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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 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 10,769 32.8 15,955 2,399 15.0 2,530 803 31.8 14,332 7,566 52.8
 
Householder 		9,625 2,972 30.9 4,530 599 13.2 840 259 30.9 4,254 2,114 49.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 571 12.8 4,447 571 12.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 5,463 44.8 4,929 965 19.6 761 313 41.1 6,512 4,185 64.3
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 2,090 50.2 1,650 392 23.8 273 100 36.8 2,239 1,597 71.3
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 3,373 42.0 3,279 573 17.5 488 213 43.6 4,273 2,588 60.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 1,084 25.5 1,663 215 12.9 262 67 25.6 2,328 802 34.5
Other relatives 2,292 680 29.6 386 50 12.9 667 164 24.6 1,238 466 37.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 10,769 32.8 15,955 2,399 15.0 2,530 803 31.8 14,332 7,566 52.8
  Under 18 years 133 109 82.1 0 0 (X) 52 44 (B) 81 65 80.5
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,038 55.8 272 107 39.3 414 95 23.0 1,175 836 71.1
  25 to 34 years 7,159 3,484 48.7 2,856 663 23.2 519 179 34.4 3,783 2,642 69.8
  35 to 44 years 8,794 2,723 31.0 4,408 592 13.4 576 191 33.1 3,810 1,940 50.9
  45 to 54 years 7,408 1,510 20.4 4,283 404 9.4 468 145 31.0 2,658 961 36.1
  55 to 64 years 4,167 955 22.9 2,483 348 14.0 301 69 23.0 1,383 538 38.9
  65 years and over 3,296 950 28.8 1,653 285 17.2 200 81 40.6 1,443 584 40.5

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 1,507 15.7 5,541 556 10.0 1,043 216 20.7 3,000 736 24.5
  Under 18 years 22 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 7 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 70 20.9 55 16 (B) 178 26 14.6 100 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 1,169 170 14.5 541 29 5.4 199 43 21.8 430 97 22.6
  45 to 54 years 2,670 331 12.4 1,639 112 6.8 199 55 27.7 832 163 19.6
  55 to 64 years 2,484 380 15.3 1,637 189 11.5 169 25 15.0 678 166 24.4
  65 years and over 2,305 511 22.2 1,331 197 14.8 132 44 33.5 842 270 32.1

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 9,262 39.9 10,414 1,843 17.7 1,488 588 39.5 11,333 6,831 60.3
  Under 18 years 110 100 91.0 0 0 (X) 45 42 (B) 65 58 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 969 63.4 217 91 41.8 237 69 29.3 1,075 809 75.2
  25 to 34 years 6,559 3,446 52.5 2,518 651 25.8 360 159 44.1 3,681 2,637 71.6
  35 to 44 years 7,625 2,553 33.5 3,868 563 14.5 377 147 39.1 3,380 1,843 54.5
  45 to 54 years 4,738 1,179 24.9 2,643 292 11.1 269 90 33.4 1,826 797 43.7
  55 to 64 years 1,683 576 34.2 846 159 18.8 132 44 33.1 705 373 52.9
  65 years and over 991 439 44.3 322 88 27.3 68 37 (B) 601 314 52.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 2,344 30.1 3,245 401 12.4 703 243 34.6 3,850 1,699 44.1
  Under 18 years 54 44 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 19 (B) 32 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 378 54.8 74 17 (B) 139 43 30.7 477 318 66.6
  25 to 34 years 1,542 553 35.8 605 95 15.6 186 70 37.9 751 388 51.6
  35 to 44 years 1,951 473 24.2 774 61 7.8 130 34 25.8 1,046 379 36.2
  45 to 54 years 2,221 436 19.6 1,154 104 9.0 135 37 27.4 932 295 31.7
  55 to 64 years 853 296 34.7 446 79 17.8 51 27 (B) 356 189 53.2
  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 6,918 44.8 7,169 1,442 20.1 785 344 43.9 7,482 5,131 68.6
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 591 70.4 143 73 51.0 98 27 27.3 598 491 82.1
  25 to 34 years 5,016 2,893 57.7 1,912 556 29.1 174 88 50.7 2,929 2,249 76.8
  35 to 44 years 5,674 2,080 36.7 3,094 502 16.2 247 114 46.0 2,334 1,464 62.7
  45 to 54 years 2,517 744 29.5 1,489 189 12.7 134 53 39.4 894 502 56.2
  55 to 64 years 830 280 33.7 400 80 20.0 81 17 20.5 348 183 52.6
  65 years and over 503 274 54.4 130 42 32.4 28 23 (B) 346 208 60.2

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 5,233 47.1 4,880 1,133 23.2 658 253 38.4 5,578 3,848 69.0
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 884 70.0 195 91 46.5 138 50 36.5 930 743 80.0
  25 to 34 years 4,332 2,312 53.4 1,844 485 26.3 195 99 51.0 2,293 1,727 75.3
  35 to 44 years 2,996 1,141 38.1 1,632 340 20.8 140 41 29.2 1,224 761 62.1
  45 to 54 years 1,496 449 30.0 823 120 14.5 62 7 (B) 611 322 52.7
  55 to 64 years 588 183 31.1 278 54 19.4 66 10 (B) 243 119 48.7
  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 3,003 41.5 3,090 534 17.3 478 209 43.7 3,672 2,260 61.5
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 486 68.3 93 38 40.8 91 48 52.4 527 400 75.9
  25 to 34 years 2,674 1,254 46.9 1,173 257 21.9 144 68 47.1 1,357 928 68.4
  35 to 44 years 1,999 640 32.0 1,002 136 13.6 105 31 29.2 892 473 53.0
  45 to 54 years 1,061 282 26.5 544 50 9.3 41 7 (B) 476 224 47.0
  55 to 64 years 407 118 29.0 203 33 16.2 43 10 (B) 161 75 46.6
  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 2,230 57.5 1,790 599 33.4 180 44 24.4 1,906 1,587 83.3
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 398 72.3 101 52 51.8 47 3 (B) 402 343 85.3
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,058 63.8 671 228 34.0 50 31 (B) 936 799 85.3
  35 to 44 years 997 502 50.3 630 204 32.3 35 10 (B) 332 288 86.6
  45 to 54 years 435 167 38.4 279 69 24.8 21 0 (B) 135 98 72.6
  55 to 64 years 180 64 35.7 76 21 27.8 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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