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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 alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,763 33,813 17.1 159,476 19,819 12.4 11,277 2,698 23.9 27,010 11,296 41.8
 
Householder 		64,183 9,892 15.4 50,779 5,279 10.4 3,999 932 23.3 9,405 3,681 39.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,731 5,306 10.5 50,731 5,306 10.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,339 14,348 25.9 42,235 7,630 18.1 3,117 1,034 33.2 9,987 5,684 56.9
  Related children under 6 years 18,730 5,546 29.6 14,528 2,983 20.5 1,104 430 39.0 3,099 2,133 68.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,609 8,802 24.0 27,707 4,647 16.8 2,013 604 30.0 6,888 3,551 51.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,497 2,332 12.6 12,676 1,072 8.5 1,264 186 14.7 4,558 1,074 23.6
Other relatives 9,013 1,935 21.5 3,055 532 17.4 2,896 545 18.8 3,061 857 28.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,763 33,813 17.1 159,476 19,819 12.4 11,277 2,698 23.9 27,010 11,296 41.8
  Under 18 years 409 159 39.0 9 0 (B) 212 72 34.0 187 87 46.6
  18 to 24 years 6,968 2,886 41.4 3,177 1,072 33.7 1,621 467 28.8 2,170 1,347 62.1
  25 to 34 years 34,463 9,142 26.5 26,417 5,005 18.9 2,517 666 26.4 5,529 3,471 62.8
  35 to 44 years 52,365 9,707 18.5 43,207 5,997 13.9 2,480 626 25.2 6,678 3,084 46.2
  45 to 54 years 48,430 5,504 11.4 40,166 3,324 8.3 2,301 454 19.7 5,963 1,725 28.9
  55 to 64 years 29,236 2,946 10.1 25,339 2,074 8.2 1,169 221 18.9 2,728 651 23.9
  65 years and over 25,893 3,471 13.4 21,162 2,348 11.1 976 193 19.8 3,755 930 24.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		79,099 7,144 9.0 65,908 4,821 7.3 5,046 779 15.4 8,145 1,545 19.0
  Under 18 years 143 36 25.5 9 0 (B) 75 15 (B) 58 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,279 366 16.1 998 99 9.9 864 151 17.5 418 116 27.8
  25 to 34 years 5,729 459 8.0 4,342 286 6.6 989 104 10.5 399 68 17.2
  35 to 44 years 5,833 641 11.0 4,455 330 7.4 646 83 12.8 732 228 31.2
  45 to 54 years 19,328 1,281 6.6 16,212 793 4.9 1,003 186 18.5 2,114 302 14.3
  55 to 64 years 22,587 1,670 7.4 20,293 1,324 6.5 747 124 16.7 1,548 222 14.4
  65 years and over 23,200 2,689 11.6 19,600 1,988 10.1 723 116 16.0 2,877 585 20.3

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,664 26,669 22.5 93,568 14,999 16.0 6,231 1,919 30.8 18,865 9,752 51.7
  Under 18 years 266 123 46.2 0 0 (X) 137 57 41.7 129 66 50.9
  18 to 24 years 4,689 2,519 53.7 2,179 973 44.7 757 316 41.7 1,752 1,231 70.2
  25 to 34 years 28,734 8,683 30.2 22,075 4,719 21.4 1,528 561 36.7 5,130 3,403 66.3
  35 to 44 years 46,532 9,065 19.5 38,752 5,667 14.6 1,834 543 29.6 5,946 2,856 48.0
  45 to 54 years 29,101 4,222 14.5 23,954 2,531 10.6 1,298 268 20.7 3,849 1,423 37.0
  55 to 64 years 6,649 1,275 19.2 5,046 750 14.9 422 96 22.8 1,180 428 36.3
  65 years and over 2,694 781 29.0 1,562 359 23.0 254 77 30.4 878 345 39.3

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		40,383 6,467 16.0 29,435 2,647 9.0 3,166 837 26.4 7,783 2,983 38.3
  Under 18 years 178 83 46.7 0 0 (X) 108 49 45.2 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,433 1,043 42.9 1,076 328 30.4 506 190 37.5 851 525 61.8
  25 to 34 years 8,401 1,516 18.0 6,135 593 9.7 777 233 30.0 1,489 690 46.4
  35 to 44 years 10,790 1,542 14.3 7,906 630 8.0 770 169 22.0 2,114 742 35.1
  45 to 54 years 13,434 1,395 10.4 10,623 643 6.0 679 131 19.3 2,131 621 29.1
  55 to 64 years 3,633 521 14.4 2,852 295 10.3 205 39 19.0 576 188 32.6
  65 years and over 1,514 367 24.2 843 159 18.9 120 26 21.7 552 182 33.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,281 20,202 25.8 64,133 12,352 19.3 3,066 1,082 35.3 11,082 6,768 61.1
  Under 18 years 88 39 45.0 0 0 (X) 28 8 (B) 59 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,256 1,477 65.5 1,103 645 58.5 251 126 50.1 902 705 78.2
  25 to 34 years 20,333 7,166 35.2 15,940 4,126 25.9 751 328 43.7 3,641 2,712 74.5
  35 to 44 years 35,742 7,523 21.0 30,846 5,036 16.3 1,064 374 35.1 3,832 2,114 55.2
  45 to 54 years 15,667 2,828 18.0 13,330 1,888 14.2 619 137 22.2 1,718 802 46.7
  55 to 64 years 3,016 754 25.0 2,194 456 20.8 218 57 26.4 604 241 39.9
  65 years and over 1,180 414 35.1 720 200 27.8 134 51 38.1 327 163 50.0

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,578 15,612 28.1 44,672 9,246 20.7 2,699 1,011 37.5 8,206 5,354 65.2
  Under 18 years 74 35 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 40 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,007 2,302 57.4 2,080 951 45.7 384 197 51.4 1,543 1,154 74.8
  25 to 34 years 22,555 6,767 30.0 18,111 3,878 21.4 1,124 456 40.6 3,320 2,432 73.3
  35 to 44 years 20,185 4,281 21.2 17,904 3,080 17.2 610 214 35.2 1,671 987 59.1
  45 to 54 years 5,699 1,292 22.7 4,538 831 18.3 280 59 20.9 881 403 45.7
  55 to 64 years 2,054 544 26.5 1,499 333 22.2 166 23 13.9 388 188 48.5
  65 years and over 1,005 390 38.8 540 173 32.1 100 43 42.9 365 174 47.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,465 8,975 25.3 27,845 4,933 17.7 1,923 642 33.4 5,696 3,400 59.7
  Under 18 years 60 34 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 38 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,304 1,132 49.1 1,100 361 32.8 302 145 48.2 902 626 69.4
  25 to 34 years 13,305 3,673 27.6 10,294 1,889 18.4 769 283 36.8 2,242 1,501 66.9
  35 to 44 years 13,448 2,675 19.9 11,732 1,836 15.7 466 125 26.8 1,250 713 57.0
  45 to 54 years 4,209 846 20.1 3,339 548 16.4 213 26 12.2 657 272 41.3
  55 to 64 years 1,404 346 24.7 1,007 187 18.6 81 18 22.5 316 140 44.5
  65 years and over 734 269 36.6 372 111 29.9 70 26 (B) 292 132 45.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,113 6,637 33.0 16,828 4,313 25.6 776 370 47.6 2,510 1,955 77.9
  Under 18 years 14 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,703 1,170 68.7 980 590 60.2 82 52 63.1 641 528 82.3
  25 to 34 years 9,250 3,094 33.4 7,817 1,989 25.4 355 173 48.9 1,078 931 86.4
  35 to 44 years 6,736 1,607 23.9 6,172 1,243 20.1 143 89 62.3 421 274 65.1
  45 to 54 years 1,490 446 30.0 1,199 283 23.6 68 33 (B) 224 131 58.6
  55 to 64 years 650 198 30.5 492 146 29.6 85 5 5.6 73 48 (B)
  65 years and over 270 122 44.9 167 62 37.0 31 17 (B) 73 42 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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