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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 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 25,537 77.8 15,955 10,407 65.2 2,530 2,036 80.5 14,332 13,093 91.4
 
Householder 		9,625 7,291 75.8 4,530 2,772 61.2 840 669 79.6 4,254 3,850 90.5
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 2,742 61.7 4,447 2,742 61.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 10,548 86.4 4,929 3,622 73.5 761 685 90.0 6,512 6,241 95.8
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 3,667 88.1 1,650 1,268 76.9 273 246 90.0 2,239 2,153 96.1
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 6,881 85.6 3,279 2,354 71.8 488 439 90.0 4,273 4,088 95.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 3,158 74.3 1,663 1,004 60.4 262 196 74.7 2,328 1,959 84.1
Other relatives 2,292 1,797 78.4 386 267 69.0 667 487 72.9 1,238 1,044 84.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 25,537 77.8 15,955 10,407 65.2 2,530 2,036 80.5 14,332 13,093 91.4
  Under 18 years 133 125 94.6 0 0 (X) 52 48 (B) 81 77 95.3
  18 to 24 years 1,861 1,645 88.4 272 238 87.4 414 302 73.0 1,175 1,104 94.0
  25 to 34 years 7,159 6,197 86.6 2,856 2,140 74.9 519 435 83.8 3,783 3,622 95.7
  35 to 44 years 8,794 6,925 78.7 4,408 2,890 65.6 576 473 82.1 3,810 3,561 93.5
  45 to 54 years 7,408 5,152 69.5 4,283 2,453 57.3 468 400 85.5 2,658 2,298 86.5
  55 to 64 years 4,167 2,837 68.1 2,483 1,463 58.9 301 222 73.8 1,383 1,152 83.3
  65 years and over 3,296 2,657 80.6 1,653 1,223 74.0 200 155 77.5 1,443 1,278 88.6

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 6,098 63.6 5,541 3,038 54.8 1,043 717 68.8 3,000 2,342 78.1
  Under 18 years 22 15 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 3 (B) 16 12 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 212 63.6 55 30 (B) 178 107 60.4 100 74 74.1
  25 to 34 years 600 321 53.5 338 157 46.4 159 98 61.6 103 66 64.4
  35 to 44 years 1,169 720 61.6 541 251 46.5 199 132 66.4 430 336 78.2
  45 to 54 years 2,670 1,562 58.5 1,639 783 47.7 199 161 80.8 832 618 74.3
  55 to 64 years 2,484 1,503 60.5 1,637 863 52.7 169 115 68.0 678 525 77.4
  65 years and over 2,305 1,766 76.6 1,331 954 71.7 132 101 76.2 842 711 84.5

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 19,439 83.7 10,414 7,369 70.8 1,488 1,319 88.7 11,333 10,751 94.9
  Under 18 years 110 110 100.0 0 0 (X) 45 45 (B) 65 65 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 1,433 93.8 217 208 95.7 237 195 82.4 1,075 1,030 95.9
  25 to 34 years 6,559 5,876 89.6 2,518 1,983 78.8 360 337 93.6 3,681 3,556 96.6
  35 to 44 years 7,625 6,205 81.4 3,868 2,639 68.2 377 341 90.4 3,380 3,225 95.4
  45 to 54 years 4,738 3,590 75.8 2,643 1,670 63.2 269 239 89.0 1,826 1,680 92.0
  55 to 64 years 1,683 1,334 79.3 846 600 70.9 132 107 81.1 705 627 89.0
  65 years and over 991 891 89.9 322 270 83.8 68 54 (B) 601 567 94.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 5,973 76.6 3,245 1,899 58.5 703 573 81.5 3,850 3,502 90.9
  Under 18 years 54 54 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 22 (B) 32 32 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 625 90.6 74 64 (B) 139 98 70.1 477 463 97.1
  25 to 34 years 1,542 1,173 76.1 605 306 50.6 186 172 92.4 751 695 92.5
  35 to 44 years 1,951 1,475 75.6 774 429 55.4 130 98 75.0 1,046 948 90.6
  45 to 54 years 2,221 1,567 70.6 1,154 629 54.5 135 118 88.0 932 820 87.9
  55 to 64 years 853 653 76.6 446 297 66.7 51 39 (B) 356 316 88.9
  65 years and over 487 426 87.5 192 173 90.1 40 26 (B) 255 227 88.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 13,466 87.2 7,169 5,470 76.3 785 746 95.0 7,482 7,250 96.9
  Under 18 years 56 56 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 808 96.3 143 143 100.0 98 98 100.0 598 567 94.8
  25 to 34 years 5,016 4,703 93.7 1,912 1,677 87.7 174 166 95.0 2,929 2,860 97.6
  35 to 44 years 5,674 4,730 83.4 3,094 2,209 71.4 247 243 98.6 2,334 2,277 97.6
  45 to 54 years 2,517 2,023 80.4 1,489 1,041 69.9 134 121 90.1 894 860 96.3
  55 to 64 years 830 681 82.1 400 303 75.6 81 68 83.6 348 311 89.2
  65 years and over 503 465 92.4 130 97 74.4 28 28 (B) 346 341 98.5

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 9,697 87.2 4,880 3,741 76.7 658 603 91.7 5,578 5,353 96.0
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 1,211 95.9 195 185 95.3 138 131 94.7 930 895 96.2
  25 to 34 years 4,332 3,841 88.7 1,844 1,449 78.6 195 175 89.9 2,293 2,218 96.7
  35 to 44 years 2,996 2,533 84.5 1,632 1,211 74.2 140 129 91.9 1,224 1,193 97.5
  45 to 54 years 1,496 1,234 82.5 823 612 74.4 62 61 (B) 611 561 91.8
  55 to 64 years 588 461 78.4 278 199 71.5 66 51 (B) 243 211 86.6
  65 years and over 383 359 93.6 108 84 78.0 32 32 (B) 243 243 99.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 6,100 84.3 3,090 2,159 69.9 478 432 90.4 3,672 3,509 95.6
  Under 18 years 58 58 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 25 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 691 97.1 93 84 90.1 91 84 92.0 527 523 99.2
  25 to 34 years 2,674 2,280 85.3 1,173 836 71.3 144 134 92.4 1,357 1,311 96.6
  35 to 44 years 1,999 1,627 81.4 1,002 672 67.1 105 94 89.3 892 861 96.6
  45 to 54 years 1,061 840 79.2 544 373 68.7 41 40 (B) 476 427 89.7
  55 to 64 years 407 290 71.3 203 134 65.8 43 28 (B) 161 129 79.8
  65 years and over 328 313 95.4 75 60 (B) 28 28 (B) 225 225 99.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 3,597 92.8 1,790 1,581 88.3 180 171 95.1 1,906 1,845 96.8
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 520 94.4 101 101 100.0 47 47 (B) 402 372 92.3
  25 to 34 years 1,657 1,561 94.2 671 613 91.4 50 41 (B) 936 907 96.8
  35 to 44 years 997 906 90.8 630 539 85.5 35 35 (B) 332 332 100.0
  45 to 54 years 435 394 90.6 279 239 85.6 21 21 (B) 135 134 99.4
  55 to 64 years 180 170 94.4 76 66 86.7 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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