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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 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 44,024 21.8 162,411 26,811 16.5 11,557 3,603 31.2 28,131 13,610 48.4
 
Householder 		65,029 12,913 19.9 51,341 7,308 14.2 4,080 1,213 29.7 9,609 4,392 45.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 7,308 14.3 51,206 7,308 14.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 18,117 31.4 43,797 10,011 22.9 3,252 1,354 41.6 10,670 6,751 63.3
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 6,966 35.3 15,196 3,910 25.7 1,153 560 48.6 3,360 2,495 74.3
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 11,151 29.3 28,601 6,101 21.3 2,099 794 37.8 7,310 4,256 58.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 3,151 16.6 12,951 1,488 11.5 1,289 260 20.2 4,706 1,403 29.8
Other relatives 9,199 2,535 27.6 3,115 696 22.4 2,937 775 26.4 3,147 1,064 33.8

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 44,024 21.8 162,411 26,811 16.5 11,557 3,603 31.2 28,131 13,610 48.4
  Under 18 years 415 193 46.5 9 0 (B) 217 87 40.1 189 106 56.2
  18 to 24 years 7,178 3,469 48.3 3,252 1,319 40.6 1,673 613 36.6 2,252 1,537 68.2
  25 to 34 years 35,525 11,727 33.0 27,103 6,752 24.9 2,572 913 35.5 5,850 4,062 69.4
  35 to 44 years 53,732 12,245 22.8 44,133 7,740 17.5 2,549 807 31.6 7,050 3,698 52.5
  45 to 54 years 49,317 7,297 14.8 40,809 4,525 11.1 2,358 631 26.8 6,150 2,141 34.8
  55 to 64 years 29,729 4,067 13.7 25,724 2,950 11.5 1,194 269 22.5 2,811 848 30.2
  65 years and over 26,204 5,027 19.2 21,380 3,526 16.5 995 284 28.6 3,829 1,217 31.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 10,185 12.7 66,567 7,054 10.6 5,115 1,065 20.8 8,324 2,065 24.8
  Under 18 years 146 50 34.2 9 0 (B) 77 24 31.4 60 26 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 463 20.0 1,010 136 13.5 882 199 22.5 426 128 30.0
  25 to 34 years 5,827 642 11.0 4,397 391 8.9 1,010 161 15.9 420 90 21.4
  35 to 44 years 5,899 793 13.4 4,491 418 9.3 650 109 16.8 759 265 34.9
  45 to 54 years 19,547 1,785 9.1 16,386 1,129 6.9 1,012 239 23.6 2,150 417 19.4
  55 to 64 years 22,855 2,429 10.6 20,514 1,927 9.4 752 148 19.7 1,589 354 22.3
  65 years and over 23,413 4,022 17.2 19,760 3,052 15.4 732 185 25.2 2,921 785 26.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 33,840 27.7 95,844 19,757 20.6 6,442 2,538 39.4 19,807 11,544 58.3
  Under 18 years 269 143 53.2 0 0 (X) 140 63 44.9 129 80 62.2
  18 to 24 years 4,859 3,006 61.9 2,242 1,183 52.8 791 414 52.3 1,826 1,409 77.2
  25 to 34 years 29,698 11,085 37.3 22,706 6,360 28.0 1,562 752 48.1 5,430 3,973 73.2
  35 to 44 years 47,833 11,452 23.9 39,643 7,321 18.5 1,900 697 36.7 6,291 3,433 54.6
  45 to 54 years 29,770 5,511 18.5 24,423 3,396 13.9 1,346 392 29.1 4,001 1,723 43.1
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,638 23.8 5,210 1,023 19.6 442 121 27.3 1,222 494 40.4
  65 years and over 2,790 1,005 36.0 1,620 474 29.3 262 100 38.0 908 432 47.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 8,364 20.2 30,073 3,645 12.1 3,287 1,077 32.8 8,057 3,643 45.2
  Under 18 years 181 88 48.4 0 0 (X) 111 53 47.9 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 1,281 51.3 1,089 419 38.5 533 249 46.7 878 614 69.9
  25 to 34 years 8,648 1,974 22.8 6,295 825 13.1 801 304 37.9 1,551 845 54.4
  35 to 44 years 11,098 1,971 17.8 8,082 832 10.3 804 220 27.4 2,212 919 41.6
  45 to 54 years 13,700 1,842 13.4 10,808 903 8.4 697 167 23.9 2,195 773 35.2
  55 to 64 years 3,731 686 18.4 2,929 431 14.7 217 47 21.4 584 209 35.7
  65 years and over 1,560 522 33.5 871 235 27.0 123 38 30.6 567 250 44.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 25,475 31.6 65,771 16,113 24.5 3,155 1,461 46.3 11,751 7,901 67.2
  Under 18 years 88 55 63.2 0 0 (X) 28 9 (B) 59 46 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,724 73.1 1,153 764 66.2 258 165 64.1 949 795 83.8
  25 to 34 years 21,050 9,111 43.3 16,411 5,535 33.7 761 448 58.9 3,879 3,128 80.6
  35 to 44 years 36,735 9,480 25.8 31,561 6,489 20.6 1,096 477 43.6 4,079 2,514 61.6
  45 to 54 years 16,070 3,669 22.8 13,615 2,493 18.3 649 226 34.7 1,806 951 52.6
  55 to 64 years 3,143 952 30.3 2,281 592 26.0 224 74 33.0 638 286 44.8
  65 years and over 1,230 483 39.3 750 239 31.9 139 62 44.5 342 182 53.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 19,587 34.1 45,970 12,050 26.2 2,787 1,328 47.6 8,686 6,209 71.5
  Under 18 years 74 55 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 24 (B) 40 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,732 65.7 2,144 1,149 53.6 409 264 64.6 1,608 1,318 82.0
  25 to 34 years 23,293 8,609 37.0 18,630 5,249 28.2 1,146 586 51.2 3,518 2,774 78.8
  35 to 44 years 20,837 5,307 25.5 18,408 3,875 21.0 640 267 41.7 1,790 1,166 65.1
  45 to 54 years 5,894 1,684 28.6 4,674 1,103 23.6 285 106 37.1 934 475 50.8
  55 to 64 years 2,143 692 32.3 1,554 450 29.0 170 24 14.3 419 217 51.9
  65 years and over 1,041 509 48.9 560 224 39.9 104 57 55.0 377 228 60.5

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 11,490 31.4 28,627 6,611 23.1 1,998 880 44.0 5,986 3,999 66.8
  Under 18 years 60 53 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 38 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 1,368 57.5 1,125 452 40.2 323 195 60.4 931 720 77.3
  25 to 34 years 13,691 4,719 34.5 10,567 2,617 24.8 786 364 46.3 2,338 1,738 74.3
  35 to 44 years 13,902 3,419 24.6 12,058 2,396 19.9 492 174 35.4 1,353 848 62.7
  45 to 54 years 4,343 1,126 25.9 3,430 734 21.4 218 65 29.7 695 327 47.1
  55 to 64 years 1,470 439 29.8 1,057 266 25.2 85 20 23.0 329 153 46.6
  65 years and over 764 366 47.9 391 145 37.0 71 39 (B) 302 181 60.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 8,097 38.9 17,343 5,438 31.4 789 448 56.8 2,700 2,211 81.9
  Under 18 years 14 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 1 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,364 76.6 1,019 697 68.4 86 69 80.2 677 598 88.4
  25 to 34 years 9,602 3,890 40.5 8,063 2,631 32.6 360 222 61.9 1,179 1,036 87.8
  35 to 44 years 6,935 1,888 27.2 6,350 1,478 23.3 148 92 62.6 438 317 72.5
  45 to 54 years 1,551 558 36.0 1,244 369 29.6 68 41 (B) 239 148 61.8
  55 to 64 years 672 253 37.7 497 184 37.1 85 5 5.6 90 64 71.2
  65 years and over 277 143 51.7 169 79 46.5 32 17 (B) 75 47 62.1

Poverty Footnotes

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