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POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
White Alone, not Hispanic
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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White alone, not Hispanic
Both Sexes
Total /1................... 194,144 15,567 8.0 18,852 3,120 16.5 4,932 1,045 21.2 1,276 368 28.9 175,291 12,447 7.1
Under 18 years................... 43,614 4,090 9.4 3,871 876 22.6 939 267 28.4 234 88 37.6 39,743 3,214 8.1
18 to 24 years................... 17,042 2,165 12.7 2,007 482 24.0 661 208 31.5 255 115 45.2 15,035 1,683 11.2
25 to 34 years................... 24,064 1,980 8.2 2,541 408 16.0 784 159 20.2 183 51 27.6 21,523 1,572 7.3
35 to 44 years................... 30,162 1,854 6.1 2,530 357 14.1 614 101 16.5 164 40 24.4 27,633 1,497 5.4
45 to 54 years................... 29,871 1,485 5.0 2,666 271 10.2 616 81 13.2 143 22 15.5 27,205 1,213 4.5
55 to 59 years................... 12,057 829 6.9 1,238 170 13.7 327 63 19.3 62 11 (B) 10,819 660 6.1
60 to 64 years................... 9,315 844 9.1 926 149 16.1 221 40 18.1 46 8 (B) 8,389 695 8.3
65 years and over................ 28,018 2,321 8.3 3,073 407 13.2 770 125 16.3 190 33 17.5 24,945 1,914 7.7
65 to 74 years............... 14,404 990 6.9 1,527 171 11.2 373 59 15.9 100 19 19.5 12,877 819 6.4
75 years and over............ 13,615 1,331 9.8 1,546 236 15.3 397 66 16.6 90 14 15.4 12,068 1,095 9.1
Male
Total...................... 95,013 6,682 7.0 9,345 1,355 14.5 2,461 455 18.5 619 161 25.9 85,668 5,328 6.2
Under 18 years................... 22,361 2,130 9.5 1,969 438 22.3 469 136 29.1 104 46 44.5 20,392 1,692 8.3
18 to 24 years................... 8,562 876 10.2 1,021 216 21.2 338 83 24.6 116 41 35.3 7,541 660 8.8
25 to 34 years................... 11,989 796 6.6 1,365 174 12.8 415 74 17.8 99 24 24.1 10,625 622 5.9
35 to 44 years................... 14,989 804 5.4 1,304 147 11.3 330 47 14.2 87 20 23.1 13,685 657 4.8
45 to 54 years................... 14,794 677 4.6 1,365 149 10.9 344 44 12.7 87 15 17.0 13,429 528 3.9
55 to 59 years................... 5,909 370 6.3 597 66 11.0 141 23 16.1 32 4 (B) 5,312 304 5.7
60 to 64 years................... 4,493 341 7.6 468 52 11.1 114 8 7.0 23 0 (B) 4,026 289 7.2
65 years and over................ 11,916 687 5.8 1,256 111 8.9 311 40 13.0 70 11 (B) 10,660 576 5.4
65 to 74 years............... 6,621 369 5.6 691 58 8.4 173 24 14.0 43 5 (B) 5,930 310 5.2
75 years and over............ 5,294 319 6.0 565 53 9.4 138 16 11.7 27 5 (B) 4,730 265 5.6
Female
Total...................... 99,131 8,885 9.0 9,508 1,765 18.6 2,471 590 23.9 657 208 31.6 89,623 7,120 7.9
Under 18 years................... 21,253 1,960 9.2 1,902 438 23.0 470 131 27.7 129 42 32.1 19,351 1,522 7.9
18 to 24 years................... 8,480 1,289 15.2 986 266 27.0 323 125 38.7 139 74 53.4 7,494 1,023 13.7
25 to 34 years................... 12,075 1,184 9.8 1,177 233 19.8 369 85 23.0 84 27 31.7 10,898 950 8.7
35 to 44 years................... 15,173 1,049 6.9 1,225 210 17.1 285 55 19.2 77 20 25.9 13,948 840 6.0
45 to 54 years................... 15,076 807 5.4 1,300 122 9.4 272 37 13.8 55 7 (B) 13,776 686 5.0
55 to 59 years................... 6,148 459 7.5 641 104 16.2 186 40 21.7 30 7 (B) 5,508 355 6.5
60 to 64 years................... 4,822 502 10.4 459 97 21.2 107 32 29.9 22 8 (B) 4,364 405 9.3
65 years and over................ 16,103 1,634 10.1 1,818 296 16.3 459 85 18.5 120 23 19.0 14,285 1,338 9.4
65 to 74 years............... 7,782 621 8.0 836 113 13.5 200 35 17.6 57 14 (B) 6,946 509 7.3
75 years and over............ 8,320 1,012 12.2 981 183 18.6 259 50 19.2 63 9 (B) 7,339 829 11.3
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 194,144 15,567 8.0 18,852 3,120 16.5 4,932 1,045 21.2 1,276 368 28.9 175,291 12,447 7.1
65 years and over.......... 28,018 2,321 8.3 3,073 407 13.2 770 125 16.3 190 33 17.5 24,945 1,914 7.7
In families /2................... 158,764 9,389 5.9 14,255 1,890 13.3 3,375 552 16.3 740 165 22.4 144,510 7,499 5.2
Householder.................. 53,860 3,208 6.0 5,003 616 12.3 1,188 179 15.0 258 50 19.4 48,857 2,593 5.3
Under 65 years............. 44,241 2,781 6.3 3,995 551 13.8 964 167 17.4 210 48 22.9 40,246 2,230 5.5
65 years and over.......... 9,619 427 4.4 1,009 65 6.4 224 11 5.0 48 2 (B) 8,610 362 4.2
Related children under
18 years /9................. 43,017 3,848 8.9 3,801 839 22.1 925 259 28.0 231 86 37.0 39,216 3,009 7.7
Under 6 years............ 13,488 1,468 10.9 1,287 360 28.0 340 128 37.8 100 44 43.8 12,201 1,108 9.1
6 to 17 years............ 29,529 2,380 8.1 2,515 479 19.0 586 131 22.3 131 42 31.8 27,014 1,901 7.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 13,698 500 3.6 1,191 95 8.0 279 18 6.5 59 9 (B) 12,507 405 3.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
White Alone, not Hispanic
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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In married-couple families /11... 133,276 5,114 3.8 11,089 985 8.9 2,493 264 10.6 506 72 14.2 122,187 4,129 3.4
Husbands /11................. 44,078 1,612 3.7 3,775 279 7.4 841 73 8.6 175 17 9.9 40,304 1,333 3.3
Under 65 years............. 35,476 1,277 3.6 2,924 238 8.1 654 66 10.2 137 17 12.7 32,552 1,039 3.2
65 years and over.......... 8,602 334 3.9 850 41 4.8 186 6 3.3 38 0 (B) 7,752 294 3.8
Wives /11.................... 43,740 1,617 3.7 3,768 282 7.5 830 73 8.8 169 17 10.2 39,973 1,335 3.3
Under 65 years............. 36,903 1,363 3.7 3,105 257 8.3 688 68 9.9 140 17 12.3 33,798 1,106 3.3
65 years and over.......... 6,837 254 3.7 662 25 3.7 142 5 3.2 29 0 (B) 6,175 229 3.7
Related children under
18 years /9................. 34,488 1,681 4.9 2,730 382 14.0 611 111 18.1 127 37 29.2 31,758 1,298 4.1
Under 6 years............ 11,293 677 6.0 928 169 18.2 216 53 24.4 49 16 (B) 10,365 508 4.9
6 to 17 years............ 23,195 1,004 4.3 1,802 214 11.8 395 58 14.7 78 21 27.0 21,393 790 3.7
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 9,478 166 1.8 703 31 4.4 173 5 2.7 30 0 (B) 8,775 135 1.5
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 6,824 542 7.9 844 118 13.9 205 20 9.9 47 9 (B) 5,980 424 7.1
Householder.................. 2,679 207 7.7 340 45 13.3 85 9 10.8 21 4 (B) 2,339 162 6.9
Under 65 years............. 2,353 188 8.0 290 44 15.0 80 9 11.6 21 4 (B) 2,063 144 7.0
65 years and over.......... 326 19 6.0 50 2 (B) 6 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 276 18 6.4
Related children
18 years /9................. 1,851 218 11.8 215 47 21.8 51 8 (B) 21 5 (B) 1,635 172 10.5
Under 6 years............ 465 61 13.2 69 13 (B) 18 3 (B) 13 3 (B) 396 48 12.2
6 to 17 years............ 1,386 157 11.3 146 34 23.0 33 4 (B) 8 2 (B) 1,240 123 10.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 994 46 4.6 106 5 4.9 21 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 888 40 4.5
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 18,664 3,733 20.0 2,322 787 33.9 677 267 39.4 187 84 45.0 16,342 2,946 18.0
Householder.................. 7,072 1,374 19.4 857 281 32.8 256 94 36.7 65 28 (B) 6,215 1,092 17.6
Under 65 years............. 5,922 1,280 21.6 684 256 37.4 207 87 41.9 54 26 (B) 5,239 1,024 19.5
65 years and over.......... 1,150 93 8.1 173 25 14.7 49 7 (B) 11 2 (B) 977 68 7.0
Related children under
18 years /9................. 6,679 1,949 29.2 856 409 47.8 263 141 53.5 83 44 52.8 5,822 1,539 26.4
Under 6 years............ 1,730 730 42.2 290 178 61.3 106 72 68.6 38 25 (B) 1,440 552 38.3
6 to 17 years............ 4,948 1,219 24.6 566 232 40.9 158 68 43.3 45 19 (B) 4,382 987 22.5
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 3,227 288 8.9 382 59 15.4 86 14 15.9 28 9 (B) 2,844 229 8.1
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 766 232 30.2 74 28 (B) 20 6 (B) 7 2 (B) 692 204 29.5
Under 18 years............. 416 131 31.4 37 15 (B) 7 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 379 116 30.6
Under 6 years............ 89 46 51.5 7 4 (B) 1 1 (B) 1 1 (B) 82 41 50.2
6 to 17 years............ 327 85 26.0 30 10 (B) 7 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 297 75 25.2
18 years and over.......... 350 101 28.8 37 13 (B) 13 3 (B) 6 1 (B) 313 88 28.1
Unrelated individuals /4......... 34,614 5,947 17.2 4,524 1,202 26.6 1,537 487 31.7 529 201 37.9 30,090 4,745 15.8
Male......................... 16,016 2,365 14.8 2,254 509 22.6 802 217 27.1 263 85 32.2 13,762 1,856 13.5
Under 65 years............. 13,467 2,048 15.2 1,933 439 22.7 690 183 26.5 233 74 31.8 11,534 1,608 13.9
Living alone............. 7,210 883 12.3 1,064 213 20.0 372 95 25.6 131 41 31.2 6,147 671 10.9
65 years and over.......... 2,549 317 12.5 321 69 21.5 112 34 30.6 30 11 (B) 2,228 248 11.1
Living alone............. 2,226 270 12.1 298 67 22.3 105 34 32.6 29 11 (B) 1,928 204 10.6
Female....................... 18,598 3,582 19.3 2,270 694 30.6 736 270 36.7 266 116 43.5 16,327 2,888 17.7
Under 65 years............. 11,593 2,350 20.3 1,387 466 33.6 494 205 41.4 189 96 50.9 10,206 1,884 18.5
Living alone............. 6,520 1,049 16.1 812 248 30.5 265 101 38.1 81 38 46.8 5,708 801 14.0
65 years and over.......... 7,004 1,232 17.6 883 227 25.7 242 65 27.0 77 20 25.4 6,121 1,005 16.4
Living alone............. 6,730 1,171 17.4 862 227 26.3 239 65 27.3 76 20 25.6 5,868 944 16.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
White Alone, not Hispanic
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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Residence and Region /3
United States.................... 194,144 15,567 8.0 18,852 3,120 16.5 4,932 1,045 21.2 1,276 368 28.9 175,291 12,447 7.1
Metropolitan................... 151,133 10,841 7.2 9,729 1,676 17.2 2,912 654 22.5 894 280 31.3 141,404 9,165 6.5
Central City................. 40,470 3,702 9.1 5,786 1,109 19.2 2,174 542 24.9 807 253 31.4 34,683 2,592 7.5
Not Central City............. 110,663 7,139 6.5 3,942 567 14.4 738 112 15.1 87 27 30.6 106,721 6,573 6.2
Not Metropolitan............... 43,011 4,727 11.0 9,123 1,444 15.8 2,020 390 19.3 382 88 23.1 33,887 3,283 9.7
Northeast........................ 39,591 2,808 7.1 1,830 393 21.5 548 147 26.8 142 66 46.3 37,761 2,415 6.4
Metropolitan................... 34,091 2,252 6.6 1,513 336 22.2 508 137 27.0 142 66 46.3 32,578 1,916 5.9
Central City................. 7,363 864 11.7 1,144 294 25.7 434 129 29.6 139 64 45.9 6,219 570 9.2
Not Central City............. 26,728 1,388 5.2 369 42 11.5 73 8 (B) 3 2 (B) 26,359 1,346 5.1
Not Metropolitan............... 5,500 556 10.1 317 57 18.0 40 10 (B) 0 0 (X) 5,183 499 9.6
Midwest.......................... 52,240 3,839 7.3 4,091 625 15.3 964 243 25.2 346 83 24.1 48,149 3,214 6.7
Metropolitan................... 37,455 2,509 6.7 2,359 420 17.8 745 194 26.1 253 68 26.9 35,096 2,089 6.0
Central City................. 9,620 888 9.2 1,667 327 19.6 655 167 25.6 247 68 27.5 7,953 560 7.0
Not Central City............. 27,835 1,621 5.8 692 92 13.3 90 27 29.8 5 0 (B) 27,143 1,529 5.6
Not Metropolitan............... 14,785 1,330 9.0 1,732 206 11.9 220 49 22.4 94 16 16.6 13,053 1,124 8.6
South............................ 64,699 5,775 8.9 9,497 1,528 16.1 2,477 466 18.8 559 133 23.8 55,203 4,247 7.7
Metropolitan................... 47,905 3,594 7.5 3,525 554 15.7 895 178 19.9 312 74 23.6 44,380 3,039 6.8
Central City................. 12,202 958 7.9 1,554 240 15.4 613 142 23.1 266 63 23.8 10,648 718 6.7
Not Central City............. 35,703 2,636 7.4 1,971 315 16.0 281 36 12.8 46 10 (B) 33,732 2,321 6.9
Not Metropolitan............... 16,794 2,182 13.0 5,971 974 16.3 1,582 288 18.2 247 60 24.2 10,823 1,208 11.2
West............................. 37,613 3,145 8.4 3,435 573 16.7 943 188 20.0 229 86 37.5 34,178 2,572 7.5
Metropolitan................... 31,681 2,486 7.8 2,331 366 15.7 765 145 19.0 187 73 38.8 29,350 2,120 7.2
Central City................. 11,285 992 8.8 1,422 249 17.5 472 105 22.2 155 58 37.6 9,863 743 7.5
Not Central City............. 20,396 1,494 7.3 909 117 12.9 294 41 13.9 33 14 (B) 19,487 1,377 7.1
Not Metropolitan............... 5,932 659 11.1 1,104 207 18.8 178 43 24.2 42 13 (B) 4,828 452 9.4
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance /32.... 31,470 8,327 26.5 5,728 2,049 35.8 1,764 708 40.1 502 257 51.2 25,742 6,278 24.4
Cash assistance............... 7,997 2,812 35.2 1,767 821 46.5 573 312 54.5 169 107 63.5 6,230 1,991 32.0
Noncash assistance............ 30,617 8,260 27.0 5,603 2,035 36.3 1,744 708 40.6 500 257 51.4 25,014 6,225 24.9
Food stamps................ 7,524 3,936 52.3 2,002 1,141 57.0 713 432 60.7 246 159 64.9 5,522 2,796 50.6
School lunch only
(free or reduced price).. 3,761 592 15.7 686 129 18.8 172 21 12.0 37 0 (B) 3,075 463 15.1
In household that did not
receive assistance............. 162,674 7,240 4.5 13,124 1,071 8.2 3,168 337 10.6 774 111 14.4 149,549 6,169 4.1
Years of School Completed /23
People 16 to 24 years............ 22,511 2,591 11.5 2,526 570 22.6 795 231 29.1 275 118 43.1 19,985 2,021 10.1
Enrolled in school /25........ 13,399 1,308 9.8 1,366 296 21.6 444 128 28.8 195 75 38.4 12,033 1,012 8.4
Not enrolled.................. 9,112 1,284 14.1 1,160 274 23.7 351 104 29.5 80 44 54.3 7,952 1,009 12.7
No high school diploma...... 1,556 404 26.0 269 96 35.7 88 38 43.4 12 9 (B) 1,287 308 24.0
People 25 years and over......... 133,488 9,312 7.0 12,974 1,762 13.6 3,332 569 17.1 787 165 21.0 120,513 7,551 6.3
No high school diploma........ 14,168 2,528 17.8 2,543 669 26.3 672 185 27.6 165 46 28.2 11,625 1,859 16.0
High school diploma or more... 119,320 6,785 5.7 10,431 1,093 10.5 2,660 384 14.4 623 119 19.1 108,889 5,692 5.2
No college.................. 43,970 3,534 8.0 4,710 621 13.2 1,105 195 17.7 248 67 26.9 39,260 2,913 7.4
Some college,
no BA or higher degree.... 35,246 1,973 5.6 3,077 315 10.2 797 123 15.5 187 34 18.3 32,168 1,658 5.2
Completed BA
or higher degree.......... 40,104 1,277 3.2 2,644 157 5.9 759 66 8.6 189 18 9.5 37,460 1,120 3.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
White Alone, not Hispanic
[Numbers in thousands. A 'Poverty Area' is defined here as a census tract with a poverty rate of 20 percent or more.]
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All areas In poverty areas /30 30 percent or more /30 40 percent or more /30 Outside of poverty areas /30
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Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level Below poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
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Work Experience /16
Total............................ 194,144 15,567 8.0 18,852 3,120 16.5 4,932 1,045 21.2 1,276 368 28.9 175,291 12,447 7.1
Male............................. 95,013 6,682 7.0 9,345 1,355 14.5 2,461 455 18.5 619 161 25.9 85,668 5,328 6.2
Under 16 years................ 19,577 1,927 9.8 1,713 400 23.3 397 123 31.1 96 46 47.6 17,864 1,527 8.6
16 to 64 years................ 63,520 4,068 6.4 6,376 844 13.2 1,753 291 16.6 453 104 23.0 57,145 3,224 5.6
Worked during year.......... 54,529 1,963 3.6 5,039 382 7.6 1,365 131 9.6 353 52 14.8 49,490 1,581 3.2
Full-time year-round...... 40,904 649 1.6 3,465 130 3.7 887 35 3.9 227 15 6.5 37,440 519 1.4
Not full-time year-round.. 13,624 1,315 9.6 1,574 252 16.0 477 97 20.2 127 38 29.7 12,050 1,062 8.8
Did not work................ 8,992 2,105 23.4 1,337 461 34.5 388 160 41.2 100 52 51.9 7,655 1,643 21.5
65 years and over............. 11,916 687 5.8 1,256 111 8.9 311 40 13.0 70 11 (B) 10,660 576 5.4
Worked during year.......... 2,670 39 1.5 278 10 3.7 73 5 (B) 18 0 (B) 2,393 29 1.2
Full-time year-round...... 1,166 14 1.2 124 2 1.4 40 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 1,043 12 1.1
Not full-time year-round.. 1,504 26 1.7 154 9 5.6 33 5 (B) 7 0 (B) 1,350 17 1.3
Did not work................ 9,245 648 7.0 978 101 10.3 238 35 14.7 51 11 (B) 8,267 547 6.6
Female........................... 99,131 8,885 9.0 9,508 1,765 18.6 2,471 590 23.9 657 208 31.6 89,623 7,120 7.9
Under 16 years................ 18,568 1,737 9.4 1,639 389 23.7 408 120 29.5 117 39 33.1 16,930 1,348 8.0
16 to 64 years................ 64,460 5,515 8.6 6,051 1,081 17.9 1,604 384 24.0 420 146 34.8 58,409 4,434 7.6
Worked during year.......... 48,774 2,449 5.0 4,161 448 10.8 1,090 176 16.1 289 89 30.9 44,613 2,001 4.5
Full-time year-round...... 28,418 426 1.5 2,255 59 2.6 549 19 3.4 118 9 8.0 26,163 367 1.4
Not full-time year-round.. 20,355 2,024 9.9 1,906 389 20.4 540 157 29.1 171 80 46.7 18,449 1,635 8.9
Did not work................ 15,686 3,065 19.5 1,890 633 33.5 514 209 40.6 131 57 43.4 13,796 2,433 17.6
65 years and over............. 16,103 1,634 10.1 1,818 296 16.3 459 85 18.5 120 23 19.0 14,285 1,338 9.4
Worked during year.......... 2,109 46 2.2 227 3 1.3 49 0 (B) 12 0 (B) 1,882 43 2.3
Full-time year-round...... 691 10 1.4 63 0 (B) 9 0 (B) 1 0 (B) 627 10 1.5
Not full-time year-round.. 1,418 37 2.6 163 3 1.8 40 0 (B) 11 0 (B) 1,255 34 2.7
Did not work................ 13,994 1,587 11.3 1,591 293 18.4 409 85 20.7 108 23 21.1 12,403 1,295 10.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/pov/new3904.htm