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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 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
Total (1) 		37,966 25,145 66.2 30,986 20,184 65.1 145 140 96.9 6,835 4,821 70.5
  Under 18 years 11,172 8,691 77.8 11,034 8,556 77.5 96 93 97.1 42 42 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 3,156 2,542 80.5 3,118 2,504 80.3 38 38 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 8,016 6,150 76.7 7,916 6,052 76.5 58 55 (B) 42 42 (B)
  18 to 64 years 23,565 14,216 60.3 18,020 10,462 58.1 48 47 (B) 5,496 3,707 67.4
    18 to 24 years 4,196 2,896 69.0 3,524 2,317 65.7 10 10 (B) 662 569 85.9
    25 to 34 years 5,382 3,481 64.7 4,102 2,673 65.2 21 21 (B) 1,259 787 62.5
    35 to 44 years 5,169 2,996 57.9 4,028 2,277 56.5 14 12 (B) 1,127 706 62.7
    45 to 54 years 5,286 2,858 54.1 3,961 2,004 50.6 3 3 (B) 1,322 851 64.4
    55 to 59 years 2,010 1,117 55.6 1,378 686 49.8 0 0 (X) 631 431 68.3
    60 to 64 years 1,522 868 57.0 1,028 505 49.1 0 0 (X) 494 363 73.4
  65 years and over 3,229 2,238 69.3 1,932 1,166 60.3 0 0 (X) 1,297 1,072 82.7
    65 to 74 years 1,854 1,254 67.6 1,141 685 60.0 0 0 (X) 713 569 79.8
    75 years and over 1,375 984 71.6 791 481 60.8 0 0 (X) 584 503 86.2
Male 17,687 11,185 63.2 14,268 8,853 62.0 46 43 (B) 3,373 2,289 67.9
  Under 18 years 5,644 4,354 77.1 5,572 4,285 76.9 44 41 (B) 27 27 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,600 1,261 78.8 1,583 1,243 78.6 17 17 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 4,043 3,093 76.5 3,990 3,042 76.2 26 24 (B) 27 27 (B)
  18 to 64 years 10,783 6,032 55.9 7,875 4,106 52.1 2 2 (B) 2,906 1,924 66.2
    18 to 24 years 2,026 1,341 66.2 1,678 1,033 61.6 0 0 (X) 348 307 88.3
    25 to 34 years 2,491 1,467 58.9 1,745 998 57.2 0 0 (X) 746 469 62.9
    35 to 44 years 2,312 1,167 50.5 1,663 778 46.8 2 2 (B) 647 388 59.9
    45 to 54 years 2,398 1,247 52.0 1,720 826 48.0 1 1 (B) 677 420 62.1
    55 to 59 years 902 468 51.9 621 278 44.8 0 0 (X) 281 190 67.7
    60 to 64 years 655 342 52.2 448 193 43.1 0 0 (X) 207 149 72.0
  65 years and over 1,261 800 63.5 821 462 56.3 0 0 (X) 440 338 76.9
    65 to 74 years 777 487 62.7 508 281 55.3 0 0 (X) 268 206 76.7
    75 years and over 484 313 64.7 312 180 57.8 0 0 (X) 171 132 77.2
Female 20,279 13,960 68.8 16,718 11,331 67.8 98 97 98.3 3,463 2,532 73.1
  Under 18 years 5,529 4,338 78.5 5,461 4,270 78.2 52 52 (B) 15 15 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,556 1,281 82.3 1,535 1,260 82.1 21 21 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 3,973 3,057 76.9 3,926 3,010 76.7 32 32 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 64 years 12,782 8,184 64.0 10,145 6,357 62.7 46 44 (B) 2,591 1,783 68.8
    18 to 24 years 2,170 1,555 71.6 1,846 1,283 69.5 10 10 (B) 314 261 83.2
    25 to 34 years 2,891 2,014 69.7 2,357 1,676 71.1 21 21 (B) 513 318 61.9
    35 to 44 years 2,858 1,829 64.0 2,365 1,499 63.4 12 10 (B) 480 319 66.4
    45 to 54 years 2,887 1,612 55.8 2,240 1,179 52.6 2 2 (B) 645 430 66.7
    55 to 59 years 1,108 649 58.6 757 408 53.9 0 0 (X) 350 241 68.7
    60 to 64 years 867 526 60.6 580 312 53.8 0 0 (X) 288 214 74.4
  65 years and over 1,969 1,438 73.0 1,112 704 63.3 0 0 (X) 857 734 85.6
    65 to 74 years 1,078 766 71.1 633 404 63.8 0 0 (X) 445 363 81.6
    75 years and over 891 671 75.3 479 300 62.8 0 0 (X) 413 371 89.9
Householder (7) 14,597 9,468 64.9 9,359 5,888 62.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 5,238 3,580 68.3
  Under 18 years 38 35 (B) 36 33 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 2 2 (B)
  18 to 24 years 938 760 81.0 591 478 80.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 346 281 81.3
  25 to 34 years 2,743 1,934 70.5 1,952 1,484 76.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 791 450 56.9
  35 to 44 years 3,145 1,947 61.9 2,295 1,437 62.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 850 510 59.9
  45 to 54 years 3,135 1,721 54.9 2,101 1,091 51.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,033 630 61.0
  55 to 59 years 1,285 763 59.4 750 399 53.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 535 364 68.1
  60 to 64 years 1,015 623 61.4 565 294 51.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 449 330 73.3
  65 years and over 2,298 1,685 73.3 1,068 673 63.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,230 1,012 82.3
    65+ and living alone (8) 1,177 974 82.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,177 974 82.7
      Male 355 272 76.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 355 272 76.6
      Female 822 702 85.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 822 702 85.3

Poverty Footnotes

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