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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 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		9,625 2,972 30.9 4,530 599 13.2 840 259 30.9 4,254 2,114 49.7

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		9,625 2,972 30.9 4,530 599 13.2 840 259 30.9 4,254 2,114 49.7
 Under 18 years 36 27 (B) 0 0 (X) 14 11 (B) 22 16 (B)
 18 to 24 years 612 345 56.4 78 32 41.1 134 34 25.1 400 279 69.9
 25 to 34 years 2,026 925 45.7 725 136 18.7 187 57 30.6 1,114 732 65.7
 35 to 44 years 2,364 688 29.1 1,086 131 12.1 192 59 30.9 1,087 498 45.8
 45 to 54 years 2,151 424 19.7 1,198 102 8.5 153 49 31.7 799 273 34.1
 55 to 64 years 1,345 283 21.1 830 100 12.0 93 25 26.7 422 159 37.7
 65 years and over 1,090 279 25.6 614 98 16.0 66 25 (B) 410 156 38.0

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,689 576 15.6 2,233 221 9.9 389 83 21.3 1,067 272 25.5
 Under 18 years 9 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 3 1 (B) 6 2 (B)
 18 to 24 years 142 34 24.0 28 11 (B) 68 11 (B) 46 13 (B)
 25 to 34 years 272 14 5.0 161 5 2.8 64 5 (B) 47 3 (B)
 35 to 44 years 456 63 13.9 242 14 5.9 65 14 (B) 149 35 23.2
 45 to 54 years 967 127 13.1 599 42 6.9 76 22 29.3 292 63 21.6
 55 to 64 years 949 138 14.6 651 69 10.5 60 11 (B) 238 59 24.7
 65 years and over 893 196 22.0 552 82 14.9 53 18 (B) 289 96 33.4

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,936 2,396 40.4 2,298 377 16.4 451 177 39.2 3,187 1,842 57.8
 Under 18 years 27 24 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 10 (B) 16 14 (B)
 18 to 24 years 470 311 66.2 50 21 (B) 66 23 (B) 354 266 75.2
 25 to 34 years 1,754 912 52.0 564 131 23.3 123 52 42.1 1,067 729 68.3
 35 to 44 years 1,908 625 32.8 844 117 13.8 126 45 35.4 937 463 49.4
 45 to 54 years 1,183 297 25.1 599 61 10.1 77 26 34.0 507 210 41.3
 55 to 64 years 397 145 36.5 179 31 17.3 33 14 (B) 184 100 54.4
 65 years and over 197 82 41.9 62 16 (B) 13 7 (B) 121 59 49.0

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,583 859 33.2 881 108 12.2 264 93 35.2 1,438 658 45.8
 Under 18 years 16 13 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 5 (B) 10 7 (B)
 18 to 24 years 264 157 59.5 17 4 (B) 47 16 (B) 200 137 68.6
 25 to 34 years 602 243 40.3 186 33 17.7 78 28 36.1 338 182 53.7
 35 to 44 years 676 168 24.9 225 19 8.3 57 15 (B) 393 135 34.3
 45 to 54 years 665 147 22.1 303 25 8.2 47 16 (B) 316 106 33.6
 55 to 64 years 240 89 36.9 108 17 15.9 19 9 (B) 113 62 55.1
 65 years and over 119 43 35.8 41 10 (B) 10 4 (B) 68 29 (B)

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,353 1,537 45.8 1,417 270 19.0 187 84 44.9 1,749 1,183 67.7
 Under 18 years 11 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 206 154 74.7 33 18 (B) 19 7 (B) 154 129 83.8
 25 to 34 years 1,152 669 58.1 378 98 26.0 45 24 (B) 728 547 75.1
 35 to 44 years 1,232 457 37.1 619 98 15.8 69 30 (B) 544 329 60.4
 45 to 54 years 518 150 28.9 296 36 12.1 31 11 (B) 191 104 54.2
 55 to 64 years 157 56 36.0 71 14 (B) 15 5 (B) 71 38 (B)
 65 years and over 77 40 51.4 20 6 (B) 4 3 (B) 53 31 (B)

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,634 1,267 48.1 1,024 222 21.7 191 77 40.1 1,418 968 68.2
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 392 287 73.2 43 21 (B) 39 18 (B) 310 247 79.8
 25 to 34 years 1,102 573 52.0 423 98 23.2 70 32 (B) 609 443 72.7
 35 to 44 years 656 235 35.9 334 64 19.2 46 13 (B) 276 158 57.2
 45 to 54 years 300 95 31.6 155 24 15.3 15 2 (B) 130 69 53.4
 55 to 64 years 113 38 33.2 51 9 (B) 10 3 (B) 52 26 (B)
 65 years and over 59 27 (B) 19 6 (B) 5 3 (B) 35 18 (B)

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		1,878 816 43.5 711 122 17.2 154 65 42.4 1,013 629 62.1
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 262 184 70.2 21 8 (B) 31 17 (B) 210 160 76.0
 25 to 34 years 768 363 47.3 298 65 21.8 56 24 (B) 413 275 66.4
 35 to 44 years 473 142 30.0 224 27 12.1 37 11 (B) 211 104 49.1
 45 to 54 years 230 68 29.7 115 15 12.9 11 2 (B) 104 52 49.6
 55 to 64 years 82 26 31.5 38 5 (B) 8 3 (B) 36 18 (B)
 65 years and over 51 21 (B) 15 3 (B) 5 3 (B) 31 15 (B)

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		756 450 59.5 313 100 31.9 38 12 (B) 405 339 83.7
 Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
 18 to 24 years 129 102 79.2 22 14 (B) 7 1 (B) 100 88 87.7
 25 to 34 years 334 210 62.8 125 33 26.6 13 8 (B) 196 168 86.0
 35 to 44 years 183 94 51.1 110 37 33.9 9 3 (B) 64 54 (B)
 45 to 54 years 70 26 (B) 39 9 (B) 5 0 (B) 26 18 (B)
 55 to 64 years 32 12 (B) 14 4 (B) 2 0 (B) 16 8 (B)
 65 years and over 8 6 (B) 4 3 (B) 1 0 (B) 3 3 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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