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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                                                                                                                                                     11
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 WITH RELATED                                                                                                                            
CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                 
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............   112,085     8,177       7.3    94,994     6,498       6.8    10,252       987       9.6    17,024     3,245      19.1 
Under 18 years .........    51,372     4,303       8.4    43,522     3,432       7.9     4,726       510      10.8     7,855     1,746      22.2 
18 to 24 years .........     7,335       710       9.7     6,106       555       9.1       780        97      12.4     1,563       317      20.3 
25 to 34 years .........    15,624     1,224       7.8    13,378     1,043       7.8     1,406        96       6.8     3,001       577      19.2 
35 to 44 years .........    23,794     1,204       5.1    20,470       936       4.6     2,005       173       8.7     2,893       388      13.4 
45 to 54 years .........    10,854       472       4.3     9,164       343       3.7       928        56       6.1     1,143       151      13.2 
55 to 59 years .........     1,343       128       9.5     1,084        88       8.1       159        24      15.3       217        20       9.2 
60 to 64 years .........       680        62       9.1       511        48       9.4       110        11      10.2       133        19      14.5 
65 years and over ......     1,083        75       6.9       759        52       6.9       138        18      13.1       219        28      12.6 
  65 to 74 years .......       722        61       8.5       504        41       8.2        92        16      17.5       160        22      13.7 
  75 years and over ....       361        13       3.6       255        11       4.4        46         2       (B)        58         6       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                 
Male                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    56,812     4,151       7.3    48,166     3,274       6.8     5,249       514       9.8     8,683     1,599      18.4 
Under 18 years .........    26,395     2,202       8.3    22,354     1,736       7.8     2,428       269      11.1     4,041       857      21.2 
18 to 24 years .........     3,515       313       8.9     2,903       237       8.2       379        41      10.9       739       134      18.2 
25 to 34 years .........     7,049       560       7.9     6,061       485       8.0       642        47       7.4     1,454       273      18.8 
35 to 44 years .........    11,752       640       5.4    10,182       508       5.0       998        91       9.1     1,498       214      14.3 
45 to 54 years .........     6,294       264       4.2     5,293       188       3.5       560        34       6.1       659        90      13.6 
55 to 59 years .........       842        87      10.3       694        60       8.7        89        14      15.4       114         8       6.7 
60 to 64 years .........       419        44      10.4       310        33      10.7        76         8      10.3        77        13      16.2 
65 years and over ......       545        40       7.4       370        27       7.4        77         9      11.8       100        10      10.1 
  65 to 74 years .......       377        29       7.6       264        18       6.7        51         7       (B)        74         6       (B) 
  75 years and over ....       168        11       6.8       105        10       9.1        26         2       (B)        27         4       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                 
Female                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    55,273     4,027       7.3    46,828     3,224       6.9     5,003       473       9.4     8,341     1,646      19.7 
Under 18 years .........    24,977     2,101       8.4    21,168     1,697       8.0     2,298       241      10.5     3,814       889      23.3 
18 to 24 years .........     3,820       397      10.4     3,203       318       9.9       401        55      13.8       824       182      22.1 
25 to 34 years .........     8,575       664       7.7     7,317       558       7.6       764        49       6.4     1,548       303      19.6 
35 to 44 years .........    12,042       564       4.7    10,289       428       4.2     1,007        82       8.2     1,395       173      12.4 
45 to 54 years .........     4,560       207       4.6     3,871       156       4.0       368        22       6.1       483        61      12.6 
55 to 59 years .........       501        41       8.2       390        28       7.1        70        11       (B)       103        12      11.9 
60 to 64 years .........       261        19       7.1       201        15       7.3        34         3       (B)        56         7       (B) 
65 years and over ......       538        34       6.4       390        25       6.4        61         9       (B)       119        18      14.8 
  65 to 74 years .......       345        33       9.5       240        23       9.7        41         9       (B)        87        16      18.3 
  75 years and over ....       194         2       0.8       149         2       1.1        20         0       (B)        32         2       (B) 
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                                                                                                                                                     12
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 .................    99,534     6,090       6.1    86,414     4,841       5.6     9,462       875       9.2    10,458     1,772      16.9 
Foreign Born ...........    12,551     2,087      16.6     8,580     1,657      19.3       790       112      14.2     6,566     1,473      22.4 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     3,866       303       7.8     2,159       169       7.8       273        33      12.0     1,363       140      10.3 
  Not a Citizen ........     8,685     1,785      20.5     6,421     1,488      23.2       517        79      15.3     5,202     1,333      25.6 
                                                                                                                                                 
Householder                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    26,373     1,662       6.3    22,660     1,333       5.9     2,307       199       8.6     3,609       607      16.8 
Under 18 years .........         7         4       (B)         4         4       (B)         3         0       (B)         1         1       (B) 
18 to 24 years .........       840       156      18.6       759       136      17.9        55        15       (B)       251        78      31.1 
25 to 34 years .........     6,859       554       8.1     5,934       480       8.1       619        50       8.0     1,246       254      20.4 
35 to 44 years .........    11,514       571       5.0    10,020       451       4.5       937        77       8.2     1,357       183      13.5 
45 to 54 years .........     5,771       235       4.1     4,854       169       3.5       511        30       5.8       545        68      12.5 
55 to 59 years .........       701        82      11.7       579        55       9.5        63        14       (B)       104        13      12.2 
60 to 64 years .........       334        27       8.1       256        18       7.0        65         7       (B)        49         5       (B) 
65 years and over ......       346        32       9.4       253        21       8.1        55         8       (B)        57         4       (B) 
  65 to 74 years .......       262        23       8.9       198        14       6.8        36         6       (B)        44         3       (B) 
  75 years and over ....        84         9      10.8        55         7       (B)        19         2       (B)        13         2       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                 
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.......     5,997       326       5.4     4,724       218       4.6       770        56       7.3       973       116      11.9 

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_005.htm