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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 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 28,560 14.1 162,411 15,962 9.8 11,557 2,290 19.8 28,131 10,307 36.6
 
Householder 		65,029 8,205 12.6 51,341 4,156 8.1 4,080 774 19.0 9,609 3,275 34.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 4,165 8.1 51,206 4,165 8.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 12,753 22.1 43,797 6,375 14.6 3,252 946 29.1 10,670 5,432 50.9
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 5,019 25.5 15,196 2,523 16.6 1,153 384 33.3 3,360 2,112 62.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 7,734 20.3 28,601 3,852 13.5 2,099 561 26.8 7,310 3,320 45.4
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 1,864 9.8 12,951 843 6.5 1,289 151 11.7 4,706 870 18.5
Other relatives 9,199 1,573 17.1 3,115 424 13.6 2,937 419 14.3 3,147 730 23.2

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 28,560 14.1 162,411 15,962 9.8 11,557 2,290 19.8 28,131 10,307 36.6
  Under 18 years 415 136 32.9 9 0 (B) 217 55 25.4 189 81 43.1
  18 to 24 years 7,178 2,611 36.4 3,252 924 28.4 1,673 400 23.9 2,252 1,288 57.2
  25 to 34 years 35,525 8,075 22.7 27,103 4,159 15.3 2,572 540 21.0 5,850 3,376 57.7
  35 to 44 years 53,732 8,118 15.1 44,133 4,777 10.8 2,549 569 22.3 7,050 2,772 39.3
  45 to 54 years 49,317 4,613 9.4 40,809 2,710 6.6 2,358 410 17.4 6,150 1,493 24.3
  55 to 64 years 29,729 2,435 8.2 25,724 1,718 6.7 1,194 186 15.6 2,811 531 18.9
  65 years and over 26,204 2,572 9.8 21,380 1,675 7.8 995 131 13.1 3,829 767 20.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 5,432 6.8 66,567 3,611 5.4 5,115 599 11.7 8,324 1,222 14.7
  Under 18 years 146 32 22.1 9 0 (B) 77 15 19.3 60 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 308 13.3 1,010 77 7.6 882 123 14.0 426 108 25.3
  25 to 34 years 5,827 409 7.0 4,397 258 5.9 1,010 86 8.5 420 65 15.5
  35 to 44 years 5,899 447 7.6 4,491 206 4.6 650 66 10.2 759 174 23.0
  45 to 54 years 19,547 1,016 5.2 16,386 632 3.9 1,012 145 14.3 2,150 240 11.2
  55 to 64 years 22,855 1,348 5.9 20,514 1,068 5.2 752 106 14.1 1,589 174 10.9
  65 years and over 23,413 1,872 8.0 19,760 1,370 6.9 732 58 7.9 2,921 445 15.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 23,128 18.9 95,844 12,351 12.9 6,442 1,692 26.3 19,807 9,085 45.9
  Under 18 years 269 104 38.7 0 0 (X) 140 40 28.8 129 64 49.5
  18 to 24 years 4,859 2,304 47.4 2,242 847 37.8 791 277 35.0 1,826 1,180 64.6
  25 to 34 years 29,698 7,666 25.8 22,706 3,901 17.2 1,562 454 29.1 5,430 3,311 61.0
  35 to 44 years 47,833 7,671 16.0 39,643 4,570 11.5 1,900 502 26.4 6,291 2,598 41.3
  45 to 54 years 29,770 3,596 12.1 24,423 2,078 8.5 1,346 265 19.7 4,001 1,253 31.3
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,087 15.8 5,210 650 12.5 442 80 18.1 1,222 357 29.2
  65 years and over 2,790 700 25.1 1,620 305 18.8 262 73 27.7 908 322 35.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 5,533 13.4 30,073 2,132 7.1 3,287 703 21.4 8,057 2,697 33.5
  Under 18 years 181 66 36.5 0 0 (X) 111 32 29.0 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 933 37.3 1,089 272 24.9 533 160 30.0 878 502 57.2
  25 to 34 years 8,648 1,322 15.3 6,295 477 7.6 801 187 23.4 1,551 658 42.4
  35 to 44 years 11,098 1,306 11.8 8,082 489 6.1 804 157 19.5 2,212 660 29.8
  45 to 54 years 13,700 1,157 8.4 10,808 514 4.8 697 120 17.2 2,195 523 23.8
  55 to 64 years 3,731 437 11.7 2,929 257 8.8 217 25 11.4 584 155 26.6
  65 years and over 1,560 312 20.0 871 124 14.2 123 23 18.4 567 165 29.2

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 17,595 21.8 65,771 10,219 15.5 3,155 988 31.3 11,751 6,388 54.4
  Under 18 years 88 38 43.4 0 0 (X) 28 8 (B) 59 30 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,370 58.1 1,153 576 49.9 258 117 45.2 949 678 71.5
  25 to 34 years 21,050 6,344 30.1 16,411 3,424 20.9 761 267 35.1 3,879 2,653 68.4
  35 to 44 years 36,735 6,365 17.3 31,561 4,081 12.9 1,096 346 31.5 4,079 1,938 47.5
  45 to 54 years 16,070 2,439 15.2 13,615 1,564 11.5 649 146 22.4 1,806 730 40.4
  55 to 64 years 3,143 650 20.7 2,281 393 17.2 224 55 24.6 638 202 31.7
  65 years and over 1,230 388 31.6 750 181 24.2 139 50 36.0 342 157 45.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 13,728 23.9 45,970 7,681 16.7 2,787 877 31.5 8,686 5,170 59.5
  Under 18 years 74 35 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 40 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,109 50.7 2,144 825 38.5 409 178 43.6 1,608 1,106 68.8
  25 to 34 years 23,293 5,916 25.4 18,630 3,182 17.1 1,146 366 31.9 3,518 2,368 67.3
  35 to 44 years 20,837 3,687 17.7 18,408 2,498 13.6 640 204 31.8 1,790 986 55.1
  45 to 54 years 5,894 1,126 19.1 4,674 718 15.4 285 53 18.7 934 355 38.0
  55 to 64 years 2,143 472 22.0 1,554 290 18.7 170 15 8.7 419 167 39.9
  65 years and over 1,041 383 36.8 560 168 29.9 104 44 42.0 377 172 45.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 7,853 21.4 28,627 4,084 14.3 1,998 555 27.8 5,986 3,214 53.7
  Under 18 years 60 34 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 38 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 1,023 43.0 1,125 314 27.9 323 128 39.7 931 581 62.4
  25 to 34 years 13,691 3,134 22.9 10,567 1,514 14.3 786 217 27.6 2,338 1,403 60.0
  35 to 44 years 13,902 2,343 16.9 12,058 1,497 12.4 492 128 25.9 1,353 718 53.1
  45 to 54 years 4,343 746 17.2 3,430 479 14.0 218 23 10.6 695 244 35.1
  55 to 64 years 1,470 304 20.7 1,057 167 15.8 85 15 17.4 329 122 37.2
  65 years and over 764 269 35.2 391 113 28.9 71 26 (B) 302 130 43.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 5,875 28.2 17,343 3,597 20.7 789 322 40.8 2,700 1,956 72.4
  Under 18 years 14 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,087 61.0 1,019 511 50.2 86 50 58.3 677 525 77.7
  25 to 34 years 9,602 2,782 29.0 8,063 1,668 20.7 360 149 41.3 1,179 965 81.8
  35 to 44 years 6,935 1,344 19.4 6,350 1,001 15.8 148 76 51.5 438 267 61.1
  45 to 54 years 1,551 380 24.5 1,244 239 19.2 68 30 (B) 239 111 46.3
  55 to 64 years 672 168 25.0 497 123 24.8 85 0 0.0 90 45 49.6
  65 years and over 277 114 41.2 169 55 32.3 32 17 (B) 75 42 55.9

Poverty Footnotes

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