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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)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 14,081 42.9 15,955 3,732 23.4 2,530 1,132 44.7 14,332 9,217 64.3
 
Householder 		9,625 3,889 40.4 4,530 930 20.5 840 359 42.7 4,254 2,600 61.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 917 20.6 4,447 917 20.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 6,791 55.7 4,929 1,440 29.2 761 439 57.7 6,512 4,912 75.4
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 2,492 59.9 1,650 551 33.4 273 164 60.0 2,239 1,778 79.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 4,299 53.5 3,279 889 27.1 488 276 56.5 4,273 3,134 73.3
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 1,568 36.9 1,663 353 21.2 262 90 34.2 2,328 1,125 48.3
Other relatives 2,292 915 39.9 386 91 23.5 667 244 36.6 1,238 580 46.8

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 14,081 42.9 15,955 3,732 23.4 2,530 1,132 44.7 14,332 9,217 64.3
  Under 18 years 133 113 85.4 0 0 (X) 52 46 (B) 81 67 82.4
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,183 63.6 272 112 41.1 414 183 44.2 1,175 889 75.6
  25 to 34 years 7,159 4,186 58.5 2,856 961 33.7 519 223 43.0 3,783 3,002 79.3
  35 to 44 years 8,794 3,717 42.3 4,408 969 22.0 576 270 46.9 3,810 2,477 65.0
  45 to 54 years 7,408 2,212 29.9 4,283 674 15.7 468 213 45.6 2,658 1,325 49.9
  55 to 64 years 4,167 1,340 32.2 2,483 537 21.6 301 111 37.0 1,383 692 50.0
  65 years and over 3,296 1,329 40.3 1,653 478 28.9 200 85 42.4 1,443 766 53.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 2,316 24.2 5,541 929 16.8 1,043 305 29.2 3,000 1,082 36.1
  Under 18 years 22 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 97 29.0 55 16 (B) 178 36 20.5 100 44 43.9
  25 to 34 years 600 83 13.8 338 29 8.7 159 40 25.1 103 14 13.3
  35 to 44 years 1,169 248 21.2 541 60 11.0 199 53 26.8 430 135 31.5
  45 to 54 years 2,670 537 20.1 1,639 194 11.9 199 93 46.4 832 250 30.1
  55 to 64 years 2,484 571 23.0 1,637 284 17.3 169 33 19.6 678 254 37.5
  65 years and over 2,305 771 33.4 1,331 346 26.0 132 48 36.2 842 377 44.8

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 11,765 50.6 10,414 2,802 26.9 1,488 828 55.6 11,333 8,135 71.8
  Under 18 years 110 104 94.3 0 0 (X) 45 45 (B) 65 59 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 1,087 71.1 217 95 44.0 237 147 61.9 1,075 845 78.6
  25 to 34 years 6,559 4,103 62.6 2,518 932 37.0 360 183 50.9 3,681 2,988 81.2
  35 to 44 years 7,625 3,469 45.5 3,868 910 23.5 377 217 57.6 3,380 2,342 69.3
  45 to 54 years 4,738 1,675 35.4 2,643 479 18.1 269 121 44.9 1,826 1,075 58.9
  55 to 64 years 1,683 769 45.7 846 254 30.0 132 78 59.1 705 438 62.1
  65 years and over 991 558 56.3 322 132 41.2 68 37 (B) 601 389 64.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 3,071 39.4 3,245 631 19.4 703 312 44.5 3,850 2,128 55.3
  Under 18 years 54 48 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 22 (B) 32 26 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 428 62.1 74 22 (B) 139 58 41.5 477 348 72.9
  25 to 34 years 1,542 681 44.2 605 133 22.0 186 91 48.8 751 457 60.8
  35 to 44 years 1,951 648 33.2 774 115 14.9 130 47 35.9 1,046 486 46.5
  45 to 54 years 2,221 662 29.8 1,154 149 12.9 135 50 37.1 932 463 49.7
  55 to 64 years 853 371 43.5 446 142 31.8 51 32 (B) 356 197 55.4
  65 years and over 487 233 47.9 192 70 36.4 40 13 (B) 255 150 58.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 8,693 56.3 7,169 2,171 30.3 785 515 65.6 7,482 6,007 80.3
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 658 78.5 143 73 51.0 98 89 91.0 598 497 83.1
  25 to 34 years 5,016 3,422 68.2 1,912 798 41.7 174 93 53.1 2,929 2,531 86.4
  35 to 44 years 5,674 2,820 49.7 3,094 794 25.7 247 170 69.0 2,334 1,856 79.5
  45 to 54 years 2,517 1,013 40.3 1,489 331 22.2 134 71 52.7 894 612 68.5
  55 to 64 years 830 399 48.0 400 112 27.9 81 47 57.2 348 240 69.0
  65 years and over 503 324 64.4 130 63 48.1 28 23 (B) 346 239 69.0

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 6,374 57.3 4,880 1,579 32.4 658 402 61.2 5,578 4,392 78.7
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 971 76.9 195 95 49.0 138 112 80.8 930 764 82.2
  25 to 34 years 4,332 2,675 61.8 1,844 654 35.5 195 120 61.5 2,293 1,901 82.9
  35 to 44 years 2,996 1,532 51.1 1,632 496 30.4 140 71 50.8 1,224 964 78.8
  45 to 54 years 1,496 630 42.1 823 200 24.3 62 21 (B) 611 409 67.0
  55 to 64 years 588 269 45.8 278 90 32.5 66 34 (B) 243 145 59.5
  65 years and over 383 239 62.3 108 43 40.2 32 20 (B) 243 175 72.0

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 3,748 51.8 3,090 751 24.3 478 271 56.8 3,672 2,725 74.2
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 525 73.7 93 43 46.0 91 64 70.8 527 417 79.2
  25 to 34 years 2,674 1,483 55.5 1,173 334 28.5 144 88 61.2 1,357 1,061 78.2
  35 to 44 years 1,999 906 45.3 1,002 186 18.5 105 55 51.8 892 666 74.7
  45 to 54 years 1,061 427 40.2 544 110 20.2 41 7 (B) 476 309 65.0
  55 to 64 years 407 152 37.3 203 59 29.3 43 11 (B) 161 81 50.3
  65 years and over 328 197 60.1 75 20 (B) 28 20 (B) 225 157 69.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 2,626 67.8 1,790 828 46.2 180 131 72.9 1,906 1,667 87.5
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 446 81.0 101 52 51.8 47 47 (B) 402 346 86.1
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,191 71.9 671 320 47.7 50 31 (B) 936 840 89.7
  35 to 44 years 997 626 62.8 630 311 49.3 35 16 (B) 332 299 89.9
  45 to 54 years 435 204 46.8 279 90 32.2 21 14 (B) 135 100 74.1
  55 to 64 years 180 117 65.1 76 31 41.2 23 23 (B) 82 63 77.4
  65 years and over 55 42 (B) 33 24 (B) 4 0 (B) 18 18 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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