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Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           1
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
                                                                                 
ALL  RACES                                                                       
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................      7,186       338       360       744 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      1,558       102       134       194 
      One or more......................      5,628       235       226       550 
        One............................      1,858       115        66       214 
        Two or more....................      3,770       121       160       336 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................      2,879       169       196       366 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      1,057        72       106       148 
      One or more......................      1,822        96        90       218 
        One............................        459        48        23        61 
        Two or more....................      1,363        49        67       158 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................      3,831       147       141       321 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        375        26        21        37 
      One or more......................      3,456       121       121       284 
        One............................      1,237        59        38       140 
        Two or more....................      2,219        61        83       144 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............        247         8         9        26 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................      8,478       747       702     1,412 
    Male...............................      3,465       256       221       506 
    Female.............................      5,013       491       482       907 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           2
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
ALL  RACES                                                                       
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................     64,365       319       382       791 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................     32,725       127       110       332 
      One or more......................     31,640       192       271       459 
        One............................     13,668        89       127       197 
        Two or more....................     17,972       103       144       262 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................     51,900       149       170       375 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................     27,495        87        65       211 
      One or more......................     24,404        62       104       164 
        One............................      9,617        22        27        57 
        Two or more....................     14,787        40        78       108 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............             8,965       155       189       357 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      3,486        32        35       103 
      One or more......................      5,479       123       154       254 
        One............................      2,983        63        90       115 
        Two or more....................      2,496        59        63       139 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............       275         3        14        11 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................    34,061       510       687     1,558 
    Male...............................     16,929       151       287       559 
    Female.............................     17,132       358       400       999 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           3
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $2,000    $3,000    $4,000    $5,000 
                                                to        to        to        to 
                                            $2,999    $3,999    $4,999    $5,999 
                                                                                 
ALL  RACES                                                                       
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................        559       590       541       577 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        143       169       140       133 
      One or more......................        416       422       401       444 
        One............................        184       166       158       196 
        Two or more....................        232       256       243       248 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................        243       219       195       200 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        102        82        76        72 
      One or more......................        141       137       119       128 
        One............................         55        31        27        31 
        Two or more....................         86       105        92        97 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................        269       322       300       354 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         32        70        40        53 
      One or more......................        237       251       260       301 
        One............................        102       111       122       155 
        Two or more....................        135       140       138       146 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............          8         8        27         8 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................      1,262       691       488       437 
    Male...............................        477       330       216       143 
    Female.............................        785       360       272       294 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           4
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $2,000    $3,000    $4,000    $5,000 
                                                to        to        to        to 
                                            $2,999    $3,999    $4,999    $5,999 
ALL  RACES                                                                       
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................        764       818       847       827 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        318       357       402       399 
      One or more......................        446       461       445       427 
        One............................        170       207       191       176 
        Two or more....................        277       254       254       252 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................        434       461       487       545 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        231       246       282       317 
      One or more......................        203       215       205       228 
        One............................         68        54        72        76 
        Two or more....................        135       160       133       152 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............               292       286       295       214 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         75        87       100        57 
      One or more......................        218       199       195       157 
        One............................         87       121        92        80 
        Two or more....................        131        78       103        77 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............         2        14         7         7 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................     1,322     1,210     1,206     1,089 
    Male...............................        398       435       485       416 
    Female.............................        925       775       721       673 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           5
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
                                                                       
ALL  RACES                                                             
Below Poverty Level                                                    
                                                                       
All families...........................        480       468     2,528 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         76        84       382 
      One or more......................        404       384     2,146 
        One............................        153       152       454 
        Two or more....................        251       232     1,692 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................        180       197       914 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         52        60       287 
      One or more......................        128       137       628 
        One............................         36        41       107 
        Two or more....................         92        96       521 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present......................        269       252     1,457 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         18        21        57 
      One or more......................        251       231     1,399 
        One............................        107       100       302 
        Two or more....................        143       131     1,097 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies..............         13        19       122 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals..................        362       599     1,778 
    Male...............................        149       259       909 
    Female.............................        213       340       869 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           6
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
ALL  RACES                                                             
                                                                       
Above the Poverty Level                                                
                                                                       
All families...........................        899       912    57,806 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................        394       456    29,829 
      One or more......................        505       456    27,977 
        One............................        220       193    12,099 
        Two or more....................        285       263    15,877 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................        570       619    48,091 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................        298       386    25,373 
      One or more......................        272       232    22,718 
        One............................         95        80     9,067 
        Two or more....................        177       153    13,651 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present...............               262       239     6,674 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         72        53     2,872 
      One or more......................        190       187     3,803 
        One............................         90        94     2,151 
        Two or more....................        101        93     1,651 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies...............        15         8       194 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals...................     1,221       938    24,320 
    Male...............................        566       396    13,235 
    Female.............................        655       542    11,084 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           7
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                            Deficit or   
                                           Mean deficit   Median deficit   surplus per   
                                            or surplus     or surplus     family member  
                                                   Stand          Stand-          Stand- 
                                                     ard             ard             ard 
                                           Value   error   Value   error   Value   error 
                                                                                         
ALL  RACES                                                                               
Below Poverty Level                                                                      
                                                                                         
All families...........................    6,620      90   5,798     115   1,875      39 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    5,043     145   4,260     221   2,225     107 
      One or more......................    7,056     105   6,296     145   1,818      41 
        One............................    5,456     135   5,132     177   2,111      88 
        Two or more....................    7,845     138   7,166     206   1,736      46 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................    6,229     146   5,258     210   1,633      54 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    5,072     182   4,243     332   2,359     142 
      One or more......................    6,900     201   5,853     261   1,443      59 
        One............................    5,233     309   4,444     605   1,556     132 
        Two or more....................    7,462     244   6,292     313   1,419      65 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present......................    6,971     120   6,230     180   2,069      57 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    4,724     257   4,041     306   1,853     171 
      One or more......................    7,215     128   6,612     184   2,086      59 
        One............................    5,510     153   5,296     178   2,376     121 
        Two or more....................    8,165     172   7,908     267   1,995      67 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies..............    7,441     435   7,910     682   2,932     320 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals..................    4,120      51   3,167     104   4,120     115 
    Male...............................    4,549      81   3,828     140   4,549     199 
    Female.............................    3,823      65   2,799      71   3,823     142 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           8
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                            Deficit or   
                                           Mean deficit   Median deficit   surplus per   
                                            or surplus     or surplus     family member  
                                                   Stand          Stand-          Stand- 
                                                     ard             ard             ard 
                                           Value   error   Value   error   Value   error 
ALL  RACES                                                                               
                                                                                         
Above the Poverty Level                                                                  
                                                                                         
All families...........................   51,625     412  37,368     251  16,461     206 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   53,827     610  38,643     346  22,748     337 
      One or more......................   49,348     551  35,996     366  12,549     187 
        One............................   48,780     802  36,332     539  15,462     317 
        Two or more....................   49,780     755  35,725     498  11,004     207 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................   57,208     488  42,388     310  17,880     227 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   57,295     694  41,584     453  24,547     385 
      One or more......................   57,111     681  43,184     423  13,680     216 
        One............................   59,550   1,066  46,465     629  17,422     395 
        Two or more....................   55,525     884  40,978     544  11,897     235 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present...............          25,318     603  17,816     374   8,699     244 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   31,869   1,304  23,965     883  12,563     599 
      One or more......................   21,150     516  14,989     389   6,717     205 
        One............................   21,198     599  15,859     555   8,292     321 
        Two or more....................   21,093     879  13,954     603   5,469     266 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies...............  17,841   1,628  13,131   1,508   7,437     952 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals...................  24,053     302  16,442     171  24,053     414 
    Male...............................   28,492     506  19,903     281  28,492     703 
    Female.............................   19,666     323  13,210     258  19,666     466 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/pov/new20_001.htm