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Table 21. Poverty status of persons, families, and children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1959 to 2003

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            |                       Number below the poverty level, in thousands              |                     Percent below the poverty level
            |_________________________________________________________________________________|________________________________________________________________
Year        |             |                                        |      In families with    |          |                                |  In families with
and         |             |              In all families           |     female householder,  |          |           In all families      | female householder,
race/       |         All |                                        |      no husband present  |       All|                                |  no husband present
ethnicity   |      persons|________________________________________|__________________________|   persons|________________________________|____________________
            |             |             |            |      Related|             |     Related|          |          |          |   Related|          |  Related
            |             |       Total |     House- |     children|       Total |    children|          |    Total |    House-|  children|    Total | children
            |             |             |   holder\1\|     under 18|             |    under 18|          |          | holder\1\|  under 18|          | under 18
____________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________|____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________
1           |           2 |           3 |          4 |           5 |           6 |          7 |        8 |        9 |       10 |        11|       12 |       13
____________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________|____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________
All races   |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1959 .......|39,490(535.1)|34,562(280.7)|8,320(102.3)|17,208(303.6)| 7,014 (92.0)|4,145(155.7)|22.4(0.28)|20.8(0.28)|18.5(0.51)|26.9(0.43)|49.4(1.17)|72.2(1.45)
1960 .......|39,851(537.4)|34,925(283.1)|8,243(101.7)|17,288(304.2)| 7,247 (93.8)|4,095(154.7)|22.2(0.27)|20.7(0.28)|18.1(0.50)|26.5(0.42)|48.9(1.15)|68.4(1.47)
1965 .......|33,185(493.4)|28,358(240.4)|6,721 (89.6)|14,388(280.3)| 7,524 (96.0)|4,562(163.1)|17.3(0.24)|15.8(0.24)|13.9(0.44)|20.7(0.38)|46.0(1.09)|64.2(1.39)
1970 .......|25,420(434.9)|20,330(187.3)|5,260 (77.3)|10,235(239.8)| 7,503 (95.9)|4,689(165.3)|12.6(0.21)|10.9(0.20)|10.1(0.37)|14.9(0.33)|38.1(0.97)|53.0(1.30)
1975 .......|25,877(438.6)|20,789(190.4)|5,450 (79.0)|10,882(246.7)| 8,846(106.3)|5,597(180.0)|12.3(0.20)|10.9(0.20)| 9.7(0.35)|16.8(0.36)|37.5(0.88)|52.7(1.19)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1980 .......|29,272(465.1)|22,601(202.5)|6,217 (85.5)|11,114(249.1)|10,120(115.9)|5,866(184.2)|13.0(0.20)|11.5(0.20)|10.3(0.35)|17.9(0.38)|36.7(0.81)|50.8(1.14)
1981 .......|31,822(518.1)|24,850(232.8)|6,851 (97.1)|12,068(277.1)|11,051(131.4)|6,305(204.2)|14.0(0.22)|12.5(0.22)|11.2(0.38)|19.5(0.42)|38.7(0.86)|52.3(1.19)
1982 .......|34,398(537.4)|27,349(250.4)|7,512(102.7)|13,139(288.1)|11,701(136.5)|6,696(210.1)|15.0(0.22)|13.6(0.23)|12.2(0.39)|21.3(0.43)|40.6(0.86)|56.0(1.19)
1983 .......|35,303(543.9)|27,933(254.5)|7,647(103.9)|13,427(290.9)|12,072(139.4)|6,747(210.9)|15.2(0.22)|13.9(0.23)|12.3(0.39)|21.8(0.44)|40.2(0.85)|55.4(1.18)
1984 .......|33,700(532.2)|26,458(244.1)|7,277(100.7)|12,929(286.0)|11,831(137.5)|6,772(211.3)|14.4(0.22)|13.1(0.22)|11.6(0.38)|21.0(0.43)|38.4(0.83)|54.0(1.17)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1985 .......|33,064(527.5)|25,729(239.0)|7,223(100.3)|12,483(281.4)|11,600(135.7)|6,716(210.4)|14.0(0.21)|12.6(0.22)|11.4(0.38)|20.1(0.42)|37.6(0.82)|53.6(1.17)
1986 .......|32,370(522.2)|24,754(232.1)|7,023 (98.6)|12,257(279.1)|11,944(138.4)|6,943(213.8)|13.6(0.21)|12.0(0.21)|10.9(0.37)|19.8(0.42)|38.3(0.82)|54.4(1.16)
1987 .......|32,221(521.1)|24,725(231.9)|7,005 (98.4)|12,275(279.3)|12,148(139.9)|7,074(215.7)|13.4(0.21)|12.0(0.21)|10.7(0.36)|19.7(0.42)|38.1(0.81)|54.7(1.15)
1988 .......|31,745(563.6)|24,048(247.3)|6,876(106.0)|11,935(300.2)|11,972(150.9)|6,742(229.6)|13.0(0.22)|11.6(0.23)|10.4(0.39)|19.0(0.45)|37.2(0.88)|50.6(1.24)
1989 .......|31,528(533.5)|24,066(235.0)|6,784 (99.8)|12,001(285.9)|11,668(140.9)|6,808(219.1)|12.8(0.21)|11.5(0.22)|10.3(0.37)|19.0(0.42)|35.9(0.82)|51.1(1.18)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1990 .......|33,585(549.6)|25,232(243.5)|7,098(102.6)|12,715(293.5)|12,578(148.2)|7,363(227.4)|13.5(0.21)|12.0(0.22)|10.7(0.37)|19.9(0.43)|37.2(0.81)|53.4(1.15)
1991 .......|35,708(565.6)|27,143(257.5)|7,712(108.0)|13,658(303.3)|13,824(158.0)|8,065(237.4)|14.2(0.22)|12.8(0.22)|11.5(0.38)|21.1(0.44)|39.7(0.81)|55.5(1.12)
1992 .......|36,880(574.2)|27,947(263.3)|7,960(110.2)|13,876(305.4)|13,716(157.1)|8,032(237.0)|14.8(0.22)|13.3(0.23)|11.7(0.38)|21.1(0.43)|39.0(0.80)|54.3(1.11)
1993 .......|39,265(591.1)|29,927(277.6)|8,393(113.9)|14,961(316.0)|14,636(164.3)|8,503(243.5)|15.1(0.22)|13.6(0.23)|12.3(0.39)|22.0(0.43)|38.7(0.77)|53.7(1.08)
1994 .......|38,059(582.6)|28,985(270.8)|8,053(111.0)|14,610(312.6)|14,380(162.3)|8,427(242.4)|14.5(0.21)|13.1(0.22)|11.6(0.38)|21.2(0.42)|38.6(0.78)|52.9(1.07)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1995 .......|36,425(572.4)|27,501(379.9)|7,532(155.5)|13,999(300.4)|14,205(235.1)|8,364(243.2)|13.8(0.22)|12.3(0.22)|10.8(0.38)|20.2(0.43)|36.5(0.79)|50.3(1.10)
1996 .......|36,529(573.1)|27,376(378.5)|7,708(157.7)|13,764(298.5)|13,796(230.4)|7,990(238.4)|13.7(0.21)|12.2(0.22)|11.0(0.38)|19.8(0.43)|35.8(0.79)|49.3(1.11)
1997 .......|35,574(566.7)|26,217(366.2)|7,324(152.8)|13,422(295.6)|13,494(227.0)|7,928(237.6)|13.3(0.21)|11.6(0.22)|10.3(0.37)|19.2(0.42)|35.1(0.78)|49.0(1.11)
1998 .......|34,476(559.2)|25,370(357.2)|7,186(151.0)|12,845(290.6)|12,907(220.3)|7,627(233.6)|12.7(0.21)|11.2(0.21)|10.0(0.36)|18.3(0.41)|33.1(0.77)|46.1(1.10)
1999 .......|32,258(543.4)|23,396(336.1)|6,676(144.4)|11,510(278.2)|11,607(205.1)|6,602(219.1)|11.8(0.20)|10.2(0.20)| 9.3(0.35)|16.3(0.39)|30.4(0.76)|41.9(1.11)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
2000 .......|31,054(534.5)|22,015(321.2)|6,222(138.4)|11,018(273.3)|10,425(191.2)|6,116(211.6)|11.3(0.19)| 9.6(0.20)| 8.6(0.34)|15.6(0.39)|27.9(0.75)|39.8(1.12)
2001 .......|32,907(548.1)|23,215(334.2)|6,813(146.2)|11,175(274.9)|11,223(200.6)|6,341(215.1)|11.7(0.20)| 9.9(0.20)| 9.2(0.34)|15.8(0.39)|28.6(0.73)|39.3(1.09)
2002 .......|34,570(399.9)|24,534(248.6)|7,229(108.2)|11,646(199.6)|11,657(146.8)|6,564(155.9)|12.1(0.14)|10.4(0.14)| 9.6(0.25)|16.3(0.28)|28.8(0.52)|39.6(0.77)
2003 .......|35,861(407.8)|25,684(257.3)|7,607(111.6)|12,340(206.5)|12,413(153.1)|7,085(162.3)|12.5(0.14)|10.8(0.15)|10.0(0.25)|17.2(0.28)|30.0(0.52)|41.8(0.76)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
White\2\    |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1960 .......|28,309(457.8)|24,262(213.5)|6,115 (84.6)|11,229(250.3)| 4,296 (68.7)|2,357(118.1)|17.8(0.27)|16.2(0.27)|14.9(0.49)|20.0(0.41)|39.0(1.30)|59.9(1.91)
1965 .......|22,496(410.2)|18,508(175.0)|4,824 (73.5)| 8,595(220.9)| 4,092 (66.8)|2,321(117.2)|13.3(0.23)|11.7(0.23)|11.1(0.42)|14.4(0.35)|35.4(1.24)|52.9(1.85)
1970 .......|17,484(363.3)|13,323(139.1)|3,708 (63.2)| 6,138(188.2)| 3,761 (63.7)|2,247(115.3)| 9.9(0.20)| 8.1(0.19)| 8.0(0.35)|10.5(0.31)|28.4(1.09)|43.1(1.68)
1975 .......|17,770(366.2)|13,799(142.4)|3,838 (64.4)| 6,748(197.0)| 4,577 (71.3)|2,813(128.8)| 9.7(0.19)| 8.3(0.19)| 7.7(0.33)|12.5(0.35)|29.4(1.02)|44.2(1.53)
1980 .......|19,699(384.9)|14,587(148.0)|4,195 (67.8)| 6,817(197.9)| 4,940 (74.5)|2,813(128.8)|10.2(0.19)| 8.6(0.19)| 8.0(0.33)|13.4(0.37)|28.0(0.94)|41.6(1.47)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1985 .......|22,860(442.7)|17,125(177.3)|4,983 (80.2)| 7,838(226.5)| 5,990 (89.5)|3,372(150.7)|11.4(0.21)| 9.9(0.21)| 9.1(0.37)|15.6(0.42)|29.8(0.96)|45.2(1.51)
1990 .......|22,326(452.7)|15,916(174.1)|4,622 (79.4)| 7,696(232.2)| 6,210 (94.6)|3,597(160.9)|10.7(0.21)| 9.0(0.21)| 8.1(0.35)|15.1(0.43)|29.8(0.98)|45.9(1.53)
1995 .......|24,423(480.5)|17,593(273.0)|4,994(121.4)| 8,474(244.6)| 7,047(149.2)|4,051(174.9)|11.2(0.22)| 9.6(0.22)| 8.5(0.37)|15.5(0.44)|29.7(0.96)|42.5(1.43)
1996 .......|24,650(482.5)|17,621(273.3)|5,059(122.3)| 8,488(244.8)| 7,073(149.6)|4,029(174.5)|11.2(0.22)| 9.6(0.22)| 8.6(0.37)|15.5(0.44)|29.8(0.96)|43.1(1.45)
1997 .......|24,396(480.2)|17,258(269.3)|4,990(121.3)| 8,441(244.2)| 7,296(152.5)|4,186(177.6)|11.0(0.21)| 9.3(0.22)| 8.4(0.37)|15.4(0.44)|30.7(0.96)|44.3(1.45)
1998 .......|23,454(471.8)|16,549(261.4)|4,829(119.0)| 7,935(237.7)| 6,674(144.4)|3,875(171.3)|10.5(0.21)| 8.9(0.21)| 8.0(0.36)|14.4(0.42)|27.6(0.93)|40.0(1.41)
1999 .......|21,922(457.5)|15,141(245.7)|4,377(112.4)| 7,123(226.6)| 5,891(133.9)|3,266(158.0)| 9.8(0.20)| 8.1(0.20)| 7.3(0.34)|12.9(0.40)|24.7(0.90)|35.5(1.41)
2000 .......|21,242(450.9)|14,392(237.2)|4,151(109.1)| 6,838(222.5)| 5,211(124.5)|2,955(150.6)| 9.4(0.20)| 7.7(0.20)| 6.9(0.33)|12.3(0.39)|22.1(0.87)|33.0(1.41)
2001 .......|22,739(465.2)|15,369(248.2)|4,579(115.4)| 7,086(226.1)| 5,972(135.0)|3,291(158.5)| 9.9(0.20)| 8.1(0.20)| 7.4(0.34)|12.8(0.40)|24.3(0.88)|34.7(1.38)
2002 .......|24,074(340.8)|16,486(186.1)|4,954 (86.2)| 7,494(165.4)| 6,248 (99.0)|3,462(115.9)|10.3(0.14)| 8.5(0.15)| 7.9(0.25)|13.2(0.29)|24.2(0.61)|34.7(0.96)
2003 .......|24,950(347.2)|17,271(192.3)|5,171 (88.4)| 7,969(171.1)| 6,835(104.5)|3,797(121.4)|10.6(0.15)| 8.8(0.15)| 8.1(0.25)|14.0(0.29)|25.8(0.62)|37.0(0.96)
            |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
Black\2\    |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1959 .......| 9,927(265.1)| 9,112(108.3)|1,860 (43.2)| 5,022(161.5)| 2,416 (49.8)|1,475 (92.2)|55.1(1.03)|54.9(1.08)|48.1(2.24)|65.5(1.33)|70.6(2.17)|81.6(2.23)
1966 .......| 8,867(251.8)| 8,090(100.5)|1,620 (40.2)| 4,774(158.0)| 3,160 (57.8)|2,107(109.2)|41.8(0.94)|40.9(0.98)|35.5(1.98)|50.6(1.26)|65.3(1.91)|76.6(1.98)
1970 .......| 7,548(233.9)| 6,683 (89.3)|1,481 (38.3)| 3,922(145.1)| 3,656 (62.7)|2,383(115.7)|33.5(0.88)|32.2(0.90)|29.5(1.80)|41.5(1.24)|58.7(1.74)|67.7(1.93)
1975 .......| 7,545(233.8)| 6,533 (88.1)|1,513 (38.7)| 3,884(144.5)| 4,168 (67.6)|2,724(123.1)|31.3(0.83)|30.1(0.87)|27.1(1.66)|41.4(1.25)|54.3(1.59)|66.0(1.81)
1980 .......| 8,579(248.1)| 7,190 (93.4)|1,826 (42.8)| 3,906(144.9)| 4,984 (74.9)|2,944(127.6)|32.5(0.80)|31.1(0.85)|28.9(1.59)|42.1(1.26)|53.4(1.44)|64.8(1.74)
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1985 .......| 8,926(270.5)| 7,504(102.7)|1,983 (47.9)| 4,057(157.7)| 5,342 (83.6)|3,181(141.5)|31.3(0.82)|30.5(0.88)|28.7(1.63)|43.1(1.34)|53.2(1.49)|66.9(1.79)
1990 .......| 9,837(292.4)| 8,160(111.9)|2,193 (52.3)| 4,412(169.2)| 6,005 (92.7)|3,543(153.6)|31.9(0.82)|31.0(0.88)|29.3(1.63)|44.2(1.35)|50.6(1.42)|64.7(1.75)
1995 .......| 9,872(271.9)| 8,189(163.8)|2,127 (75.2)| 4,644(148.9)| 6,553(142.8)|3,954(144.1)|29.3(0.80)|28.5(0.86)|26.4(1.58)|41.5(1.32)|48.2(1.38)|61.6(1.72)
1996 .......| 9,694(270.4)| 7,993(161.4)|2,206 (76.7)| 4,411(147.6)| 6,123(137.0)|3,619(140.9)|28.4(0.79)|27.6(0.85)|26.1(1.54)|39.5(1.31)|46.4(1.40)|58.2(1.77)
1997 .......| 9,116(265.1)| 7,386(153.6)|1,985 (72.5)| 4,116(145.5)| 5,654(130.6)|3,402(138.5)|26.5(0.77)|25.5(0.83)|23.6(1.49)|36.8(1.29)|42.8(1.39)|55.3(1.79)
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1998 .......| 9,091(264.9)| 7,259(152.0)|1,981 (72.4)| 4,073(145.1)| 5,629(130.3)|3,366(138.1)|26.1(0.76)|24.7(0.81)|23.4(1.48)|36.4(1.29)|42.8(1.39)|54.7(1.80)
1999 .......| 8,360(257.5)| 6,688(144.5)|1,898 (70.7)| 3,644(141.2)| 5,179(124.0)|2,997(133.2)|23.6(0.73)|22.7(0.79)|21.9(1.43)|32.7(1.26)|41.0(1.41)|51.7(1.86)
2000 .......| 7,862(252.0)| 6,108(136.8)|1,685 (66.4)| 3,417(138.7)| 4,697(117.1)|2,830(130.7)|22.0(0.71)|20.7(0.76)|19.1(1.35)|30.4(1.23)|38.6(1.42)|49.4(1.87)
2001 .......| 8,136(255.1)| 6,389(140.6)|1,829 (69.3)| 3,423(138.9)| 4,694(117.1)|2,741(129.4)|22.7(0.71)|21.4(0.76)|20.7(1.39)|30.0(1.21)|37.4(1.39)|46.6(1.84)
2002 .......| 8,884(187.9)| 6,985(105.9)|1,958 (51.3)| 3,733(101.7)| 5,145 (88.2)|2,990 (95.2)|23.9(0.51)|22.5(0.54)|21.4(0.99)|31.3(0.86)|38.0(0.96)|46.9(1.26)
2003 .......| 9,108(200.6)| 7,162(107.6)|2,021 (52.2)| 3,977(113.1)| 5,312 (89.8)|3,185(103.9)|24.3(0.51)|23.1(0.55)|22.1(1.00)|33.2(0.87)|38.9(0.96)|49.3(1.26)
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Hispanic    |             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
   origin\3\|             |             |            |             |             |            |          |          |          |          |          |
1975 .......| 2,991(183.3)| 2,755 (53.5)|  627 (24.5)| 1,619 (96.3)| 1,053 (32.0)|  694 (64.1)|26.9(1.43)|26.3(1.46)|25.1(2.95)|33.1(1.66)|57.2(3.92)|68.4(3.59)
1980 .......| 3,491(197.6)| 3,143 (57.6)|  751 (26.9)| 1,718 (99.0)| 1,319 (36.0)|  809 (69.1)|25.7(1.27)|25.1(1.32)|23.2(2.52)|33.0(1.60)|54.5(3.44)|65.0(3.33)
1985 .......| 5,236(208.9)| 4,605 (76.6)|1,074 (34.6)| 2,512(125.8)| 1,983 (47.9)|1,247 (90.7)|29.0(1.01)|28.3(1.06)|25.5(2.01)|39.6(1.61)|55.7(2.49)|72.4(2.83)
1990 .......| 6,006(230.2)| 5,091 (84.0)|1,244 (38.7)| 2,750(135.5)| 2,115 (51.3)|1,314 (96.2)|28.1(0.95)|26.9(1.00)|25.0(1.90)|37.7(1.54)|53.0(2.44)|68.4(2.88)
1995 .......| 8,574(256.3)| 7,341(153.0)|1,695 (66.6)| 3,938(147.9)| 3,053 (91.7)|1,872(113.2)|30.3(0.88)|29.2(0.92)|27.0(1.81)|39.3(1.38)|52.8(2.12)|65.7(2.52)

1996 .......| 8,697(257.5)| 7,515(155.3)|1,748 (67.7)| 4,090(149.5)| 3,020 (91.1)|1,779(110.8)|29.4(0.85)|28.5(0.90)|26.4(1.75)|39.9(1.37)|53.5(2.14)|67.4(2.58) 1997 .......| 8,308(253.7)| 7,198(151.2)|1,721 (67.1)| 3,865(147.1)| 2,911 (89.3)|1,758(110.2)|27.1(0.82)|26.2(0.85)|24.7(1.66)|36.4(1.32)|50.9(2.13)|62.8(2.58) 1998 .......| 8,070(251.2)| 6,814(146.2)|1,648 (65.6)| 3,670(144.9)| 2,837 (88.0)|1,739(109.7)|25.6(0.79)|24.3(0.83)|22.7(1.58)|33.6(1.28)|46.7(2.06)|59.6(2.57) 1999 .......| 7,439(244.3)| 6,349(140.1)|1,525 (62.9)| 3,382(141.3)| 2,488 (81.9)|1,471(102.1)|22.8(0.75)|21.7(0.78)|20.2(1.49)|29.9(1.22)|40.7(2.02)|52.4(2.67) 2000 .......| 7,153(240.9)| 6,025(135.7)|1,431 (60.9)| 3,173(138.3)| 2,210 (76.8)|1,303 (96.8)|21.2(0.72)|20.1(0.75)|18.5(1.42)|27.3(1.17)|36.5(1.99)|48.3(2.72) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 .......| 7,997(251.7)| 6,674(144.4)|1,649 (65.6)| 3,433(142.7)| 2,585 (83.6)|1,508(103.4)|21.4(0.68)|20.2(0.71)|19.4(1.38)|27.4(1.13)|37.8(1.89)|49.3(2.56) 2002 .......| 8,555(186.7)| 7,184(107.8)|1,792 (48.9)| 3,653(105.1)| 2,554 (59.3)|1,501 (73.9)|21.8(0.48)|20.8(0.50)|19.7(0.96)|28.2(0.80)|36.4(1.32)|47.9(1.80) 2003 .......| 9,051(192.6)| 7,637(111.9)|1,925 (50.8)| 3,982(109.3)| 2,861 (63.1)|1,727 (78.9)|22.5(0.48)|21.5(0.50)|20.8(0.97)|29.5(0.79)|38.4(1.29)|50.6(1.73) | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian/ | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific | | | | | | | | | | | | Islander | | | | | | | | | | | | 1990 .......| 858 (90.0)| 712 (29.0)| --- (†) | 356 (50.9)| 132 (12.3)| --- (†) |12.2(1.21)|11.3(1.23)|--- (†) |17.0(2.23)|20.7(4.96)|--- (†) 1995 .......| 1,411(118.4)| 1,112 (53.3)| --- (†) | 532 (63.9)| 266 (25.6)| --- (†) |14.6(1.16)|13.0(1.17)|--- (†) |18.6(2.06)|28.9(4.81)|--- (†) 1996 .......| 1,454(120.1)| 1,172 (54.8)| --- (†) | 553 (65.1)| 300 (27.2)| --- (†) |14.5(1.13)|13.2(1.16)|--- (†) |19.1(2.07)|29.5(4.61)|--- (†) 1997 .......| 1,468(120.6)| 1,116 (53.4)| 244 (24.5)| --- (†) | 313 (27.8)| --- (†) |14.0(1.09)|12.0(1.09)|10.2(1.99)|--- (†) |33.6(4.99)|--- (†) 1998 .......| 1,360(116.3)| 1,087 (52.7)| 270 (25.8)| --- (†) | 373 (30.4)| --- (†) |12.5(1.02)|11.4(1.05)|11.0(2.03)|--- (†) |33.2(4.53)|--- (†) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 .......| 1,163(107.9)| 919 (48.3)| --- (†) | --- (†) | 253 (25.0)| --- (†) |10.7(0.96)| 9.6(0.97)|--- (†) |--- (†) |23.0(4.09)|--- (†) 2000 .......| 1,214(110.2)| 932 (48.6)| 235 (24.1)| 434 (57.9)| 206 (22.5)| 128 (31.8)|10.7(0.93)| 9.4(0.94)| 8.8(1.77)|14.1(1.77)|19.6(3.95)|32.3(6.64) 2001 .......| 1,275(112.9)| 873 (47.0)| 234 (24.0)| 353 (52.4)| 198 (22.1)| 105 (28.9)|10.2(0.87)| 8.1(0.85)| 7.8(1.58)|11.1(1.58)|14.8(3.13)|26.7(6.31) 2002 .......| 1,161 (77.1)| 763 (31.3)| 210 (16.2)| 302 (34.7)| 155 (13.9)| 85 (18.5)|10.1(0.65)| 7.7(0.62)| 7.4(1.13)|11.4(1.25)|15.2(2.58)|29.8(5.46) 2003 .......| 1,401 (82.9)| 1,017 (36.3)| 311 (19.8)| 331 (35.8)| 242 (17.4)| 119 (21.8)|11.8(0.68)| 9.8(0.67)|10.2(1.26)|12.1(1.26)|23.6(3.05)|37.4(5.47) ____________|_____________|_____________|____________|_____________|_____________|____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|____

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†Not applicable.
\1\Refers to the person who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit.
\2\Includes persons of Hispanic origin.
\3\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Data are from the Current Population Survey and may differ from data shown on other tables obtained from the Decennial Census. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, "Poverty in the United States," various years, and "Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits," various years. (This table was prepared June 2005.)