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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 85
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
WEST, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                       
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        53,771     7,427      13.8    44,765     6,093      13.6 
Under 18 years................        14,857     3,123      21.0    12,268     2,556      20.8 
18 to 24 years................         5,425     1,033      19.0     4,472       850      19.0 
25 to 34 years................         8,196     1,139      13.9     6,782       936      13.8 
35 to 44 years................         9,149       914      10.0     7,547       784      10.4 
45 to 54 years................         6,602       447       6.8     5,520       362       6.6 
55 to 59 years................         2,439       183       7.5     2,068       132       6.4 
60 to 64 years................         1,729       121       7.0     1,446       100       6.9 
65 years and over.............         5,374       467       8.7     4,662       373       8.0 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,952       248       8.4     2,530       200       7.9 
   75 years and over..........         2,422       219       9.1     2,132       174       8.1 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        26,607     3,298      12.4    22,237     2,687      12.1 
Under 18 years................         7,622     1,562      20.5     6,281     1,271      20.2 
18 to 24 years................         2,644       404      15.3     2,206       322      14.6 
25 to 34 years................         4,147       449      10.8     3,456       368      10.6 
35 to 44 years................         4,631       402       8.7     3,846       353       9.2 
45 to 54 years................         3,208       188       5.9     2,734       144       5.3 
55 to 59 years................         1,168        99       8.5       979        70       7.2 
60 to 64 years................           811        33       4.1       679        33       4.9 
65 years and over.............         2,375       160       6.7     2,057       126       6.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,344        79       5.9     1,181        72       6.1 
   75 years and over..........         1,032        80       7.8       876        54       6.2 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        27,164     4,129      15.2    22,528     3,405      15.1 
Under 18 years................         7,234     1,561      21.6     5,987     1,286      21.5 
18 to 24 years................         2,781       629      22.6     2,266       528      23.3 
25 to 34 years................         4,049       690      17.0     3,326       568      17.1 
35 to 44 years................         4,518       512      11.3     3,701       430      11.6 
45 to 54 years................         3,394       259       7.6     2,786       217       7.8 
55 to 59 years................         1,272        84       6.6     1,089        62       5.7 
60 to 64 years................           918        87       9.5       768        67       8.7 
65 years and over.............         2,999       307      10.3     2,606       247       9.5 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,608       168      10.5     1,349       128       9.5 
   75 years and over..........         1,390       139      10.0     1,256       119       9.5 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        53,771     7,427      13.8    44,765     6,093      13.6 
    65 years and over.........         5,374       467       8.7     4,662       373       8.0 
In families...................        44,355     5,722      12.9    36,718     4,682      12.8 
   Householder................        13,315     1,479      11.1    11,222     1,208      10.8 
    Under 65 years............        11,443     1,343      11.7     9,591     1,111      11.6 
    65 years and over.........         1,872       135       7.2     1,631        97       5.9 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        14,608     2,991      20.5    12,053     2,444      20.3 
     Under 6 years............         4,998     1,176      23.5     4,162       982      23.6 
     6 to 17 years............         9,610     1,815      18.9     7,891     1,462      18.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         3,998       324       8.1     3,100       227       7.3 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        34,911     2,952       8.5    29,582     2,610       8.8 
   Husbands...................        10,262       679       6.6     8,877       595       6.7 
    Under 65 years............         8,579       582       6.8     7,393       522       7.1 
    65 years and over.........         1,683        97       5.8     1,484        74       5.0 
   Wives......................        10,262       679       6.6     8,789       598       6.8 
    Under 65 years............         8,999       610       6.8     7,661       539       7.0 
    65 years and over.........         1,263        69       5.5     1,128        58       5.1 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............        10,741     1,367      12.7     9,090     1,225      13.5 
     Under 6 years............         3,749       549      14.6     3,208       512      16.0 
     6 to 17 years............         6,991       818      11.7     5,882       713      12.1 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         2,705       129       4.8     2,157       107       5.0 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         7,175     2,457      34.2     5,368     1,813      33.8 
   Householder................         2,267       707      31.2     1,757       530      30.2 
    Under 65 years............         2,061       670      32.5     1,590       509      32.0 
    65 years and over.........           206        37      18.0       167        21      12.5 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         3,139     1,460      46.5     2,358     1,083      45.9 
     Under 6 years............         1,018       571      56.1       756       418      55.3 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 86
         -- 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............         2,121       889      41.9     1,602       665      41.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,031       173      16.8       731       107      14.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         2,269       314      13.8     1,768       259      14.7 
   Householder................           786        92      11.7       610        78      12.7 
    Under 65 years............           720        81      11.2       560        70      12.6 
    65 years and over.........            66        12       (B)        50         7       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           728       165      22.6       605       136      22.4 
     Under 6 years............           231        56      24.3       197        52      26.2 
     6 to 17 years............           498       109      21.8       407        84      20.6 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           262        22       8.2       212        13       6.1 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           283       105      37.2       258        97      37.5 
    Under 18 years............           148        61      40.9       139        56      40.3 
     Under 6 years............            59        32       (B)        55        31       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            89        29      32.3        84        26      30.4 
    18 years and over.........           135        45      33.0       119        41      34.3 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         9,133     1,599      17.5     7,789     1,313      16.9 
  Male........................         4,593       720      15.7     3,934       579      14.7 
   Under 65 years.............         4,117       678      16.5     3,494       542      15.5 
    Living alone..............         1,656       174      10.5     1,389       126       9.1 
   65 years and over..........           476        42       8.8       440        37       8.3 
    Living alone..............           381        22       5.7       350        20       5.7 
  Female......................         4,540       879      19.4     3,855       735      19.1 
   Under 65 years.............         3,339       707      21.2     2,778       591      21.3 
    Living alone..............         1,622       216      13.3     1,336       165      12.3 
   65 years and over..........         1,200       172      14.3     1,078       143      13.3 
    Living alone..............         1,105       166      15.0       988       137      13.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 87
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
WEST, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                       
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         2,821       579      20.5    12,993     3,471      26.7 
Under 18 years................           862       230      26.7     4,867     1,727      35.5 
18 to 24 years................           284        88      30.9     1,666       428      25.7 
25 to 34 years................           426        84      19.8     2,292       556      24.3 
35 to 44 years................           562        71      12.7     1,885       406      21.6 
45 to 54 years................           287        26       9.1     1,134       149      13.2 
55 to 59 years................           121        33      27.5       349        53      15.1 
60 to 64 years................            90        10      11.3       237        29      12.2 
65 years and over.............           189        36      19.2       564       123      21.8 
   65 to 74 years.............           103        15      14.9       374        85      22.6 
   75 years and over..........            87        21      24.3       190        39      20.3 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................         1,415       268      18.9     6,580     1,594      24.2 
Under 18 years................           468       119      25.4     2,476       861      34.8 
18 to 24 years................           125        36      28.9       854       179      20.9 
25 to 34 years................           216        30      13.9     1,183       232      19.6 
35 to 44 years................           300        38      12.6       950       185      19.5 
45 to 54 years................           119        16      13.3       583        58      10.0 
55 to 59 years................            61        18       (B)       157        20      12.7 
60 to 64 years................            36         0       (B)       122         9       7.3 
65 years and over.............            90        12      12.8       255        50      19.7 
   65 to 74 years.............            47         0       (B)       163        30      18.3 
   75 years and over..........            43        12       (B)        92        20      22.1 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................         1,406       311      22.1     6,413     1,877      29.3 
Under 18 years................           394       111      28.2     2,391       866      36.2 
18 to 24 years................           159        52      32.5       812       250      30.8 
25 to 34 years................           211        54      25.7     1,108       324      29.2 
35 to 44 years................           262        34      12.8       935       221      23.6 
45 to 54 years................           168        10       6.1       551        91      16.5 
55 to 59 years................            60        15       (B)       192        33      17.0 
60 to 64 years................            53        10       (B)       115        20      17.4 
65 years and over.............            99        25      25.1       309        73      23.6 
   65 to 74 years.............            55        15       (B)       211        55      26.0 
   75 years and over..........            44        10       (B)        98        18      18.6 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         2,821       579      20.5    12,993     3,471      26.7 
    65 years and over.........           189        36      19.2       564       123      21.8 
In families...................         2,261       452      20.0    11,663     3,004      25.8 
   Householder................           670       136      20.3     2,839       675      23.8 
    Under 65 years............           598       117      19.6     2,630       637      24.2 
    65 years and over.........            72        19       (B)       209        38      18.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           852       223      26.2     4,762     1,653      34.7 
     Under 6 years............           261        84      32.3     1,842       717      38.9 
     6 to 17 years............           591       139      23.5     2,920       936      32.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           288        55      19.2     1,090       148      13.6 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....         1,118        53       4.7     8,664     1,782      20.6 
   Husbands...................           326        16       4.8     2,031       364      17.9 
    Under 65 years............           272         8       3.1     1,866       336      18.0 
    65 years and over.........            54         7       (B)       165        28      17.1 
   Wives......................           301        13       4.5     2,048       366      17.9 
    Under 65 years............           271        12       4.3     1,926       343      17.8 
    65 years and over.........            30         2       (B)       122        23      18.6 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           374        19       4.9     3,367       890      26.4 
     Under 6 years............           109         4       3.4     1,306       381      29.2 
     6 to 17 years............           265        15       5.6     2,061       509      24.7 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....            87         0       0.0       770        83      10.8 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....           986       361      36.6     2,226     1,069      48.0 
   Householder................           293       110      37.7       592       266      45.0 
    Under 65 years............           273       101      37.2       562       258      45.9 
    65 years and over.........            20         9       (B)        31         9       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           427       189      44.3     1,132       679      60.0 
     Under 6 years............           140        79      56.5       422       300      71.1 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 88
         -- 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............           287       110      38.3       710       380      53.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           182        47      25.6       257        60      23.5 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           157        38      24.5       773       153      19.8 
   Householder................            64        12       (B)       231        44      19.0 
    Under 65 years............            60         8       (B)       212        40      18.8 
    65 years and over.........             4         4       (B)        19         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            50        15       (B)       263        83      31.6 
     Under 6 years............            11         1       (B)       114        36      31.7 
     6 to 17 years............            39        14       (B)       149        47      31.6 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            19         9       (B)        63         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......             6         0       (B)       114        70      62.0 
    Under 18 years............             3         0       (B)        65        45       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             2         0       (B)        33        24       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             1         0       (B)        33        21       (B) 
    18 years and over.........             3         0       (B)        48        25       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           554       127      23.0     1,216       396      32.6 
  Male........................           306        70      23.0       731       198      27.1 
   Under 65 years.............           286        70      24.7       690       184      26.7 
    Living alone..............           125        31      25.2       180        33      18.5 
   65 years and over..........            20         0       (B)        41        15       (B) 
    Living alone..............            18         0       (B)        28         8       (B) 
  Female......................           248        57      22.9       485       198      40.7 
   Under 65 years.............           213        43      20.2       415       172      41.4 
    Living alone..............           143        22      15.5       124        32      25.7 
   65 years and over..........            36        14       (B)        71        26       (B) 
    Living alone..............            35        14       (B)        62        26       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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