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POV05: People in Families by Relationship to Householder, Age of Householder, Number of Related Children Present, 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)

  People in families (total) (2) People in married-couple families (11) People in families with a male householder, no wife present People in families with a female householder, no husband present
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 7,768 23.7 15,955 1,450 9.1 2,530 537 21.2 14,332 5,782 40.3
 
Householder 		9,625 2,112 21.9 4,530 365 8.0 840 167 19.8 4,254 1,580 37.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 353 7.9 4,447 353 7.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 4,104 33.6 4,929 565 11.5 761 216 28.4 6,512 3,323 51.0
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 1,605 38.6 1,650 234 14.2 273 62 22.6 2,239 1,309 58.5
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 2,499 31.1 3,279 331 10.1 488 154 31.6 4,273 2,014 47.1
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 741 17.4 1,663 142 8.5 262 45 17.1 2,328 555 23.8
Other relatives 2,292 459 20.0 386 26 6.7 667 110 16.4 1,238 323 26.1

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 7,768 23.7 15,955 1,450 9.1 2,530 537 21.2 14,332 5,782 40.3
  Under 18 years 133 47 35.2 0 0 (X) 52 12 (B) 81 34 42.4
  18 to 24 years 1,861 821 44.1 272 78 28.6 414 61 14.7 1,175 682 58.1
  25 to 34 years 7,159 2,610 36.5 2,856 365 12.8 519 122 23.5 3,783 2,123 56.1
  35 to 44 years 8,794 2,041 23.2 4,408 363 8.2 576 157 27.2 3,810 1,522 39.9
  45 to 54 years 7,408 919 12.4 4,283 212 5.0 468 93 19.8 2,658 614 23.1
  55 to 64 years 4,167 676 16.2 2,483 261 10.5 301 43 14.4 1,383 371 26.9
  65 years and over 3,296 654 19.8 1,653 171 10.3 200 48 24.2 1,443 435 30.2

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 959 10.0 5,541 360 6.5 1,043 140 13.4 3,000 459 15.3
  Under 18 years 22 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 38 11.5 55 10 (B) 178 11 6.1 100 18 17.5
  25 to 34 years 600 29 4.8 338 3 1.0 159 20 12.6 103 5 5.3
  35 to 44 years 1,169 137 11.7 541 18 3.3 199 40 20.1 430 79 18.4
  45 to 54 years 2,670 176 6.6 1,639 54 3.3 199 20 10.2 832 102 12.2
  55 to 64 years 2,484 267 10.7 1,637 150 9.1 169 16 9.5 678 101 14.9
  65 years and over 2,305 310 13.5 1,331 125 9.4 132 31 23.4 842 154 18.3

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 6,810 29.3 10,414 1,090 10.5 1,488 397 26.7 11,333 5,323 47.0
  Under 18 years 110 45 41.0 0 0 (X) 45 11 (B) 65 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 783 51.2 217 68 31.3 237 50 21.1 1,075 665 61.9
  25 to 34 years 6,559 2,581 39.4 2,518 361 14.4 360 102 28.3 3,681 2,118 57.5
  35 to 44 years 7,625 1,904 25.0 3,868 345 8.9 377 117 31.0 3,380 1,443 42.7
  45 to 54 years 4,738 743 15.7 2,643 159 6.0 269 72 27.0 1,826 512 28.1
  55 to 64 years 1,683 409 24.3 846 112 13.2 132 27 20.7 705 270 38.3
  65 years and over 991 344 34.7 322 45 14.1 68 17 (B) 601 281 46.7

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 1,577 20.2 3,245 230 7.1 703 143 20.4 3,850 1,204 31.3
  Under 18 years 54 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 0 (B) 32 3 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 301 43.6 74 13 (B) 139 31 22.0 477 258 54.0
  25 to 34 years 1,542 354 23.0 605 35 5.9 186 48 25.7 751 271 36.1
  35 to 44 years 1,951 315 16.2 774 45 5.8 130 15 11.3 1,046 256 24.5
  45 to 54 years 2,221 257 11.6 1,154 51 4.4 135 20 14.6 932 187 20.0
  55 to 64 years 853 211 24.7 446 63 14.2 51 17 (B) 356 130 36.6
  65 years and over 487 135 27.7 192 23 12.1 40 13 (B) 255 98 38.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 5,233 33.9 7,169 860 12.0 785 254 32.3 7,482 4,119 55.1
  Under 18 years 56 42 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 11 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 482 57.5 143 55 38.5 98 19 19.8 598 407 68.1
  25 to 34 years 5,016 2,227 44.4 1,912 326 17.0 174 54 31.2 2,929 1,846 63.0
  35 to 44 years 5,674 1,589 28.0 3,094 300 9.7 247 102 41.4 2,334 1,187 50.8
  45 to 54 years 2,517 486 19.3 1,489 108 7.2 134 53 39.4 894 326 36.4
  55 to 64 years 830 199 23.9 400 48 12.1 81 10 12.6 348 140 40.1
  65 years and over 503 209 41.4 130 22 17.1 28 4 (B) 346 183 52.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 3,988 35.9 4,880 665 13.6 658 162 24.7 5,578 3,161 56.7
  Under 18 years 58 42 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 11 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 726 57.5 195 68 34.9 138 38 27.6 930 620 66.7
  25 to 34 years 4,332 1,778 41.1 1,844 268 14.5 195 60 30.9 2,293 1,450 63.2
  35 to 44 years 2,996 915 30.6 1,632 220 13.5 140 35 25.1 1,224 661 54.0
  45 to 54 years 1,496 230 15.4 823 54 6.6 62 7 (B) 611 168 27.6
  55 to 64 years 588 133 22.7 278 33 11.8 66 10 (B) 243 91 37.2
  65 years and over 383 163 42.6 108 22 20.5 32 1 (B) 243 140 57.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 2,270 31.4 3,090 285 9.2 478 135 28.3 3,672 1,850 50.4
  Under 18 years 58 42 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 11 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 385 54.1 93 30 31.9 91 36 39.0 527 320 60.7
  25 to 34 years 2,674 914 34.2 1,173 106 9.0 144 46 31.7 1,357 763 56.2
  35 to 44 years 1,999 516 25.8 1,002 74 7.3 105 25 23.8 892 417 46.8
  45 to 54 years 1,061 171 16.1 544 33 6.1 41 7 (B) 476 130 27.3
  55 to 64 years 407 105 25.8 203 32 15.7 43 10 (B) 161 64 39.4
  65 years and over 328 137 41.8 75 10 (B) 28 1 (B) 225 126 55.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 1,718 44.3 1,790 380 21.2 180 27 15.0 1,906 1,311 68.8
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 341 61.9 101 38 37.6 47 3 (B) 402 300 74.5
  25 to 34 years 1,657 864 52.1 671 162 24.2 50 14 (B) 936 687 73.4
  35 to 44 years 997 400 40.1 630 146 23.2 35 10 (B) 332 243 73.3
  45 to 54 years 435 59 13.5 279 21 7.4 21 0 (B) 135 38 28.4
  55 to 64 years 180 28 15.6 76 1 1.4 23 0 (B) 82 27 33.0
  65 years and over 55 26 (B) 33 12 (B) 4 0 (B) 18 14 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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