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Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                           9
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
                                                                                 
WHITE                                                                            
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................      4,829       264       261       499 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      1,163        82        98       159 
      One or more......................      3,665       183       163       340 
        One............................      1,250        94        48       131 
        Two or more....................      2,415        88       114       210 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................      2,400       150       160       296 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        897        62        79       127 
      One or more......................      1,503        88        80       168 
        One............................        400        43        21        53 
        Two or more....................      1,102        45        59       115 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................      2,123        97        87       166 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        198        19        12        22 
      One or more......................      1,926        77        75       143 
        One............................        747        43        24        71 
        Two or more....................      1,179        34        50        72 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............        203         5         9        26 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................      6,386       584       534     1,077 
    Male...............................      2,564       193       171       386 
    Female.............................      3,821       391       364       691 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          10
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
WHITE                                                                            
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................     55,248       217       280       538 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................     28,929       100        87       247 
      One or more......................     26,319       117       193       292 
        One............................     11,233        61        85       131 
        Two or more....................     15,086        56       108       161 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................     46,062       121       145       305 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................     24,931        67        55       169 
      One or more......................     21,131        53        90       136 
        One............................      8,239        18        22        48 
        Two or more....................     12,892        36        68        88 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............             6,405        83       118       190 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      2,640        26        22        65 
      One or more......................      3,765        58        96       125 
        One............................      2,156        40        59        66 
        Two or more....................      1,609        17        37        60 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............       239         3        12        11 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................    29,177       418       544     1,326 
    Male...............................     14,390       130       208       464 
    Female.............................     14,787       288       336       862 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          11
           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 
                                                                                 
WHITE                                                                            
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................        421       383       375       396 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        124       108       103        89 
      One or more......................        298       274       272       307 
        One............................        139       112        99       135 
        Two or more....................        159       163       173       172 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................        214       185       163       183 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         93        76        64        66 
      One or more......................        122       109       100       117 
        One............................         41        29        24        28 
        Two or more....................         81        79        76        89 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................        173       168       179       206 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         23        25        25        23 
      One or more......................        150       143       154       183 
        One............................         76        70        67       101 
        Two or more....................         74        72        87        82 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............          8         5        21         8 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................        929       508       379       318 
    Male...............................        332       243       179       105 
    Female.............................        598       266       200       213 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          12
           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 
WHITE                                                                            
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................        596       649       652       678 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        268       289       339       329 
      One or more......................        327       359       313       348 
        One............................        133       164       137       144 
        Two or more....................        194       195       176       204 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................        385       404       403       470 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        214       217       254       271 
      One or more......................        171       186       150       199 
        One............................         64        48        62        64 
        Two or more....................        107       138        88       136 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............               178       199       205       156 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         44        59        71        42 
      One or more......................        134       140       135       114 
        One............................         58        93        61        63 
        Two or more....................         76        47        74        50 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............         2        14         7         5 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................     1,161     1,002     1,019       923 
    Male...............................        327       362       388       353 
    Female.............................        833       640       631       571 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          13
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
                                                                       
WHITE                                                                  
Below Poverty Level                                                    
                                                                       
All families...........................        335       307     1,588 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         56        64       281 
      One or more......................        279       242     1,307 
        One............................         92        89       311 
        Two or more....................        187       153       996 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................        159       150       739 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         38        45       246 
      One or more......................        121       105       492 
        One............................         36        31        94 
        Two or more....................         85        74       399 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present......................        155       143       751 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         15        16        17 
      One or more......................        140       128       734 
        One............................         51        54       190 
        Two or more....................         89        74       544 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies..............         13        16        93 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals..................        284       431     1,341 
    Male...............................        124       185       648 
    Female.............................        161       246       693 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          14
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
WHITE                                                                  
                                                                       
Above the Poverty Level                                                
                                                                       
All families...........................        681       730    50,227 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................        335       392    26,542 
      One or more......................        346       338    23,686 
        One............................        149       136    10,092 
        Two or more....................        197       202    13,594 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................        459       534    42,835 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................        264       343    23,076 
      One or more......................        195       191    19,760 
        One............................         67        63     7,785 
        Two or more....................        128       128    11,974 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present...............               170       160     4,944 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         53        41     2,216 
      One or more......................        117       119     2,728 
        One............................         53        58     1,604 
        Two or more....................         64        61     1,124 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies...............        15         3       167 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals...................     1,025       806    20,954 
    Male...............................        438       333    11,387 
    Female.............................        587       473     9,567 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          15
           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 
                                                                                         
WHITE                                                                                    
Below Poverty Level                                                                      
                                                                                         
All families...........................    6,389     108   5,533     138   1,841      47 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    4,922     166   4,108     255   2,257     128 
      One or more......................    6,855     130   5,987     162   1,767      50 
        One............................    5,434     170   5,016     240   2,100     108 
        Two or more....................    7,590     173   6,688     206   1,668      56 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................    6,129     158   5,173     212   1,637      60 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    5,060     197   4,173     352   2,359     154 
      One or more......................    6,767     220   5,722     259   1,440      65 
        One............................    5,273     336   4,523     634   1,597     146 
        Two or more....................    7,309     270   6,082     300   1,404      72 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present......................    6,718     157   5,940     194   2,093      78 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    4,183     311   3,864     443   1,818     238 
      One or more......................    6,979     167   6,274     246   2,113      81 
        One............................    5,535     204   5,215     212   2,489     168 
        Two or more....................    7,894     231   7,389     364   1,980      92 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies..............    7,108     459   7,469     782   2,796     337 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals..................    4,100      59   3,135     123   4,100     133 
    Male...............................    4,501      93   3,830     164   4,501     230 
    Female.............................    3,832      75   2,778      81   3,832     164 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          16
           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 
WHITE                                                                                    
                                                                                         
Above the Poverty Level                                                                  
                                                                                         
All families...........................   53,515     462  38,621     263  17,366     221 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   55,176     675  39,252     363  23,705     372 
      One or more......................   51,690     625  37,929     380  13,219     209 
        One............................   50,863     918  37,830     572  16,234     363 
        Two or more....................   52,306     850  38,006     509  11,652     233 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................   58,169     532  42,798     333  18,476     242 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   58,097     753  41,701     489  25,155     416 
      One or more......................   58,255     748  43,900     452  14,078     234 
        One............................   60,370   1,180  46,945     672  17,813     438 
        Two or more....................   56,903     965  41,961     559  12,325     257 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present...............          27,102     793  19,305     450   9,837     336 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   33,464   1,661  25,598   1,014  13,872     796 
      One or more......................   22,642     659  16,145     482   7,559     277 
        One............................   22,375     734  16,758     633   9,152     417 
        Two or more....................   23,000   1,186  15,313     765   6,162     372 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies...............  18,687   1,835  13,758   1,843   7,898   1,089 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals...................  24,636     341  16,677     189  24,636     465 
    Male...............................   29,486     578  20,376     260  29,486     800 
    Female.............................   19,916     361  13,254     278  19,916     516 

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_002.htm