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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 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6)

White alone
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		64,183 12,665 19.7 50,779 7,203 14.2 3,999 1,184 29.6 9,405 4,278 45.5

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		64,183 12,665 19.7 50,779 7,203 14.2 3,999 1,184 29.6 9,405 4,278 45.5
 Under 18 years 108 52 47.7 3 0 (B) 57 24 (B) 48 27 (B)
 18 to 24 years 2,392 1,096 45.8 1,058 343 32.4 548 205 37.4 786 548 69.7
 25 to 34 years 10,329 3,028 29.3 7,580 1,504 19.8 887 302 34.0 1,863 1,223 65.6
 35 to 44 years 13,863 2,923 21.1 10,799 1,608 14.9 866 241 27.9 2,198 1,073 48.8
 45 to 54 years 14,835 2,043 13.8 11,872 1,136 9.6 861 218 25.3 2,102 688 32.8
 55 to 64 years 11,334 1,459 12.9 9,929 1,082 10.9 424 96 22.5 981 281 28.7
 65 years and over 11,322 2,065 18.2 9,537 1,530 16.0 357 98 27.6 1,427 436 30.5

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		33,942 4,391 12.9 28,681 3,155 11.0 1,965 430 21.9 3,295 806 24.5
 Under 18 years 46 19 (B) 3 0 (B) 23 9 (B) 19 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 975 190 19.5 476 59 12.4 332 81 24.3 168 51 30.2
 25 to 34 years 2,602 267 10.3 2,097 174 8.3 346 59 17.1 159 34 21.6
 35 to 44 years 2,461 322 13.1 1,932 181 9.4 243 42 17.3 286 99 34.7
 45 to 54 years 7,508 710 9.5 6,237 446 7.2 424 105 24.7 847 159 18.7
 55 to 64 years 9,701 1,081 11.1 8,753 873 10.0 309 64 20.7 640 143 22.4
 65 years and over 10,648 1,802 16.9 9,183 1,422 15.5 289 71 24.5 1,177 310 26.3

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		30,241 8,274 27.4 22,098 4,048 18.3 2,034 754 37.1 6,110 3,472 56.8
 Under 18 years 62 32 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 15 (B) 28 18 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,417 906 63.9 583 284 48.7 216 124 57.6 618 498 80.5
 25 to 34 years 7,727 2,761 35.7 5,482 1,330 24.3 541 242 44.8 1,704 1,189 69.7
 35 to 44 years 11,402 2,601 22.8 8,867 1,427 16.1 623 199 32.0 1,912 974 50.9
 45 to 54 years 7,326 1,333 18.2 5,634 690 12.2 437 113 25.9 1,255 530 42.2
 55 to 64 years 1,632 378 23.2 1,176 208 17.7 115 32 27.5 341 138 40.5
 65 years and over 674 263 39.0 355 109 30.6 68 28 (B) 250 126 50.5

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		12,948 2,923 22.6 8,543 1,019 11.9 1,253 414 33.1 3,152 1,490 47.3
 Under 18 years 45 21 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 13 (B) 16 8 (B)
 18 to 24 years 877 501 57.1 344 128 37.2 160 86 53.7 372 287 76.9
 25 to 34 years 3,034 753 24.8 2,008 249 12.4 335 126 37.6 691 378 54.7
 35 to 44 years 3,532 675 19.1 2,316 225 9.7 338 89 26.5 879 361 41.1
 45 to 54 years 3,992 606 15.2 2,892 241 8.3 280 67 23.8 819 298 36.4
 55 to 64 years 1,029 205 19.9 756 110 14.5 70 18 (B) 203 77 38.1
 65 years and over 439 164 37.3 227 67 29.5 41 16 (B) 171 81 47.4

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		17,293 5,350 30.9 13,554 3,029 22.3 781 339 43.5 2,957 1,982 67.0
 Under 18 years 18 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 2 (B) 12 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 540 405 75.0 238 156 65.3 56 38 (B) 246 211 85.8
 25 to 34 years 4,693 2,009 42.8 3,474 1,081 31.1 206 117 56.6 1,013 811 80.0
 35 to 44 years 7,870 1,926 24.5 6,551 1,203 18.4 285 110 38.5 1,034 613 59.4
 45 to 54 years 3,335 727 21.8 2,742 449 16.4 157 47 29.7 436 232 53.2
 55 to 64 years 603 173 28.7 420 99 23.5 45 14 (B) 138 61 44.0
 65 years and over 234 99 42.3 128 42 32.6 27 12 (B) 79 45 57.1

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		13,567 4,502 33.2 10,243 2,346 22.9 854 391 45.7 2,470 1,765 71.5
 Under 18 years 15 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 6 (B) 8 7 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,244 827 66.5 559 274 49.0 129 85 66.0 556 468 84.2
 25 to 34 years 5,938 2,078 35.0 4,483 1,081 24.1 394 190 48.2 1,060 807 76.1
 35 to 44 years 4,559 1,027 22.5 3,918 685 17.5 181 65 35.7 459 277 60.4
 45 to 54 years 1,188 314 26.4 899 184 20.5 82 25 30.9 207 104 50.5
 55 to 64 years 409 132 32.3 284 80 28.2 38 6 (B) 87 46 52.6
 65 years and over 215 111 51.7 100 42 41.5 22 13 (B) 93 56 60.7

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		9,354 2,923 31.2 6,825 1,378 20.2 670 284 42.5 1,859 1,260 67.8
 Under 18 years 13 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 8 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 836 511 61.1 350 135 38.5 107 68 63.4 378 308 81.4
 25 to 34 years 3,891 1,282 33.0 2,811 589 20.9 300 132 44.0 780 561 72.0
 35 to 44 years 3,202 708 22.1 2,682 445 16.6 147 44 30.1 373 219 58.6
 45 to 54 years 942 230 24.5 703 131 18.6 69 18 (B) 170 81 47.8
 55 to 64 years 300 93 31.0 205 51 24.8 23 5 (B) 72 37 (B)
 65 years and over 170 86 50.5 74 28 (B) 17 11 (B) 78 47 60.2

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		4,213 1,579 37.5 3,418 967 28.3 184 106 57.6 611 505 82.8
 Under 18 years 2 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
 18 to 24 years 408 316 77.5 209 139 66.8 22 17 (B) 178 160 89.9
 25 to 34 years 2,047 795 38.9 1,672 492 29.4 94 58 61.6 280 246 87.7
 35 to 44 years 1,356 319 23.5 1,236 240 19.4 34 20 (B) 86 59 68.2
 45 to 54 years 246 84 34.1 196 54 27.4 13 7 (B) 37 23 (B)
 55 to 64 years 109 39 35.7 79 29 36.9 14 1 (B) 15 9 (B)
 65 years and over 45 25 (B) 26 13 (B) 4 2 (B) 15 9 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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