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POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2002
Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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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Black A.O.I.C.
Both Sexes
Total /1................... 37,207 8,884 23.9 13,998 4,789 34.2 8,176 3,198 39.1 3,619 1,634 45.2 23,209 4,095 17.6
Under 18 years................... 12,114 3,817 31.5 4,427 1,982 44.8 2,694 1,358 50.4 1,231 706 57.4 7,687 1,834 23.9
18 to 24 years................... 4,065 1,119 27.5 1,545 617 39.9 893 424 47.5 427 223 52.2 2,520 503 19.9
25 to 34 years................... 5,176 1,018 19.7 1,787 524 29.3 1,042 357 34.2 469 191 40.7 3,389 494 14.6
35 to 44 years................... 5,554 968 17.4 1,826 506 27.7 1,047 325 31.0 461 169 36.7 3,728 462 12.4
45 to 54 years................... 4,681 823 17.6 1,852 484 26.1 1,004 302 30.1 432 145 33.6 2,829 339 12.0
55 to 59 years................... 1,519 239 15.7 623 134 21.5 367 97 26.5 168 50 29.9 896 105 11.7
60 to 64 years................... 1,174 210 17.8 503 128 25.4 302 78 25.8 110 38 34.7 671 82 12.2
65 years and over................ 2,922 691 23.6 1,435 414 28.9 827 258 31.2 321 111 34.8 1,487 277 18.6
65 to 74 years............... 1,689 393 23.2 779 227 29.1 428 131 30.7 167 62 36.9 910 166 18.2
75 years and over............ 1,233 298 24.2 655 187 28.6 399 126 31.7 154 50 32.4 578 111 19.2
Male
Total...................... 17,290 3,763 21.8 6,408 2,027 31.6 3,724 1,365 36.7 1,612 675 41.8 10,882 1,735 15.9
Under 18 years................... 6,110 1,946 31.9 2,249 1,011 45.0 1,367 692 50.6 610 348 57.0 3,862 935 24.2
18 to 24 years................... 1,927 453 23.5 732 244 33.4 428 173 40.4 204 89 43.6 1,195 209 17.5
25 to 34 years................... 2,328 306 13.1 779 155 19.9 430 104 24.2 198 60 30.0 1,550 151 9.7
35 to 44 years................... 2,492 353 14.2 836 203 24.2 469 120 25.6 182 54 29.4 1,656 150 9.1
45 to 54 years................... 2,121 311 14.7 836 178 21.4 447 115 25.7 181 48 26.6 1,285 133 10.3
55 to 59 years................... 659 101 15.4 260 60 23.0 160 44 27.7 67 21 (B) 399 41 10.4
60 to 64 years................... 513 83 16.2 197 53 26.7 108 34 31.8 43 18 (B) 316 31 9.7
65 years and over................ 1,140 209 18.3 521 124 23.8 316 83 26.1 127 37 29.6 619 85 13.7
65 to 74 years............... 717 131 18.3 301 72 23.8 177 46 25.9 70 22 (B) 416 59 14.3
75 years and over............ 423 78 18.4 219 52 23.8 139 37 26.4 56 16 (B) 204 26 12.6
Female
Total...................... 19,917 5,121 25.7 7,590 2,761 36.4 4,452 1,833 41.2 2,007 959 47.8 12,327 2,360 19.1
Under 18 years................... 6,004 1,871 31.2 2,179 972 44.6 1,327 666 50.2 620 358 57.8 3,825 899 23.5
18 to 24 years................... 2,138 666 31.1 813 372 45.8 465 251 54.0 222 134 60.1 1,325 294 22.2
25 to 34 years................... 2,848 712 25.0 1,008 369 36.6 612 252 41.3 270 131 48.5 1,840 343 18.6
35 to 44 years................... 3,062 615 20.1 990 303 30.6 578 205 35.4 279 116 41.5 2,072 312 15.0
45 to 54 years................... 2,560 512 20.0 1,016 306 30.1 557 187 33.6 252 97 38.6 1,544 206 13.4
55 to 59 years................... 860 137 16.0 364 74 20.3 208 53 25.6 101 29 28.6 497 64 12.8
60 to 64 years................... 661 126 19.1 306 75 24.5 194 44 22.5 67 20 (B) 356 51 14.4
65 years and over................ 1,782 482 27.1 914 290 31.8 511 175 34.3 194 74 38.1 868 192 22.1
65 to 74 years............... 972 262 26.9 478 155 32.5 251 85 34.0 97 40 41.2 494 106 21.5
75 years and over............ 810 220 27.2 436 135 31.0 260 90 34.5 97 34 35.0 374 85 22.9
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 37,207 8,884 23.9 13,998 4,789 34.2 8,176 3,198 39.1 3,619 1,634 45.2 23,209 4,095 17.6
65 years and over.......... 2,922 691 23.6 1,435 414 28.9 827 258 31.2 321 111 34.8 1,487 277 18.6
In families /2................... 31,008 6,985 22.5 11,375 3,753 33.0 6,593 2,520 38.2 2,932 1,322 45.1 19,633 3,232 16.5
Householder.................. 9,133 1,958 21.4 3,412 1,065 31.2 1,959 704 35.9 874 366 41.8 5,720 893 15.6
Under 65 years............. 8,131 1,773 21.8 2,933 952 32.5 1,690 633 37.4 771 331 42.9 5,199 821 15.8
65 years and over.......... 1,001 185 18.5 479 113 23.6 269 71 26.5 103 35 34.0 522 72 13.8
Related children under
18 years /9................. 11,931 3,733 31.3 4,369 1,955 44.7 2,659 1,336 50.3 1,220 701 57.5 7,562 1,778 23.5
Under 6 years............ 3,828 1,363 35.6 1,334 688 51.6 805 466 57.8 388 243 62.8 2,495 675 27.0
6 to 17 years............ 8,103 2,370 29.3 3,036 1,267 41.7 1,853 871 47.0 833 458 55.0 5,067 1,103 21.8
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 3,689 599 16.2 1,545 365 23.6 871 250 28.7 402 139 34.5 2,145 234 10.9
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
Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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... 15,229 1,362 8.9 4,312 664 15.4 2,160 405 18.8 795 210 26.4 10,917 698 6.4
Husbands /11................. 4,362 344 7.9 1,275 173 13.5 633 107 16.9 227 54 23.6 3,086 171 5.5
Under 65 years............. 3,734 270 7.2 1,017 135 13.3 492 81 16.4 180 43 23.8 2,717 135 5.0
65 years and over.......... 628 74 11.8 259 38 14.5 142 26 18.5 47 11 (B) 369 37 9.9
Wives /11.................... 4,179 337 8.1 1,237 167 13.5 628 106 16.8 226 54 23.7 2,942 170 5.8
Under 65 years............. 3,739 284 7.6 1,046 138 13.2 517 85 16.5 190 45 23.9 2,693 145 5.4
65 years and over.......... 440 53 12.2 191 28 14.8 110 20 18.3 36 8 (B) 249 25 10.2
Related children under
18 years /9................. 4,903 541 11.0 1,253 257 20.5 623 150 24.0 230 71 31.0 3,649 284 7.8
Under 6 years............ 1,567 199 12.7 376 103 27.3 181 54 29.8 77 28 36.3 1,191 96 8.1
6 to 17 years............ 3,336 342 10.3 878 154 17.6 442 96 21.7 154 44 28.4 2,458 188 7.6
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 1,427 101 7.1 439 55 12.5 221 35 16.0 89 24 26.4 988 46 4.7
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 2,228 478 21.5 949 250 26.3 543 153 28.2 269 65 24.0 1,279 228 17.8
Householder.................. 793 165 20.8 338 91 26.8 192 55 28.6 90 22 24.8 454 74 16.3
Under 65 years............. 735 150 20.4 307 81 26.2 173 48 27.6 80 19 24.3 428 70 16.3
65 years and over.......... 58 15 (B) 31 10 (B) 19 7 (B) 10 3 (B) 27 4 (B)
Related children
18 years /9................. 657 202 30.8 273 100 36.8 153 62 40.7 75 29 (B) 384 102 26.5
Under 6 years............ 180 61 33.7 72 33 (B) 40 21 (B) 17 11 (B) 108 28 25.6
6 to 17 years............ 478 142 29.7 201 68 33.5 113 42 37.1 58 18 (B) 276 74 26.8
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 247 25 10.3 112 18 16.5 54 13 (B) 36 7 (B) 135 7 5.2
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 13,551 5,145 38.0 6,114 2,839 46.4 3,890 1,962 50.4 1,868 1,048 56.1 7,437 2,306 31.0
Householder.................. 4,072 1,454 35.7 1,815 805 44.4 1,137 542 47.7 555 290 52.3 2,257 648 28.7
Under 65 years............. 3,705 1,352 36.5 1,607 738 45.9 1,019 502 49.3 501 266 53.2 2,098 614 29.3
65 years and over.......... 367 102 27.7 208 67 32.3 118 40 33.8 54 23 (B) 158 34 21.7
Related children under
18 years /9................. 6,371 2,990 46.9 2,843 1,597 56.2 1,882 1,124 59.7 915 601 65.7 3,529 1,393 39.5
Under 6 years............ 2,082 1,103 53.0 887 553 62.3 584 391 67.0 294 205 69.7 1,196 551 46.1
6 to 17 years............ 4,289 1,887 44.0 1,956 1,045 53.4 1,299 733 56.5 621 396 63.8 2,333 842 36.1
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 2,015 472 23.4 993 291 29.3 596 202 33.9 277 108 39.1 1,022 181 17.7
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 165 48 29.0 61 18 (B) 36 13 (B) 17 7 (B) 104 29 28.2
Under 18 years............. 94 26 27.2 33 10 (B) 20 7 (B) 7 3 (B) 61 16 (B)
Under 6 years............ 31 13 (B) 12 7 (B) 8 6 (B) 6 3 (B) 19 6 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 64 12 (B) 21 3 (B) 12 2 (B) 1 0 (B) 42 10 (B)
18 years and over.......... 70 22 (B) 28 9 (B) 17 6 (B) 11 3 (B) 42 13 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4......... 6,034 1,851 30.7 2,563 1,017 39.7 1,547 665 43.0 670 305 45.6 3,472 834 24.0
Male......................... 2,995 829 27.7 1,236 453 36.7 770 309 40.1 324 131 40.4 1,760 376 21.3
Under 65 years............. 2,611 714 27.3 1,028 380 36.9 628 261 41.6 256 107 41.6 1,583 334 21.1
Living alone............. 1,436 366 25.5 635 229 36.0 401 163 40.5 155 57 36.7 801 137 17.2
65 years and over.......... 384 115 29.9 208 74 35.4 143 48 33.5 67 24 (B) 177 41 23.4
Living alone............. 336 103 30.8 184 67 36.6 131 46 35.2 63 23 (B) 152 36 23.9
Female....................... 3,039 1,022 33.6 1,327 564 42.5 777 356 45.9 346 174 50.4 1,712 458 26.8
Under 65 years............. 2,309 727 31.5 931 385 41.4 557 255 45.8 261 135 51.6 1,378 342 24.8
Living alone............. 1,627 459 28.2 665 245 36.8 416 167 40.1 187 87 46.3 962 214 22.2
65 years and over.......... 730 295 40.4 396 179 45.1 220 101 46.0 84 39 46.7 333 116 34.8
Living alone............. 691 277 40.0 383 171 44.7 214 97 45.5 81 36 44.4 308 105 34.2
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
Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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.................... 37,207 8,884 23.9 13,998 4,789 34.2 8,176 3,198 39.1 3,619 1,634 45.2 23,209 4,095 17.6
Metropolitan................... 32,790 7,424 22.6 11,510 3,885 33.8 6,950 2,685 38.6 3,162 1,373 43.4 21,280 3,539 16.6
Central City................. 19,089 5,100 26.7 9,551 3,330 34.9 6,145 2,408 39.2 2,936 1,277 43.5 9,538 1,769 18.5
Not Central City............. 13,702 2,325 17.0 1,960 555 28.3 805 276 34.3 226 95 42.1 11,742 1,770 15.1
Not Metropolitan............... 4,416 1,459 33.0 2,488 904 36.3 1,226 514 41.9 456 262 57.3 1,929 556 28.8
Northeast........................ 7,000 1,677 24.0 2,845 1,010 35.5 1,566 645 41.2 746 349 46.8 4,155 667 16.1
Metropolitan................... 6,917 1,639 23.7 2,833 1,005 35.5 1,566 645 41.2 746 349 46.8 4,084 634 15.5
Central City................. 4,765 1,303 27.3 2,611 916 35.1 1,482 605 40.8 707 328 46.4 2,154 387 17.9
Not Central City............. 2,152 336 15.6 223 89 39.9 84 41 48.7 39 21 (B) 1,929 247 12.8
Not Metropolitan............... 83 38 46.2 12 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 71 33 (B)
Midwest.......................... 6,853 1,786 26.1 2,971 1,107 37.2 2,152 892 41.4 1,011 453 44.8 3,882 679 17.5
Metropolitan................... 6,432 1,629 25.3 2,785 1,045 37.5 2,091 844 40.4 1,007 449 44.6 3,646 584 16.0
Central City................. 4,599 1,340 29.1 2,633 1,009 38.3 2,026 820 40.5 982 439 44.7 1,966 331 16.8
Not Central City............. 1,833 289 15.7 153 36 23.4 65 24 (B) 25 10 (B) 1,681 253 15.0
Not Metropolitan............... 421 157 37.3 185 62 33.2 61 48 (B) 3 3 (B) 236 96 40.6
South............................ 19,735 4,767 24.2 7,167 2,452 34.2 4,092 1,540 37.6 1,738 783 45.1 12,568 2,315 18.4
Metropolitan................... 15,904 3,534 22.2 4,900 1,630 33.3 2,934 1,081 36.8 1,289 529 41.1 11,005 1,904 17.3
Central City................. 7,874 2,090 26.5 3,568 1,232 34.5 2,311 879 38.0 1,135 471 41.5 4,305 858 19.9
Not Central City............. 8,031 1,444 18.0 1,332 398 29.9 624 202 32.4 155 59 37.9 6,699 1,046 15.6
Not Metropolitan............... 3,830 1,233 32.2 2,267 822 36.3 1,158 459 39.7 448 254 56.6 1,563 411 26.3
West............................. 3,619 653 18.1 1,015 220 21.7 366 121 33.0 125 49 39.7 2,604 433 16.6
Metropolitan................... 3,538 623 17.6 992 205 20.7 359 114 31.8 120 45 37.4 2,546 418 16.4
Central City................. 1,852 366 19.8 739 173 23.4 326 105 32.3 113 39 34.8 1,112 194 17.4
Not Central City............. 1,686 257 15.2 253 33 12.9 33 9 (B) 7 6 (B) 1,433 224 15.6
Not Metropolitan............... 81 30 37.3 23 15 (B) 7 7 (B) 4 4 (B) 59 16 (B)
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance /32.... 17,308 7,121 41.1 8,597 4,016 46.7 5,355 2,715 50.7 2,529 1,453 57.4 8,712 3,106 35.7
Cash assistance............... 5,014 2,637 52.6 2,950 1,697 57.5 1,983 1,226 61.8 1,040 718 69.0 2,064 940 45.6
Noncash assistance............ 17,108 7,081 41.4 8,500 3,991 46.9 5,286 2,695 51.0 2,497 1,439 57.6 8,608 3,090 35.9
Food stamps................ 6,264 4,239 67.7 3,638 2,578 70.9 2,494 1,818 72.9 1,314 1,011 76.9 2,625 1,661 63.3
School lunch only
(free or reduced price).. 2,348 481 20.5 992 227 22.9 513 121 23.7 181 27 15.1 1,355 254 18.7
In household that did not
receive assistance............. 19,899 1,762 8.9 5,401 773 14.3 2,821 483 17.1 1,090 181 16.6 14,497 989 6.8
Years of School Completed /23
People 16 to 24 years............ 5,405 1,477 27.3 2,022 784 38.8 1,168 528 45.3 554 278 50.2 3,383 692 20.5
Enrolled in school /25........ 2,881 698 24.2 996 340 34.1 575 229 39.9 251 113 45.0 1,885 359 19.0
Not enrolled.................. 2,523 779 30.9 1,025 445 43.4 592 299 50.5 303 165 54.6 1,498 334 22.3
No high school diploma...... 719 347 48.3 356 208 58.6 240 149 62.3 141 94 66.9 364 139 38.2
People 25 years and over......... 21,027 3,947 18.8 8,026 2,190 27.3 4,588 1,416 30.9 1,961 705 36.0 13,002 1,758 13.5
No high school diploma........ 4,212 1,477 35.1 2,357 947 40.2 1,421 618 43.5 639 320 50.1 1,855 530 28.6
High school diploma or more... 16,815 2,471 14.7 5,668 1,243 21.9 3,167 798 25.2 1,322 385 29.1 11,147 1,228 11.0
No college.................. 7,343 1,517 20.7 3,040 864 28.4 1,788 567 31.7 765 286 37.4 4,303 653 15.2
Some college,
no BA or higher degree.... 5,792 754 13.0 1,832 310 16.9 974 189 19.4 380 83 21.9 3,959 444 11.2
Completed BA
or higher degree.......... 3,680 200 5.4 796 69 8.7 405 42 10.4 177 16 9.0 2,884 131 4.5
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
Black Alone or in Combination (A.O.I.C.)
[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............................ 37,207 8,884 23.9 13,998 4,789 34.2 8,176 3,198 39.1 3,619 1,634 45.2 23,209 4,095 17.6
Male............................. 17,290 3,763 21.8 6,408 2,027 31.6 3,724 1,365 36.7 1,612 675 41.8 10,882 1,735 15.9
Under 16 years................ 5,442 1,776 32.6 2,009 928 46.2 1,225 639 52.1 545 322 59.1 3,433 848 24.7
16 to 64 years................ 10,708 1,777 16.6 3,879 975 25.1 2,183 644 29.5 940 315 33.5 6,829 802 11.7
Worked during year.......... 7,664 599 7.8 2,443 325 13.3 1,332 213 16.0 546 110 20.1 5,221 274 5.3
Full-time year-round...... 5,388 165 3.1 1,525 81 5.3 794 43 5.4 297 16 5.3 3,864 83 2.2
Not full-time year-round.. 2,276 434 19.1 918 243 26.5 538 170 31.7 249 94 37.7 1,358 191 14.1
Did not work................ 3,044 1,178 38.7 1,436 651 45.3 851 431 50.6 394 205 52.1 1,608 528 32.8
65 years and over............. 1,140 209 18.3 521 124 23.8 316 83 26.1 127 37 29.6 619 85 13.7
Worked during year.......... 197 9 4.8 68 5 (B) 45 4 (B) 22 2 (B) 129 4 3.2
Full-time year-round...... 113 5 4.3 38 2 (B) 27 2 (B) 16 2 (B) 75 3 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 84 5 5.4 30 3 (B) 18 2 (B) 6 0 (B) 55 1 (B)
Did not work................ 943 199 21.2 453 119 26.2 271 79 29.0 105 36 34.0 490 81 16.5
Female........................... 19,917 5,121 25.7 7,590 2,761 36.4 4,452 1,833 41.2 2,007 959 47.8 12,327 2,360 19.1
Under 16 years................ 5,333 1,683 31.6 1,942 886 45.6 1,194 615 51.5 559 329 58.8 3,391 797 23.5
16 to 64 years................ 12,802 2,956 23.1 4,734 1,585 33.5 2,747 1,043 38.0 1,254 557 44.4 8,068 1,371 17.0
Worked during year.......... 9,031 1,235 13.7 2,998 610 20.4 1,629 383 23.5 711 202 28.4 6,033 624 10.3
Full-time year-round...... 5,975 384 6.4 1,890 195 10.3 1,007 111 11.1 406 56 13.7 4,085 189 4.6
Not full-time year-round.. 3,056 851 27.9 1,108 416 37.6 622 271 43.6 305 146 47.9 1,948 435 22.3
Did not work................ 3,771 1,721 45.6 1,736 974 56.1 1,117 660 59.1 542 355 65.4 2,035 747 36.7
65 years and over............. 1,782 482 27.1 914 290 31.8 511 175 34.3 194 74 38.1 868 192 22.1
Worked during year.......... 197 18 9.0 95 10 10.9 50 7 (B) 16 5 (B) 102 7 7.2
Full-time year-round...... 85 7 8.0 41 5 (B) 21 2 (B) 8 1 (B) 44 2 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 112 11 9.7 54 5 (B) 29 4 (B) 9 3 (B) 58 6 (B)
Did not work................ 1,585 464 29.3 819 280 34.2 461 168 36.5 178 69 38.9 766 184 24.1
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/new3905.htm