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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 alone, not Hispanic
 
People in families, total (2) 		159,344 31,294 19.6 132,482 19,904 15.0 8,063 2,678 33.2 18,799 8,712 46.3
 
Householder 		54,450 10,443 19.2 44,281 6,221 14.0 3,069 1,003 32.7 7,100 3,220 45.3
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 44,038 6,202 14.1 44,038 6,202 14.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 40,707 10,817 26.6 32,195 6,111 19.0 2,248 942 41.9 6,265 3,764 60.1
  Related children under 6 years 13,032 3,820 29.3 10,629 2,239 21.1 707 353 49.9 1,696 1,228 72.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 27,675 6,998 25.3 21,566 3,872 18.0 1,540 589 38.3 4,569 2,536 55.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 14,739 2,392 16.2 10,191 1,075 10.5 1,081 257 23.8 3,467 1,061 30.6
Other relatives 5,410 1,439 26.6 1,777 296 16.6 1,665 477 28.6 1,968 667 33.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		159,344 31,294 19.6 132,482 19,904 15.0 8,063 2,678 33.2 18,799 8,712 46.3
  Under 18 years 203 74 36.6 4 0 (B) 108 40 37.0 91 34 37.4
  18 to 24 years 4,212 1,978 47.0 2,070 840 40.6 908 300 33.1 1,233 837 67.9
  25 to 34 years 24,298 6,839 28.1 19,565 3,978 20.3 1,472 610 41.5 3,261 2,251 69.0
  35 to 44 years 40,765 7,888 19.3 34,484 4,968 14.4 1,792 630 35.2 4,489 2,289 51.0
  45 to 54 years 40,786 5,563 13.6 34,329 3,500 10.2 1,907 542 28.4 4,549 1,520 33.4
  55 to 64 years 25,575 3,595 14.1 22,569 2,676 11.9 1,029 280 27.3 1,977 639 32.3
  65 years and over 23,506 5,358 22.8 19,461 3,941 20.3 847 275 32.4 3,198 1,142 35.7

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		70,366 10,230 14.5 60,133 7,474 12.4 3,672 926 25.2 6,561 1,830 27.9
  Under 18 years 97 38 39.0 4 0 (B) 53 26 (B) 40 12 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,699 338 19.9 813 136 16.8 576 108 18.8 310 94 30.2
  25 to 34 years 4,562 432 9.5 3,799 289 7.6 495 97 19.7 268 45 16.9
  35 to 44 years 4,823 673 13.9 3,890 381 9.8 409 93 22.6 523 199 38.1
  45 to 54 years 17,194 1,670 9.7 14,603 1,051 7.2 849 228 26.9 1,741 391 22.4
  55 to 64 years 20,582 2,521 12.2 18,736 2,010 10.7 659 192 29.2 1,187 318 26.8
  65 years and over 21,411 4,558 21.3 18,287 3,606 19.7 631 182 28.8 2,492 770 30.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		88,978 21,064 23.7 72,349 12,430 17.2 4,391 1,752 39.9 12,238 6,882 56.2
  Under 18 years 107 37 34.4 0 0 (X) 55 15 (B) 51 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,513 1,640 65.2 1,257 704 56.0 332 192 57.8 924 744 80.5
  25 to 34 years 19,736 6,407 32.5 15,767 3,688 23.4 976 513 52.5 2,993 2,206 73.7
  35 to 44 years 35,942 7,215 20.1 30,593 4,588 15.0 1,383 538 38.9 3,966 2,089 52.7
  45 to 54 years 23,592 3,893 16.5 19,726 2,449 12.4 1,058 314 29.7 2,808 1,129 40.2
  55 to 64 years 4,993 1,074 21.5 3,833 665 17.4 370 88 23.8 790 320 40.6
  65 years and over 2,096 799 38.1 1,174 335 28.5 216 93 43.1 706 372 52.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		31,918 5,911 18.5 23,981 2,568 10.7 2,309 789 34.2 5,628 2,554 45.4
  Under 18 years 71 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 46 15 (B) 25 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,394 749 53.7 634 242 38.1 252 134 53.2 508 373 73.5
  25 to 34 years 6,478 1,349 20.8 4,945 522 10.5 540 243 45.0 993 584 58.9
  35 to 44 years 8,604 1,392 16.2 6,430 533 8.3 611 182 29.7 1,562 678 43.4
  45 to 54 years 11,310 1,495 13.2 9,076 804 8.9 578 148 25.5 1,655 544 32.9
  55 to 64 years 2,847 468 16.4 2,232 288 12.9 179 35 19.3 436 145 33.3
  65 years and over 1,214 434 35.8 664 180 27.2 102 33 32.3 448 221 49.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,059 15,153 26.6 48,368 9,862 20.4 2,082 964 46.3 6,610 4,328 65.5
  Under 18 years 35 14 (B) 0 0 (X) 9 0 (B) 27 14 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,119 891 79.6 623 463 74.3 80 58 72.2 416 370 89.0
  25 to 34 years 13,258 5,058 38.1 10,822 3,167 29.3 436 269 61.8 2,000 1,621 81.1
  35 to 44 years 27,338 5,823 21.3 24,163 4,055 16.8 772 356 46.1 2,403 1,412 58.7
  45 to 54 years 12,282 2,398 19.5 10,650 1,646 15.5 480 167 34.7 1,153 585 50.8
  55 to 64 years 2,145 606 28.2 1,601 377 23.6 192 53 27.9 353 175 49.5
  65 years and over 882 365 41.4 510 154 30.3 114 60 52.7 258 150 58.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		39,210 11,198 28.6 32,825 7,094 21.6 1,752 850 48.5 4,633 3,255 70.3
  Under 18 years 6 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 6 5 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,249 1,535 68.3 1,216 690 56.8 214 145 67.8 819 700 85.5
  25 to 34 years 15,714 4,851 30.9 13,144 3,037 23.1 713 385 54.0 1,857 1,429 76.9
  35 to 44 years 15,271 3,006 19.7 13,942 2,257 16.2 383 167 43.5 945 583 61.7
  45 to 54 years 3,840 970 25.3 3,127 667 21.3 202 78 38.7 511 225 44.1
  55 to 64 years 1,398 433 31.0 1,027 284 27.6 149 19 12.7 222 131 59.0
  65 years and over 733 397 54.2 369 160 43.3 91 56 61.3 274 182 66.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		25,047 6,509 26.0 20,482 3,756 18.3 1,277 562 44.0 3,289 2,191 66.6
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,346 792 58.8 644 254 39.5 183 114 62.2 520 424 81.6
  25 to 34 years 9,238 2,666 28.9 7,463 1,478 19.8 508 259 50.9 1,267 929 73.3
  35 to 44 years 10,088 1,792 17.8 9,062 1,254 13.8 296 97 32.8 730 441 60.5
  45 to 54 years 2,897 685 23.6 2,377 496 20.9 158 42 26.9 362 146 40.4
  55 to 64 years 905 274 30.3 659 156 23.7 66 14 (B) 180 104 58.0
  65 years and over 568 295 52.0 276 118 42.7 66 36 (B) 226 142 62.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,163 4,689 33.1 12,344 3,337 27.0 475 288 60.6 1,344 1,063 79.1
  Under 18 years 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 1 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 902 743 82.4 572 436 76.3 32 32 (B) 299 276 92.2
  25 to 34 years 6,475 2,184 33.7 5,680 1,558 27.4 204 126 61.6 591 500 84.6
  35 to 44 years 5,183 1,214 23.4 4,880 1,003 20.5 87 70 80.0 215 142 65.8
  45 to 54 years 943 285 30.3 750 171 22.8 44 36 (B) 148 79 53.0
  55 to 64 years 492 159 32.3 368 128 34.7 83 5 5.8 42 26 (B)
  65 years and over 166 102 61.6 93 42 45.0 25 20 (B) 48 40 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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