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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 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6)

All races
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		78,874 5,610 7.1 59,137 2,027 3.4 5,255 471 9.0 14,482 3,112 21.5

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		78,874 5,610 7.1 59,137 2,027 3.4 5,255 471 9.0 14,482 3,112 21.5
 Under 18 years 170 32 18.9 3 0 (B) 82 11 13.7 84 21 24.7
 18 to 24 years 3,232 728 22.5 1,207 125 10.4 753 69 9.1 1,272 534 42.0
 25 to 34 years 13,355 1,679 12.6 9,028 442 4.9 1,190 124 10.4 3,137 1,113 35.5
 35 to 44 years 17,551 1,297 7.4 12,916 453 3.5 1,151 116 10.1 3,484 728 20.9
 45 to 54 years 18,120 826 4.6 13,981 352 2.5 1,075 98 9.1 3,063 377 12.3
 55 to 64 years 13,467 581 4.3 11,420 371 3.2 552 39 7.1 1,495 171 11.4
 65 years and over 12,980 467 3.6 10,581 285 2.7 452 14 3.2 1,947 168 8.6

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		39,912 1,274 3.2 32,647 825 2.5 2,579 144 5.6 4,686 305 6.5
 Under 18 years 70 7 (B) 3 0 (B) 34 3 (B) 33 3 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,228 76 6.2 535 20 3.6 444 22 5.1 250 34 13.6
 25 to 34 years 3,220 89 2.8 2,506 61 2.5 475 19 3.9 239 9 3.9
 35 to 44 years 3,130 141 4.5 2,325 68 2.9 342 26 7.7 462 46 10.0
 45 to 54 years 8,966 233 2.6 7,226 120 1.7 532 40 7.6 1,208 73 6.0
 55 to 64 years 11,272 387 3.4 9,934 304 3.1 390 23 5.9 948 60 6.4
 65 years and over 12,026 342 2.8 10,118 253 2.5 362 10 2.9 1,547 78 5.1

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		38,962 4,337 11.1 26,490 1,202 4.5 2,676 327 12.2 9,796 2,808 28.7
 Under 18 years 100 25 25.3 0 0 (X) 48 8 (B) 52 17 (B)
 18 to 24 years 2,005 652 32.5 673 106 15.7 310 46 14.9 1,022 501 49.0
 25 to 34 years 10,135 1,590 15.7 6,522 380 5.8 715 106 14.8 2,898 1,104 38.1
 35 to 44 years 14,421 1,156 8.0 10,591 385 3.6 808 89 11.1 3,022 682 22.6
 45 to 54 years 9,153 594 6.5 6,755 232 3.4 543 57 10.6 1,855 304 16.4
 55 to 64 years 2,195 194 8.9 1,486 67 4.5 162 17 10.2 546 110 20.2
 65 years and over 953 125 13.1 463 32 6.9 90 4 4.4 400 90 22.4

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		16,744 1,494 8.9 10,278 274 2.7 1,628 172 10.6 4,838 1,047 21.6
 Under 18 years 67 14 (B) 0 0 (X) 36 6 (B) 31 7 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,210 324 26.8 381 31 8.0 225 29 13.1 605 264 43.7
 25 to 34 years 3,934 419 10.6 2,407 56 2.3 444 57 12.9 1,083 306 28.3
 35 to 44 years 4,594 288 6.3 2,823 57 2.0 425 34 8.0 1,347 197 14.6
 45 to 54 years 4,965 270 5.4 3,432 77 2.3 344 36 10.5 1,188 157 13.2
 55 to 64 years 1,374 111 8.1 946 38 4.0 99 8 7.7 330 65 19.8
 65 years and over 600 68 11.3 290 16 5.6 55 1 (B) 255 50 19.6

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		22,217 2,843 12.8 16,212 928 5.7 1,048 155 14.8 4,957 1,760 35.5
 Under 18 years 33 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 2 (B) 21 10 (B)
 18 to 24 years 794 328 41.3 292 75 25.7 85 17 19.6 417 236 56.6
 25 to 34 years 6,201 1,171 18.9 4,114 325 7.9 271 48 17.9 1,816 798 44.0
 35 to 44 years 9,827 869 8.8 7,769 328 4.2 383 56 14.5 1,675 485 28.9
 45 to 54 years 4,189 323 7.7 3,323 155 4.7 199 21 10.6 667 147 22.0
 55 to 64 years 821 83 10.2 541 29 5.4 63 9 (B) 217 45 20.8
 65 years and over 354 58 16.3 173 16 9.0 35 2 (B) 145 39 27.1

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		17,532 2,537 14.5 12,295 728 5.9 1,122 165 14.7 4,115 1,643 39.9
 Under 18 years 30 15 (B) 0 0 (X) 13 5 (B) 17 11 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,719 610 35.5 637 103 16.2 181 33 18.2 901 474 52.6
 25 to 34 years 7,551 1,162 15.4 5,300 314 5.9 493 77 15.7 1,758 771 43.8
 35 to 44 years 5,749 488 8.5 4,712 196 4.2 246 36 14.8 791 256 32.3
 45 to 54 years 1,613 165 10.2 1,143 81 7.1 105 10 9.3 365 74 20.2
 55 to 64 years 564 54 9.5 365 19 5.1 52 4 (B) 147 31 21.2
 65 years and over 305 43 14.0 138 16 11.3 32 1 (B) 136 27 19.7

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		12,154 1,565 12.9 8,226 378 4.6 883 122 13.9 3,045 1,065 35.0
 Under 18 years 28 15 (B) 0 0 (X) 11 5 (B) 17 11 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,146 347 30.3 388 37 9.6 147 26 17.8 611 283 46.3
 25 to 34 years 4,999 696 13.9 3,357 155 4.6 379 56 14.9 1,263 485 38.4
 35 to 44 years 4,064 317 7.8 3,234 107 3.3 199 25 12.4 631 185 29.3
 45 to 54 years 1,251 121 9.7 875 56 6.4 86 7 7.9 290 58 20.2
 55 to 64 years 419 41 9.7 268 13 4.8 35 4 (B) 116 24 20.4
 65 years and over 247 29 11.7 103 10 9.3 26 0 (B) 117 19 16.4

Familes with 2 or more related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,378 972 18.1 4,069 351 8.6 239 43 18.0 1,070 578 54.0
 Under 18 years 2 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 1 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
 18 to 24 years 573 263 45.9 249 66 26.3 34 7 (B) 289 191 65.9
 25 to 34 years 2,553 466 18.3 1,943 159 8.2 114 21 18.5 495 286 57.7
 35 to 44 years 1,684 171 10.2 1,477 89 6.0 47 12 (B) 160 71 44.2
 45 to 54 years 362 44 12.1 268 26 9.6 19 3 (B) 75 15 (B)
 55 to 64 years 145 13 9.1 97 6 5.8 17 0 (B) 31 8 (B)
 65 years and over 59 14 (B) 34 6 (B) 6 1 (B) 18 7 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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