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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 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 114,664 46.2 189,191 72,671 38.4 15,083 8,777 58.2 44,027 33,217 75.4
  Under 18 years 73,153 42,539 58.2 51,351 24,381 47.5 4,262 3,019 70.8 17,541 15,139 86.3
    Under 5 years 20,858 12,826 61.5 14,845 7,474 50.3 1,261 1,004 79.6 4,753 4,348 91.5
    5 to 17 years 52,295 29,713 56.8 36,506 16,908 46.3 3,001 2,015 67.2 12,788 10,791 84.4
  18 to 64 years 149,742 60,062 40.1 116,401 38,517 33.1 9,792 5,204 53.1 23,548 16,341 69.4
    18 to 24 years 22,230 10,955 49.3 14,191 5,483 38.6 2,206 1,269 57.6 5,833 4,203 72.1
    25 to 34 years 30,197 14,436 47.8 22,354 9,058 40.5 2,377 1,269 53.4 5,466 4,110 75.2
    35 to 44 years 34,423 14,490 42.1 27,506 9,792 35.6 1,935 1,070 55.3 4,983 3,627 72.8
    45 to 54 years 35,983 12,008 33.4 28,965 7,938 27.4 2,123 1,054 49.6 4,896 3,017 61.6
    55 to 59 years 14,869 4,372 29.4 12,631 3,172 25.1 784 374 47.7 1,454 826 56.8
    60 to 64 years 12,040 3,800 31.6 10,755 3,074 28.6 368 168 45.8 917 558 60.9
  65 years and over 25,405 12,063 47.5 21,439 9,773 45.6 1,029 553 53.8 2,938 1,737 59.1
    65 to 74 years 15,159 6,421 42.4 13,291 5,337 40.2 464 242 52.2 1,404 842 60.0
    75 years and over 10,246 5,642 55.1 8,147 4,436 54.4 565 311 55.1 1,534 895 58.4
Male 122,174 54,630 44.7 96,206 36,959 38.4 10,748 6,113 56.9 15,220 11,558 75.9
  Under 18 years 37,384 21,639 57.9 26,236 12,400 47.3 2,356 1,648 69.9 8,792 7,591 86.3
    Under 5 years 10,671 6,486 60.8 7,632 3,799 49.8 655 507 77.4 2,385 2,180 91.4
    5 to 17 years 26,713 15,153 56.7 18,604 8,601 46.2 1,701 1,141 67.0 6,407 5,411 84.4
  18 to 64 years 72,047 27,264 37.8 58,137 19,317 33.2 7,777 4,140 53.2 6,133 3,806 62.1
    18 to 24 years 11,191 5,284 47.2 7,232 2,763 38.2 1,612 940 58.3 2,348 1,582 67.4
    25 to 34 years 14,233 6,256 44.0 10,779 4,332 40.2 2,035 1,081 53.1 1,420 843 59.4
    35 to 44 years 16,238 6,345 39.1 13,689 4,933 36.0 1,651 900 54.5 898 512 57.1
    45 to 54 years 17,184 5,551 32.3 14,509 4,101 28.3 1,614 813 50.3 1,062 637 60.0
    55 to 59 years 7,209 2,083 28.9 6,333 1,635 25.8 596 285 47.8 280 163 58.1
    60 to 64 years 5,992 1,744 29.1 5,597 1,553 27.7 269 122 45.3 125 69 55.1
  65 years and over 12,743 5,728 44.9 11,833 5,242 44.3 615 325 52.9 295 161 54.5
    65 to 74 years 7,630 2,920 38.3 7,197 2,691 37.4 295 147 49.8 139 82 59.0
    75 years and over 5,112 2,808 54.9 4,637 2,551 55.0 320 178 55.7 156 79 50.6
Female 126,127 60,035 47.6 92,985 35,712 38.4 4,335 2,664 61.4 28,807 21,659 75.2
  Under 18 years 35,769 20,901 58.4 25,115 11,982 47.7 1,905 1,372 72.0 8,748 7,547 86.3
    Under 5 years 10,187 6,340 62.2 7,213 3,675 51.0 606 497 82.0 2,368 2,167 91.5
    5 to 17 years 25,582 14,561 56.9 17,903 8,306 46.4 1,299 874 67.3 6,381 5,380 84.3
  18 to 64 years 77,695 32,798 42.2 58,264 19,199 33.0 2,015 1,064 52.8 17,416 12,535 72.0
    18 to 24 years 11,039 5,671 51.4 6,959 2,720 39.1 594 330 55.5 3,485 2,621 75.2
    25 to 34 years 15,964 8,180 51.2 11,576 4,726 40.8 342 188 54.9 4,046 3,267 80.7
    35 to 44 years 18,185 8,145 44.8 13,817 4,860 35.2 283 170 59.9 4,085 3,115 76.3
    45 to 54 years 18,799 6,458 34.4 14,457 3,837 26.5 509 241 47.4 3,834 2,379 62.1
    55 to 59 years 7,660 2,289 29.9 6,298 1,536 24.4 188 89 47.3 1,174 664 56.5
    60 to 64 years 6,048 2,056 34.0 5,158 1,520 29.5 98 46 47.1 792 489 61.8
  65 years and over 12,662 6,335 50.0 9,605 4,531 47.2 414 228 55.1 2,643 1,576 59.6
    65 to 74 years 7,529 3,501 46.5 6,095 2,646 43.4 169 96 56.5 1,265 760 60.1
    75 years and over 5,134 2,834 55.2 3,511 1,885 53.7 245 133 54.2 1,378 816 59.3

Poverty Footnotes

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