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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 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6)

Asian alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		11,719 7,347 62.7 9,670 5,786 59.8 741 505 68.1 1,308 1,057 80.8
 
Householder 		3,494 2,122 60.7 2,829 1,613 57.0 233 154 66.2 432 355 82.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 3,022 1,700 56.2 3,022 1,700 56.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 3,016 2,058 68.2 2,539 1,635 64.4 124 104 83.9 353 319 90.4
  Related children under 6 years 1,071 651 60.8 946 542 57.3 30 26 (B) 95 83 87.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 1,945 1,407 72.3 1,594 1,093 68.6 94 78 83.2 258 236 91.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 1,010 670 66.4 756 481 63.5 51 36 (B) 202 154 76.2
Other relatives 1,178 798 67.7 523 357 68.3 333 211 63.2 321 229 71.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		11,719 7,347 62.7 9,670 5,786 59.8 741 505 68.1 1,308 1,057 80.8
  Under 18 years 65 57 (B) 0 0 (X) 32 24 (B) 33 33 (B)
  18 to 24 years 442 372 84.1 137 115 83.6 187 149 79.9 118 108 91.2
  25 to 34 years 2,077 1,230 59.2 1,669 941 56.4 164 96 58.7 244 192 78.8
  35 to 44 years 3,358 2,106 62.7 2,943 1,775 60.3 129 76 58.6 285 255 89.4
  45 to 54 years 2,959 1,773 59.9 2,562 1,479 57.7 117 73 62.9 280 220 78.7
  55 to 64 years 1,750 1,052 60.1 1,514 875 57.8 61 44 (B) 175 133 75.8
  65 years and over 1,069 757 70.9 845 600 71.0 52 41 (B) 172 116 67.4

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,353 2,454 56.4 3,367 1,834 54.5 443 250 56.3 543 371 68.2
  Under 18 years 34 27 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 8 (B) 18 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 217 163 75.0 52 38 (B) 115 84 73.0 49 40 (B)
  25 to 34 years 665 316 47.6 467 222 47.6 116 53 45.4 82 42 50.7
  35 to 44 years 387 179 46.2 270 119 44.1 66 18 (B) 50 41 (B)
  45 to 54 years 980 537 54.8 803 409 50.9 63 40 (B) 114 87 76.8
  55 to 64 years 1,240 676 54.5 1,085 567 52.3 43 30 (B) 112 79 70.6
  65 years and over 831 557 67.0 690 478 69.3 23 15 (B) 118 63 53.7

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,366 4,893 66.4 6,303 3,952 62.7 298 255 85.5 765 687 89.8
  Under 18 years 30 30 (B) 0 0 (X) 16 16 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 225 209 92.7 85 77 89.7 71 65 (B) 69 68 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,412 913 64.7 1,202 719 59.8 48 44 (B) 162 151 93.1
  35 to 44 years 2,971 1,927 64.9 2,673 1,656 62.0 63 57 (B) 235 214 91.0
  45 to 54 years 1,979 1,236 62.5 1,759 1,070 60.9 54 33 (B) 166 133 80.0
  55 to 64 years 510 376 73.7 429 308 71.8 18 14 (B) 63 54 (B)
  65 years and over 238 200 84.3 155 122 78.4 28 26 (B) 55 53 (B)

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,711 1,575 58.1 2,208 1,147 51.9 146 115 79.0 357 313 87.7
  Under 18 years 23 23 (B) 0 0 (X) 8 8 (B) 15 15 (B)
  18 to 24 years 119 111 93.7 28 28 (B) 50 44 (B) 41 39 (B)
  25 to 34 years 636 306 48.1 529 215 40.6 39 35 (B) 68 57 (B)
  35 to 44 years 767 424 55.3 658 332 50.5 11 11 (B) 98 81 83.0
  45 to 54 years 811 463 57.1 710 383 54.0 18 5 (B) 83 76 91.2
  55 to 64 years 279 185 66.4 238 155 65.3 7 3 (B) 34 26 (B)
  65 years and over 77 62 81.1 46 33 (B) 12 10 (B) 19 19 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		4,655 3,318 71.3 4,094 2,805 68.5 153 140 91.7 408 373 91.6
  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 776 607 78.3 672 504 75.0 9 9 (B) 94 94 100.0
  35 to 44 years 2,205 1,503 68.2 2,015 1,324 65.7 52 47 (B) 137 133 96.7
  45 to 54 years 1,168 773 66.2 1,049 687 65.5 36 29 (B) 83 57 68.9
  55 to 64 years 232 191 82.5 191 153 80.0 11 11 (B) 30 27 (B)
  65 years and over 161 138 85.8 109 88 80.6 16 16 (B) 36 34 (B)

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,478 2,207 63.4 3,078 1,852 60.2 100 90 89.9 300 265 88.2
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 110 101 92.0 72 64 (B) 15 15 (B) 23 23 (B)
  25 to 34 years 1,208 755 62.5 1,073 622 58.0 12 12 (B) 123 120 97.8
  35 to 44 years 1,521 895 58.8 1,425 804 56.4 29 29 (B) 67 61 (B)
  45 to 54 years 370 232 62.5 320 213 66.5 11 5 (B) 39 14 (B)
  55 to 64 years 157 138 87.5 125 111 88.9 15 11 (B) 18 16 (B)
  65 years and over 107 82 76.9 63 38 (B) 18 18 (B) 26 26 (B)

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		2,392 1,511 63.2 2,066 1,206 58.4 85 75 88.1 241 231 95.8
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 55 55 (B) 32 32 (B) 15 15 (B) 8 8 (B)
  25 to 34 years 790 460 58.2 671 344 51.2 11 11 (B) 107 105 97.5
  35 to 44 years 1,065 660 62.0 978 580 59.2 20 20 (B) 66 61 (B)
  45 to 54 years 250 146 58.3 228 132 57.9 9 3 (B) 13 11 (B)
  55 to 64 years 137 119 87.2 106 92 87.0 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 		1,086 695 64.0 1,012 646 63.9 15 15 (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 419 295 70.6 402 279 69.3 1 1 (B) 15 15 (B)
  35 to 44 years 457 234 51.3 447 224 50.2 10 10 (B) 0 0 (B)
  45 to 54 years 120 86 71.4 92 81 87.8 2 2 (B) 26 3 (B)
  55 to 64 years 21 19 (B) 19 19 (B) 0 0 (X) 2 0 (B)
  65 years and over 15 15 (B) 13 13 (B) 2 2 (B) 0 0 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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