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POV02: People in Families by Family Structure, Age, and Sex, 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)

  People in families (total) (2) Married-couple families (11) People in families with a male householder, no wife present People in families with a female householder, no husband present
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)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 42,896 17.3 189,191 20,843 11.0 15,083 3,401 22.6 44,027 18,652 42.4
  Under 18 years 73,153 19,467 26.6 51,351 8,194 16.0 4,262 1,385 32.5 17,541 9,889 56.4
    Under 5 years 20,858 6,344 30.4 14,845 2,657 17.9 1,261 463 36.7 4,753 3,224 67.8
    5 to 17 years 52,295 13,123 25.1 36,506 5,536 15.2 3,001 922 30.7 12,788 6,665 52.1
  18 to 64 years 149,742 20,642 13.8 116,401 10,694 9.2 9,792 1,840 18.8 23,548 8,109 34.4
    18 to 24 years 22,230 4,291 19.3 14,191 1,592 11.2 2,206 459 20.8 5,833 2,239 38.4
    25 to 34 years 30,197 5,522 18.3 22,354 2,778 12.4 2,377 413 17.4 5,466 2,331 42.7
    35 to 44 years 34,423 4,813 14.0 27,506 2,695 9.8 1,935 373 19.3 4,983 1,745 35.0
    45 to 54 years 35,983 3,612 10.0 28,965 1,959 6.8 2,123 406 19.1 4,896 1,247 25.5
    55 to 59 years 14,869 1,275 8.6 12,631 807 6.4 784 132 16.8 1,454 336 23.1
    60 to 64 years 12,040 1,131 9.4 10,755 864 8.0 368 56 15.3 917 211 23.0
  65 years and over 25,405 2,787 11.0 21,439 1,955 9.1 1,029 177 17.2 2,938 655 22.3
    65 to 74 years 15,159 1,504 9.9 13,291 1,081 8.1 464 81 17.5 1,404 342 24.3
    75 years and over 10,246 1,283 12.5 8,147 874 10.7 565 96 16.9 1,534 313 20.4
Male 122,174 19,445 15.9 96,206 10,524 10.9 10,748 2,345 21.8 15,220 6,577 43.2
  Under 18 years 37,384 9,889 26.5 26,236 4,122 15.7 2,356 767 32.6 8,792 5,000 56.9
    Under 5 years 10,671 3,239 30.4 7,632 1,352 17.7 655 246 37.6 2,385 1,642 68.8
    5 to 17 years 26,713 6,650 24.9 18,604 2,770 14.9 1,701 521 30.6 6,407 3,359 52.4
  18 to 64 years 72,047 8,332 11.6 58,137 5,329 9.2 7,777 1,484 19.1 6,133 1,519 24.8
    18 to 24 years 11,191 1,851 16.5 7,232 765 10.6 1,612 359 22.3 2,348 727 31.0
    25 to 34 years 14,233 1,967 13.8 10,779 1,307 12.1 2,035 364 17.9 1,420 296 20.8
    35 to 44 years 16,238 1,854 11.4 13,689 1,367 10.0 1,651 311 18.8 898 175 19.5
    45 to 54 years 17,184 1,568 9.1 14,509 1,027 7.1 1,614 310 19.2 1,062 231 21.7
    55 to 59 years 7,209 586 8.1 6,333 424 6.7 596 99 16.6 280 64 22.8
    60 to 64 years 5,992 506 8.4 5,597 439 7.8 269 41 15.2 125 26 20.7
  65 years and over 12,743 1,224 9.6 11,833 1,073 9.1 615 93 15.2 295 58 19.6
    65 to 74 years 7,630 633 8.3 7,197 555 7.7 295 48 16.4 139 30 21.9
    75 years and over 5,112 591 11.6 4,637 518 11.2 320 45 14.1 156 27 17.5
Female 126,127 23,451 18.6 92,985 10,319 11.1 4,335 1,056 24.4 28,807 12,076 41.9
  Under 18 years 35,769 9,578 26.8 25,115 4,072 16.2 1,905 618 32.4 8,748 4,888 55.9
    Under 5 years 10,187 3,104 30.5 7,213 1,306 18.1 606 216 35.6 2,368 1,582 66.8
    5 to 17 years 25,582 6,474 25.3 17,903 2,766 15.5 1,299 402 30.9 6,381 3,306 51.8
  18 to 64 years 77,695 12,311 15.8 58,264 5,365 9.2 2,015 356 17.6 17,416 6,590 37.8
    18 to 24 years 11,039 2,440 22.1 6,959 827 11.9 594 100 16.8 3,485 1,512 43.4
    25 to 34 years 15,964 3,555 22.3 11,576 1,471 12.7 342 49 14.3 4,046 2,035 50.3
    35 to 44 years 18,185 2,959 16.3 13,817 1,328 9.6 283 62 21.9 4,085 1,569 38.4
    45 to 54 years 18,799 2,043 10.9 14,457 932 6.4 509 96 18.8 3,834 1,016 26.5
    55 to 59 years 7,660 688 9.0 6,298 383 6.1 188 33 17.8 1,174 272 23.2
    60 to 64 years 6,048 625 10.3 5,158 425 8.2 98 15 15.4 792 185 23.4
  65 years and over 12,662 1,562 12.3 9,605 882 9.2 414 83 20.1 2,643 597 22.6
    65 to 74 years 7,529 871 11.6 6,095 527 8.6 169 33 19.5 1,265 311 24.6
    75 years and over 5,134 692 13.5 3,511 355 10.1 245 50 20.6 1,378 286 20.7

Poverty Footnotes

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