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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         23
         -- 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 
MIDWEST, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                           
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                 
   Total......................        47,550     4,390       9.2    39,573     2,446       6.2     6,583     1,739      26.4     2,247       352      15.6 
Under 18 years................        12,923     1,659      12.8    10,207       737       7.2     2,299       831      36.2       831       165      19.8 
18 to 24 years................         4,741       715      15.1     3,878       429      11.1       715       262      36.6       307        56      18.1 
25 to 34 years................         6,753       548       8.1     5,468       313       5.7       996       218      21.9       440        66      15.0 
35 to 44 years................         7,804       496       6.4     6,689       305       4.6       887       167      18.8       343        25       7.4 
45 to 54 years................         6,483       292       4.5     5,539       188       3.4       794        89      11.2       172        13       7.7 
55 to 59 years................         1,994       130       6.5     1,731        85       4.9       222        33      15.0        56         4       (B) 
60 to 64 years................         1,730       164       9.5     1,507       108       7.1       179        47      26.2        35         9       (B) 
65 years and over.............         5,121       387       7.6     4,555       281       6.2       491        92      18.7        62        13       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,878       185       6.4     2,536       131       5.2       290        42      14.5        43         9       (B) 
   75 years and over..........         2,243       202       9.0     2,019       150       7.4       200        50      24.9        19         4       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Male                                                                                                                                                       
   Total......................        23,406     1,917       8.2    19,623     1,083       5.5     3,059       730      23.9     1,173       157      13.4 
Under 18 years................         6,655       865      13.0     5,195       389       7.5     1,212       422      34.8       446        79      17.7 
18 to 24 years................         2,306       264      11.4     1,969       171       8.7       268        76      28.4       159        31      19.6 
25 to 34 years................         3,355       188       5.6     2,746       121       4.4       460        62      13.5       229        20       8.7 
35 to 44 years................         3,896       209       5.4     3,416       151       4.4       367        49      13.4       179        10       5.7 
45 to 54 years................         3,243       138       4.2     2,817        88       3.1       350        40      11.4        91        10      10.7 
55 to 59 years................           982        58       5.9       854        36       4.2       118        22      18.8        23         0       (B) 
60 to 64 years................           795        67       8.4       713        51       7.2        68        13       (B)        18         4       (B) 
65 years and over.............         2,173       128       5.9     1,913        75       3.9       215        45      20.9        26         3       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,340        75       5.6     1,166        46       3.9       140        21      15.2        22         3       (B) 
   75 years and over..........           833        53       6.3       747        29       3.9        75        24       (B)         5         0       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Female                                                                                                                                                     
   Total......................        24,144     2,473      10.2    19,951     1,363       6.8     3,525     1,009      28.6     1,074       194      18.1 
Under 18 years................         6,268       794      12.7     5,012       348       6.9     1,088       410      37.7       385        86      22.2 
18 to 24 years................         2,435       451      18.5     1,908       258      13.5       447       186      41.5       148        25      16.6 
25 to 34 years................         3,397       359      10.6     2,722       192       7.0       536       156      29.0       211        46      21.9 
35 to 44 years................         3,908       287       7.4     3,273       155       4.7       520       118      22.7       164        15       9.3 
45 to 54 years................         3,240       154       4.8     2,722        99       3.6       443        49      11.0        81         4       4.4 
55 to 59 years................         1,011        71       7.0       877        49       5.6       104        11      10.6        33         4       (B) 
60 to 64 years................           935        97      10.4       795        57       7.1       111        34      30.6        17         5       (B) 
65 years and over.............         2,948       259       8.8     2,642       206       7.8       276        47      17.1        35        10       (B) 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,539       110       7.1     1,370        85       6.2       150        21      13.9        21         6       (B) 
   75 years and over..........         1,410       149      10.6     1,272       120       9.5       125        26      20.9        14         4       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
   Total......................        47,550     4,390       9.2    39,573     2,446       6.2     6,583     1,739      26.4     2,247       352      15.6 
    65 years and over.........         5,121       387       7.6     4,555       281       6.2       491        92      18.7        62        13       (B) 
In families...................        39,785     3,022       7.6    33,137     1,449       4.4     5,463     1,434      26.2     2,022       295      14.6 
   Householder................        12,500       895       7.2    10,603       464       4.4     1,586       394      24.8       512        72      14.0 
    Under 65 years............        10,681       821       7.7     8,999       418       4.6     1,401       370      26.4       491        68      13.9 
    65 years and over.........         1,819        74       4.1     1,604        45       2.8       185        23      12.7        21         3       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............        12,679     1,548      12.2    10,025       652       6.5     2,255       820      36.4       802       159      19.9 
     Under 6 years............         4,307       618      14.4     3,393       294       8.7       777       312      40.1       326        74      22.6 
     6 to 17 years............         8,372       929      11.1     6,632       358       5.4     1,478       508      34.4       476        86      18.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         3,775       216       5.7     3,032        90       3.0       634       123      19.4       150        11       7.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         24
         -- 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....        31,122     1,029       3.3    27,721       697       2.5     2,427       259      10.7     1,487       142       9.5 
   Husbands...................         9,548       293       3.1     8,598       205       2.4       698        68       9.7       346        29       8.4 
    Under 65 years............         8,018       244       3.0     7,212       176       2.4       586        54       9.1       336        27       8.0 
    65 years and over.........         1,530        50       3.2     1,386        29       2.1       112        14      12.8         9         2       (B) 
   Wives......................         9,548       293       3.1     8,605       211       2.5       667        60       9.0       376        31       8.1 
    Under 65 years............         8,370       258       3.1     7,518       189       2.5       594        51       8.6       366        29       8.0 
    65 years and over.........         1,177        35       3.0     1,087        22       2.0        73         9       (B)        10         1       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         9,181       396       4.3     8,059       255       3.2       808       111      13.8       585        75      12.8 
     Under 6 years............         3,159       154       4.9     2,787       115       4.1       251        31      12.3       248        37      15.1 
     6 to 17 years............         6,022       241       4.0     5,273       141       2.7       557        80      14.4       337        38      11.1 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         2,462        32       1.3     2,152        18       0.8       210        13       6.0       100         1       1.3 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with female house-                                                                                                                             
holder, no spouse present.....         6,687     1,830      27.4     3,881       635      16.4     2,651     1,134      42.8       330       133      40.3 
   Householder................         2,240       548      24.5     1,420       211      14.9       773       321      41.5        99        37      37.5 
    Under 65 years............         1,925       529      27.5     1,170       196      16.8       710       316      44.5        92        36      38.8 
    65 years and over.........           315        20       6.2       250        15       5.9        64         5       (B)         6         1       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         2,883     1,090      37.8     1,490       354      23.8     1,313       692      52.7       155        78      50.5 
     Under 6 years............           941       444      47.2       454       165      36.2       474       276      58.2        57        36       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............         1,942       645      33.2     1,036       190      18.3       839       416      49.6        97        42      43.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,079       154      14.3       694        56       8.0       378        97      25.7        36         9       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with male householder,                                                                                                                         
no spouse present.............         1,975       163       8.2     1,535       118       7.7       385        41      10.6       204        20       9.7 
   Householder................           712        53       7.5       565        44       7.8       126         8       6.6        62         7       (B) 
    Under 65 years............           650        45       6.8       519        41       7.9       110         3       2.4        58         7       (B) 
    65 years and over.........            62         9       (B)        46         3       (B)        16         6       (B)         4         0       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............           614        62      10.2       475        42       8.9       134        17      12.9        63         6       (B) 
     Under 6 years............           206        20       9.6       152        15       9.8        52         5       (B)        21         0       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           408        43      10.4       323        27       8.5        82        12      14.9        42         6       (B) 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           233        29      12.5       187        16       8.5        46        13       (B)        15         0       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
In unrelated subfamilies......           272       106      39.1       202        83      40.9        59        12       (B)        33         7       (B) 
    Under 18 years............           167        68      40.6       125        54      43.0        33         5       (B)        22         4       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            55        26       (B)        37        23       (B)        18         3       (B)         5         2       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           111        41      37.1        88        31      34.7        15         2       (B)        17         2       (B) 
    18 years and over.........           105        38      36.6        77        29      37.6        25         7       (B)        11         2       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Unrelated individuals.........         7,493     1,261      16.8     6,234       914      14.7     1,062       293      27.6       192        50      26.1 
  Male........................         3,729       565      15.2     3,057       383      12.5       556       153      27.5       112        22      19.5 
   Under 65 years.............         3,253       497      15.3     2,657       340      12.8       484       130      26.8       105        21      19.7 
    Living alone..............         1,659       193      11.6     1,367       124       9.1       249        61      24.7        34         2       (B) 
   65 years and over..........           476        68      14.3       401        43      10.6        71        23       (B)         8         1       (B) 
    Living alone..............           380        47      12.4       331        27       8.1        47        20       (B)         6         1       (B) 
  Female......................         3,764       696      18.5     3,177       531      16.7       506       140      27.7        80        28      35.3 
   Under 65 years.............         2,492       498      20.0     2,013       368      18.3       403       107      26.6        68        21       (B) 
    Living alone..............         1,471       222      15.1     1,123       133      11.8       303        78      25.9        21         5       (B) 
   65 years and over..........         1,272       199      15.6     1,163       163      14.0       103        33      32.1        12         8       (B) 
    Living alone..............         1,220       176      14.4     1,120       144      12.8        98        30      30.7         8         5       (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_012.htm