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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)

Black alone
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		9,359 2,055 22.0 4,386 346 7.9 812 161 19.9 4,161 1,548 37.2

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		9,359 2,055 22.0 4,386 346 7.9 812 161 19.9 4,161 1,548 37.2
 Under 18 years 36 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 13 3 (B) 22 8 (B)
 18 to 24 years 591 261 44.1 74 20 (B) 124 17 14.1 393 223 56.8
 25 to 34 years 1,952 665 34.1 688 60 8.7 182 39 21.3 1,083 567 52.4
 35 to 44 years 2,295 491 21.4 1,048 82 7.9 186 45 24.0 1,061 364 34.3
 45 to 54 years 2,101 268 12.8 1,175 57 4.9 148 26 17.6 779 185 23.8
 55 to 64 years 1,315 181 13.8 805 67 8.4 93 16 16.9 417 99 23.6
 65 years and over 1,068 178 16.7 596 59 9.9 66 16 (B) 406 102 25.2

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,594 347 9.6 2,178 134 6.1 374 52 13.8 1,042 161 15.5
 Under 18 years 8 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 1 (B) 6 0 (B)
 18 to 24 years 134 16 12.1 28 6 (B) 63 4 (B) 44 6 (B)
 25 to 34 years 257 8 3.0 156 0 0.0 61 5 (B) 40 2 (B)
 35 to 44 years 446 49 11.1 240 8 3.5 62 13 (B) 145 28 19.4
 45 to 54 years 947 72 7.6 588 22 3.8 74 9 (B) 285 40 14.2
 55 to 64 years 926 86 9.3 631 48 7.6 60 7 (B) 236 31 13.3
 65 years and over 876 115 13.1 537 50 9.3 53 12 (B) 286 52 18.3

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,765 1,709 29.6 2,208 212 9.6 438 110 25.1 3,119 1,387 44.5
 Under 18 years 27 10 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 2 (B) 16 8 (B)
 18 to 24 years 457 245 53.6 47 14 (B) 61 14 (B) 349 217 62.1
 25 to 34 years 1,695 658 38.8 532 60 11.2 121 33 27.4 1,042 565 54.2
 35 to 44 years 1,849 441 23.9 808 74 9.2 125 32 25.5 916 335 36.6
 45 to 54 years 1,155 196 17.0 588 35 5.9 73 17 (B) 494 145 29.3
 55 to 64 years 389 95 24.5 174 20 11.2 33 9 (B) 181 67 37.1
 65 years and over 192 63 33.0 59 10 (B) 13 4 (B) 119 50 41.9

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,515 571 22.7 844 57 6.8 257 53 20.6 1,414 461 32.6
 Under 18 years 16 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 0 (B) 10 2 (B)
 18 to 24 years 257 125 48.4 17 4 (B) 42 9 (B) 198 111 56.3
 25 to 34 years 585 155 26.5 176 13 7.6 76 19 25.2 333 122 36.8
 35 to 44 years 655 109 16.7 208 12 5.7 57 7 (B) 390 91 23.2
 45 to 54 years 649 89 13.7 297 10 3.4 46 9 (B) 306 70 23.0
 55 to 64 years 235 59 24.9 105 12 11.4 19 5 (B) 112 42 37.2
 65 years and over 117 33 28.3 41 6 (B) 10 4 (B) 66 23 (B)

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,250 1,138 35.0 1,364 155 11.3 181 57 31.4 1,705 926 54.3
 Under 18 years 11 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 2 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 200 120 60.2 30 11 (B) 18 4 (B) 152 106 69.6
 25 to 34 years 1,110 503 45.3 355 46 13.0 45 14 (B) 710 443 62.3
 35 to 44 years 1,194 332 27.8 601 62 10.3 67 25 (B) 526 245 46.5
 45 to 54 years 506 107 21.2 291 25 8.6 27 8 (B) 188 74 39.6
 55 to 64 years 154 37 23.9 70 8 (B) 15 4 (B) 70 26 (B)
 65 years and over 75 30 (B) 18 3 (B) 4 0 (B) 53 27 (B)

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,538 947 37.3 971 120 12.3 184 47 25.3 1,383 781 56.4
 Under 18 years 12 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 2 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 379 228 60.1 40 14 (B) 33 10 (B) 305 203 66.5
 25 to 34 years 1,056 427 40.5 393 42 10.6 69 19 (B) 594 367 61.9
 35 to 44 years 627 182 29.0 317 42 13.3 44 11 (B) 265 129 48.6
 45 to 54 years 298 58 19.3 154 15 9.6 15 2 (B) 128 41 32.0
 55 to 64 years 110 24 21.7 49 4 (B) 10 3 (B) 50 17 (B)
 65 years and over 57 20 (B) 17 3 (B) 5 0 (B) 34 17 (B)

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		1,811 605 33.4 671 60 8.9 147 41 27.5 993 505 50.8
 Under 18 years 12 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 2 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 253 144 57.0 19 5 (B) 27 10 (B) 207 129 62.2
 25 to 34 years 743 260 35.0 279 23 8.2 56 15 (B) 408 222 54.4
 35 to 44 years 446 110 24.6 208 15 7.1 35 8 (B) 202 87 42.9
 45 to 54 years 228 46 20.3 115 12 10.2 11 2 (B) 103 33 32.1
 55 to 64 years 80 21 26.1 36 4 (B) 8 3 (B) 36 14 (B)
 65 years and over 49 16 (B) 13 1 (B) 5 0 (B) 31 14 (B)

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		728 342 47.0 301 60 20.1 37 6 (B) 390 276 70.7
 Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
 18 to 24 years 126 83 66.4 21 9 (B) 6 0 (B) 98 74 75.5
 25 to 34 years 313 168 53.5 114 19 16.3 13 3 (B) 186 145 78.3
 35 to 44 years 181 72 39.9 109 28 25.4 9 3 (B) 63 42 (B)
 45 to 54 years 70 11 (B) 39 3 (B) 5 0 (B) 26 8 (B)
 55 to 64 years 30 3 (B) 14 0 (B) 2 0 (B) 14 3 (B)
 65 years and over 8 4 (B) 4 2 (B) 1 0 (B) 3 3 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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