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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 73
         -- 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,                                                                           
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        45,990     4,459       9.7    38,126     3,033       8.0 
Under 18 years................        11,643     1,662      14.3     9,256     1,022      11.0 
18 to 24 years................         4,264       566      13.3     3,369       386      11.5 
25 to 34 years................         6,435       604       9.4     5,112       415       8.1 
35 to 44 years................         7,739       462       6.0     6,481       342       5.3 
45 to 54 years................         6,345       330       5.2     5,373       241       4.5 
55 to 59 years................         2,255       158       7.0     1,931       126       6.5 
60 to 64 years................         1,850       170       9.2     1,634       119       7.3 
65 years and over.............         5,459       507       9.3     4,970       382       7.7 
   65 to 74 years.............         3,187       273       8.6     2,896       197       6.8 
   75 years and over..........         2,272       234      10.3     2,074       185       8.9 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        22,557     1,840       8.2    18,835     1,282       6.8 
Under 18 years................         5,982       806      13.5     4,780       510      10.7 
18 to 24 years................         2,211       230      10.4     1,779       168       9.4 
25 to 34 years................         3,084       240       7.8     2,462       178       7.2 
35 to 44 years................         3,790       157       4.1     3,236       124       3.8 
45 to 54 years................         3,104       141       4.5     2,637       106       4.0 
55 to 59 years................         1,090        50       4.6       938        39       4.2 
60 to 64 years................           878        54       6.2       789        40       5.1 
65 years and over.............         2,419       162       6.7     2,214       117       5.3 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,504        98       6.5     1,389        78       5.6 
   75 years and over..........           916        64       7.0       825        39       4.7 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        23,433     2,619      11.2    19,291     1,751       9.1 
Under 18 years................         5,661       856      15.1     4,476       512      11.4 
18 to 24 years................         2,054       335      16.3     1,590       218      13.7 
25 to 34 years................         3,351       364      10.9     2,650       237       8.9 
35 to 44 years................         3,949       305       7.7     3,245       218       6.7 
45 to 54 years................         3,241       189       5.8     2,736       136       5.0 
55 to 59 years................         1,165       108       9.2       993        87       8.7 
60 to 64 years................           972       116      12.0       845        79       9.4 
65 years and over.............         3,039       345      11.4     2,756       265       9.6 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,683       175      10.4     1,507       119       7.9 
   75 years and over..........         1,356       170      12.5     1,249       146      11.7 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        45,990     4,459       9.7    38,126     3,033       8.0 
    65 years and over.........         5,459       507       9.3     4,970       382       7.7 
In families...................        39,616     3,238       8.2    32,808     2,133       6.5 
   Householder................        12,829       939       7.3    10,863       634       5.8 
    Under 65 years............        10,756       814       7.6     8,936       537       6.0 
    65 years and over.........         2,073       124       6.0     1,928        96       5.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        11,499     1,573      13.7     9,158       963      10.5 
     Under 6 years............         3,804       594      15.6     3,022       385      12.7 
     6 to 17 years............         7,695       979      12.7     6,136       578       9.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         3,645       208       5.7     2,812       123       4.4 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        32,215     1,553       4.8    27,820     1,254       4.5 
   Husbands...................        10,241       417       4.1     9,037       347       3.8 
    Under 65 years............         8,380       333       4.0     7,287       275       3.8 
    65 years and over.........         1,861        84       4.5     1,750        71       4.1 
   Wives......................        10,241       417       4.1     8,996       347       3.9 
    Under 65 years............         8,775       355       4.0     7,626       301       4.0 
    65 years and over.........         1,466        62       4.2     1,370        45       3.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         8,740       631       7.2     7,431       490       6.6 
     Under 6 years............         2,991       254       8.5     2,559       211       8.2 
     6 to 17 years............         5,749       377       6.6     4,872       279       5.7 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         2,476        66       2.6     2,005        51       2.6 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         5,536     1,491      26.9     3,569       740      20.7 
   Householder................         1,932       459      23.7     1,318       246      18.7 
    Under 65 years............         1,706       421      24.7     1,131       221      19.5 
    65 years and over.........           225        38      16.7       187        25      13.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         2,212       862      39.0     1,322       411      31.1 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 74
         -- 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............           644       307      47.7       349       150      42.8 
     6 to 17 years............         1,568       555      35.4       972       261      26.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           961       130      13.6       637        62       9.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,865       194      10.4     1,420       139       9.8 
   Householder................           656        63       9.6       507        39       7.8 
    Under 65 years............           612        60       9.8       464        37       7.9 
    65 years and over.........            43         3       (B)        43         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           547        80      14.6       405        62      15.4 
     Under 6 years............           169        32      19.1       114        25      22.1 
     6 to 17 years............           378        48      12.6       292        37      12.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           207        12       5.6       170        10       5.8 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           158        90      56.7       112        57      51.0 
    Under 18 years............            91        53      58.2        59        31       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            36        25       (B)        16        13       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            55        28       (B)        43        18       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            67        37       (B)        52        26       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         6,216     1,131      18.2     5,207       843      16.2 
  Male........................         2,958       440      14.9     2,452       296      12.1 
   Under 65 years.............         2,559       367      14.3     2,124       255      12.0 
    Living alone..............         1,248       158      12.7     1,019       113      11.0 
   65 years and over..........           400        73      18.4       328        41      12.6 
    Living alone..............           314        45      14.3       275        31      11.2 
  Female......................         3,258       691      21.2     2,755       547      19.9 
   Under 65 years.............         2,162       457      21.1     1,743       361      20.7 
    Living alone..............         1,291       182      14.1     1,009       146      14.5 
   65 years and over..........         1,096       235      21.4     1,012       186      18.4 
    Living alone..............         1,030       223      21.7       948       177      18.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 75
         -- 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,                                                                           
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         6,326     1,239      19.6     4,390       929      21.2 
Under 18 years................         1,910       558      29.2     1,357       407      30.0 
18 to 24 years................           765       157      20.5       592       134      22.7 
25 to 34 years................         1,031       158      15.3       735       128      17.4 
35 to 44 years................         1,050       110      10.5       655        90      13.7 
45 to 54 years................           761        65       8.5       452        71      15.6 
55 to 59 years................           226        24      10.8       152        30      19.5 
60 to 64 years................           184        50      27.1       149        22      15.1 
65 years and over.............           399       118      29.6       299        47      15.6 
   65 to 74 years.............           222        69      31.1       188        31      16.3 
   75 years and over..........           177        49      27.6       111        16      14.5 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         2,992       474      15.8     2,158       397      18.4 
Under 18 years................           949       254      26.8       683       195      28.5 
18 to 24 years................           362        52      14.4       306        51      16.6 
25 to 34 years................           498        51      10.2       369        55      15.0 
35 to 44 years................           454        23       5.0       334        35      10.4 
45 to 54 years................           381        33       8.7       205        33      16.0 
55 to 59 years................           107         8       7.5        63        11       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            75        13       (B)        54         3       (B) 
65 years and over.............           166        40      24.4       144        16      10.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            87        15      17.4       102        14      14.0 
   75 years and over..........            78        25      32.2        42         1       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         3,334       766      23.0     2,232       531      23.8 
Under 18 years................           961       304      31.6       673       212      31.5 
18 to 24 years................           403       104      25.9       286        84      29.2 
25 to 34 years................           533       107      20.2       366        72      19.8 
35 to 44 years................           595        87      14.7       321        55      17.2 
45 to 54 years................           381        32       8.3       247        38      15.3 
55 to 59 years................           120        16      13.7        89        19      21.4 
60 to 64 years................           109        37      34.0        95        20      20.7 
65 years and over.............           233        77      33.2       155        31      20.1 
   65 to 74 years.............           135        54      40.1        86        16      19.0 
   75 years and over..........            99        23      23.8        69        15       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         6,326     1,239      19.6     4,390       929      21.2 
    65 years and over.........           399       118      29.6       299        47      15.6 
In families...................         5,376       939      17.5     3,947       782      19.8 
   Householder................         1,598       261      16.3     1,103       192      17.4 
    Under 65 years............         1,477       237      16.1       986       172      17.4 
    65 years and over.........           120        24      19.5       118        20      16.9 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,870       533      28.5     1,325       382      28.8 
     Under 6 years............           602       183      30.4       513       155      30.3 
     6 to 17 years............         1,268       350      27.6       812       226      27.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           695        78      11.2       412        72      17.5 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         3,100       189       6.1     2,821       424      15.0 
   Husbands...................           896        45       5.0       772        98      12.7 
    Under 65 years............           815        36       4.5       678        85      12.6 
    65 years and over.........            81         8      10.5        94        13      14.0 
   Wives......................           860        45       5.2       796       103      12.9 
    Under 65 years............           788        31       3.9       739        96      13.0 
    65 years and over.........            72        14       (B)        57         6       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           892        85       9.5       915       193      21.0 
     Under 6 years............           273        27       9.9       371        80      21.4 
     6 to 17 years............           619        58       9.4       544       113      20.8 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           354        14       4.0       230        23       9.9 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         1,882       715      38.0       801       297      37.0 
   Householder................           584       200      34.3       233        82      35.1 
    Under 65 years............           548       188      34.3       217        75      34.6 
    65 years and over.........            36        12       (B)        16         7       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           855       434      50.8       318       157      49.5 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 76
         -- 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............           288       151      52.5        99        61      61.7 
     6 to 17 years............           568       283      49.9       219        96      43.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           304        62      20.4       146        42      28.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           393        36       9.1       325        61      18.9 
   Householder................           128        16      12.4        90        12      13.0 
    Under 65 years............           128        16      12.4        80        12      14.6 
    65 years and over.........             0         0       (B)        10         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           122        14      11.1        93        32      34.8 
     Under 6 years............            41         5       (B)        42        15       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            81         8      10.4        50        17       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            38         2       (B)        35         7       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......            47        33       (B)        24        21       (B) 
    Under 18 years............            32        22       (B)        17        16       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            20        12       (B)         9         9       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            12        10       (B)         8         7       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            15        11       (B)         7         6       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           904       267      29.6       419       125      29.9 
  Male........................           455       139      30.6       235        49      20.9 
   Under 65 years.............           387       107      27.6       228        47      20.4 
    Living alone..............           202        43      21.3        69        16       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            68        32       (B)         7         2       (B) 
    Living alone..............            34        14       (B)         3         0       (B) 
  Female......................           448       128      28.5       184        76      41.3 
   Under 65 years.............           370        80      21.5       144        58      40.5 
    Living alone..............           264        33      12.6        47        18       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            79        48      61.4        41        18       (B) 
    Living alone..............            77        46      60.4        38        17       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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