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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                                                                                                                                                      9
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                          Below                         Below                         Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                                                                 
PEOPLE IN MARRIED-COUPLE                                                                                                                         
FAMILIES                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                 
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............   179,169    10,422       5.8   154,818     8,305       5.4    14,832     1,217       8.2    20,942     3,522      16.8 
Under 18 years .........    51,395     4,306       8.4    43,541     3,432       7.9     4,727       510      10.8     7,859     1,746      22.2 
18 to 24 years .........    14,135       910       6.4    11,993       707       5.9     1,309       113       8.7     2,101       350      16.7 
25 to 34 years .........    22,571     1,366       6.1    19,260     1,152       6.0     1,954       106       5.4     3,596       601      16.7 
35 to 44 years .........    30,218     1,351       4.5    25,981     1,035       4.0     2,665       211       7.9     3,307       396      12.0 
45 to 54 years .........    25,665       870       3.4    22,430       670       3.0     1,928        96       5.0     1,984       194       9.8 
55 to 59 years .........     9,078       466       5.1     8,043       384       4.8       654        49       7.5       636        60       9.5 
60 to 64 years .........     7,478       404       5.4     6,692       332       5.0       500        47       9.4       493        66      13.4 
65 years and over ......    18,629       750       4.0    16,878       593       3.5     1,094        84       7.7       967       108      11.2 
  65 to 74 years .......    11,554       447       3.9    10,412       348       3.3       693        53       7.7       641        70      10.8 
  75 years and over ....     7,075       302       4.3     6,466       244       3.8       401        30       7.6       325        39      12.0 
                                                                                                                                                 
Male                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    91,247     5,299       5.8    78,866     4,198       5.3     7,659       635       8.3    10,690     1,744      16.3 
Under 18 years .........    26,401     2,202       8.3    22,359     1,736       7.8     2,429       269      11.1     4,041       857      21.2 
18 to 24 years .........     7,192       412       5.7     6,088       315       5.2       668        49       7.4     1,050       155      14.8 
25 to 34 years .........    10,761       649       6.0     9,195       556       6.0       952        56       5.9     1,762       287      16.3 
35 to 44 years .........    14,969       719       4.8    12,913       565       4.4     1,349       107       7.9     1,709       219      12.8 
45 to 54 years .........    13,130       429       3.3    11,443       317       2.8     1,027        56       5.5     1,060       111      10.5 
55 to 59 years .........     4,599       234       5.1     4,067       188       4.6       338        23       6.9       316        27       8.5 
60 to 64 years .........     3,929       221       5.6     3,509       180       5.1       275        26       9.3       256        34      13.4 
65 years and over ......    10,266       434       4.2     9,292       342       3.7       621        48       7.8       497        54      10.8 
  65 to 74 years .......     6,220       255       4.1     5,610       198       3.5       374        29       7.8       322        31       9.6 
  75 years and over ....     4,047       179       4.4     3,682       145       3.9       247        19       7.7       175        23      13.2 
                                                                                                                                                 
Female                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    87,921     5,124       5.8    75,952     4,107       5.4     7,173       582       8.1    10,252     1,778      17.3 
Under 18 years .........    24,993     2,104       8.4    21,182     1,697       8.0     2,298       241      10.5     3,818       889      23.3 
18 to 24 years .........     6,943       498       7.2     5,905       391       6.6       641        64      10.0     1,050       195      18.6 
25 to 34 years .........    11,810       717       6.1    10,065       597       5.9     1,002        50       5.0     1,834       314      17.1 
35 to 44 years .........    15,249       632       4.1    13,069       470       3.6     1,317       104       7.9     1,598       177      11.1 
45 to 54 years .........    12,536       441       3.5    10,987       354       3.2       901        39       4.4       923        83       9.0 
55 to 59 years .........     4,479       231       5.2     3,976       197       5.0       315        26       8.1       320        33      10.5 
60 to 64 years .........     3,549       183       5.2     3,183       151       4.8       225        21       9.6       238        32      13.4 
65 years and over ......     8,363       316       3.8     7,586       251       3.3       474        36       7.5       470        55      11.6 
  65 to 74 years .......     5,334       192       3.6     4,802       151       3.1       320        24       7.6       320        39      12.1 
  75 years and over ....     3,028       123       4.1     2,784       100       3.6       154        11       7.4       150        16      10.6 
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                                                                                                                                                     10
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                          Below                         Below                         Below                         Below        
                                      poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level                 poverty level    
                                               Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                             Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                                                                 
Nativity                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                 
Native .................   160,178     7,871       4.9   141,874     6,364       4.5    13,731     1,088       7.9    12,526     1,885      15.1 
Foreign Born ...........    18,991     2,552      13.4    12,944     1,941      15.0     1,101       129      11.7     8,416     1,637      19.4 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     7,337       464       6.3     4,562       272       6.0       433        43       9.8     2,224       209       9.4 
  Not a Citizen ........    11,654     2,087      17.9     8,382     1,669      19.9       668        86      12.9     6,192     1,427      23.1 
                                                                                                                                                 
Householder                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    55,315     2,673       4.8    48,794     2,161       4.4     4,144       294       7.1     5,133       728      14.2 
Under 18 years .........         9         4       (B)         6         4       (B)         3         0       (B)         1         1       (B) 
18 to 24 years .........     1,441       191      13.2     1,292       167      12.9        90        15      16.8       314        88      28.0 
25 to 34 years .........     9,392       606       6.5     8,130       518       6.4       783        51       6.6     1,436       262      18.3 
35 to 44 years .........    14,106       613       4.3    12,273       486       4.0     1,194        84       7.0     1,535       186      12.1 
45 to 54 years .........    12,792       421       3.3    11,174       323       2.9       984        50       5.1       911        87       9.6 
55 to 59 years .........     4,460       236       5.3     3,967       184       4.6       299        28       9.2       285        33      11.4 
60 to 64 years .........     3,679       222       6.0     3,302       188       5.7       255        23       8.9       224        28      12.3 
65 years and over ......     9,437       379       4.0     8,651       292       3.4       535        43       8.1       427        43      10.1 
  65 to 74 years .......     5,929       233       3.9     5,380       172       3.2       360        28       7.8       291        27       9.2 
  75 years and over ....     3,508       146       4.2     3,270       120       3.7       175        15       8.7       136        16      12.1 
                                                                                                                                                 
Related Children                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
Under 18 years .........    51,341     4,297       8.4    43,495     3,428       7.9     4,724       510      10.8     7,846     1,745      22.2 
  Under 6 years ........    17,300     1,565       9.0    14,810     1,331       9.0     1,450       146      10.0     3,062       734      24.0 
  6 to 17 years ........    34,042     2,732       8.0    28,685     2,097       7.3     3,273       365      11.1     4,784     1,011      21.1 
                                                                                                                                                 
Own Children                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                 
Under 18 years .........    48,963     3,994       8.2    41,834     3,242       7.7     4,196       420      10.0     7,251     1,632      22.5 
  Under 6 years ........    16,164     1,433       8.9    13,979     1,236       8.8     1,215       114       9.4     2,734       662      24.2 
  6 to 17 years ........    32,799     2,561       7.8    27,855     2,005       7.2     2,980       306      10.3     4,517       970      21.5 
18 years and Over.......    13,890       510       3.7    11,388       336       3.0     1,528        92       6.0     1,540       131       8.5 

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/pov/new01_004.htm