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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 
MIDWEST                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                          
Both Sexes                                                                                                                
   Total......................        63,676     5,966      9.4    55,243     4,071      7.4     6,504     1,628     25.0 
Under 18 years................        15,495     2,066     13.3    12,828     1,202      9.4     2,138       766     35.8 
18 to 24 years................         5,997       849     14.2     5,108       598     11.7       672       201     29.9 
25 to 34 years................         8,374       799      9.5     7,101       553      7.8       863       205     23.8 
35 to 44 years................        10,465       697      6.7     9,165       513      5.6       970       150     15.4 
45 to 54 years................         9,379       496      5.3     8,285       341      4.1       867       138     16.0 
55 to 59 years................         3,303       232      7.0     2,973       180      6.1       259        49     18.9 
60 to 64 years................         2,752       201      7.3     2,534       170      6.7       173        22     12.6 
65 years and over.............         7,911       626      7.9     7,249       515      7.1       563        98     17.4 
   65 to 74 years.............         4,101       315      7.7     3,692       248      6.7       348        56     16.2 
   75 years and over..........         3,810       310      8.1     3,557       267      7.5       215        42     19.3 
                                                                                                                          
Male                                                                                                                      
   Total......................        30,943     2,455      7.9    27,048     1,689      6.2     2,948       646     21.9 
Under 18 years................         7,892     1,015     12.9     6,549       589      9.0     1,079       378     35.0 
18 to 24 years................         2,953       305     10.3     2,553       221      8.6       289        60     20.7 
25 to 34 years................         4,118       288      7.0     3,539       218      6.2       364        48     13.3 
35 to 44 years................         5,205       271      5.2     4,626       207      4.5       412        51     12.3 
45 to 54 years................         4,608       222      4.8     4,127       166      4.0       386        52     13.5 
55 to 59 years................         1,605        97      6.0     1,449        75      5.2       124        19     15.6 
60 to 64 years................         1,284        92      7.2     1,190        81      6.8        70         9      (B) 
65 years and over.............         3,278       166      5.1     3,015       132      4.4       224        30     13.2 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,790       101      5.6     1,625        76      4.7       142        20     14.4 
   75 years and over..........         1,488        65      4.4     1,390        56      4.0        81         9     11.2 
                                                                                                                          
Female                                                                                                                    
   Total......................        32,733     3,511     10.7    28,195     2,382      8.4     3,556       982     27.6 
Under 18 years................         7,603     1,052     13.8     6,280       613      9.8     1,059       388     36.6 
18 to 24 years................         3,044       544     17.9     2,555       377     14.8       382       141     36.8 
25 to 34 years................         4,256       510     12.0     3,562       335      9.4       498       157     31.4 
35 to 44 years................         5,260       427      8.1     4,539       305      6.7       558        99     17.7 
 
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................         4,771       274      5.7     4,158       175      4.2       481        86     17.9 
55 to 59 years................         1,698       135      8.0     1,524       105      6.9       135        30     21.8 
60 to 64 years................         1,468       109      7.4     1,343        89      6.6       103        13     12.9 
65 years and over.............         4,633       460      9.9     4,234       383      9.0       340        68     20.1 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,311       215      9.3     2,068       172      8.3       205        36     17.4 
   75 years and over..........         2,322       245     10.5     2,167       211      9.7       134        33     24.2 
                                                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                          
   Total......................        63,676     5,966      9.4    55,243     4,071      7.4     6,504     1,628     25.0 
    65 years and over.........         7,911       626      7.9     7,249       515      7.1       563        98     17.4 
In families...................        52,743     3,897      7.4    45,699     2,409      5.3     5,386     1,303     24.2 
   Householder................        17,447     1,224      7.0    15,359       797      5.2     1,625       378     23.3 
    Under 65 years............        14,664     1,134      7.7    12,815       733      5.7     1,411       354     25.1 
    65 years and over.........         2,784        90      3.2     2,543        64      2.5       214        24     11.2 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............        15,254     1,938     12.7    12,625     1,092      8.7     2,105       752     35.7 
     Under 6 years............         4,847       738     15.2     3,975       438     11.0       671       275     40.9 
     6 to 17 years............        10,407     1,200     11.5     8,650       655      7.6     1,434       477     33.3 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         4,790       197      4.1     4,038       107      2.6       606        79     13.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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)

                                             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....        42,025     1,478      3.5    38,237     1,189      3.1     2,483       188      7.6 
   Husbands...................        13,604       422      3.1    12,518       352      2.8       745        51      6.8 
    Under 65 years............        11,159       359      3.2    10,239       301      2.9       601        40      6.6 
    65 years and over.........         2,446        64      2.6     2,279        51      2.3       144        11      7.7 
   Wives......................        13,604       422      3.1    12,484       354      2.8       717        43      6.1 
    Under 65 years............        11,672       372      3.2    10,681       312      2.9       612        38      6.2 
    65 years and over.........         1,932        50      2.6     1,804        42      2.3       105         6      5.2 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............        11,168       554      5.0    10,014       421      4.2       739        83     11.3 
     Under 6 years............         3,555       192      5.4     3,170       152      4.8       217        26     11.9 
     6 to 17 years............         7,612       362      4.8     6,844       269      3.9       523        58     11.0 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         3,209        66      2.1     2,889        52      1.8       225         7      3.3 
                                                                                                                          
In families with female house-                                                                                            
holder, no spouse present.....         7,980     2,108     26.4     5,227     1,008     19.3     2,533     1,038     41.0 
   Householder................         2,808       692     24.6     1,970       363     18.4       768       307     39.9 
    Under 65 years............         2,440       661     27.1     1,670       348     20.8       702       292     41.6 
    65 years and over.........           368        31      8.3       301        16      5.2        66        15      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         3,305     1,240     37.5     1,959       570     29.1     1,257       634     50.4 
     Under 6 years............         1,019       487     47.8       576       238     41.4       417       239     57.3 
     6 to 17 years............         2,286       753     32.9     1,383       332     24.0       841       395     47.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,231       107      8.7       860        42      4.8       334        61     18.3 
                                                                                                                          
In families with male householder,                                                                                        
no spouse present.............         2,738       311     11.3     2,235       212      9.5       370        77     20.8 
   Householder................         1,036       110     10.6       859        78      9.1       134        24     17.9 
    Under 65 years............           945       105     11.2       785        75      9.6       120        23     19.0 
    65 years and over.........            91         4      4.6        74         3      (B)        14         1      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............           781       143     18.4       653       101     15.4       108        35     32.1 
     Under 6 years............           272        59     21.6       230        47     20.6        38        10      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           509        85     16.6       423        54     12.7        71        25      (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/+ ...           350        24      6.9       288        13      4.6        47        10      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
In unrelated subfamilies......           288       126     43.9       257       115     44.8        26         7      (B) 
    Under 18 years............           159        78     48.9       140        70     50.3        17         5      (B) 
     Under 6 years............            41        19      (B)        36        17      (B)         3         0      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           118        59     49.8       104        53     51.1        14         5      (B) 
    18 years and over.........           129        48     37.7       117        45     38.3         9         2      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
Unrelated individuals.........        10,645     1,943     18.3     9,288     1,547     16.7     1,093       318     29.1 
  Male........................         4,897       765     15.6     4,225       590     14.0       520       143     27.6 
   Under 65 years.............         4,271       679     15.9     3,658       522     14.3       466       127     27.3 
    Living alone..............         2,315       316     13.6     1,977       241     12.2       262        65     24.7 
   65 years and over..........           626        87     13.8       568        69     12.1        55        16      (B) 
    Living alone..............           548        77     14.0       496        64     12.9        50        12      (B) 
  Female......................         5,749     1,178     20.5     5,063       956     18.9       572       175     30.5 
   Under 65 years.............         3,705       810     21.9     3,168       641     20.2       433       127     29.5 
    Living alone..............         2,216       366     16.5     1,845       270     14.7       318        80     25.2 
   65 years and over..........         2,044       368     18.0     1,895       316     16.7       140        47     33.8 
    Living alone..............         1,950       338     17.3     1,810       290     16.0       133        44     33.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
MIDWEST                                                                                      
                                                                                             
Both Sexes                                                                                   
   Total......................         2,866       465     16.2    52,543     3,641      6.9 
Under 18 years................           904       192     21.3    11,981     1,026      8.6 
18 to 24 years................           400        78     19.5     4,725       523     11.1 
25 to 34 years................           648        96     14.8     6,498       462      7.1 
35 to 44 years................           431        39      9.1     8,759       476      5.4 
45 to 54 years................           237        20      8.2     8,056       325      4.0 
55 to 59 years................            77        12     15.1     2,900       170      5.9 
60 to 64 years................            62         9      (B)     2,476       161      6.5 
65 years and over.............           107        20     18.7     7,147       497      6.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            77        16     21.0     3,620       234      6.5 
   75 years and over..........            30         4      (B)     3,527       263      7.5 
                                                                                             
Male                                                                                         
   Total......................         1,514       226     14.9    25,616     1,480      5.8 
Under 18 years................           464       101     21.8     6,117       497      8.1 
18 to 24 years................           203        29     14.5     2,358       194      8.2 
25 to 34 years................           366        52     14.3     3,189       166      5.2 
35 to 44 years................           239        19      7.8     4,401       191      4.3 
45 to 54 years................           122        10      8.5     4,011       157      3.9 
55 to 59 years................            46         5      (B)     1,405        71      5.1 
60 to 64 years................            29         4      (B)     1,162        77      6.6 
65 years and over.............            44         5      (B)     2,973       127      4.3 
   65 to 74 years.............            33         5      (B)     1,594        71      4.5 
   75 years and over..........            11         1      (B)     1,379        55      4.0 
                                                                                             
Female                                                                                       
   Total......................         1,352       239     17.7    26,926     2,161      8.0 
Under 18 years................           440        91     20.7     5,864       529      9.0 
18 to 24 years................           196        49     24.8     2,367       330     13.9 
25 to 34 years................           282        43     15.4     3,309       296      8.9 
35 to 44 years................           192        21     10.7     4,359       285      6.5 
 
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 
45 to 54 years................           115         9      7.9     4,045       168      4.1 
55 to 59 years................            31         6      (B)     1,494        99      6.6 
60 to 64 years................            33         5      (B)     1,314        84      6.4 
65 years and over.............            63        15      (B)     4,174       370      8.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            45        12      (B)     2,026       163      8.0 
   75 years and over..........            18         3      (B)     2,149       208      9.7 
                                                                                             
Household Relationship                                                                       
                                                                                             
   Total......................         2,866       465     16.2    52,543     3,641      6.9 
    65 years and over.........           107        20     18.7     7,147       497      6.9 
In families...................         2,485       358     14.4    43,362     2,083      4.8 
   Householder................           683        89     13.0    14,711       716      4.9 
    Under 65 years............           638        86     13.5    12,211       654      5.4 
    65 years and over.........            45         3      (B)     2,499        61      2.4 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           888       182     20.5    11,794       927      7.9 
     Under 6 years............           373        84     22.6     3,626       358      9.9 
     6 to 17 years............           515        98     19.0     8,168       569      7.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           224        14      6.3     3,822        95      2.5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 
                                                                                             
In married-couple families....         1,696       156      9.2    36,639     1,045      2.9 
   Husbands...................           454        44      9.6    12,089       312      2.6 
    Under 65 years............           417        40      9.7     9,845       264      2.7 
    65 years and over.........            37         3      (B)     2,245        48      2.2 
   Wives......................           456        40      8.7    12,065       318      2.6 
    Under 65 years............           431        36      8.4    10,285       279      2.7 
    65 years and over.........            25         4      (B)     1,780        39      2.2 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           577        65     11.2     9,465       360      3.8 
     Under 6 years............           242        30     12.2     2,938       123      4.2 
     6 to 17 years............           335        35     10.5     6,527       236      3.6 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           140         6      4.4     2,757        48      1.7 
                                                                                             
In families with female house-                                                               
holder, no spouse present.....           488       156     31.9     4,778       870     18.2 
   Householder................           135        36     26.9     1,844       331     18.0 
    Under 65 years............           126        36     28.9     1,552       315     20.3 
    65 years and over.........             9         0      (B)       292        16      5.4 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           223        96     43.0     1,763       487     27.6 
     Under 6 years............            91        42     46.0       499       200     40.1 
     6 to 17 years............           132        54     40.9     1,264       287     22.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            75         7      9.6       786        34      4.4 
                                                                                             
In families with male householder,                                                           
no spouse present.............           301        46     15.3     1,944       168      8.7 
   Householder................           101        14     13.8       761        65      8.6 
    Under 65 years............           101        14     13.8       687        62      9.1 
    65 years and over.........             0         0      (B)        74         3      (B) 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............            88        22     24.5       567        80     14.1 
     Under 6 years............            40        13      (B)       190        35     18.2 
     6 to 17 years............            49         9      (B)       377        46     12.1 
 
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/+ ...             9         1      (B)       279        13      4.5 
                                                                                             
In unrelated subfamilies......            13         3      (B)       244       112     45.8 
    Under 18 years............             4         2      (B)       136        69     50.7 
     Under 6 years............             0         0      (B)        36        17      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             4         2      (B)       100        52     51.7 
    18 years and over.........             8         2      (B)       108        43     39.7 
                                                                                             
Unrelated individuals.........           369       104     28.1     8,936     1,446     16.2 
  Male........................           232        48     20.6     4,004       544     13.6 
   Under 65 years.............           227        47     20.5     3,441       477     13.8 
    Living alone..............            59        10      (B)     1,922       231     12.0 
   65 years and over..........             5         1      (B)       563        67     12.0 
    Living alone..............             1         0      (B)       495        64     13.0 
  Female......................           137        56     40.9     4,932       902     18.3 
   Under 65 years.............           120        46     38.3     3,053       595     19.5 
    Living alone..............            26         4      (B)     1,823       266     14.6 
   65 years and over..........            17        10      (B)     1,879       307     16.3 
    Living alone..............            17        10      (B)     1,794       281     15.7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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