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Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 
         Ratio of Income to Poverty Level:  2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   Under .50         Under 1.00         Under 1.25         Under 1.50         Under 1.75         Under 1.85         Under 2.00     
                                        Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................   228,949    10,628      4.6    25,446     11.1    34,877     15.2    45,087     19.7    55,435     24.2    59,440     26.0    65,409     28.6 
Under 18 years.....................    58,943     3,962      6.7     9,080     15.4    12,218     20.7    15,320     26.0    18,400     31.2    19,567     33.2    21,319     36.2 
18 to 24 years.....................    22,768     1,762      7.7     3,648     16.0     4,739     20.8     5,934     26.1     7,165     31.5     7,589     33.3     8,280     36.4 
25 to 34 years.....................    32,509     1,531      4.7     3,409     10.5     4,604     14.2     6,000     18.5     7,445     22.9     8,032     24.7     8,885     27.3 
35 to 44 years.....................    36,626     1,257      3.4     2,964      8.1     4,032     11.0     5,274     14.4     6,547     17.9     7,081     19.3     7,861     21.5 
45 to 54 years.....................    32,008       843      2.6     2,112      6.6     2,903      9.1     3,740     11.7     4,600     14.4     4,956     15.5     5,472     17.1 
55 to 59 years.....................    11,614       400      3.4       943      8.1     1,209     10.4     1,447     12.5     1,788     15.4     1,869     16.1     2,068     17.8 
60 to 64 years.....................     8,629       294      3.4       842      9.8     1,158     13.4     1,469     17.0     1,811     21.0     1,954     22.6     2,113     24.5 
65 years and over..................    25,852       579      2.2     2,449      9.5     4,014     15.5     5,903     22.8     7,677     29.7     8,391     32.5     9,410     36.4 
  65 to 74 years...................    13,886       320      2.3     1,208      8.7     1,905     13.7     2,680     19.3     3,442     24.8     3,793     27.3     4,262     30.7 
  75 years and over................    11,966       258      2.2     1,241     10.4     2,109     17.6     3,223     26.9     4,236     35.4     4,598     38.4     5,148     43.0 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Male                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................   111,869     4,661      4.2    11,046      9.9    15,182     13.6    19,871     17.8    24,727     22.1    26,490     23.7    29,236     26.1 
Under 18 years.....................    30,184     1,986      6.6     4,589     15.2     6,162     20.4     7,801     25.8     9,448     31.3    10,040     33.3    10,900     36.1 
18 to 24 years.....................    11,426       692      6.1     1,556     13.6     2,024     17.7     2,642     23.1     3,211     28.1     3,412     29.9     3,763     32.9 
25 to 34 years.....................    16,161       536      3.3     1,302      8.1     1,800     11.1     2,478     15.3     3,175     19.6     3,424     21.2     3,869     23.9 
35 to 44 years.....................    18,027       528      2.9     1,218      6.8     1,700      9.4     2,239     12.4     2,843     15.8     3,089     17.1     3,436     19.1 
45 to 54 years.....................    15,573       379      2.4       934      6.0     1,301      8.4     1,707     11.0     2,103     13.5     2,255     14.5     2,483     15.9 
55 to 59 years.....................     5,660       188      3.3       395      7.0       511      9.0       618     10.9       768     13.6       804     14.2       871     15.4 
60 to 64 years.....................     4,011       141      3.5       371      9.2       505     12.6       603     15.0       740     18.5       781     19.5       829     20.7 
65 years and over..................    10,827       212      2.0       682      6.3     1,179     10.9     1,782     16.5     2,440     22.5     2,685     24.8     3,086     28.5 
  65 to 74 years...................     6,352       139      2.2       381      6.0       633     10.0       935     14.7     1,241     19.5     1,395     22.0     1,605     25.3 
  75 years and over................     4,475        73      1.6       301      6.7       546     12.2       847     18.9     1,198     26.8     1,289     28.8     1,481     33.1 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Female                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................   117,080     5,967      5.1    14,401     12.3    19,695     16.8    25,216     21.5    30,708     26.2    32,950     28.1    36,172     30.9 
Under 18 years.....................    28,759     1,976      6.9     4,491     15.6     6,056     21.1     7,519     26.1     8,953     31.1     9,527     33.1    10,419     36.2 
18 to 24 years.....................    11,342     1,070      9.4     2,092     18.4     2,716     23.9     3,292     29.0     3,954     34.9     4,177     36.8     4,517     39.8 
25 to 34 years.....................    16,348       995      6.1     2,107     12.9     2,805     17.2     3,523     21.5     4,270     26.1     4,608     28.2     5,016     30.7 
35 to 44 years.....................    18,598       729      3.9     1,746      9.4     2,332     12.5     3,035     16.3     3,705     19.9     3,992     21.5     4,426     23.8 
45 to 54 years.....................    16,434       464      2.8     1,179      7.2     1,601      9.7     2,033     12.4     2,498     15.2     2,700     16.4     2,989     18.2 
55 to 59 years.....................     5,954       212      3.6       548      9.2       698     11.7       830     13.9     1,020     17.1     1,065     17.9     1,197     20.1 
60 to 64 years.....................     4,618       153      3.3       471     10.2       653     14.1       865     18.7     1,071     23.2     1,173     25.4     1,285     27.8 
65 years and over..................    15,026       367      2.4     1,767     11.8     2,835     18.9     4,121     27.4     5,238     34.9     5,706     38.0     6,324     42.1 
  65 to 74 years...................     7,534       182      2.4       827     11.0     1,272     16.9     1,744     23.2     2,201     29.2     2,397     31.8     2,657     35.3 
  75 years and over................     7,491       186      2.5       940     12.5     1,563     20.9     2,376     31.7     3,037     40.5     3,309     44.2     3,667     48.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 2. Age, Sex, Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin by 
         Ratio of Income to Poverty Level:  2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                                   Under .50         Under 1.00         Under 1.25         Under 1.50         Under 1.75         Under 1.85         Under 2.00     
                                        Total    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent    Number  Percent 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................   228,949    10,628      4.6    25,446     11.1    34,877     15.2    45,087     19.7    55,435     24.2    59,440     26.0    65,409     28.6 
        65 years and over..........    25,852       579      2.2     2,449      9.5     4,014     15.5     5,903     22.8     7,677     29.7     8,391     32.5     9,410     36.4 
In families........................   189,603     7,110      3.8    17,856      9.4    24,960     13.2    32,695     17.2    40,853     21.5    43,997     23.2    48,874     25.8 
  Householder......................    59,538     2,145      3.6     5,181      8.7     7,190     12.1     9,464     15.9    11,861     19.9    12,799     21.5    14,224     23.9 
     Under 65 years................    50,674     2,000      3.9     4,723      9.3     6,440     12.7     8,277     16.3    10,150     20.0    10,898     21.5    11,980     23.6 
     65 years and over.............     8,864       145      1.6       458      5.2       750      8.5     1,187     13.4     1,711     19.3     1,901     21.4     2,244     25.3 
  Related children under 18 years..    58,094     3,643      6.3     8,646     14.9    11,727     20.2    14,788     25.5    17,833     30.7    18,979     32.7    20,703     35.6 
     Under 6 years.................    18,931     1,431      7.6     3,265     17.2     4,309     22.8     5,342     28.2     6,402     33.8     6,810     36.0     7,400     39.1 
     6 to 17 years.................    39,163     2,212      5.6     5,381     13.7     7,418     18.9     9,447     24.1    11,430     29.2    12,169     31.1    13,304     34.0 
  Own children 18 years and over...    18,151       367      2.0     1,197      6.6     1,749      9.6     2,383     13.1     3,085     17.0     3,364     18.5     3,873     21.3 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In married-couple families.........   146,583     2,342      1.6     7,589      5.2    11,566      7.9    16,375     11.2    21,789     14.9    23,909     16.3    27,436     18.7 
  Husbands.........................    45,009       680      1.5     1,996      4.4     3,047      6.8     4,374      9.7     5,875     13.1     6,474     14.4     7,440     16.5 
     Under 65 years................    37,314       566      1.5     1,691      4.5     2,516      6.7     3,485      9.3     4,539     12.2     4,982     13.4     5,662     15.2 
     65 years and over.............     7,695       114      1.5       304      4.0       532      6.9       889     11.6     1,335     17.3     1,493     19.4     1,779     23.1 
  Wives............................    45,009       680      1.5     1,996      4.4     3,047      6.8     4,374      9.7     5,875     13.1     6,474     14.4     7,440     16.5 
     Under 65 years................    39,157       595      1.5     1,772      4.5     2,658      6.8     3,692      9.4     4,806     12.3     5,291     13.5     6,019     15.4 
     65 years and over.............     5,852        85      1.5       223      3.8       389      6.6       683     11.7     1,068     18.3     1,183     20.2     1,421     24.3 
  Related children under 18 years..    42,006       824      2.0     3,074      7.3     4,672     11.1     6,452     15.4     8,337     19.8     9,076     21.6    10,301     24.5 
     Under 6 years.................    14,065       309      2.2     1,181      8.4     1,745     12.4     2,434     17.3     3,125     22.2     3,413     24.3     3,864     27.5 
     6 to 17 years ................    27,941       515      1.8     1,893      6.8     2,927     10.5     4,018     14.4     5,212     18.7     5,664     20.3     6,437     23.0 
  Own children 18 years and over...    11,506       103      0.9       361      3.1       556      4.8       813      7.1     1,142      9.9     1,266     11.0     1,544     13.4 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
female householder,                                                                                                                                                                
no spouse present..................    32,779     4,258     13.0     8,953     27.3    11,539     35.2    13,919     42.5    16,119     49.2    16,896     51.5    17,930     54.7 
  Householder......................    10,929     1,291     11.8     2,754     25.2     3,543     32.4     4,318     39.5     5,030     46.0     5,296     48.5     5,648     51.7 
     Under 65 years................     9,602     1,251     13.0     2,585     26.9     3,309     34.5     3,992     41.6     4,630     48.2     4,854     50.5     5,146     53.6 
     65 years and over.............     1,327        40      3.0       169     12.7       234     17.6       326     24.6       401     30.2       443     33.4       502     37.8 
  Related children under 18 years..    13,280     2,611     19.7     5,008     37.7     6,271     47.2     7,368     55.5     8,343     62.8     8,665     65.3     9,040     68.1 
     Under 6 years.................     3,906     1,045     26.8     1,853     47.4     2,249     57.6     2,523     64.6     2,821     72.2     2,906     74.4     3,009     77.0 
     6 to 17 years ................     9,374     1,566     16.7     3,155     33.7     4,022     42.9     4,844     51.7     5,522     58.9     5,759     61.4     6,031     64.3 
  Own children 18 years and over...     5,401       213      3.9       729     13.5     1,029     19.0     1,359     25.2     1,693     31.3     1,824     33.8     2,033     37.6 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
male householder,                                                                                                                                                                  
no spouse present..................    10,241       510      5.0     1,314     12.8     1,855     18.1     2,401     23.4     2,946     28.8     3,193     31.2     3,509     34.3 
  Householder......................     3,601       174      4.8       431     12.0       600     16.7       772     21.4       956     26.5     1,028     28.6     1,136     31.5 
     Under 65 years................     3,238       164      5.1       405     12.5       554     17.1       706     21.8       870     26.9       933     28.8     1,032     31.9 
     65 years and over.............       363         9      2.6        27      7.4        46     12.6        66     18.2        86     23.7        95     26.1       104     28.7 
  Related children under 18 years..     2,808       208      7.4       564     20.1       784     27.9       968     34.5     1,153     41.1     1,238     44.1     1,362     48.5 
     Under 6 years.................       960        77      8.0       231     24.1       316     32.9       384     40.0       457     47.6       491     51.2       526     54.9 
     6 to 17 years.................     1,849       131      7.1       333     18.0       468     25.3       584     31.6       696     37.7       747     40.4       836     45.2 
  Own children 18 years and over...     1,245        51      4.1       107      8.6       165     13.3       210     16.9       250     20.1       274     22.0       297     23.9 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In unrelated subfamilies...........       921       225     24.4       359     39.0       447     48.5       504     54.7       556     60.4       584     63.4       620     67.3 
  Under 18 years...................       511       145     28.4       228     44.5       278     54.4       310     60.6       328     64.2       345     67.5       363     71.1 
    Under 6 years..................       119        36     30.6        56     46.8        70     58.7        79     66.4        82     69.3        87     72.9        91     76.4 
    6 to 17 years..................       392       109     27.7       172     43.9       208     53.1       231     58.8       246     62.7       258     65.9       273     69.5 
  18 years and over................       410        79     19.4       131     32.0       169     41.1       194     47.4       228     55.6       239     58.3       256     62.6 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Unrelated individuals..............    38,425     3,293      8.6     7,231     18.8     9,471     24.6    11,889     30.9    14,026     36.5    14,859     38.7    15,915     41.4 
  Male ............................    18,539     1,543      8.3     3,033     16.4     3,905     21.1     4,878     26.3     5,779     31.2     6,039     32.6     6,459     34.8 
    Under 65 years.................    16,276     1,461      9.0     2,718     16.7     3,358     20.6     4,125     25.3     4,875     30.0     5,066     31.1     5,392     33.1 
      Living alone.................     7,871       400      5.1       976     12.4     1,212     15.4     1,499     19.0     1,775     22.6     1,844     23.4     1,987     25.2 
    65 years and over..............     2,264        82      3.6       315     13.9       547     24.2       752     33.2       904     39.9       974     43.0     1,067     47.2 
      Living alone  ...............     1,941        51      2.6       250     12.9       445     22.9       626     32.2       756     38.9       818     42.1       898     46.3 
  Female...........................    19,886     1,750      8.8     4,198     21.1     5,566     28.0     7,011     35.3     8,246     41.5     8,820     44.4     9,456     47.5 
    Under 65 years.................    13,578     1,522     11.2     2,909     21.4     3,481     25.6     4,087     30.1     4,747     35.0     5,034     37.1     5,394     39.7 
      Living alone.................     7,477       462      6.2     1,229     16.4     1,490     19.9     1,826     24.4     2,149     28.7     2,315     31.0     2,497     33.4 
    65 years and over..............     6,308       229      3.6     1,289     20.4     2,085     33.1     2,925     46.4     3,499     55.5     3,785     60.0     4,061     64.4 
      Living alone.................     5,989       197      3.3     1,182     19.7     1,922     32.1     2,740     45.8     3,302     55.1     3,575     59.7     3,832     64.0 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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