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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 52,531 26.0 162,411 33,147 20.4 11,557 4,260 36.9 28,131 15,125 53.8
 
Householder 		65,029 15,511 23.9 51,341 9,159 17.8 4,080 1,442 35.3 9,609 4,910 51.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 9,161 17.9 51,206 9,161 17.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 20,897 36.2 43,797 12,046 27.5 3,252 1,562 48.0 10,670 7,289 68.3
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 7,917 40.2 15,196 4,645 30.6 1,153 651 56.5 3,360 2,621 78.0
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 12,980 34.1 28,601 7,401 25.9 2,099 910 43.4 7,310 4,668 63.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 3,936 20.8 12,951 1,930 14.9 1,289 324 25.2 4,706 1,682 35.7
Other relatives 9,199 3,026 32.9 3,115 851 27.3 2,937 931 31.7 3,147 1,244 39.5

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 52,531 26.0 162,411 33,147 20.4 11,557 4,260 36.9 28,131 15,125 53.8
  Under 18 years 415 232 56.0 9 0 (B) 217 110 50.7 189 122 64.9
  18 to 24 years 7,178 3,829 53.3 3,252 1,539 47.3 1,673 679 40.6 2,252 1,611 71.5
  25 to 34 years 35,525 13,351 37.6 27,103 7,967 29.4 2,572 1,086 42.2 5,850 4,297 73.5
  35 to 44 years 53,732 14,602 27.2 44,133 9,476 21.5 2,549 996 39.1 7,050 4,130 58.6
  45 to 54 years 49,317 8,997 18.2 40,809 5,766 14.1 2,358 729 30.9 6,150 2,502 40.7
  55 to 64 years 29,729 4,987 16.8 25,724 3,656 14.2 1,194 326 27.3 2,811 1,005 35.8
  65 years and over 26,204 6,533 24.9 21,380 4,742 22.2 995 333 33.5 3,829 1,457 38.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 12,972 16.2 66,567 9,136 13.7 5,115 1,334 26.1 8,324 2,501 30.0
  Under 18 years 146 68 46.2 9 0 (B) 77 40 51.7 60 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 556 24.0 1,010 194 19.2 882 225 25.5 426 137 32.1
  25 to 34 years 5,827 750 12.9 4,397 448 10.2 1,010 212 21.0 420 90 21.4
  35 to 44 years 5,899 979 16.6 4,491 519 11.6 650 166 25.6 759 295 38.8
  45 to 54 years 19,547 2,190 11.2 16,386 1,380 8.4 1,012 264 26.1 2,150 547 25.4
  55 to 64 years 22,855 3,069 13.4 20,514 2,409 11.7 752 205 27.3 1,589 455 28.6
  65 years and over 23,413 5,360 22.9 19,760 4,187 21.2 732 222 30.3 2,921 951 32.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 39,559 32.4 95,844 24,010 25.1 6,442 2,925 45.4 19,807 12,624 63.7
  Under 18 years 269 165 61.3 0 0 (X) 140 70 50.2 129 95 73.4
  18 to 24 years 4,859 3,273 67.3 2,242 1,345 60.0 791 454 57.4 1,826 1,474 80.7
  25 to 34 years 29,698 12,601 42.4 22,706 7,519 33.1 1,562 874 56.0 5,430 4,208 77.5
  35 to 44 years 47,833 13,623 28.5 39,643 8,957 22.6 1,900 830 43.7 6,291 3,835 61.0
  45 to 54 years 29,770 6,807 22.9 24,423 4,386 18.0 1,346 465 34.6 4,001 1,955 48.9
  55 to 64 years 6,874 1,919 27.9 5,210 1,247 23.9 442 121 27.3 1,222 550 45.0
  65 years and over 2,790 1,173 42.0 1,620 555 34.3 262 111 42.4 908 507 55.8

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 9,883 23.9 30,073 4,549 15.1 3,287 1,255 38.2 8,057 4,079 50.6
  Under 18 years 181 109 60.4 0 0 (X) 111 61 54.6 70 49 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 1,415 56.6 1,089 502 46.1 533 276 51.8 878 637 72.6
  25 to 34 years 8,648 2,340 27.1 6,295 1,006 16.0 801 377 47.0 1,551 957 61.7
  35 to 44 years 11,098 2,332 21.0 8,082 1,030 12.7 804 259 32.2 2,212 1,043 47.2
  45 to 54 years 13,700 2,298 16.8 10,808 1,232 11.4 697 195 27.9 2,195 872 39.7
  55 to 64 years 3,731 774 20.7 2,929 503 17.2 217 47 21.4 584 224 38.3
  65 years and over 1,560 614 39.3 871 276 31.6 123 41 33.4 567 297 52.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 29,676 36.8 65,771 19,462 29.6 3,155 1,670 52.9 11,751 8,545 72.7
  Under 18 years 88 55 63.2 0 0 (X) 28 9 (B) 59 46 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 1,857 78.7 1,153 843 73.1 258 178 68.9 949 837 88.2
  25 to 34 years 21,050 10,261 48.7 16,411 6,513 39.7 761 497 65.4 3,879 3,251 83.8
  35 to 44 years 36,735 11,291 30.7 31,561 7,927 25.1 1,096 571 52.1 4,079 2,792 68.5
  45 to 54 years 16,070 4,508 28.1 13,615 3,155 23.2 649 271 41.7 1,806 1,083 60.0
  55 to 64 years 3,143 1,145 36.4 2,281 744 32.6 224 74 33.0 638 326 51.2
  65 years and over 1,230 559 45.5 750 280 37.3 139 70 50.4 342 210 61.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 22,499 39.2 45,970 14,377 31.3 2,787 1,526 54.7 8,686 6,596 75.9
  Under 18 years 74 62 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 24 (B) 40 38 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 2,966 71.3 2,144 1,301 60.7 409 288 70.5 1,608 1,377 85.6
  25 to 34 years 23,293 9,719 41.7 18,630 6,167 33.1 1,146 675 58.9 3,518 2,877 81.8
  35 to 44 years 20,837 6,288 30.2 18,408 4,679 25.4 640 319 49.8 1,790 1,290 72.1
  45 to 54 years 5,894 2,093 35.5 4,674 1,437 30.8 285 130 45.7 934 525 56.2
  55 to 64 years 2,143 787 36.7 1,554 532 34.2 170 24 14.3 419 231 55.2
  65 years and over 1,041 583 56.0 560 261 46.5 104 65 62.9 377 257 68.2

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 13,290 36.3 28,627 7,969 27.8 1,998 1,002 50.2 5,986 4,319 72.1
  Under 18 years 60 60 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 38 38 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 1,517 63.8 1,125 543 48.3 323 209 64.5 931 765 82.1
  25 to 34 years 13,691 5,329 38.9 10,567 3,069 29.0 786 426 54.2 2,338 1,833 78.4
  35 to 44 years 13,902 3,995 28.7 12,058 2,851 23.6 492 207 42.1 1,353 937 69.3
  45 to 54 years 4,343 1,450 33.4 3,430 994 29.0 218 78 36.1 695 378 54.3
  55 to 64 years 1,470 516 35.1 1,057 330 31.2 85 20 23.0 329 167 50.8
  65 years and over 764 423 55.3 391 182 46.5 71 39 (B) 302 201 66.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 9,208 44.2 17,343 6,408 36.9 789 523 66.3 2,700 2,277 84.3
  Under 18 years 14 2 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 1 (B) 2 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,449 81.3 1,019 758 74.3 86 80 92.9 677 612 90.4
  25 to 34 years 9,602 4,390 45.7 8,063 3,097 38.4 360 249 69.2 1,179 1,044 88.5
  35 to 44 years 6,935 2,293 33.1 6,350 1,828 28.8 148 111 75.5 438 353 80.8
  45 to 54 years 1,551 644 41.5 1,244 444 35.7 68 52 (B) 239 148 61.8
  55 to 64 years 672 271 40.3 497 202 40.7 85 5 5.6 90 64 71.2
  65 years and over 277 160 57.9 169 79 46.5 32 26 (B) 75 56 74.0

Poverty Footnotes

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