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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 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 3,575 10.9 15,955 541 3.4 2,530 235 9.3 14,332 2,798 19.5
 
Householder 		9,625 982 10.2 4,530 142 3.1 840 76 9.0 4,254 764 18.0
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 135 3.0 4,447 135 3.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 2,034 16.7 4,929 211 4.3 761 105 13.8 6,512 1,718 26.4
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 885 21.3 1,650 91 5.5 273 36 13.1 2,239 758 33.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 1,150 14.3 3,279 119 3.6 488 70 14.3 4,273 960 22.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 286 6.7 1,663 48 2.9 262 17 6.4 2,328 221 9.5
Other relatives 2,292 137 6.0 386 6 1.5 667 37 5.6 1,238 94 7.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 3,575 10.9 15,955 541 3.4 2,530 235 9.3 14,332 2,798 19.5
  Under 18 years 133 36 27.0 0 0 (X) 52 1 (B) 81 34 42.4
  18 to 24 years 1,861 514 27.6 272 30 10.9 414 24 5.9 1,175 460 39.1
  25 to 34 years 7,159 1,305 18.2 2,856 149 5.2 519 77 14.9 3,783 1,079 28.5
  35 to 44 years 8,794 975 11.1 4,408 124 2.8 576 78 13.5 3,810 774 20.3
  45 to 54 years 7,408 337 4.5 4,283 74 1.7 468 35 7.5 2,658 227 8.6
  55 to 64 years 4,167 258 6.2 2,483 111 4.5 301 9 2.9 1,383 139 10.0
  65 years and over 3,296 149 4.5 1,653 54 3.2 200 11 5.3 1,443 85 5.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 319 3.3 5,541 134 2.4 1,043 62 6.0 3,000 123 4.1
  Under 18 years 22 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 26 7.7 55 8 (B) 178 5 2.6 100 13 12.8
  25 to 34 years 600 23 3.8 338 3 1.0 159 20 12.3 103 0 0.0
  35 to 44 years 1,169 53 4.5 541 4 0.7 199 21 10.5 430 28 6.6
  45 to 54 years 2,670 56 2.1 1,639 24 1.5 199 4 1.8 832 28 3.4
  55 to 64 years 2,484 77 3.1 1,637 46 2.8 169 4 2.4 678 27 4.0
  65 years and over 2,305 83 3.6 1,331 49 3.7 132 8 6.0 842 26 3.1

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 3,255 14.0 10,414 407 3.9 1,488 173 11.6 11,333 2,675 23.6
  Under 18 years 110 34 31.1 0 0 (X) 45 0 (B) 65 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 488 31.9 217 21 9.9 237 20 8.4 1,075 447 41.6
  25 to 34 years 6,559 1,282 19.6 2,518 146 5.8 360 58 16.0 3,681 1,079 29.3
  35 to 44 years 7,625 922 12.1 3,868 120 3.1 377 57 15.1 3,380 745 22.0
  45 to 54 years 4,738 280 5.9 2,643 50 1.9 269 31 11.7 1,826 199 10.9
  55 to 64 years 1,683 181 10.8 846 65 7.7 132 5 3.6 705 112 15.9
  65 years and over 991 66 6.7 322 5 1.5 68 3 (B) 601 59 9.8

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 733 9.4 3,245 95 2.9 703 60 8.5 3,850 579 15.0
  Under 18 years 54 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 0 (B) 32 3 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 169 24.5 74 2 (B) 139 12 8.4 477 156 32.6
  25 to 34 years 1,542 146 9.5 605 12 2.0 186 25 13.2 751 110 14.6
  35 to 44 years 1,951 166 8.5 774 15 1.9 130 11 8.6 1,046 140 13.4
  45 to 54 years 2,221 121 5.5 1,154 27 2.3 135 7 5.5 932 87 9.3
  55 to 64 years 853 91 10.6 446 35 7.9 51 5 (B) 356 50 14.2
  65 years and over 487 37 7.5 192 4 2.1 40 0 (B) 255 33 12.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 2,522 16.3 7,169 313 4.4 785 113 14.4 7,482 2,096 28.0
  Under 18 years 56 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 319 38.1 143 20 13.9 98 8 8.2 598 291 48.8
  25 to 34 years 5,016 1,136 22.7 1,912 134 7.0 174 33 19.0 2,929 969 33.1
  35 to 44 years 5,674 756 13.3 3,094 106 3.4 247 46 18.5 2,334 605 25.9
  45 to 54 years 2,517 159 6.3 1,489 23 1.5 134 24 17.9 894 113 12.6
  55 to 64 years 830 91 10.9 400 30 7.4 81 0 0.0 348 61 17.6
  65 years and over 503 29 5.9 130 1 0.6 28 3 (B) 346 26 7.6

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 2,053 18.5 4,880 276 5.7 658 88 13.4 5,578 1,688 30.3
  Under 18 years 58 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 457 36.2 195 21 11.0 138 13 9.5 930 422 45.4
  25 to 34 years 4,332 948 21.9 1,844 114 6.2 195 39 20.0 2,293 795 34.7
  35 to 44 years 2,996 462 15.4 1,632 83 5.1 140 25 18.1 1,224 354 28.9
  45 to 54 years 1,496 78 5.2 823 30 3.7 62 7 (B) 611 40 6.6
  55 to 64 years 588 73 12.3 278 28 10.0 66 3 (B) 243 41 17.0
  65 years and over 383 5 1.2 108 0 0.0 32 0 (B) 243 5 1.9

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 1,090 15.1 3,090 100 3.2 478 66 13.9 3,672 923 25.1
  Under 18 years 58 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 226 31.7 93 2 1.7 91 10 11.5 527 214 40.5
  25 to 34 years 2,674 422 15.8 1,173 21 1.8 144 29 20.4 1,357 372 27.4
  35 to 44 years 1,999 285 14.3 1,002 28 2.8 105 16 15.0 892 242 27.1
  45 to 54 years 1,061 66 6.2 544 22 4.1 41 7 (B) 476 36 7.7
  55 to 64 years 407 60 14.6 203 28 13.7 43 3 (B) 161 28 17.6
  65 years and over 328 0 0.0 75 0 (B) 28 0 (B) 225 0 0.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 963 24.8 1,790 176 9.8 180 22 12.0 1,906 765 40.1
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 231 42.0 101 20 19.6 47 3 (B) 402 209 51.9
  25 to 34 years 1,657 525 31.7 671 93 13.9 50 9 (B) 936 423 45.1
  35 to 44 years 997 177 17.7 630 55 8.8 35 10 (B) 332 112 33.7
  45 to 54 years 435 12 2.7 279 8 2.8 21 0 (B) 135 4 2.8
  55 to 64 years 180 13 7.2 76 0 0.0 23 0 (B) 82 13 15.9
  65 years and over 55 5 (B) 33 0 (B) 4 0 (B) 18 5 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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