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Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People 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 
NORTHEAST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                          
Both Sexes                                                                                                                
   Total......................        15,779     3,068     19.4    10,037     1,581     15.8     4,463     1,220     27.3 
Under 18 years................         3,621     1,021     28.2     2,013       464     23.1     1,311       489     37.3 
18 to 24 years................         1,679       395     23.5     1,036       203     19.6       501       147     29.3 
25 to 34 years................         2,642       413     15.6     1,670       224     13.4       698       151     21.7 
35 to 44 years................         2,311       388     16.8     1,451       200     13.8       657       150     22.8 
45 to 54 years................         2,104       280     13.3     1,389       148     10.7       532       100     18.7 
55 to 59 years................           777       102     13.1       544        57     10.4       186        29     15.6 
60 to 64 years................           593       101     17.0       381        47     12.5       176        46     25.9 
65 years and over.............         2,054       368     17.9     1,553       238     15.3       402       108     26.8 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,071       178     16.6       765       102     13.3       241        62     25.6 
   75 years and over..........           983       190     19.4       787       136     17.3       161        46     28.5 
                                                                                                                          
Male                                                                                                                      
   Total......................         7,493     1,307     17.4     4,872       695     14.3     1,959       488     24.9 
Under 18 years................         1,858       530     28.5     1,057       253     24.0       635       244     38.5 
18 to 24 years................           809       161     19.8       511        83     16.2       233        59     25.2 
25 to 34 years................         1,326       142     10.7       874        86      9.8       306        41     13.4 
35 to 44 years................         1,079       151     14.0       717        86     12.0       266        50     18.9 
45 to 54 years................           991       124     12.5       666        67     10.1       231        41     17.7 
55 to 59 years................           357        45     12.5       255        25     10.0        74        10      (B) 
60 to 64 years................           251        41     16.3       162        20     12.3        73        16      (B) 
65 years and over.............           822       113     13.8       630        75     11.9       141        27     19.0 
   65 to 74 years.............           472        62     13.2       356        40     11.4        84        15     18.2 
   75 years and over..........           351        51     14.5       274        34     12.5        58        12      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
Female                                                                                                                    
   Total......................         8,287     1,761     21.2     5,165       886     17.2     2,504       731     29.2 
Under 18 years................         1,763       491     27.9       956       211     22.1       676       245     36.3 
18 to 24 years................           870       235     27.0       525       120     22.9       269        88     32.8 
25 to 34 years................         1,316       271     20.6       795       137     17.3       392       110     28.2 
35 to 44 years................         1,232       236     19.2       734       114     15.5       391       100     25.5 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People 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 
45 to 54 years................         1,113       155     14.0       724        81     11.2       301        59     19.5 
55 to 59 years................           419        57     13.6       288        31     10.8       112        19     17.2 
60 to 64 years................           343        60     17.6       219        28     12.6       103        29     28.3 
65 years and over.............         1,231       255     20.7       923       163     17.7       261        81     31.0 
   65 to 74 years.............           599       116     19.3       410        62     15.0       157        47     29.6 
   75 years and over..........           632       139     22.1       513       102     19.8       104        34     33.0 
                                                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                          
   Total......................        15,779     3,068     19.4    10,037     1,581     15.8     4,463     1,220     27.3 
    65 years and over.........         2,054       368     17.9     1,553       238     15.3       402       108     26.8 
In families...................        12,278     2,196     17.9     7,603     1,074     14.1     3,636       933     25.7 
   Householder................         3,905       665     17.0     2,513       337     13.4     1,084       272     25.1 
    Under 65 years............         3,291       599     18.2     2,047       297     14.5       970       253     26.1 
    65 years and over.........           614        66     10.8       466        40      8.5       115        18     15.9 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         3,570     1,000     28.0     1,980       453     22.9     1,301       485     37.3 
     Under 6 years............         1,180       353     29.9       660       145     22.0       412       179     43.4 
     6 to 17 years............         2,390       647     27.1     1,321       308     23.3       889       306     34.4 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,471       185     12.6       867        83      9.6       519        82     15.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People 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 
                                                                                                                          
In married-couple families....         7,622       748      9.8     5,255       423      8.0     1,546       190     12.3 
   Husbands...................         2,373       211      8.9     1,706       127      7.5       432        48     11.0 
    Under 65 years............         1,869       171      9.2     1,316       104      7.9       355        42     11.7 
    65 years and over.........           504        39      7.8       391        23      5.8        77         6      8.0 
   Wives......................         2,373       211      8.9     1,703       126      7.4       421        46     10.9 
    Under 65 years............         2,013       181      9.0     1,406       103      7.3       374        43     11.4 
    65 years and over.........           360        30      8.3       297        23      7.9        46         3      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         1,957       286     14.6     1,263       152     12.0       458        90     19.6 
     Under 6 years............           687       101     14.6       444        46     10.3       157        35     22.3 
     6 to 17 years............         1,270       185     14.6       819       106     13.0       301        55     18.2 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           670        33      5.0       448        10      2.3       156         7      4.2 
                                                                                                                          
In families with female house-                                                                                            
holder, no spouse present.....         3,781     1,339     35.4     1,749       589     33.7     1,862       703     37.8 
   Householder................         1,228       415     33.8       594       187     31.5       579       209     36.1 
    Under 65 years............         1,099       390     35.5       514       174     34.0       533       198     37.2 
    65 years and over.........           129        25     19.3        80        13     15.8        46        11      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         1,435       688     47.9       603       285     47.3       783       386     49.2 
     Under 6 years............           422       241     57.0       172        91     52.8       230       140     61.0 
     6 to 17 years............         1,012       447     44.1       431       194     45.0       553       245     44.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           700       139     19.8       349        66     18.9       336        69     20.5 
                                                                                                                          
In families with male householder,                                                                                        
no spouse present.............           875       110     12.5       599        63     10.5       229        40     17.6 
   Householder................           304        40     13.2       207        24     11.4        81        15     18.7 
    Under 65 years............           276        34     12.2       186        20     10.7        75        13      (B) 
    65 years and over.........            28         6      (B)        22         4      (B)         6         3      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............           179        27     14.9       114        16     14.2        59         9      (B) 
     Under 6 years............            71        12      (B)        43         8      (B)        25         3      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           108        15     13.9        71         8      (B)        34         6      (B) 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People 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 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           101        14     13.5        69         7      (B)        26         7      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
In unrelated subfamilies......            52        22      (B)        30         8      (B)        12         5      (B) 
    Under 18 years............            29        14      (B)        16         5      (B)         7         4      (B) 
     Under 6 years............            10         7      (B)         3         2      (B)         6         4      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            18         7      (B)        12         3      (B)         2         0      (B) 
    18 years and over.........            24         9      (B)        14         3      (B)         5         1      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
Unrelated individuals.........         3,450       849     24.6     2,404       499     20.8       816       281     34.5 
  Male........................         1,685       365     21.6     1,171       210     17.9       382       121     31.6 
   Under 65 years.............         1,435       303     21.1       977       165     16.8       333       106     31.8 
    Living alone..............           759       150     19.8       507        84     16.6       195        53     27.0 
   65 years and over..........           250        61     24.5       194        45     23.3        49        15      (B) 
    Living alone..............           209        47     22.5       166        36     21.5        39        11      (B) 
  Female......................         1,765       485     27.5     1,233       289     23.5       433       160     37.0 
   Under 65 years.............         1,165       306     26.2       787       176     22.3       300       100     33.3 
    Living alone..............           713       145     20.4       463        65     14.0       213        65     30.8 
   65 years and over..........           600       179     29.8       446       113     25.4       134        61     45.3 
    Living alone..............           567       165     29.0       428       106     24.7       121        54     44.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          Hispanic Origin             White Non-Hispanic     
                                                    Below                        Below       
                                                poverty level                poverty level   
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
NORTHEAST, CENTRAL CITIES                                                                    
                                                                                             
Both Sexes                                                                                   
   Total......................         3,267       958     29.3     7,436       864     11.6 
Under 18 years................           952       361     37.9     1,297       209     16.1 
18 to 24 years................           467       142     30.3       642        96     14.9 
25 to 34 years................           623       137     22.1     1,168       113      9.7 
35 to 44 years................           465       121     26.0     1,091       113     10.3 
45 to 54 years................           348        77     22.2     1,104        89      8.0 
55 to 59 years................           108        23     21.4       454        38      8.3 
60 to 64 years................            96        25     25.9       306        34     11.1 
65 years and over.............           208        72     34.6     1,375       173     12.6 
   65 to 74 years.............           136        43     32.0       652        63      9.7 
   75 years and over..........            73        29      (B)       723       110     15.2 
                                                                                             
Male                                                                                         
   Total......................         1,581       431     27.3     3,613       374     10.4 
Under 18 years................           479       186     39.0       695       117     16.9 
18 to 24 years................           237        68     28.5       307        30      9.7 
25 to 34 years................           315        45     14.3       614        50      8.2 
35 to 44 years................           219        56     25.5       547        46      8.5 
45 to 54 years................           161        32     19.8       536        45      8.3 
55 to 59 years................            43         8      (B)       219        18      8.3 
60 to 64 years................            46        14      (B)       130        14     10.9 
65 years and over.............            81        22     27.1       565        54      9.5 
   65 to 74 years.............            55        11      (B)       312        30      9.6 
   75 years and over..........            26        11      (B)       252        24      9.4 
                                                                                             
Female                                                                                       
   Total......................         1,686       527     31.3     3,823       489     12.8 
Under 18 years................           474       175     36.9       602        91     15.2 
18 to 24 years................           230        74     32.2       336        66     19.6 
25 to 34 years................           307        92     30.0       554        63     11.3 
35 to 44 years................           245        65     26.4       543        66     12.2 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          Hispanic Origin             White Non-Hispanic     
                                                    Below                        Below       
                                                poverty level                poverty level   
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
45 to 54 years................           187        45     24.4       567        44      7.8 
55 to 59 years................            65        15      (B)       235        19      8.3 
60 to 64 years................            50        11      (B)       176        20     11.3 
65 years and over.............           127        50     39.3       810       119     14.7 
   65 to 74 years.............            80        32     40.0       339        33      9.9 
   75 years and over..........            47        18      (B)       471        86     18.3 
                                                                                             
Household Relationship                                                                       
                                                                                             
   Total......................         3,267       958     29.3     7,436       864     11.6 
    65 years and over.........           208        72     34.6     1,375       173     12.6 
In families...................         2,818       770     27.3     5,363       502      9.4 
   Householder................           824       230     27.9     1,856       163      8.8 
    Under 65 years............           757       215     28.4     1,450       136      9.4 
    65 years and over.........            67        14      (B)       407        27      6.7 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           933       351     37.6     1,281       205     16.0 
     Under 6 years............           321       125     39.1       429        63     14.8 
     6 to 17 years............           612       225     36.8       853       142     16.6 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           341        72     21.2       571        29      5.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          Hispanic Origin             White Non-Hispanic     
                                                    Below                        Below       
                                                poverty level                poverty level   
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
                                                                                             
In married-couple families....         1,496       213     14.2     4,061       270      6.7 
   Husbands...................           408        60     14.8     1,376        84      6.1 
    Under 65 years............           360        55     15.2     1,022        66      6.5 
    65 years and over.........            48         6      (B)       354        18      5.1 
   Wives......................           410        59     14.4     1,373        83      6.0 
    Under 65 years............           381        52     13.6     1,102        66      6.0 
    65 years and over.........            29         7      (B)       271        16      6.0 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           436        79     18.0       932        98     10.5 
     Under 6 years............           164        28     16.8       318        27      8.6 
     6 to 17 years............           272        51     18.7       615        70     11.4 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           142         9      6.6       323         4      1.3 
                                                                                             
In families with female house-                                                               
holder, no spouse present.....         1,083       505     46.7       914       205     22.4 
   Householder................           335       151     45.1       336        69     20.6 
    Under 65 years............           311       143     46.0       279        63     22.8 
    65 years and over.........            25         9      (B)        57         6      (B) 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           442       260     58.8       284       100     35.3 
     Under 6 years............           139        94     67.5        83        30     36.7 
     6 to 17 years............           303       166     54.8       202        70     34.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           174        56     32.0       197        22     10.9 
                                                                                             
In families with male householder,                                                           
no spouse present.............           238        51     21.5       388        27      6.9 
   Householder................            74        17      (B)       143        13      8.7 
    Under 65 years............            72        17      (B)       123         9      7.1 
    65 years and over.........             3         0      (B)        20         4      (B) 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............            54        12      (B)        65         7      (B) 
     Under 6 years............            18         4      (B)        28         6      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            37         8      (B)        37         2      (B) 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 4. Residence and Region by Household Relationship, Race and Hispanic Origin
         -- Poverty Status of People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)

                                          Hispanic Origin             White Non-Hispanic     
                                                    Below                        Below       
                                                poverty level                poverty level   
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            25         7      (B)        51         3      (B) 
                                                                                             
In unrelated subfamilies......            22        12      (B)        14         1      (B) 
    Under 18 years............            11         7      (B)         7         1      (B) 
     Under 6 years............             3         3      (B)         2         0      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             8         4      (B)         5         0      (B) 
    18 years and over.........            10         5      (B)         7         1      (B) 
                                                                                             
Unrelated individuals.........           427       177     41.3     2,059       361     17.5 
  Male........................           261        96     36.6       969       139     14.4 
   Under 65 years.............           240        81     33.8       793       109     13.7 
    Living alone..............           100        33     33.1       423        55     13.0 
   65 years and over..........            21        15      (B)       177        31     17.3 
    Living alone..............            17        13      (B)       152        23     14.9 
  Female......................           166        81     48.6     1,090       221     20.3 
   Under 65 years.............           125        53     42.5       678       131     19.3 
    Living alone..............            61        21      (B)       409        49     12.1 
   65 years and over..........            41        28      (B)       412        91     22.0 
    Living alone..............            40        28      (B)       394        83     21.1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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