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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 
                                                                                                                   
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS                                                                                              
                                                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
   Total ..................    46,392     9,226     19.9    38,294     6,996     18.3     5,873     1,692     28.8 
Under 18 years ............       249       228     91.6       199       182     91.8        25        24      (B) 
18 to 24 years ............     6,005     1,972     32.8     4,910     1,539     31.3       645       246     38.2 
25 to 34 years ............     9,249     1,278     13.8     7,425       924     12.4     1,126       234     20.8 
35 to 44 years ............     7,234     1,086     15.0     5,817       816     14.0     1,048       217     20.7 
45 to 54 years ............     7,023     1,264     18.0     5,531       902     16.3     1,211       316     26.1 
55 to 59 years ............     2,976       654     22.0     2,418       479     19.8       440       144     32.7 
60 to 64 years ............     2,405       522     21.7     2,006       390     19.5       339       106     31.4 
65 years and over .........    11,250     2,222     19.7     9,988     1,763     17.7     1,039       404     38.9 
  65 to 74 years ..........     4,773       971     20.3     4,058       716     17.6       588       222     37.8 
  75 years and over .......     6,477     1,251     19.3     5,930     1,047     17.7       451       182     40.3 
                                                                                                                   
Male                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                   
   Total ..................    22,176     3,833     17.3    18,158     2,884     15.9     2,814       708     25.2 
Under 18 years ............       124       110     89.1        97        86     88.6        13        13      (B) 
18 to 24 years ............     3,016       878     29.1     2,465       677     27.5       325       119     36.7 
25 to 34 years ............     5,679       674     11.9     4,568       487     10.7       678       124     18.3 
35 to 44 years ............     4,543       599     13.2     3,709       467     12.6       607       107     17.5 
45 to 54 years ............     3,641       630     17.3     2,939       462     15.7       556       150     26.9 
55 to 59 years ............     1,264       268     21.2     1,008       198     19.7       195        58     29.5 
60 to 64 years ............       946       204     21.6       791       153     19.4       132        44     33.4 
65 years and over .........     2,964       469     15.8     2,581       353     13.7       308        94     30.6 
  65 to 74 years ..........     1,489       252     16.9     1,257       184     14.6       193        57     29.5 
  75 years and over .......     1,474       216     14.7     1,324       169     12.8       115        37     32.5 
                                                                                                                   
Female                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                   
   Total ..................    24,216     5,393     22.3    20,136     4,112     20.4     3,059       983     32.1 
Under 18 years ............       125       118     94.1       101        96     94.9        12        11      (B) 
18 to 24 years ............     2,989     1,094     36.6     2,445       862     35.2       320       127     39.8 
25 to 34 years ............     3,570       604     16.9     2,857       437     15.3       448       110     24.6 
35 to 44 years ............     2,691       487     18.1     2,108       349     16.6       441       110     25.1 
45 to 54 years ............     3,382       634     18.7     2,593       440     17.0       655       166     25.3 
55 to 59 years ............     1,713       386     22.5     1,409       281     19.9       245        86     35.2 
60 to 64 years ............     1,459       318     21.8     1,215       237     19.5       206        62     30.1 
65 years and over .........     8,286     1,753     21.2     7,407     1,410     19.0       731       310     42.4 
  65 to 74 years ..........     3,284       719     21.9     2,800       532     19.0       395       165     41.9 
  75 years and over .......     5,003     1,035     20.7     4,606       878     19.1       336       145     43.0 
                                                                                                                   
Nativity                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                   
Native ..................      41,207     7,809     19.0    34,845     6,033     17.3     5,294     1,540     29.1 
Foreign Born ............       5,186     1,417     27.3     3,449       963     27.9       580       151     26.1 
  Naturalized Citizen ...       1,880       395     21.0     1,270       271     21.3       199        43     21.8 
  Not a Citizen  ........       3,305     1,021     30.9     2,178       692     31.8       381       108     28.4 
 
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 
                                                                                      
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS                                                                 
                                                                                      
Both Sexes                                                                            
                                                                                      
   Total ..................     3,981     1,211     30.4    34,603     5,882     17.0 
Under 18 years ............        58        55      (B)       142       129     90.6 
18 to 24 years ............       795       316     39.8     4,163     1,245     29.9 
25 to 34 years ............     1,216       248     20.4     6,297       690     11.0 
35 to 44 years ............       727       185     25.5     5,134       648     12.6 
45 to 54 years ............       487       130     26.7     5,101       792     15.5 
55 to 59 years ............       158        43     27.2     2,276       439     19.3 
60 to 64 years ............       120        42     34.8     1,897       353     18.6 
65 years and over .........       420       191     45.5     9,594     1,585     16.5 
  65 to 74 years ..........       234       109     46.4     3,838       618     16.1 
  75 years and over .......       186        83     44.5     5,755       967     16.8 
                                                                                      
Male                                                                                  
                                                                                      
   Total ..................     2,433       595     24.5    15,896     2,335     14.7 
Under 18 years ............        37        34      (B)        61        52      (B) 
18 to 24 years ............       470       137     29.2     2,027       557     27.5 
25 to 34 years ............       836       139     16.6     3,788       355      9.4 
35 to 44 years ............       539       135     25.1     3,194       341     10.7 
45 to 54 years ............       281        65     23.2     2,688       403     15.0 
55 to 59 years ............        84        21     24.4       936       179     19.1 
60 to 64 years ............        48        16      (B)       747       139     18.6 
65 years and over .........       137        48     35.4     2,456       308     12.6 
  65 to 74 years ..........        87        29     33.8     1,177       158     13.4 
  75 years and over .......        50        19      (B)     1,279       150     11.8 
                                                                                      
Female                                                                                
                                                                                      
   Total ..................     1,548       616     39.8    18,707     3,547     19.0 
Under 18 years ............        21        21      (B)        82        76     93.7 
18 to 24 years ............       324       179     55.2     2,136       688     32.2 
25 to 34 years ............       380       110     28.9     2,509       335     13.4 
35 to 44 years ............       188        50     26.6     1,940       308     15.9 
45 to 54 years ............       206        65     31.5     2,412       389     16.1 
55 to 59 years ............        74        22      (B)     1,340       260     19.4 
60 to 64 years ............        72        26      (B)     1,150       214     18.6 
65 years and over .........       283       143     50.5     7,138     1,277     17.9 
  65 to 74 years ..........       147        79     53.8     2,661       460     17.3 
  75 years and over .......       136        64     46.8     4,477       817     18.2 
                                                                                      
Nativity                                                                              
                                                                                      
Native ..................       1,870       512     27.4    33,127     5,572     16.8 
Foreign Born ............       2,111       698     33.1     1,476       310     21.0 
  Naturalized Citizen ...         485       125     25.7       820       154     18.8 
  Not a Citizen  ........       1,626       574     35.3       657       156     23.7 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002.

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