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Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          17
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
                                                                                 
BLACK                                                                            
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................      1,981        62        85       218 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        308        20        27        29 
      One or more......................      1,673        42        58       189 
        One............................        522        14        17        77 
        Two or more....................      1,151        28        42       112 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................        290        11        26        51 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        101         9        19        18 
      One or more......................        189         2         7        33 
        One............................         32         2         2         4 
        Two or more....................        157         0         5        29 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................      1,557        45        50       150 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        161         6         6        11 
      One or more......................      1,397        38        44       139 
        One............................        446        12        13        66 
        Two or more....................        951        26        32        73 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............         35         3         0         0 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................      1,752       153       139       305 
    Male...............................        748        57        46       109 
    Female.............................      1,005        96        93       196 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          18
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                                                  $500    $1,000 
                                                       Under        to        to 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999 
BLACK                                                                            
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................      6,470        94        79       231 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      2,652        24        14        74 
      One or more......................      3,818        69        66       156 
        One............................      1,756        27        34        60 
        Two or more....................      2,062        42        32        96 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................      3,689        24        16        58 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................      1,680        17         3        35 
      One or more......................      2,009         6        13        23 
        One............................        832         4         5         9 
        Two or more....................      1,177         2         9        15 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............             2,255        68        63       159 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................        712         7        11        33 
      One or more......................      1,543        61        52       126 
        One............................        744        23        29        46 
        Two or more....................        799        38        23        80 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............        26         0         3         0 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................     3,638        82       119       189 
    Male...............................      1,884        21        71        79 
    Female.............................      1,754        61        48       110 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          19
           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 
                                                                                 
BLACK                                                                            
Below Poverty Level                                                              
                                                                                 
All families...........................        123       186       143       159 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         15        54        34        39 
      One or more......................        108       132       109       120 
        One............................         44        47        54        52 
        Two or more....................         64        85        56        68 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................         24        26        26         7 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................          6         3        10         3 
      One or more......................         18        22        16         4 
        One............................         13         2         3         0 
        Two or more....................          5        20        13         4 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present......................         88       147       108       137 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................          9        45        15        29 
      One or more......................         79       103        93       108 
        One............................         26        38        50        48 
        Two or more....................         53        65        43        61 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies..............          0         0         5         0 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals..................        290       151        94       101 
    Male...............................        128        68        29        30 
    Female.............................        162        84        66        72 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          20
           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 
BLACK                                                                            
                                                                                 
Above the Poverty Level                                                          
                                                                                 
All families...........................        145       145       155       122 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         42        62        47        56 
      One or more......................        103        83       108        66 
        One............................         31        33        48        23 
        Two or more....................         73        51        59        43 
                                                                                 
Married-couple families................         38        42        52        61 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         15        23        17        36 
      One or more......................         24        20        36        25 
        One............................          4         4         5         9 
        Two or more....................         20        16        30        17 
                                                                                 
Families with female householder,                                                
no spouse present...............               105        80        81        49 
                                                                                 
Number of related children under 18:                                             
      None.............................         25        28        24        15 
      One or more......................         80        52        57        34 
        One............................         27        23        31        12 
        Two or more....................         53        29        26        22 
                                                                                 
All unrelated subfamilies...............         0         0         0         0 
                                                                                 
Unrelated individuals...................       128       153       156       129 
    Male...............................         58        46        79        52 
    Female.............................         69       107        77        77 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          21
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
                                                                       
BLACK                                                                  
Below Poverty Level                                                    
                                                                       
All families...........................        119       128       757 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         11        15        65 
      One or more......................        108       113       692 
        One............................         58        45       115 
        Two or more....................         51        68       577 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................          7        24        88 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................          4        10        19 
      One or more......................          3        14        69 
        One............................          0         0         5 
        Two or more....................          3        14        63 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present......................        106       101       625 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................          3         5        32 
      One or more......................        103        96       594 
        One............................         56        42        96 
        Two or more....................         48        54       498 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies..............          0         3        24 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals..................         64       119       336 
    Male...............................         21        48       213 
    Female.............................         43        71       123 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          22
           People by Poverty Status: 1998  

                                            $6,000    $7,000    $8,000 
                                                to        to        or 
                                            $6,999    $7,999      more 
BLACK                                                                  
                                                                       
Above the Poverty Level                                                
                                                                       
All families...........................        174       140     5,186 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         44        46     2,243 
      One or more......................        129        94     2,943 
        One............................         56        42     1,403 
        Two or more....................         74        52     1,541 
                                                                       
Married-couple families................         78        63     3,255 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         23        33     1,480 
      One or more......................         56        31     1,775 
        One............................         21        12       761 
        Two or more....................         35        19     1,014 
                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                      
no spouse present...............                87        65     1,498 
                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                   
      None.............................         18         9       542 
      One or more......................         69        56       956 
        One............................         32        27       494 
        Two or more....................         37        29       462 
                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies...............         0         4        19 
                                                                       
Unrelated individuals...................       156       103     2,425 
    Male...............................        103        46     1,330 
    Female.............................         53        57     1,095 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          23
           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 
                                                                                         
BLACK                                                                                    
Below Poverty Level                                                                      
                                                                                         
All families...........................    6,940     173   6,113     271   1,924      73 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    4,982     312   4,289     383   1,918     198 
      One or more......................    7,301     193   6,712     296   1,925      78 
        One............................    5,283     218   5,151     343   2,074     157 
        Two or more....................    8,216     252   8,026     356   1,885      89 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................    6,012     487   4,274     514   1,445     156 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    4,266     579   2,772   1,240   1,905     389 
      One or more......................    6,948     656   4,739   1,305   1,338     170 
        One............................      (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
        Two or more....................    7,563     740   6,656   1,446   1,399     188 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present......................    7,227     193   6,508     291   2,035      86 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................    5,209     412   4,236     513   1,811     243 
      One or more......................    7,460     208   6,917     291   2,056      91 
        One............................    5,333     227   5,378     347   2,166     177 
        Two or more....................    8,456     272   8,319     346   2,025     103 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies..............      (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals..................    3,977     110   2,964     148   3,977     251 
    Male...............................    4,503     177   3,506     316   4,503     432 
    Female.............................    3,586     137   2,725     153   3,586     303 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated                          24
           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 
BLACK                                                                                    
                                                                                         
Above the Poverty Level                                                                  
                                                                                         
All families...........................   33,842     657  24,323     629   9,990     255 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   37,882   1,101  29,110   1,083  14,324     575 
      One or more......................   31,035     802  21,214     973   7,951     262 
        One............................   32,376   1,143  24,120   1,335  10,212     485 
        Two or more....................   29,893   1,119  19,510     958   6,602     304 
                                                                                         
Married-couple families................   43,070     919  35,924   1,153  12,275     371 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   42,769   1,337  37,154   1,769  17,045     806 
      One or more......................   43,322   1,263  34,951   1,400   9,972     398 
        One............................   48,087   1,903  42,576   1,547  13,270     786 
        Two or more....................   39,952   1,668  29,369   1,309   8,231     447 
                                                                                         
Families with female householder,                                                        
no spouse present...............          19,768     695  13,887     617   5,988     268 
                                                                                         
Number of related children under 18:                                                     
      None.............................   26,505   1,522  20,277   1,704   8,933     686 
      One or more......................   16,660     699  11,810     741   4,821     257 
        One............................   17,455     915  12,356   1,088   6,170     450 
        Two or more....................   15,919   1,045  10,872   1,338   3,941     311 
                                                                                         
All unrelated subfamilies...............     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
                                                                                         
Unrelated individuals...................  19,399     586  14,329     608  19,399     957 
    Male...............................   21,642     919  16,123     639  21,642   1,500 
    Female.............................   16,988     698  12,185     733  16,988   1,191 

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_003.htm