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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 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 18,783 57.2 15,955 6,166 38.6 2,530 1,509 59.6 14,332 11,108 77.5
 
Householder 		9,625 5,295 55.0 4,530 1,588 35.0 840 490 58.3 4,254 3,218 75.6
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 1,564 35.2 4,447 1,564 35.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 8,515 69.8 4,929 2,311 46.9 761 559 73.4 6,512 5,646 86.7
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 3,085 74.1 1,650 873 52.9 273 209 76.6 2,239 2,003 89.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 5,431 67.5 3,279 1,438 43.9 488 350 71.7 4,273 3,643 85.3
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 2,126 50.0 1,663 554 33.3 262 116 44.3 2,328 1,457 62.6
Other relatives 2,292 1,282 55.9 386 150 38.7 667 345 51.7 1,238 788 63.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 18,783 57.2 15,955 6,166 38.6 2,530 1,509 59.6 14,332 11,108 77.5
  Under 18 years 133 125 94.2 0 0 (X) 52 48 (B) 81 77 94.7
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,401 75.3 272 170 62.3 414 236 57.0 1,175 996 84.7
  25 to 34 years 7,159 5,155 72.0 2,856 1,501 52.5 519 313 60.3 3,783 3,341 88.3
  35 to 44 years 8,794 4,977 56.6 4,408 1,628 36.9 576 365 63.3 3,810 2,984 78.3
  45 to 54 years 7,408 3,353 45.3 4,283 1,277 29.8 468 289 61.8 2,658 1,787 67.3
  55 to 64 years 4,167 1,921 46.1 2,483 842 33.9 301 146 48.3 1,383 933 67.5
  65 years and over 3,296 1,851 56.2 1,653 749 45.3 200 112 56.0 1,443 990 68.6

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 3,674 38.3 5,541 1,649 29.8 1,043 457 43.8 3,000 1,568 52.3
  Under 18 years 22 14 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 3 (B) 16 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 152 45.6 55 22 (B) 178 70 39.5 100 59 59.4
  25 to 34 years 600 172 28.7 338 73 21.7 159 58 36.4 103 41 40.1
  35 to 44 years 1,169 385 32.9 541 120 22.2 199 75 37.7 430 190 44.2
  45 to 54 years 2,670 910 34.1 1,639 400 24.4 199 121 60.7 832 389 46.8
  55 to 64 years 2,484 902 36.3 1,637 462 28.2 169 63 37.1 678 377 55.6
  65 years and over 2,305 1,138 49.4 1,331 571 42.9 132 67 50.8 842 500 59.4

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 15,109 65.0 10,414 4,517 43.4 1,488 1,052 70.7 11,333 9,540 84.2
  Under 18 years 110 110 100.0 0 0 (X) 45 45 (B) 65 65 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 1,249 81.7 217 147 67.9 237 166 70.2 1,075 936 87.1
  25 to 34 years 6,559 4,982 76.0 2,518 1,427 56.7 360 255 70.9 3,681 3,300 89.6
  35 to 44 years 7,625 4,592 60.2 3,868 1,508 39.0 377 290 76.9 3,380 2,794 82.7
  45 to 54 years 4,738 2,443 51.6 2,643 877 33.2 269 168 62.6 1,826 1,398 76.6
  55 to 64 years 1,683 1,019 60.5 846 380 44.9 132 83 62.7 705 556 78.9
  65 years and over 991 712 71.9 322 178 55.2 68 45 (B) 601 490 81.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 4,326 55.5 3,245 1,062 32.7 703 427 60.8 3,850 2,837 73.7
  Under 18 years 54 54 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 22 (B) 32 32 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 493 71.5 74 22 (B) 139 77 55.6 477 393 82.5
  25 to 34 years 1,542 958 62.1 605 216 35.7 186 132 71.2 751 610 81.2
  35 to 44 years 1,951 960 49.2 774 185 23.9 130 65 50.1 1,046 710 67.8
  45 to 54 years 2,221 1,060 47.7 1,154 336 29.1 135 77 57.0 932 647 69.4
  55 to 64 years 853 485 56.9 446 200 44.8 51 36 (B) 356 249 69.8
  65 years and over 487 316 64.8 192 102 53.3 40 17 (B) 255 196 76.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 10,783 69.9 7,169 3,455 48.2 785 625 79.6 7,482 6,702 89.6
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 756 90.2 143 125 87.1 98 89 91.0 598 543 90.8
  25 to 34 years 5,016 4,024 80.2 1,912 1,211 63.3 174 123 70.6 2,929 2,690 91.8
  35 to 44 years 5,674 3,632 64.0 3,094 1,323 42.8 247 224 91.0 2,334 2,085 89.3
  45 to 54 years 2,517 1,383 54.9 1,489 540 36.3 134 92 68.2 894 751 84.0
  55 to 64 years 830 534 64.3 400 180 45.0 81 47 57.2 348 307 88.2
  65 years and over 503 397 78.8 130 75 58.1 28 28 (B) 346 294 84.9

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 7,983 71.8 4,880 2,520 51.6 658 508 77.2 5,578 4,955 88.8
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 1,108 87.7 195 140 71.9 138 124 90.1 930 843 90.7
  25 to 34 years 4,332 3,270 75.5 1,844 1,036 56.2 195 160 82.3 2,293 2,074 90.4
  35 to 44 years 2,996 2,016 67.3 1,632 817 50.1 140 105 74.7 1,224 1,095 89.4
  45 to 54 years 1,496 879 58.7 823 341 41.4 62 35 (B) 611 503 82.2
  55 to 64 years 588 367 62.5 278 130 46.8 66 34 (B) 243 202 83.2
  65 years and over 383 285 74.3 108 55 51.4 32 24 (B) 243 205 84.2

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 4,872 67.3 3,090 1,330 43.1 478 356 74.5 3,672 3,186 86.8
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 599 84.1 93 43 46.0 91 77 85.0 527 478 90.7
  25 to 34 years 2,674 1,896 70.9 1,173 562 47.9 144 121 83.5 1,357 1,213 89.4
  35 to 44 years 1,999 1,221 61.1 1,002 378 37.7 105 80 75.9 892 763 85.5
  45 to 54 years 1,061 642 60.5 544 230 42.3 41 22 (B) 476 391 82.1
  55 to 64 years 407 217 53.4 203 86 42.2 43 11 (B) 161 120 74.6
  65 years and over 328 239 72.8 75 32 (B) 28 20 (B) 225 187 83.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 3,111 80.3 1,790 1,190 66.5 180 152 84.4 1,906 1,769 92.8
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 509 92.4 101 97 95.7 47 47 (B) 402 365 90.7
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,375 82.9 671 475 70.7 50 40 (B) 936 860 91.9
  35 to 44 years 997 796 79.8 630 439 69.6 35 25 (B) 332 332 100.0
  45 to 54 years 435 236 54.3 279 111 39.8 21 14 (B) 135 112 82.7
  55 to 64 years 180 150 83.0 76 45 59.3 23 23 (B) 82 82 100.0
  65 years and over 55 46 (B) 33 24 (B) 4 4 (B) 18 18 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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