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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)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 10,336 31.5 15,955 2,252 14.1 2,530 772 30.5 14,332 7,312 51.0
 
Householder 		9,625 2,840 29.5 4,530 565 12.5 840 246 29.3 4,254 2,028 47.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 543 12.2 4,447 543 12.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 5,293 43.4 4,929 914 18.5 761 305 40.1 6,512 4,074 62.6
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 2,031 48.8 1,650 371 22.5 273 100 36.7 2,239 1,559 69.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 3,262 40.6 3,279 542 16.5 488 205 42.0 4,273 2,515 58.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 1,028 24.2 1,663 186 11.2 262 65 25.0 2,328 777 33.4
Other relatives 2,292 631 27.5 386 44 11.3 667 155 23.2 1,238 433 35.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 10,336 31.5 15,955 2,252 14.1 2,530 772 30.5 14,332 7,312 51.0
  Under 18 years 133 94 70.7 0 0 (X) 52 44 (B) 81 50 61.9
  18 to 24 years 1,861 980 52.7 272 101 37.2 414 82 19.9 1,175 797 67.8
  25 to 34 years 7,159 3,418 47.7 2,856 649 22.7 519 179 34.4 3,783 2,590 68.5
  35 to 44 years 8,794 2,598 29.5 4,408 558 12.7 576 179 31.1 3,810 1,861 48.8
  45 to 54 years 7,408 1,413 19.1 4,283 335 7.8 468 137 29.3 2,658 940 35.4
  55 to 64 years 4,167 908 21.8 2,483 327 13.2 301 69 23.0 1,383 511 37.0
  65 years and over 3,296 925 28.1 1,653 281 17.0 200 81 40.6 1,443 562 39.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 1,408 14.7 5,541 502 9.1 1,043 200 19.2 3,000 706 23.5
  Under 18 years 22 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 7 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 64 19.2 55 16 (B) 178 20 11.5 100 27 27.3
  25 to 34 years 600 38 6.4 338 13 3.7 159 20 12.6 103 5 5.3
  35 to 44 years 1,169 154 13.2 541 20 3.7 199 41 20.4 430 94 21.8
  45 to 54 years 2,670 287 10.7 1,639 79 4.8 199 48 24.1 832 160 19.2
  55 to 64 years 2,484 360 14.5 1,637 181 11.1 169 25 15.0 678 154 22.7
  65 years and over 2,305 497 21.5 1,331 193 14.5 132 44 33.5 842 259 30.8

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 8,927 38.4 10,414 1,749 16.8 1,488 572 38.4 11,333 6,606 58.3
  Under 18 years 110 85 77.4 0 0 (X) 45 42 (B) 65 43 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 917 60.0 217 85 39.2 237 62 26.2 1,075 770 71.6
  25 to 34 years 6,559 3,380 51.5 2,518 636 25.3 360 159 44.1 3,681 2,585 70.2
  35 to 44 years 7,625 2,444 32.1 3,868 538 13.9 377 139 36.8 3,380 1,767 52.3
  45 to 54 years 4,738 1,126 23.8 2,643 257 9.7 269 89 33.2 1,826 780 42.7
  55 to 64 years 1,683 547 32.5 846 146 17.3 132 44 33.1 705 357 50.7
  65 years and over 991 428 43.2 322 88 27.3 68 37 (B) 601 303 50.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 2,194 28.1 3,245 392 12.1 703 234 33.4 3,850 1,568 40.7
  Under 18 years 54 29 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 19 (B) 32 10 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 348 50.4 74 17 (B) 139 43 30.6 477 288 60.3
  25 to 34 years 1,542 524 33.9 605 91 15.0 186 70 37.9 751 362 48.2
  35 to 44 years 1,951 423 21.7 774 57 7.3 130 25 19.4 1,046 341 32.6
  45 to 54 years 2,221 426 19.2 1,154 102 8.8 135 36 27.0 932 288 30.9
  55 to 64 years 853 281 32.9 446 79 17.8 51 27 (B) 356 174 48.9
  65 years and over 487 165 33.8 192 46 23.9 40 13 (B) 255 106 41.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 6,733 43.6 7,169 1,358 18.9 785 337 43.0 7,482 5,038 67.3
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 569 67.8 143 68 47.1 98 19 19.8 598 482 80.6
  25 to 34 years 5,016 2,856 56.9 1,912 545 28.5 174 88 50.7 2,929 2,223 75.9
  35 to 44 years 5,674 2,021 35.6 3,094 481 15.5 247 114 46.0 2,334 1,427 61.1
  45 to 54 years 2,517 701 27.8 1,489 155 10.4 134 53 39.4 894 493 55.1
  55 to 64 years 830 267 32.1 400 67 16.7 81 17 20.5 348 183 52.6
  65 years and over 503 263 52.3 130 42 32.4 28 23 (B) 346 198 57.2

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 5,073 45.6 4,880 1,068 21.9 658 253 38.4 5,578 3,752 67.3
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 840 66.5 195 85 43.7 138 50 36.4 930 704 75.8
  25 to 34 years 4,332 2,258 52.1 1,844 471 25.5 195 99 51.0 2,293 1,688 73.6
  35 to 44 years 2,996 1,120 37.4 1,632 324 19.8 140 41 29.2 1,224 756 61.7
  45 to 54 years 1,496 424 28.3 823 104 12.7 62 7 (B) 611 312 51.1
  55 to 64 years 588 166 28.3 278 41 14.6 66 10 (B) 243 116 47.6
  65 years and over 383 206 53.8 108 43 40.2 32 20 (B) 243 143 58.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 2,890 39.9 3,090 503 16.3 478 209 43.7 3,672 2,179 59.3
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 454 63.8 93 38 40.8 91 48 52.3 527 369 69.9
  25 to 34 years 2,674 1,207 45.1 1,173 243 20.7 144 68 47.1 1,357 896 66.0
  35 to 44 years 1,999 619 31.0 1,002 120 12.0 105 31 29.2 892 468 52.5
  45 to 54 years 1,061 271 25.6 544 49 9.1 41 7 (B) 476 214 45.0
  55 to 64 years 407 115 28.3 203 33 16.2 43 10 (B) 161 73 44.9
  65 years and over 328 166 50.5 75 20 (B) 28 20 (B) 225 126 55.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 2,183 56.3 1,790 565 31.6 180 44 24.4 1,906 1,574 82.6
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 385 70.0 101 47 46.3 47 3 (B) 402 336 83.5
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,051 63.4 671 228 34.0 50 31 (B) 936 792 84.6
  35 to 44 years 997 502 50.3 630 204 32.3 35 10 (B) 332 288 86.6
  45 to 54 years 435 153 35.1 279 55 19.7 21 0 (B) 135 98 72.6
  55 to 64 years 180 51 28.4 76 8 10.2 23 0 (B) 82 43 53.0
  65 years and over 55 41 (B) 33 24 (B) 4 0 (B) 18 17 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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