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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 29,261 70.1 28,951 19,032 65.7 3,516 2,390 68.0 9,265 7,839 84.6
 
Householder 		10,503 7,199 68.5 6,911 4,358 63.1 1,021 689 67.5 2,571 2,151 83.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 4,395 61.8 7,108 4,395 61.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 12,669 78.5 10,898 7,935 72.8 970 821 84.6 4,270 3,913 91.6
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 5,006 79.6 4,215 3,123 74.1 441 373 84.6 1,635 1,511 92.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 7,662 77.8 6,684 4,812 72.0 529 448 84.6 2,635 2,402 91.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 2,478 60.7 2,656 1,470 55.4 204 112 54.9 1,226 896 73.1
Other relatives 3,898 2,520 64.7 1,379 874 63.4 1,321 768 58.2 1,198 878 73.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 29,261 70.1 28,951 19,032 65.7 3,516 2,390 68.0 9,265 7,839 84.6
  Under 18 years 219 182 83.3 6 0 (B) 105 79 75.1 108 103 95.7
  18 to 24 years 3,006 2,468 82.1 1,176 944 80.3 782 584 74.7 1,049 940 89.6
  25 to 34 years 11,079 8,452 76.3 7,366 5,442 73.9 1,145 753 65.8 2,568 2,257 87.9
  35 to 44 years 12,620 9,129 72.3 9,362 6,362 68.0 723 517 71.4 2,535 2,250 88.7
  45 to 54 years 8,329 5,168 62.0 6,275 3,569 56.9 456 307 67.2 1,597 1,292 80.9
  55 to 64 years 3,952 2,202 55.7 2,979 1,556 52.2 166 74 44.5 807 572 70.9
  65 years and over 2,528 1,660 65.7 1,789 1,159 64.8 138 77 55.6 601 425 70.7

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 4,683 49.8 6,178 2,853 46.2 1,492 733 49.1 1,731 1,097 63.4
  Under 18 years 47 38 (B) 6 0 (B) 23 23 (B) 18 14 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 406 62.5 196 108 55.3 332 215 64.7 122 83 68.2
  25 to 34 years 1,257 533 42.4 587 264 45.0 521 212 40.6 149 57 38.6
  35 to 44 years 1,057 536 50.7 588 249 42.3 241 125 51.9 228 163 71.2
  45 to 54 years 2,351 1,072 45.6 1,771 715 40.4 166 79 47.5 414 278 67.1
  55 to 64 years 2,166 939 43.4 1,662 670 40.3 108 25 23.3 395 244 61.8
  65 years and over 1,873 1,158 61.8 1,368 846 61.8 100 54 54.0 404 257 63.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 24,578 76.0 22,773 16,179 71.0 2,024 1,657 81.9 7,534 6,742 89.5
  Under 18 years 172 145 84.4 0 0 (X) 82 56 68.0 90 89 99.3
  18 to 24 years 2,357 2,062 87.5 980 836 85.3 450 369 82.1 927 857 92.4
  25 to 34 years 9,822 7,919 80.6 6,779 5,178 76.4 624 541 86.8 2,420 2,200 90.9
  35 to 44 years 11,563 8,592 74.3 8,773 6,113 69.7 483 392 81.2 2,307 2,087 90.5
  45 to 54 years 5,977 4,095 68.5 4,505 2,854 63.4 290 228 78.4 1,183 1,014 85.7
  55 to 64 years 1,786 1,263 70.7 1,316 886 67.3 58 49 (B) 412 328 79.7
  65 years and over 655 502 76.7 420 312 74.3 38 23 (B) 197 168 85.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 6,018 65.9 5,793 3,345 57.7 931 702 75.5 2,413 1,970 81.6
  Under 18 years 112 96 85.9 0 0 (X) 62 46 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 899 81.5 450 359 79.8 272 210 77.1 381 330 86.6
  25 to 34 years 2,104 1,433 68.1 1,263 746 59.1 261 226 86.3 579 461 79.6
  35 to 44 years 2,381 1,476 62.0 1,580 863 54.6 178 110 61.9 622 502 80.8
  45 to 54 years 2,277 1,328 58.3 1,647 848 51.5 111 74 66.4 519 406 78.3
  55 to 64 years 837 530 63.4 668 396 59.3 27 21 (B) 142 113 79.7
  65 years and over 322 256 79.4 184 133 72.2 18 15 (B) 120 108 89.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,195 18,561 80.0 16,981 12,834 75.6 1,094 955 87.3 5,121 4,772 93.2
  Under 18 years 60 49 (B) 0 0 (X) 20 9 (B) 40 39 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,253 1,163 92.8 530 476 90.0 178 160 89.7 546 526 96.4
  25 to 34 years 7,718 6,486 84.0 5,516 4,431 80.3 362 316 87.2 1,840 1,739 94.5
  35 to 44 years 9,182 7,117 77.5 7,193 5,251 73.0 304 281 92.5 1,685 1,585 94.1
  45 to 54 years 3,700 2,767 74.8 2,857 2,006 70.2 179 154 85.9 664 608 91.5
  55 to 64 years 949 733 77.2 649 490 75.6 31 28 (B) 270 215 79.7
  65 years and over 332 246 74.2 236 179 75.9 19 7 (B) 76 60 78.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 14,240 79.8 12,705 9,589 75.5 1,027 871 84.7 4,115 3,780 91.9
  Under 18 years 76 65 85.5 0 0 (X) 34 24 (B) 42 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 1,702 88.7 923 779 84.4 184 163 88.6 813 761 93.6
  25 to 34 years 7,441 6,037 81.1 5,314 4,081 76.8 462 404 87.4 1,665 1,552 93.2
  35 to 44 years 5,320 4,146 77.9 4,216 3,149 74.7 241 197 81.8 863 799 92.6
  45 to 54 years 2,085 1,523 73.1 1,544 1,062 68.8 79 59 74.5 461 402 87.2
  55 to 64 years 721 521 72.2 523 363 69.4 18 14 (B) 180 143 79.2
  65 years and over 285 246 86.4 184 155 84.1 10 10 (B) 91 82 89.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,312 8,738 77.2 7,839 5,630 71.8 703 602 85.7 2,771 2,506 90.4
  Under 18 years 64 64 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 41 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 853 84.0 467 376 80.5 126 105 83.4 422 372 88.0
  25 to 34 years 4,421 3,432 77.6 3,014 2,136 70.9 296 269 90.9 1,111 1,027 92.4
  35 to 44 years 3,648 2,794 76.6 2,824 2,071 73.3 185 145 78.8 639 577 90.3
  45 to 54 years 1,451 1,041 71.8 1,049 687 65.5 55 43 (B) 347 311 89.6
  55 to 64 years 546 396 72.5 388 271 69.9 15 14 (B) 144 111 77.6
  65 years and over 168 158 94.5 98 88 90.5 4 4 (B) 66 66 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,535 5,502 84.2 4,866 3,960 81.4 325 268 82.6 1,345 1,275 94.8
  Under 18 years 12 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 1 (B) 1 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 904 849 93.9 456 403 88.4 57 57 (B) 391 389 99.5
  25 to 34 years 3,021 2,605 86.3 2,301 1,945 84.5 166 135 81.1 553 525 94.9
  35 to 44 years 1,672 1,352 80.9 1,392 1,078 77.5 56 52 (B) 224 222 99.2
  45 to 54 years 634 482 76.0 496 375 75.6 24 16 (B) 114 91 80.0
  55 to 64 years 175 125 71.3 136 92 68.2 3 1 (B) 37 31 (B)
  65 years and over 117 88 75.0 87 67 76.9 6 6 (B) 25 15 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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