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Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  13
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
Characteristic                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                              
BLACK                                                                                                                                                         
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                              
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                    
Total......................          35,373    15,990     45.2    13,282     37.5     6,030     17.0     6,294     17.8    10,905     30.8     4,299     12.2 
Under 18 years...............        11,357     6,938     61.1     5,495     48.4     2,397     21.1     3,166     27.9     4,633     40.8     2,061     18.1 
18 to 24 years...............         3,980     1,912     48.0     1,709     42.9       770     19.4       740     18.6     1,410     35.4       585     14.7 
25 to 34 years...............         5,163     2,016     39.0     1,642     31.8       673     13.0       774     15.0     1,342     26.0       540     10.5 
35 to 44 years...............         5,699     2,064     36.2     1,636     28.7       782     13.7       654     11.5     1,322     23.2       420      7.4 
45 to 54 years...............         4,103     1,231     30.0     1,077     26.2       540     13.2       390      9.5       868     21.2       260      6.3 
55 to 59 years...............         1,288       441     34.2       404     31.3       221     17.1       160     12.4       324     25.1       107      8.3 
60 to 64 years...............         1,028       361     35.1       338     32.9       179     17.4        87      8.4       272     26.5        68      6.6 
65 years and over............         2,754     1,027     37.3       980     35.6       467     16.9       324     11.8       734     26.6       258      9.4 
  65 to 74 years.............         1,624       608     37.5       578     35.6       287     17.6       176     10.8       430     26.4       157      9.7 
  75 years and over.........          1,130       418     37.0       402     35.6       180     15.9       148     13.1       304     26.9       100      8.9 
                                                                                                                                                              
Male                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total......................        16,518     6,972     42.2     5,718     34.6     2,606     15.8     2,671     16.2     4,691     28.4     1,610      9.7 
Under 18 years...............         5,780     3,509     60.7     2,756     47.7     1,224     21.2     1,639     28.4     2,321     40.2       981     17.0 
18 to 24 years...............         1,858       789     42.5       691     37.2       288     15.5       237     12.8       545     29.3       198     10.7 
25 to 34 years...............         2,305       663     28.8       540     23.4       245     10.6       194      8.4       450     19.5       108      4.7 
35 to 44 years...............         2,626       803     30.6       648     24.7       322     12.3       241      9.2       525     20.0       127      4.9 
45 to 54 years...............         1,872       520     27.8       438     23.4       208     11.1       150      8.0       353     18.8        61      3.3 
55 to 59 years...............           556       166     29.9       152     27.3        85     15.2        51      9.1       123     22.1        33      5.9 
60 to 64 years...............           424       142     33.5       133     31.3        66     15.5        41      9.6       109     25.6        25      5.9 
65 years and over............         1,095       379     34.6       360     32.9       169     15.4       119     10.8       266     24.3        76      6.9 
   65 to 74 years............           661       249     37.7       237     35.9       124     18.8        69     10.4       174     26.3        48      7.2 
   75 years and over........            434       130     29.9       123     28.3        44     10.2        50     11.5        92     21.2        28      6.5 
                                                                                                                                                              
Female                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
  Total.......................       18,855     9,019     47.8     7,564     40.1     3,424     18.2     3,623     19.2     6,214     33.0     2,689     14.3 
Under 18 years...............         5,576     3,430     61.5     2,740     49.1     1,173     21.0     1,526     27.4     2,312     41.5     1,080     19.4 
18 to 24 years...............         2,122     1,123     52.9     1,018     48.0       482     22.7       502     23.7       865     40.8       387     18.2 
25 to 34 years...............         2,858     1,352     47.3     1,103     38.6       429     15.0       581     20.3       892     31.2       432     15.1 
35 to 44 years...............         3,073     1,261     41.0       988     32.2       460     15.0       413     13.4       798     26.0       293      9.5 
45 to 54 years...............         2,232       711     31.9       639     28.6       333     14.9       240     10.8       515     23.1       198      8.9 
55 to 59 years...............           732       275     37.5       252     34.4       136     18.6       109     14.9       201     27.4        74     10.1 
60 to 64 years...............           603       219     36.3       206     34.1       113     18.8        46      7.6       164     27.2        43      7.1 
65 years and over............         1,659       648     39.0       620     37.4       298     18.0       205     12.4       468     28.2       182     11.0 
   65 to 74 years............           963       359     37.3       341     35.4       162     16.8       107     11.1       255     26.5       110     11.4 
   75 years and over........            697       289     41.4       279     40.1       136     19.5        99     14.2       212     30.5        72     10.3 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  14
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                              
Household relationship                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                              
Total.........................       35,373    15,990     45.2    13,282     37.5     6,030     17.0     6,294     17.8    10,905     30.8     4,299     12.2 
  65 years and over..........         2,754     1,027     37.3       980     35.6       467     16.9       324     11.8       734     26.6       258      9.4 
In families..................        29,488    14,180     48.1    11,623     39.4     5,244     17.8     5,660     19.2     9,701     32.9     3,680     12.5 
  Householder................         8,664     3,829     44.2     3,179     36.7     1,407     16.2     1,514     17.5     2,641     30.5     1,096     12.7 
    Under 65 years...........         7,692     3,484     45.3     2,858     37.2     1,257     16.3     1,410     18.3     2,367     30.8     1,047     13.6 
    65 years and over........           972       345     35.5       321     33.1       150     15.4       103     10.6       275     28.3        49      5.0 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........        11,132     6,775     60.9     5,377     48.3     2,353     21.1     3,125     28.1     4,525     40.6     2,050     18.4 
     Under 6 years...........         3,548     2,176     61.3     1,894     53.4       824     23.2     1,112     31.4     1,632     46.0       739     20.8 
      6 to 17 years..........         7,585     4,599     60.6     3,483     45.9     1,529     20.2     2,012     26.5     2,893     38.1     1,311     17.3 
  Own children 18 years and over      3,822     1,684     44.1     1,511     39.5       747     19.5       519     13.6     1,257     32.9       289      7.6 
                                                                                                                                                              
In married-couple families           14,832     4,525     30.5     3,304     22.3     1,275      8.6     1,089      7.3     2,646     17.8       437      2.9 
  Husbands...................         4,219     1,065     25.3       813     19.3       312      7.4       270      6.4       647     15.3       120      2.8 
    Under 65 years...........         3,635       929     25.6       692     19.0       257      7.1       240      6.6       554     15.2       102      2.8 
    65 years and over........           584       137     23.4       121     20.8        56      9.5        29      5.0        93     16.0        18      3.1 
  Wives......................         4,023     1,002     24.9       757     18.8       290      7.2       235      5.8       599     14.9       110      2.7 
    Under 65 years...........         3,615       921     25.5       685     18.9       251      6.9       217      6.0       543     15.0        96      2.7 
    65 years and over........           407        81     19.8        73     17.9        39      9.7        18      4.4        55     13.5        14      3.3 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         4,724     1,829     38.7     1,207     25.5       391      8.3       461      9.8       954     20.2       177      3.8 
      Under 6 years..........         1,450       526     36.2       392     27.0       133      9.2       142      9.8       312     21.5        50      3.5 
      6 to 17 years..........         3,273     1,303     39.8       815     24.9       258      7.9       318      9.7       642     19.6       127      3.9 
  Own children 18 years and over      1,528       486     31.8       400     26.2       195     12.7        94      6.1       333     21.8        27      1.8 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with female house-                                                                                                                                
  holder, no spouse present          12,644     8,801     69.6     7,655     60.5     3,749     29.7     4,344     34.4     6,496     51.4     3,080     24.4 
  Householder................         3,814     2,510     65.8     2,172     57.0     1,023     26.8     1,193     31.3     1,832     48.0       925     24.2 
    Under 65 years...........         3,439     2,319     67.4     1,989     57.8       936     27.2     1,129     32.8     1,671     48.6       896     26.1 
    65 years and over........           375       191     51.0       183     48.8        87     23.1        64     17.1       161     43.0        28      7.6 
  Related children                                                                                                                                            
    Under 18 years...........         5,794     4,626     79.8     3,928     67.8     1,886     32.6     2,553     44.1     3,366     58.1     1,794     31.0 
      Under 6 years..........         1,877     1,520     81.0     1,390     74.0       661     35.2       914     48.7     1,222     65.1       660     35.2 
      6 to 17 years..........         3,916     3,106     79.3     2,539     64.8     1,225     31.3     1,639     41.8     2,144     54.7     1,134     28.9 
    18 years and over........         2,082     1,107     53.2     1,034     49.6       524     25.2       400     19.2       848     40.7       261     12.6 
Table 3.  Program participation Status of Household--Poverty Status of Persons                                                                                                                                  15
          in 1999

                                                                                                                          In household in                     
                                                                In household that  In household that                     which one or more                    
                                             In household that   received means-    received means-   In household that     persons were      Live in public  
                                              received means-   tested assistance     tested cash       received food        covered by       or subsidized   
                                             tested assistance  excl.school lunch      assistance           stamps            Medicaid           housing      
                                                                                                                                                              
                                      Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                              
In families with male householder                                                                                                                             
  no spouse present                   2,012       855     42.5       664     33.0       220     11.0       228     11.3       559     27.8       162      8.1 
    Householder..............           706       274     38.8       216     30.6        80     11.3        69      9.7       181     25.7        53      7.5 
      Under 65 years.........           644       243     37.6       186     28.9        69     10.8        54      8.4       152     23.5        51      7.9 
      65 years and over......            62        32      (B)        30      (B)        11      (B)        15      (B)        30      (B)         2      (B) 
    Related children                                                                                                                                          
      Under 18 years.........           615       321     52.3       242     39.3        76     12.4       111     18.0       205     33.3        79     12.8 
        Under 6 years........           220       130     59.3       112     50.8        30     13.7        56     25.3        98     44.5        29     13.0 
        6 to 17 years........           395       191     48.3       130     33.0        46     11.7        55     14.0       107     27.1        50     12.8 
      18 years and over......           212        91     43.0        78     36.7        28     13.3        25     12.0        76     36.1         0      0.0 
                                                                                                                                                              
In unrelated subfamilies                266       202     76.0       140     52.5        59     22.1        54     20.4       140     52.5         5      1.8 
  Under 18 years.............           160       127     79.4        88     55.0        35     22.0        33     20.7        88     55.0         2      1.5 
    Under 6 years............            48        38      (B)        23      (B)        14      (B)         6      (B)        23      (B)         0      (B) 
    6 to 17 years............           113        89     79.2        65     57.9        21     19.0        27     23.7        65     57.9         2      2.1 
  18 years and over..........           106        75     70.9        52     48.7        24     22.3        21     20.0        52     48.7         3      2.4 
                                                                                                                                                              
Unrelated individuals......           5,619     1,608     28.6     1,519     27.0       727     12.9       580     10.3     1,064     18.9       614     10.9 
  Male.......................         2,803       807     28.8       738     26.3       369     13.2       299     10.6       543     19.4       238      8.5 
    Under 65 years...........         2,474       662     26.8       593     24.0       295     11.9       244      9.9       461     18.6       183      7.4 
      Living alone...........         1,350       263     19.5       263     19.5       147     10.9        89      6.6       187     13.8       123      9.1 
    65 years and over........           329       145     44.2       145     44.2        74     22.6        54     16.5        82     25.0        55     16.8 
      Living alone...........           240        97     40.4        97     40.4        46     19.3        33     13.6        40     16.8        52     21.7 
  Female.....................         2,816       800     28.4       781     27.7       358     12.7       281     10.0       521     18.5       377     13.4 
    Under 65 years...........         2,155       524     24.3       505     23.4       245     11.4       187      8.7       352     16.3       238     11.0 
      Living alone...........         1,386       330     23.8       330     23.8       155     11.2       119      8.6       212     15.3       207     14.9 
    65 years and over........           661       276     41.8       276     41.8       113     17.1        94     14.2       169     25.6       139     21.0 
      Living alone...........           639       263     41.2       263     41.2       105     16.4        87     13.6       160     25.0       138     21.6 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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