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POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2003
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................... 37,503 9,108 24.3 13,862 4,774 34.4 8,034 3,130 39.0 3,279 1,387 42.3 23,641 4,334 18.3
Under 18 years................... 12,215 4,108 33.6 4,468 2,121 47.5 2,640 1,417 53.7 1,097 620 56.5 7,747 1,987 25.6
18 to 24 years................... 3,998 1,062 26.6 1,495 552 36.9 904 378 41.8 388 165 42.6 2,503 510 20.4
25 to 34 years................... 5,190 1,133 21.8 1,712 581 33.9 951 381 40.0 394 175 44.5 3,478 553 15.9
35 to 44 years................... 5,530 914 16.5 1,817 466 25.6 1,045 299 28.6 439 127 28.8 3,713 449 12.1
45 to 54 years................... 4,812 722 15.0 1,801 378 21.0 1,020 238 23.3 420 106 25.2 3,011 344 11.4
55 to 59 years................... 1,566 247 15.8 609 133 21.8 327 86 26.3 124 46 37.3 957 114 12.0
60 to 64 years................... 1,259 233 18.5 554 144 25.9 311 87 28.1 112 43 38.3 705 90 12.7
65 years and over................ 2,933 688 23.5 1,406 400 28.5 836 244 29.2 305 105 34.3 1,527 288 18.8
65 to 74 years............... 1,631 335 20.6 745 193 25.9 427 113 26.4 147 48 32.7 886 142 16.1
75 years and over............ 1,302 353 27.1 661 207 31.4 409 132 32.2 158 57 35.9 641 145 22.6
Male
Total...................... 17,424 3,808 21.9 6,279 2,007 32.0 3,611 1,345 37.2 1,429 551 38.5 11,145 1,801 16.2
Under 18 years................... 6,138 2,061 33.6 2,245 1,095 48.8 1,355 744 54.9 547 317 58.0 3,894 966 24.8
18 to 24 years................... 1,920 385 20.0 704 202 28.7 415 153 36.9 169 52 31.1 1,216 182 15.0
25 to 34 years................... 2,324 365 15.7 745 168 22.6 408 105 25.8 157 39 24.7 1,579 196 12.4
35 to 44 years................... 2,496 318 12.7 784 167 21.3 427 105 24.5 173 48 27.7 1,712 151 8.8
45 to 54 years................... 2,177 299 13.7 818 159 19.4 476 102 21.5 204 43 21.3 1,359 141 10.3
55 to 59 years................... 704 97 13.7 258 58 22.3 134 35 25.8 43 13 (B) 446 39 8.7
60 to 64 years................... 541 86 15.8 224 50 22.1 116 33 28.8 46 12 (B) 317 36 11.3
65 years and over................ 1,123 198 17.7 500 108 21.6 280 68 24.3 91 25 27.8 623 90 14.5
65 to 74 years............... 665 113 17.0 277 55 19.7 141 35 25.0 41 10 (B) 388 58 15.0
75 years and over............ 459 86 18.6 223 53 23.9 139 33 23.5 50 15 (B) 235 32 13.6
Female
Total...................... 20,079 5,300 26.4 7,583 2,768 36.5 4,423 1,785 40.4 1,850 837 45.2 12,496 2,532 20.3
Under 18 years................... 6,076 2,047 33.7 2,223 1,026 46.1 1,285 673 52.4 550 303 55.0 3,853 1,021 26.5
18 to 24 years................... 2,078 678 32.6 790 350 44.3 490 225 45.9 219 113 51.5 1,287 328 25.5
25 to 34 years................... 2,866 769 26.8 967 412 42.6 543 276 50.7 237 137 57.7 1,899 356 18.8
35 to 44 years................... 3,034 596 19.7 1,033 299 28.9 617 194 31.5 266 79 29.6 2,001 297 14.9
45 to 54 years................... 2,634 423 16.1 983 220 22.4 544 135 24.9 216 62 28.9 1,652 204 12.3
55 to 59 years................... 862 151 17.5 351 75 21.5 193 51 26.6 81 33 40.8 511 75 14.8
60 to 64 years................... 718 148 20.5 329 94 28.5 195 54 27.6 66 30 (B) 389 54 13.8
65 years and over................ 1,810 490 27.1 906 292 32.3 556 176 31.7 214 79 37.1 904 197 21.8
65 to 74 years............... 966 222 23.0 468 138 29.5 286 77 27.1 106 38 36.0 498 84 16.9
75 years and over............ 843 267 31.7 438 154 35.2 269 99 36.7 108 41 38.2 406 113 27.9
Household Relationship
Total /1..................... 37,503 9,108 24.3 13,862 4,774 34.4 8,034 3,130 39.0 3,279 1,387 42.3 23,641 4,334 18.3
65 years and over.......... 2,933 688 23.5 1,406 400 28.5 836 244 29.2 305 105 34.3 1,527 288 18.8
In families /2................... 31,059 7,162 23.1 11,203 3,758 33.5 6,463 2,492 38.6 2,647 1,105 41.7 19,856 3,404 17.1
Householder.................. 9,131 2,021 22.1 3,303 1,048 31.7 1,906 684 35.9 795 318 40.0 5,828 973 16.7
Under 65 years............. 8,145 1,855 22.8 2,841 947 33.3 1,640 635 38.7 693 292 42.1 5,305 908 17.1
65 years and over.......... 985 166 16.9 462 101 21.9 265 49 18.5 101 26 25.7 523 65 12.5
Related children under
18 years /9................. 11,989 3,977 33.2 4,389 2,072 47.2 2,597 1,394 53.7 1,080 616 57.0 7,600 1,904 25.1
Under 6 years............ 3,877 1,493 38.5 1,394 745 53.4 834 499 59.9 373 229 61.3 2,483 749 30.2
6 to 17 years............ 8,111 2,483 30.6 2,994 1,328 44.3 1,763 894 50.7 707 387 54.8 5,117 1,156 22.6
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 3,712 505 13.6 1,524 298 19.6 895 200 22.4 369 87 23.5 2,189 206 9.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2003
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... 15,033 1,295 8.6 3,967 529 13.3 1,974 312 15.8 715 94 13.1 11,066 766 6.9
Husbands /11................. 4,348 339 7.8 1,174 142 12.1 590 81 13.7 213 28 13.1 3,174 197 6.2
Under 65 years............. 3,736 259 6.9 928 102 11.0 463 61 13.1 172 19 10.8 2,809 158 5.6
65 years and over.......... 612 80 13.1 246 40 16.3 127 20 15.9 41 9 (B) 366 40 10.9
Wives /11.................... 4,143 323 7.8 1,141 137 12.0 569 77 13.6 208 27 13.0 3,003 186 6.2
Under 65 years............. 3,722 267 7.2 977 107 11.0 472 59 12.6 170 19 10.9 2,745 160 5.8
65 years and over.......... 421 56 13.2 164 30 18.0 97 18 18.2 38 9 (B) 257 26 10.1
Related children under
18 years /9................. 4,749 543 11.4 1,162 216 18.5 581 136 23.3 187 33 17.5 3,586 327 9.1
Under 6 years............ 1,494 150 10.0 352 67 19.0 190 51 26.6 63 4 (B) 1,142 83 7.3
6 to 17 years............ 3,255 393 12.1 811 149 18.4 391 85 21.7 124 28 22.8 2,444 244 10.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 1,447 73 5.0 413 31 7.4 198 16 7.9 92 6 6.7 1,034 42 4.1
In families with male
householder, no spouse present. 2,362 555 23.5 1,076 299 27.8 602 213 35.4 223 64 28.7 1,286 257 19.9
Householder.................. 804 194 24.1 361 102 28.3 203 71 35.0 75 20 26.0 443 91 20.6
Under 65 years............. 744 188 25.3 326 99 30.4 182 69 37.9 69 18 (B) 418 89 21.3
65 years and over.......... 60 5 (B) 34 3 (B) 20 2 (B) 7 2 (B) 25 2 (B)
Related children
18 years /9................. 780 249 31.9 337 123 36.6 178 92 51.3 80 35 44.1 443 126 28.4
Under 6 years............ 286 108 37.7 105 48 46.0 70 36 (B) 32 14 (B) 180 59 32.8
6 to 17 years............ 494 142 28.6 232 75 32.3 108 55 51.1 48 21 (B) 262 67 25.4
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 251 33 13.2 126 24 18.9 65 19 (B) 20 6 (B) 125 9 7.5
In families with female
householder, no spouse present. 13,664 5,312 38.9 6,160 2,931 47.6 3,887 1,967 50.6 1,710 947 55.4 7,504 2,381 31.7
Householder.................. 4,068 1,496 36.8 1,793 809 45.1 1,126 535 47.6 509 270 53.0 2,275 688 30.2
Under 65 years............. 3,690 1,410 38.2 1,586 752 47.4 1,002 508 50.7 457 255 55.9 2,104 658 31.3
65 years and over.......... 378 87 22.9 207 56 27.3 124 27 21.7 53 15 (B) 171 30 17.6
Related children under
18 years /9................. 6,460 3,185 49.3 2,889 1,733 60.0 1,838 1,166 63.5 813 548 67.4 3,571 1,451 40.6
Under 6 years............ 2,098 1,236 58.9 937 629 67.2 574 412 71.9 278 210 75.7 1,161 607 52.3
6 to 17 years............ 4,362 1,949 44.7 1,952 1,104 56.6 1,264 754 59.7 535 337 63.1 2,410 845 35.0
Own children 18 years
and over /15............... 2,014 399 19.8 984 244 24.8 632 166 26.2 257 75 29.0 1,030 155 15.0
In unrelated subfamilies /3...... 250 132 52.8 92 56 60.3 49 24 (B) 19 4 (B) 158 76 48.4
Under 18 years............. 151 82 54.4 55 35 (B) 31 16 (B) 13 3 (B) 96 47 49.4
Under 6 years............ 47 31 (B) 11 9 (B) 3 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 36 22 (B)
6 to 17 years............ 104 51 48.8 45 26 (B) 28 14 (B) 13 3 (B) 59 25 (B)
18 years and over.......... 99 50 50.4 37 21 (B) 18 7 (B) 6 2 (B) 62 29 (B)
Unrelated individuals /4......... 6,194 1,814 29.3 2,567 960 37.4 1,522 614 40.4 613 278 45.3 3,627 853 23.5
Male......................... 2,910 781 26.8 1,116 396 35.5 638 258 40.4 258 104 40.4 1,794 384 21.4
Under 65 years............. 2,556 680 26.6 933 336 36.0 526 216 41.1 220 93 42.0 1,622 344 21.2
Living alone............. 1,448 350 24.2 564 192 34.0 324 128 39.4 139 64 45.8 884 158 17.9
65 years and over.......... 354 101 28.4 182 60 32.9 112 41 36.8 38 12 (B) 172 41 23.6
Living alone............. 299 82 27.5 157 51 32.2 95 35 37.4 34 11 (B) 142 32 22.4
Female....................... 3,284 1,033 31.5 1,451 564 38.9 884 357 40.4 354 173 48.9 1,833 469 25.6
Under 65 years............. 2,492 719 28.8 1,012 381 37.7 611 244 40.0 253 124 49.1 1,480 338 22.8
Living alone............. 1,753 432 24.6 727 238 32.8 444 152 34.1 177 81 45.5 1,026 194 18.9
65 years and over.......... 792 314 39.7 439 183 41.6 272 113 41.3 102 49 48.4 353 132 37.3
Living alone............. 752 298 39.6 424 175 41.3 262 109 41.7 98 48 49.1 328 123 37.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2003
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.................... 37,503 9,108 24.3 13,862 4,774 34.4 8,034 3,130 39.0 3,279 1,387 42.3 23,641 4,334 18.3
Metropolitan................... 32,947 7,734 23.5 11,329 3,923 34.6 6,732 2,637 39.2 2,771 1,157 41.7 21,619 3,810 17.6
Central City................. 18,601 5,228 28.1 9,454 3,403 36.0 6,004 2,385 39.7 2,589 1,069 41.3 9,146 1,825 20.0
Not Central City............. 14,346 2,506 17.5 1,874 521 27.8 728 252 34.6 182 88 48.0 12,472 1,985 15.9
Not Metropolitan............... 4,556 1,374 30.2 2,533 851 33.6 1,301 493 37.9 508 230 45.3 2,023 523 25.9
Northeast........................ 6,885 1,604 23.3 2,865 961 33.5 1,522 590 38.8 698 271 38.9 4,020 643 16.0
Metropolitan................... 6,777 1,575 23.2 2,842 957 33.7 1,522 590 38.8 698 271 38.9 3,935 618 15.7
Central City................. 4,555 1,263 27.7 2,581 878 34.0 1,413 554 39.2 664 253 38.1 1,974 385 19.5
Not Central City............. 2,222 311 14.0 261 79 30.2 109 36 32.8 34 18 (B) 1,961 233 11.9
Not Metropolitan............... 108 29 26.8 23 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 85 26 30.1
Midwest.......................... 6,888 1,884 27.4 2,846 1,134 39.8 2,031 892 43.9 894 439 49.0 4,042 750 18.6
Metropolitan................... 6,470 1,824 28.2 2,728 1,116 40.9 1,999 881 44.1 881 439 49.8 3,742 708 18.9
Central City................. 4,525 1,483 32.8 2,571 1,067 41.5 1,912 847 44.3 859 431 50.1 1,955 416 21.3
Not Central City............. 1,945 341 17.6 157 50 31.6 87 35 40.0 22 8 (B) 1,788 292 16.3
Not Metropolitan............... 418 60 14.4 118 18 15.1 32 11 (B) 13 0 (B) 300 42 14.1
South............................ 20,094 4,873 24.3 7,219 2,388 33.1 4,068 1,488 36.6 1,609 651 40.5 12,875 2,485 19.3
Metropolitan................... 16,149 3,610 22.4 4,859 1,568 32.3 2,808 1,009 35.9 1,114 421 37.8 11,291 2,042 18.1
Central City................. 7,815 2,086 26.7 3,691 1,253 33.9 2,327 848 36.4 998 365 36.6 4,124 833 20.2
Not Central City............. 8,334 1,524 18.3 1,168 315 27.0 481 161 33.4 116 55 47.8 7,167 1,208 16.9
Not Metropolitan............... 3,944 1,263 32.0 2,360 819 34.7 1,260 480 38.0 495 230 46.5 1,585 444 28.0
West............................. 3,636 747 20.5 932 292 31.3 413 159 38.6 79 27 33.6 2,704 455 16.8
Metropolitan................... 3,551 725 20.4 900 282 31.3 404 157 38.9 78 27 34.0 2,651 443 16.7
Central City................. 1,706 395 23.2 612 205 33.5 352 136 38.6 68 21 (B) 1,094 191 17.4
Not Central City............. 1,845 330 17.9 288 77 26.7 51 21 (B) 10 6 (B) 1,557 253 16.2
Not Metropolitan............... 85 22 26.1 32 11 (B) 9 2 (B) 1 0 (B) 53 12 (B)
Receipt of Assistance
In household that received
means-tested assistance /32.... 17,727 7,371 41.6 8,665 4,084 47.1 5,386 2,748 51.0 2,429 1,240 51.1 9,062 3,287 36.3
Cash assistance............... 5,516 2,979 54.0 3,068 1,764 57.5 2,091 1,289 61.6 848 511 60.3 2,447 1,215 49.6
Noncash assistance............ 17,569 7,361 41.9 8,626 4,083 47.3 5,371 2,748 51.2 2,427 1,240 51.1 8,943 3,278 36.7
Food stamps................ 6,968 4,663 66.9 3,938 2,738 69.5 2,621 1,886 72.0 1,169 843 72.1 3,029 1,925 63.5
School lunch only
(free or reduced price).. 2,014 479 23.8 814 238 29.2 413 152 36.7 157 47 29.8 1,200 241 20.1
In household that did not
receive assistance............. 19,776 1,737 8.8 5,196 690 13.3 2,648 382 14.4 850 147 17.3 14,579 1,047 7.2
Years of School Completed /23
People 16 to 24 years............ 5,495 1,490 27.1 2,047 755 36.9 1,247 513 41.1 485 207 42.7 3,448 735 21.3
Enrolled in school /25........ 3,133 774 24.7 1,108 382 34.5 672 258 38.3 232 91 39.2 2,024 392 19.3
Not enrolled.................. 2,362 716 30.3 938 372 39.7 575 255 44.4 253 116 45.8 1,424 344 24.1
No high school diploma...... 658 292 44.3 326 168 51.4 206 117 56.7 90 51 56.3 332 124 37.4
People 25 years and over......... 21,290 3,938 18.5 7,899 2,101 26.6 4,489 1,334 29.7 1,794 602 33.5 13,391 1,837 13.7
No high school diploma........ 4,122 1,418 34.4 2,155 844 39.2 1,298 544 41.9 542 246 45.3 1,966 574 29.2
High school diploma or more... 17,169 2,520 14.7 5,744 1,258 21.9 3,191 790 24.8 1,252 356 28.4 11,425 1,263 11.1
No college.................. 7,624 1,533 20.1 3,134 817 26.1 1,795 530 29.5 739 251 33.9 4,490 716 16.0
Some college,
no BA or higher degree.... 5,783 795 13.7 1,850 380 20.6 1,009 232 23.0 392 97 24.8 3,933 414 10.5
Completed BA
or higher degree.......... 3,761 193 5.1 759 61 8.0 387 28 7.3 121 8 6.6 3,002 132 4.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV39: Poverty Rate of Census Tract in 1989 -- Poverty Status of People: 2003
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............................ 37,503 9,108 24.3 13,862 4,774 34.4 8,034 3,130 39.0 3,279 1,387 42.3 23,641 4,334 18.3
Male............................. 17,424 3,808 21.9 6,279 2,007 32.0 3,611 1,345 37.2 1,429 551 38.5 11,145 1,801 16.2
Under 16 years................ 5,417 1,845 34.1 1,971 997 50.6 1,189 683 57.5 503 296 58.9 3,446 848 24.6
16 to 64 years................ 10,884 1,765 16.2 3,808 901 23.7 2,143 593 27.7 835 229 27.4 7,076 863 12.2
Worked during year.......... 7,583 516 6.8 2,298 239 10.4 1,223 147 12.0 465 49 10.5 5,285 277 5.2
Full-time year-round...... 5,400 128 2.4 1,491 59 3.9 777 33 4.2 295 8 2.7 3,909 69 1.8
Not full-time year-round.. 2,182 388 17.8 806 180 22.3 446 114 25.6 170 41 24.2 1,376 208 15.1
Did not work................ 3,301 1,249 37.8 1,510 662 43.9 920 447 48.6 370 180 48.6 1,791 587 32.8
65 years and over............. 1,123 198 17.7 500 108 21.6 280 68 24.3 91 25 27.8 623 90 14.5
Worked during year.......... 222 9 4.2 73 2 (B) 46 2 (B) 11 1 (B) 149 8 5.0
Full-time year-round...... 127 4 3.2 47 0 (B) 27 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 80 4 5.0
Not full-time year-round.. 95 5 5.6 26 2 (B) 18 2 (B) 4 1 (B) 69 4 (B)
Did not work................ 901 189 21.0 427 106 24.8 235 66 28.2 80 25 30.5 474 83 17.5
Female........................... 20,079 5,300 26.4 7,583 2,768 36.5 4,423 1,785 40.4 1,850 837 45.2 12,496 2,532 20.3
Under 16 years................ 5,300 1,835 34.6 1,945 921 47.4 1,109 599 54.0 496 282 56.8 3,356 914 27.2
16 to 64 years................ 12,969 2,976 22.9 4,732 1,554 32.8 2,758 1,009 36.6 1,140 475 41.7 8,236 1,421 17.3
Worked during year.......... 9,082 1,254 13.8 3,004 609 20.3 1,676 373 22.2 675 193 28.7 6,078 644 10.6
Full-time year-round...... 6,001 347 5.8 1,852 146 7.9 967 82 8.5 381 36 9.5 4,150 201 4.8
Not full-time year-round.. 3,080 906 29.4 1,152 463 40.2 709 291 41.0 294 157 53.5 1,928 443 23.0
Did not work................ 3,887 1,722 44.3 1,729 945 54.7 1,082 637 58.8 464 282 60.6 2,158 777 36.0
65 years and over............. 1,810 490 27.1 906 292 32.3 556 176 31.7 214 79 37.1 904 197 21.8
Worked during year.......... 238 9 3.8 114 7 6.5 67 3 (B) 20 1 (B) 123 2 1.3
Full-time year-round...... 81 2 1.9 40 2 (B) 24 2 (B) 5 0 (B) 41 0 (B)
Not full-time year-round.. 156 7 4.8 74 6 (B) 43 1 (B) 15 1 (B) 83 2 2.0
Did not work................ 1,572 481 30.6 792 285 36.0 489 173 35.5 194 78 40.2 780 196 25.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 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 9, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032004/pov/new3905.htm