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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)

White alone
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		64,183 9,892 15.4 50,779 5,279 10.4 3,999 932 23.3 9,405 3,681 39.1

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		64,183 9,892 15.4 50,779 5,279 10.4 3,999 932 23.3 9,405 3,681 39.1
 Under 18 years 108 45 41.5 3 0 (B) 57 21 (B) 48 24 (B)
 18 to 24 years 2,392 952 39.8 1,058 282 26.7 548 168 30.7 786 502 63.8
 25 to 34 years 10,329 2,452 23.7 7,580 1,129 14.9 887 230 26.0 1,863 1,093 58.7
 35 to 44 years 13,863 2,382 17.2 10,799 1,255 11.6 866 194 22.4 2,198 933 42.4
 45 to 54 years 14,835 1,581 10.7 11,872 836 7.0 861 174 20.2 2,102 570 27.1
 55 to 64 years 11,334 1,074 9.5 9,929 772 7.8 424 79 18.7 981 223 22.7
 65 years and over 11,322 1,406 12.4 9,537 1,005 10.5 357 65 18.1 1,427 337 23.6

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		33,942 3,110 9.2 28,681 2,169 7.6 1,965 326 16.6 3,295 615 18.7
 Under 18 years 46 16 (B) 3 0 (B) 23 7 (B) 19 8 (B)
 18 to 24 years 975 155 15.9 476 42 8.9 332 65 19.6 168 47 28.3
 25 to 34 years 2,602 197 7.6 2,097 129 6.1 346 41 11.9 159 27 17.0
 35 to 44 years 2,461 265 10.8 1,932 148 7.7 243 32 13.3 286 84 29.5
 45 to 54 years 7,508 516 6.9 6,237 314 5.0 424 85 20.0 847 117 13.8
 55 to 64 years 9,701 762 7.9 8,753 613 7.0 309 52 16.8 640 97 15.1
 65 years and over 10,648 1,200 11.3 9,183 923 10.0 289 43 14.9 1,177 234 19.9

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		30,241 6,782 22.4 22,098 3,110 14.1 2,034 606 29.8 6,110 3,066 50.2
 Under 18 years 62 29 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 14 (B) 28 15 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,417 797 56.3 583 240 41.2 216 103 47.8 618 454 73.4
 25 to 34 years 7,727 2,256 29.2 5,482 1,000 18.2 541 189 35.0 1,704 1,066 62.6
 35 to 44 years 11,402 2,117 18.6 8,867 1,107 12.5 623 162 26.0 1,912 848 44.4
 45 to 54 years 7,326 1,065 14.5 5,634 522 9.3 437 89 20.5 1,255 454 36.1
 55 to 64 years 1,632 312 19.1 1,176 158 13.5 115 27 23.7 341 126 37.1
 65 years and over 674 206 30.6 355 82 23.1 68 22 (B) 250 102 40.9

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		12,948 2,369 18.3 8,543 759 8.9 1,253 339 27.1 3,152 1,271 40.3
 Under 18 years 45 20 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 12 (B) 16 8 (B)
 18 to 24 years 877 431 49.2 344 102 29.6 160 72 45.0 372 257 69.1
 25 to 34 years 3,034 605 20.0 2,008 181 9.0 335 100 30.0 691 324 46.9
 35 to 44 years 3,532 549 15.5 2,316 175 7.6 338 73 21.6 879 301 34.2
 45 to 54 years 3,992 479 12.0 2,892 175 6.1 280 56 20.0 819 248 30.2
 55 to 64 years 1,029 166 16.1 756 80 10.5 70 15 (B) 203 71 35.0
 65 years and over 439 119 27.1 227 46 20.4 41 11 (B) 171 62 35.9

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		17,293 4,413 25.5 13,554 2,351 17.3 781 267 34.2 2,957 1,796 60.7
 Under 18 years 18 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 2 (B) 12 7 (B)
 18 to 24 years 540 366 67.8 238 138 58.0 56 31 (B) 246 197 80.0
 25 to 34 years 4,693 1,650 35.2 3,474 819 23.6 206 89 43.1 1,013 742 73.2
 35 to 44 years 7,870 1,569 19.9 6,551 932 14.2 285 89 31.2 1,034 548 53.0
 45 to 54 years 3,335 586 17.6 2,742 347 12.7 157 33 21.3 436 206 47.2
 55 to 64 years 603 146 24.3 420 79 18.7 45 13 (B) 138 55 40.1
 65 years and over 234 87 37.1 128 36 27.9 27 10 (B) 79 41 51.8

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		13,567 3,744 27.6 10,243 1,822 17.8 854 315 36.9 2,470 1,607 65.1
 Under 18 years 15 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 5 (B) 8 4 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,244 732 58.9 559 234 41.9 129 72 55.4 556 427 76.7
 25 to 34 years 5,938 1,703 28.7 4,483 808 18.0 394 154 39.0 1,060 741 70.0
 35 to 44 years 4,559 854 18.7 3,918 545 13.9 181 56 30.8 459 254 55.3
 45 to 54 years 1,188 253 21.3 899 143 15.9 82 15 17.7 207 95 46.0
 55 to 64 years 409 111 27.1 284 61 21.4 38 6 (B) 87 44 50.2
 65 years and over 215 83 38.6 100 32 32.4 22 9 (B) 93 42 45.1

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		9,354 2,395 25.6 6,825 1,039 15.2 670 227 33.8 1,859 1,129 60.8
 Under 18 years 13 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 8 4 (B)
 18 to 24 years 836 446 53.4 350 111 31.6 107 58 54.0 378 278 73.5
 25 to 34 years 3,891 1,042 26.8 2,811 428 15.2 300 108 36.0 780 506 64.9
 35 to 44 years 3,202 578 18.0 2,682 342 12.7 147 36 24.2 373 201 53.7
 45 to 54 years 942 181 19.2 703 99 14.1 69 9 (B) 170 73 42.8
 55 to 64 years 300 78 26.0 205 38 18.5 23 5 (B) 72 35 (B)
 65 years and over 170 61 36.1 74 22 (B) 17 6 (B) 78 33 42.7

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		4,213 1,349 32.0 3,418 783 22.9 184 88 48.0 611 477 78.2
 Under 18 years 2 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
 18 to 24 years 408 286 70.0 209 123 59.2 22 14 (B) 178 149 83.7
 25 to 34 years 2,047 661 32.3 1,672 380 22.7 94 46 48.5 280 235 84.0
 35 to 44 years 1,356 277 20.4 1,236 203 16.4 34 20 (B) 86 53 62.1
 45 to 54 years 246 71 29.0 196 44 22.3 13 5 (B) 37 22 (B)
 55 to 64 years 109 32 29.9 79 23 28.9 14 1 (B) 15 9 (B)
 65 years and over 45 22 (B) 26 11 (B) 4 2 (B) 15 9 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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