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Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of                                                                                  47
          People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                       All races                       White             
                                               Below                         Below       
                                          poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                   Percent                       Percent 
                                 Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
BELOW 100 PERCENT OF POVERTY                                                             
                                                                                         
Both Sexes                                                                               
                                                                                         
   Total................       271,059    34,476      12.7   222,837    23,454      10.5 
Under 18 years..........        71,338    13,467      18.9    56,016     8,443      15.1 
18 to 24 years..........        25,967     4,312      16.6    20,741     3,023      14.6 
25 to 34 years..........        38,474     4,582      11.9    30,897     3,171      10.3 
35 to 44 years..........        44,744     4,082       9.1    36,945     2,906       7.9 
45 to 54 years..........        35,232     2,444       6.9    29,754     1,754       5.9 
55 to 59 years..........        12,601     1,165       9.2    10,789       853       7.9 
60 to 64 years..........        10,308     1,039      10.1     8,935       749       8.4 
65 years and over.......        32,394     3,386      10.5    28,759     2,555       8.9 
   65 to 74 years.......        17,843     1,616       9.1    15,642     1,135       7.3 
   75 years and over....        14,551     1,770      12.2    13,118     1,420      10.8 
                                                                                         
Male                                                                                     
                                                                                         
   Total................       132,408    14,712      11.1   109,626    10,089       9.2 
Under 18 years..........        36,554     6,723      18.4    28,714     4,210      14.7 
18 to 24 years..........        12,937     1,752      13.5    10,510     1,265      12.0 
25 to 34 years..........        18,923     1,717       9.1    15,422     1,253       8.1 
35 to 44 years..........        22,156     1,610       7.3    18,528     1,224       6.6 
45 to 54 years..........        17,144     1,015       5.9    14,692       752       5.1 
55 to 59 years..........         6,040       495       8.2     5,209       349       6.7 
60 to 64 years..........         4,927       404       8.2     4,313       309       7.2 
65 years and over.......        13,727       995       7.2    12,238       727       5.9 
   65 to 74 years.......         8,027       565       7.0     7,118       410       5.8 
   75 years and over....         5,700       430       7.5     5,120       317       6.2 
                                                                                         
Female                                                                                   
                                                                                         
   Total................       138,652    19,764      14.3   113,210    13,365      11.8 
Under 18 years..........        34,784     6,744      19.4    27,303     4,233      15.5 
18 to 24 years..........        13,031     2,560      19.6    10,230     1,758      17.2 
25 to 34 years..........        19,551     2,864      14.7    15,475     1,918      12.4 
35 to 44 years..........        22,588     2,472      10.9    18,417     1,682       9.1 
45 to 54 years..........        18,088     1,429       7.9    15,062     1,002       6.7 
55 to 59 years..........         6,561       670      10.2     5,580       504       9.0 
60 to 64 years..........         5,381       634      11.8     4,622       439       9.5 
65 years and over.......        18,667     2,391      12.8    16,521     1,829      11.1 
   65 to 74 years.......         9,816     1,051      10.7     8,524       725       8.5 
   75 years and over....         8,851     1,340      15.1     7,997     1,103      13.8 
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of                                                                                  48
          People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                       All races                       White             
                                               Below                         Below       
                                          poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                   Percent                       Percent 
                                 Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                         
Nativity                                                                                 
                                                                                         
Native..................       244,636    29,707      12.1   205,015    19,874       9.7 
Foreign Born............        26,424     4,769      18.0    17,822     3,580      20.1 
   Naturalized citizen..         9,864     1,087      11.0     6,194       732      11.8 
   Not a citizen........        16,560     3,682      22.2    11,628     2,848      24.5 
                                                                                         
Related Children                                                                         
Under 18 Years..........        70,253    12,845      18.3    55,126     7,935      14.4 
   Under 6 years........        23,160     4,775      20.6    18,227     3,055      16.8 
   6 to 17 years........        47,093     8,071      17.1    36,899     4,880      13.2 
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of                                                                                  49
          People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                               Below                         Below       
                                          poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                   Percent                       Percent 
                                 Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
BELOW 100 PERCENT OF POVERTY                                                             
                                                                                         
Both Sexes                                                                               
                                                                                         
   Total................        34,877     9,091      26.1    31,515     8,070      25.6 
Under 18 years..........        11,317     4,151      36.7    11,152     3,837      34.4 
18 to 24 years..........         3,828     1,043      27.2     3,939     1,010      25.6 
25 to 34 years..........         5,256     1,113      21.2     5,531     1,225      22.1 
35 to 44 years..........         5,613       998      17.8     4,629       938      20.3 
45 to 54 years..........         3,854       551      14.3     2,864       418      14.6 
55 to 59 years..........         1,245       266      21.3       980       158      16.2 
60 to 64 years..........         1,040       252      24.2       725       128      17.6 
65 years and over.......         2,723       718      26.4     1,696       356      21.0 
   65 to 74 years.......         1,603       411      25.6     1,092       224      20.5 
   75 years and over....         1,120       307      27.4       604       132      21.9 
                                                                                         
Male                                                                                     
                                                                                         
   Total................        16,261     3,741      23.0    15,793     3,665      23.2 
Under 18 years..........         5,773     2,081      36.0     5,725     1,928      33.7 
18 to 24 years..........         1,749       387      22.1     2,041       457      22.4 
25 to 34 years..........         2,365       336      14.2     2,833       501      17.7 
35 to 44 years..........         2,579       306      11.9     2,305       393      17.1 
45 to 54 years..........         1,729       208      12.0     1,389       173      12.4 
55 to 59 years..........           536       120      22.4       434        57      13.0 
60 to 64 years..........           451        81      18.0       321        41      12.8 
65 years and over.......         1,079       222      20.6       745       116      15.6 
   65 to 74 years.......           660       128      19.3       498        76      15.3 
   75 years and over....           419        94      22.5       248        40      16.0 
                                                                                         
Female                                                                                   
                                                                                         
   Total................        18,616     5,350      28.7    15,722     4,405      28.0 
Under 18 years..........         5,544     2,070      37.3     5,427     1,909      35.2 
18 to 24 years..........         2,078       656      31.6     1,898       553      29.1 
25 to 34 years..........         2,892       777      26.9     2,698       724      26.8 
35 to 44 years..........         3,035       691      22.8     2,324       545      23.4 
45 to 54 years..........         2,125       343      16.2     1,475       245      16.6 
55 to 59 years..........           708       146      20.5       546       102      18.6 
60 to 64 years..........           589       170      28.9       404        87      21.5 
65 years and over.......         1,644       496      30.2       950       240      25.3 
   65 to 74 years.......           943       283      30.0       594       148      24.8 
   75 years and over....           701       213      30.4       356        93      26.0 
Table 22. Age, Gender, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin - Poverty Status of                                                                                  50
          People by Selected Characteristics in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)

                                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                               Below                         Below       
                                          poverty level                 poverty level    
                                                   Percent                       Percent 
                                 Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                         
Nativity                                                                                 
                                                                                         
Native..................        32,841     8,655      26.4    19,752     5,133      26.0 
Foreign Born............         2,036       436      21.4    11,763     2,937      25.0 
   Naturalized citizen..           715       131      18.3     2,958       483      16.3 
   Not a citizen........         1,321       306      23.1     8,805     2,454      27.9 
                                                                                         
Related Children                                                                         
Under 18 Years..........        11,176     4,073      36.4    10,921     3,670      33.6 
   Under 6 years........         3,549     1,404      39.6     4,160     1,491      35.8 
   6 to 17 years........         7,628     2,669      35.0     6,760     2,179      32.2 

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/new22_004.htm