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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 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 157,329 77.8 162,411 120,803 74.4 11,557 10,189 88.2 28,131 26,337 93.6
 
Householder 		65,029 48,870 75.2 51,341 36,428 71.0 4,080 3,547 86.9 9,609 8,895 92.6
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 36,353 71.0 51,206 36,353 71.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 49,519 85.8 43,797 36,091 82.4 3,252 3,029 93.1 10,670 10,399 97.5
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 17,178 87.2 15,196 12,733 83.8 1,153 1,118 97.0 3,360 3,327 99.0
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 32,341 85.1 28,601 23,358 81.7 2,099 1,910 91.0 7,310 7,072 96.8
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 14,544 76.8 12,951 9,275 71.6 1,289 1,069 83.0 4,706 4,199 89.2
Other relatives 9,199 8,044 87.4 3,115 2,655 85.2 2,937 2,544 86.6 3,147 2,844 90.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 157,329 77.8 162,411 120,803 74.4 11,557 10,189 88.2 28,131 26,337 93.6
  Under 18 years 415 406 97.9 9 9 (B) 217 211 97.5 189 185 98.2
  18 to 24 years 7,178 6,822 95.0 3,252 3,117 95.8 1,673 1,527 91.2 2,252 2,179 96.7
  25 to 34 years 35,525 30,900 87.0 27,103 22,823 84.2 2,572 2,380 92.6 5,850 5,697 97.4
  35 to 44 years 53,732 43,739 81.4 44,133 34,622 78.4 2,549 2,287 89.7 7,050 6,830 96.9
  45 to 54 years 49,317 35,348 71.7 40,809 27,751 68.0 2,358 2,007 85.1 6,150 5,590 90.9
  55 to 64 years 29,729 19,318 65.0 25,724 15,943 62.0 1,194 939 78.7 2,811 2,435 86.6
  65 years and over 26,204 20,796 79.4 21,380 16,538 77.4 995 838 84.2 3,829 3,420 89.3

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 54,113 67.6 66,567 42,844 64.4 5,115 4,172 81.6 8,324 7,097 85.3
  Under 18 years 146 143 97.7 9 9 (B) 77 77 100.0 60 56 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 1,999 86.2 1,010 891 88.2 882 742 84.1 426 367 86.1
  25 to 34 years 5,827 3,868 66.4 4,397 2,676 60.9 1,010 857 84.9 420 335 79.8
  35 to 44 years 5,899 3,925 66.5 4,491 2,703 60.2 650 517 79.7 759 704 92.8
  45 to 54 years 19,547 12,279 62.8 16,386 9,653 58.9 1,012 818 80.8 2,150 1,808 84.1
  55 to 64 years 22,855 13,635 59.7 20,514 11,809 57.6 752 553 73.5 1,589 1,273 80.1
  65 years and over 23,413 18,263 78.0 19,760 15,102 76.4 732 608 83.0 2,921 2,553 87.4

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 103,216 84.5 95,844 77,959 81.3 6,442 6,017 93.4 19,807 19,240 97.1
  Under 18 years 269 263 98.0 0 0 (X) 140 134 96.1 129 129 100.0
  18 to 24 years 4,859 4,823 99.3 2,242 2,226 99.3 791 785 99.3 1,826 1,812 99.2
  25 to 34 years 29,698 27,031 91.0 22,706 20,147 88.7 1,562 1,523 97.5 5,430 5,362 98.7
  35 to 44 years 47,833 39,813 83.2 39,643 31,918 80.5 1,900 1,769 93.1 6,291 6,126 97.4
  45 to 54 years 29,770 23,069 77.5 24,423 18,098 74.1 1,346 1,189 88.3 4,001 3,782 94.5
  55 to 64 years 6,874 5,683 82.7 5,210 4,134 79.3 442 387 87.6 1,222 1,162 95.1
  65 years and over 2,790 2,534 90.8 1,620 1,437 88.7 262 230 87.7 908 867 95.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 33,089 79.9 30,073 22,361 74.4 3,287 3,042 92.6 8,057 7,685 95.4
  Under 18 years 181 176 97.0 0 0 (X) 111 106 95.1 70 70 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 2,468 98.7 1,089 1,077 98.9 533 527 98.9 878 863 98.3
  25 to 34 years 8,648 7,149 82.7 6,295 4,851 77.1 801 784 97.9 1,551 1,513 97.6
  35 to 44 years 11,098 8,723 78.6 8,082 5,878 72.7 804 737 91.7 2,212 2,108 95.3
  45 to 54 years 13,700 10,281 75.0 10,808 7,614 70.4 697 616 88.3 2,195 2,051 93.4
  55 to 64 years 3,731 2,910 78.0 2,929 2,189 74.7 217 181 83.4 584 540 92.4
  65 years and over 1,560 1,383 88.7 871 752 86.4 123 91 73.9 567 540 95.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 70,128 86.9 65,771 55,598 84.5 3,155 2,975 94.3 11,751 11,555 98.3
  Under 18 years 88 88 100.0 0 0 (X) 28 28 (B) 59 59 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 2,355 99.8 1,153 1,149 99.6 258 258 100.0 949 949 100.0
  25 to 34 years 21,050 19,882 94.5 16,411 15,295 93.2 761 739 97.1 3,879 3,848 99.2
  35 to 44 years 36,735 31,091 84.6 31,561 26,041 82.5 1,096 1,032 94.2 4,079 4,018 98.5
  45 to 54 years 16,070 12,788 79.6 13,615 10,484 77.0 649 573 88.3 1,806 1,731 95.9
  55 to 64 years 3,143 2,773 88.2 2,281 1,945 85.3 224 206 91.6 638 623 97.6
  65 years and over 1,230 1,150 93.5 750 684 91.3 139 139 100.0 342 327 95.7

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 50,170 87.3 45,970 38,878 84.6 2,787 2,703 97.0 8,686 8,589 98.9
  Under 18 years 74 74 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 34 (B) 40 40 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 4,145 99.6 2,144 2,129 99.3 409 409 100.0 1,608 1,607 100.0
  25 to 34 years 23,293 20,899 89.7 18,630 16,283 87.4 1,146 1,123 98.0 3,518 3,493 99.3
  35 to 44 years 20,837 16,987 81.5 18,408 14,613 79.4 640 613 95.9 1,790 1,761 98.4
  45 to 54 years 5,894 5,089 86.3 4,674 3,903 83.5 285 265 93.0 934 921 98.6
  55 to 64 years 2,143 1,986 92.7 1,554 1,428 91.9 170 162 95.1 419 397 94.7
  65 years and over 1,041 989 95.0 560 522 93.2 104 96 93.0 377 370 98.1

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 31,484 86.0 28,627 23,655 82.6 1,998 1,924 96.3 5,986 5,905 98.7
  Under 18 years 60 60 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 38 38 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 2,368 99.6 1,125 1,114 99.1 323 323 100.0 931 931 99.9
  25 to 34 years 13,691 12,040 87.9 10,567 8,938 84.6 786 774 98.4 2,338 2,328 99.6
  35 to 44 years 13,902 11,258 81.0 12,058 9,466 78.5 492 466 94.8 1,353 1,325 98.0
  45 to 54 years 4,343 3,685 84.9 3,430 2,806 81.8 218 197 90.8 695 682 98.1
  55 to 64 years 1,470 1,351 91.9 1,057 968 91.6 85 77 90.2 329 306 93.3
  65 years and over 764 722 94.4 391 363 92.8 71 64 (B) 302 295 97.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 18,686 89.7 17,343 15,223 87.8 789 779 98.6 2,700 2,684 99.4
  Under 18 years 14 14 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 12 (B) 2 2 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 1,777 99.7 1,019 1,015 99.6 86 86 100.0 677 677 100.0
  25 to 34 years 9,602 8,860 92.3 8,063 7,346 91.1 360 349 97.1 1,179 1,165 98.8
  35 to 44 years 6,935 5,730 82.6 6,350 5,147 81.1 148 147 99.7 438 436 99.6
  45 to 54 years 1,551 1,404 90.5 1,244 1,097 88.2 68 68 (B) 239 239 100.0
  55 to 64 years 672 635 94.5 497 460 92.6 85 85 100.0 90 90 100.0
  65 years and over 277 267 96.4 169 159 94.1 32 32 (B) 75 75 100.0

Poverty Footnotes

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