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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -               09:57 Tuesday, December 11, 2001  13
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 MARRIED-COUPLE                                                                                        
FAMILIES                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Both Sexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............   180,272    10,138      5.6   155,122     8,220      5.3    15,208     1,020      6.7 
Under 18 years .........    51,951     4,222      8.1    43,839     3,435      7.8     4,926       402      8.2 
18 to 24 years .........    14,180       748      5.3    12,053       571      4.7     1,338        91      6.8 
25 to 34 years .........    21,843     1,297      5.9    18,497     1,094      5.9     1,929       126      6.5 
35 to 44 years .........    30,374     1,350      4.4    25,942     1,108      4.3     2,701       132      4.9 
45 to 54 years .........    26,501       847      3.2    23,165       620      2.7     1,942       101      5.2 
55 to 59 years .........     9,278       437      4.7     8,239       360      4.4       636        41      6.5 
60 to 64 years .........     7,255       414      5.7     6,446       368      5.7       507        25      5.0 
65 years and over ......    18,890       823      4.4    16,942       664      3.9     1,228       102      8.3 
  65 to 74 years .......    11,777       498      4.2    10,505       404      3.8       827        63      7.6 
  75 years and over ....     7,113       324      4.6     6,438       261      4.0       401        39      9.8 
                                                                                                                
Male                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    91,723     5,149      5.6    78,997     4,166      5.3     7,823       507      6.5 
Under 18 years .........    26,627     2,178      8.2    22,566     1,766      7.8     2,442       192      7.9 
18 to 24 years .........     7,153       335      4.7     6,080       258      4.2       691        34      4.9 
25 to 34 years .........    10,511       634      6.0     8,861       527      5.9     1,007        72      7.2 
35 to 44 years .........    14,950       652      4.4    12,743       541      4.2     1,384        64      4.6 
45 to 54 years .........    13,530       443      3.3    11,818       319      2.7     1,015        58      5.7 
55 to 59 years .........     4,772       210      4.4     4,227       172      4.1       336        19      5.6 
60 to 64 years .........     3,742       224      6.0     3,330       203      6.1       265        13      5.1 
65 years and over ......    10,438       471      4.5     9,371       380      4.1       684        55      8.0 
  65 to 74 years .......     6,339       273      4.3     5,676       230      4.0       429        24      5.6 
  75 years and over ....     4,099       198      4.8     3,695       151      4.1       255        31     12.1 
                                                                                                                
Female                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    88,549     4,989      5.6    76,125     4,054      5.3     7,386       513      7.0 
Under 18 years .........    25,324     2,044      8.1    21,272     1,668      7.8     2,484       210      8.5 
18 to 24 years .........     7,027       413      5.9     5,973       313      5.2       648        57      8.8 
25 to 34 years .........    11,332       663      5.9     9,635       567      5.9       922        54      5.8 
35 to 44 years .........    15,423       698      4.5    13,199       567      4.3     1,318        68      5.2 
45 to 54 years .........    12,971       404      3.1    11,347       301      2.6       927        43      4.6 
55 to 59 years .........     4,506       227      5.0     4,011       188      4.7       300        22      7.4 
60 to 64 years .........     3,513       189      5.4     3,115       165      5.3       242        12      4.9 
65 years and over ......     8,452       352      4.2     7,572       284      3.7       545        48      8.7 
  65 to 74 years .......     5,438       226      4.2     4,829       174      3.6       398        39      9.9 
  75 years and over ....     3,014       126      4.2     2,743       110      4.0       147         8      5.7 
 
 
 
 
 
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  14
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 .................   160,547     7,739      4.8   141,963     6,352      4.5    13,903       958      6.9 
Foreign Born ...........    19,725     2,399     12.2    13,160     1,867     14.2     1,305        62      4.7 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     7,930       572      7.2     4,696       357      7.6       554         9      1.7 
  Not a Citizen ........    11,795     1,826     15.5     8,464     1,510     17.8       751        53      7.0 
                                                                                                                
Householder                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    55,611     2,638      4.7    48,655     2,162      4.4     4,290       260      6.1 
Under 18 years .........         7         2      (B)         4         2      (B)         3         0      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........     1,473       174     11.8     1,269       145     11.5       135        18     13.4 
25 to 34 years .........     9,148       556      6.1     7,858       471      6.0       739        53      7.1 
35 to 44 years .........    14,222       653      4.6    12,177       542      4.4     1,280        62      4.8 
45 to 54 years .........    13,122       413      3.2    11,482       305      2.7       963        44      4.5 
55 to 59 years .........     4,642       224      4.8     4,126       183      4.4       299        23      7.8 
60 to 64 years .........     3,536       204      5.8     3,163       182      5.7       248        10      4.1 
65 years and over ......     9,462       412      4.4     8,575       332      3.9       623        51      8.2 
  65 to 74 years .......     5,969       233      3.9     5,390       189      3.5       417        28      6.6 
  75 years and over ....     3,493       179      5.1     3,185       144      4.5       206        23     11.3 
                                                                                                                
Related Children                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    51,926     4,219      8.1    43,818     3,431      7.8     4,922       402      8.2 
  Under 6 years ........    17,426     1,490      8.6    14,804     1,247      8.4     1,531       136      8.9 
  6 to 17 years ........    34,499     2,728      7.9    29,014     2,184      7.5     3,391       267      7.9 
                                                                                                                
Own Children                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    49,409     3,967      8.0    42,018     3,240      7.7     4,378       362      8.3 
  Under 6 years ........    16,381     1,383      8.4    14,017     1,175      8.4     1,345       112      8.3 
  6 to 17 years ........    33,027     2,584      7.8    28,000     2,065      7.4     3,033       250      8.2 
18 years and Over.......    13,802       477      3.5    11,523       326      2.8     1,458        77      5.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  15
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 MARRIED-COUPLE                                                           
FAMILIES                                                                           
                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                         
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    21,566     3,502     16.2   134,406     4,836      3.6 
Under 18 years .........     8,232     1,723     20.9    35,916     1,767      4.9 
18 to 24 years .........     2,120       305     14.4    10,002       272      2.7 
25 to 34 years .........     3,498       573     16.4    15,151       540      3.6 
35 to 44 years .........     3,399       432     12.7    22,697       698      3.1 
45 to 54 years .........     2,068       189      9.1    21,183       440      2.1 
55 to 59 years .........       692        63      9.1     7,567       299      4.0 
60 to 64 years .........       519        93     18.0     5,950       276      4.6 
65 years and over ......     1,038       125     12.1    15,939       543      3.4 
  65 to 74 years .......       665        85     12.8     9,864       322      3.3 
  75 years and over ....       373        40     10.7     6,076       221      3.6 
                                                                                   
Male                                                                               
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    10,979     1,767     16.1    68,436     2,461      3.6 
Under 18 years .........     4,258       877     20.6    18,450       921      5.0 
18 to 24 years .........     1,010       130     12.9     5,108       129      2.5 
25 to 34 years .........     1,735       295     17.0     7,197       242      3.4 
35 to 44 years .........     1,734       214     12.3    11,096       336      3.0 
45 to 54 years .........     1,075       108     10.1    10,783       217      2.0 
55 to 59 years .........       351        20      5.7     3,889       152      3.9 
60 to 64 years .........       274        46     16.6     3,068       158      5.2 
65 years and over ......       541        77     14.3     8,845       305      3.5 
  65 to 74 years .......       356        57     15.9     5,332       175      3.3 
  75 years and over ....       185        21     11.3     3,513       130      3.7 
                                                                                   
Female                                                                             
                                                                                   
   Total ...............    10,588     1,735     16.4    65,970     2,374      3.6 
Under 18 years .........     3,974       846     21.3    17,465       845      4.8 
18 to 24 years .........     1,110       175     15.8     4,894       144      2.9 
25 to 34 years .........     1,763       278     15.7     7,954       298      3.7 
35 to 44 years .........     1,665       218     13.1    11,602       362      3.1 
45 to 54 years .........       993        80      8.1    10,401       223      2.1 
55 to 59 years .........       341        43     12.7     3,678       147      4.0 
60 to 64 years .........       245        48     19.4     2,882       118      4.1 
65 years and over ......       497        48      9.6     7,094       238      3.3 
  65 to 74 years .......       309        29      9.3     4,531       146      3.2 
  75 years and over ....       188        19     10.0     2,563        91      3.6 
 
 
 
 
 
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  16
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 .................    13,036     1,908     14.6   129,427     4,521      3.5 
Foreign Born ...........     8,530     1,594     18.7     4,979       315      6.3 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     2,370       257     10.9     2,421       108      4.5 
  Not a Citizen ........     6,161     1,337     21.7     2,558       206      8.1 
                                                                                   
Householder                                                                        
                                                                                   
   Total ...............     5,246       741     14.1    43,632     1,447      3.3 
Under 18 years .........         2         2      (B)         2         0      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........       300        66     21.9       979        81      8.2 
25 to 34 years .........     1,418       248     17.5     6,512       234      3.6 
35 to 44 years .........     1,542       210     13.6    10,702       336      3.1 
45 to 54 years .........       963        88      9.2    10,553       221      2.1 
55 to 59 years .........       332        30      9.1     3,805       154      4.0 
60 to 64 years .........       240        36     15.1     2,933       145      5.0 
65 years and over ......       449        60     13.3     8,145       276      3.4 
  65 to 74 years .......       308        44     14.3     5,099       148      2.9 
  75 years and over ....       141        16     11.2     3,046       128      4.2 
                                                                                   
Related Children                                                                   
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........     8,221     1,719     20.9    35,905     1,767      4.9 
  Under 6 years ........     3,157       696     22.0    11,751       574      4.9 
  6 to 17 years ........     5,064     1,023     20.2    24,154     1,192      4.9 
                                                                                   
Own Children                                                                       
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........     7,491     1,593     21.3    34,805     1,694      4.9 
  Under 6 years ........     2,791       644     23.1    11,315       552      4.9 
  6 to 17 years ........     4,700       949     20.2    23,491     1,142      4.9 
18 years and Over.......     1,655       167     10.1     9,917       170      1.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.

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