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Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Black or African American Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized
                                                                      Number                                  Number
                                                                          of                                      of
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
    Characteristics

     Black or African American alone     7,043     1,845      26.2     4,546     2,359     1,073      45.5     2,739

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas                6,431     1,675      26.0     4,117     2,053       959      46.7     2,460
  Inside central cities...........       4,314     1,274      29.5     3,089     1,471       727      49.4     1,835
    One million or more...........       3,076       854      27.8     2,140     1,004       454      45.2     1,207
    Under one million.............       1,238       420      34.0       949       467       273      58.4       628
  Outside central cities..........       2,117       401      18.9     1,028       582       231      39.7       625
    One million or more...........       1,631       269      16.5       670       413       154      37.3       415
    Under one million.............         486       132      27.1       358       169        77      45.6       210
Outside metropolitan areas........         612       170      27.8       430       306       114      37.3       279

REGION

Northeast.........................       1,623       528      32.5     1,239       510       254      49.9       615
Midwest...........................       1,277       302      23.6       727       488       185      37.9       469
South.............................       3,445       845      24.5     2,188     1,191       562      47.2     1,493
West..............................         698       170      24.4       392       172        72      41.7       161
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Black or African American Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized
                                                                      Number                                  Number
                                                                          of                                      of
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Under 65 years....................       6,380     1,578      24.7     4,176     2,091       936      44.8     2,557
  15 to 24 years..................         985       300      30.5       779       420       192      45.6       522
  25 to 34 years..................       1,842       440      23.9     1,396       556       255      45.9       863
  35 to 44 years..................       1,687       365      21.6     1,066       509       210      41.1       663
  45 to 54 years..................       1,228       292      23.8       618       393       185      46.9       364
  55 to 64 years..................         638       181      28.4       316       212        95      44.7       145
65 years and over.................         663       267      40.3       371       268       137      51.0       182
  65 to 74 years..................         399       150      37.5       212       154        71      45.9        90
  75 years and over...............         265       118      44.5       159       114        66      57.9        91

Mean age......................            41.1      42.5       (x)       (x)      41.1      41.6       (x)       (x)

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................       7,043     1,845      26.2     4,546     2,359     1,073      45.5     2,739
  Worked..........................       4,954       940      19.0     2,585     1,066       440      41.3     1,320
    Worked year-round, full-time..       3,252       429      13.2     1,241       336       108      32.1       380
  Did not work....................       2,089       905      43.3     1,962     1,293       633      48.9     1,418

DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER

     Total age 16 to 64..........        6,372     1,578      24.8     4,176     2,089       936      44.8     2,557
  No work disability..............       5,137     1,027      20.0     2,963     1,370       549      40.1     1,689
  With a work disability..........       1,235       550      44.6     1,212       719       387      53.8       868
    severe work disability........         978       461      47.1       963       615       332      54.0       701
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Black or African American Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized
                                                                      Number                                  Number
                                                                          of                                      of
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................       4,237     1,142      27.0     3,758     1,431       674      47.1     2,301
  Married-couple families.........       1,225       130      10.7       479       166        40      23.9       149
  Male householder, no wife.......         399        52      13.0       149       109        22      20.2        71
  Female householder, no husband..       2,614       960      36.7     3,130     1,155       613      53.0     2,080
Nonfamily households..............       2,806       703      25.1       788       929       398      42.9       438
  Male householder................       1,396       290      20.8       335       391       137      35.0       158
    Living alone..................       1,169       266      22.7       266       336       129      38.5       129
  Female householders.............       1,410       413      29.3       453       538       262      48.6       280
    Living alone..................       1,254       388      30.9       388       485       248      51.1       248
Table NC4. Renter Subsidized Housing, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Black or African American Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                              All renter households                Renter households in poverty
                                                         Subsidized                              Subsidized
                                                                      Number                                  Number
                                                                          of                                      of
                                        Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

No children.......................       3,228       745      23.1       872       969       414      42.7       470
One or more related
Children                                 3,760     1,094      29.1     3,653     1,380       657      47.6     2,263
  Child under 18 years..............     3,232       985      30.5     3,366     1,258       616      49.0     2,154
    All under 6 years...............       796       275      34.6       802       323       173      53.7       501
    Some under 6 years,
    Some 6 to 17 years..............       800       263      32.8     1,152       397       188      47.3       830
    All 6 to 17 years...............     1,636       446      27.3     1,412       538       255      47.4       823
  One child.......................       1,378       365      26.5       902       387       190      49.1       436
    Under 6 years.................         516       162      31.4       414       165        94      56.7       229
    6 to 17 years.................         861       203      23.6       487       222        96      43.4       207
  Two or more children............       1,854       619      33.4     2,464       871       427      49.0     1,718
    All under 6 years.............         279       113      40.5       388       157        80      50.6       272
    Some under 6 years............         800       263      32.8     1,152       397       188      47.3       830
    All 6 to 17 years.............         775       243      31.4       925       317       159      50.2       616
  Mean children...................        1.95      2.05       (x)       (x)      2.26      2.24       (x)       (x)
  Child 18 years and over.........       1,122       253      22.6       928       303       100      33.2       398
One or more unrelated
Children under 18.................          88        16      17.6        58        22         9      42.3        36
  All under 6 years...............          20         6      33.1        24        10         5      55.2        21
  Some under 6 years,
  Some 6 to 17 years..............           9         0       0.0         0         2         0       0.0         0
  All 6 to 17 years...............          60         9      15.2        34        10         4      37.3        15

PRESENCE OF ELDERLY

No elderly........................       6,269     1,561      24.9     4,130     2,073       928      44.8     2,541
One or more elderly...............         774       284      36.7       417       287       144      50.4       197
  All members elderly.............         483       217      44.9       223       209       115      55.2       117
  Elderly householder/spouse only.         662       268      40.5       372       267       137      51.2       182
  Elderly other relative only.....          92        11      12.1        30        13         4      27.1         8
  Elderly nonrelative only........          10         2      20.9         4         3         2      65.0         4

Race Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
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