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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 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS                                                                                                                                                               
THAT RECEIVED MEANS-TESTED                                                                                                                                                         
CASH OR NONCASH                                                                                                                                                                    
ASSISTANCE INCLUDING                                                                                                                                                               
SCHOOL LUNCH                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Both Sexes                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    70,258     8,503     12.1    22,203     31.6    29,849     42.5    36,650     52.2    42,707     60.8    44,734     63.7    47,605     67.8 
Under 18 years.....................    26,994     4,275     15.8     9,945     36.8    13,140     48.7    15,928     59.0    18,370     68.1    19,185     71.1    20,261     75.1 
18 to 24 years.....................     7,373     1,095     14.9     2,403     32.6     3,134     42.5     3,786     51.3     4,430     60.1     4,618     62.6     4,960     67.3 
25 to 34 years.....................     9,847     1,178     12.0     2,845     28.9     3,890     39.5     4,899     49.7     5,812     59.0     6,167     62.6     6,592     66.9 
35 to 44 years.....................     9,620       921      9.6     2,583     26.9     3,513     36.5     4,460     46.4     5,280     54.9     5,573     57.9     5,965     62.0 
45 to 54 years.....................     6,241       493      7.9     1,656     26.5     2,221     35.6     2,702     43.3     3,200     51.3     3,355     53.8     3,593     57.6 
55 to 59 years.....................     2,255       192      8.5       656     29.1       836     37.1       965     42.8     1,144     50.7     1,178     52.2     1,255     55.7 
60 to 64 years.....................     1,879       119      6.3       544     28.9       730     38.9       872     46.4     1,019     54.2     1,060     56.4     1,117     59.4 
65 years and over..................     6,048       231      3.8     1,571     26.0     2,386     39.4     3,037     50.2     3,452     57.1     3,597     59.5     3,862     63.9 
  65 to 74 years...................     3,194       134      4.2       818     25.6     1,211     37.9     1,517     47.5     1,732     54.2     1,802     56.4     1,921     60.2 
  75 years and over................     2,854        97      3.4       753     26.4     1,175     41.2     1,520     53.2     1,720     60.3     1,794     62.9     1,941     68.0 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Male                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    32,145     3,494     10.9     9,316     29.0    12,696     39.5    15,812     49.2    18,691     58.1    19,658     61.2    20,985     65.3 
Under 18 years.....................    13,689     2,115     15.5     5,006     36.6     6,583     48.1     8,015     58.5     9,311     68.0     9,737     71.1    10,262     75.0 
18 to 24 years.....................     3,222       333     10.3       874     27.1     1,189     36.9     1,497     46.5     1,771     55.0     1,857     57.6     2,024     62.8 
25 to 34 years.....................     4,181       320      7.7       902     21.6     1,301     31.1     1,751     41.9     2,143     51.3     2,301     55.1     2,508     60.0 
35 to 44 years.....................     4,232       306      7.2       938     22.2     1,354     32.0     1,754     41.4     2,131     50.4     2,264     53.5     2,437     57.6 
45 to 54 years.....................     2,928       200      6.8       693     23.7       938     32.0     1,177     40.2     1,417     48.4     1,497     51.1     1,599     54.6 
55 to 59 years.....................       978        80      8.2       247     25.3       321     32.8       369     37.7       448     45.8       463     47.4       494     50.5 
60 to 64 years.....................       746        46      6.2       211     28.3       288     38.6       328     43.9       389     52.1       402     53.9       423     56.7 
65 years and over..................     2,169        93      4.3       445     20.5       722     33.3       923     42.6     1,080     49.8     1,136     52.4     1,240     57.1 
  65 to 74 years...................     1,326        60      4.5       273     20.6       427     32.2       541     40.8       632     47.7       668     50.4       724     54.6 
  75 years and over................       843        33      4.0       172     20.4       296     35.0       382     45.3       447     53.1       468     55.5       515     61.1 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Female                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                   
   Total...........................    38,112     5,009     13.1    12,887     33.8    17,153     45.0    20,837     54.7    24,017     63.0    25,076     65.8    26,619     69.8 
Under 18 years.....................    13,305     2,160     16.2     4,940     37.1     6,556     49.3     7,914     59.5     9,059     68.1     9,448     71.0     9,999     75.1 
18 to 24 years.....................     4,151       762     18.4     1,529     36.8     1,945     46.9     2,289     55.1     2,659     64.1     2,761     66.5     2,936     70.7 
25 to 34 years.....................     5,667       858     15.1     1,943     34.3     2,589     45.7     3,148     55.6     3,668     64.7     3,865     68.2     4,084     72.1 
35 to 44 years.....................     5,388       614     11.4     1,645     30.5     2,159     40.1     2,707     50.2     3,149     58.4     3,309     61.4     3,529     65.5 
45 to 54 years.....................     3,313       293      8.8       962     29.0     1,283     38.7     1,526     46.0     1,783     53.8     1,858     56.1     1,994     60.2 
55 to 59 years.....................     1,277       112      8.8       409     32.0       515     40.3       597     46.7       697     54.6       715     56.0       761     59.6 
60 to 64 years.....................     1,133        72      6.4       332     29.3       442     39.0       544     48.0       630     55.6       658     58.1       694     61.3 
65 years and over..................     3,878       138      3.6     1,126     29.0     1,664     42.9     2,114     54.5     2,372     61.2     2,461     63.4     2,623     67.6 
  65 to 74 years...................     1,868        75      4.0       545     29.2       785     42.0       976     52.3     1,099     58.9     1,135     60.7     1,197     64.1 
  75 years and over................     2,011        63      3.2       582     28.9       879     43.7     1,138     56.6     1,273     63.3     1,326     66.0     1,425     70.9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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...........................    70,258     8,503     12.1    22,203     31.6    29,849     42.5    36,650     52.2    42,707     60.8    44,734     63.7    47,605     67.8 
        65 years and over..........     6,048       231      3.8     1,571     26.0     2,386     39.4     3,037     50.2     3,452     57.1     3,597     59.5     3,862     63.9 
In families........................    60,963     6,839     11.2    17,812     29.2    24,361     40.0    30,328     49.7    35,799     58.7    37,656     61.8    40,256     66.0 
  Householder......................    16,623     1,901     11.4     4,894     29.4     6,649     40.0     8,242     49.6     9,669     58.2    10,173     61.2    10,855     65.3 
     Under 65 years................    14,859     1,838     12.4     4,595     30.9     6,161     41.5     7,585     51.0     8,879     59.8     9,336     62.8     9,911     66.7 
     65 years and over.............     1,765        62      3.5       299     16.9       488     27.7       657     37.2       790     44.8       838     47.5       944     53.5 
  Related children under 18 years..    26,435     4,028     15.2     9,599     36.3    12,750     48.2    15,495     58.6    17,899     67.7    18,704     70.8    19,766     74.8 
     Under 6 years.................     8,979     1,612     18.0     3,537     39.4     4,614     51.4     5,507     61.3     6,267     69.8     6,529     72.7     6,896     76.8 
     6 to 17 years.................    17,456     2,416     13.8     6,062     34.7     8,135     46.6     9,988     57.2    11,632     66.6    12,175     69.7    12,870     73.7 
  Own children 18 years and over...     5,714       285      5.0     1,054     18.4     1,540     27.0     2,040     35.7     2,533     44.3     2,702     47.3     3,005     52.6 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In married-couple families.........    34,911     1,803      5.2     6,919     19.8    10,434     29.9    14,029     40.2    17,345     49.7    18,520     53.0    20,277     58.1 
  Husbands.........................     8,476       415      4.9     1,584     18.7     2,418     28.5     3,255     38.4     4,018     47.4     4,300     50.7     4,708     55.5 
     Under 65 years................     7,355       377      5.1     1,434     19.5     2,142     29.1     2,872     39.1     3,555     48.3     3,809     51.8     4,145     56.4 
     65 years and over.............     1,122        37      3.3       150     13.4       276     24.6       382     34.1       463     41.3       491     43.8       563     50.2 
  Wives............................     8,476       415      4.9     1,584     18.7     2,418     28.5     3,255     38.4     4,018     47.4     4,300     50.7     4,708     55.5 
     Under 65 years................     7,732       394      5.1     1,498     19.4     2,250     29.1     3,011     38.9     3,721     48.1     3,987     51.6     4,347     56.2 
     65 years and over.............       745        21      2.8        85     11.5       167     22.5       244     32.8       297     39.8       313     42.1       361     48.5 
  Related children under 18 years..    13,882       850      6.1     3,292     23.7     4,904     35.3     6,524     47.0     7,962     57.4     8,465     61.0     9,176     66.1 
     Under 6 years.................     4,890       329      6.7     1,224     25.0     1,823     37.3     2,407     49.2     2,901     59.3     3,088     63.1     3,343     68.4 
     6 to 17 years ................     8,993       522      5.8     2,068     23.0     3,080     34.3     4,117     45.8     5,060     56.3     5,377     59.8     5,833     64.9 
  Own children 18 years and over...     2,728        68      2.5       315     11.5       492     18.0       703     25.8       905     33.2       980     35.9     1,154     42.3 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
female householder,                                                                                                                                                                
no spouse present..................    21,836     4,668     21.4     9,767     44.7    12,370     56.6    14,355     65.7    16,149     74.0    16,664     76.3    17,330     79.4 
  Householder......................     6,750     1,363     20.2     2,944     43.6     3,729     55.2     4,361     64.6     4,916     72.8     5,090     75.4     5,305     78.6 
     Under 65 years................     6,150     1,338     21.8     2,799     45.5     3,522     57.3     4,096     66.6     4,604     74.9     4,759     77.4     4,943     80.4 
     65 years and over.............       600        26      4.3       145     24.1       207     34.6       265     44.2       312     52.0       331     55.1       363     60.4 
  Related children under 18 years..    10,893     2,988     27.4     5,740     52.7     7,084     65.0     8,046     73.9     8,874     81.5     9,103     83.6     9,382     86.1 
     Under 6 years.................     3,430     1,206     35.2     2,074     60.5     2,475     72.2     2,724     79.4     2,933     85.5     2,990     87.2     3,073     89.6 
     6 to 17 years ................     7,464     1,782     23.9     3,666     49.1     4,609     61.8     5,323     71.3     5,940     79.6     6,113     81.9     6,309     84.5 
  Own children 18 years and over...     2,604       191      7.3       663     25.5       932     35.8     1,200     46.1     1,462     56.1     1,543     59.2     1,655     63.6 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In families with                                                                                                                                                                   
male householder,                                                                                                                                                                  
no spouse present..................     4,216       369      8.7     1,126     26.7     1,557     36.9     1,944     46.1     2,304     54.7     2,471     58.6     2,650     62.8 
  Householder......................     1,397       122      8.8       367     26.3       502     36.0       626     44.8       736     52.7       784     56.1       842     60.2 
     Under 65 years................     1,250       119      9.5       349     27.9       471     37.7       586     46.9       682     54.6       725     58.0       776     62.1 
     65 years and over.............       147         4      2.6        18     12.4        32     21.6        40     27.0        54     36.6        59     40.0        66     44.7 
  Related children under 18 years..     1,659       190     11.5       567     34.2       762     45.9       925     55.7     1,063     64.1     1,136     68.5     1,209     72.8 
     Under 6 years.................       660        77     11.7       239     36.2       316     47.8       376     57.1       432     65.5       452     68.5       481     72.9 
     6 to 17 years.................     1,000       113     11.3       328     32.9       446     44.6       548     54.8       631     63.1       685     68.5       728     72.8 
  Own children 18 years and over...       382        26      6.8        76     19.9       117     30.6       137     35.9       167     43.6       180     47.2       196     51.3 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
In unrelated subfamilies...........       640       214     33.4       340     53.1       412     64.3       470     73.4       517     80.8       530     82.8       550     86.0 
  Under 18 years...................       377       138     36.7       214     56.7       256     67.9       290     77.0       312     82.7       320     84.8       331     87.8 
    Under 6 years..................        85        36     42.1        50     58.4        67     78.8        76     89.3        79     92.9        80     94.1        80     94.2 
    6 to 17 years..................       292       102     35.1       164     56.2       189     64.7       214     73.4       233     79.8       240     82.1       251     86.0 
  18 years and over................       263        75     28.7       126     47.9       156     59.2       180     68.3       205     78.0       210     80.0       219     83.3 
                                                                                                                                                                                   
Unrelated individuals..............     8,654     1,450     16.8     4,051     46.8     5,077     58.7     5,852     67.6     6,392     73.9     6,548     75.7     6,798     78.6 
  Male ............................     3,822       636     16.6     1,541     40.3     1,972     51.6     2,281     59.7     2,538     66.4     2,600     68.0     2,712     71.0 
    Under 65 years.................     3,124       589     18.9     1,292     41.3     1,596     51.1     1,829     58.5     2,049     65.6     2,094     67.0     2,187     70.0 
      Living alone.................       987       141     14.3       526     53.3       638     64.6       719     72.8       779     79.0       794     80.5       822     83.3 
    65 years and over..............       698        47      6.7       250     35.8       375     53.8       452     64.8       490     70.1       506     72.5       525     75.1 
      Living alone  ...............       575        32      5.6       216     37.6       325     56.5       386     67.1       415     72.2       427     74.3       441     76.8 
  Female...........................     4,832       814     16.8     2,510     51.9     3,105     64.3     3,571     73.9     3,853     79.7     3,947     81.7     4,086     84.6 
    Under 65 years.................     2,898       733     25.3     1,691     58.3     1,923     66.3     2,113     72.9     2,284     78.8     2,338     80.7     2,416     83.4 
      Living alone.................     1,425       204     14.3       867     60.8     1,000     70.2     1,094     76.8     1,175     82.5     1,192     83.6     1,222     85.8 
    65 years and over..............     1,934        81      4.2       819     42.4     1,182     61.2     1,458     75.4     1,569     81.2     1,609     83.2     1,670     86.4 
      Living alone.................     1,811        59      3.2       760     42.0     1,094     60.4     1,356     74.9     1,465     80.9     1,505     83.1     1,561     86.2 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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