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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 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6)

Asian alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		11,719 3,850 32.8 9,670 2,885 29.8 741 289 38.9 1,308 677 51.7
  Under 18 years 3,035 1,206 39.7 2,539 893 35.2 132 67 50.5 364 246 67.7
    Under 5 years 922 327 35.5 816 258 31.6 22 13 (B) 84 56 67.2
    5 to 17 years 2,113 879 41.6 1,723 635 36.9 109 54 48.9 280 190 67.8
  18 to 64 years 7,598 2,236 29.4 6,281 1,668 26.6 527 192 36.3 789 376 47.7
    18 to 24 years 889 376 42.3 621 229 36.8 118 59 50.2 150 88 58.9
    25 to 34 years 1,675 415 24.8 1,394 318 22.8 111 31 27.6 170 67 39.2
    35 to 44 years 2,049 634 30.9 1,748 496 28.4 116 33 28.6 186 104 56.1
    45 to 54 years 1,757 484 27.5 1,484 377 25.4 101 38 37.4 172 69 40.1
    55 to 59 years 711 189 26.6 590 137 23.2 55 23 (B) 65 29 (B)
    60 to 64 years 517 139 26.8 444 111 25.1 27 8 (B) 46 19 (B)
  65 years and over 1,086 407 37.5 849 323 38.1 82 30 37.0 155 54 34.8
    65 to 74 years 643 232 36.1 514 181 35.3 56 18 (B) 74 33 (B)
    75 years and over 443 175 39.6 335 142 42.3 27 12 (B) 81 21 26.5
Male 5,583 1,803 32.3 4,687 1,406 30.0 465 171 36.8 430 227 52.7
  Under 18 years 1,531 609 39.8 1,276 443 34.7 68 29 (B) 188 137 73.0
    Under 5 years 481 175 36.3 423 131 31.0 8 5 (B) 50 38 (B)
    5 to 17 years 1,051 435 41.4 853 312 36.5 60 24 (B) 138 99 71.7
  18 to 64 years 3,570 1,005 28.2 2,990 795 26.6 360 127 35.2 219 83 37.8
    18 to 24 years 468 192 41.0 337 123 36.6 77 37 48.6 55 31 (B)
    25 to 34 years 769 174 22.6 621 131 21.2 86 25 29.1 62 17 (B)
    35 to 44 years 944 269 28.5 811 225 27.8 83 23 27.3 50 21 (B)
    45 to 54 years 822 239 29.1 717 204 28.5 67 27 (B) 39 7 (B)
    55 to 59 years 333 79 23.7 294 66 22.6 34 9 (B) 6 3 (B)
    60 to 64 years 234 53 22.6 211 44 21.0 14 6 (B) 9 3 (B)
  65 years and over 482 189 39.2 422 167 39.7 37 15 (B) 23 7 (B)
    65 to 74 years 301 104 34.6 264 92 34.9 25 9 (B) 12 3 (B)
    75 years and over 181 85 46.8 158 75 47.6 12 6 (B) 11 3 (B)
Female 6,137 2,046 33.3 4,982 1,479 29.7 276 118 42.5 878 450 51.2
  Under 18 years 1,504 597 39.7 1,264 450 35.6 64 37 (B) 176 109 62.0
    Under 5 years 442 153 34.5 394 127 32.2 15 8 (B) 34 18 (B)
    5 to 17 years 1,062 444 41.8 870 324 37.2 50 29 (B) 142 91 64.1
  18 to 64 years 4,029 1,231 30.6 3,292 873 26.5 167 65 38.7 570 293 51.5
    18 to 24 years 421 184 43.8 284 105 37.0 41 22 (B) 96 57 59.8
    25 to 34 years 906 241 26.6 773 186 24.1 25 6 (B) 108 49 45.3
    35 to 44 years 1,105 365 33.0 938 271 28.9 32 10 (B) 135 83 61.7
    45 to 54 years 935 245 26.2 767 173 22.5 34 10 (B) 133 62 46.2
    55 to 59 years 378 110 29.1 297 70 23.8 22 14 (B) 60 26 (B)
    60 to 64 years 283 86 30.3 233 67 28.8 12 2 (B) 37 16 (B)
  65 years and over 604 219 36.2 427 156 36.5 45 16 (B) 132 47 35.8
    65 to 74 years 342 128 37.3 250 89 35.7 30 9 (B) 62 29 (B)
    75 years and over 262 91 34.6 177 67 37.5 15 6 (B) 70 18 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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