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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 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		248,301 19,387 7.8 189,191 7,678 4.1 15,083 1,394 9.2 44,027 10,315 23.4
  Under 18 years 73,153 9,658 13.2 51,351 3,105 6.0 4,262 610 14.3 17,541 5,943 33.9
    Under 5 years 20,858 3,424 16.4 14,845 1,087 7.3 1,261 205 16.3 4,753 2,132 44.9
    5 to 17 years 52,295 6,234 11.9 36,506 2,018 5.5 3,001 405 13.5 12,788 3,811 29.8
  18 to 64 years 149,742 8,858 5.9 116,401 3,963 3.4 9,792 749 7.6 23,548 4,147 17.6
    18 to 24 years 22,230 1,929 8.7 14,191 561 4.0 2,206 175 8.0 5,833 1,193 20.5
    25 to 34 years 30,197 2,506 8.3 22,354 1,006 4.5 2,377 169 7.1 5,466 1,331 24.4
    35 to 44 years 34,423 1,970 5.7 27,506 934 3.4 1,935 171 8.8 4,983 866 17.4
    45 to 54 years 35,983 1,429 4.0 28,965 735 2.5 2,123 161 7.6 4,896 533 10.9
    55 to 59 years 14,869 571 3.8 12,631 376 3.0 784 54 6.9 1,454 142 9.7
    60 to 64 years 12,040 452 3.8 10,755 353 3.3 368 18 4.8 917 81 8.9
  65 years and over 25,405 871 3.4 21,439 610 2.8 1,029 35 3.4 2,938 225 7.7
    65 to 74 years 15,159 484 3.2 13,291 343 2.6 464 20 4.2 1,404 121 8.6
    75 years and over 10,246 386 3.8 8,147 267 3.3 565 16 2.8 1,534 104 6.8
Male 122,174 8,508 7.0 96,206 3,886 4.0 10,748 977 9.1 15,220 3,645 23.9
  Under 18 years 37,384 4,930 13.2 26,236 1,562 6.0 2,356 342 14.5 8,792 3,026 34.4
    Under 5 years 10,671 1,731 16.2 7,632 531 7.0 655 109 16.7 2,385 1,090 45.7
    5 to 17 years 26,713 3,200 12.0 18,604 1,031 5.5 1,701 233 13.7 6,407 1,936 30.2
  18 to 64 years 72,047 3,210 4.5 58,137 1,992 3.4 7,777 615 7.9 6,133 604 9.8
    18 to 24 years 11,191 741 6.6 7,232 273 3.8 1,612 137 8.5 2,348 331 14.1
    25 to 34 years 14,233 747 5.2 10,779 480 4.5 2,035 150 7.4 1,420 117 8.2
    35 to 44 years 16,238 668 4.1 13,689 467 3.4 1,651 142 8.6 898 59 6.6
    45 to 54 years 17,184 581 3.4 14,509 380 2.6 1,614 131 8.1 1,062 70 6.6
    55 to 59 years 7,209 257 3.6 6,333 195 3.1 596 41 6.9 280 21 7.5
    60 to 64 years 5,992 216 3.6 5,597 196 3.5 269 13 4.9 125 6 5.1
  65 years and over 12,743 368 2.9 11,833 332 2.8 615 20 3.3 295 15 5.2
    65 to 74 years 7,630 188 2.5 7,197 171 2.4 295 13 4.5 139 4 2.9
    75 years and over 5,112 180 3.5 4,637 161 3.5 320 7 2.2 156 11 7.3
Female 126,127 10,878 8.6 92,985 3,791 4.1 4,335 417 9.6 28,807 6,670 23.2
  Under 18 years 35,769 4,727 13.2 25,115 1,542 6.1 1,905 268 14.1 8,748 2,917 33.3
    Under 5 years 10,187 1,693 16.6 7,213 555 7.7 606 96 15.8 2,368 1,042 44.0
    5 to 17 years 25,582 3,034 11.9 17,903 987 5.5 1,299 172 13.3 6,381 1,875 29.4
  18 to 64 years 77,695 5,648 7.3 58,264 1,971 3.4 2,015 134 6.6 17,416 3,543 20.3
    18 to 24 years 11,039 1,188 10.8 6,959 287 4.1 594 38 6.5 3,485 862 24.7
    25 to 34 years 15,964 1,760 11.0 11,576 526 4.5 342 19 5.6 4,046 1,215 30.0
    35 to 44 years 18,185 1,302 7.2 13,817 467 3.4 283 29 10.1 4,085 807 19.8
    45 to 54 years 18,799 848 4.5 14,457 354 2.5 509 30 6.0 3,834 463 12.1
    55 to 59 years 7,660 314 4.1 6,298 180 2.9 188 13 6.8 1,174 121 10.3
    60 to 64 years 6,048 236 3.9 5,158 157 3.0 98 5 4.7 792 75 9.5
  65 years and over 12,662 503 4.0 9,605 278 2.9 414 15 3.6 2,643 210 7.9
    65 to 74 years 7,529 296 3.9 6,095 172 2.8 169 6 3.8 1,265 117 9.3
    75 years and over 5,134 207 4.0 3,511 105 3.0 245 9 3.5 1,378 93 6.7

Poverty Footnotes

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