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Poverty Status	All income levels	Below poverty level	Percent below poverty level

All individual for whom poverty status is determined	10,517	1,804	17.2%
Under 18 years	2,046	433	21.2%
Related child under 18 years	2,011	418	20.8%
In married-couple families	1,664	326	19.6%
In families with female householder, no husband present	236	53	22.5%
Related child under 6 years	621	148	23.8%
In married-couple families	512	121	23.6%
In families with female householder, no husband present	91	18	19.8%
Related child 5 to 17 years	1,463	281	19.2%
In married-couple families	1,212	212	17.5%
In families with female householder, no husband present	158	39	24.7%
65 years and over	1,979	495	25.0%

Citizen	10,188	1,679	16.5%
Not a citizen	329	125	38.0%

;Unrelated individuals for whom poverty status is determined	1,790	673	37.6%
Male	735	224	30.5%
Mean income deficit (dollars)	4,782	(X)	(X)
Female	1,055	449	42.6%
Mean income deficit (dollars)	3,500	(X)	(X)

65 years and over	738	343	46.5%
Living alone	669	305	45.6%
Male	141	65	46.1%
Female	528	240	45.5%

All individuals below:
50 percent of poverty level	561	(X)	(X)
125 percent of poverty level	2,170	(X)	(X)
130 percent of poverty level	2,271	(X)	(X)
Children under 18 years	530	(X)	(X)
Children under 5 to 17 years	354	(X)	(X)
150 percent of poverty level	2,777	(X)	(X)
175 percent of poverty level	3,320	(X)	(X)
185 percent of poverty level	3,575	(X)	(X)
Children under 18 years	914	(X)	(X)
Children 5 to 17 years	627	(X)	(X)
200 percent of poverty level	3,962	(X)	(X)

Date: October 2, 2002
[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices PCT49, PCT50, PCT51, PCT52, PCT53, PCT54, and PCT55.