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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 alone, not Hispanic
 
People in families, total (2) 		159,344 118,080 74.1 132,482 93,900 70.9 8,063 6,897 85.5 18,799 17,284 91.9
 
Householder 		54,450 39,276 72.1 44,281 30,196 68.2 3,069 2,610 85.0 7,100 6,469 91.1
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 44,038 30,029 68.2 44,038 30,029 68.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 40,707 33,487 82.3 32,195 25,397 78.9 2,248 2,044 90.9 6,265 6,046 96.5
  Related children under 6 years 13,032 10,899 83.6 10,629 8,541 80.4 707 677 95.7 1,696 1,680 99.1
  Related children 6 to 17 years 27,675 22,588 81.6 21,566 16,855 78.2 1,540 1,367 88.7 4,569 4,366 95.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 14,739 10,772 73.1 10,191 6,868 67.4 1,081 875 80.9 3,467 3,029 87.4
Other relatives 5,410 4,517 83.5 1,777 1,410 79.3 1,665 1,368 82.2 1,968 1,739 88.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		159,344 118,080 74.1 132,482 93,900 70.9 8,063 6,897 85.5 18,799 17,284 91.9
  Under 18 years 203 200 98.3 4 4 (B) 108 108 100.0 91 88 96.3
  18 to 24 years 4,212 3,929 93.3 2,070 1,955 94.4 908 794 87.5 1,233 1,180 95.7
  25 to 34 years 24,298 20,222 83.2 19,565 15,729 80.4 1,472 1,339 91.0 3,261 3,155 96.8
  35 to 44 years 40,765 31,784 78.0 34,484 25,900 75.1 1,792 1,574 87.8 4,489 4,310 96.0
  45 to 54 years 40,786 27,824 68.2 34,329 22,195 64.7 1,907 1,584 83.0 4,549 4,046 88.9
  55 to 64 years 25,575 15,770 61.7 22,569 13,299 58.9 1,029 798 77.5 1,977 1,674 84.7
  65 years and over 23,506 18,351 78.1 19,461 14,819 76.1 847 700 82.7 3,198 2,832 88.5

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		70,366 46,070 65.5 60,133 37,690 62.7 3,672 2,885 78.6 6,561 5,495 83.8
  Under 18 years 97 93 96.5 4 4 (B) 53 53 (B) 40 37 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,699 1,441 84.8 813 709 87.2 576 468 81.3 310 264 85.2
  25 to 34 years 4,562 2,781 61.0 3,799 2,196 57.8 495 388 78.3 268 197 73.8
  35 to 44 years 4,823 3,024 62.7 3,890 2,236 57.5 409 308 75.2 523 481 91.8
  45 to 54 years 17,194 10,398 60.5 14,603 8,296 56.8 849 675 79.5 1,741 1,427 81.9
  55 to 64 years 20,582 11,844 57.5 18,736 10,433 55.7 659 482 73.2 1,187 928 78.2
  65 years and over 21,411 16,489 77.0 18,287 13,816 75.6 631 511 81.0 2,492 2,161 86.7

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		88,978 72,010 80.9 72,349 56,210 77.7 4,391 4,012 91.4 12,238 11,789 96.3
  Under 18 years 107 107 100.0 0 0 (X) 55 55 (B) 51 51 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,513 2,488 99.0 1,257 1,246 99.1 332 326 98.2 924 916 99.2
  25 to 34 years 19,736 17,441 88.4 15,767 13,533 85.8 976 951 97.4 2,993 2,957 98.8
  35 to 44 years 35,942 28,760 80.0 30,593 23,664 77.4 1,383 1,266 91.6 3,966 3,829 96.6
  45 to 54 years 23,592 17,426 73.9 19,726 13,899 70.5 1,058 908 85.9 2,808 2,619 93.3
  55 to 64 years 4,993 3,927 78.7 3,833 2,866 74.8 370 315 85.2 790 745 94.4
  65 years and over 2,096 1,862 88.8 1,174 1,003 85.4 216 189 87.5 706 670 94.9

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		31,918 24,407 76.5 23,981 16,982 70.8 2,309 2,092 90.6 5,628 5,333 94.8
  Under 18 years 71 71 (B) 0 0 (X) 46 46 (B) 25 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,394 1,371 98.3 634 624 98.5 252 247 97.7 508 500 98.5
  25 to 34 years 6,478 5,134 79.3 4,945 3,635 73.5 540 526 97.4 993 973 98.0
  35 to 44 years 8,604 6,537 76.0 6,430 4,498 69.9 611 557 91.1 1,562 1,483 94.9
  45 to 54 years 11,310 8,134 71.9 9,076 6,111 67.3 578 499 86.2 1,655 1,525 92.1
  55 to 64 years 2,847 2,102 73.8 2,232 1,558 69.8 179 143 79.8 436 401 92.0
  65 years and over 1,214 1,057 87.1 664 556 83.8 102 74 73.4 448 427 95.2

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,059 47,603 83.4 48,368 39,228 81.1 2,082 1,920 92.2 6,610 6,456 97.7
  Under 18 years 35 35 (B) 0 0 (X) 9 9 (B) 27 27 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,119 1,117 99.9 623 621 99.8 80 80 100.0 416 416 100.0
  25 to 34 years 13,258 12,307 92.8 10,822 9,897 91.5 436 425 97.4 2,000 1,985 99.2
  35 to 44 years 27,338 22,223 81.3 24,163 19,166 79.3 772 710 91.9 2,403 2,347 97.7
  45 to 54 years 12,282 9,292 75.7 10,650 7,788 73.1 480 410 85.4 1,153 1,094 94.9
  55 to 64 years 2,145 1,825 85.1 1,601 1,308 81.7 192 173 90.2 353 344 97.4
  65 years and over 882 804 91.2 510 447 87.6 114 114 100.0 258 243 94.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		39,210 32,840 83.8 32,825 26,581 81.0 1,752 1,676 95.7 4,633 4,583 98.9
  Under 18 years 6 6 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,249 2,239 99.6 1,216 1,206 99.2 214 214 100.0 819 819 100.0
  25 to 34 years 15,714 13,618 86.7 13,144 11,071 84.2 713 697 97.8 1,857 1,850 99.6
  35 to 44 years 15,271 11,845 77.6 13,942 10,564 75.8 383 359 93.6 945 922 97.5
  45 to 54 years 3,840 3,158 82.2 3,127 2,471 79.0 202 182 90.1 511 505 98.8
  55 to 64 years 1,398 1,292 92.4 1,027 936 91.1 149 140 94.4 222 215 97.1
  65 years and over 733 683 93.1 369 332 90.1 91 83 92.0 274 267 97.5

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		25,047 20,563 82.1 20,482 16,117 78.7 1,277 1,208 94.6 3,289 3,239 98.5
  Under 18 years 4 4 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,346 1,338 99.4 644 636 98.7 183 183 100.0 520 520 100.0
  25 to 34 years 9,238 7,777 84.2 7,463 6,019 80.6 508 499 98.1 1,267 1,259 99.4
  35 to 44 years 10,088 7,751 76.8 9,062 6,773 74.7 296 272 91.9 730 707 96.8
  45 to 54 years 2,897 2,335 80.6 2,377 1,841 77.5 158 138 87.3 362 356 98.3
  55 to 64 years 905 830 91.7 659 599 90.9 66 58 (B) 180 174 96.5
  65 years and over 568 527 92.8 276 249 90.3 66 59 (B) 226 219 97.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,163 12,277 86.7 12,344 10,465 84.8 475 468 98.6 1,344 1,344 100.0
  Under 18 years 1 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 1 1 (B)
  18 to 24 years 902 901 99.8 572 570 99.8 32 32 (B) 299 299 100.0
  25 to 34 years 6,475 5,841 90.2 5,680 5,052 88.9 204 198 96.9 591 591 100.0
  35 to 44 years 5,183 4,093 79.0 4,880 3,791 77.7 87 87 99.5 215 215 100.0
  45 to 54 years 943 823 87.3 750 630 84.0 44 44 (B) 148 148 100.0
  55 to 64 years 492 461 93.7 368 337 91.6 83 83 100.0 42 42 (B)
  65 years and over 166 156 94.0 93 83 89.3 25 25 (B) 48 48 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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