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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 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% 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 6,047 62.8 4,530 2,001 44.2 840 565 67.3 4,254 3,481 81.8

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		9,625 6,047 62.8 4,530 2,001 44.2 840 565 67.3 4,254 3,481 81.8
 Under 18 years 36 33 (B) 0 0 (X) 14 13 (B) 22 21 (B)
 18 to 24 years 612 499 81.5 78 49 62.7 134 89 66.3 400 361 90.2
 25 to 34 years 2,026 1,527 75.4 725 393 54.2 187 123 65.7 1,114 1,012 90.8
 35 to 44 years 2,364 1,474 62.3 1,086 441 40.6 192 133 69.6 1,087 900 82.8
 45 to 54 years 2,151 1,120 52.1 1,198 435 36.3 153 106 69.3 799 579 72.4
 55 to 64 years 1,345 707 52.5 830 335 40.4 93 58 61.9 422 314 74.4
 65 years and over 1,090 687 63.0 614 348 56.7 66 43 (B) 410 296 72.0

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,689 1,735 47.0 2,233 845 37.8 389 211 54.2 1,067 679 63.7
 Under 18 years 9 6 (B) 0 0 (X) 3 1 (B) 6 5 (B)
 18 to 24 years 142 82 58.0 28 15 (B) 68 36 (B) 46 31 (B)
 25 to 34 years 272 99 36.3 161 47 29.3 64 24 (B) 47 27 (B)
 35 to 44 years 456 184 40.4 242 62 25.7 65 32 (B) 149 90 60.4
 45 to 54 years 967 401 41.4 599 179 29.9 76 51 67.2 292 170 58.2
 55 to 64 years 949 430 45.3 651 235 36.2 60 33 (B) 238 161 67.6
 65 years and over 893 533 59.7 552 306 55.5 53 32 (B) 289 195 67.6

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,936 4,312 72.7 2,298 1,156 50.3 451 355 78.6 3,187 2,801 87.9
 Under 18 years 27 27 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 11 (B) 16 16 (B)
 18 to 24 years 470 416 88.6 50 34 (B) 66 53 (B) 354 329 93.0
 25 to 34 years 1,754 1,428 81.4 564 346 61.3 123 98 79.9 1,067 984 92.3
 35 to 44 years 1,908 1,290 67.6 844 379 44.9 126 102 80.3 937 809 86.4
 45 to 54 years 1,183 720 60.8 599 256 42.7 77 55 71.4 507 409 80.6
 55 to 64 years 397 277 69.8 179 100 55.6 33 24 (B) 184 153 83.2
 65 years and over 197 154 78.2 62 42 (B) 13 11 (B) 121 100 82.6

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,583 1,715 66.4 881 346 39.2 264 194 73.4 1,438 1,176 81.8
 Under 18 years 16 16 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 10 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 264 229 86.8 17 7 (B) 47 35 (B) 200 187 93.4
 25 to 34 years 602 425 70.5 186 73 39.5 78 64 81.7 338 288 85.0
 35 to 44 years 676 404 59.9 225 66 29.3 57 34 (B) 393 304 77.5
 45 to 54 years 665 389 58.5 303 112 37.1 47 34 (B) 316 243 77.0
 55 to 64 years 240 161 66.9 108 58 53.4 19 13 (B) 113 90 79.5
 65 years and over 119 91 76.3 41 29 (B) 10 8 (B) 68 54 (B)

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,353 2,597 77.5 1,417 811 57.2 187 161 86.0 1,749 1,625 93.0
 Under 18 years 11 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 206 187 90.8 33 28 (B) 19 17 (B) 154 143 92.4
 25 to 34 years 1,152 1,004 87.1 378 272 72.0 45 35 (B) 728 697 95.7
 35 to 44 years 1,232 885 71.9 619 312 50.5 69 68 (B) 544 505 92.8
 45 to 54 years 518 331 63.9 296 144 48.5 31 21 (B) 191 166 86.7
 55 to 64 years 157 116 74.4 71 42 (B) 15 11 (B) 71 63 (B)
 65 years and over 77 63 81.0 20 13 (B) 4 4 (B) 53 46 (B)

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,634 2,036 77.3 1,024 567 55.4 191 164 85.9 1,418 1,304 92.0
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 392 363 92.6 43 33 (B) 39 36 (B) 310 294 94.9
 25 to 34 years 1,102 876 79.5 423 248 58.6 70 61 (B) 609 567 93.0
 35 to 44 years 656 469 71.5 334 176 52.8 46 39 (B) 276 254 92.0
 45 to 54 years 300 196 65.4 155 75 48.3 15 10 (B) 130 112 86.0
 55 to 64 years 113 77 68.3 51 26 (B) 10 7 (B) 52 44 (B)
 65 years and over 59 42 (B) 19 9 (B) 5 5 (B) 35 27 (B)

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		1,878 1,400 74.5 711 346 48.7 154 132 85.9 1,013 922 91.0
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 262 243 92.6 21 11 (B) 31 29 (B) 210 204 97.0
 25 to 34 years 768 590 76.8 298 158 52.9 56 51 (B) 413 381 92.2
 35 to 44 years 473 318 67.4 224 99 44.2 37 30 (B) 211 189 89.5
 45 to 54 years 230 152 66.2 115 57 49.3 11 7 (B) 104 88 84.8
 55 to 64 years 82 48 59.3 38 15 (B) 8 5 (B) 36 29 (B)
 65 years and over 51 35 (B) 15 7 (B) 5 5 (B) 31 24 (B)

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		756 636 84.2 313 221 70.6 38 32 (B) 405 383 94.6
 Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
 18 to 24 years 129 120 92.7 22 22 (B) 7 7 (B) 100 90 90.5
 25 to 34 years 334 286 85.7 125 90 72.5 13 10 (B) 196 186 94.8
 35 to 44 years 183 151 82.2 110 77 70.4 9 9 (B) 64 64 (B)
 45 to 54 years 70 44 (B) 39 18 (B) 5 3 (B) 26 23 (B)
 55 to 64 years 32 29 (B) 14 11 (B) 2 2 (B) 16 16 (B)
 65 years and over 8 7 (B) 4 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 3 3 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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