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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 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 27,128 13.4 162,411 14,943 9.2 11,557 2,172 18.8 28,131 10,013 35.6
 
Householder 		65,029 7,803 12.0 51,341 3,885 7.6 4,080 742 18.2 9,609 3,176 33.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 3,894 7.6 51,206 3,894 7.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 12,183 21.1 43,797 5,997 13.7 3,252 891 27.4 10,670 5,294 49.6
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 4,824 24.5 15,196 2,395 15.8 1,153 367 31.8 3,360 2,062 61.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 7,359 19.4 28,601 3,603 12.6 2,099 524 25.0 7,310 3,232 44.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 1,769 9.3 12,951 777 6.0 1,289 147 11.4 4,706 844 17.9
Other relatives 9,199 1,479 16.1 3,115 388 12.5 2,937 392 13.3 3,147 699 22.2

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 27,128 13.4 162,411 14,943 9.2 11,557 2,172 18.8 28,131 10,013 35.6
  Under 18 years 415 124 29.9 9 0 (B) 217 43 19.7 189 81 43.1
  18 to 24 years 7,178 2,477 34.5 3,252 864 26.6 1,673 383 22.9 2,252 1,229 54.6
  25 to 34 years 35,525 7,757 21.8 27,103 3,910 14.4 2,572 523 20.3 5,850 3,324 56.8
  35 to 44 years 53,732 7,662 14.3 44,133 4,438 10.1 2,549 529 20.8 7,050 2,695 38.2
  45 to 54 years 49,317 4,401 8.9 40,809 2,567 6.3 2,358 394 16.7 6,150 1,439 23.4
  55 to 64 years 29,729 2,337 7.9 25,724 1,643 6.4 1,194 175 14.6 2,811 520 18.5
  65 years and over 26,204 2,370 9.0 21,380 1,521 7.1 995 124 12.5 3,829 725 18.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 5,146 6.4 66,567 3,397 5.1 5,115 582 11.4 8,324 1,167 14.0
  Under 18 years 146 32 22.1 9 0 (B) 77 15 19.3 60 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 289 12.4 1,010 70 7.0 882 123 14.0 426 95 22.2
  25 to 34 years 5,827 396 6.8 4,397 245 5.6 1,010 86 8.5 420 65 15.5
  35 to 44 years 5,899 434 7.4 4,491 199 4.4 650 66 10.2 759 168 22.1
  45 to 54 years 19,547 986 5.0 16,386 611 3.7 1,012 142 14.0 2,150 233 10.8
  55 to 64 years 22,855 1,306 5.7 20,514 1,038 5.1 752 95 12.6 1,589 174 10.9
  65 years and over 23,413 1,703 7.3 19,760 1,234 6.2 732 55 7.5 2,921 415 14.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 21,982 18.0 95,844 11,545 12.0 6,442 1,590 24.7 19,807 8,847 44.7
  Under 18 years 269 92 34.1 0 0 (X) 140 28 19.9 129 64 49.5
  18 to 24 years 4,859 2,188 45.0 2,242 794 35.4 791 260 32.9 1,826 1,134 62.1
  25 to 34 years 29,698 7,361 24.8 22,706 3,665 16.1 1,562 437 28.0 5,430 3,259 60.0
  35 to 44 years 47,833 7,228 15.1 39,643 4,239 10.7 1,900 463 24.4 6,291 2,526 40.2
  45 to 54 years 29,770 3,415 11.5 24,423 1,956 8.0 1,346 253 18.8 4,001 1,206 30.1
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,031 15.0 5,210 605 11.6 442 80 18.1 1,222 346 28.3
  65 years and over 2,790 667 23.9 1,620 287 17.7 262 69 26.5 908 311 34.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 5,256 12.7 30,073 1,950 6.5 3,287 669 20.4 8,057 2,637 32.7
  Under 18 years 181 54 29.6 0 0 (X) 111 20 17.7 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 886 35.4 1,089 233 21.4 533 158 29.7 878 495 56.4
  25 to 34 years 8,648 1,269 14.7 6,295 433 6.9 801 187 23.4 1,551 648 41.8
  35 to 44 years 11,098 1,235 11.1 8,082 460 5.7 804 140 17.4 2,212 635 28.7
  45 to 54 years 13,700 1,103 8.1 10,808 472 4.4 697 120 17.2 2,195 512 23.3
  55 to 64 years 3,731 412 11.0 2,929 232 7.9 217 25 11.4 584 155 26.5
  65 years and over 1,560 298 19.1 871 119 13.7 123 19 15.8 567 159 28.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 16,726 20.7 65,771 9,596 14.6 3,155 921 29.2 11,751 6,209 52.8
  Under 18 years 88 38 43.4 0 0 (X) 28 8 (B) 59 30 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,302 55.2 1,153 561 48.6 258 102 39.5 949 639 67.4
  25 to 34 years 21,050 6,092 28.9 16,411 3,232 19.7 761 249 32.8 3,879 2,611 67.3
  35 to 44 years 36,735 5,993 16.3 31,561 3,779 12.0 1,096 323 29.5 4,079 1,892 46.4
  45 to 54 years 16,070 2,312 14.4 13,615 1,484 10.9 649 133 20.5 1,806 694 38.5
  55 to 64 years 3,143 619 19.7 2,281 373 16.3 224 55 24.6 638 191 30.0
  65 years and over 1,230 369 30.0 750 167 22.3 139 50 36.0 342 152 44.4

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 13,136 22.9 45,970 7,243 15.8 2,787 837 30.0 8,686 5,055 58.2
  Under 18 years 74 35 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 40 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,022 48.6 2,144 779 36.3 409 175 42.9 1,608 1,068 66.4
  25 to 34 years 23,293 5,693 24.4 18,630 3,014 16.2 1,146 348 30.4 3,518 2,330 66.2
  35 to 44 years 20,837 3,486 16.7 18,408 2,324 12.6 640 189 29.6 1,790 972 54.3
  45 to 54 years 5,894 1,084 18.4 4,674 694 14.8 285 48 16.7 934 342 36.6
  55 to 64 years 2,143 454 21.2 1,554 279 18.0 170 15 8.7 419 160 38.2
  65 years and over 1,041 363 34.8 560 154 27.4 104 44 42.0 377 166 43.9

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 7,471 20.4 28,627 3,794 13.3 1,998 532 26.6 5,986 3,146 52.6
  Under 18 years 60 34 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 38 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 962 40.4 1,125 274 24.4 323 126 38.8 931 562 60.3
  25 to 34 years 13,691 3,003 21.9 10,567 1,414 13.4 786 208 26.5 2,338 1,380 59.0
  35 to 44 years 13,902 2,211 15.9 12,058 1,385 11.5 492 122 24.7 1,353 705 52.1
  45 to 54 years 4,343 712 16.4 3,430 455 13.3 218 17 8.0 695 240 34.5
  55 to 64 years 1,470 287 19.5 1,057 157 14.9 85 15 17.4 329 115 35.1
  65 years and over 764 262 34.3 391 108 27.7 71 26 (B) 302 128 42.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 5,664 27.2 17,343 3,450 19.9 789 305 38.6 2,700 1,909 70.7
  Under 18 years 14 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,060 59.5 1,019 505 49.5 86 50 58.3 677 506 74.8
  25 to 34 years 9,602 2,690 28.0 8,063 1,600 19.8 360 140 38.9 1,179 950 80.6
  35 to 44 years 6,935 1,274 18.4 6,350 939 14.8 148 68 46.0 438 267 61.1
  45 to 54 years 1,551 372 24.0 1,244 238 19.2 68 30 (B) 239 103 43.0
  55 to 64 years 672 167 24.8 497 122 24.6 85 0 0.0 90 45 49.6
  65 years and over 277 100 36.2 169 46 26.9 32 17 (B) 75 37 49.5

Poverty Footnotes

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