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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 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
Total (1) 		37,966 29,873 78.7 30,986 24,164 78.0 145 145 100.0 6,835 5,565 81.4
  Under 18 years 11,172 9,764 87.4 11,034 9,625 87.2 96 96 100.0 42 42 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 3,156 2,822 89.4 3,118 2,784 89.3 38 38 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 8,016 6,942 86.6 7,916 6,842 86.4 58 58 (B) 42 42 (B)
  18 to 64 years 23,565 17,478 74.2 18,020 13,072 72.5 48 48 (B) 5,496 4,357 79.3
    18 to 24 years 4,196 3,416 81.4 3,524 2,780 78.9 10 10 (B) 662 626 94.6
    25 to 34 years 5,382 4,189 77.8 4,102 3,188 77.7 21 21 (B) 1,259 980 77.8
    35 to 44 years 5,169 3,769 72.9 4,028 2,912 72.3 14 14 (B) 1,127 843 74.8
    45 to 54 years 5,286 3,648 69.0 3,961 2,650 66.9 3 3 (B) 1,322 995 75.3
    55 to 59 years 2,010 1,346 67.0 1,378 858 62.3 0 0 (X) 631 488 77.3
    60 to 64 years 1,522 1,109 72.9 1,028 684 66.6 0 0 (X) 494 425 85.9
  65 years and over 3,229 2,632 81.5 1,932 1,467 75.9 0 0 (X) 1,297 1,166 89.9
    65 to 74 years 1,854 1,477 79.6 1,141 857 75.1 0 0 (X) 713 619 86.9
    75 years and over 1,375 1,156 84.1 791 609 77.0 0 0 (X) 584 546 93.6
Male 17,687 13,555 76.6 14,268 10,828 75.9 46 46 (B) 3,373 2,681 79.5
  Under 18 years 5,644 4,913 87.0 5,572 4,842 86.9 44 44 (B) 27 27 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,600 1,417 88.5 1,583 1,400 88.4 17 17 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 4,043 3,496 86.5 3,990 3,442 86.3 26 26 (B) 27 27 (B)
  18 to 64 years 10,783 7,665 71.1 7,875 5,389 68.4 2 2 (B) 2,906 2,273 78.2
    18 to 24 years 2,026 1,598 78.9 1,678 1,267 75.5 0 0 (X) 348 331 95.1
    25 to 34 years 2,491 1,863 74.8 1,745 1,287 73.8 0 0 (X) 746 576 77.2
    35 to 44 years 2,312 1,560 67.5 1,663 1,079 64.9 2 2 (B) 647 479 74.0
    45 to 54 years 2,398 1,627 67.8 1,720 1,128 65.6 1 1 (B) 677 499 73.7
    55 to 59 years 902 573 63.6 621 359 57.8 0 0 (X) 281 215 76.4
    60 to 64 years 655 444 67.8 448 270 60.2 0 0 (X) 207 174 84.2
  65 years and over 1,261 977 77.5 821 597 72.7 0 0 (X) 440 380 86.4
    65 to 74 years 777 591 76.1 508 363 71.3 0 0 (X) 268 229 85.3
    75 years and over 484 386 79.7 312 235 75.1 0 0 (X) 171 151 88.2
Female 20,279 16,319 80.5 16,718 13,336 79.8 98 98 100.0 3,463 2,884 83.3
  Under 18 years 5,529 4,851 87.7 5,461 4,784 87.6 52 52 (B) 15 15 (B)
    Under 5 years (1) 1,556 1,405 90.3 1,535 1,384 90.2 21 21 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
    5 to 17 years 3,973 3,446 86.8 3,926 3,400 86.6 32 32 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 64 years 12,782 9,813 76.8 10,145 7,683 75.7 46 46 (B) 2,591 2,084 80.4
    18 to 24 years 2,170 1,818 83.8 1,846 1,513 82.0 10 10 (B) 314 295 93.9
    25 to 34 years 2,891 2,326 80.5 2,357 1,901 80.7 21 21 (B) 513 404 78.7
    35 to 44 years 2,858 2,209 77.3 2,365 1,832 77.5 12 12 (B) 480 365 75.9
    45 to 54 years 2,887 2,021 70.0 2,240 1,523 68.0 2 2 (B) 645 496 76.9
    55 to 59 years 1,108 773 69.8 757 499 65.9 0 0 (X) 350 274 78.1
    60 to 64 years 867 665 76.7 580 415 71.6 0 0 (X) 288 250 87.0
  65 years and over 1,969 1,655 84.1 1,112 869 78.2 0 0 (X) 857 786 91.7
    65 to 74 years 1,078 885 82.1 633 495 78.2 0 0 (X) 445 390 87.8
    75 years and over 891 770 86.4 479 375 78.3 0 0 (X) 413 395 95.8
Householder (7) 14,597 11,311 77.5 9,359 7,106 75.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 5,238 4,205 80.3
  Under 18 years 38 35 (B) 36 33 (B) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 2 2 (B)
  18 to 24 years 938 839 89.4 591 517 87.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 346 321 92.8
  25 to 34 years 2,743 2,261 82.4 1,952 1,656 84.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 791 606 76.6
  35 to 44 years 3,145 2,375 75.5 2,295 1,762 76.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 850 613 72.2
  45 to 54 years 3,135 2,176 69.4 2,101 1,425 67.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,033 752 72.7
  55 to 59 years 1,285 907 70.6 750 490 65.4 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 535 417 77.8
  60 to 64 years 1,015 769 75.8 565 378 66.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 449 391 87.0
  65 years and over 2,298 1,949 84.8 1,068 845 79.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,230 1,103 89.7
    65+ and living alone (8) 1,177 1,057 89.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 1,177 1,057 89.8
      Male 355 303 85.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 355 303 85.3
      Female 822 754 91.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X) 822 754 91.7

Poverty Footnotes

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