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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 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 177,063 71.3 189,191 124,573 65.8 15,083 12,349 81.9 44,027 40,141 91.2
  Under 18 years 73,153 59,258 81.0 51,351 38,545 75.1 4,262 3,819 89.6 17,541 16,894 96.3
    Under 5 years 20,858 17,181 82.4 14,845 11,343 76.4 1,261 1,193 94.6 4,753 4,645 97.7
    5 to 17 years 52,295 42,077 80.5 36,506 27,202 74.5 3,001 2,627 87.5 12,788 12,248 95.8
  18 to 64 years 149,742 99,433 66.4 116,401 70,870 60.9 9,792 7,737 79.0 23,548 20,826 88.4
    18 to 24 years 22,230 16,693 75.1 14,191 9,599 67.6 2,206 1,823 82.7 5,833 5,270 90.4
    25 to 34 years 30,197 22,170 73.4 22,354 15,289 68.4 2,377 1,922 80.9 5,466 4,959 90.7
    35 to 44 years 34,423 24,093 70.0 27,506 18,023 65.5 1,935 1,532 79.2 4,983 4,538 91.1
    45 to 54 years 35,983 21,662 60.2 28,965 15,916 55.0 2,123 1,629 76.7 4,896 4,116 84.1
    55 to 59 years 14,869 7,997 53.8 12,631 6,232 49.3 784 577 73.5 1,454 1,188 81.7
    60 to 64 years 12,040 6,819 56.6 10,755 5,810 54.0 368 255 69.2 917 755 82.3
  65 years and over 25,405 18,372 72.3 21,439 15,158 70.7 1,029 792 77.0 2,938 2,422 82.4
    65 to 74 years 15,159 10,317 68.1 13,291 8,799 66.2 464 353 76.1 1,404 1,166 83.0
    75 years and over 10,246 8,055 78.6 8,147 6,359 78.1 565 439 77.8 1,534 1,256 81.9
Male 122,174 86,109 70.5 96,206 63,410 65.9 10,748 8,749 81.4 15,220 13,950 91.7
  Under 18 years 37,384 30,336 81.1 26,236 19,728 75.2 2,356 2,126 90.2 8,792 8,482 96.5
    Under 5 years 10,671 8,813 82.6 7,632 5,867 76.9 655 614 93.8 2,385 2,332 97.8
    5 to 17 years 26,713 21,523 80.6 18,604 13,861 74.5 1,701 1,512 88.9 6,407 6,150 96.0
  18 to 64 years 72,047 46,854 65.0 58,137 35,470 61.0 7,777 6,156 79.2 6,133 5,228 85.2
    18 to 24 years 11,191 8,260 73.8 7,232 4,841 66.9 1,612 1,341 83.2 2,348 2,078 88.5
    25 to 34 years 14,233 10,197 71.6 10,779 7,349 68.2 2,035 1,656 81.4 1,420 1,192 83.9
    35 to 44 years 16,238 11,081 68.2 13,689 9,052 66.1 1,651 1,293 78.3 898 736 82.0
    45 to 54 years 17,184 10,237 59.6 14,509 8,112 55.9 1,614 1,239 76.8 1,062 885 83.4
    55 to 59 years 7,209 3,853 53.4 6,333 3,174 50.1 596 439 73.6 280 240 85.7
    60 to 64 years 5,992 3,227 53.9 5,597 2,941 52.6 269 188 69.9 125 97 77.5
  65 years and over 12,743 8,919 70.0 11,833 8,212 69.4 615 467 75.9 295 240 81.4
    65 to 74 years 7,630 4,948 64.9 7,197 4,603 64.0 295 223 75.5 139 123 88.5
    75 years and over 5,112 3,971 77.7 4,637 3,610 77.8 320 244 76.3 156 117 75.1
Female 126,127 90,954 72.1 92,985 61,163 65.8 4,335 3,599 83.0 28,807 26,191 90.9
  Under 18 years 35,769 28,922 80.9 25,115 18,818 74.9 1,905 1,693 88.8 8,748 8,412 96.2
    Under 5 years 10,187 8,368 82.1 7,213 5,476 75.9 606 578 95.4 2,368 2,313 97.7
    5 to 17 years 25,582 20,554 80.3 17,903 13,341 74.5 1,299 1,115 85.8 6,381 6,099 95.6
  18 to 64 years 77,695 52,579 67.7 58,264 35,400 60.8 2,015 1,581 78.5 17,416 15,598 89.6
    18 to 24 years 11,039 8,433 76.4 6,959 4,758 68.4 594 482 81.2 3,485 3,192 91.6
    25 to 34 years 15,964 11,974 75.0 11,576 7,939 68.6 342 267 77.9 4,046 3,768 93.1
    35 to 44 years 18,185 13,011 71.5 13,817 8,971 64.9 283 238 84.1 4,085 3,802 93.1
    45 to 54 years 18,799 11,425 60.8 14,457 7,804 54.0 509 390 76.6 3,834 3,231 84.3
    55 to 59 years 7,660 4,144 54.1 6,298 3,058 48.6 188 138 73.2 1,174 948 80.7
    60 to 64 years 6,048 3,592 59.4 5,158 2,868 55.6 98 66 67.2 792 658 83.0
  65 years and over 12,662 9,453 74.7 9,605 6,946 72.3 414 325 78.6 2,643 2,182 82.5
    65 to 74 years 7,529 5,369 71.3 6,095 4,196 68.8 169 130 77.0 1,265 1,043 82.4
    75 years and over 5,134 4,084 79.6 3,511 2,750 78.3 245 195 79.7 1,378 1,139 82.7

Poverty Footnotes

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