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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, WITH                                                                                          
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                                                        
                                                                                                                 
Both Sexes                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............     29,222    10,254     35.1    17,506     5,412     30.9    10,296     4,344     42.2 
Under 18 years .........     16,174     6,353     39.3     9,514     3,297     34.7     5,893     2,747     46.6 
18 to 24 years .........      2,944     1,082     36.8     1,625       513     31.6     1,184       530     44.8 
25 to 34 years .........      3,464     1,188     34.3     2,045       650     31.8     1,260       494     39.2 
35 to 44 years .........      3,718       985     26.5     2,464       589     23.9     1,073       323     30.1 
45 to 54 years .........      1,876       384     20.4     1,223       215     17.5       543       149     27.4 
55 to 59 years .........        328        85     26.0       191        50     25.9       110        29     26.5 
  60 to 64 years .......        207        52     25.1       130        35     26.6        66        17      (B) 
  65 years and over ....        510       125     24.4       314        64     20.5       167        55     32.8 
                                                                                                                 
Nativity                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                 
Native .................     26,819     9,441     35.2    15,945     4,801     30.1     9,851     4,214     42.8 
Foreign Born ...........      2,404       813     33.8     1,561       611     39.1       445       130     29.2 
  Naturalized Citizen ..        675       146     21.6       373        94     25.3       125        26     20.7 
  Not a Citizen ........      1,729       667     38.6     1,189       516     43.4       320       104     32.5 
                                                                                                                 
Householder                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                 
   Total ...............      9,171     3,083     33.6     5,759     1,704     29.6     2,994     1,220     40.8 
Under 18 years .........         37        12      (B)        23         6      (B)        12         6      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........      1,056       609     57.7       570       292     51.1       437       292     66.9 
25 to 34 years .........      2,675     1,064     39.8     1,585       587     37.1       987       439     44.4 
35 to 44 years .........      3,188       886     27.8     2,129       533     25.0       905       287     31.7 
45 to 54 years .........      1,512       323     21.4     1,025       189     18.5       410       114     27.7 
55 to 59 years .........        255        76     29.9       152        43     28.2        88        27     30.6 
  60 to 64 years .......        145        33     22.4        95        19     19.5        47        14      (B) 
  65 years and over ....        303        80     26.3       179        36     19.8       107        42     38.7 
                                                                                                                 
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 ......      2,336       496     21.2     1,322       240     18.2       920       237     25.8 
 
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, WITH                                                             
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18                                                           
                                                                                    
Both Sexes                                                                          
                                                                                    
   Total ...............      5,622     2,419     43.0    12,408     3,260     26.3 
Under 18 years .........      3,072     1,510     49.2     6,737     1,957     29.1 
18 to 24 years .........        697       248     35.5       996       298     29.9 
25 to 34 years .........        729       277     38.0     1,397       399     28.6 
35 to 44 years .........        633       224     35.4     1,879       393     20.9 
45 to 54 years .........        292        89     30.4       952       132     13.9 
55 to 59 years .........         57        20      (B)       136        30     22.0 
  60 to 64 years .......         45        18      (B)        91        17     18.5 
  65 years and over ....         96        33     34.7       220        34     15.5 
                                                                                    
Nativity                                                                            
                                                                                    
Native .................      4,227     1,833     43.4    12,117     3,189     26.3 
Foreign Born ...........      1,396       586     42.0       291        71     24.5 
  Naturalized Citizen ..        304        82     27.0        96        24     25.5 
  Not a Citizen ........      1,092       504     46.2       195        47     24.0 
                                                                                    
Householder                                                                         
                                                                                    
   Total ...............      1,493       645     43.2     4,414     1,135     25.7 
Under 18 years .........         12         2      (B)        10         4      (B) 
18 to 24 years .........        204       112     54.7       396       200     50.5 
25 to 34 years .........        476       238     50.1     1,165       373     32.0 
35 to 44 years .........        482       186     38.6     1,691       371     22.0 
45 to 54 years .........        214        72     33.4       824       121     14.7 
55 to 59 years .........         41        15      (B)       113        27     24.4 
  60 to 64 years .......         23         6      (B)        72        14      (B) 
  65 years and over ....         40        14      (B)       142        24     17.3 
                                                                                    
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 ......        539       137     25.4       823       119     14.5 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.

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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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