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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 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6)

Black alone
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		9,359 2,661 28.4 4,386 497 11.3 812 223 27.5 4,161 1,941 46.7

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		9,359 2,661 28.4 4,386 497 11.3 812 223 27.5 4,161 1,941 46.7
 Under 18 years 36 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 13 9 (B) 22 12 (B)
 18 to 24 years 591 302 51.0 74 27 (B) 124 22 18.0 393 252 64.1
 25 to 34 years 1,952 840 43.0 688 106 15.5 182 54 29.9 1,083 679 62.7
 35 to 44 years 2,295 616 26.8 1,048 109 10.4 186 50 26.7 1,061 456 43.0
 45 to 54 years 2,101 374 17.8 1,175 76 6.5 148 39 26.3 779 259 33.2
 55 to 64 years 1,315 255 19.4 805 86 10.7 93 25 26.8 417 144 34.4
 65 years and over 1,068 255 23.8 596 92 15.4 66 24 (B) 406 139 34.2

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,594 500 13.9 2,178 188 8.6 374 71 18.9 1,042 241 23.1
 Under 18 years 8 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 1 (B) 6 2 (B)
 18 to 24 years 134 24 17.8 28 9 (B) 63 7 (B) 44 9 (B)
 25 to 34 years 257 10 3.8 156 2 1.2 61 5 (B) 40 2 (B)
 35 to 44 years 446 56 12.5 240 10 4.1 62 13 (B) 145 33 22.8
 45 to 54 years 947 109 11.5 588 31 5.2 74 17 (B) 285 61 21.5
 55 to 64 years 926 122 13.1 631 60 9.5 60 11 (B) 236 50 21.3
 65 years and over 876 177 20.2 537 77 14.3 53 17 (B) 286 83 29.0

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,765 2,162 37.5 2,208 309 14.0 438 153 34.9 3,119 1,700 54.5
 Under 18 years 27 19 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 9 (B) 16 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 457 278 60.8 47 19 (B) 61 16 (B) 349 243 69.6
 25 to 34 years 1,695 830 49.0 532 105 19.7 121 49 40.3 1,042 677 64.9
 35 to 44 years 1,849 560 30.3 808 100 12.3 125 37 29.5 916 423 46.2
 45 to 54 years 1,155 265 22.9 588 45 7.7 73 22 (B) 494 198 40.0
 55 to 64 years 389 133 34.2 174 26 14.9 33 14 (B) 181 93 51.5
 65 years and over 192 78 40.4 59 15 (B) 13 7 (B) 119 56 46.7

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,515 749 29.8 844 88 10.4 257 75 29.2 1,414 586 41.4
 Under 18 years 16 7 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 4 (B) 10 4 (B)
 18 to 24 years 257 136 53.0 17 4 (B) 42 11 (B) 198 121 61.2
 25 to 34 years 585 210 35.8 176 28 15.7 76 26 34.1 333 156 46.9
 35 to 44 years 655 144 22.0 208 16 7.8 57 7 (B) 390 121 31.0
 45 to 54 years 649 131 20.1 297 17 5.7 46 14 (B) 306 99 32.5
 55 to 64 years 235 82 34.7 105 14 13.5 19 9 (B) 112 58 52.2
 65 years and over 117 40 33.8 41 9 (B) 10 4 (B) 66 27 (B)

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,250 1,413 43.5 1,364 221 16.2 181 78 42.9 1,705 1,114 65.4
 Under 18 years 11 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 200 141 70.8 30 15 (B) 18 4 (B) 152 122 80.7
 25 to 34 years 1,110 620 55.9 355 77 21.6 45 23 (B) 710 521 73.3
 35 to 44 years 1,194 416 34.8 601 83 13.9 67 30 (B) 526 303 57.5
 45 to 54 years 506 134 26.6 291 28 9.7 27 8 (B) 188 98 52.3
 55 to 64 years 154 51 33.4 70 12 (B) 15 5 (B) 70 35 (B)
 65 years and over 75 38 (B) 18 6 (B) 4 3 (B) 53 29 (B)

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,538 1,136 44.8 971 177 18.3 184 66 35.7 1,383 894 64.6
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 379 255 67.4 40 19 (B) 33 12 (B) 305 224 73.5
 25 to 34 years 1,056 514 48.6 393 74 18.9 69 29 (B) 594 410 69.1
 35 to 44 years 627 213 33.9 317 54 16.9 44 11 (B) 265 148 55.8
 45 to 54 years 298 87 29.1 154 19 12.5 15 2 (B) 128 66 51.2
 55 to 64 years 110 30 27.2 49 5 (B) 10 3 (B) 50 21 (B)
 65 years and over 57 26 (B) 17 6 (B) 5 3 (B) 34 17 (B)

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		1,811 730 40.3 671 98 14.6 147 55 37.4 993 577 58.1
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 253 159 62.8 19 6 (B) 27 12 (B) 207 141 67.9
 25 to 34 years 743 324 43.6 279 50 17.9 56 21 (B) 408 253 62.1
 35 to 44 years 446 127 28.5 208 20 9.8 35 8 (B) 202 98 48.6
 45 to 54 years 228 65 28.3 115 15 12.8 11 2 (B) 103 48 46.9
 55 to 64 years 80 23 28.9 36 4 (B) 8 3 (B) 36 16 (B)
 65 years and over 49 20 (B) 13 3 (B) 5 3 (B) 31 14 (B)

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		728 406 55.8 301 79 26.4 37 11 (B) 390 316 81.1
 Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
 18 to 24 years 126 96 76.8 21 13 (B) 6 0 (B) 98 84 85.2
 25 to 34 years 313 189 60.5 114 24 21.3 13 8 (B) 186 157 84.6
 35 to 44 years 181 86 47.3 109 33 30.6 9 3 (B) 63 50 (B)
 45 to 54 years 70 22 (B) 39 4 (B) 5 0 (B) 26 18 (B)
 55 to 64 years 30 7 (B) 14 2 (B) 2 0 (B) 14 5 (B)
 65 years and over 8 6 (B) 4 3 (B) 1 0 (B) 3 3 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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