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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, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                                               
                                                                                                                          
Both Sexes                                                                                                                
   Total......................        47,776     4,414      9.2    40,071     2,750      6.9     6,171     1,515     24.6 
Under 18 years................        11,697     1,571     13.4     9,286       808      8.7     2,010       709     35.3 
18 to 24 years................         4,577       642     14.0     3,770       425     11.3       636       190     29.9 
25 to 34 years................         6,532       637      9.7     5,362       415      7.7       826       197     23.8 
35 to 44 years................         8,035       505      6.3     6,854       348      5.1       921       137     14.9 
45 to 54 years................         7,176       359      5.0     6,163       220      3.6       832       129     15.6 
55 to 59 years................         2,396       179      7.5     2,085       135      6.5       246        44     18.0 
60 to 64 years................         1,922       132      6.9     1,717       109      6.3       169        19     11.2 
65 years and over.............         5,441       388      7.1     4,833       290      6.0       531        89     16.9 
   65 to 74 years.............         2,871       194      6.8     2,493       136      5.5       331        52     15.6 
   75 years and over..........         2,570       193      7.5     2,341       154      6.6       199        38     19.0 
                                                                                                                          
Male                                                                                                                      
   Total......................        23,123     1,816      7.9    19,576     1,153      5.9     2,785       595     21.4 
Under 18 years................         5,988       784     13.1     4,782       408      8.5     1,008       348     34.5 
18 to 24 years................         2,223       235     10.6     1,859       169      9.1       275        56     20.2 
25 to 34 years................         3,176       230      7.2     2,648       169      6.4       343        44     12.9 
35 to 44 years................         3,970       187      4.7     3,440       129      3.8       392        49     12.5 
45 to 54 years................         3,498       159      4.6     3,052       110      3.6       367        48     13.0 
55 to 59 years................         1,184        73      6.2     1,037        56      5.4       120        17     14.2 
60 to 64 years................           876        63      7.2       790        56      7.1        68         7      (B) 
65 years and over.............         2,209        85      3.9     1,967        57      2.9       212        26     12.3 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,251        47      3.7     1,093        26      2.4       138        18     13.0 
   75 years and over..........           958        38      4.0       873        30      3.5        73         8      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
Female                                                                                                                    
   Total......................        24,652     2,598     10.5    20,495     1,597      7.8     3,387       920     27.2 
Under 18 years................         5,709       787     13.8     4,504       400      8.9     1,002       361     36.0 
18 to 24 years................         2,354       407     17.3     1,910       257     13.4       361       135     37.3 
25 to 34 years................         3,357       407     12.1     2,714       246      9.1       483       152     31.6 
35 to 44 years................         4,064       319      7.8     3,414       219      6.4       529        88     16.7 
 
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................         3,678       199      5.4     3,111       110      3.5       466        82     17.5 
55 to 59 years................         1,212       107      8.8     1,049        79      7.6       126        27     21.6 
60 to 64 years................         1,046        69      6.6       928        53      5.7       101        12     11.7 
65 years and over.............         3,232       302      9.4     2,867       233      8.1       319        63     19.9 
   65 to 74 years.............         1,620       148      9.1     1,399       110      7.8       193        34     17.5 
   75 years and over..........         1,612       155      9.6     1,467       123      8.4       126        30     23.6 
                                                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                          
   Total......................        47,776     4,414      9.2    40,071     2,750      6.9     6,171     1,515     24.6 
    65 years and over.........         5,441       388      7.1     4,833       290      6.0       531        89     16.9 
In families...................        39,368     2,911      7.4    32,924     1,598      4.9     5,110     1,214     23.8 
   Householder................        12,883       907      7.0    10,961       530      4.8     1,552       355     22.8 
    Under 65 years............        10,967       849      7.7     9,268       494      5.3     1,350       333     24.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,916        58      3.0     1,693        36      2.1       203        22     10.8 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............        11,525     1,478     12.8     9,146       728      8.0     1,979       697     35.2 
     Under 6 years............         3,636       557     15.3     2,872       302     10.5       609       243     40.0 
     6 to 17 years............         7,889       921     11.7     6,274       426      6.8     1,370       454     33.1 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         3,704       147      4.0     2,995        66      2.2       586        78     13.3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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....        30,850       964      3.1    27,438       760      2.8     2,338       146      6.2 
   Husbands...................         9,875       282      2.9     8,889       231      2.6       702        41      5.9 
    Under 65 years............         8,236       244      3.0     7,402       202      2.7       567        32      5.7 
    65 years and over.........         1,639        38      2.3     1,486        28      1.9       134         9      6.7 
   Wives......................         9,875       282      2.9     8,871       236      2.7       680        34      5.0 
    Under 65 years............         8,593       254      3.0     7,704       212      2.8       583        30      5.2 
    65 years and over.........         1,282        29      2.2     1,167        23      2.0        97         3      3.5 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         8,313       355      4.3     7,296       262      3.6       684        61      8.9 
     Under 6 years............         2,657       129      4.9     2,327       108      4.7       190        11      6.0 
     6 to 17 years............         5,656       226      4.0     4,969       153      3.1       494        49     10.0 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....         2,405        36      1.5     2,106        27      1.3       218         7      3.1 
                                                                                                                          
In families with female house-                                                                                            
holder, no spouse present.....         6,487     1,730     26.7     3,933       708     18.0     2,409       993     41.2 
   Householder................         2,255       554     24.6     1,473       250     17.0       735       293     39.9 
    Under 65 years............         1,961       529     26.9     1,244       240     19.3       671       279     41.6 
    65 years and over.........           293        25      8.6       229        11      4.6        64        15      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............         2,671     1,024     38.3     1,426       403     28.3     1,188       603     50.7 
     Under 6 years............           805       388     48.2       411       164     40.0       382       222     58.1 
     6 to 17 years............         1,865       636     34.1     1,016       239     23.5       806       380     47.2 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...         1,027        94      9.1       678        32      4.7       321        61     19.1 
                                                                                                                          
In families with male householder,                                                                                        
no spouse present.............         2,031       216     10.6     1,553       130      8.4       362        75     20.8 
   Householder................           753        71      9.5       585        45      7.7       132        23     17.6 
    Under 65 years............           688        70     10.2       536        45      8.4       118        22     18.7 
    65 years and over.........            65         1      (B)        49         0      (B)        14         1      (B) 
   Related children                                                                                                       
    Under 18 years............           542        99     18.3       424        63     15.0       107        34     31.8 
     Under 6 years............           174        39     22.7       135        30     22.0        37        10      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............           368        60     16.2       289        34     11.7        70        24      (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/+ ...           272        17      6.3       212         7      3.3        47        10      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
In unrelated subfamilies......           195        89     45.9       168        82     49.0        26         7      (B) 
    Under 18 years............           106        56     52.6        89        50     56.4        17         5      (B) 
     Under 6 years............            25        14      (B)        22        14      (B)         3         0      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............            81        42     52.0        67        36      (B)        14         5      (B) 
    18 years and over.........            89        34     38.0        79        32     40.6         9         2      (B) 
                                                                                                                          
Unrelated individuals.........         8,213     1,414     17.2     6,979     1,069     15.3     1,035       294     28.4 
  Male........................         3,772       573     15.2     3,163       419     13.3       490       133     27.2 
   Under 65 years.............         3,356       530     15.8     2,800       392     14.0       437       118     27.1 
    Living alone..............         1,807       233     12.9     1,499       164     10.9       243        59     24.2 
   65 years and over..........           416        42     10.2       363        27      7.6        53        15      (B) 
    Living alone..............           361        37     10.2       313        26      8.4        48        11      (B) 
  Female......................         4,441       841     18.9     3,816       650     17.0       545       161     29.6 
   Under 65 years.............         3,022       598     19.8     2,534       455     18.0       414       117     28.2 
    Living alone..............         1,808       274     15.2     1,458       187     12.9       306        76     24.8 
   65 years and over..........         1,419       243     17.1     1,282       194     15.2       131        44     33.9 
    Living alone..............         1,348       221     16.4     1,219       176     14.4       124        41     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, METROPOLITAN AREAS                                                                  
                                                                                             
Both Sexes                                                                                   
   Total......................         2,527       409     16.2    37,697     2,371      6.3 
Under 18 years................           785       169     21.6     8,554       654      7.6 
18 to 24 years................           354        68     19.3     3,432       361     10.5 
25 to 34 years................           581        84     14.4     4,823       334      6.9 
35 to 44 years................           380        35      9.2     6,495       315      4.9 
45 to 54 years................           208        17      8.2     5,964       207      3.5 
55 to 59 years................            69         9      (B)     2,019       126      6.2 
60 to 64 years................            56         9      (B)     1,665       101      6.0 
65 years and over.............            93        17     18.6     4,745       274      5.8 
   65 to 74 years.............            66        14      (B)     2,432       124      5.1 
   75 years and over..........            27         4      (B)     2,313       150      6.5 
                                                                                             
Male                                                                                         
   Total......................         1,351       201     14.9    18,302       967      5.3 
Under 18 years................           406        88     21.7     4,406       328      7.5 
18 to 24 years................           186        28     14.9     1,682       143      8.5 
25 to 34 years................           329        47     14.2     2,334       122      5.2 
35 to 44 years................           210        16      7.4     3,242       116      3.6 
45 to 54 years................           109        10      9.0     2,949       102      3.5 
55 to 59 years................            40         4      (B)       998        52      5.2 
60 to 64 years................            27         4      (B)       764        52      6.9 
65 years and over.............            43         5      (B)     1,926        51      2.7 
   65 to 74 years.............            33         5      (B)     1,063        22      2.0 
   75 years and over..........            10         1      (B)       863        30      3.4 
                                                                                             
Female                                                                                       
   Total......................         1,175       208     17.7    19,395     1,404      7.2 
Under 18 years................           379        81     21.3     4,147       326      7.8 
18 to 24 years................           167        40     24.1     1,750       218     12.4 
25 to 34 years................           253        37     14.7     2,488       212      8.5 
35 to 44 years................           170        20     11.5     3,252       199      6.1 
 
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 
45 to 54 years................            99         7      7.4     3,015       105      3.5 
55 to 59 years................            28         6      (B)     1,022        74      7.2 
60 to 64 years................            29         5      (B)       901        48      5.3 
65 years and over.............            50        12      (B)     2,819       222      7.9 
   65 to 74 years.............            33         9      (B)     1,368       102      7.4 
   75 years and over..........            17         3      (B)     1,451       120      8.3 
                                                                                             
Household Relationship                                                                       
                                                                                             
   Total......................         2,527       409     16.2    37,697     2,371      6.3 
    65 years and over.........            93        17     18.6     4,745       274      5.8 
In families...................         2,185       316     14.5    30,875     1,309      4.2 
   Householder................           596        80     13.4    10,396       456      4.4 
    Under 65 years............           556        77     13.8     8,743       423      4.8 
    65 years and over.........            40         3      (B)     1,653        32      2.0 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           771       161     20.9     8,428       582      6.9 
     Under 6 years............           328        74     22.5     2,566       232      9.0 
     6 to 17 years............           443        87     19.7     5,862       350      6.0 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...           206        13      6.3     2,797        56      2.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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....         1,472       126      8.6    26,053       642      2.5 
   Husbands...................           395        34      8.5     8,516       199      2.3 
    Under 65 years............           358        31      8.5     7,064       174      2.5 
    65 years and over.........            36         3      (B)     1,453        25      1.7 
   Wives......................           395        34      8.5     8,509       204      2.4 
    Under 65 years............           374        31      8.2     7,361       183      2.5 
    65 years and over.........            20         3      (B)     1,148        20      1.8 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           486        52     10.6     6,834       212      3.1 
     Under 6 years............           214        24     11.2     2,121        84      4.0 
     6 to 17 years............           273        28     10.2     4,712       128      2.7 
   Own chldren 18 years/+ ....           132         5      3.8     1,981        25      1.2 
                                                                                             
In families with female house-                                                               
holder, no spouse present.....           443       147     33.3     3,528       578     16.4 
   Householder................           120        34     28.2     1,361       220     16.2 
    Under 65 years............           115        34     29.4     1,137       210     18.4 
    65 years and over.........             5         0      (B)       225        11      4.7 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............           211        90     42.6     1,242       325     26.2 
     Under 6 years............            85        38     45.3       340       129     38.1 
     6 to 17 years............           126        52     40.8       902       196     21.7 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...            66         7      (B)       613        25      4.0 
                                                                                             
In families with male householder,                                                           
no spouse present.............           271        43     15.8     1,294        90      6.9 
   Householder................            87        13     14.6       501        33      6.5 
    Under 65 years............            87        13     14.6       451        33      7.2 
    65 years and over.........             0         0      (B)        49         0      (B) 
   Related children                                                                          
    Under 18 years............            73        20      (B)       353        45     12.7 
     Under 6 years............            30        12      (B)       105        18     17.3 
     6 to 17 years............            44         8      (B)       248        27     10.8 
 
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)

                                          Hispanic Origin             White Non-Hispanic     
                                                    Below                        Below       
                                                poverty level                poverty level   
                                       Total    Number  Percent     Total    Number  Percent 
   Own children 18 years/+ ...             8         1      (B)       203         6      3.1 
                                                                                             
In unrelated subfamilies......            12         2      (B)       157        80     51.2 
    Under 18 years............             4         1      (B)        85        49     57.7 
     Under 6 years............             0         0      (B)        22        14      (B) 
     6 to 17 years............             4         1      (B)        63        35      (B) 
    18 years and over.........             8         1      (B)        72        31      (B) 
                                                                                             
Unrelated individuals.........           330        90     27.4     6,666       981     14.7 
  Male........................           213        46     21.5     2,960       375     12.7 
   Under 65 years.............           209        45     21.4     2,602       349     13.4 
    Living alone..............            56        10      (B)     1,447       155     10.7 
   65 years and over..........             5         1      (B)       358        26      7.3 
    Living alone..............             1         0      (B)       312        26      8.4 
  Female......................           117        45     38.3     3,706       607     16.4 
   Under 65 years.............           103        37     35.4     2,436       419     17.2 
    Living alone..............            23         4      (B)     1,438       183     12.8 
   65 years and over..........            14         8      (B)     1,269       188     14.8 
    Living alone..............            14         8      (B)     1,207       169     14.0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002

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