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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 34,979 17.3 162,411 20,331 12.5 11,557 2,793 24.2 28,131 11,855 42.1
 
Householder 		65,029 10,094 15.5 51,341 5,366 10.5 4,080 953 23.3 9,609 3,775 39.3
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 5,387 10.5 51,206 5,387 10.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 15,116 26.2 43,797 7,934 18.1 3,252 1,099 33.8 10,670 6,084 57.0
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 5,888 29.9 15,196 3,130 20.6 1,153 458 39.7 3,360 2,300 68.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 9,228 24.3 28,601 4,804 16.8 2,099 641 30.5 7,310 3,784 51.8
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 2,399 12.7 12,951 1,091 8.4 1,289 192 14.9 4,706 1,116 23.7
Other relatives 9,199 1,984 21.6 3,115 553 17.8 2,937 549 18.7 3,147 881 28.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 34,979 17.3 162,411 20,331 12.5 11,557 2,793 24.2 28,131 11,855 42.1
  Under 18 years 415 161 38.7 9 0 (B) 217 72 33.2 189 89 47.0
  18 to 24 years 7,178 3,019 42.1 3,252 1,119 34.4 1,673 489 29.2 2,252 1,410 62.6
  25 to 34 years 35,525 9,519 26.8 27,103 5,182 19.1 2,572 674 26.2 5,850 3,663 62.6
  35 to 44 years 53,732 10,037 18.7 44,133 6,126 13.9 2,549 659 25.8 7,050 3,252 46.1
  45 to 54 years 49,317 5,664 11.5 40,809 3,386 8.3 2,358 477 20.2 6,150 1,801 29.3
  55 to 64 years 29,729 3,055 10.3 25,724 2,149 8.4 1,194 226 18.9 2,811 681 24.2
  65 years and over 26,204 3,524 13.4 21,380 2,369 11.1 995 196 19.7 3,829 959 25.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 7,243 9.1 66,567 4,872 7.3 5,115 785 15.3 8,324 1,586 19.0
  Under 18 years 146 38 25.8 9 0 (B) 77 15 19.3 60 23 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 374 16.1 1,010 99 9.8 882 156 17.6 426 119 28.0
  25 to 34 years 5,827 468 8.0 4,397 291 6.6 1,010 104 10.3 420 73 17.3
  35 to 44 years 5,899 647 11.0 4,491 334 7.4 650 83 12.8 759 230 30.4
  45 to 54 years 19,547 1,295 6.6 16,386 796 4.9 1,012 187 18.5 2,150 312 14.5
  55 to 64 years 22,855 1,701 7.4 20,514 1,349 6.6 752 125 16.6 1,589 228 14.4
  65 years and over 23,413 2,720 11.6 19,760 2,004 10.1 732 116 15.8 2,921 600 20.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 27,737 22.7 95,844 15,459 16.1 6,442 2,008 31.2 19,807 10,270 51.8
  Under 18 years 269 123 45.7 0 0 (X) 140 57 40.8 129 66 50.9
  18 to 24 years 4,859 2,645 54.4 2,242 1,020 45.5 791 334 42.2 1,826 1,291 70.7
  25 to 34 years 29,698 9,051 30.5 22,706 4,891 21.5 1,562 570 36.5 5,430 3,590 66.1
  35 to 44 years 47,833 9,390 19.6 39,643 5,792 14.6 1,900 576 30.3 6,291 3,022 48.0
  45 to 54 years 29,770 4,369 14.7 24,423 2,590 10.6 1,346 290 21.5 4,001 1,489 37.2
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,354 19.7 5,210 800 15.4 442 101 22.9 1,222 453 37.0
  65 years and over 2,790 804 28.8 1,620 365 22.5 262 80 30.6 908 359 39.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 6,723 16.2 30,073 2,743 9.1 3,287 875 26.6 8,057 3,104 38.5
  Under 18 years 181 83 46.0 0 0 (X) 111 49 44.1 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 1,085 43.4 1,089 337 30.9 533 202 37.8 878 547 62.3
  25 to 34 years 8,648 1,579 18.3 6,295 617 9.8 801 239 29.8 1,551 724 46.6
  35 to 44 years 11,098 1,608 14.5 8,082 651 8.1 804 179 22.3 2,212 778 35.2
  45 to 54 years 13,700 1,441 10.5 10,808 664 6.1 697 139 20.0 2,195 638 29.1
  55 to 64 years 3,731 546 14.6 2,929 313 10.7 217 40 18.6 584 193 33.0
  65 years and over 1,560 379 24.3 871 162 18.6 123 26 21.1 567 191 33.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 21,014 26.0 65,771 12,716 19.3 3,155 1,133 35.9 11,751 7,165 61.0
  Under 18 years 88 39 45.0 0 0 (X) 28 8 (B) 59 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,560 66.1 1,153 683 59.2 258 132 51.2 949 745 78.5
  25 to 34 years 21,050 7,472 35.5 16,411 4,275 26.0 761 331 43.5 3,879 2,867 73.9
  35 to 44 years 36,735 7,782 21.2 31,561 5,141 16.3 1,096 397 36.2 4,079 2,244 55.0
  45 to 54 years 16,070 2,928 18.2 13,615 1,927 14.2 649 151 23.2 1,806 851 47.1
  55 to 64 years 3,143 807 25.7 2,281 487 21.3 224 61 27.1 638 260 40.7
  65 years and over 1,230 425 34.6 750 203 27.1 139 54 38.9 342 168 49.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 16,302 28.4 45,970 9,578 20.8 2,787 1,055 37.9 8,686 5,668 65.3
  Under 18 years 74 35 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 40 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,417 58.1 2,144 998 46.5 409 212 51.9 1,608 1,207 75.0
  25 to 34 years 23,293 7,044 30.2 18,630 4,025 21.6 1,146 463 40.4 3,518 2,556 72.7
  35 to 44 years 20,837 4,465 21.4 18,408 3,163 17.2 640 235 36.8 1,790 1,066 59.6
  45 to 54 years 5,894 1,350 22.9 4,674 856 18.3 285 59 20.6 934 436 46.6
  55 to 64 years 2,143 594 27.7 1,554 360 23.2 170 24 14.3 419 209 50.0
  65 years and over 1,041 396 38.1 560 175 31.3 104 44 42.0 377 178 47.1

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 9,378 25.6 28,627 5,124 17.9 1,998 679 34.0 5,986 3,575 59.7
  Under 18 years 60 34 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 38 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 1,187 49.9 1,125 379 33.7 323 157 48.6 931 651 69.9
  25 to 34 years 13,691 3,805 27.8 10,567 1,959 18.5 786 289 36.7 2,338 1,558 66.6
  35 to 44 years 13,902 2,823 20.3 12,058 1,901 15.8 492 143 29.1 1,353 779 57.6
  45 to 54 years 4,343 879 20.2 3,430 562 16.4 218 26 12.0 695 291 41.8
  55 to 64 years 1,470 376 25.6 1,057 211 20.0 85 20 23.0 329 145 44.2
  65 years and over 764 275 35.9 391 113 28.9 71 26 (B) 302 135 44.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 6,923 33.2 17,343 4,454 25.7 789 376 47.7 2,700 2,093 77.5
  Under 18 years 14 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,230 69.1 1,019 619 60.8 86 55 64.5 677 556 82.1
  25 to 34 years 9,602 3,239 33.7 8,063 2,067 25.6 360 174 48.4 1,179 999 84.7
  35 to 44 years 6,935 1,642 23.7 6,350 1,263 19.9 148 92 62.6 438 287 65.6
  45 to 54 years 1,551 471 30.4 1,244 294 23.6 68 33 (B) 239 145 60.6
  55 to 64 years 672 218 32.5 497 149 30.1 85 5 5.6 90 64 71.2
  65 years and over 277 122 43.9 169 62 36.6 32 17 (B) 75 42 55.9

Poverty Footnotes

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