Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 35
-- 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, CENTRAL CITIES
Both Sexes
Total...................... 25,257 4,167 16.5 16,234 2,056 12.7 8,001 1,938 24.2 4,513 1,092 24.2
Under 18 years................ 6,330 1,594 25.2 3,601 631 17.5 2,423 899 37.1 1,489 480 32.3
18 to 24 years................ 2,885 735 25.5 1,796 431 24.0 953 261 27.4 538 150 27.8
25 to 34 years................ 4,025 518 12.9 2,688 272 10.1 1,165 232 19.9 814 158 19.4
35 to 44 years................ 3,995 432 10.8 2,525 225 8.9 1,270 179 14.1 691 133 19.2
45 to 54 years................ 3,161 294 9.3 2,085 147 7.1 988 134 13.6 422 57 13.5
55 to 59 years................ 999 111 11.1 735 70 9.6 241 41 16.9 177 25 14.0
60 to 64 years................ 845 103 12.2 578 57 9.8 234 44 19.0 106 25 23.7
65 years and over............. 3,018 379 12.6 2,227 222 10.0 729 147 20.2 275 65 23.5
65 to 74 years............. 1,715 214 12.5 1,219 109 8.9 451 95 21.0 166 34 20.4
75 years and over.......... 1,302 166 12.7 1,008 113 11.2 278 52 18.8 109 31 28.3
Male
Total...................... 12,330 1,782 14.5 8,042 919 11.4 3,755 769 20.5 2,258 480 21.3
Under 18 years................ 3,204 819 25.6 1,847 323 17.5 1,194 459 38.4 760 244 32.2
18 to 24 years................ 1,481 335 22.6 928 217 23.4 488 95 19.4 285 71 24.9
25 to 34 years................ 2,067 174 8.4 1,423 112 7.9 526 50 9.4 412 61 14.7
35 to 44 years................ 2,022 165 8.1 1,287 91 7.1 640 63 9.9 365 48 13.2
45 to 54 years................ 1,543 114 7.4 1,051 69 6.6 446 39 8.8 205 25 12.2
55 to 59 years................ 463 45 9.8 361 35 9.7 88 11 12.0 76 7 9.8
60 to 64 years................ 326 34 10.5 234 16 6.8 84 18 21.7 46 10 (B)
65 years and over............. 1,223 96 7.8 912 56 6.1 289 35 12.1 109 13 12.3
65 to 74 years............. 744 73 9.8 555 38 6.9 168 30 18.0 71 9 (B)
75 years and over.......... 479 23 4.7 357 18 4.9 121 5 4.0 38 4 (B)
Female
Total...................... 12,927 2,385 18.5 8,192 1,137 13.9 4,246 1,169 27.5 2,255 613 27.2
Under 18 years................ 3,126 776 24.8 1,754 308 17.6 1,228 440 35.8 730 236 32.3
18 to 24 years................ 1,403 400 28.5 868 213 24.6 465 166 35.8 253 79 31.1
25 to 34 years................ 1,958 345 17.6 1,265 160 12.6 639 183 28.6 402 97 24.2
35 to 44 years................ 1,973 267 13.5 1,239 134 10.8 630 116 18.4 326 84 25.9
45 to 54 years................ 1,618 180 11.1 1,034 78 7.6 542 95 17.5 217 32 14.8
55 to 59 years................ 535 66 12.2 374 35 9.5 152 30 19.7 101 17 17.2
60 to 64 years................ 518 69 13.3 344 41 11.8 150 26 17.5 61 16 (B)
65 years and over............. 1,795 284 15.8 1,315 166 12.7 440 112 25.5 167 51 30.8
65 to 74 years............. 971 140 14.5 664 71 10.7 283 65 22.8 95 24 25.7
75 years and over.......... 824 143 17.4 651 96 14.7 157 48 30.3 72 27 (B)
Household Relationship
Total...................... 25,257 4,167 16.5 16,234 2,056 12.7 8,001 1,938 24.2 4,513 1,092 24.2
65 years and over......... 3,018 379 12.6 2,227 222 10.0 729 147 20.2 275 65 23.5
In families................... 19,825 3,073 15.5 12,416 1,365 11.0 6,556 1,563 23.8 3,949 912 23.1
Householder................ 6,330 888 14.0 4,122 395 9.6 1,979 455 23.0 1,084 235 21.6
Under 65 years............ 5,234 811 15.5 3,336 358 10.7 1,693 421 24.9 971 221 22.8
65 years and over......... 1,095 76 7.0 787 37 4.8 286 34 11.8 113 14 12.0
Related children
Under 18 years............ 6,201 1,539 24.8 3,538 598 16.9 2,356 877 37.2 1,444 448 31.0
Under 6 years............ 2,120 620 29.3 1,266 272 21.5 752 334 44.4 570 199 34.9
6 to 17 years............ 4,080 919 22.5 2,272 326 14.3 1,604 543 33.8 874 249 28.5
Own children 18 years/+ ... 1,997 233 11.6 1,061 104 9.8 866 128 14.8 377 67 17.9
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin 36
-- 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.... 13,734 1,044 7.6 9,974 721 7.2 3,084 268 8.7 2,821 494 17.5
Husbands................... 4,284 265 6.2 3,230 181 5.6 891 66 7.4 736 108 14.7
Under 65 years............ 3,437 236 6.9 2,556 165 6.4 733 58 7.9 661 105 15.8
65 years and over......... 847 29 3.4 674 16 2.4 158 8 4.8 75 3 (B)
Wives...................... 4,284 265 6.2 3,208 182 5.7 870 63 7.2 743 111 14.9
Under 65 years............ 3,636 237 6.5 2,704 166 6.1 746 56 7.5 689 106 15.3
65 years and over......... 648 28 4.3 504 16 3.2 124 7 5.4 54 5 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 3,864 440 11.4 2,712 302 11.1 918 119 13.0 1,009 231 22.9
Under 6 years............ 1,326 188 14.2 987 143 14.5 260 45 17.4 387 102 26.5
6 to 17 years............ 2,538 251 9.9 1,725 159 9.2 658 74 11.2 622 129 20.7
Own chldren 18 years/+ .... 1,006 44 4.4 632 30 4.7 319 14 4.4 202 25 12.5
In families with female house-
holder, no spouse present..... 5,038 1,867 37.1 1,920 558 29.1 3,001 1,254 41.8 865 352 40.7
Householder................ 1,654 567 34.3 689 181 26.3 928 372 40.1 264 103 39.1
Under 65 years............ 1,403 527 37.5 563 166 29.4 809 347 42.9 229 96 41.9
65 years and over......... 250 40 16.1 125 16 12.4 118 25 21.0 35 7 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 2,040 1,034 50.7 647 257 39.7 1,331 737 55.4 352 189 53.7
Under 6 years............ 677 412 60.8 198 111 56.1 456 286 62.8 143 83 58.1
6 to 17 years............ 1,363 623 45.7 449 146 32.4 875 451 51.6 210 106 50.7
Own children 18 years/+ ... 890 180 20.3 378 67 17.8 499 113 22.6 150 34 22.7
In families with male householder,
no spouse present............. 1,053 162 15.4 523 87 16.6 471 41 8.7 263 65 24.7
Householder................ 392 56 14.2 195 31 16.0 180 19 10.6 87 22 24.9
Under 65 years............ 353 52 14.7 176 28 16.0 159 18 11.2 77 19 24.3
65 years and over......... 40 4 (B) 18 3 (B) 21 1 (B) 10 3 (B)
Related children
Under 18 years............ 296 66 22.1 179 39 22.0 107 20 18.9 83 28 33.7
Under 6 years............ 117 21 17.6 81 18 22.4 36 3 (B) 40 14 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 179 45 25.1 98 21 21.6 71 18 (B) 42 14 (B)
Own children 18 years/+ ... 101 8 8.0 51 7 (B) 48 1 (B) 25 8 (B)
In unrelated subfamilies...... 157 49 30.9 87 30 34.7 70 18 (B) 52 32 (B)
Under 18 years............ 84 28 33.3 42 16 (B) 42 12 (B) 28 19 (B)
Under 6 years............ 30 12 (B) 21 11 (B) 9 1 (B) 9 7 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 54 16 (B) 22 6 (B) 33 10 (B) 19 12 (B)
18 years and over......... 73 21 (B) 45 14 (B) 29 7 (B) 24 13 (B)
Unrelated individuals......... 5,275 1,046 19.8 3,731 660 17.7 1,375 356 25.9 512 149 29.0
Male........................ 2,729 451 16.5 1,906 291 15.3 705 145 20.6 316 59 18.6
Under 65 years............. 2,457 394 16.0 1,706 256 15.0 635 124 19.5 298 53 17.7
Living alone.............. 1,262 154 12.2 865 84 9.7 348 62 18.0 132 8 6.1
65 years and over.......... 272 57 20.9 199 35 17.6 70 22 (B) 18 6 (B)
Living alone.............. 232 43 18.4 176 34 19.1 54 9 (B) 15 4 (B)
Female...................... 2,546 595 23.4 1,825 369 20.2 671 211 31.4 196 90 45.8
Under 65 years............. 1,780 393 22.1 1,214 238 19.6 521 139 26.7 143 55 38.3
Living alone.............. 1,011 197 19.4 651 116 17.8 341 79 23.1 73 20 (B)
65 years and over.......... 767 202 26.4 611 131 21.5 149 71 47.8 53 35 (B)
Living alone.............. 751 195 26.0 600 127 21.2 145 68 47.0 53 35 (B)
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census