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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)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,763 85,079 43.0 159,476 59,347 37.2 11,277 6,357 56.4 27,010 19,376 71.7
  Under 18 years 55,450 30,173 54.4 42,242 19,606 46.4 3,174 2,174 68.5 10,035 8,393 83.6
    Under 5 years 15,639 9,174 58.7 12,080 6,066 50.2 959 745 77.7 2,600 2,363 90.9
    5 to 17 years 39,811 20,999 52.7 30,162 13,540 44.9 2,215 1,428 64.5 7,434 6,030 81.1
  18 to 64 years 120,309 44,746 37.2 98,122 31,186 31.8 7,327 3,774 51.5 14,860 9,786 65.9
    18 to 24 years 16,994 7,687 45.2 11,824 4,368 36.9 1,621 894 55.1 3,549 2,425 68.3
    25 to 34 years 23,497 10,707 45.6 18,504 7,422 40.1 1,748 913 52.3 3,244 2,372 73.1
    35 to 44 years 27,490 10,982 39.9 22,921 7,969 34.8 1,435 801 55.8 3,134 2,212 70.6
    45 to 54 years 29,524 9,024 30.6 24,545 6,326 25.8 1,639 761 46.4 3,339 1,937 58.0
    55 to 59 years 12,512 3,317 26.5 10,920 2,542 23.3 603 274 45.4 988 501 50.7
    60 to 64 years 10,293 3,029 29.4 9,408 2,558 27.2 280 131 46.7 606 340 56.1
  65 years and over 22,003 10,160 46.2 19,112 8,555 44.8 775 409 52.8 2,115 1,196 56.6
    65 to 74 years 13,107 5,305 40.5 11,784 4,577 38.8 329 170 51.6 995 559 56.2
    75 years and over 8,896 4,855 54.6 7,328 3,978 54.3 447 239 53.6 1,120 637 56.9
Male 98,431 41,318 42.0 81,186 30,228 37.2 8,124 4,471 55.0 9,121 6,619 72.6
  Under 18 years 28,422 15,449 54.4 21,626 10,037 46.4 1,758 1,193 67.9 5,038 4,219 83.7
    Under 5 years 8,013 4,680 58.4 6,197 3,100 50.0 503 378 75.1 1,313 1,202 91.5
    5 to 17 years 20,409 10,769 52.8 15,429 6,936 45.0 1,255 815 65.0 3,725 3,018 81.0
  18 to 64 years 58,750 20,935 35.6 48,994 15,613 31.9 5,887 3,032 51.5 3,870 2,289 59.2
    18 to 24 years 8,634 3,778 43.8 6,017 2,201 36.6 1,187 673 56.7 1,430 903 63.2
    25 to 34 years 11,285 4,817 42.7 8,940 3,554 39.7 1,510 776 51.4 835 487 58.4
    35 to 44 years 13,226 5,021 38.0 11,422 4,027 35.3 1,240 674 54.4 565 320 56.6
    45 to 54 years 14,272 4,237 29.7 12,250 3,213 26.2 1,281 604 47.1 741 421 56.7
    55 to 59 years 6,123 1,643 26.8 5,448 1,316 24.2 459 210 45.8 216 117 54.2
    60 to 64 years 5,210 1,439 27.6 4,917 1,303 26.5 210 95 45.1 84 42 49.8
  65 years and over 11,259 4,935 43.8 10,567 4,579 43.3 480 246 51.3 212 110 51.8
    65 to 74 years 6,697 2,446 36.5 6,377 2,285 35.8 218 104 47.7 101 57 56.6
    75 years and over 4,562 2,488 54.5 4,189 2,294 54.8 262 142 54.2 111 53 47.4
Female 99,332 43,761 44.1 78,290 29,118 37.2 3,153 1,886 59.8 17,889 12,757 71.3
  Under 18 years 27,028 14,724 54.5 20,616 9,569 46.4 1,416 981 69.2 4,996 4,174 83.5
    Under 5 years 7,626 4,494 58.9 5,883 2,966 50.4 456 368 80.6 1,287 1,161 90.2
    5 to 17 years 19,402 10,229 52.7 14,732 6,603 44.8 961 613 63.8 3,709 3,013 81.2
  18 to 64 years 61,559 23,812 38.7 49,128 15,573 31.7 1,441 742 51.5 10,990 7,497 68.2
    18 to 24 years 8,360 3,909 46.8 5,807 2,167 37.3 434 220 50.8 2,119 1,521 71.8
    25 to 34 years 12,212 5,891 48.2 9,564 3,868 40.4 238 138 57.8 2,409 1,885 78.2
    35 to 44 years 14,264 5,961 41.8 11,499 3,942 34.3 196 127 64.8 2,569 1,893 73.7
    45 to 54 years 15,252 4,787 31.4 12,295 3,114 25.3 358 158 44.0 2,598 1,516 58.4
    55 to 59 years 6,389 1,673 26.2 5,472 1,226 22.4 144 63 43.9 773 384 49.7
    60 to 64 years 5,083 1,590 31.3 4,491 1,256 28.0 71 36 (B) 522 298 57.1
  65 years and over 10,744 5,226 48.6 8,546 3,976 46.5 296 163 55.2 1,903 1,086 57.1
    65 to 74 years 6,410 2,859 44.6 5,407 2,292 42.4 110 66 59.5 893 502 56.1
    75 years and over 4,334 2,367 54.6 3,139 1,685 53.7 185 98 52.7 1,009 585 57.9

Poverty Footnotes

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