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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 34,060 81.6 28,951 22,661 78.3 3,516 2,912 82.8 9,265 8,487 91.6
 
Householder 		10,503 8,403 80.0 6,911 5,223 75.6 1,021 837 82.0 2,571 2,343 91.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 5,312 74.7 7,108 5,312 74.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 14,132 87.6 10,898 9,145 83.9 970 898 92.5 4,270 4,089 95.8
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 5,520 87.8 4,215 3,553 84.3 441 399 90.5 1,635 1,568 95.9
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 8,612 87.4 6,684 5,592 83.7 529 499 94.2 2,635 2,522 95.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 3,065 75.0 2,656 1,881 70.8 204 159 77.9 1,226 1,025 83.6
Other relatives 3,898 3,148 80.7 1,379 1,100 79.8 1,321 1,018 77.1 1,198 1,030 85.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 34,060 81.6 28,951 22,661 78.3 3,516 2,912 82.8 9,265 8,487 91.6
  Under 18 years 219 202 92.4 6 0 (B) 105 95 90.3 108 108 99.5
  18 to 24 years 3,006 2,778 92.4 1,176 1,067 90.8 782 700 89.5 1,049 1,011 96.4
  25 to 34 years 11,079 9,603 86.7 7,366 6,298 85.5 1,145 900 78.6 2,568 2,406 93.7
  35 to 44 years 12,620 10,493 83.1 9,362 7,488 80.0 723 618 85.5 2,535 2,387 94.2
  45 to 54 years 8,329 6,296 75.6 6,275 4,472 71.3 456 375 82.1 1,597 1,449 90.7
  55 to 64 years 3,952 2,712 68.6 2,979 1,958 65.7 166 102 61.3 807 651 80.7
  65 years and over 2,528 1,977 78.2 1,789 1,379 77.1 138 123 89.0 601 475 79.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 6,166 65.6 6,178 3,773 61.1 1,492 1,045 70.0 1,731 1,348 77.9
  Under 18 years 47 42 (B) 6 0 (B) 23 23 (B) 18 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 514 79.1 196 139 71.2 332 265 79.8 122 109 89.7
  25 to 34 years 1,257 752 59.8 587 343 58.5 521 314 60.1 149 95 63.6
  35 to 44 years 1,057 749 70.8 588 370 62.9 241 186 77.2 228 192 84.3
  45 to 54 years 2,351 1,439 61.2 1,771 984 55.6 166 116 69.8 414 339 81.8
  55 to 64 years 2,166 1,268 58.5 1,662 921 55.4 108 53 49.2 395 294 74.3
  65 years and over 1,873 1,404 74.9 1,368 1,015 74.1 100 88 87.7 404 301 74.5

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 27,894 86.3 22,773 18,888 82.9 2,024 1,867 92.3 7,534 7,139 94.8
  Under 18 years 172 161 93.7 0 0 (X) 82 72 87.5 90 89 99.3
  18 to 24 years 2,357 2,264 96.1 980 927 94.7 450 435 96.6 927 902 97.3
  25 to 34 years 9,822 8,852 90.1 6,779 5,954 87.8 624 587 94.1 2,420 2,311 95.5
  35 to 44 years 11,563 9,744 84.3 8,773 7,117 81.1 483 432 89.6 2,307 2,195 95.2
  45 to 54 years 5,977 4,856 81.2 4,505 3,488 77.4 290 259 89.1 1,183 1,110 93.9
  55 to 64 years 1,786 1,444 80.8 1,316 1,037 78.8 58 49 (B) 412 358 86.9
  65 years and over 655 573 87.5 420 364 86.7 38 35 (B) 197 174 88.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 7,211 78.9 5,793 4,202 72.5 931 831 89.3 2,413 2,178 90.2
  Under 18 years 112 101 90.9 0 0 (X) 62 52 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 1,026 93.0 450 413 91.8 272 257 94.4 381 356 93.4
  25 to 34 years 2,104 1,691 80.4 1,263 932 73.8 261 250 95.5 579 509 87.9
  35 to 44 years 2,381 1,772 74.4 1,580 1,066 67.5 178 138 77.4 622 568 91.2
  45 to 54 years 2,277 1,714 75.3 1,647 1,144 69.5 111 99 88.6 519 471 90.8
  55 to 64 years 837 632 75.5 668 495 74.1 27 21 (B) 142 116 81.9
  65 years and over 322 275 85.2 184 151 82.4 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 20,683 89.2 16,981 14,686 86.5 1,094 1,036 94.7 5,121 4,961 96.9
  Under 18 years 60 59 (B) 0 0 (X) 20 20 (B) 40 39 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,253 1,238 98.8 530 514 97.1 178 178 100.0 546 546 100.0
  25 to 34 years 7,718 7,161 92.8 5,516 5,022 91.0 362 337 93.0 1,840 1,802 97.9
  35 to 44 years 9,182 7,973 86.8 7,193 6,051 84.1 304 294 96.8 1,685 1,627 96.6
  45 to 54 years 3,700 3,142 84.9 2,857 2,343 82.0 179 160 89.4 664 639 96.2
  55 to 64 years 949 812 85.5 649 542 83.6 31 28 (B) 270 242 89.6
  65 years and over 332 298 89.8 236 213 90.1 19 19 (B) 76 66 86.5

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 15,783 88.4 12,705 10,878 85.6 1,027 950 92.5 4,115 3,955 96.1
  Under 18 years 76 75 99.2 0 0 (X) 34 34 (B) 42 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 1,854 96.6 923 870 94.3 184 184 100.0 813 800 98.3
  25 to 34 years 7,441 6,695 90.0 5,314 4,638 87.3 462 433 93.6 1,665 1,624 97.5
  35 to 44 years 5,320 4,556 85.6 4,216 3,522 83.5 241 211 87.6 863 823 95.4
  45 to 54 years 2,085 1,743 83.6 1,544 1,240 80.3 79 65 81.4 461 438 94.9
  55 to 64 years 721 594 82.4 523 432 82.5 18 14 (B) 180 148 82.2
  65 years and over 285 266 93.5 184 175 95.0 10 10 (B) 91 82 89.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,312 9,799 86.6 7,839 6,508 83.0 703 657 93.5 2,771 2,634 95.1
  Under 18 years 64 64 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 41 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 965 95.0 467 430 92.1 126 126 100.0 422 409 96.8
  25 to 34 years 4,421 3,883 87.8 3,014 2,519 83.6 296 283 95.7 1,111 1,082 97.3
  35 to 44 years 3,648 3,077 84.4 2,824 2,317 82.0 185 159 86.4 639 601 94.1
  45 to 54 years 1,451 1,192 82.2 1,049 820 78.2 55 48 (B) 347 324 93.2
  55 to 64 years 546 450 82.4 388 325 83.9 15 14 (B) 144 111 77.6
  65 years and over 168 168 100.0 98 98 100.0 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 5,984 91.6 4,866 4,370 89.8 325 293 90.3 1,345 1,321 98.3
  Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 12 (B) 1 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 904 889 98.3 456 441 96.7 57 57 (B) 391 391 100.0
  25 to 34 years 3,021 2,811 93.1 2,301 2,120 92.1 166 150 89.9 553 542 97.9
  35 to 44 years 1,672 1,479 88.4 1,392 1,205 86.6 56 52 (B) 224 222 99.2
  45 to 54 years 634 551 86.8 496 421 84.8 24 16 (B) 114 114 100.0
  55 to 64 years 175 144 82.4 136 107 78.6 3 1 (B) 37 37 (B)
  65 years and over 117 99 84.1 87 77 89.3 6 6 (B) 25 15 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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