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POV04: Families by Age of Householder, Number of Children, and Family Structure: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  Families (total) (10) Married-couple families (11) Families with a male householder, no wife present Families with a female householder, no husband present
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

All races
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		78,874 8,147 10.3 59,137 3,261 5.5 5,255 723 13.8 14,482 4,163 28.7

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		78,874 8,147 10.3 59,137 3,261 5.5 5,255 723 13.8 14,482 4,163 28.7
 Under 18 years 170 43 25.6 3 0 (B) 82 16 20.0 84 27 32.0
 18 to 24 years 3,232 928 28.7 1,207 181 15.0 753 119 15.8 1,272 628 49.4
 25 to 34 years 13,355 2,296 17.2 9,028 703 7.8 1,190 175 14.7 3,137 1,417 45.2
 35 to 44 years 17,551 1,932 11.0 12,916 772 6.0 1,151 168 14.6 3,484 992 28.5
 45 to 54 years 18,120 1,265 7.0 13,981 559 4.0 1,075 143 13.3 3,063 563 18.4
 55 to 64 years 13,467 868 6.4 11,420 560 4.9 552 64 11.6 1,495 243 16.3
 65 years and over 12,980 816 6.3 10,581 486 4.6 452 37 8.3 1,947 293 15.0

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		39,912 2,043 5.1 32,647 1,273 3.9 2,579 252 9.8 4,686 519 11.1
 Under 18 years 70 11 (B) 3 0 (B) 34 7 (B) 33 5 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,228 109 8.9 535 26 4.8 444 48 10.8 250 36 14.3
 25 to 34 years 3,220 133 4.1 2,506 76 3.0 475 34 7.1 239 23 9.8
 35 to 44 years 3,130 211 6.8 2,325 94 4.1 342 36 10.6 462 81 17.5
 45 to 54 years 8,966 384 4.3 7,226 197 2.7 532 67 12.5 1,208 120 10.0
 55 to 64 years 11,272 575 5.1 9,934 447 4.5 390 38 9.8 948 90 9.5
 65 years and over 12,026 618 5.1 10,118 432 4.3 362 23 6.2 1,547 163 10.5

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		38,962 6,104 15.7 26,490 1,989 7.5 2,676 471 17.6 9,796 3,645 37.2
 Under 18 years 100 32 32.0 0 0 (X) 48 10 (B) 52 22 (B)
 18 to 24 years 2,005 818 40.8 673 155 23.1 310 71 23.0 1,022 592 57.9
 25 to 34 years 10,135 2,163 21.3 6,522 627 9.6 715 142 19.8 2,898 1,394 48.1
 35 to 44 years 14,421 1,721 11.9 10,591 678 6.4 808 131 16.3 3,022 911 30.2
 45 to 54 years 9,153 880 9.6 6,755 362 5.4 543 76 14.0 1,855 443 23.9
 55 to 64 years 2,195 292 13.3 1,486 113 7.6 162 26 16.1 546 153 28.0
 65 years and over 953 198 20.8 463 53 11.5 90 15 16.6 400 130 32.4

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		16,744 2,070 12.4 10,278 447 4.3 1,628 234 14.4 4,838 1,388 28.7
 Under 18 years 67 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 36 6 (B) 31 11 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,210 421 34.8 381 55 14.5 225 45 19.9 605 321 53.1
 25 to 34 years 3,934 547 13.9 2,407 93 3.9 444 72 16.2 1,083 382 35.2
 35 to 44 years 4,594 423 9.2 2,823 97 3.4 425 47 11.0 1,347 280 20.8
 45 to 54 years 4,965 387 7.8 3,432 114 3.3 344 44 12.7 1,188 230 19.3
 55 to 64 years 1,374 165 12.0 946 59 6.2 99 14 13.9 330 92 28.0
 65 years and over 600 110 18.3 290 29 10.1 55 8 (B) 255 73 28.5

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		22,217 4,035 18.2 16,212 1,542 9.5 1,048 237 22.6 4,957 2,256 45.5
 Under 18 years 33 15 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 4 (B) 21 12 (B)
 18 to 24 years 794 397 50.0 292 100 34.4 85 26 31.1 417 271 64.9
 25 to 34 years 6,201 1,616 26.1 4,114 534 13.0 271 70 25.8 1,816 1,012 55.8
 35 to 44 years 9,827 1,297 13.2 7,769 581 7.5 383 85 22.1 1,675 631 37.7
 45 to 54 years 4,189 493 11.8 3,323 248 7.5 199 32 16.2 667 213 31.9
 55 to 64 years 821 127 15.5 541 54 10.0 63 12 (B) 217 61 27.9
 65 years and over 354 88 25.0 173 24 13.9 35 7 (B) 145 57 39.1

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		17,532 3,453 19.7 12,295 1,163 9.5 1,122 233 20.8 4,115 2,056 50.0
 Under 18 years 30 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 13 6 (B) 17 11 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,719 762 44.3 637 153 24.0 181 54 29.9 901 555 61.6
 25 to 34 years 7,551 1,572 20.8 5,300 506 9.6 493 102 20.7 1,758 963 54.8
 35 to 44 years 5,749 713 12.4 4,712 334 7.1 246 48 19.3 791 332 42.0
 45 to 54 years 1,613 230 14.2 1,143 113 9.9 105 11 10.6 365 105 28.9
 55 to 64 years 564 90 16.0 365 35 9.7 52 7 (B) 147 47 32.0
 65 years and over 305 69 22.5 138 22 15.8 32 4 (B) 136 43 31.6

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		12,154 2,196 18.1 8,226 642 7.8 883 172 19.4 3,045 1,382 45.4
 Under 18 years 28 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 6 (B) 17 11 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,146 455 39.7 388 69 17.7 147 41 27.8 611 345 56.5
 25 to 34 years 4,999 956 19.1 3,357 258 7.7 379 73 19.3 1,263 625 49.5
 35 to 44 years 4,064 475 11.7 3,234 199 6.2 199 33 16.6 631 243 38.5
 45 to 54 years 1,251 170 13.6 875 79 9.0 86 7 8.4 290 84 29.0
 55 to 64 years 419 71 16.8 268 24 8.8 35 7 (B) 116 40 34.1
 65 years and over 247 53 21.4 103 14 13.5 26 3 (B) 117 35 30.2

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,378 1,257 23.4 4,069 521 12.8 239 62 25.8 1,070 674 63.0
 Under 18 years 2 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
 18 to 24 years 573 307 53.6 249 84 33.7 34 13 (B) 289 210 72.5
 25 to 34 years 2,553 616 24.1 1,943 248 12.8 114 29 25.5 495 338 68.3
 35 to 44 years 1,684 239 14.2 1,477 135 9.1 47 14 (B) 160 89 55.8
 45 to 54 years 362 60 16.5 268 35 12.9 19 4 (B) 75 21 (B)
 55 to 64 years 145 19 13.4 97 12 12.3 17 0 (B) 31 8 (B)
 65 years and over 59 16 (B) 34 8 (B) 6 1 (B) 18 7 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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