U.S. Department of Commerce
Current Population Survey (CPS)
A joint effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau

Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


There is also additional background information for this table group.

Contents for Table

POV02: People in Families by Family Structure, Age, and Sex, Iterated by Income-to-Poverty Ratio and Race: 2008

For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/apsd/techdoc/cps/cpsmar09.pdf [PDF].

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 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 3,575 10.9 15,955 541 3.4 2,530 235 9.3 14,332 2,798 19.5
  Under 18 years 12,238 2,043 16.7 4,929 211 4.3 775 106 13.7 6,534 1,726 26.4
    Under 5 years 3,526 753 21.4 1,405 71 5.1 230 29 12.7 1,891 653 34.5
    5 to 17 years 8,711 1,290 14.8 3,523 139 4.0 545 77 14.1 4,643 1,074 23.1
  18 to 64 years 18,609 1,444 7.8 9,795 284 2.9 1,612 125 7.8 7,202 1,035 14.4
    18 to 24 years 3,697 421 11.4 1,360 50 3.6 395 31 8.0 1,943 340 17.5
    25 to 34 years 4,251 448 10.5 1,961 75 3.8 411 39 9.5 1,878 334 17.8
    35 to 44 years 4,151 309 7.5 2,314 64 2.8 320 29 9.0 1,518 216 14.3
    45 to 54 years 4,059 166 4.1 2,473 40 1.6 329 20 6.0 1,256 106 8.5
    55 to 59 years 1,408 61 4.3 939 35 3.7 104 3 2.9 365 23 6.2
    60 to 64 years 1,043 39 3.7 747 20 2.7 53 3 (B) 243 16 6.6
  65 years and over 1,971 87 4.4 1,232 47 3.8 144 4 2.8 596 37 6.1
    65 to 74 years 1,170 41 3.5 813 15 1.8 65 4 (B) 292 22 7.5
    75 years and over 801 47 5.8 419 32 7.6 78 0 0.0 304 15 4.9
Male 15,163 1,457 9.6 8,226 263 3.2 1,784 185 10.3 5,154 1,010 19.6
  Under 18 years 6,169 1,028 16.7 2,471 98 4.0 438 67 15.4 3,260 863 26.5
    Under 5 years 1,778 350 19.7 715 21 2.9 124 15 12.4 940 314 33.4
    5 to 17 years 4,391 678 15.4 1,757 77 4.4 314 52 16.6 2,321 549 23.7
  18 to 64 years 8,150 393 4.8 5,045 137 2.7 1,263 113 9.0 1,841 142 7.7
    18 to 24 years 1,766 143 8.1 691 21 3.0 289 29 9.9 786 94 12.0
    25 to 34 years 1,814 88 4.8 993 33 3.4 347 34 9.9 474 20 4.2
    35 to 44 years 1,713 68 4.0 1,182 29 2.4 274 27 9.9 257 13 5.0
    45 to 54 years 1,770 53 3.0 1,292 24 1.8 230 17 7.4 247 13 5.1
    55 to 59 years 633 26 4.2 498 21 4.2 86 3 3.3 49 3 (B)
    60 to 64 years 455 14 3.0 389 10 2.7 38 3 (B) 28 0 (B)
  65 years and over 844 36 4.3 709 28 3.9 83 4 4.9 52 4 (B)
    65 to 74 years 526 17 3.3 458 11 2.5 45 4 (B) 23 2 (B)
    75 years and over 318 19 6.0 250 17 6.6 38 0 (B) 29 3 (B)
Female 17,655 2,117 12.0 7,729 278 3.6 747 51 6.8 9,179 1,788 19.5
  Under 18 years 6,068 1,015 16.7 2,457 113 4.6 337 39 11.5 3,274 863 26.4
    Under 5 years 1,748 403 23.1 691 50 7.3 106 14 13.2 951 339 35.6
    5 to 17 years 4,320 611 14.2 1,767 62 3.5 231 25 10.7 2,323 524 22.6
  18 to 64 years 10,459 1,052 10.1 4,750 147 3.1 349 12 3.5 5,361 893 16.7
    18 to 24 years 1,931 277 14.4 669 29 4.3 106 3 2.5 1,157 246 21.3
    25 to 34 years 2,437 361 14.8 968 42 4.3 65 5 (B) 1,404 314 22.4
    35 to 44 years 2,438 241 9.9 1,132 35 3.1 46 2 (B) 1,260 204 16.2
    45 to 54 years 2,289 113 4.9 1,181 17 1.4 99 3 2.6 1,009 94 9.3
    55 to 59 years 775 34 4.4 441 14 3.3 18 0 (B) 316 20 6.2
    60 to 64 years 589 25 4.3 359 9 2.6 15 0 (B) 215 16 7.4
  65 years and over 1,127 51 4.5 523 19 3.6 61 0 (B) 544 32 5.9
    65 to 74 years 644 23 3.7 354 4 1.0 20 0 (B) 269 20 7.4
    75 years and over 483 28 5.7 168 15 9.1 40 0 (B) 274 12 4.5

Poverty Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free)