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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 3,463 8.3 28,951 1,373 4.7 3,516 164 4.7 9,265 1,927 20.8
 
Householder 		10,503 846 8.1 6,911 292 4.2 1,021 50 4.9 2,571 505 19.6
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 306 4.3 7,108 306 4.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 1,979 12.3 10,898 682 6.3 970 80 8.3 4,270 1,218 28.5
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 882 14.0 4,215 281 6.7 441 34 7.7 1,635 567 34.7
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 1,097 11.1 6,684 401 6.0 529 46 8.7 2,635 650 24.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 149 3.7 2,656 42 1.6 204 8 3.8 1,226 99 8.1
Other relatives 3,898 183 4.7 1,379 52 3.8 1,321 26 2.0 1,198 106 8.8

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 3,463 8.3 28,951 1,373 4.7 3,516 164 4.7 9,265 1,927 20.8
  Under 18 years 219 44 19.9 6 0 (B) 105 22 21.1 108 21 19.9
  18 to 24 years 3,006 456 15.2 1,176 75 6.4 782 21 2.7 1,049 359 34.2
  25 to 34 years 11,079 1,282 11.6 7,366 478 6.5 1,145 44 3.8 2,568 760 29.6
  35 to 44 years 12,620 977 7.7 9,362 451 4.8 723 31 4.2 2,535 496 19.6
  45 to 54 years 8,329 440 5.3 6,275 208 3.3 456 36 7.8 1,597 196 12.3
  55 to 64 years 3,952 116 2.9 2,979 67 2.2 166 4 2.5 807 45 5.6
  65 years and over 2,528 148 5.9 1,789 94 5.2 138 6 4.3 601 49 8.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 299 3.2 6,178 180 2.9 1,492 16 1.1 1,731 103 6.0
  Under 18 years 47 0 (B) 6 0 (B) 23 0 (B) 18 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 32 4.9 196 11 5.5 332 7 2.2 122 14 11.6
  25 to 34 years 1,257 63 5.0 587 49 8.4 521 3 0.6 149 11 7.3
  35 to 44 years 1,057 19 1.8 588 4 0.6 241 6 2.4 228 10 4.4
  45 to 54 years 2,351 47 2.0 1,771 15 0.9 166 0 0.0 414 32 7.7
  55 to 64 years 2,166 60 2.8 1,662 42 2.5 108 0 0.0 395 18 4.5
  65 years and over 1,873 78 4.1 1,368 59 4.3 100 0 0.0 404 19 4.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 3,164 9.8 22,773 1,193 5.2 2,024 147 7.3 7,534 1,824 24.2
  Under 18 years 172 44 25.4 0 0 (X) 82 22 27.1 90 21 23.9
  18 to 24 years 2,357 424 18.0 980 65 6.6 450 14 3.2 927 345 37.2
  25 to 34 years 9,822 1,219 12.4 6,779 429 6.3 624 41 6.5 2,420 749 31.0
  35 to 44 years 11,563 958 8.3 8,773 447 5.1 483 25 5.1 2,307 486 21.1
  45 to 54 years 5,977 393 6.6 4,505 193 4.3 290 36 12.3 1,183 164 13.9
  55 to 64 years 1,786 56 3.1 1,316 24 1.8 58 4 (B) 412 28 6.7
  65 years and over 655 71 10.8 420 35 8.2 38 6 (B) 197 30 15.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 545 6.0 5,793 139 2.4 931 59 6.3 2,413 347 14.4
  Under 18 years 112 22 20.0 0 0 (X) 62 14 (B) 50 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 164 14.8 450 36 8.0 272 7 2.5 381 121 31.7
  25 to 34 years 2,104 156 7.4 1,263 38 3.0 261 19 7.4 579 98 16.9
  35 to 44 years 2,381 69 2.9 1,580 15 0.9 178 6 3.4 622 48 7.8
  45 to 54 years 2,277 70 3.1 1,647 24 1.5 111 8 7.3 519 37 7.2
  55 to 64 years 837 29 3.5 668 11 1.7 27 4 (B) 142 14 10.0
  65 years and over 322 35 10.9 184 15 8.0 18 0 (B) 120 20 16.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,195 2,619 11.3 16,981 1,054 6.2 1,094 89 8.1 5,121 1,476 28.8
  Under 18 years 60 21 (B) 0 0 (X) 20 8 (B) 40 13 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,253 260 20.8 530 29 5.4 178 7 4.2 546 224 41.1
  25 to 34 years 7,718 1,063 13.8 5,516 391 7.1 362 21 5.8 1,840 652 35.4
  35 to 44 years 9,182 889 9.7 7,193 433 6.0 304 19 6.1 1,685 437 26.0
  45 to 54 years 3,700 323 8.7 2,857 169 5.9 179 27 15.3 664 127 19.1
  55 to 64 years 949 26 2.8 649 13 2.0 31 0 (B) 270 13 5.0
  65 years and over 332 36 10.8 236 20 8.4 19 6 (B) 76 10 13.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 2,196 12.3 12,705 887 7.0 1,027 81 7.9 4,115 1,228 29.8
  Under 18 years 76 26 34.3 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 42 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 380 19.8 923 60 6.5 184 0 0.0 813 320 39.4
  25 to 34 years 7,441 957 12.9 5,314 375 7.0 462 27 6.0 1,665 555 33.3
  35 to 44 years 5,320 564 10.6 4,216 299 7.1 241 17 6.9 863 248 28.7
  45 to 54 years 2,085 206 9.9 1,544 129 8.4 79 8 10.3 461 68 14.8
  55 to 64 years 721 22 3.0 523 4 0.8 18 4 (B) 180 13 7.3
  65 years and over 285 41 14.4 184 20 10.8 10 6 (B) 91 15 16.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,312 1,244 11.0 7,839 513 6.5 703 59 8.5 2,771 672 24.2
  Under 18 years 64 26 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 41 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 164 16.2 467 38 8.1 126 0 0.0 422 127 30.0
  25 to 34 years 4,421 557 12.6 3,014 214 7.1 296 19 6.4 1,111 324 29.1
  35 to 44 years 3,648 350 9.6 2,824 183 6.5 185 17 9.0 639 151 23.6
  45 to 54 years 1,451 119 8.2 1,049 74 7.1 55 1 (B) 347 44 12.6
  55 to 64 years 546 22 4.0 388 4 1.1 15 4 (B) 144 13 9.2
  65 years and over 168 6 3.8 98 0 0.0 4 0 (B) 66 6 (B)

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,535 952 14.6 4,866 374 7.7 325 21 6.5 1,345 556 41.4
  Under 18 years 12 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 1 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 904 216 23.9 456 22 4.8 57 0 (B) 391 194 49.6
  25 to 34 years 3,021 401 13.3 2,301 161 7.0 166 8 5.1 553 231 41.8
  35 to 44 years 1,672 214 12.8 1,392 116 8.3 56 0 (B) 224 98 43.5
  45 to 54 years 634 87 13.7 496 55 11.2 24 7 (B) 114 25 21.6
  55 to 64 years 175 0 0.0 136 0 0.0 3 0 (B) 37 0 (B)
  65 years and over 117 35 29.6 87 20 23.0 6 6 (B) 25 9 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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