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Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     141
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
    Characteristics                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
     ALL RACES                             34335      4447      13.0     10645      7483      2488      33.3      6352 
                                                                                                                       
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Inside metropolitan areas                  29280      3595      12.3      8791      6014      1974      32.8      5194 
  Inside central cities...........         15633      2352      15.0      5802      3704      1374      37.1      3584 
    One million or more...........         10587      1506      14.2      3848      2408       841      34.9      2313 
    Under one million.............          5046       846      16.8      1954      1297       533      41.1      1271 
  Outside central cities..........         13647      1243       9.1      2989      2310       599      25.9      1610 
    One million or more...........          9850       810       8.2      1891      1576       392      24.9      1022 
    Under one million.............          3796       433      11.4      1098       733       207      28.2       588 
Outside metropolitan areas........          5055       851      16.8      1854      1468       515      35.0      1159 
                                                                                                                       
REGION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
Northeast.........................          7416      1232      16.6      2927      1568       675      43.0      1727 
Midwest...........................          6818      1016      14.9      2353      1525       587      38.5      1451 
South.............................         11384      1416      12.4      3253      2651       877      33.1      2128 
West..............................          8718       783       9.0      2111      1738       349      20.1      1046 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     142
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
Under 65 years....................         30104      3324      11.0      9294      6463      2037      31.5      5834 
  15 to 24 years..................          4635       572      12.3      1541      1529       383      25.0      1047 
  25 to 34 years..................          9952       940       9.4      3218      1832       558      30.5      2045 
  35 to 44 years..................          7882       772       9.8      2416      1441       489      33.9      1567 
  45 to 54 years..................          4959       552      11.1      1246       940       304      32.3       661 
  55 to 64 years..................          2677       488      18.2       872       721       302      41.9       514 
65 years and over.................          4232      1123      26.5      1351      1019       451      44.3       519 
  65 to 74 years..................          1855       500      26.9       667       473       217      45.9       275 
  75 years and over...............          2376       623      26.2       684       546       234      42.9       243 
                                                                                                                       
Mean age......................              41.5      47.7       (x)       (x)      41.4      44.7       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                       
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                         
                                                                                                                       
Total civilian....................         34335      4447      13.0     10645      7483      2488      33.3      6352 
  Worked..........................         25848      2006       7.8      6021      3716       989      26.6      3272 
    Worked year-round, full-time..         17322       751       4.3      2309       967       200      20.7       759 
  Did not work....................          8487      2441      28.8      4624      3766      1499      39.8      3080 
                                                                                                                       
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                       
     Total age 16 to 64..........          30086      3324      11.0      9294      6459      2037      31.5      5834 
  No work disability..............         25756      2058       8.0      6657      4450      1148      25.8      3998 
  With a work disability..........          4330      1265      29.2      2637      2009       889      44.3      1836 
    severe work disability........          2871      1057      36.8      2063      1568       750      47.8      1468 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     143
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                       
Family household..................         18309      2504      13.7      8523      4214      1491      35.4      5260 
  Married-couple families.........          9928       667       6.7      2531      1225       256      20.9      1094 
  Male householder, wife absent...          1709       123       7.2       405       281        57      20.2       187 
  Female householder, husband absent.       6671      1714      25.7      5587      2708      1178      43.5      3980 
Nonfamily households..............         16026      1943      12.1      2122      3269       997      30.5      1092 
  Male householder................          7984       629       7.9       718      1367       323      23.6       364 
    Living alone..................          5861       566       9.7       566       980       290      29.6       290 
  Female householders.............          8042      1314      16.3      1404      1901       674      35.5       728 
    Living alone..................          6592      1244      18.9      1244      1552       629      40.5       629 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,                                                     144
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  1999 (ALL RACES)

                                                All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                           Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                        Number                                  Number 
                                                                            of                                      of 
                                          Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
No children.......................         20365      2227      10.9      2712      3606      1083      30.0      1267 
One or more related                                                                                                    
Children                                   13798      2213      16.0      7909      3852      1405      36.5      5083 
  Child under 18 years..............       12219      2028      16.6      7387      3651      1333      36.5      4872 
    All under 6 years...............        3770       538      14.3      1573      1066       380      35.6      1070 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
    Some 6 to 17 years..............        2877       589      20.5      2723      1112       400      36.0      1867 
    All 6 to 17 years...............        5571       902      16.2      3091      1473       554      37.6      1935 
  One child.......................          5341       744      13.9      1846      1253       444      35.4      1049 
    Under 6 years.................          2531       344      13.6       834       636       237      37.3       540 
    6 to 17 years.................          2810       400      14.2      1012       617       207      33.5       509 
  Two or more children............          6877      1285      18.7      5541      2398       889      37.1      3823 
    All under 6 years.............          1239       194      15.7       739       430       143      33.2       530 
    Some under 6 years............          2877       589      20.5      2723      1112       400      36.0      1867 
    All 6 to 17 years.............          2761       502      18.2      2079       855       347      40.5      1426 
  Mean children...................          1.90      2.14       (x)       (x)      2.22      2.26       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........          3083       416      13.5      1644       584       211      36.1       896 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                  
Children under 18.................           274        23       8.3       106        71        14      19.8        71 
  All under 6 years...............           100         7       7.2        40        36         5      14.5        27 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                  
  Some 6 to 17 years..............            49         2       4.8        12         6         1      17.2         6 
  All 6 to 17 years...............           125        13      10.5        54        29         8      26.8        38 
                                                                                                                       
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
No elderly........................         29629      3284      11.1      9160      6394      2021      31.6      5769 
One or more elderly...............          4706      1163      24.7      1484      1088       467      42.9       583 
  All members elderly.............          3592      1054      29.3      1143       934       433      46.4       458 
  Elderly householder or spouse only..      4216      1131      26.8      1361      1005       456      45.4       528 
  Elderly other relative only.....           323        18       5.5        85        33         7      20.8        46 
  Elderly nonrelative only........            53         3       5.6         7        19         3      15.9         7 

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/032000/noncash/4_001.htm