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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -               09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   5
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                  All Races                       White                        Black            
                                          Below                        Below                        Below       
                                      poverty level                poverty level                poverty level   
                             Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES                                                                                              
                                                                                                                
Both Sexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............   229,482    22,015      9.6   187,677    14,392      7.7    29,497     6,108     20.7 
Under 18 years .........    70,950    11,044     15.6    55,604     6,856     12.3    11,276     3,423     30.4 
18 to 24 years .........    20,890     2,161     10.3    16,456     1,316      8.0     3,294       712     21.6 
25 to 34 years .........    28,091     2,603      9.3    22,439     1,807      8.1     3,873       648     16.7 
35 to 44 years .........    37,022     2,527      6.8    30,566     1,768      5.8     4,450       600     13.5 
45 to 54 years .........    31,309     1,375      4.4    26,581       905      3.4     3,126       312     10.0 
55 to 59 years .........    10,645       611      5.7     9,229       431      4.7       930       132     14.2 
60 to 64 years .........     8,267       555      6.7     7,149       451      6.3       745        75     10.1 
65 years and over ......    22,307     1,138      5.1    19,653       859      4.4     1,804       207     11.5 
  65 to 74 years .......    13,436       684      5.1    11,763       516      4.4     1,144       122     10.6 
  75 years and over ....     8,871       455      5.1     7,890       343      4.4       660        85     12.9 
                                                                                                                
Male                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............   112,858     9,784      8.7    93,314     6,578      7.0    13,602     2,497     18.4 
Under 18 years .........    36,359     5,585     15.4    28,574     3,468     12.1     5,704     1,725     30.2 
18 to 24 years .........    10,394       787      7.6     8,301       497      6.0     1,546       229     14.8 
25 to 34 years .........    12,914       852      6.6    10,526       661      6.3     1,578       145      9.2 
35 to 44 years .........    17,372       912      5.3    14,572       695      4.8     1,881       157      8.3 
45 to 54 years .........    15,195       584      3.8    13,083       406      3.1     1,364       106      7.8 
55 to 59 years .........     5,289       275      5.2     4,641       204      4.4       415        48     11.4 
60 to 64 years .........     4,046       254      6.3     3,550       229      6.5       309        13      4.3 
65 years and over ......    11,290       535      4.7    10,066       417      4.1       804        75      9.3 
  65 to 74 years .......     6,764       312      4.6     6,013       256      4.3       492        32      6.4 
  75 years and over ....     4,526       223      4.9     4,054       162      4.0       312        43     13.8 
                                                                                                                
Female                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............   116,623    12,231     10.5    94,363     7,814      8.3    15,895     3,612     22.7 
Under 18 years .........    34,591     5,459     15.8    27,030     3,388     12.5     5,572     1,698     30.5 
18 to 24 years .........    10,497     1,374     13.1     8,155       819     10.0     1,748       483     27.6 
25 to 34 years .........    15,177     1,752     11.5    11,912     1,146      9.6     2,294       503     21.9 
35 to 44 years .........    19,650     1,615      8.2    15,995     1,073      6.7     2,568       443     17.3 
45 to 54 years .........    16,114       790      4.9    13,498       499      3.7     1,762       206     11.7 
55 to 59 years .........     5,356       337      6.3     4,587       227      5.0       515        84     16.4 
60 to 64 years .........     4,221       301      7.1     3,599       222      6.2       436        62     14.2 
65 years and over ......    11,017       603      5.5     9,587       442      4.6     1,000       132     13.2 
  65 to 74 years .......     6,672       372      5.6     5,750       260      4.5       652        90     13.8 
  75 years and over ....     4,345       232      5.3     3,837       182      4.7       348        42     12.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -               09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   6
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                  All Races                       White                        Black            
                                          Below                        Below                        Below       
                                      poverty level                poverty level                poverty level   
                             Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                
Nativity                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Native .................   204,521    18,636      9.1   170,960    11,813      6.9    27,476     5,900     21.5 
Foreign Born ...........    24,961     3,378     13.5    16,717     2,579     15.4     2,021       209     10.3 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     9,677       744      7.7     5,718       473      8.3       800        29      3.7 
  Not a Citizen ........    15,284     2,634     17.2    10,998     2,106     19.1     1,221       179     14.7 
                                                                                                                
Householder                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    72,388     6,222      8.6    60,222     4,151      6.9     8,814     1,685     19.1 
Under 18 years .........       165        24     14.6       125        16     12.8        33         6      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........     3,324       847     25.5     2,435       527     21.6       702       290     41.3 
25 to 34 years .........    12,824     1,671     13.0    10,110     1,085     10.7     2,001       500     25.0 
35 to 44 years .........    18,581     1,593      8.6    15,234     1,094      7.2     2,399       407     17.0 
45 to 54 years .........    16,225       820      5.1    13,693       516      3.8     1,758       211     12.0 
55 to 59 years .........     5,459       348      6.4     4,707       231      4.9       498        91     18.3 
60 to 64 years .........     4,203       291      6.9     3,620       225      6.2       433        53     12.4 
65 years and over ......    11,606       627      5.4    10,299       458      4.4       991       126     12.7 
  65 to 74 years .......     7,036       365      5.2     6,218       263      4.2       628        72     11.5 
  75 years and over ....     4,570       263      5.7     4,081       195      4.8       364        54     14.8 
                                                                                                                
Related Children                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    70,767    11,018     15.6    55,463     6,838     12.3    11,242     3,417     30.4 
  Under 6 years ........    23,243     3,917     16.9    18,277     2,499     13.7     3,574     1,174     32.9 
  6 to 17 years ........    47,524     7,101     14.9    37,186     4,339     11.7     7,668     2,243     29.2 
                                                                                                                
Own Children                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    65,209     9,927     15.2    51,935     6,311     12.2     9,549     2,917     30.6 
  Under 6 years ........    21,095     3,525     16.7    16,876     2,306     13.7     2,961     1,009     34.1 
  6 to 17 years ........    44,114     6,402     14.5    35,059     4,005     11.4     6,588     1,908     29.0 
18 years and Over.......    21,298     1,311      6.2    16,725       736      4.4     3,470       471     13.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -               09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   7
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                          Below                        Below       
                                      poverty level                poverty level   
                             Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                   
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES                                                                 
                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                         
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    29,976     6,025     20.1   159,143     8,753      5.5 
Under 18 years .........    11,679     3,186     27.3    44,538     3,890      8.7 
18 to 24 years .........     3,435       617     18.0    13,170       736      5.6 
25 to 34 years .........     4,693       858     18.3    17,974       999      5.6 
35 to 44 years .........     4,388       655     14.9    26,409     1,156      4.4 
45 to 54 years .........     2,777       313     11.3    23,922       610      2.5 
55 to 59 years .........       890        85      9.5     8,367       352      4.2 
60 to 64 years .........       683       126     18.4     6,498       331      5.1 
65 years and over ......     1,433       185     12.9    18,266       679      3.7 
  65 to 74 years .......       901       125     13.9    10,894       396      3.6 
  75 years and over ....       531        60     11.4     7,372       283      3.8 
                                                                                   
Male                                                                               
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    14,745     2,769     18.8    79,226     3,975      5.0 
Under 18 years .........     5,997     1,607     26.8    22,871     1,975      8.6 
18 to 24 years .........     1,693       245     14.5     6,686       267      4.0 
25 to 34 years .........     2,263       358     15.8     8,353       316      3.8 
35 to 44 years .........     2,090       252     12.1    12,591       455      3.6 
45 to 54 years .........     1,299       135     10.4    11,829       278      2.4 
55 to 59 years .........       432        29      6.7     4,222       175      4.1 
60 to 64 years .........       322        49     15.3     3,242       181      5.6 
65 years and over ......       650        92     14.2     9,433       327      3.5 
  65 to 74 years .......       409        66     16.2     5,617       192      3.4 
  75 years and over ....       241        26     10.8     3,816       136      3.6 
                                                                                   
Female                                                                             
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    15,231     3,256     21.4    79,918     4,778      6.0 
Under 18 years .........     5,682     1,579     27.8    21,667     1,915      8.8 
18 to 24 years .........     1,742       372     21.4     6,484       469      7.2 
25 to 34 years .........     2,430       500     20.6     9,621       683      7.1 
35 to 44 years .........     2,297       403     17.5    13,818       701      5.1 
45 to 54 years .........     1,478       178     12.0    12,094       332      2.7 
55 to 59 years .........       458        56     12.2     4,144       177      4.3 
60 to 64 years .........       361        77     21.2     3,256       150      4.6 
65 years and over ......       783        93     11.9     8,833       352      4.0 
  65 to 74 years .......       493        58     11.9     5,277       204      3.9 
  75 years and over ....       290        34     11.8     3,556       147      4.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -               09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001   8
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)

                                Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                          Below                        Below       
                                      poverty level                poverty level   
                             Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                   
Nativity                                                                           
                                                                                   
Native .................    18,476     3,805     20.6   153,398     8,302      5.4 
Foreign Born ...........    11,500     2,220     19.3     5,745       451      7.8 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     3,066       351     11.5     2,797       136      4.9 
  Not a Citizen ........     8,434     1,869     22.2     2,948       314     10.7 
                                                                                   
Householder                                                                        
                                                                                   
   Total ...............     7,728     1,431     18.5    52,883     2,819      5.3 
Under 18 years .........        43        12      (B)        82         4      4.8 
18 to 24 years .........       675       196     29.1     1,800       342     19.0 
25 to 34 years .........     2,069       478     23.1     8,163       648      7.9 
35 to 44 years .........     2,166       395     18.2    13,188       723      5.5 
45 to 54 years .........     1,366       169     12.3    12,380       359      2.9 
55 to 59 years .........       437        46     10.4     4,286       189      4.4 
60 to 64 years .........       325        43     13.1     3,306       183      5.5 
65 years and over ......       647        93     14.3     9,677       371      3.8 
  65 to 74 years .......       428        67     15.6     5,812       202      3.5 
  75 years and over ....       218        26     11.9     3,865       169      4.4 
                                                                                   
Related Children                                                                   
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........    11,627     3,173     27.3    44,447     3,886      8.7 
  Under 6 years ........     4,380     1,242     28.3    14,096     1,319      9.4 
  6 to 17 years ........     7,247     1,931     26.6    30,351     2,566      8.5 
                                                                                   
Own Children                                                                       
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........    10,117     2,850     28.2    42,362     3,671      8.7 
  Under 6 years ........     3,706     1,100     29.7    13,329     1,263      9.5 
  6 to 17 years ........     6,411     1,750     27.3    29,033     2,408      8.3 
18 years and Over.......     2,584       325     12.6    14,237       444      3.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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