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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 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6)

Black alone
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		9,359 7,886 84.3 4,386 3,221 73.4 812 721 88.8 4,161 3,944 94.8

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		9,359 7,886 84.3 4,386 3,221 73.4 812 721 88.8 4,161 3,944 94.8
 Under 18 years 36 36 (B) 0 0 (X) 13 13 (B) 22 22 (B)
 18 to 24 years 591 547 92.6 74 64 (B) 124 107 86.6 393 376 95.8
 25 to 34 years 1,952 1,772 90.8 688 549 79.8 182 165 90.7 1,083 1,058 97.7
 35 to 44 years 2,295 1,985 86.5 1,048 790 75.4 186 171 91.7 1,061 1,025 96.6
 45 to 54 years 2,101 1,619 77.1 1,175 785 66.8 148 130 88.1 779 705 90.5
 55 to 64 years 1,315 1,008 76.7 805 551 68.4 93 73 78.5 417 385 92.2
 65 years and over 1,068 918 85.9 596 483 81.1 66 61 (B) 406 373 92.0

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,594 2,676 74.4 2,178 1,460 67.0 374 308 82.2 1,042 908 87.1
 Under 18 years 8 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 2 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 134 105 78.0 28 19 (B) 63 49 (B) 44 36 (B)
 25 to 34 years 257 163 63.6 156 84 54.0 61 47 (B) 40 32 (B)
 35 to 44 years 446 324 72.6 240 142 59.3 62 53 (B) 145 129 89.1
 45 to 54 years 947 672 70.9 588 372 63.3 74 63 (B) 285 237 83.2
 55 to 64 years 926 671 72.4 631 416 66.0 60 44 (B) 236 211 89.4
 65 years and over 876 733 83.7 537 426 79.4 53 50 (B) 286 257 89.6

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,765 5,210 90.4 2,208 1,761 79.7 438 413 94.4 3,119 3,036 97.4
 Under 18 years 27 27 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 11 (B) 16 16 (B)
 18 to 24 years 457 443 96.8 47 44 (B) 61 58 (B) 349 340 97.4
 25 to 34 years 1,695 1,608 94.9 532 464 87.4 121 118 97.2 1,042 1,026 98.4
 35 to 44 years 1,849 1,661 89.8 808 648 80.1 125 118 94.6 916 895 97.7
 45 to 54 years 1,155 948 82.1 588 413 70.2 73 67 (B) 494 468 94.8
 55 to 64 years 389 338 86.9 174 135 77.2 33 30 (B) 181 174 95.9
 65 years and over 192 185 96.3 59 57 (B) 13 12 (B) 119 116 97.6

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,515 2,198 87.4 844 600 71.1 257 240 93.2 1,414 1,359 96.1
 Under 18 years 16 16 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 10 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 257 247 96.2 17 15 (B) 42 40 (B) 198 193 97.7
 25 to 34 years 585 525 89.7 176 127 71.9 76 76 98.8 333 323 97.1
 35 to 44 years 655 576 88.0 208 149 71.8 57 52 (B) 390 375 96.3
 45 to 54 years 649 518 79.8 297 190 64.2 46 42 (B) 306 285 93.2
 55 to 64 years 235 204 86.9 105 79 75.6 19 16 (B) 112 109 97.5
 65 years and over 117 111 95.0 41 40 (B) 10 8 (B) 66 63 (B)

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		3,250 3,012 92.7 1,364 1,161 85.1 181 174 96.0 1,705 1,677 98.4
 Under 18 years 11 11 (B) 0 0 (X) 5 5 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 200 195 97.7 30 30 (B) 18 18 (B) 152 147 96.9
 25 to 34 years 1,110 1,083 97.6 355 338 95.0 45 42 (B) 710 703 99.0
 35 to 44 years 1,194 1,085 90.8 601 499 83.0 67 66 (B) 526 520 98.9
 45 to 54 years 506 430 85.0 291 222 76.4 27 25 (B) 188 183 97.4
 55 to 64 years 154 134 86.8 70 56 (B) 15 13 (B) 70 65 (B)
 65 years and over 75 74 (B) 18 17 (B) 4 4 (B) 53 53 (B)

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		2,538 2,345 92.4 971 814 83.8 184 174 94.9 1,383 1,357 98.1
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 379 368 97.1 40 37 (B) 33 31 (B) 305 299 98.1
 25 to 34 years 1,056 994 94.1 393 338 86.1 69 66 (B) 594 589 99.3
 35 to 44 years 627 566 90.3 317 261 82.2 44 42 (B) 265 263 99.1
 45 to 54 years 298 256 85.7 154 121 78.7 15 15 (B) 128 119 92.5
 55 to 64 years 110 95 86.1 49 40 (B) 10 9 (B) 50 46 (B)
 65 years and over 57 56 (B) 17 16 (B) 5 5 (B) 34 34 (B)

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		1,811 1,652 91.3 671 539 80.4 147 140 95.3 993 973 98.0
 Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 6 6 (B)
 18 to 24 years 253 247 97.4 19 17 (B) 27 24 (B) 207 206 99.4
 25 to 34 years 743 694 93.4 279 233 83.6 56 55 (B) 408 405 99.4
 35 to 44 years 446 393 88.3 208 160 77.0 35 33 (B) 202 200 98.8
 45 to 54 years 228 191 83.8 115 87 76.0 11 11 (B) 103 93 90.8
 55 to 64 years 80 67 83.5 36 28 (B) 8 6 (B) 36 32 (B)
 65 years and over 49 49 (B) 13 13 (B) 5 5 (B) 31 31 (B)

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		728 693 95.2 301 275 91.4 37 34 (B) 390 384 98.3
 Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
 18 to 24 years 126 121 96.3 21 21 (B) 6 6 (B) 98 94 95.3
 25 to 34 years 313 300 95.8 114 105 92.3 13 11 (B) 186 184 99.1
 35 to 44 years 181 173 95.3 109 100 92.2 9 9 (B) 63 63 (B)
 45 to 54 years 70 64 (B) 39 34 (B) 5 5 (B) 26 25 (B)
 55 to 64 years 30 28 (B) 14 12 (B) 2 2 (B) 14 14 (B)
 65 years and over 8 7 (B) 4 3 (B) 1 1 (B) 3 3 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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