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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 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6)

White alone, not Hispanic
 
People in families, total (2) 		159,344 58,126 36.5 132,482 41,524 31.3 8,063 4,192 52.0 18,799 12,410 66.0
 
Householder 		54,450 19,237 35.3 44,281 13,057 29.5 3,069 1,567 51.0 7,100 4,613 65.0
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 44,038 13,031 29.6 44,038 13,031 29.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 40,707 18,573 45.6 32,195 12,258 38.1 2,248 1,400 62.3 6,265 4,915 78.5
  Related children under 6 years 13,032 6,393 49.1 10,629 4,377 41.2 707 515 72.8 1,696 1,502 88.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 27,675 12,180 44.0 21,566 7,882 36.5 1,540 886 57.5 4,569 3,413 74.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 14,739 4,858 33.0 10,191 2,528 24.8 1,081 489 45.3 3,467 1,840 53.1
Other relatives 5,410 2,426 44.9 1,777 649 36.5 1,665 736 44.2 1,968 1,041 52.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		159,344 58,126 36.5 132,482 41,524 31.3 8,063 4,192 52.0 18,799 12,410 66.0
  Under 18 years 203 116 56.9 4 4 (B) 108 62 57.6 91 50 54.3
  18 to 24 years 4,212 2,759 65.5 2,070 1,294 62.5 908 454 49.9 1,233 1,011 82.0
  25 to 34 years 24,298 11,577 47.6 19,565 7,892 40.3 1,472 887 60.3 3,261 2,798 85.8
  35 to 44 years 40,765 15,176 37.2 34,484 10,953 31.8 1,792 1,000 55.8 4,489 3,222 71.8
  45 to 54 years 40,786 11,161 27.4 34,329 7,840 22.8 1,907 858 45.0 4,549 2,463 54.1
  55 to 64 years 25,575 6,764 26.4 22,569 5,293 23.5 1,029 485 47.1 1,977 986 49.9
  65 years and over 23,506 10,573 45.0 19,461 8,247 42.4 847 446 52.6 3,198 1,880 58.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		70,366 20,410 29.0 60,133 15,753 26.2 3,672 1,519 41.4 6,561 3,138 47.8
  Under 18 years 97 46 47.3 4 4 (B) 53 26 (B) 40 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,699 679 40.0 813 316 38.9 576 206 35.8 310 157 50.7
  25 to 34 years 4,562 876 19.2 3,799 599 15.8 495 177 35.7 268 100 37.3
  35 to 44 years 4,823 1,185 24.6 3,890 748 19.2 409 140 34.2 523 298 56.9
  45 to 54 years 17,194 3,602 21.0 14,603 2,504 17.1 849 364 42.9 1,741 734 42.2
  55 to 64 years 20,582 4,724 23.0 18,736 3,944 21.1 659 285 43.3 1,187 495 41.7
  65 years and over 21,411 9,297 43.4 18,287 7,638 41.8 631 321 50.8 2,492 1,337 53.7

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		88,978 37,716 42.4 72,349 25,771 35.6 4,391 2,673 60.9 12,238 9,272 75.8
  Under 18 years 107 70 65.5 0 0 (X) 55 36 (B) 51 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,513 2,079 82.7 1,257 978 77.8 332 247 74.4 924 854 92.5
  25 to 34 years 19,736 10,701 54.2 15,767 7,293 46.3 976 710 72.7 2,993 2,698 90.1
  35 to 44 years 35,942 13,990 38.9 30,593 10,205 33.4 1,383 861 62.2 3,966 2,925 73.7
  45 to 54 years 23,592 7,559 32.0 19,726 5,336 27.1 1,058 494 46.7 2,808 1,728 61.6
  55 to 64 years 4,993 2,040 40.9 3,833 1,349 35.2 370 200 54.0 790 491 62.2
  65 years and over 2,096 1,276 60.9 1,174 609 51.9 216 125 57.8 706 543 76.8

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		31,918 11,121 34.8 23,981 6,074 25.3 2,309 1,269 54.9 5,628 3,779 67.1
  Under 18 years 71 50 (B) 0 0 (X) 46 36 (B) 25 14 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,394 1,041 74.7 634 414 65.2 252 173 68.5 508 455 89.5
  25 to 34 years 6,478 2,469 38.1 4,945 1,295 26.2 540 356 65.8 993 819 82.4
  35 to 44 years 8,604 2,839 33.0 6,430 1,479 23.0 611 342 56.0 1,562 1,017 65.1
  45 to 54 years 11,310 3,107 27.5 9,076 1,945 21.4 578 237 41.0 1,655 924 55.8
  55 to 64 years 2,847 915 32.1 2,232 614 27.5 179 76 42.5 436 225 51.6
  65 years and over 1,214 700 57.7 664 327 49.3 102 48 47.2 448 325 72.6

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,059 26,595 46.6 48,368 19,697 40.7 2,082 1,404 67.5 6,610 5,494 83.1
  Under 18 years 35 20 (B) 0 0 (X) 9 0 (B) 27 20 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,119 1,038 92.8 623 564 90.6 80 74 93.2 416 399 96.0
  25 to 34 years 13,258 8,233 62.1 10,822 5,999 55.4 436 354 81.3 2,000 1,879 94.0
  35 to 44 years 27,338 11,152 40.8 24,163 8,726 36.1 772 518 67.1 2,403 1,908 79.4
  45 to 54 years 12,282 4,452 36.2 10,650 3,391 31.8 480 257 53.6 1,153 804 69.7
  55 to 64 years 2,145 1,125 52.4 1,601 735 45.9 192 124 64.6 353 266 75.4
  65 years and over 882 576 65.3 510 282 55.2 114 77 67.2 258 217 84.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		39,210 19,086 48.7 32,825 13,799 42.0 1,752 1,249 71.3 4,633 4,037 87.1
  Under 18 years 6 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 6 5 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,249 1,934 86.0 1,216 955 78.5 214 184 85.8 819 795 97.1
  25 to 34 years 15,714 8,288 52.7 13,144 6,008 45.7 713 545 76.4 1,857 1,735 93.4
  35 to 44 years 15,271 5,799 38.0 13,942 4,782 34.3 383 253 66.2 945 763 80.7
  45 to 54 years 3,840 1,767 46.0 3,127 1,327 42.4 202 115 56.9 511 325 63.6
  55 to 64 years 1,398 736 52.7 1,027 477 46.4 149 88 59.0 222 171 77.3
  65 years and over 733 558 76.1 369 251 67.9 91 64 71.1 274 243 88.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		25,047 11,392 45.5 20,482 7,697 37.6 1,277 869 68.1 3,289 2,826 85.9
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,346 1,099 81.6 644 434 67.4 183 152 83.3 520 513 98.7
  25 to 34 years 9,238 4,537 49.1 7,463 2,985 40.0 508 377 74.1 1,267 1,176 92.8
  35 to 44 years 10,088 3,656 36.2 9,062 2,899 32.0 296 180 60.9 730 577 79.0
  45 to 54 years 2,897 1,234 42.6 2,377 932 39.2 158 78 49.7 362 224 61.7
  55 to 64 years 905 446 49.2 659 271 41.2 66 37 (B) 180 137 76.3
  65 years and over 568 416 73.4 276 177 64.1 66 45 (B) 226 195 86.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,163 7,693 54.3 12,344 6,102 49.4 475 380 80.1 1,344 1,211 90.1
  Under 18 years 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 1 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 902 835 92.5 572 521 91.1 32 32 (B) 299 282 94.4
  25 to 34 years 6,475 3,750 57.9 5,680 3,023 53.2 204 168 82.2 591 559 94.7
  35 to 44 years 5,183 2,143 41.3 4,880 1,883 38.6 87 73 84.2 215 186 86.4
  45 to 54 years 943 533 56.5 750 395 52.7 44 36 (B) 148 101 68.2
  55 to 64 years 492 291 59.0 368 206 55.9 83 51 61.4 42 34 (B)
  65 years and over 166 141 85.3 93 74 79.3 25 20 (B) 48 48 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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