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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)

Asian alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		11,719 2,585 22.1 9,670 1,906 19.7 741 216 29.2 1,308 462 35.3
 
Householder 		3,494 747 21.4 2,829 524 18.5 233 67 28.6 432 157 36.3
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 3,022 553 18.3 3,022 553 18.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 3,016 854 28.3 2,539 620 24.4 124 52 41.7 353 182 51.6
  Related children under 6 years 1,071 275 25.7 946 217 22.9 30 12 (B) 95 47 49.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 1,945 578 29.7 1,594 403 25.3 94 40 42.6 258 135 52.3
Own children 18 years and over (15) 1,010 209 20.7 756 136 18.0 51 7 (B) 202 65 32.0
Other relatives 1,178 222 18.9 523 73 13.9 333 91 27.1 321 59 18.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		11,719 2,585 22.1 9,670 1,906 19.7 741 216 29.2 1,308 462 35.3
  Under 18 years 65 27 (B) 0 0 (X) 32 9 (B) 33 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 442 179 40.4 137 44 32.1 187 87 46.4 118 48 40.6
  25 to 34 years 2,077 451 21.7 1,669 329 19.7 164 30 18.1 244 93 38.0
  35 to 44 years 3,358 792 23.6 2,943 636 21.6 129 23 18.1 285 133 46.5
  45 to 54 years 2,959 539 18.2 2,562 408 15.9 117 34 28.7 280 97 34.5
  55 to 64 years 1,750 307 17.5 1,514 254 16.8 61 17 (B) 175 35 19.9
  65 years and over 1,069 290 27.1 845 234 27.7 52 16 (B) 172 39 22.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,353 792 18.2 3,367 582 17.3 443 92 20.8 543 117 21.5
  Under 18 years 34 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 0 (B) 18 3 (B)
  18 to 24 years 217 53 24.5 52 6 (B) 115 35 30.0 49 13 (B)
  25 to 34 years 665 78 11.7 467 54 11.5 116 18 15.2 82 6 7.7
  35 to 44 years 387 60 15.5 270 38 13.9 66 4 (B) 50 18 (B)
  45 to 54 years 980 138 14.1 803 80 10.0 63 21 (B) 114 37 32.9
  55 to 64 years 1,240 219 17.7 1,085 196 18.1 43 6 (B) 112 16 14.6
  65 years and over 831 240 28.9 690 209 30.2 23 9 (B) 118 22 18.8

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,366 1,793 24.3 6,303 1,323 21.0 298 124 41.6 765 345 45.2
  Under 18 years 30 24 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 9 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 225 125 55.7 85 38 45.0 71 52 (B) 69 35 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,412 373 26.4 1,202 275 22.9 48 12 (B) 162 86 53.4
  35 to 44 years 2,971 733 24.7 2,673 599 22.4 63 20 (B) 235 114 48.6
  45 to 54 years 1,979 400 20.2 1,759 328 18.7 54 13 (B) 166 59 35.6
  55 to 64 years 510 88 17.2 429 58 13.5 18 11 (B) 63 19 (B)
  65 years and over 238 50 20.9 155 25 16.4 28 7 (B) 55 17 (B)

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,711 440 16.2 2,208 252 11.4 146 54 37.0 357 134 37.6
  Under 18 years 23 16 (B) 0 0 (X) 8 2 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 119 57 47.8 28 8 (B) 50 37 (B) 41 12 (B)
  25 to 34 years 636 72 11.3 529 46 8.8 39 5 (B) 68 21 (B)
  35 to 44 years 767 141 18.4 658 96 14.6 11 1 (B) 98 44 44.8
  45 to 54 years 811 122 15.1 710 87 12.3 18 4 (B) 83 32 38.2
  55 to 64 years 279 24 8.7 238 13 5.7 7 0 (B) 34 11 (B)
  65 years and over 77 7 8.9 46 1 (B) 12 5 (B) 19 0 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,655 1,353 29.1 4,094 1,071 26.2 153 70 45.9 408 211 51.9
  Under 18 years 8 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 8 8 (B) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 106 69 64.5 57 31 (B) 21 15 (B) 28 23 (B)
  25 to 34 years 776 302 38.9 672 229 34.0 9 7 (B) 94 66 69.7
  35 to 44 years 2,205 591 26.8 2,015 503 24.9 52 18 (B) 137 70 51.3
  45 to 54 years 1,168 278 23.8 1,049 241 23.0 36 9 (B) 83 27 33.0
  55 to 64 years 232 63 27.3 191 45 23.3 11 11 (B) 30 8 (B)
  65 years and over 161 43 26.6 109 24 22.0 16 2 (B) 36 17 (B)

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,478 861 24.8 3,078 709 23.0 100 38 38.3 300 114 38.0
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 110 63 57.0 72 31 (B) 15 15 (B) 23 18 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,208 331 27.4 1,073 255 23.7 12 6 (B) 123 71 57.4
  35 to 44 years 1,521 309 20.3 1,425 284 19.9 29 5 (B) 67 20 (B)
  45 to 54 years 370 108 29.2 320 106 33.1 11 1 (B) 39 1 (B)
  55 to 64 years 157 36 23.1 125 25 20.4 15 11 (B) 18 0 (B)
  65 years and over 107 10 9.4 63 9 (B) 18 2 (B) 26 0 (B)

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,392 559 23.4 2,066 444 21.5 85 31 36.4 241 84 34.8
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 55 33 (B) 32 16 (B) 15 15 (B) 8 3 (B)
  25 to 34 years 790 208 26.3 671 147 21.9 11 5 (B) 107 56 52.1
  35 to 44 years 1,065 207 19.4 978 186 19.0 20 0 (B) 66 20 (B)
  45 to 54 years 250 72 28.6 228 71 31.1 9 1 (B) 13 0 (B)
  55 to 64 years 137 36 26.2 106 25 23.5 15 11 (B) 16 0 (B)
  65 years and over 92 0 0.0 51 0 (B) 15 0 (B) 26 0 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		1,086 302 27.8 1,012 264 26.1 15 7 (B) 59 30 (B)
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 55 29 (B) 40 15 (B) 0 0 (X) 15 14 (B)
  25 to 34 years 419 124 29.5 402 108 26.8 1 1 (B) 15 15 (B)
  35 to 44 years 457 102 22.4 447 98 21.9 10 5 (B) 0 0 (B)
  45 to 54 years 120 37 30.5 92 35 38.2 2 0 (B) 26 1 (B)
  55 to 64 years 21 1 (B) 19 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 0 (B)
  65 years and over 15 10 (B) 13 9 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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