     2,808       184       6.6 
    65 years and over.........           683        29       4.2       548        17       3.1 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         3,881       426      11.0     2,777       287      10.4 
     Under 6 years............         1,394       167      12.0     1,050       137      13.0 
     6 to 17 years............         2,486       259      10.4     1,727       151       8.7 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         1,029        52       5.1       674        25       3.7 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         5,479     2,020      36.9     1,958       591      30.2 
   Householder................         1,729       608      35.2       701       198      28.3 
    Under 65 years............         1,519       583      38.4       613       192      31.4 
    65 years and over.........           211        26      12.2        88         6       6.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,417     1,193      49.3       811       348      43.0 
     Under 6 years............           800       492      61.4       247       138      55.7 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 70
         -- 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............         1,617       701      43.4       564       211      37.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           854       157      18.4       278        37      13.4 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,104       166      15.0       639        91      14.2 
   Householder................           399        59      14.7       242        30      12.5 
    Under 65 years............           366        58      15.9       223        30      13.6 
    65 years and over.........            33         0       (B)        19         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           310        89      28.8       181        52      28.9 
     Under 6 years............           107        37      35.0        71        25       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           203        52      25.5       110        27      24.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           122         4       3.5        57         3       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           110        45      40.8        67        32       (B) 
    Under 18 years............            56        19       (B)        34        15       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            25        11       (B)        13         9       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            31         8       (B)        21         6       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            54        26       (B)        34        17       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         5,195     1,207      23.2     3,745       708      18.9 
  Male........................         2,566       505      19.7     1,848       315      17.1 
   Under 65 years.............         2,271       446      19.7     1,640       285      17.4 
    Living alone..............         1,134       168      14.8       803        75       9.4 
   65 years and over..........           295        58      19.8       208        30      14.5 
    Living alone..............           247        44      17.8       190        30      15.9 
  Female......................         2,630       702      26.7     1,897       392      20.7 
   Under 65 years.............         1,835       501      27.3     1,273       270      21.2 
    Living alone..............         1,091       255      23.3       725       107      14.8 
   65 years and over..........           794       201      25.3       624       122      19.6 
    Living alone..............           763       187      24.6       607       119      19.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 71
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
SOUTH, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                          
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         8,311     2,231      26.8     4,631     1,120      24.2 
Under 18 years................         2,633       965      36.6     1,517       510      33.6 
18 to 24 years................           964       276      28.7       591       142      24.1 
25 to 34 years................         1,244       273      22.0       833       176      21.1 
35 to 44 years................         1,312       235      17.9       673       149      22.2 
45 to 54 years................           918       180      19.6       376        52      13.9 
55 to 59 years................           288        68      23.7       196        25      12.7 
60 to 64 years................           211        60      28.5       117        13      11.2 
65 years and over.............           742       172      23.2       328        53      16.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           457       107      23.5       190        27      14.4 
   75 years and over..........           285        65      22.7       138        26      18.8 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         3,781       884      23.4     2,331       540      23.1 
Under 18 years................         1,299       488      37.6       816       272      33.4 
18 to 24 years................           458        94      20.4       307        79      25.8 
25 to 34 years................           501        79      15.7       426        73      17.2 
35 to 44 years................           642        68      10.7       344        65      19.0 
45 to 54 years................           396        60      15.1       167        24      14.5 
55 to 59 years................           103        24      23.4        84         6       7.5 
60 to 64 years................            94        19      19.8        47         5       (B) 
65 years and over.............           289        53      18.2       140        14       9.6 
   65 to 74 years.............           190        43      22.7        86         7       7.9 
   75 years and over..........            99         9       9.5        54         7       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         4,530     1,347      29.7     2,300       581      25.2 
Under 18 years................         1,334       477      35.7       701       237      33.8 
18 to 24 years................           507       183      36.1       284        63      22.3 
25 to 34 years................           743       195      26.2       407       102      25.1 
35 to 44 years................           670       167      24.9       329        84      25.4 
45 to 54 years................           521       120      23.0       209        28      13.3 
55 to 59 years................           185        44      23.9       112        19      16.6 
60 to 64 years................           118        42      35.5        70         8       (B) 
65 years and over.............           452       119      26.4       188        40      21.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           267        64      24.1       104        21      19.9 
   75 years and over..........           186        55      29.7        84        19      22.9 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         8,311     2,231      26.8     4,631     1,120      24.2 
    65 years and over.........           742       172      23.2       328        53      16.3 
In families...................         6,967     1,760      25.3     4,065       920      22.6 
   Householder................         2,079       514      24.7     1,121       254      22.6 
    Under 65 years............         1,789       466      26.0     1,000       241      24.1 
    65 years and over.........           290        49      16.7       121        12      10.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,595       952      36.7     1,492       489      32.8 
     Under 6 years............           844       370      43.9       583       204      34.9 
     6 to 17 years............         1,751       582      33.2       909       285      31.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           919       145      15.8       380        45      11.8 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         3,178       300       9.4     2,902       469      16.1 
   Husbands...................           952        86       9.1       752       120      16.0 
    Under 65 years............           792        58       7.3       658       110      16.7 
    65 years and over.........           160        28      17.6        94        10      11.1 
   Wives......................           916        83       9.0       785       117      14.9 
    Under 65 years............           793        71       8.9       720       111      15.5 
    65 years and over.........           123        12       9.7        65         5       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           936       108      11.5     1,006       209      20.8 
     Under 6 years............           282        21       7.4       415        89      21.6 
     6 to 17 years............           655        87      13.3       591       119      20.2 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           302        24       7.8       249        17       7.0 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         3,384     1,386      40.9       890       385      43.2 
   Householder................           995       403      40.5       281       114      40.4 
    Under 65 years............           879       383      43.6       253       112      44.2 
    65 years and over.........           116        20      17.2        29         2       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,539       808      52.5       410       240      58.5 
     Under 6 years............           530       337      63.7       135        93      68.9 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 72
         -- 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............         1,009       470      46.6       276       147      53.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           554       120      21.6       111        26      23.3 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           405        75      18.5       273        67      24.4 
   Householder................           149        28      19.1        87        20      22.7 
    Under 65 years............           135        28      20.7        83        20      23.7 
    65 years and over.........            14         0       (B)         4         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           119        37      30.8        75        40      53.5 
     Under 6 years............            32        12       (B)        34        21       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            87        25      28.3        42        19       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            62         1       (B)        20         2       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......            42        13       (B)        23        17       (B) 
    Under 18 years............            22         4       (B)        11         9       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            12         1       (B)         6         6       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            10         2       (B)         5         3       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            20         9       (B)        12         8       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         1,302       458      35.1       543       183      33.8 
  Male........................           640       169      26.4       321       106      33.1 
   Under 65 years.............           561       146      26.0       298       103      34.6 
    Living alone..............           290        87      30.0       114        23      20.2 
   65 years and over..........            79        23      28.7        23         3       (B) 
    Living alone..............            51        11       (B)        21         3       (B) 
  Female......................           662       289      43.6       222        77      34.8 
   Under 65 years.............           498       212      42.6       163        46      28.6 
    Living alone..............           336       142      42.1        97        25      25.6 
   65 years and over..........           164        77      46.8        59        31       (B) 
    Living alone..............           150        67      44.5        59        31       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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