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Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                      Number                                  Number 
                                                                          of                                      of 
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
    Characteristics                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     
     All Races                          34,898     5,006      14.3    10,899     7,683     2,585      33.7     5,886 
                                                                                                                     
TYPE OF RESIDENCE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                     
Inside metropolitan areas               29,740     4,027      13.5     8,879     6,237     2,062      33.1     4,731 
  Inside central cities...........      15,726     2,514      16.0     5,669     3,805     1,349      35.4     3,151 
    One million or more...........      10,554     1,553      14.7     3,591     2,432       821      33.8     1,994 
    Under one million.............       5,171       961      18.6     2,078     1,374       527      38.4     1,157 
  Outside central cities..........      14,015     1,513      10.8     3,210     2,432       713      29.3     1,579 
    One million or more...........      10,106     1,010      10.0     2,109     1,570       445      28.3       974 
    Under one million.............       3,908       504      12.9     1,101       862       269      31.2       605 
Outside metropolitan areas........       5,158       979      19.0     2,020     1,446       523      36.2     1,155 
                                                                                                                     
REGION                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                     
Northeast.........................       7,683     1,403      18.3     2,908     1,682       667      39.6     1,456 
Midwest...........................       6,756     1,104      16.3     2,193     1,484       575      38.7     1,218 
South.............................      11,779     1,614      13.7     3,724     2,869       949      33.1     2,259 
West..............................       8,680       885      10.2     2,075     1,647       395      24.0       953 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                      Number                                  Number 
                                                                          of                                      of 
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                     
Under 65 years....................      30,589     3,661      12.0     9,247     6,604     2,057      31.2     5,241 
  15 to 24 years..................       4,878       576      11.8     1,468     1,437       358      24.9       943 
  25 to 34 years..................      10,025       963       9.6     3,007     1,942       550      28.3     1,821 
  35 to 44 years..................       7,531       891      11.8     2,563     1,493       469      31.4     1,336 
  45 to 54 years..................       5,264       635      12.1     1,323     1,017       353      34.8       685 
  55 to 64 years..................       2,891       597      20.6       885       715       328      45.9       456 
65 years and over.................       4,309     1,345      31.2     1,653     1,079       528      48.9       645 
  65 to 74 years..................       1,946       598      30.7       806       520       273      52.6       360 
  75 years and over...............       2,363       747      31.6       847       559       255      45.5       286 
                                                                                                                     
Mean age......................            41.7      49.0       (x)       (x)      41.7      46.0       (x)       (x) 
                                                                                                                     
WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                       
                                                                                                                     
Total civilian....................      34,898     5,006      14.3    10,899     7,683     2,585      33.7     5,886 
  Worked..........................      25,822     2,170       8.4     6,008     3,447       876      25.4     2,661 
    Worked year-round, full-time..      17,244       950       5.5     2,764       958       177      18.5       621 
  Did not work....................       9,076     2,837      31.3     4,892     4,236     1,709      40.3     3,225 
                                                                                                                     
DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
     Total age 16 to 64..........       30,574     3,661      12.0     9,244     6,596     2,057      31.2     5,241 
  No work disability..............      26,061     2,205       8.5     6,516     4,417     1,065      24.1     3,404 
  With a work disability..........       4,513     1,456      32.3     2,728     2,179       992      45.5     1,836 
    severe work disability........       3,173     1,258      39.7     2,264     1,846       876      47.5     1,532 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                      Number                                  Number 
                                                                          of                                      of 
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                     
Family household..................      18,346     2,492      13.6     8,133     4,141     1,334      32.2     4,512 
  Married-couple families.........       9,742       624       6.4     2,275     1,232       207      16.8       847 
  Male householder, no wife.......       1,876       152       8.1       478       351        62      17.6       197 
  Female householder, no husband..       6,727     1,715      25.5     5,380     2,558     1,065      41.6     3,468 
Nonfamily households..............      16,552     2,514      15.2     2,766     3,542     1,252      35.3     1,374 
  Male householder................       8,219       827      10.1       972     1,445       378      26.2       438 
    Living alone..................       6,073       731      12.0       731     1,042       337      32.3       337 
  Female householders.............       8,333     1,687      20.2     1,794     2,097       873      41.6       935 
    Living alone..................       6,797     1,612      23.7     1,612     1,721       831      48.3       831 
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2001 (All Races)
(Source: Current Population Survey,  March 2002.  Households as of March of the following year.)

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty      
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized          
                                                                      Number                                  Number 
                                                                          of                                      of 
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons 
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                     
No children.......................      20,282     2,753      13.6     3,235     3,816     1,299      34.0     1,456 
One or more related                                                                                                  
Children                                14,310     2,228      15.6     7,584     3,798     1,279      33.7     4,402 
  Child under 18 years..............    12,309     2,029      16.5     7,040     3,550     1,203      33.9     4,200 
    All under 6 years...............     3,692       568      15.4     1,668     1,051       341      32.5       964 
    Some under 6 years,                                                                                              
    Some 6 to 17 years..............     2,806       557      19.8     2,482     1,067       370      34.7     1,676 
    All 6 to 17 years...............     5,811       904      15.6     2,890     1,432       492      34.4     1,560 
  One child.......................       5,487       807      14.7     2,041     1,192       412      34.6       950 
    Under 6 years.................       2,546       352      13.8       864       619       202      32.7       463 
    6 to 17 years.................       2,941       455      15.5     1,177       573       210      36.6       487 
  Two or more children............       6,822     1,222      17.9     4,999     2,358       791      33.5     3,250 
    All under 6 years.............       1,145       216      18.8       804       432       139      32.2       501 
    Some under 6 years............       2,806       557      19.8     2,482     1,067       370      34.7     1,676 
    All 6 to 17 years.............       2,871       449      15.6     1,713       859       282      32.8     1,073 
  Mean children...................        1.88      1.97       (x)       (x)      2.16      2.11       (x)       (x) 
  Child 18 years and over.........       3,768       469      12.5     1,781       692       215      31.1       851 
One or more unrelated                                                                                                
Children under 18.................         482        42       8.8       169       120        12       9.7        54 
  All under 6 years...............         114         5       4.6        19        39         3       8.7        11 
  Some under 6 years,                                                                                                
  Some 6 to 17 years..............          60         3       5.5        16        11         2      19.1        11 
  All 6 to 17 years...............         308        34      10.9       134        70         6       8.7        32 
                                                                                                                     
PRESENCE OF ELDERLY                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                     
No elderly........................      30,083     3,601      12.0     9,077     6,520     2,041      31.3     5,187 
One or more elderly...............       4,815     1,405      29.2     1,822     1,163       545      46.8       699 
  All members elderly.............       3,656     1,244      34.0     1,336       943       482      51.1       507 
  Elderly householder/spouse only.       4,318     1,349      31.2     1,661     1,077       524      48.6       637 
  Elderly other relative only.....         345        39      11.4       119        50         8      16.4        33 
  Elderly nonrelative only........          49         3       6.2         6        15         3      20.1         6 

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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