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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         11
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1999

                                             All races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty                 Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
NORTHEAST                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                 
   Total......................        51,948     5,678      10.9    43,259     3,770       8.7     6,545     1,594      24.3     4,594     1,203      26.2 
Under 18 years................        13,099     2,114      16.1    10,374     1,271      12.3     2,092       730      34.9     1,501       537      35.8 
18 to 24 years................         4,704       713      15.2     3,705       459      12.4       771       209      27.1       530       142      26.8 
25 to 34 years................         6,766       602       8.9     5,464       390       7.1       908       143      15.7       768       144      18.7 
35 to 44 years................         8,826       719       8.1     7,344       480       6.5     1,094       212      19.3       747       140      18.8 
45 to 54 years................         7,012       462       6.6     6,067       322       5.3       697       111      16.0       480        90      18.8 
55 to 59 years................         2,519       199       7.9     2,203       154       7.0       250        39      15.5       161        37      23.2 
60 to 64 years................         2,182       195       8.9     1,887       145       7.7       252        49      19.5       146        43      29.6 
65 years and over.............         6,841       675       9.9     6,215       550       8.8       480       100      20.9       261        70      26.7 
   65 to 74 years.............         3,540       286       8.1     3,179       218       6.9       270        54      20.1       183        49      26.5 
   75 years and over..........         3,301       389      11.8     3,037       332      10.9       209        46      21.9        78        21      26.9 
                                                                                                                                                           
Male                                                                                                                                                       
   Total......................        24,915     2,294       9.2    20,954     1,561       7.4     2,970       607      20.4     2,171       479      22.0 
Under 18 years................         6,668     1,050      15.8     5,342       654      12.2     1,047       343      32.7       749       243      32.4 
18 to 24 years................         2,402       295      12.3     1,893       189      10.0       393        97      24.6       282        72      25.6 
25 to 34 years................         3,242       177       5.5     2,685       130       4.8       380        21       5.5       375        43      11.5 
35 to 44 years................         4,200       282       6.7     3,546       205       5.8       480        65      13.5       322        53      16.3 
45 to 54 years................         3,361       170       5.1     2,941       126       4.3       293        32      10.9       209        25      11.9 
55 to 59 years................         1,170        69       5.9     1,035        51       5.0       112        13      11.7        75         7       (B) 
60 to 64 years................         1,056        74       7.0       928        56       6.1       105        18      16.8        65        18       (B) 
65 years and over.............         2,816       177       6.3     2,584       148       5.7       160        19      12.1        94        18      19.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,557        94       6.1     1,414        74       5.2        99        15      14.8        65        12       (B) 
   75 years and over..........         1,260        83       6.6     1,171        74       6.3        61         5       (B)        29         6       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Female                                                                                                                                                     
   Total......................        27,033     3,384      12.5    22,305     2,210       9.9     3,575       986      27.6     2,422       724      29.9 
Under 18 years................         6,432     1,064      16.5     5,032       617      12.3     1,045       388      37.1       752       294      39.1 
18 to 24 years................         2,302       418      18.2     1,811       270      14.9       378       113      29.8       248        70      28.2 
25 to 34 years................         3,525       424      12.0     2,779       260       9.4       528       122      23.1       393       101      25.6 
35 to 44 years................         4,625       437       9.4     3,799       274       7.2       614       147      23.9       425        87      20.6 
45 to 54 years................         3,651       292       8.0     3,126       195       6.2       404        79      19.6       271        65      24.1 
55 to 59 years................         1,349       130       9.7     1,168       102       8.8       138        26      18.6        86        30      34.9 
60 to 64 years................         1,126       121      10.7       960        89       9.3       148        32      21.5        80        25      31.6 
65 years and over.............         4,025       497      12.4     3,631       401      11.1       320        81      25.3       167        51      30.7 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,984       191       9.7     1,765       144       8.1       172        40      23.2       118        37      31.1 
   75 years and over..........         2,041       306      15.0     1,866       258      13.8       148        41      27.8        49        15       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
   Total......................        51,948     5,678      10.9    43,259     3,770       8.7     6,545     1,594      24.3     4,594     1,203      26.2 
    65 years and over.........         6,841       675       9.9     6,215       550       8.8       480       100      20.9       261        70      26.7 
In families...................        43,095     4,066       9.4    35,723     2,511       7.0     5,490     1,297      23.6     3,960       988      25.0 
   Householder................        13,439     1,182       8.8    11,391       752       6.6     1,544       360      23.3     1,127       276      24.5 
    Under 65 years............        11,204     1,085       9.7     9,335       681       7.3     1,406       342      24.4     1,056       271      25.6 
    65 years and over.........         2,236        97       4.3     2,056        71       3.5       138        17      12.4        71         6       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............        12,891     2,017      15.6    10,197     1,194      11.7     2,071       715      34.5     1,472       531      36.1 
     Under 6 years............         4,078       648      15.9     3,216       362      11.3       650       230      35.4       519       180      34.7 
     6 to 17 years............         8,813     1,369      15.5     6,982       832      11.9     1,422       485      34.1       954       351      36.8 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         4,858       342       7.0     3,834       188       4.9       844       141      16.7       400        65      16.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         12
         -- Poverty Status of People in 1999

                                             All races                       White                         Black                    Hispanic Origin        
                                                Below poverty                 Below poverty                 Below poverty                 Below poverty    
                                                         Percent                       Percent                       Percent                       Percent 
                                       Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total     Total    Number  of total 
                                                                                                                                                           
In married-couple families....        33,173     1,315       4.0    29,023     1,001       3.4     2,620       152       5.8     2,330       275      11.8 
   Husbands...................        10,141       367       3.6     9,041       284       3.1       714        39       5.5       623        71      11.3 
    Under 65 years............         8,248       305       3.7     7,278       234       3.2       625        36       5.8       570        65      11.3 
    65 years and over.........         1,894        62       3.3     1,763        50       2.9        89         3       3.4        53         6       (B) 
   Wives......................        10,141       367       3.6     9,046       282       3.1       686        40       5.8       648        68      10.5 
    Under 65 years............         8,683       309       3.6     7,659       235       3.1       632        38       6.0       604        63      10.4 
    65 years and over.........         1,458        58       3.9     1,387        48       3.4        54         2       (B)        44         5       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         9,215       480       5.2     7,899       358       4.5       805        64       7.9       746       108      14.4 
     Under 6 years............         3,090       159       5.1     2,651       123       4.6       275        15       5.6       293        49      16.8 
     6 to 17 years............         6,125       322       5.3     5,249       235       4.5       530        48       9.1       453        59      12.9 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         3,061        77       2.5     2,585        61       2.4       336         9       2.6       196        13       6.7 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with female house-                                                                                                                             
holder, no spouse present.....         7,803     2,493      32.0     5,083     1,314      25.9     2,490     1,103      44.3     1,326       645      48.7 
   Householder................         2,552       726      28.5     1,769       397      22.5       708       305      43.1       398       185      46.4 
    Under 65 years............         2,187       697      31.9     1,470       383      26.1       645       290      44.9       383       183      47.7 
    65 years and over.........           366        30       8.1       300        14       4.7        63        15       (B)        16         2       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         3,143     1,432      45.6     1,912       763      39.9     1,145       626      54.7       639       392      61.3 
     Under 6 years............           804       435      54.1       438       207      47.2       323       198      61.3       185       115      61.9 
     6 to 17 years............         2,340       997      42.6     1,474       556      37.8       822       428      52.1       454       277      61.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,466       246      16.8       978       113      11.6       465       132      28.5       184        50      27.1 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with male householder,                                                                                                                         
no spouse present.............         2,118       258      12.2     1,617       195      12.1       380        42      11.0       304        68      22.4 
   Householder................           746        88      11.9       585        70      12.0       125        15      11.7        98        24      24.1 
    Under 65 years............           644        80      12.4       494        61      12.4       119        15      12.2        94        24      25.0 
    65 years and over.........           102         9       8.7        90         9       9.8         6         0       (B)         3         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............           533       105      19.7       386        73      18.8       121        25      20.8        87        31      35.9 
     Under 6 years............           184        54      29.4       127        32      25.2        51        17       (B)        40        16       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           349        51      14.5       259        40      15.6        70         8       (B)        47        15       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           331        20       6.0       271        14       5.1        43         0       (B)        20         2       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
In unrelated subfamilies......           235        85      36.1       205        65      31.5        25        20       (B)        33         4       (B) 
    Under 18 years............           140        52      37.4       121        39      32.3        15        13       (B)        15         0       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            40        22       (B)        32        14       (B)         8         8       (B)         4         0       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           100        30      30.5        89        25      28.3         7         5       (B)        12         0       (B) 
    18 years and over.........            95        32      34.2        84        25      30.3         9         7       (B)        18         4       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Unrelated individuals.........         8,619     1,527      17.7     7,331     1,195      16.3     1,030       277      26.9       600       211      35.1 
  Male........................         3,854       558      14.5     3,275       431      13.1       461       110      23.9       316        85      27.1 
   Under 65 years.............         3,196       464      14.5     2,676       351      13.1       409        96      23.5       294        77      26.2 
    Living alone..............         1,578       186      11.8     1,310       124       9.5       221        52      23.6        96        21      21.4 
   65 years and over..........           658        95      14.4       598        79      13.3        52        14       (B)        22         9       (B) 
    Living alone..............           552        70      12.7       510        59      11.5        38        10       (B)        21         9       (B) 
  Female......................         4,765       968      20.3     4,056       764      18.8       570       167      29.3       285       125      44.0 
   Under 65 years.............         2,977       588      19.7     2,432       447      18.4       421       110      26.2       215        84      39.1 
    Living alone..............         1,725       248      14.3     1,395       180      12.9       274        55      20.2        96        35      36.8 
   65 years and over..........         1,788       381      21.3     1,624       318      19.6       149        57      38.1        70        41       (B) 
    Living alone..............         1,660       327      19.7     1,508       266      17.6       144        57      39.5        62        36       (B) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census

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/new04_006.htm