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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)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 15,578 47.5 15,955 4,524 28.4 2,530 1,232 48.7 14,332 9,822 68.5
 
Householder 		9,625 4,344 45.1 4,530 1,150 25.4 840 390 46.5 4,254 2,803 65.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 1,137 25.6 4,447 1,137 25.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 7,329 60.1 4,929 1,712 34.7 761 468 61.5 6,512 5,148 79.1
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 2,669 64.1 1,650 658 39.9 273 173 63.5 2,239 1,838 82.1
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 4,660 58.0 3,279 1,055 32.2 488 295 60.4 4,273 3,311 77.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 1,737 40.8 1,663 416 25.0 262 99 37.7 2,328 1,222 52.5
Other relatives 2,292 1,032 45.0 386 108 28.1 667 274 41.1 1,238 649 52.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 15,578 47.5 15,955 4,524 28.4 2,530 1,232 48.7 14,332 9,822 68.5
  Under 18 years 133 113 85.4 0 0 (X) 52 46 (B) 81 67 82.4
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,252 67.3 272 145 53.3 414 208 50.3 1,175 899 76.5
  25 to 34 years 7,159 4,560 63.7 2,856 1,168 40.9 519 251 48.4 3,783 3,140 83.0
  35 to 44 years 8,794 4,108 46.7 4,408 1,176 26.7 576 294 51.0 3,810 2,639 69.3
  45 to 54 years 7,408 2,535 34.2 4,283 839 19.6 468 215 45.9 2,658 1,481 55.7
  55 to 64 years 4,167 1,497 35.9 2,483 614 24.7 301 125 41.5 1,383 759 54.9
  65 years and over 3,296 1,512 45.9 1,653 582 35.2 200 92 45.9 1,443 839 58.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 2,742 28.6 5,541 1,173 21.2 1,043 343 32.9 3,000 1,226 40.9
  Under 18 years 22 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 119 35.8 55 22 (B) 178 51 28.7 100 46 45.9
  25 to 34 years 600 115 19.2 338 49 14.4 159 43 27.1 103 24 23.1
  35 to 44 years 1,169 295 25.2 541 90 16.7 199 57 28.9 430 147 34.3
  45 to 54 years 2,670 641 24.0 1,639 256 15.6 199 93 46.4 832 293 35.2
  55 to 64 years 2,484 662 26.7 1,637 324 19.8 169 42 25.0 678 295 43.6
  65 years and over 2,305 900 39.0 1,331 432 32.4 132 55 41.5 842 413 49.1

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 12,836 55.2 10,414 3,351 32.2 1,488 889 59.8 11,333 8,597 75.9
  Under 18 years 110 104 94.3 0 0 (X) 45 45 (B) 65 59 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 1,133 74.1 217 123 56.7 237 157 66.4 1,075 853 79.4
  25 to 34 years 6,559 4,445 67.8 2,518 1,120 44.5 360 208 57.8 3,681 3,117 84.7
  35 to 44 years 7,625 3,813 50.0 3,868 1,085 28.1 377 236 62.7 3,380 2,491 73.7
  45 to 54 years 4,738 1,894 40.0 2,643 583 22.1 269 122 45.5 1,826 1,188 65.1
  55 to 64 years 1,683 835 49.6 846 289 34.2 132 83 62.7 705 463 65.8
  65 years and over 991 612 61.8 322 150 46.7 68 37 (B) 601 425 70.7

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 3,500 44.9 3,245 776 23.9 703 353 50.2 3,850 2,371 61.6
  Under 18 years 54 48 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 22 (B) 32 26 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 447 64.8 74 22 (B) 139 69 49.3 477 356 74.7
  25 to 34 years 1,542 786 50.9 605 165 27.2 186 116 62.3 751 505 67.2
  35 to 44 years 1,951 755 38.7 774 145 18.7 130 47 35.9 1,046 563 53.8
  45 to 54 years 2,221 798 35.9 1,154 212 18.4 135 50 37.1 932 536 57.5
  55 to 64 years 853 399 46.7 446 146 32.8 51 36 (B) 356 216 60.6
  65 years and over 487 267 54.8 192 85 44.3 40 13 (B) 255 169 66.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 9,337 60.5 7,169 2,575 35.9 785 536 68.3 7,482 6,225 83.2
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 686 81.8 143 101 70.2 98 89 91.0 598 497 83.1
  25 to 34 years 5,016 3,659 72.9 1,912 955 49.9 174 93 53.1 2,929 2,611 89.1
  35 to 44 years 5,674 3,058 53.9 3,094 940 30.4 247 190 76.8 2,334 1,928 82.6
  45 to 54 years 2,517 1,095 43.5 1,489 371 24.9 134 72 53.9 894 652 73.0
  55 to 64 years 830 437 52.6 400 143 35.7 81 47 57.2 348 248 71.0
  65 years and over 503 345 68.5 130 65 50.3 28 23 (B) 346 256 74.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 6,868 61.8 4,880 1,892 38.8 658 428 65.1 5,578 4,548 81.5
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 1,003 79.5 195 116 59.4 138 116 83.7 930 772 83.1
  25 to 34 years 4,332 2,887 66.7 1,844 803 43.5 195 133 68.1 2,293 1,952 85.1
  35 to 44 years 2,996 1,708 57.0 1,632 617 37.8 140 78 55.9 1,224 1,013 82.7
  45 to 54 years 1,496 681 45.5 823 216 26.3 62 23 (B) 611 442 72.4
  55 to 64 years 588 278 47.3 278 95 34.2 66 34 (B) 243 149 61.1
  65 years and over 383 252 65.7 108 45 41.9 32 20 (B) 243 187 76.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 4,097 56.6 3,090 928 30.0 478 297 62.1 3,672 2,872 78.2
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 537 75.5 93 43 46.0 91 69 75.3 527 426 80.7
  25 to 34 years 2,674 1,649 61.7 1,173 438 37.3 144 101 70.1 1,357 1,110 81.8
  35 to 44 years 1,999 1,006 50.3 1,002 235 23.5 105 62 58.6 892 709 79.5
  45 to 54 years 1,061 475 44.8 544 126 23.2 41 9 (B) 476 340 71.3
  55 to 64 years 407 161 39.5 203 64 31.6 43 11 (B) 161 85 52.8
  65 years and over 328 210 64.1 75 21 (B) 28 20 (B) 225 169 74.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 2,771 71.5 1,790 965 53.9 180 131 72.9 1,906 1,675 87.9
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 466 84.6 101 73 71.7 47 47 (B) 402 346 86.1
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,238 74.7 671 365 54.4 50 31 (B) 936 842 89.9
  35 to 44 years 997 702 70.4 630 382 60.7 35 16 (B) 332 303 91.3
  45 to 54 years 435 206 47.4 279 90 32.2 21 14 (B) 135 103 76.0
  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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