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Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   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 WITH                                                                                          
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                                                        
                                                                                                                 
Both Sexes                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............    149,948    19,423     13.0   118,480    12,606     10.6    22,020     5,644     25.6 
Under 18 years .........     71,025    11,199     15.8    55,292     7,101     12.8    11,435     3,429     30.0 
18 to 24 years .........     11,330     1,869     16.5     8,632     1,124     13.0     2,070       656     31.7 
25 to 34 years .........     19,771     2,554     12.9    15,718     1,785     11.4     2,827       662     23.4 
35 to 44 years .........     28,444     2,291      8.1    23,388     1,615      6.9     3,281       495     15.1 
45 to 54 years .........     14,439       914      6.3    11,815       611      5.2     1,579       228     14.5 
55 to 59 years .........      1,927       195     10.1     1,497       126      8.4       283        55     19.3 
60 to 64 years .........      1,099       141     12.9       831        98     11.7       172        36     20.7 
65 years and over ......      1,913       261     13.6     1,306       147     11.3       373        84     22.5 
  65 to 74 years .......      1,309       177     13.5       890        99     11.2       254        54     21.1 
  75 years and over ....        604        83     13.8       417        48     11.4       119        30     25.5 
                                                                                                                 
Male                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............     72,318     8,439     11.7    58,063     5,691      9.8     9,741     2,231     22.9 
Under 18 years .........     36,380     5,695     15.7    28,382     3,667     12.9     5,780     1,697     29.4 
18 to 24 years .........      5,151       650     12.6     4,026       419     10.4       819       190     23.2 
25 to 34 years .........      8,097       740      9.1     6,741       598      8.9       895       110     12.3 
35 to 44 years .........     12,755       742      5.8    10,747       579      5.4     1,237       118      9.6 
45 to 54 years .........      7,508       361      4.8     6,263       259      4.1       702        62      8.8 
55 to 59 years .........      1,056        79      7.5       856        59      6.9       125        16     13.0 
60 to 64 years .........        576        64     11.1       482        47      9.8        56        12      (B) 
65 years and over ......        794       107     13.5       566        62     11.0       127        26     20.4 
  65 to 74 years .......        596        71     12.0       425        41      9.6        97        15     15.7 
  75 years and over ....        198        36     18.2       141        22     15.3        30        11      (B) 
                                                                                                                 
Female                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............     77,630    10,984     14.1    60,416     6,915     11.4    12,279     3,413     27.8 
Under 18 years .........     34,645     5,503     15.9    26,909     3,435     12.8     5,655     1,732     30.6 
18 to 24 years .........      6,179     1,218     19.7     4,606       705     15.3     1,251       466     37.2 
25 to 34 years .........     11,675     1,814     15.5     8,977     1,186     13.2     1,932       552     28.6 
35 to 44 years .........     15,689     1,549      9.9    12,641     1,036      8.2     2,044       377     18.4 
45 to 54 years .........      6,930       553      8.0     5,552       352      6.3       878       166     19.0 
55 to 59 years .........        871       116     13.3       642        66     10.4       158        38     24.3 
60 to 64 years .........        523        77     14.8       349        50     14.4       115        24     20.7 
65 years and over ......      1,119       153     13.7       740        85     11.4       246        58     23.5 
  65 to 74 years .......        713       106     14.9       465        58     12.6       158        38     24.3 
  75 years and over ....        406        47     11.6       276        26      9.5        88        19     22.0 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                   All Races                       White                        Black            
                                           Below                        Below                        Below       
                                       poverty level                poverty level                poverty level   
                              Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                 
Nativity                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                 
Native .................    132,551    16,396     12.4   106,750    10,159      9.5    20,454     5,434     26.6 
Foreign Born ...........     17,397     3,027     17.4    11,730     2,447     20.9     1,566       210     13.4 
  Naturalized Citizen ..      5,326       539     10.1     2,989       377     12.6       492        38      7.8 
  Not a Citizen ........     12,071     2,489     20.6     8,741     2,070     23.7     1,074       172     16.0 
                                                                                                                 
Householder                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............     38,427     5,138     13.4    30,430     3,313     10.9     5,739     1,524     26.6 
Under 18 years .........         69        21      (B)        48        12      (B)        15         6      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........      2,246       819     36.5     1,547       453     29.3       593       330     55.7 
25 to 34 years .........     10,119     1,757     17.4     7,877     1,171     14.9     1,698       521     30.7 
35 to 44 years .........     15,429     1,565     10.1    12,550     1,066      8.5     1,995       385     19.3 
45 to 54 years .........      8,110       605      7.5     6,583       395      6.0       960       155     16.1 
55 to 59 years .........      1,093       144     13.2       840        93     11.0       184        44     23.9 
60 to 64 years .........        572        80     14.0       444        53     12.0        98        24     24.4 
65 years and over ......        790       147     18.6       539        71     13.1       197        60     30.2 
  65 to 74 years .......        602       109     18.1       412        52     12.6       145        43     29.8 
  75 years and over ....        187        38     20.1       128        19     14.8        52        16      (B) 
                                                                                                                 
Related Children                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                 
Under 18 years .........     70,950    11,175     15.8    55,238     7,086     12.8    11,419     3,423     30.0 
  Under 6 years ........     23,014     4,188     18.2    17,920     2,671     14.9     3,653     1,296     35.5 
  6 to 17 years ........     47,936     6,987     14.6    37,318     4,416     11.8     7,766     2,127     27.4 
                                                                                                                 
Own Children                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                 
Under 18 years .........     65,521    10,011     15.3    51,719     6,472     12.5     9,852     2,948     29.9 
  Under 6 years ........     20,909     3,768     18.0    16,481     2,442     14.8     3,111     1,131     36.4 
  6 to 17 years ........     44,611     6,243     14.0    35,238     4,030     11.4     6,742     1,816     26.9 
18 years and Over.......      9,046       868      9.6     6,874       506      7.4     1,622       307     19.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                 Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                           Below                        Below       
                                       poverty level                poverty level   
                              Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                    
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH                                                             
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                           
                                                                                    
Both Sexes                                                                          
                                                                                    
   Total ...............     26,167     6,073     23.2    93,841     6,925      7.4 
Under 18 years .........     12,566     3,441     27.4    43,487     3,893      9.0 
18 to 24 years .........      2,728       590     21.6     6,055       577      9.5 
25 to 34 years .........      4,510       905     20.1    11,482       928      8.1 
35 to 44 years .........      3,844       724     18.8    19,766       942      4.8 
45 to 54 years .........      1,636       222     13.6    10,263       396      3.9 
55 to 59 years .........        321        51     15.9     1,193        77      6.4 
60 to 64 years .........        221        54     24.6       621        47      7.6 
65 years and over ......        341        85     24.9       974        66      6.7 
  65 to 74 years .......        242        57     23.7       656        45      6.9 
  75 years and over ....         99        27     27.7       318        20      6.4 
                                                                                    
Male                                                                                
                                                                                    
   Total ...............     12,824     2,814     21.9    45,989     3,041      6.6 
Under 18 years .........      6,461     1,763     27.3    22,335     2,022      9.1 
18 to 24 years .........      1,299       254     19.5     2,802       175      6.2 
25 to 34 years .........      2,070       336     16.2     4,779       277      5.8 
35 to 44 years .........      1,792       298     16.6     9,051       298      3.3 
45 to 54 years .........        776        80     10.3     5,525       180      3.3 
55 to 59 years .........        157        20     12.9       710        40      5.7 
60 to 64 years .........        129        29     22.9       358        20      5.6 
65 years and over ......        139        34     24.8       429        28      6.6 
  65 to 74 years .......        111        23     20.6       317        18      5.8 
  75 years and over ....         28        12      (B)       113        10      8.8 
                                                                                    
Female                                                                              
                                                                                    
   Total ...............     13,344     3,259     24.4    47,852     3,884      8.1 
Under 18 years .........      6,105     1,679     27.5    21,152     1,870      8.8 
18 to 24 years .........      1,429       336     23.5     3,253       402     12.4 
25 to 34 years .........      2,440       569     23.3     6,703       651      9.7 
35 to 44 years .........      2,052       426     20.8    10,716       644      6.0 
45 to 54 years .........        860       143     16.6     4,738       216      4.6 
55 to 59 years .........        165        31     18.9       483        36      7.6 
60 to 64 years .........         92        25     27.0       262        27     10.2 
65 years and over ......        202        50     25.0       545        37      6.9 
  65 to 74 years .......        131        35     26.4       340        27      7.9 
  75 years and over ....         70        16      (B)       205        10      5.1 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.
Table 1. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin -
Poverty Status of People by Selected Characteristics in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                 Hispanic Origin            White Non-Hispanic      
                                           Below                        Below       
                                       poverty level                poverty level   
                              Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                    
Nativity                                                                            
                                                                                    
Native .................     16,697     3,846     23.0    91,111     6,609      7.3 
Foreign Born ...........      9,471     2,226     23.5     2,731       316     11.6 
  Naturalized Citizen ..      2,038       318     15.6     1,074        78      7.3 
  Not a Citizen ........      7,433     1,908     25.7     1,657       238     14.4 
                                                                                    
Householder                                                                         
                                                                                    
   Total ...............      5,937     1,405     23.7    24,861     2,014      8.1 
Under 18 years .........         23         6      (B)        25         5      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........        575       194     33.7     1,023       282     27.6 
25 to 34 years .........      2,098       558     26.6     5,914       649     11.0 
35 to 44 years .........      1,995       419     21.0    10,681       684      6.4 
45 to 54 years .........        884       142     16.0     5,742       257      4.5 
55 to 59 years .........        157        31     20.0       691        63      9.2 
60 to 64 years .........         86        22     25.1       359        32      9.0 
65 years and over ......        118        33     28.4       425        41      9.6 
  65 to 74 years .......         99        25     25.1       317        31      9.6 
  75 years and over ....         19         9      (B)       108        10      9.3 
                                                                                    
Related Children                                                                    
                                                                                    
Under 18 years .........     12,539     3,433     27.4    43,459     3,887      8.9 
  Under 6 years ........      4,565     1,321     28.9    13,638     1,450     10.6 
  6 to 17 years ........      7,974     2,112     26.5    29,821     2,437      8.2 
                                                                                    
Own Children                                                                        
                                                                                    
Under 18 years .........     11,035     3,039     27.5    41,352     3,640      8.8 
  Under 6 years ........      3,937     1,167     29.6    12,798     1,361     10.6 
  6 to 17 years ........      7,098     1,872     26.4    28,554     2,279      8.0 
18 years and Over.......      1,831       293     16.0     5,122       235      4.6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.

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