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Table 13. Poverty Status by Age Group in the 2000 Census Age Group Total Below Poverty Number Percent Population under age 18 for whom poverty is determined 40,398 11,091 27.5   Under age 5 11,913 3,576 30.0   Age 5 2,644 704 26.6   Ages 6 to 11 13,717 3,855 28.1   Ages 12 to 14 6,190 1,668 26.9   Age 15 2,206 469 21.3   Ages 16 and 17 3,728 819 22.0 Population ages 18 to 64 for whom poverty is determined 123,087 15,511 12.6 Population ages 65 and over for whom poverty is determined 19,284 2,427 12.6

Table 14. Population Below Poverty by Age Group and Race* in the 2000 Census Age Group Total One Race Two or More Races White Black or African American American Indian & Alaska Native Asian Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Some Other Race Population under age 18 below poverty 11,091 2,465 7,192 25 126 0 908 375     Under age 5 3,576 872 2,376 12 72 0 163 81     Age 5 704 152 478 7 0 0 56 11     Ages 6 to 11 3,855 802 2,562 6 40 0 303 142     Ages 12 to 17 2,956 639 1,776 0 14 0 386 141 Population ages 18 to 64 below poverty 15,511 6,478 6,595 54 390 0 1,251 743 Population age 65 and over below poverty 2,427 1,247 932 0 66 0 87 95

Table 15. Population Below Poverty by Age Group and Hispanic Origin Status in the 2000 Census Age Group Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic White Other Races Population under age 18 below poverty 11,091 2,459 1,085 7,547     Under age 5 3,576 730 374 2,472     Age 5 704 161 58 485     Ages 6 to 11 3,855 815 368 2,672     Ages 12 to 17 2,956 753 285 1,918 Population ages 18 to 64 below poverty 15,511 3,612 4,466 7,433 Population age 65 and over below poverty 2,427 474 900 1,053

*Hispanics, who can be of any race, are included in the racial figures shown here.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Summary File 3 (Tables P87 & P159A-P159H)

Table 16. Poverty Status of Related Children by Family Type and Age Group in the 2000 Census Family Type and Age Group Total Below Poverty Number Percent Related children under age 18 40,081 10,836 27.0   In married-couple families 20,685 2,389 11.5     Under age 5 6,778 835 12.3     Age 5 1,311 142 10.8     Ages 6 to 17 12,596 1,412 11.2   In single-mother families 16,536 7,993 48.3     Under age 5 4,202 2,539 60.4     Age 5 1,162 543 46.7     Ages 6 to 17 11,172 4,911 44.0   In single-father families 2,860 454 15.9     Under age 5 933 202 21.7     Age 5 171 19 11.1     Ages 6 to 17 1,756 233 13.3

Table 17. Poverty Status of Families with Related Children by Family Type in the 2000 Census Family Type Total Below Poverty Number Percent Families with related children under age 18 22,838 4,839 21.2   Married-couple families with related children under age 18 11,762 1,032 8.8   Single-mother families with related children under age 18 8,862 3,514 39.7   Single-father families with related children under age 18 2,214 293 13.2

Table 18. Children Below Poverty by Age Group and Level of Poverty in the 2000 Census Poverty Level Total Under Age 18 Age Group Under Age 6 Ages 6 to 11 Ages 12 to 17 Children below 100% of poverty 11,091 4,280 3,855 2,956   Children below 50% of poverty 5,009 2,160 1,513 1,336   Children between 50% and 74.9% of poverty 3,371 1,117 1,344 910   Children between 75% and 99.9% of poverty 2,711 1,003 998 710 Children between 100% and 124.9% of poverty 2,708 884 967 857 Children between 125% and 149% of poverty 2,574 865 951 758 Children between 150% and 174% of poverty 2,902 911 937 1,054 Children between 175% and 199% of poverty 2,459 1,007 807 645

Table 19. Median Family Income for Families with Own Children by Family Type in the 2000 Census Family Type Number of Families Median Family Income Families with own children under age 18 20,588 33,739   Married-couple families with own children under age 18 11,064 49,730   Single-mother families with own children under age 18 7,652 17,804   Single-father families with own children under age 18 1,872 27,889

Table 20. Median Family Income in 1999 by Race in the 2000 Census* Race Number of Families Median Family Income Total 42,928 40,648   White 26,404 48,784   Black or African American 11,532 26,236   American Indian & Alaska Native 81 26,518   Asian 1,130 44,712   Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander 41 37,250   Some Other Race 2,163 27,931   Two or More Races 1,577 33,110

Table 21. Median Family Income* in 1999 by Hispanic Origin in the 2000 Census Hispanic Origin Number of Families Median Family Income Total 42,928 40,648   Hispanic 7,876 31,365   Non-Hispanic 35,052 N/A     Non-Hispanic, White 21,464 52,581     Non-Hispanic, other races 13,588 N/A

N/A = Not Applicable or Not Yet Available