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POV01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals Iterated by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Race: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  All people (1) People in families (2) People in unrelated subfamilies (3) Unrelated individuals (4)
All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
Total (1) 		37,966 12,914 34.0 30,986 10,162 32.8 145 96 66.5 6,835 2,656 38.9
  Under 18 years 11,172 5,136 46.0 11,034 5,033 45.6 96 64 66.1 42 40 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 3,156 1,620 51.3 3,118 1,597 51.2 38 23 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 8,016 3,516 43.9 7,916 3,435 43.4 58 40 (B) 42 40 (B)
  18 to 64 years 23,565 6,719 28.5 18,020 4,706 26.1 48 33 (B) 5,496 1,980 36.0
    18 to 24 years 4,196 1,606 38.3 3,524 1,230 34.9 10 10 (B) 662 365 55.1
    25 to 34 years 5,382 1,657 30.8 4,102 1,319 32.2 21 12 (B) 1,259 326 25.9
    35 to 44 years 5,169 1,266 24.5 4,028 970 24.1 14 8 (B) 1,127 288 25.6
    45 to 54 years 5,286 1,256 23.8 3,961 751 19.0 3 1 (B) 1,322 504 38.1
    55 to 59 years 2,010 524 26.1 1,378 253 18.4 0 0 (X) 631 271 42.9
    60 to 64 years 1,522 409 26.9 1,028 182 17.7 0 0 (X) 494 227 45.9
  65 years and over 3,229 1,059 32.8 1,932 423 21.9 0 0 (X) 1,297 636 49.0
    65 to 74 years 1,854 535 28.9 1,141 230 20.2 0 0 (X) 713 305 42.8
    75 years and over 1,375 524 38.1 791 193 24.4 0 0 (X) 584 331 56.6
Male 17,687 5,526 31.2 14,268 4,270 29.9 46 36 (B) 3,373 1,219 36.2
  Under 18 years 5,644 2,610 46.3 5,572 2,551 45.8 44 34 (B) 27 25 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,600 812 50.8 1,583 800 50.6 17 12 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 4,043 1,798 44.5 3,990 1,751 43.9 26 22 (B) 27 25 (B)
  18 to 64 years 10,783 2,596 24.1 7,875 1,573 20.0 2 2 (B) 2,906 1,020 35.1
    18 to 24 years 2,026 698 34.5 1,678 505 30.1 0 0 (X) 348 193 55.6
    25 to 34 years 2,491 549 22.0 1,745 356 20.4 0 0 (X) 746 193 25.9
    35 to 44 years 2,312 424 18.3 1,663 273 16.4 2 2 (B) 647 149 23.0
    45 to 54 years 2,398 532 22.2 1,720 279 16.2 1 1 (B) 677 253 37.4
    55 to 59 years 902 233 25.8 621 97 15.6 0 0 (X) 281 136 48.3
    60 to 64 years 655 160 24.4 448 64 14.3 0 0 (X) 207 96 46.4
  65 years and over 1,261 320 25.3 821 146 17.7 0 0 (X) 440 174 39.6
    65 to 74 years 777 175 22.5 508 75 14.8 0 0 (X) 268 99 37.0
    75 years and over 484 145 29.9 312 70 22.4 0 0 (X) 171 75 43.6
Female 20,279 7,388 36.4 16,718 5,891 35.2 98 60 61.1 3,463 1,436 41.5
  Under 18 years 5,529 2,526 45.7 5,461 2,481 45.4 52 30 (B) 15 15 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,556 808 51.9 1,535 797 51.9 21 11 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 3,973 1,718 43.2 3,926 1,684 42.9 32 19 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 64 years 12,782 4,123 32.3 10,145 3,132 30.9 46 30 (B) 2,591 960 37.1
    18 to 24 years 2,170 908 41.8 1,846 726 39.3 10 10 (B) 314 172 54.7
    25 to 34 years 2,891 1,108 38.3 2,357 964 40.9 21 12 (B) 513 133 25.8
    35 to 44 years 2,858 843 29.5 2,365 697 29.5 12 7 (B) 480 139 29.0
    45 to 54 years 2,887 723 25.1 2,240 472 21.1 2 1 (B) 645 251 38.9
    55 to 59 years 1,108 292 26.3 757 157 20.7 0 0 (X) 350 135 38.6
    60 to 64 years 867 249 28.7 580 118 20.3 0 0 (X) 288 131 45.5
  65 years and over 1,969 739 37.5 1,112 278 25.0 0 0 (X) 857 461 53.8
    65 to 74 years 1,078 360 33.4 633 155 24.4 0 0 (X) 445 206 46.2
    75 years and over 891 379 42.5 479 123 25.7 0 0 (X) 413 256 62.0
Householder (7) 14,597 4,828 33.1 9,359 2,893 30.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 5,238 1,934 36.9
  Under 18 years 38 29 (B) 36 27 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 2 2 (B)
  18 to 24 years 938 493 52.6 591 331 56.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 346 162 46.9
  25 to 34 years 2,743 1,059 38.6 1,952 895 45.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 791 164 20.7
  35 to 44 years 3,145 878 27.9 2,295 677 29.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 850 201 23.7
  45 to 54 years 3,135 789 25.2 2,101 414 19.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,033 375 36.3
  55 to 59 years 1,285 388 30.2 750 165 22.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 535 223 41.7
  60 to 64 years 1,015 313 30.9 565 110 19.4 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 449 203 45.3
  65 years and over 2,298 878 38.2 1,068 275 25.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,230 602 49.0
    65+ and living alone (8) 1,177 586 49.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,177 586 49.7
      Male 355 144 40.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 355 144 40.6
      Female 822 442 53.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 822 442 53.7

Poverty Footnotes

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