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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 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 65,549 26.4 189,191 35,868 19.0 15,083 5,326 35.3 44,027 24,354 55.3
  Under 18 years 73,153 27,317 37.3 51,351 13,151 25.6 4,262 1,996 46.8 17,541 12,170 69.4
    Under 5 years 20,858 8,599 41.2 14,845 4,224 28.5 1,261 673 53.4 4,753 3,701 77.9
    5 to 17 years 52,295 18,718 35.8 36,506 8,927 24.5 3,001 1,322 44.1 12,788 8,469 66.2
  18 to 64 years 149,742 32,538 21.7 116,401 18,405 15.8 9,792 2,996 30.6 23,548 11,138 47.3
    18 to 24 years 22,230 6,427 28.9 14,191 2,676 18.9 2,206 737 33.4 5,833 3,013 51.7
    25 to 34 years 30,197 8,281 27.4 22,354 4,627 20.7 2,377 689 29.0 5,466 2,966 54.3
    35 to 44 years 34,423 7,723 22.4 27,506 4,686 17.0 1,935 629 32.5 4,983 2,408 48.3
    45 to 54 years 35,983 5,964 16.6 28,965 3,429 11.8 2,123 634 29.8 4,896 1,901 38.8
    55 to 59 years 14,869 2,194 14.8 12,631 1,484 11.7 784 215 27.4 1,454 495 34.0
    60 to 64 years 12,040 1,950 16.2 10,755 1,503 14.0 368 93 25.2 917 355 38.7
  65 years and over 25,405 5,694 22.4 21,439 4,312 20.1 1,029 335 32.5 2,938 1,047 35.6
    65 to 74 years 15,159 3,044 20.1 13,291 2,353 17.7 464 152 32.7 1,404 539 38.4
    75 years and over 10,246 2,650 25.9 8,147 1,959 24.0 565 183 32.4 1,534 508 33.1
Male 122,174 30,416 24.9 96,206 18,195 18.9 10,748 3,674 34.2 15,220 8,546 56.2
  Under 18 years 37,384 13,900 37.2 26,236 6,681 25.5 2,356 1,095 46.5 8,792 6,123 69.6
    Under 5 years 10,671 4,373 41.0 7,632 2,150 28.2 655 351 53.6 2,385 1,872 78.5
    5 to 17 years 26,713 9,527 35.7 18,604 4,532 24.4 1,701 744 43.8 6,407 4,251 66.3
  18 to 64 years 72,047 13,894 19.3 58,137 9,178 15.8 7,777 2,389 30.7 6,133 2,328 38.0
    18 to 24 years 11,191 2,910 26.0 7,232 1,291 17.9 1,612 563 34.9 2,348 1,057 45.0
    25 to 34 years 14,233 3,272 23.0 10,779 2,221 20.6 2,035 599 29.5 1,420 452 31.8
    35 to 44 years 16,238 3,163 19.5 13,689 2,376 17.4 1,651 519 31.5 898 268 29.9
    45 to 54 years 17,184 2,647 15.4 14,509 1,759 12.1 1,614 483 29.9 1,062 405 38.1
    55 to 59 years 7,209 1,041 14.4 6,333 784 12.4 596 158 26.6 280 99 35.2
    60 to 64 years 5,992 860 14.4 5,597 746 13.3 269 66 24.3 125 48 38.7
  65 years and over 12,743 2,621 20.6 11,833 2,336 19.7 615 190 30.9 295 95 32.2
    65 to 74 years 7,630 1,362 17.9 7,197 1,217 16.9 295 94 32.0 139 51 36.6
    75 years and over 5,112 1,259 24.6 4,637 1,119 24.1 320 96 30.0 156 44 28.2
Female 126,127 35,133 27.9 92,985 17,673 19.0 4,335 1,652 38.1 28,807 15,808 54.9
  Under 18 years 35,769 13,417 37.5 25,115 6,470 25.8 1,905 900 47.2 8,748 6,047 69.1
    Under 5 years 10,187 4,226 41.5 7,213 2,075 28.8 606 322 53.2 2,368 1,829 77.2
    5 to 17 years 25,582 9,191 35.9 17,903 4,395 24.6 1,299 578 44.5 6,381 4,218 66.1
  18 to 64 years 77,695 18,644 24.0 58,264 9,227 15.8 2,015 607 30.1 17,416 8,810 50.6
    18 to 24 years 11,039 3,517 31.9 6,959 1,385 19.9 594 175 29.4 3,485 1,957 56.1
    25 to 34 years 15,964 5,009 31.4 11,576 2,406 20.8 342 89 26.1 4,046 2,514 62.1
    35 to 44 years 18,185 4,559 25.1 13,817 2,310 16.7 283 109 38.6 4,085 2,140 52.4
    45 to 54 years 18,799 3,316 17.6 14,457 1,670 11.6 509 150 29.5 3,834 1,496 39.0
    55 to 59 years 7,660 1,152 15.0 6,298 699 11.1 188 57 30.1 1,174 396 33.8
    60 to 64 years 6,048 1,090 18.0 5,158 757 14.7 98 27 27.5 792 306 38.7
  65 years and over 12,662 3,072 24.3 9,605 1,976 20.6 414 145 34.9 2,643 952 36.0
    65 to 74 years 7,529 1,682 22.3 6,095 1,136 18.6 169 58 34.0 1,265 488 38.6
    75 years and over 5,134 1,390 27.1 3,511 840 23.9 245 87 35.6 1,378 464 33.6

Poverty Footnotes

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