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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 93
         -- 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,                                                                            
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................        31,535     3,604      11.4    27,161     3,139      11.6 
Under 18 years................         9,043     1,590      17.6     7,737     1,376      17.8 
18 to 24 years................         2,945       479      16.3     2,463       416      16.9 
25 to 34 years................         4,417       529      12.0     3,766       449      11.9 
35 to 44 years................         5,405       463       8.6     4,643       423       9.1 
45 to 54 years................         4,043       198       4.9     3,476       165       4.8 
55 to 59 years................         1,498        81       5.4     1,328        67       5.1 
60 to 64 years................         1,028        60       5.8       903        58       6.4 
65 years and over.............         3,155       204       6.5     2,845       184       6.5 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,781       121       6.8     1,601       113       7.1 
   75 years and over..........         1,374        83       6.1     1,244        71       5.7 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................        15,507     1,569      10.1    13,378     1,376      10.3 
Under 18 years................         4,631       792      17.1     3,937       683      17.4 
18 to 24 years................         1,408       170      12.1     1,190       147      12.4 
25 to 34 years................         2,216       201       9.1     1,895       174       9.2 
35 to 44 years................         2,640       180       6.8     2,304       174       7.5 
45 to 54 years................         1,961        81       4.1     1,708        68       4.0 
55 to 59 years................           733        49       6.7       640        42       6.6 
60 to 64 years................           499        18       3.6       428        18       4.2 
65 years and over.............         1,419        77       5.5     1,275        69       5.4 
   65 to 74 years.............           817        42       5.1       744        42       5.6 
   75 years and over..........           602        35       5.9       531        27       5.1 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................        16,028     2,034      12.7    13,783     1,763      12.8 
Under 18 years................         4,412       798      18.1     3,800       693      18.2 
18 to 24 years................         1,537       309      20.1     1,273       269      21.1 
25 to 34 years................         2,201       327      14.9     1,871       274      14.7 
35 to 44 years................         2,766       283      10.2     2,340       250      10.7 
45 to 54 years................         2,082       116       5.6     1,767        98       5.5 
55 to 59 years................           765        32       4.1       688        25       3.7 
60 to 64 years................           529        42       8.0       475        40       8.4 
65 years and over.............         1,736       127       7.3     1,569       115       7.3 
   65 to 74 years.............           964        79       8.2       857        71       8.3 
   75 years and over..........           772        48       6.2       713        44       6.1 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................        31,535     3,604      11.4    27,161     3,139      11.6 
    65 years and over.........         3,155       204       6.5     2,845       184       6.5 
In families...................        27,092     2,911      10.7    23,243     2,528      10.9 
   Householder................         8,173       755       9.2     7,115       659       9.3 
    Under 65 years............         7,033       700      10.0     6,078       608      10.0 
    65 years and over.........         1,140        56       4.9     1,037        50       4.9 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         8,896     1,523      17.1     7,608     1,315      17.3 
     Under 6 years............         2,951       581      19.7     2,516       499      19.8 
     6 to 17 years............         5,945       942      15.8     5,092       816      16.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,390       151       6.3     1,981       122       6.1 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....        21,879     1,541       7.0    19,023     1,385       7.3 
   Husbands...................         6,474       359       5.5     5,726       317       5.5 
    Under 65 years............         5,441       317       5.8     4,786       283       5.9 
    65 years and over.........         1,033        42       4.1       940        34       3.6 
   Wives......................         6,474       359       5.5     5,662       324       5.7 
    Under 65 years............         5,687       335       5.9     4,948       303       6.1 
    65 years and over.........           787        24       3.0       714        21       3.0 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         6,736       705      10.5     5,848       643      11.0 
     Under 6 years............         2,295       290      12.6     1,989       267      13.4 
     6 to 17 years............         4,441       415       9.3     3,859       377       9.8 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         1,699        73       4.3     1,405        57       4.1 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....         3,871     1,209      31.2     3,163       999      31.6 
   Householder................         1,234       354      28.6     1,031       293      28.4 
    Under 65 years............         1,112       336      30.2       922       278      30.2 
    65 years and over.........           122        17      14.3       109        15      13.3 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............         1,708       731      42.8     1,389       598      43.0 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 94
         -- 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............           527       263      49.9       414       207      49.9 
     6 to 17 years............         1,181       468      39.6       974       391      40.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           527        71      13.4       445        57      12.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............         1,342       161      12.0     1,057       145      13.8 
   Householder................           465        43       9.3       371        41      11.0 
    Under 65 years............           433        39       8.9       340        36      10.6 
    65 years and over.........            31         4       (B)        31         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           452        87      19.2       372        74      19.8 
     Under 6 years............           129        28      21.4       112        25      22.4 
     6 to 17 years............           323        59      18.4       259        49      18.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           164         8       4.6       130         8       5.8 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......           180        60      33.5       162        54      33.5 
    Under 18 years............            93        34      36.1        88        30      34.5 
     Under 6 years............            37        21       (B)        37        21       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            56        13       (B)        51         9       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            87        27      30.7        75        24       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........         4,263       633      14.8     3,755       556      14.8 
  Male........................         2,084       281      13.5     1,845       251      13.6 
   Under 65 years.............         1,818       255      14.0     1,589       226      14.2 
    Living alone..............           772        58       7.5       678        47       6.9 
   65 years and over..........           266        25       9.6       256        25      10.0 
    Living alone..............           224        12       5.3       214        12       5.5 
  Female......................         2,178       352      16.2     1,911       305      15.9 
   Under 65 years.............         1,552       284      18.3     1,318       241      18.3 
    Living alone..............           793        87      11.0       692        76      11.1 
   65 years and over..........           626        68      10.8       592        64      10.8 
    Living alone..............           569        64      11.2       536        60      11.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 95
         -- 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,                                                                            
 NOT IN CENTRAL CITIES                                                                         
                                                                                               
Both Sexes                                                                                     
   Total......................         1,095       157      14.3     7,057     1,614      22.9 
Under 18 years................           355        77      21.6     2,723       835      30.7 
18 to 24 years................           122        28      23.1       835       179      21.4 
25 to 34 years................           164        26      15.6     1,166       240      20.6 
35 to 44 years................           180        15       8.2     1,079       212      19.6 
45 to 54 years................           129         5       3.9       633        62       9.8 
55 to 59 years................            31         0       (B)       183        15       8.1 
60 to 64 years................            35         0       (B)       120        12       9.6 
65 years and over.............            80         6       8.0       318        60      18.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            42         2       (B)       207        46      22.2 
   75 years and over..........            38         5       (B)       111        14      12.8 
                                                                                               
Male                                                                                           
   Total......................           520        52      10.1     3,562       764      21.4 
Under 18 years................           189        39      20.7     1,374       417      30.3 
18 to 24 years................            50         5       (B)       443        85      19.2 
25 to 34 years................            86         6       7.5       585       104      17.8 
35 to 44 years................            69         0       (B)       548       100      18.2 
45 to 54 years................            51         0       (B)       317        25       7.8 
55 to 59 years................            21         0       (B)        83         8      10.0 
60 to 64 years................            17         0       (B)        64         3       (B) 
65 years and over.............            37         1       (B)       147        22      15.1 
   65 to 74 years.............            21         0       (B)        86        13      14.8 
   75 years and over..........            16         1       (B)        61         9       (B) 
                                                                                               
Female                                                                                         
   Total......................           575       104      18.2     3,495       850      24.3 
Under 18 years................           166        38      22.7     1,350       418      31.0 
18 to 24 years................            72        23       (B)       391        94      24.0 
25 to 34 years................            78        19      24.5       581       136      23.4 
35 to 44 years................           111        15      13.4       531       112      21.0 
45 to 54 years................            78         5       6.4       315        37      11.8 
55 to 59 years................            10         0       (B)       100         7       6.5 
60 to 64 years................            17         0       (B)        56         9       (B) 
65 years and over.............            43         5       (B)       171        38      22.2 
   65 to 74 years.............            21         2       (B)       120        33      27.5 
   75 years and over..........            22         3       (B)        51         5       (B) 
                                                                                               
Household Relationship                                                                         
                                                                                               
   Total......................         1,095       157      14.3     7,057     1,614      22.9 
    65 years and over.........            80         6       8.0       318        60      18.9 
In families...................           920       133      14.5     6,503     1,418      21.8 
   Householder................           277        42      15.2     1,562       314      20.1 
    Under 65 years............           247        40      16.2     1,438       298      20.7 
    65 years and over.........            29         2       (B)       123        17      13.4 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           354        77      21.7     2,668       799      29.9 
     Under 6 years............           122        35      28.7       954       332      34.8 
     6 to 17 years............           232        42      18.0     1,714       467      27.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            84         9      10.5       640        64      10.0 
                                                                                               
In married-couple families....           507         6       1.2     4,949       802      16.2 
   Husbands...................           152         3       1.9     1,138       163      14.3 
    Under 65 years............           125         1       1.1     1,044       152      14.5 
    65 years and over.........            27         1       (B)        94        11      12.1 
   Wives......................           142         1       1.0     1,167       161      13.8 
    Under 65 years............           125         1       1.1     1,104       152      13.7 
    65 years and over.........            17         0       (B)        63         9       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           156         2       1.3     1,939       405      20.9 
     Under 6 years............            45         1       (B)       699       167      23.9 
     6 to 17 years............           111         1       0.9     1,240       238      19.2 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....            46         0       (B)       460        38       8.2 
                                                                                               
In families with female house-                                                                 
holder, no spouse present.....           345       127      36.7     1,163       512      44.0 
   Householder................           108        41      37.8       304       125      41.3 
    Under 65 years............           103        39      37.6       285       121      42.4 
    65 years and over.........             4         2       (B)        18         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............           172        75      43.4       589       335      56.8 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                 96
         -- 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............            70        34       (B)       201       140      69.6 
     6 to 17 years............           103        41      39.6       389       195      50.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            29         9       (B)       143        22      15.7 
                                                                                               
In families with male householder,                                                             
no spouse present.............            67         0       (B)       391       104      26.6 
   Householder................            28         0       (B)       114        27      23.3 
    Under 65 years............            28         0       (B)       102        25      25.0 
    65 years and over.........             0         0       (B)        12         1       (B) 
   Related children                                                                            
    Under 18 years............            26         0       (B)       140        59      42.4 
     Under 6 years............             7         0       (B)        54        25       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            18         0       (B)        86        34      39.5 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            10         0       (B)        38         4       (B) 
                                                                                               
In unrelated subfamilies......             1         0       (B)        68        40       (B) 
    Under 18 years............             1         0       (B)        39        26       (B) 
     Under 6 years............             0         0       (B)        20        16       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             1         0       (B)        20        10       (B) 
    18 years and over.........             0         0       (B)        29        14       (B) 
                                                                                               
Unrelated individuals.........           174        24      13.7       485       156      32.2 
  Male........................            84         9      10.5       303        93      30.6 
   Under 65 years.............            81         9      10.9       276        83      30.0 
    Living alone..............            22         0       (B)        78        16      20.5 
   65 years and over..........             3         0       (B)        27        10       (B) 
    Living alone..............             3         0       (B)        18         6       (B) 
  Female......................            90        15      16.7       182        64      34.9 
   Under 65 years.............            78        12      15.2       146        49      33.8 
    Living alone..............            48         7       (B)        45         8       (B) 
   65 years and over..........            12         3       (B)        36        14       (B) 
    Living alone..............            11         3       (B)        31        14       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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