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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 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 30,016 91.5 15,955 13,658 85.6 2,530 2,380 94.1 14,332 13,978 97.5
  Under 18 years 12,238 11,693 95.5 4,929 4,494 91.2 775 746 96.3 6,534 6,453 98.7
    Under 5 years 3,526 3,364 95.4 1,405 1,281 91.2 230 224 97.4 1,891 1,859 98.3
    5 to 17 years 8,711 8,328 95.6 3,523 3,212 91.2 545 522 95.8 4,643 4,594 98.9
  18 to 64 years 18,609 16,533 88.8 9,795 8,078 82.5 1,612 1,496 92.8 7,202 6,958 96.6
    18 to 24 years 3,697 3,403 92.0 1,360 1,143 84.0 395 376 95.2 1,943 1,885 97.0
    25 to 34 years 4,251 3,896 91.7 1,961 1,695 86.4 411 377 91.6 1,878 1,824 97.1
    35 to 44 years 4,151 3,749 90.3 2,314 1,965 84.9 320 304 95.0 1,518 1,480 97.5
    45 to 54 years 4,059 3,475 85.6 2,473 1,981 80.1 329 304 92.2 1,256 1,190 94.7
    55 to 59 years 1,408 1,124 79.8 939 688 73.3 104 91 86.9 365 345 94.6
    60 to 64 years 1,043 887 85.0 747 606 81.1 53 46 (B) 243 235 96.5
  65 years and over 1,971 1,790 90.8 1,232 1,086 88.2 144 138 95.9 596 567 95.1
    65 to 74 years 1,170 1,050 89.7 813 712 87.6 65 64 (B) 292 274 93.7
    75 years and over 801 741 92.5 419 374 89.2 78 74 94.5 304 293 96.6
Male 15,163 13,715 90.4 8,226 7,006 85.2 1,784 1,678 94.0 5,154 5,032 97.6
  Under 18 years 6,169 5,866 95.1 2,471 2,225 90.0 438 422 96.4 3,260 3,219 98.7
    Under 5 years 1,778 1,687 94.9 715 645 90.2 124 123 99.2 940 919 97.8
    5 to 17 years 4,391 4,179 95.2 1,757 1,581 90.0 314 299 95.2 2,321 2,299 99.1
  18 to 64 years 8,150 7,097 87.1 5,045 4,159 82.4 1,263 1,176 93.1 1,841 1,762 95.7
    18 to 24 years 1,766 1,599 90.5 691 573 82.9 289 275 95.3 786 751 95.5
    25 to 34 years 1,814 1,643 90.6 993 867 87.3 347 320 92.2 474 456 96.3
    35 to 44 years 1,713 1,511 88.2 1,182 1,005 85.0 274 259 94.4 257 248 96.3
    45 to 54 years 1,770 1,497 84.6 1,292 1,052 81.4 230 212 92.0 247 233 94.3
    55 to 59 years 633 480 75.8 498 355 71.3 86 80 92.1 49 45 (B)
    60 to 64 years 455 367 80.8 389 308 79.2 38 31 (B) 28 28 (B)
  65 years and over 844 752 89.1 709 621 87.6 83 80 96.6 52 51 (B)
    65 to 74 years 526 464 88.1 458 398 86.9 45 43 (B) 23 22 (B)
    75 years and over 318 289 90.8 250 223 88.9 38 37 (B) 29 29 (B)
Female 17,655 16,301 92.3 7,729 6,652 86.1 747 703 94.1 9,179 8,946 97.5
  Under 18 years 6,068 5,827 96.0 2,457 2,268 92.3 337 324 96.2 3,274 3,234 98.8
    Under 5 years 1,748 1,678 96.0 691 637 92.2 106 101 95.4 951 940 98.8
    5 to 17 years 4,320 4,149 96.0 1,767 1,632 92.4 231 223 96.6 2,323 2,294 98.8
  18 to 64 years 10,459 9,436 90.2 4,750 3,919 82.5 349 321 91.9 5,361 5,197 96.9
    18 to 24 years 1,931 1,804 93.4 669 570 85.2 106 100 94.8 1,157 1,134 98.0
    25 to 34 years 2,437 2,253 92.5 968 828 85.6 65 57 (B) 1,404 1,367 97.4
    35 to 44 years 2,438 2,238 91.8 1,132 961 84.9 46 45 (B) 1,260 1,232 97.7
    45 to 54 years 2,289 1,977 86.4 1,181 928 78.6 99 92 92.9 1,009 957 94.8
    55 to 59 years 775 644 83.1 441 333 75.5 18 11 (B) 316 300 94.9
    60 to 64 years 589 520 88.3 359 299 83.3 15 15 (B) 215 207 96.1
  65 years and over 1,127 1,038 92.1 523 465 88.9 61 58 (B) 544 516 94.8
    65 to 74 years 644 586 91.0 354 314 88.6 20 20 (B) 269 252 93.5
    75 years and over 483 452 93.6 168 151 89.6 40 37 (B) 274 264 96.2

Poverty Footnotes

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