Table 17.  Poverty Status of Families in 1999 by Family Type: March 2000 

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  March 15, 2001

(Numbers in thousands.)
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|Poverty status and family type        |     Total     |
|                                      |---------------|
|                                      |Number |Percent|
|--------------------------------------+-------+-------|
|Total Families1/                      |       |       |
|  Total                               | 72,031|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  6,676|    9.3|
|  Above poverty level                 | 65,355|   90.7|
|Married-couple families               |       |       |
|  Total                               | 55,315|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  2,673|    4.8|
|  Above poverty level                 | 52,642|   95.2|
|Male householder, no spouse present   |       |       |
|  Total                               |  4,028|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |    472|   11.7|
|  Above poverty level                 |  3,557|   88.3|
|Female householder, no spouse present |       |       |
|  Total                               | 12,687|  100.0|
|  Below poverty level                 |  3,531|   27.8|
|  Above poverty level                 |  9,156|   72.2|
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1/ Data in this table includes families in group quarters.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Special Populations 
Branch, Population Division.