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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)

Asian alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		11,719 4,782 40.8 9,670 3,642 37.7 741 355 47.9 1,308 784 59.9
  Under 18 years 3,035 1,429 47.1 2,539 1,076 42.4 132 85 64.4 364 268 73.6
    Under 5 years 922 375 40.7 816 295 36.1 22 18 (B) 84 63 75.6
    5 to 17 years 2,113 1,053 49.9 1,723 781 45.4 109 67 61.5 280 204 73.0
  18 to 64 years 7,598 2,844 37.4 6,281 2,167 34.5 527 230 43.6 789 447 56.7
    18 to 24 years 889 467 52.5 621 292 47.0 118 73 62.1 150 102 67.8
    25 to 34 years 1,675 524 31.3 1,394 407 29.2 111 38 34.6 170 79 46.8
    35 to 44 years 2,049 788 38.5 1,748 622 35.6 116 42 36.3 186 124 67.1
    45 to 54 years 1,757 626 35.7 1,484 504 34.0 101 43 42.3 172 80 46.3
    55 to 59 years 711 252 35.4 590 191 32.3 55 24 (B) 65 37 (B)
    60 to 64 years 517 186 36.1 444 152 34.3 27 9 (B) 46 25 (B)
  65 years and over 1,086 510 46.9 849 400 47.1 82 41 49.5 155 69 44.6
    65 to 74 years 643 285 44.3 514 220 42.8 56 26 (B) 74 39 (B)
    75 years and over 443 224 50.7 335 180 53.7 27 14 (B) 81 30 36.9
Male 5,583 2,240 40.1 4,687 1,770 37.8 465 212 45.7 430 258 59.9
  Under 18 years 1,531 723 47.2 1,276 533 41.8 68 41 (B) 188 149 79.2
    Under 5 years 481 196 40.8 423 150 35.4 8 7 (B) 50 40 (B)
    5 to 17 years 1,051 527 50.1 853 383 44.9 60 34 (B) 138 109 78.8
  18 to 64 years 3,570 1,287 36.1 2,990 1,035 34.6 360 153 42.5 219 99 45.2
    18 to 24 years 468 238 50.8 337 156 46.4 77 46 59.7 55 36 (B)
    25 to 34 years 769 215 28.0 621 166 26.6 86 31 35.8 62 19 (B)
    35 to 44 years 944 343 36.3 811 287 35.4 83 28 33.8 50 28 (B)
    45 to 54 years 822 311 37.8 717 270 37.6 67 31 (B) 39 9 (B)
    55 to 59 years 333 103 31.0 294 90 30.6 34 10 (B) 6 3 (B)
    60 to 64 years 234 77 33.0 211 66 31.5 14 7 (B) 9 3 (B)
  65 years and over 482 231 47.9 422 202 47.9 37 18 (B) 23 10 (B)
    65 to 74 years 301 132 43.8 264 114 43.2 25 11 (B) 12 6 (B)
    75 years and over 181 99 54.7 158 88 55.9 12 7 (B) 11 3 (B)
Female 6,137 2,542 41.4 4,982 1,873 37.6 276 143 51.6 878 526 59.9
  Under 18 years 1,504 706 46.9 1,264 543 43.0 64 44 (B) 176 119 67.7
    Under 5 years 442 179 40.6 394 145 36.8 15 11 (B) 34 23 (B)
    5 to 17 years 1,062 527 49.6 870 398 45.8 50 33 (B) 142 96 67.3
  18 to 64 years 4,029 1,557 38.6 3,292 1,132 34.4 167 77 45.9 570 348 61.1
    18 to 24 years 421 229 54.4 284 135 47.6 41 27 (B) 96 66 69.3
    25 to 34 years 906 309 34.1 773 241 31.2 25 8 (B) 108 60 55.7
    35 to 44 years 1,105 445 40.3 938 335 35.7 32 14 (B) 135 96 71.3
    45 to 54 years 935 316 33.8 767 234 30.5 34 11 (B) 133 70 52.7
    55 to 59 years 378 148 39.3 297 101 34.0 22 14 (B) 60 33 (B)
    60 to 64 years 283 109 38.7 233 86 36.7 12 2 (B) 37 21 (B)
  65 years and over 604 279 46.2 427 198 46.3 45 22 (B) 132 59 44.9
    65 to 74 years 342 153 44.8 250 106 42.3 30 15 (B) 62 33 (B)
    75 years and over 262 126 47.9 177 92 51.9 15 7 (B) 70 26 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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