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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)

Asian alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		11,719 6,172 52.7 9,670 4,777 49.4 741 441 59.5 1,308 955 73.0
 
Householder 		3,494 1,791 51.3 2,829 1,339 47.3 233 130 55.7 432 323 74.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 3,022 1,394 46.1 3,022 1,394 46.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 3,016 1,751 58.1 2,539 1,359 53.5 124 95 76.7 353 297 84.3
  Related children under 6 years 1,071 552 51.6 946 450 47.6 30 23 (B) 95 79 83.2
  Related children 6 to 17 years 1,945 1,199 61.6 1,594 909 57.0 94 72 76.6 258 218 84.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 1,010 557 55.2 756 394 52.0 51 30 (B) 202 134 66.3
Other relatives 1,178 678 57.6 523 292 55.7 333 186 55.9 321 200 62.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		11,719 6,172 52.7 9,670 4,777 49.4 741 441 59.5 1,308 955 73.0
  Under 18 years 65 49 (B) 0 0 (X) 32 24 (B) 33 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 442 346 78.3 137 105 76.2 187 140 74.9 118 102 86.0
  25 to 34 years 2,077 1,012 48.7 1,669 771 46.2 164 68 41.7 244 172 70.4
  35 to 44 years 3,358 1,768 52.6 2,943 1,459 49.6 129 63 49.0 285 246 86.1
  45 to 54 years 2,959 1,446 48.9 2,562 1,192 46.5 117 71 60.7 280 183 65.5
  55 to 64 years 1,750 860 49.2 1,514 699 46.2 61 36 (B) 175 125 71.5
  65 years and over 1,069 691 64.6 845 551 65.2 52 38 (B) 172 102 59.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,353 2,071 47.6 3,367 1,550 46.0 443 208 46.9 543 313 57.6
  Under 18 years 34 19 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 8 (B) 18 10 (B)
  18 to 24 years 217 143 66.0 52 34 (B) 115 75 64.9 49 34 (B)
  25 to 34 years 665 232 34.9 467 170 36.3 116 31 26.5 82 32 38.7
  35 to 44 years 387 156 40.4 270 97 35.7 66 18 (B) 50 41 (B)
  45 to 54 years 980 449 45.8 803 335 41.7 63 40 (B) 114 74 64.7
  55 to 64 years 1,240 576 46.4 1,085 482 44.5 43 22 (B) 112 71 63.9
  65 years and over 831 497 59.8 690 433 62.8 23 13 (B) 118 50 42.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,366 4,101 55.7 6,303 3,226 51.2 298 233 78.0 765 642 83.9
  Under 18 years 30 30 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 16 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 225 203 90.1 85 71 82.7 71 65 (B) 69 68 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,412 779 55.2 1,202 601 50.1 48 38 (B) 162 140 86.5
  35 to 44 years 2,971 1,612 54.2 2,673 1,362 51.0 63 45 (B) 235 204 87.0
  45 to 54 years 1,979 998 50.4 1,759 857 48.7 54 31 (B) 166 110 66.1
  55 to 64 years 510 285 55.8 429 217 50.5 18 14 (B) 63 54 (B)
  65 years and over 238 194 81.6 155 118 76.1 28 25 (B) 55 51 (B)

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,711 1,239 45.7 2,208 858 38.9 146 103 71.0 357 278 77.8
  Under 18 years 23 23 (B) 0 0 (X) 8 8 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 119 105 88.6 28 22 (B) 50 44 (B) 41 39 (B)
  25 to 34 years 636 214 33.6 529 139 26.3 39 29 (B) 68 46 (B)
  35 to 44 years 767 355 46.4 658 272 41.4 11 6 (B) 98 77 78.5
  45 to 54 years 811 356 43.9 710 294 41.5 18 5 (B) 83 57 68.3
  55 to 64 years 279 128 45.9 238 98 41.3 7 3 (B) 34 26 (B)
  65 years and over 77 58 76.3 46 32 (B) 12 9 (B) 19 17 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,655 2,862 61.5 4,094 2,368 57.8 153 129 84.8 408 364 89.3
  Under 18 years 8 8 (B) 0 0 (X) 8 8 (B) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 106 98 91.7 57 48 (B) 21 21 (B) 28 28 (B)
  25 to 34 years 776 566 72.9 672 462 68.8 9 9 (B) 94 94 100.0
  35 to 44 years 2,205 1,256 57.0 2,015 1,090 54.1 52 39 (B) 137 127 93.0
  45 to 54 years 1,168 642 55.0 1,049 563 53.7 36 26 (B) 83 53 63.8
  55 to 64 years 232 157 67.7 191 118 62.0 11 11 (B) 30 27 (B)
  65 years and over 161 136 84.2 109 85 78.2 16 16 (B) 36 34 (B)

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,478 1,862 53.5 3,078 1,525 49.6 100 78 77.7 300 258 86.1
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 110 100 91.3 72 63 (B) 15 15 (B) 23 23 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,208 642 53.1 1,073 515 48.0 12 7 (B) 123 120 97.8
  35 to 44 years 1,521 750 49.3 1,425 668 46.9 29 25 (B) 67 57 (B)
  45 to 54 years 370 194 52.4 320 179 56.0 11 3 (B) 39 12 (B)
  55 to 64 years 157 91 58.1 125 64 51.7 15 11 (B) 18 16 (B)
  65 years and over 107 79 74.3 63 36 (B) 18 18 (B) 26 26 (B)

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,392 1,257 52.6 2,066 968 46.8 85 65 76.1 241 224 93.2
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 55 54 (B) 32 31 (B) 15 15 (B) 8 8 (B)
  25 to 34 years 790 381 48.3 671 272 40.5 11 5 (B) 107 105 97.5
  35 to 44 years 1,065 543 51.0 978 471 48.1 20 15 (B) 66 57 (B)
  45 to 54 years 250 119 47.5 228 107 47.0 9 3 (B) 13 9 (B)
  55 to 64 years 137 88 64.5 106 61 57.7 15 11 (B) 16 16 (B)
  65 years and over 92 67 73.0 51 26 (B) 15 15 (B) 26 26 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		1,086 605 55.7 1,012 558 55.1 15 13 (B) 59 34 (B)
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 55 46 (B) 40 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 15 15 (B)
  25 to 34 years 419 261 62.3 402 244 60.7 1 1 (B) 15 15 (B)
  35 to 44 years 457 207 45.3 447 197 44.1 10 10 (B) 0 0 (B)
  45 to 54 years 120 75 62.6 92 72 78.5 2 0 (B) 26 3 (B)
  55 to 64 years 21 3 (B) 19 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 0 (B)
  65 years and over 15 12 (B) 13 10 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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