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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                                                                                         
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,                                                                                             
NO SPOUSE PRESENT                                                                                               
                                                                                                                
Both Sexes                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    39,261    11,223     28.6    24,619     5,972     24.3    12,550     4,694     37.4 
Under 18 years .........    16,211     6,359     39.2     9,536     3,302     34.6     5,900     2,747     46.6 
18 to 24 years .........     5,120     1,357     26.5     3,125       667     21.3     1,714       631     36.8 
25 to 34 years .........     4,779     1,290     27.0     2,874       703     24.4     1,598       542     33.9 
35 to 44 years .........     5,039     1,121     22.2     3,312       650     19.6     1,473       391     26.6 
45 to 54 years .........     3,919       561     14.3     2,724       321     11.8       977       203     20.8 
55 to 59 years .........     1,017       128     12.6       694        79     11.4       255        43     16.9 
  60 to 64 years .......       785       112     14.3       550        66     11.9       177        41     23.3 
  65 years and over ....     2,391       295     12.4     1,804       185     10.3       458        95     20.8 
                                                                                                                
Nativity                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
Native .................    35,576    10,281     28.9    22,352     5,280     23.6    11,931     4,545     38.1 
Foreign Born ...........     3,684       942     25.6     2,267       692     30.5       620       149     24.1 
  Naturalized Citizen ..     1,309       191     14.6       709       123     17.3       201        35     17.6 
  Not a Citizen ........     2,375       751     31.6     1,558       570     36.6       418       114     27.2 
                                                                                                                
Householder                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                
   Total ...............    13,146     3,470     26.4     8,641     1,939     22.4     3,838     1,351     35.2 
Under 18 years .........        73        18      (B)        45        11      (B)        19         6      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........     1,286       636     49.5       732       306     41.8       479       300     62.7 
25 to 34 years .........     2,856     1,078     37.7     1,693       595     35.1     1,029       445     43.3 
35 to 44 years .........     3,596       932     25.9     2,371       553     23.3     1,040       309     29.7 
45 to 54 years .........     2,530       412     16.3     1,753       242     13.8       650       145     22.2 
55 to 59 years .........       657       102     15.5       443        59     13.4       178        36     20.1 
  60 to 64 years .......       532        80     15.0       373        41     11.1       137        37     26.9 
  65 years and over ....     1,616       213     13.2     1,231       131     10.7       306        72     23.6 
                                                                                                                
Related Children                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    16,137     6,341     39.3     9,491     3,291     34.7     5,881     2,741     46.6 
  Under 6 years ........     4,764     2,329     48.9     2,668     1,191     44.6     1,887     1,030     54.6 
  6 to 17 years ........    11,374     4,012     35.3     6,823     2,100     30.8     3,994     1,711     42.8 
                                                                                                                
Own Children                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                
Under 18 years .........    13,787     5,600     40.6     8,227     2,967     36.1     4,909     2,362     48.1 
  Under 6 years ........     3,917     2,072     52.9     2,204     1,073     48.7     1,537       906     58.9 
  6 to 17 years ........     9,870     3,528     35.7     6,023     1,894     31.4     3,371     1,456     43.2 
18 years and Over ......     6,316       876     13.9     4,154       453     10.9     1,858       387     20.8 
 
 
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                                                            
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,                                                                
NO SPOUSE PRESENT                                                                  
                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                         
                                                                                   
   Total ...............     6,830     2,585     37.8    18,365     3,661     19.9 
Under 18 years .........     3,079     1,513     49.1     6,753     1,960     29.0 
18 to 24 years .........     1,016       298     29.4     2,185       400     18.3 
25 to 34 years .........       929       298     32.1     2,040       431     21.1 
35 to 44 years .........       785       239     30.5     2,579       439     17.0 
45 to 54 years .........       488       116     23.9     2,277       216      9.5 
55 to 59 years .........       140        28     19.8       555        51      9.2 
  60 to 64 years .......       121        30     25.1       435        36      8.2 
  65 years and over ....       272        62     22.8     1,541       128      8.3 
                                                                                   
Nativity                                                                           
                                                                                   
Native .................     4,982     1,938     38.9    17,808     3,569     20.0 
Foreign Born ...........     1,848       646     35.0       557        93     16.6 
  Naturalized Citizen ..       486        98     20.1       255        37     14.4 
  Not a Citizen ........     1,362       549     40.3       302        56     18.4 
                                                                                   
Householder                                                                        
                                                                                   
   Total ...............     1,922       711     37.0     6,886     1,305     19.0 
Under 18 years .........        19         4      (B)        27         7      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........       232       114     49.1       530       212     40.0 
25 to 34 years .........       505       242     48.0     1,244       376     30.3 
35 to 44 years .........       539       190     35.2     1,877       388     20.7 
45 to 54 years .........       322        89     27.5     1,455       157     10.8 
55 to 59 years .........        95        24     24.9       350        36     10.2 
  60 to 64 years .......        66        15      (B)       308        27      8.6 
  65 years and over ....       143        34     23.4     1,094       103      9.4 
                                                                                   
Related Children                                                                   
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........     3,060     1,508     49.3     6,726     1,953     29.0 
  Under 6 years ........     1,007       561     55.7     1,785       708     39.7 
  6 to 17 years ........     2,053       947     46.2     4,941     1,245     25.2 
                                                                                   
Own Children                                                                       
                                                                                   
Under 18 years .........     2,509     1,323     52.7     5,978     1,798     30.1 
  Under 6 years ........       794       490     61.7     1,522       653     42.9 
  6 to 17 years ........     1,715       833     48.6     4,456     1,145     25.7 
18 years and Over ......       998       196     19.6     3,220       277      8.6 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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