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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 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 149,970 60.4 189,191 101,392 53.6 15,083 10,921 72.4 44,027 37,657 85.5
  Under 18 years 73,153 52,471 71.7 51,351 32,633 63.5 4,262 3,524 82.7 17,541 16,314 93.0
    Under 5 years 20,858 15,414 73.9 14,845 9,748 65.7 1,261 1,119 88.8 4,753 4,547 95.7
    5 to 17 years 52,295 37,057 70.9 36,506 22,885 62.7 3,001 2,405 80.2 12,788 11,767 92.0
  18 to 64 years 149,742 81,643 54.5 116,401 55,789 47.9 9,792 6,672 68.1 23,548 19,182 81.5
    18 to 24 years 22,230 14,163 63.7 14,191 7,706 54.3 2,206 1,580 71.6 5,833 4,877 83.6
    25 to 34 years 30,197 18,716 62.0 22,354 12,411 55.5 2,377 1,646 69.3 5,466 4,659 85.2
    35 to 44 years 34,423 19,905 57.8 27,506 14,357 52.2 1,935 1,345 69.5 4,983 4,203 84.3
    45 to 54 years 35,983 17,262 48.0 28,965 12,138 41.9 2,123 1,410 66.4 4,896 3,714 75.9
    55 to 59 years 14,869 6,161 41.4 12,631 4,670 37.0 784 466 59.4 1,454 1,026 70.5
    60 to 64 years 12,040 5,436 45.1 10,755 4,508 41.9 368 225 61.2 917 703 76.6
  65 years and over 25,405 15,855 62.4 21,439 12,970 60.5 1,029 724 70.4 2,938 2,161 73.6
    65 to 74 years 15,159 8,673 57.2 13,291 7,312 55.0 464 320 69.0 1,404 1,040 74.1
    75 years and over 10,246 7,183 70.1 8,147 5,658 69.4 565 404 71.6 1,534 1,121 73.1
Male 122,174 72,420 59.3 96,206 51,605 53.6 10,748 7,686 71.5 15,220 13,129 86.3
  Under 18 years 37,384 26,834 71.8 26,236 16,682 63.6 2,356 1,949 82.7 8,792 8,204 93.3
    Under 5 years 10,671 7,872 73.8 7,632 5,001 65.5 655 582 88.8 2,385 2,290 96.0
    5 to 17 years 26,713 18,962 71.0 18,604 11,681 62.8 1,701 1,367 80.4 6,407 5,914 92.3
  18 to 64 years 72,047 37,953 52.7 58,137 27,934 48.0 7,777 5,304 68.2 6,133 4,714 76.9
    18 to 24 years 11,191 6,930 61.9 7,232 3,871 53.5 1,612 1,162 72.1 2,348 1,896 80.8
    25 to 34 years 14,233 8,472 59.5 10,779 5,959 55.3 2,035 1,413 69.5 1,420 1,100 77.4
    35 to 44 years 16,238 8,979 55.3 13,689 7,209 52.7 1,651 1,135 68.7 898 635 70.8
    45 to 54 years 17,184 8,143 47.4 14,509 6,274 43.2 1,614 1,081 67.0 1,062 789 74.3
    55 to 59 years 7,209 2,921 40.5 6,333 2,373 37.5 596 346 58.0 280 202 72.1
    60 to 64 years 5,992 2,507 41.8 5,597 2,248 40.2 269 167 62.1 125 92 73.7
  65 years and over 12,743 7,633 59.9 11,833 6,989 59.1 615 432 70.3 295 211 71.6
    65 to 74 years 7,630 4,085 53.5 7,197 3,778 52.5 295 200 67.9 139 107 77.3
    75 years and over 5,112 3,548 69.4 4,637 3,211 69.3 320 232 72.6 156 104 66.6
Female 126,127 77,550 61.5 92,985 49,788 53.5 4,335 3,235 74.6 28,807 24,528 85.1
  Under 18 years 35,769 25,637 71.7 25,115 15,951 63.5 1,905 1,576 82.7 8,748 8,110 92.7
    Under 5 years 10,187 7,542 74.0 7,213 4,747 65.8 606 538 88.7 2,368 2,257 95.3
    5 to 17 years 25,582 18,095 70.7 17,903 11,204 62.6 1,299 1,038 79.9 6,381 5,853 91.7
  18 to 64 years 77,695 43,690 56.2 58,264 27,855 47.8 2,015 1,368 67.9 17,416 14,468 83.1
    18 to 24 years 11,039 7,233 65.5 6,959 3,834 55.1 594 418 70.4 3,485 2,981 85.5
    25 to 34 years 15,964 10,244 64.2 11,576 6,451 55.7 342 233 68.0 4,046 3,560 88.0
    35 to 44 years 18,185 10,926 60.1 13,817 7,148 51.7 283 210 74.1 4,085 3,567 87.3
    45 to 54 years 18,799 9,118 48.5 14,457 5,864 40.6 509 329 64.7 3,834 2,925 76.3
    55 to 59 years 7,660 3,241 42.3 6,298 2,297 36.5 188 120 63.6 1,174 824 70.2
    60 to 64 years 6,048 2,928 48.4 5,158 2,260 43.8 98 58 58.5 792 611 77.1
  65 years and over 12,662 8,223 64.9 9,605 5,981 62.3 414 292 70.4 2,643 1,950 73.8
    65 to 74 years 7,529 4,587 60.9 6,095 3,535 58.0 169 120 70.8 1,265 933 73.8
    75 years and over 5,134 3,635 70.8 3,511 2,447 69.7 245 172 70.2 1,378 1,017 73.8

Poverty Footnotes

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