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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -                                                                                                                                                     18
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   
                                   Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                   
PEOPLE IN UNRELATED                                                                                                                                
SUB FAMILIES                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                         
   Total..................         1,428       558     39.1     1,082       407     37.6       266       120     45.1       264       100     37.7 
Under 18 years............           825       341     41.3       625       246     39.4       160        73     45.5       149        60     40.0 
18 years and Over.........           603       217     36.0       457       160     35.1       106        47     44.5       115        40     34.7 
                                                                                                                                                   
  Male......................         506       188     37.2       381       134     35.2       100        42     41.6        99        35     35.3 
  Female....................         921       370     40.1       701       272     38.8       166        78     47.3       165        65     39.1 
                                                                                                                                                   
Nativity                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                   
Native.....................        1,320       515     39.0     1,006       373     37.1       252       111     43.9       178        58     32.5 
Foreign Born...............          107        43     40.1        76        34     44.1        14         9       .         86        42     48.4 
  Naturalized Citizen......           13         1       .          9         1       .          0         0       .          9         1       .  
  Not a Citizen............           94        42     44.7        68        33       .         14         9       .         78        41     52.3 
                                                                                                                                                   
Children of Subfamily Head                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                   
Under 18 years............           820       336     41.0       620       242     39.0       160        73     45.5       148        59     39.5 
  Under 6 years...............       250       120     48.0       197        97     49.6        48        18       .         59        27       .  
  6 to 17 years...............       570       216     37.9       424       144     34.0       113        55     48.5        89        32     36.1 

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_009.htm