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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 36,892 88.4 28,951 24,926 86.1 3,516 3,154 89.7 9,265 8,813 95.1
 
Householder 		10,503 9,135 87.0 6,911 5,784 83.7 1,021 912 89.3 2,571 2,439 94.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 5,922 83.3 7,108 5,922 83.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 14,924 92.5 10,898 9,821 90.1 970 935 96.4 4,270 4,168 97.6
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 5,842 92.9 4,215 3,822 90.7 441 422 95.8 1,635 1,597 97.7
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 9,082 92.2 6,684 5,999 89.8 529 513 96.9 2,635 2,571 97.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 3,447 84.4 2,656 2,171 81.7 204 180 88.6 1,226 1,095 89.4
Other relatives 3,898 3,465 88.9 1,379 1,228 89.1 1,321 1,127 85.3 1,198 1,111 92.7

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 36,892 88.4 28,951 24,926 86.1 3,516 3,154 89.7 9,265 8,813 95.1
  Under 18 years 219 213 97.5 6 6 (B) 105 100 94.8 108 108 100.0
  18 to 24 years 3,006 2,882 95.9 1,176 1,139 96.9 782 724 92.5 1,049 1,020 97.3
  25 to 34 years 11,079 10,182 91.9 7,366 6,679 90.7 1,145 1,001 87.4 2,568 2,502 97.4
  35 to 44 years 12,620 11,262 89.2 9,362 8,149 87.1 723 658 91.0 2,535 2,454 96.8
  45 to 54 years 8,329 7,004 84.1 6,275 5,094 81.2 456 416 91.1 1,597 1,494 93.6
  55 to 64 years 3,952 3,152 79.8 2,979 2,325 78.1 166 128 77.0 807 699 86.6
  65 years and over 2,528 2,196 86.9 1,789 1,534 85.8 138 127 92.2 601 535 89.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 7,192 76.5 6,178 4,497 72.8 1,492 1,195 80.1 1,731 1,500 86.7
  Under 18 years 47 47 (B) 6 6 (B) 23 23 (B) 18 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 558 86.0 196 172 87.8 332 274 82.4 122 113 92.9
  25 to 34 years 1,257 924 73.5 587 397 67.6 521 398 76.4 149 129 86.7
  35 to 44 years 1,057 836 79.1 588 427 72.5 241 198 82.2 228 211 92.6
  45 to 54 years 2,351 1,732 73.7 1,771 1,227 69.3 166 137 82.7 414 368 88.8
  55 to 64 years 2,166 1,532 70.7 1,662 1,143 68.8 108 72 67.0 395 316 79.9
  65 years and over 1,873 1,562 83.4 1,368 1,125 82.2 100 92 92.3 404 345 85.3

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 29,700 91.9 22,773 20,429 89.7 2,024 1,959 96.8 7,534 7,313 97.1
  Under 18 years 172 166 96.8 0 0 (X) 82 76 93.3 90 90 100.0
  18 to 24 years 2,357 2,324 98.6 980 967 98.7 450 450 100.0 927 907 97.9
  25 to 34 years 9,822 9,258 94.3 6,779 6,282 92.7 624 603 96.7 2,420 2,374 98.1
  35 to 44 years 11,563 10,425 90.2 8,773 7,722 88.0 483 461 95.4 2,307 2,242 97.2
  45 to 54 years 5,977 5,272 88.2 4,505 3,867 85.8 290 279 96.0 1,183 1,127 95.3
  55 to 64 years 1,786 1,620 90.7 1,316 1,182 89.8 58 56 (B) 412 383 93.0
  65 years and over 655 634 96.9 420 409 97.4 38 35 (B) 197 190 96.7

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 8,017 87.7 5,793 4,846 83.7 931 898 96.5 2,413 2,273 94.2
  Under 18 years 112 106 95.1 0 0 (X) 62 56 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 1,079 97.8 450 446 99.0 272 272 100.0 381 362 94.8
  25 to 34 years 2,104 1,888 89.7 1,263 1,077 85.3 261 259 98.9 579 552 95.3
  35 to 44 years 2,381 1,950 81.9 1,580 1,201 76.0 178 162 90.7 622 587 94.4
  45 to 54 years 2,277 1,952 85.7 1,647 1,357 82.4 111 107 96.2 519 488 94.0
  55 to 64 years 837 738 88.2 668 592 88.7 27 26 (B) 142 119 84.1
  65 years and over 322 304 94.1 184 173 94.3 18 15 (B) 120 115 95.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,195 21,684 93.5 16,981 15,583 91.8 1,094 1,061 97.0 5,121 5,040 98.4
  Under 18 years 60 60 (B) 0 0 (X) 20 20 (B) 40 40 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,253 1,245 99.3 530 521 98.3 178 178 100.0 546 546 100.0
  25 to 34 years 7,718 7,371 95.5 5,516 5,205 94.4 362 344 95.0 1,840 1,821 99.0
  35 to 44 years 9,182 8,475 92.3 7,193 6,521 90.7 304 299 98.2 1,685 1,655 98.2
  45 to 54 years 3,700 3,320 89.7 2,857 2,510 87.8 179 171 95.9 664 639 96.2
  55 to 64 years 949 882 93.0 649 590 90.9 31 29 (B) 270 264 97.7
  65 years and over 332 331 99.6 236 236 99.8 19 19 (B) 76 75 98.7

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 16,639 93.2 12,705 11,617 91.4 1,027 1,002 97.5 4,115 4,021 97.7
  Under 18 years 76 76 100.0 0 0 (X) 34 34 (B) 42 42 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 1,893 98.6 923 909 98.6 184 184 100.0 813 800 98.3
  25 to 34 years 7,441 6,991 94.0 5,314 4,899 92.2 462 448 96.9 1,665 1,645 98.8
  35 to 44 years 5,320 4,844 91.1 4,216 3,779 89.6 241 232 96.1 863 834 96.6
  45 to 54 years 2,085 1,890 90.6 1,544 1,366 88.4 79 79 99.8 461 445 96.5
  55 to 64 years 721 660 91.5 523 480 91.7 18 16 (B) 180 164 91.3
  65 years and over 285 285 100.0 184 184 100.0 10 10 (B) 91 91 100.0

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,312 10,408 92.0 7,839 7,025 89.6 703 694 98.7 2,771 2,689 97.1
  Under 18 years 64 64 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 41 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 997 98.2 467 462 99.1 126 126 100.0 422 409 96.8
  25 to 34 years 4,421 4,106 92.9 3,014 2,712 90.0 296 292 98.6 1,111 1,103 99.3
  35 to 44 years 3,648 3,283 90.0 2,824 2,492 88.2 185 180 97.5 639 611 95.7
  45 to 54 years 1,451 1,298 89.5 1,049 912 87.0 55 55 (B) 347 331 95.3
  55 to 64 years 546 492 90.0 388 349 90.0 15 15 (B) 144 128 89.1
  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 6,231 95.3 4,866 4,592 94.4 325 308 94.8 1,345 1,331 99.0
  Under 18 years 12 12 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 12 (B) 1 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 904 895 99.0 456 447 98.1 57 57 (B) 391 391 100.0
  25 to 34 years 3,021 2,885 95.5 2,301 2,187 95.1 166 156 93.7 553 542 97.9
  35 to 44 years 1,672 1,561 93.3 1,392 1,287 92.5 56 52 (B) 224 222 99.2
  45 to 54 years 634 592 93.3 496 453 91.4 24 24 (B) 114 114 100.0
  55 to 64 years 175 169 96.4 136 131 96.7 3 1 (B) 37 37 (B)
  65 years and over 117 117 100.0 87 87 100.0 6 6 (B) 25 25 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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