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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 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 47,547 23.5 162,411 29,438 18.1 11,557 3,864 33.4 28,131 14,245 50.6
 
Householder 		65,029 14,005 21.5 51,341 8,086 15.8 4,080 1,307 32.0 9,609 4,612 48.0
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 8,079 15.8 51,206 8,079 15.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 19,253 33.4 43,797 10,842 24.8 3,252 1,429 43.9 10,670 6,982 65.4
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 7,348 37.3 15,196 4,209 27.7 1,153 588 51.0 3,360 2,551 75.9
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 11,904 31.3 28,601 6,633 23.2 2,099 841 40.1 7,310 4,431 60.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 3,491 18.4 12,951 1,674 12.9 1,289 295 22.9 4,706 1,523 32.4
Other relatives 9,199 2,719 29.6 3,115 756 24.3 2,937 833 28.4 3,147 1,129 35.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 47,547 23.5 162,411 29,438 18.1 11,557 3,864 33.4 28,131 14,245 50.6
  Under 18 years 415 205 49.5 9 0 (B) 217 97 44.9 189 108 57.3
  18 to 24 years 7,178 3,612 50.3 3,252 1,397 43.0 1,673 637 38.1 2,252 1,577 70.0
  25 to 34 years 35,525 12,389 34.9 27,103 7,286 26.9 2,572 961 37.4 5,850 4,142 70.8
  35 to 44 years 53,732 13,253 24.7 44,133 8,473 19.2 2,549 888 34.8 7,050 3,891 55.2
  45 to 54 years 49,317 7,895 16.0 40,809 4,937 12.1 2,358 673 28.6 6,150 2,285 37.1
  55 to 64 years 29,729 4,476 15.1 25,724 3,255 12.7 1,194 295 24.7 2,811 926 32.9
  65 years and over 26,204 5,717 21.8 21,380 4,089 19.1 995 312 31.4 3,829 1,316 34.4

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 11,395 14.2 66,567 7,959 12.0 5,115 1,188 23.2 8,324 2,248 27.0
  Under 18 years 146 59 40.3 9 0 (B) 77 31 40.4 60 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 484 20.9 1,010 149 14.7 882 205 23.2 426 130 30.5
  25 to 34 years 5,827 675 11.6 4,397 410 9.3 1,010 175 17.4 420 90 21.4
  35 to 44 years 5,899 892 15.1 4,491 475 10.6 650 139 21.4 759 278 36.6
  45 to 54 years 19,547 1,933 9.9 16,386 1,223 7.5 1,012 250 24.7 2,150 460 21.4
  55 to 64 years 22,855 2,714 11.9 20,514 2,134 10.4 752 175 23.2 1,589 406 25.5
  65 years and over 23,413 4,638 19.8 19,760 3,569 18.1 732 212 29.0 2,921 857 29.3

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 36,152 29.6 95,844 21,479 22.4 6,442 2,676 41.5 19,807 11,997 60.6
  Under 18 years 269 146 54.5 0 0 (X) 140 66 47.4 129 80 62.2
  18 to 24 years 4,859 3,128 64.4 2,242 1,249 55.7 791 432 54.6 1,826 1,447 79.2
  25 to 34 years 29,698 11,714 39.4 22,706 6,876 30.3 1,562 786 50.3 5,430 4,052 74.6
  35 to 44 years 47,833 12,361 25.8 39,643 7,998 20.2 1,900 749 39.4 6,291 3,614 57.4
  45 to 54 years 29,770 5,962 20.0 24,423 3,714 15.2 1,346 424 31.5 4,001 1,824 45.6
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,762 25.6 5,210 1,122 21.5 442 121 27.3 1,222 520 42.6
  65 years and over 2,790 1,079 38.7 1,620 520 32.1 262 100 38.0 908 459 50.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 8,900 21.5 30,073 3,947 13.1 3,287 1,138 34.6 8,057 3,815 47.4
  Under 18 years 181 91 50.3 0 0 (X) 111 57 51.1 70 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 1,332 53.3 1,089 434 39.9 533 265 49.7 878 633 72.1
  25 to 34 years 8,648 2,106 24.4 6,295 894 14.2 801 324 40.5 1,551 888 57.2
  35 to 44 years 11,098 2,106 19.0 8,082 913 11.3 804 224 27.8 2,212 969 43.8
  45 to 54 years 13,700 1,998 14.6 10,808 1,003 9.3 697 184 26.4 2,195 812 37.0
  55 to 64 years 3,731 721 19.3 2,929 461 15.7 217 47 21.4 584 214 36.6
  65 years and over 1,560 546 35.0 871 243 27.9 123 38 30.6 567 265 46.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 27,252 33.8 65,771 17,532 26.7 3,155 1,538 48.8 11,751 8,182 69.6
  Under 18 years 88 55 63.2 0 0 (X) 28 9 (B) 59 46 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,796 76.1 1,153 815 70.6 258 167 64.7 949 815 85.9
  25 to 34 years 21,050 9,608 45.6 16,411 5,982 36.5 761 462 60.7 3,879 3,164 81.6
  35 to 44 years 36,735 10,255 27.9 31,561 7,085 22.4 1,096 525 47.9 4,079 2,645 64.8
  45 to 54 years 16,070 3,963 24.7 13,615 2,711 19.9 649 240 36.9 1,806 1,012 56.0
  55 to 64 years 3,143 1,041 33.1 2,281 661 29.0 224 74 33.0 638 306 48.0
  65 years and over 1,230 533 43.3 750 278 37.0 139 62 44.5 342 194 56.7

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 20,779 36.2 45,970 12,997 28.3 2,787 1,400 50.2 8,686 6,382 73.5
  Under 18 years 74 55 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 24 (B) 40 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,838 68.2 2,144 1,209 56.4 409 273 66.7 1,608 1,357 84.4
  25 to 34 years 23,293 9,070 38.9 18,630 5,653 30.3 1,146 611 53.3 3,518 2,807 79.8
  35 to 44 years 20,837 5,707 27.4 18,408 4,187 22.7 640 296 46.3 1,790 1,224 68.4
  45 to 54 years 5,894 1,822 30.9 4,674 1,199 25.6 285 115 40.5 934 508 54.3
  55 to 64 years 2,143 738 34.4 1,554 489 31.4 170 24 14.3 419 225 53.7
  65 years and over 1,041 549 52.7 560 261 46.5 104 57 55.0 377 231 61.3

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 12,224 33.4 28,627 7,137 24.9 1,998 939 47.0 5,986 4,148 69.3
  Under 18 years 60 53 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 38 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 1,428 60.0 1,125 472 42.0 323 204 63.2 931 752 80.7
  25 to 34 years 13,691 4,970 36.3 10,567 2,819 26.7 786 388 49.3 2,338 1,763 75.4
  35 to 44 years 13,902 3,642 26.2 12,058 2,552 21.2 492 191 38.9 1,353 898 66.4
  45 to 54 years 4,343 1,241 28.6 3,430 807 23.5 218 74 34.1 695 360 51.7
  55 to 64 years 1,470 484 32.9 1,057 304 28.8 85 20 23.0 329 161 48.9
  65 years and over 764 406 53.1 391 182 46.5 71 39 (B) 302 185 61.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 8,555 41.1 17,343 5,860 33.8 789 461 58.4 2,700 2,234 82.7
  Under 18 years 14 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 1 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,411 79.2 1,019 737 72.3 86 69 80.2 677 605 89.4
  25 to 34 years 9,602 4,100 42.7 8,063 2,833 35.1 360 223 62.1 1,179 1,044 88.5
  35 to 44 years 6,935 2,065 29.8 6,350 1,635 25.7 148 104 70.8 438 326 74.4
  45 to 54 years 1,551 580 37.4 1,244 391 31.5 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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