Table 17.  Poverty Status of Families in 1999 by Type, 
           and Race and Hispanic Origin of the Householder:  March 2000

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  June 28, 2001

           (Numbers in thousands)
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|Family type and poverty status        |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                      |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                      |               |   Asian and   |               |               |
|                                      |               |    Pacific    |  White, not   |               |
|                                      |     Total     |   Islander    |   Hispanic    |     Other     |
|                                      |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                      |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total families 2/                     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 72,031|  100.0|  2,506|  100.0| 53,071|  100.0| 16,453|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  6,676|    9.3|    258|   10.3|  2,942|    5.5|  3,476|   21.1|
|  Above poverty level                 | 65,355|   90.7|  2,248|   89.7| 50,130|   94.5| 12,977|   78.9|
|Married-couple families               |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 55,315|  100.0|  1,996|  100.0| 43,870|  100.0|  9,449|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  2,673|    4.8|    162|    8.1|  1,457|    3.3|  1,054|   11.2|
|  Above poverty level                 | 52,642|   95.2|  1,834|   91.9| 42,413|   96.7|  8,395|   88.8|
|Male householder, no spouse present   |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               |  4,028|  100.0|    179|  100.0|  2,469|  100.0|  1,381|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |    472|   11.7|     20|   11.3|    230|    9.3|    222|   16.0|
|  Above poverty level                 |  3,557|   88.3|    158|   88.7|  2,239|   90.7|  1,159|   84.0|
|Female householder, no spouse present |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                               | 12,687|  100.0|    331|  100.0|  6,733|  100.0|  5,623|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  3,531|   27.8|     76|   23.1|  1,255|   18.6|  2,200|   39.1|
|  Above poverty level                 |  9,156|   72.2|    255|   76.9|  5,478|   81.4|  3,423|   60.9|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, 
or other Spanish origin regardless of race.
2/ Data in this table include families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, 
Population Division.