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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         31
         -- 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 
SOUTH                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                           
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                 
   Total......................        95,747    12,538      13.1    73,839     7,666      10.4    19,257     4,462      23.2    10,876     2,428      22.3 
Under 18 years................        24,244     4,578      18.9    17,353     2,467      14.2     6,072     1,959      32.3     3,638     1,075      29.5 
18 to 24 years................         9,210     1,704      18.5     6,737     1,047      15.5     2,175       596      27.4     1,233       301      24.4 
25 to 34 years................        13,255     1,454      11.0    10,001       941       9.4     2,798       461      16.5     1,855       352      19.0 
35 to 44 years................        15,701     1,439       9.2    12,168       896       7.4     3,129       501      16.0     1,739       288      16.6 
45 to 54 years................        12,844       978       7.6    10,273       642       6.3     2,260       301      13.3     1,053       143      13.6 
55 to 59 years................         4,649       558      12.0     3,833       415      10.8       712       134      18.9       362        65      17.9 
60 to 64 years................         3,873       427      11.0     3,268       312       9.6       523       100      19.2       288        57      19.7 
65 years and over.............        11,971     1,398      11.7    10,206       946       9.3     1,588       410      25.8       708       147      20.8 
   65 to 74 years.............         6,804       764      11.2     5,716       478       8.4       959       256      26.7       446        77      17.2 
   75 years and over..........         5,166       634      12.3     4,490       468      10.4       629       154      24.4       262        70      26.9 
                                                                                                                                                           
Male                                                                                                                                                       
   Total......................        46,800     5,365      11.5    36,434     3,396       9.3     9,030     1,765      19.5     5,450     1,086      19.9 
Under 18 years................        12,493     2,343      18.8     8,997     1,260      14.0     3,060       997      32.6     1,850       530      28.7 
18 to 24 years................         4,710       700      14.9     3,489       488      14.0     1,066       184      17.2       657       138      21.0 
25 to 34 years................         6,459       522       8.1     4,972       391       7.9     1,233       106       8.6       942       155      16.5 
35 to 44 years................         7,796       584       7.5     6,120       396       6.5     1,476       166      11.3       893       126      14.1 
45 to 54 years................         6,210       397       6.4     5,033       272       5.4     1,047       110      10.5       524        53      10.1 
55 to 59 years................         2,193       236      10.8     1,838       183      10.0       292        46      15.8       157        25      15.9 
60 to 64 years................         1,793       172       9.6     1,546       128       8.3       215        37      17.4       128        18      14.3 
65 years and over.............         5,146       412       8.0     4,438       279       6.3       640       118      18.5       299        40      13.5 
   65 to 74 years.............         3,091       279       9.0     2,655       184       6.9       381        86      22.5       196        24      12.0 
   75 years and over..........         2,055       132       6.4     1,783        94       5.3       260        32      12.5       103        17      16.3 
                                                                                                                                                           
Female                                                                                                                                                     
   Total......................        48,947     7,172      14.7    37,405     4,270      11.4    10,227     2,696      26.4     5,426     1,342      24.7 
Under 18 years................        11,751     2,235      19.0     8,356     1,207      14.4     3,012       961      31.9     1,788       545      30.5 
18 to 24 years................         4,500     1,004      22.3     3,248       559      17.2     1,109       413      37.2       576       163      28.3 
25 to 34 years................         6,796       932      13.7     5,029       550      10.9     1,565       355      22.7       913       197      21.6 
35 to 44 years................         7,906       855      10.8     6,048       501       8.3     1,653       335      20.3       846       163      19.2 
45 to 54 years................         6,634       581       8.8     5,239       370       7.1     1,213       190      15.7       529        90      17.0 
55 to 59 years................         2,456       323      13.1     1,996       232      11.6       419        88      21.0       205        40      19.4 
60 to 64 years................         2,080       256      12.3     1,722       185      10.7       308        63      20.4       161        39      24.0 
65 years and over.............         6,824       986      14.4     5,768       667      11.6       948       291      30.7       408       107      26.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         3,713       484      13.0     3,061       294       9.6       578       170      29.4       250        53      21.3 
   75 years and over..........         3,111       502      16.1     2,706       373      13.8       370       121      32.8       158        54      33.8 
                                                                                                                                                           
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
   Total......................        95,747    12,538      13.1    73,839     7,666      10.4    19,257     4,462      23.2    10,876     2,428      22.3 
    65 years and over.........        11,971     1,398      11.7    10,206       946       9.3     1,588       410      25.8       708       147      20.8 
In families...................        80,806     9,278      11.5    62,358     5,382       8.6    16,141     3,556      22.0     9,689     2,041      21.1 
   Householder................        26,192     2,705      10.3    20,825     1,587       7.6     4,782     1,025      21.4     2,620       520      19.9 
    Under 65 years............        21,654     2,402      11.1    16,929     1,397       8.3     4,201       929      22.1     2,336       482      20.6 
    65 years and over.........         4,537       303       6.7     3,896       190       4.9       582        95      16.4       284        38      13.4 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............        23,823     4,377      18.4    17,081     2,340      13.7     5,929     1,884      31.8     3,554     1,023      28.8 
     Under 6 years............         7,768     1,585      20.4     5,638       872      15.5     1,861       674      36.2     1,323       399      30.2 
     6 to 17 years............        16,055     2,792      17.4    11,443     1,468      12.8     4,068     1,210      29.7     2,231       624      28.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         7,485       684       9.1     5,197       343       6.6     2,084       325      15.6       822       120      14.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin                                                                                                                                         32
         -- 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....        62,970     4,141       6.6    52,652     3,229       6.1     8,442       716       8.5     7,199     1,187      16.5 
   Husbands...................        20,144     1,100       5.5    17,291       871       5.0     2,397       175       7.3     1,865       269      14.4 
    Under 65 years............        16,302       908       5.6    13,829       722       5.2     2,063       145       7.0     1,661       247      14.9 
    65 years and over.........         3,842       191       5.0     3,462       148       4.3       334        30       9.0       204        22      10.7 
   Wives......................        20,144     1,100       5.5    17,262       883       5.1     2,328       164       7.1     1,921       276      14.4 
    Under 65 years............        17,210       982       5.7    14,629       801       5.5     2,076       142       6.8     1,770       255      14.4 
    65 years and over.........         2,935       118       4.0     2,633        82       3.1       252        23       9.0       151        21      13.8 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............        16,955     1,635       9.6    13,704     1,271       9.3     2,636       291      11.0     2,583       565      21.9 
     Under 6 years............         5,652       573      10.1     4,666       467      10.0       791        96      12.1       991       228      23.0 
     6 to 17 years............        11,303     1,063       9.4     9,038       804       8.9     1,845       196      10.6     1,592       337      21.2 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         4,592       214       4.7     3,549       134       3.8       884        67       7.6       481        41       8.6 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with female house-                                                                                                                             
holder, no spouse present.....        14,231     4,536      31.9     7,286     1,791      24.6     6,657     2,645      39.7     1,868       730      39.1 
   Householder................         4,728     1,395      29.5     2,596       581      22.4     2,051       785      38.3       561       208      37.1 
    Under 65 years............         4,014     1,279      31.9     2,128       531      25.0     1,819       721      39.7       493       196      39.8 
    65 years and over.........           714       117      16.3       469        50      10.7       232        64      27.6        68        12       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         5,749     2,469      42.9     2,615       901      34.4     2,984     1,502      50.3       787       402      51.1 
     Under 6 years............         1,741       921      52.9       725       350      48.2       963       548      56.9       261       151      57.8 
     6 to 17 years............         4,008     1,548      38.6     1,891       551      29.2     2,021       954      47.2       526       251      47.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         2,517       437      17.4     1,385       183      13.2     1,090       251      23.0       290        67      23.2 
                                                                                                                                                           
In families with male householder,                                                                                                                         
no spouse present.............         3,605       601      16.7     2,420       362      14.9     1,043       194      18.7       622       124      19.9 
   Householder................         1,319       210      15.9       900       129      14.3       377        72      19.0       201        43      21.2 
    Under 65 years............         1,154       190      16.5       770       113      14.6       341        68      20.0       177        38      21.6 
    65 years and over.........           166        20      11.9       130        16      12.5        36         4       (B)        24         4       (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                                                        
    Under 18 years............         1,119       272      24.3       761       169      22.2       310        91      29.4       184        57      31.1 
     Under 6 years............           375        91      24.3       247        56      22.7       108        31      28.9        71        21       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           744       181      24.3       515       113      21.9       202        60      29.7       113        36      32.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           376        34       8.9       263        26       9.9       111         8       6.9        52        11       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
In unrelated subfamilies......           497       208      41.8       308       120      38.9       178        88      49.3        81        48      59.5 
    Under 18 years............           283       122      43.3       168        68      40.5       109        54      49.9        44        29       (B) 
     Under 6 years............            72        35       (B)        48        28       (B)        21         7       (B)        15        12       (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           211        88      41.5       119        40      33.8        88        47      53.9        29        17       (B) 
    18 years and over.........           215        85      39.8       141        52      37.0        69        33       (B)        37        19       (B) 
                                                                                                                                                           
Unrelated individuals.........        14,444     3,052      21.1    11,173     2,164      19.4     2,938       818      27.8     1,106       338      30.6 
  Male........................         6,984     1,198      17.2     5,271       846      16.1     1,513       325      21.5       682       154      22.6 
   Under 65 years.............         6,071     1,007      16.6     4,557       737      16.2     1,320       245      18.5       644       143      22.2 
    Living alone..............         3,114       408      13.1     2,282       282      12.4       748       115      15.3       236        27      11.5 
   65 years and over..........           913       191      21.0       714       109      15.3       193        80      41.6        38        11       (B) 
    Living alone..............           779       141      18.1       626        86      13.8       147        53      35.9        29         7       (B) 
  Female......................         7,460     1,854      24.9     5,902     1,318      22.3     1,424       493      34.6       424       184      43.4 
   Under 65 years.............         4,807     1,137      23.6     3,628       799      22.0     1,075       307      28.6       318       116      36.4 
    Living alone..............         2,785       504      18.1     2,075       347      16.7       650       145      22.3       140        39      28.2 
   65 years and over..........         2,653       717      27.0     2,274       519      22.8       349       186      53.2       106        69      64.6 
    Living alone..............         2,560       681      26.6     2,194       495      22.6       339       176      52.0       104        67      64.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
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