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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 13,876 33.3 28,951 7,987 27.6 3,516 949 27.0 9,265 4,940 53.3
 
Householder 		10,503 3,358 32.0 6,911 1,767 25.6 1,021 268 26.2 2,571 1,323 51.5
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 1,766 24.9 7,108 1,766 24.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 6,939 43.0 10,898 3,700 34.0 970 421 43.4 4,270 2,818 66.0
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 2,915 46.3 4,215 1,551 36.8 441 198 44.9 1,635 1,166 71.3
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 4,024 40.9 6,684 2,149 32.1 529 223 42.1 2,635 1,652 62.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 874 21.4 2,656 445 16.8 204 31 15.3 1,226 398 32.5
Other relatives 3,898 939 24.1 1,379 309 22.4 1,321 229 17.3 1,198 401 33.5

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 13,876 33.3 28,951 7,987 27.6 3,516 949 27.0 9,265 4,940 53.3
  Under 18 years 219 126 57.4 6 0 (B) 105 52 50.0 108 73 67.6
  18 to 24 years 3,006 1,367 45.5 1,176 489 41.6 782 212 27.1 1,049 667 63.6
  25 to 34 years 11,079 4,514 40.7 7,366 2,518 34.2 1,145 310 27.1 2,568 1,685 65.6
  35 to 44 years 12,620 4,318 34.2 9,362 2,704 28.9 723 206 28.5 2,535 1,409 55.6
  45 to 54 years 8,329 2,057 24.7 6,275 1,251 19.9 456 115 25.3 1,597 691 43.3
  55 to 64 years 3,952 818 20.7 2,979 551 18.5 166 34 20.2 807 233 28.9
  65 years and over 2,528 677 26.8 1,789 475 26.6 138 19 14.0 601 183 30.4

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 1,481 15.8 6,178 886 14.3 1,492 175 11.7 1,731 420 24.3
  Under 18 years 47 17 (B) 6 0 (B) 23 6 (B) 18 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 116 17.9 196 37 19.1 332 49 14.8 122 30 24.7
  25 to 34 years 1,257 181 14.4 587 93 15.8 521 47 9.0 149 41 27.6
  35 to 44 years 1,057 156 14.8 588 59 10.1 241 35 14.7 228 61 26.9
  45 to 54 years 2,351 272 11.6 1,771 153 8.6 166 22 13.1 414 97 23.3
  55 to 64 years 2,166 306 14.1 1,662 215 12.9 108 6 5.3 395 86 21.7
  65 years and over 1,873 433 23.1 1,368 329 24.0 100 10 10.2 404 94 23.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 12,395 38.3 22,773 7,101 31.2 2,024 774 38.2 7,534 4,520 60.0
  Under 18 years 172 108 63.2 0 0 (X) 82 47 57.0 90 62 68.8
  18 to 24 years 2,357 1,251 53.1 980 452 46.1 450 163 36.2 927 637 68.7
  25 to 34 years 9,822 4,333 44.1 6,779 2,425 35.8 624 264 42.3 2,420 1,644 68.0
  35 to 44 years 11,563 4,162 36.0 8,773 2,644 30.1 483 171 35.4 2,307 1,347 58.4
  45 to 54 years 5,977 1,786 29.9 4,505 1,098 24.4 290 93 32.2 1,183 594 50.3
  55 to 64 years 1,786 511 28.6 1,316 337 25.6 58 28 (B) 412 147 35.7
  65 years and over 655 244 37.2 420 146 34.7 38 9 (B) 197 89 45.1

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 2,415 26.4 5,793 1,045 18.0 931 291 31.3 2,413 1,078 44.7
  Under 18 years 112 71 63.7 0 0 (X) 62 39 (B) 50 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 463 41.9 450 148 32.9 272 84 30.7 381 231 60.6
  25 to 34 years 2,104 611 29.0 1,263 244 19.3 261 82 31.5 579 285 49.1
  35 to 44 years 2,381 514 21.6 1,580 251 15.9 178 45 25.4 622 218 35.0
  45 to 54 years 2,277 488 21.4 1,647 228 13.9 111 29 25.7 519 231 44.5
  55 to 64 years 837 195 23.3 668 133 19.9 27 11 (B) 142 52 36.4
  65 years and over 322 74 22.9 184 42 22.6 18 2 (B) 120 30 24.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,195 9,980 43.0 16,981 6,056 35.7 1,094 482 44.1 5,121 3,442 67.2
  Under 18 years 60 37 (B) 0 0 (X) 20 8 (B) 40 29 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,253 788 62.9 530 304 57.3 178 79 44.4 546 406 74.3
  25 to 34 years 7,718 3,722 48.2 5,516 2,181 39.5 362 181 50.0 1,840 1,360 73.9
  35 to 44 years 9,182 3,649 39.7 7,193 2,393 33.3 304 125 41.2 1,685 1,130 67.1
  45 to 54 years 3,700 1,298 35.1 2,857 870 30.4 179 65 36.2 664 363 54.7
  55 to 64 years 949 316 33.3 649 204 31.4 31 17 (B) 270 95 35.3
  65 years and over 332 170 51.1 236 104 44.1 19 7 (B) 76 59 77.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 7,907 44.3 12,705 4,700 37.0 1,027 441 42.9 4,115 2,766 67.2
  Under 18 years 76 42 55.3 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 42 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 1,105 57.6 923 432 46.9 184 76 41.5 813 596 73.3
  25 to 34 years 7,441 3,432 46.1 5,314 1,976 37.2 462 231 49.9 1,665 1,225 73.6
  35 to 44 years 5,320 2,274 42.8 4,216 1,619 38.4 241 74 30.9 863 581 67.3
  45 to 54 years 2,085 731 35.0 1,544 475 30.7 79 28 35.8 461 227 49.3
  55 to 64 years 721 193 26.8 523 123 23.6 18 4 (B) 180 65 36.3
  65 years and over 285 130 45.7 184 74 40.0 10 9 (B) 91 48 52.3

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,312 4,539 40.1 7,839 2,594 33.1 703 279 39.8 2,771 1,666 60.1
  Under 18 years 64 42 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 41 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 500 49.3 467 176 37.6 126 52 40.9 422 273 64.6
  25 to 34 years 4,421 1,828 41.3 3,014 961 31.9 296 126 42.6 1,111 741 66.7
  35 to 44 years 3,648 1,500 41.1 2,824 1,034 36.6 185 64 34.7 639 401 62.8
  45 to 54 years 1,451 461 31.8 1,049 298 28.4 55 12 (B) 347 150 43.3
  55 to 64 years 546 129 23.6 388 80 20.7 15 4 (B) 144 44 30.7
  65 years and over 168 80 47.7 98 45 45.7 4 3 (B) 66 32 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,535 3,367 51.5 4,866 2,106 43.3 325 162 49.8 1,345 1,100 81.8
  Under 18 years 12 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 1 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 904 605 66.9 456 257 56.3 57 25 (B) 391 324 82.7
  25 to 34 years 3,021 1,604 53.1 2,301 1,015 44.1 166 105 62.9 553 483 87.4
  35 to 44 years 1,672 774 46.3 1,392 585 42.0 56 10 (B) 224 179 79.9
  45 to 54 years 634 270 42.5 496 177 35.7 24 16 (B) 114 77 67.4
  55 to 64 years 175 64 36.8 136 43 31.7 3 0 (B) 37 21 (B)
  65 years and over 117 50 42.9 87 29 33.5 6 6 (B) 25 15 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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