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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 49,583 20.0 189,191 25,081 13.3 15,083 3,943 26.1 44,027 20,559 46.7
  Under 18 years 73,153 21,942 30.0 51,351 9,672 18.8 4,262 1,559 36.6 17,541 10,710 61.1
    Under 5 years 20,858 7,049 33.8 14,845 3,135 21.1 1,261 522 41.4 4,753 3,393 71.4
    5 to 17 years 52,295 14,893 28.5 36,506 6,538 17.9 3,001 1,038 34.6 12,788 7,317 57.2
  18 to 64 years 149,742 24,111 16.1 116,401 12,885 11.1 9,792 2,163 22.1 23,548 9,062 38.5
    18 to 24 years 22,230 4,951 22.3 14,191 1,926 13.6 2,206 543 24.6 5,833 2,482 42.5
    25 to 34 years 30,197 6,310 20.9 22,354 3,277 14.7 2,377 492 20.7 5,466 2,541 46.5
    35 to 44 years 34,423 5,712 16.6 27,506 3,311 12.0 1,935 437 22.6 4,983 1,963 39.4
    45 to 54 years 35,983 4,305 12.0 28,965 2,375 8.2 2,123 465 21.9 4,896 1,464 29.9
    55 to 59 years 14,869 1,498 10.1 12,631 977 7.7 784 153 19.5 1,454 368 25.3
    60 to 64 years 12,040 1,334 11.1 10,755 1,017 9.5 368 73 19.8 917 244 26.6
  65 years and over 25,405 3,531 13.9 21,439 2,524 11.8 1,029 221 21.5 2,938 786 26.8
    65 to 74 years 15,159 1,892 12.5 13,291 1,376 10.4 464 102 21.9 1,404 415 29.5
    75 years and over 10,246 1,638 16.0 8,147 1,148 14.1 565 119 21.1 1,534 371 24.2
Male 122,174 22,707 18.6 96,206 12,752 13.3 10,748 2,716 25.3 15,220 7,239 47.6
  Under 18 years 37,384 11,185 29.9 26,236 4,935 18.8 2,356 857 36.4 8,792 5,393 61.3
    Under 5 years 10,671 3,619 33.9 7,632 1,627 21.3 655 270 41.2 2,385 1,721 72.2
    5 to 17 years 26,713 7,566 28.3 18,604 3,307 17.8 1,701 587 34.5 6,407 3,671 57.3
  18 to 64 years 72,047 9,957 13.8 58,137 6,436 11.1 7,777 1,739 22.4 6,133 1,782 29.1
    18 to 24 years 11,191 2,177 19.5 7,232 931 12.9 1,612 416 25.8 2,348 831 35.4
    25 to 34 years 14,233 2,318 16.3 10,779 1,543 14.3 2,035 431 21.2 1,420 344 24.2
    35 to 44 years 16,238 2,260 13.9 13,689 1,695 12.4 1,651 364 22.0 898 201 22.4
    45 to 54 years 17,184 1,921 11.2 14,509 1,249 8.6 1,614 359 22.3 1,062 312 29.4
    55 to 59 years 7,209 685 9.5 6,333 502 7.9 596 117 19.6 280 66 23.6
    60 to 64 years 5,992 597 10.0 5,597 517 9.2 269 52 19.3 125 28 22.6
  65 years and over 12,743 1,565 12.3 11,833 1,381 11.7 615 121 19.6 295 64 21.7
    65 to 74 years 7,630 798 10.5 7,197 706 9.8 295 60 20.3 139 33 23.5
    75 years and over 5,112 767 15.0 4,637 675 14.6 320 61 19.0 156 31 20.0
Female 126,127 26,876 21.3 92,985 12,329 13.3 4,335 1,227 28.3 28,807 13,320 46.2
  Under 18 years 35,769 10,758 30.1 25,115 4,738 18.9 1,905 702 36.8 8,748 5,318 60.8
    Under 5 years 10,187 3,431 33.7 7,213 1,507 20.9 606 252 41.5 2,368 1,672 70.6
    5 to 17 years 25,582 7,327 28.6 17,903 3,230 18.0 1,299 450 34.7 6,381 3,646 57.1
  18 to 64 years 77,695 14,154 18.2 58,264 6,449 11.1 2,015 425 21.1 17,416 7,280 41.8
    18 to 24 years 11,039 2,774 25.1 6,959 996 14.3 594 127 21.4 3,485 1,651 47.4
    25 to 34 years 15,964 3,992 25.0 11,576 1,734 15.0 342 61 17.8 4,046 2,197 54.3
    35 to 44 years 18,185 3,452 19.0 13,817 1,616 11.7 283 74 26.1 4,085 1,762 43.1
    45 to 54 years 18,799 2,384 12.7 14,457 1,127 7.8 509 106 20.8 3,834 1,152 30.0
    55 to 59 years 7,660 813 10.6 6,298 475 7.5 188 36 19.0 1,174 302 25.7
    60 to 64 years 6,048 737 12.2 5,158 501 9.7 98 21 21.3 792 216 27.2
  65 years and over 12,662 1,965 15.5 9,605 1,143 11.9 414 100 24.2 2,643 722 27.3
    65 to 74 years 7,529 1,094 14.5 6,095 670 11.0 169 42 24.6 1,265 382 30.2
    75 years and over 5,134 871 17.0 3,511 473 13.5 245 59 23.9 1,378 340 24.7

Poverty Footnotes

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