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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 89
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                             All races                       White             
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
WEST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                           
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        22,236     3,823      17.2    17,605     2,954      16.8 
Under 18 years................         5,814     1,533      26.4     4,531     1,180      26.1 
18 to 24 years................         2,480       554      22.3     2,009       434      21.6 
25 to 34 years................         3,779       610      16.2     3,016       487      16.1 
35 to 44 years................         3,744       451      12.0     2,904       360      12.4 
45 to 54 years................         2,559       249       9.7     2,044       196       9.6 
55 to 59 years................           941       102      10.9       740        65       8.8 
60 to 64 years................           701        61       8.7       544        42       7.8 
65 years and over.............         2,219       263      11.9     1,818       189      10.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,171       127      10.8       929        86       9.3 
   75 years and over..........         1,048       136      13.0       889       103      11.6 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        11,100     1,728      15.6     8,860     1,312      14.8 
Under 18 years................         2,992       770      25.7     2,344       587      25.1 
18 to 24 years................         1,236       234      18.9     1,016       174      17.2 
25 to 34 years................         1,931       248      12.8     1,561       193      12.4 
35 to 44 years................         1,992       222      11.1     1,542       180      11.7 
45 to 54 years................         1,247       107       8.5     1,025        77       7.5 
55 to 59 years................           434        50      11.5       339        28       8.3 
60 to 64 years................           311        15       5.0       251        15       6.2 
65 years and over.............           957        82       8.6       782        57       7.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           527        37       7.1       436        30       6.8 
   75 years and over..........           430        45      10.4       345        27       7.9 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        11,136     2,095      18.8     8,745     1,642      18.8 
Under 18 years................         2,822       763      27.0     2,186       593      27.1 
18 to 24 years................         1,244       320      25.7       993       259      26.1 
25 to 34 years................         1,848       362      19.6     1,455       294      20.2 
35 to 44 years................         1,752       229      13.1     1,362       181      13.3 
45 to 54 years................         1,311       142      10.8     1,019       120      11.7 
55 to 59 years................           507        52      10.3       401        37       9.2 
60 to 64 years................           390        45      11.6       293        27       9.1 
65 years and over.............         1,262       181      14.3     1,036       132      12.7 
   65 to 74 years.............           644        90      13.9       493        57      11.5 
   75 years and over..........           618        91      14.8       544        76      13.9 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        22,236     3,823      17.2    17,605     2,954      16.8 
    65 years and over.........         2,219       263      11.9     1,818       189      10.4 
In families...................        17,263     2,811      16.3    13,475     2,154      16.0 
   Householder................         5,143       723      14.1     4,107       549      13.4 
    Under 65 years............         4,410       644      14.6     3,513       503      14.3 
    65 years and over.........           732        79      10.8       594        47       7.8 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         5,712     1,469      25.7     4,446     1,129      25.4 
     Under 6 years............         2,047       595      29.1     1,646       483      29.3 
     6 to 17 years............         3,665       873      23.8     2,799       646      23.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,608       172      10.7     1,119       106       9.4 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        13,032     1,411      10.8    10,559     1,226      11.6 
   Husbands...................         3,788       321       8.5     3,151       279       8.8 
    Under 65 years............         3,138       266       8.5     2,607       239       9.2 
    65 years and over.........           650        55       8.5       544        40       7.3 
   Wives......................         3,788       321       8.5     3,127       273       8.7 
    Under 65 years............         3,312       275       8.3     2,713       236       8.7 
    65 years and over.........           476        46       9.6       414        37       8.9 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         4,005       662      16.5     3,243       581      17.9 
     Under 6 years............         1,454       259      17.8     1,219       245      20.1 
     6 to 17 years............         2,550       403      15.8     2,023       336      16.6 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         1,006        56       5.5       752        50       6.6 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         3,304     1,248      37.8     2,205       814      36.9 
   Householder................         1,033       353      34.2       726       237      32.7 
    Under 65 years............           949       334      35.2       668       231      34.6 
    65 years and over.........            84        20      23.3        58         6       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,431       729      51.0       970       486      50.1 
     Under 6 years............           491       308      62.7       342       211      61.9 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 90
         -- 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............           940       421      44.8       628       274      43.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           503       103      20.4       286        51      17.8 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............           927       153      16.5       711       114      16.0 
   Householder................           322        49      15.3       239        37      15.4 
    Under 65 years............           287        42      14.6       220        34      15.5 
    65 years and over.........            34         7       (B)        20         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           277        78      28.1       233        62      26.6 
     Under 6 years............           102        28      27.9        85        27      31.3 
     6 to 17 years............           175        49      28.1       148        35      23.9 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            99        14      14.3        81         5       6.5 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           103        45      43.6        96        43      44.4 
    Under 18 years............            55        27       (B)        51        26       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            22        11       (B)        19        10       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            33        16       (B)        33        16       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            48        18       (B)        45        17       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         4,870       967      19.8     4,034       758      18.8 
  Male........................         2,509       440      17.5     2,089       327      15.7 
   Under 65 years.............         2,299       423      18.4     1,905       316      16.6 
    Living alone..............           884       117      13.2       710        79      11.1 
   65 years and over..........           210        16       7.8       184        11       6.0 
    Living alone..............           157        10       6.3       136         8       5.9 
  Female......................         2,361       527      22.3     1,944       430      22.1 
   Under 65 years.............         1,787       423      23.7     1,459       351      24.0 
    Living alone..............           829       128      15.5       645        89      13.7 
   65 years and over..........           574       104      18.2       485        80      16.4 
    Living alone..............           537       102      19.1       452        78      17.2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 91
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1998

                                               Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
WEST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                           
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         1,726       423      24.5     5,936     1,857      31.3 
Under 18 years................           508       153      30.2     2,144       892      41.6 
18 to 24 years................           162        60      36.8       831       249      30.0 
25 to 34 years................           263        59      22.3     1,125       316      28.1 
35 to 44 years................           382        57      14.8       806       195      24.2 
45 to 54 years................           158        21      13.3       501        87      17.4 
55 to 59 years................            90        33      36.9       166        38      22.7 
60 to 64 years................            55        10       (B)       117        17      14.8 
65 years and over.............           109        30      27.4       246        63      25.6 
   65 to 74 years.............            61        14       (B)       167        39      23.2 
   75 years and over..........            49        16       (B)        79        24      30.8 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................           895       216      24.1     3,018       831      27.5 
Under 18 years................           280        80      28.6     1,102       444      40.3 
18 to 24 years................            75        31       (B)       410        94      22.8 
25 to 34 years................           130        24      18.1       598       128      21.3 
35 to 44 years................           230        38      16.4       402        86      21.3 
45 to 54 years................            68        16       (B)       265        34      12.6 
55 to 59 years................            40        18       (B)        74        12       (B) 
60 to 64 years................            19         0       (B)        58         6       (B) 
65 years and over.............            53        10       (B)       108        28      25.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            26         0       (B)        77        17      22.2 
   75 years and over..........            27        10       (B)        32        11       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................           831       207      24.9     2,918     1,026      35.2 
Under 18 years................           228        74      32.2     1,042       448      43.0 
18 to 24 years................            87        29      33.1       420       156      37.0 
25 to 34 years................           132        35      26.5       527       188      35.7 
35 to 44 years................           151        19      12.4       404       109      27.0 
45 to 54 years................            90         5       5.8       236        53      22.7 
55 to 59 years................            50        15       (B)        92        26      28.4 
60 to 64 years................            36        10       (B)        59        11       (B) 
65 years and over.............            56        20       (B)       138        35      25.4 
   65 to 74 years.............            34        14       (B)        90        22      24.0 
   75 years and over..........            22         6       (B)        47        13       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         1,726       423      24.5     5,936     1,857      31.3 
    65 years and over.........           109        30      27.4       246        63      25.6 
In families...................         1,341       319      23.8     5,160     1,587      30.8 
   Householder................           393        94      24.0     1,277       361      28.2 
    Under 65 years............           351        77      21.9     1,191       339      28.4 
    65 years and over.........            43        17       (B)        86        22      25.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           498       146      29.4     2,094       854      40.8 
     Under 6 years............           139        49      35.4       888       386      43.4 
     6 to 17 years............           359        97      27.0     1,205       468      38.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           203        46      22.9       450        84      18.6 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....           611        47       7.7     3,715       981      26.4 
   Husbands...................           174        13       7.4       893       201      22.5 
    Under 65 years............           147         7       4.8       822       184      22.4 
    65 years and over.........            27         6       (B)        71        17       (B) 
   Wives......................           159        12       7.6       881       205      23.3 
    Under 65 years............           146        10       7.0       822       192      23.3 
    65 years and over.........            13         2       (B)        58        14       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           218        17       7.6     1,428       485      34.0 
     Under 6 years............            65         3       (B)       607       214      35.4 
     6 to 17 years............           154        14       9.0       821       270      32.9 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....            41         0       (B)       310        46      14.8 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....           641       234      36.5     1,064       558      52.4 
   Householder................           185        70      37.7       289       141      48.9 
    Under 65 years............           169        63      37.0       277       137      49.4 
    65 years and over.........            16         7       (B)        12         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           255       115      45.0       542       345      63.6 
     Under 6 years............            71        45       (B)       221       160      72.4 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 92
         -- 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............           184        69      37.6       321       185      57.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           153        38      24.6       114        38      33.3 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............            90        38      42.8       382        49      12.7 
   Householder................            37        12       (B)       117        17      14.8 
    Under 65 years............            32         8       (B)       110        14      13.1 
    65 years and over.........             4         4       (B)         7         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            25        15       (B)       123        24      19.5 
     Under 6 years............             4         1       (B)        61        11       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            21        14       (B)        63        13       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...             9         9       (B)        26         0       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......             5         0       (B)        45        30       (B) 
    Under 18 years............             2         0       (B)        26        19       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             2         0       (B)        13         9       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             0         0       (B)        13        10       (B) 
    18 years and over.........             3         0       (B)        19        11       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           380       104      27.2       731       240      32.8 
  Male........................           222        62      27.8       428       106      24.7 
   Under 65 years.............           204        62      30.2       414       101      24.4 
    Living alone..............           102        31      30.8       102        17      16.9 
   65 years and over..........            17         0       (B)        14         5       (B) 
    Living alone..............            15         0       (B)        10         2       (B) 
  Female......................           159        42      26.4       303       134      44.2 
   Under 65 years.............           135        31      23.1       269       123      45.6 
    Living alone..............            95        15      15.6        79        23      29.9 
   65 years and over..........            24        11       (B)        34        12       (B) 
    Living alone..............            24        11       (B)        31        12       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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