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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)

Hispanic (of any race)
 
People in families, total (2) 		41,732 38,633 92.6 28,951 26,301 90.8 3,516 3,323 94.5 9,265 9,009 97.2
 
Householder 		10,503 9,594 91.4 6,911 6,149 89.0 1,021 954 93.5 2,571 2,490 96.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 7,108 6,301 88.7 7,108 6,301 88.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 16,138 15,378 95.3 10,898 10,207 93.7 970 950 97.9 4,270 4,221 98.8
  Related children under 6 years 6,290 6,002 95.4 4,215 3,957 93.9 441 430 97.6 1,635 1,615 98.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 9,848 9,376 95.2 6,684 6,250 93.5 529 520 98.2 2,635 2,606 98.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,085 3,710 90.8 2,656 2,358 88.8 204 191 93.6 1,226 1,162 94.8
Other relatives 3,898 3,649 93.6 1,379 1,285 93.2 1,321 1,228 93.0 1,198 1,136 94.8

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		41,732 38,633 92.6 28,951 26,301 90.8 3,516 3,323 94.5 9,265 9,009 97.2
  Under 18 years 219 213 97.5 6 6 (B) 105 100 94.8 108 108 100.0
  18 to 24 years 3,006 2,934 97.6 1,176 1,152 98.0 782 748 95.7 1,049 1,033 98.5
  25 to 34 years 11,079 10,577 95.5 7,366 6,977 94.7 1,145 1,082 94.5 2,568 2,519 98.1
  35 to 44 years 12,620 11,761 93.2 9,362 8,578 91.6 723 685 94.6 2,535 2,498 98.5
  45 to 54 years 8,329 7,423 89.1 6,275 5,442 86.7 456 435 95.2 1,597 1,547 96.9
  55 to 64 years 3,952 3,428 86.7 2,979 2,542 85.3 166 144 86.3 807 742 92.0
  65 years and over 2,528 2,296 90.9 1,789 1,604 89.7 138 131 94.7 601 562 93.5

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,401 7,924 84.3 6,178 4,996 80.9 1,492 1,340 89.8 1,731 1,588 91.7
  Under 18 years 47 47 (B) 6 6 (B) 23 23 (B) 18 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 649 594 91.5 196 183 93.4 332 298 89.8 122 113 92.9
  25 to 34 years 1,257 1,081 86.0 587 467 79.6 521 478 91.7 149 136 91.7
  35 to 44 years 1,057 896 84.7 588 469 79.8 241 210 87.1 228 217 95.0
  45 to 54 years 2,351 1,905 81.0 1,771 1,367 77.2 166 150 90.4 414 388 93.7
  55 to 64 years 2,166 1,742 80.4 1,662 1,310 78.8 108 85 78.9 395 346 87.6
  65 years and over 1,873 1,659 88.6 1,368 1,194 87.3 100 96 95.7 404 369 91.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		32,331 30,708 95.0 22,773 21,304 93.6 2,024 1,983 97.9 7,534 7,421 98.5
  Under 18 years 172 166 96.8 0 0 (X) 82 76 93.3 90 90 100.0
  18 to 24 years 2,357 2,340 99.3 980 969 98.9 450 450 100.0 927 921 99.3
  25 to 34 years 9,822 9,496 96.7 6,779 6,510 96.0 624 604 96.9 2,420 2,382 98.5
  35 to 44 years 11,563 10,865 94.0 8,773 8,109 92.4 483 475 98.4 2,307 2,281 98.9
  45 to 54 years 5,977 5,518 92.3 4,505 4,075 90.5 290 284 98.0 1,183 1,159 98.0
  55 to 64 years 1,786 1,686 94.4 1,316 1,232 93.6 58 58 (B) 412 396 96.2
  65 years and over 655 638 97.4 420 410 97.5 38 35 (B) 197 193 98.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,137 8,442 92.4 5,793 5,197 89.7 931 911 97.9 2,413 2,334 96.7
  Under 18 years 112 106 95.1 0 0 (X) 62 56 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,103 1,095 99.2 450 448 99.6 272 272 100.0 381 375 98.2
  25 to 34 years 2,104 1,972 93.7 1,263 1,159 91.7 261 259 98.9 579 554 95.7
  35 to 44 years 2,381 2,117 88.9 1,580 1,346 85.2 178 172 96.1 622 599 96.2
  45 to 54 years 2,277 2,069 90.9 1,647 1,452 88.2 111 110 98.7 519 507 97.8
  55 to 64 years 837 777 92.9 668 618 92.5 27 27 (B) 142 132 93.3
  65 years and over 322 305 94.7 184 173 94.3 18 15 (B) 120 117 97.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,195 22,267 96.0 16,981 16,108 94.9 1,094 1,072 98.0 5,121 5,087 99.3
  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 7,524 97.5 5,516 5,351 97.0 362 345 95.4 1,840 1,828 99.3
  35 to 44 years 9,182 8,748 95.3 7,193 6,763 94.0 304 303 99.7 1,685 1,682 99.9
  45 to 54 years 3,700 3,449 93.2 2,857 2,623 91.8 179 175 97.6 664 651 98.1
  55 to 64 years 949 909 95.7 649 614 94.7 31 31 (B) 270 264 97.7
  65 years and over 332 332 100.0 236 236 100.0 19 19 (B) 76 76 100.0

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		17,848 17,100 95.8 12,705 12,017 94.6 1,027 1,012 98.5 4,115 4,071 98.9
  Under 18 years 76 76 100.0 0 0 (X) 34 34 (B) 42 42 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,920 1,909 99.4 923 912 98.9 184 184 100.0 813 813 99.9
  25 to 34 years 7,441 7,188 96.6 5,314 5,093 95.8 462 449 97.1 1,665 1,646 98.9
  35 to 44 years 5,320 4,998 93.9 4,216 3,899 92.5 241 239 99.3 863 859 99.5
  45 to 54 years 2,085 1,970 94.5 1,544 1,435 92.9 79 79 100.0 461 455 98.7
  55 to 64 years 721 675 93.6 523 493 94.2 18 18 (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 10,783 95.3 7,839 7,345 93.7 703 698 99.4 2,771 2,739 98.9
  Under 18 years 64 64 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 23 (B) 41 41 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,015 1,013 99.8 467 465 99.6 126 126 100.0 422 422 99.9
  25 to 34 years 4,421 4,260 96.4 3,014 2,863 95.0 296 293 99.1 1,111 1,104 99.4
  35 to 44 years 3,648 3,410 93.5 2,824 2,590 91.7 185 183 99.0 639 637 99.7
  45 to 54 years 1,451 1,363 93.9 1,049 967 92.2 55 55 (B) 347 341 98.3
  55 to 64 years 546 505 92.4 388 362 93.4 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 6,317 96.7 4,866 4,672 96.0 325 314 96.8 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 2,927 96.9 2,301 2,229 96.9 166 156 93.7 553 542 97.9
  35 to 44 years 1,672 1,588 95.0 1,392 1,309 94.1 56 56 (B) 224 222 99.2
  45 to 54 years 634 607 95.7 496 468 94.5 24 24 (B) 114 114 100.0
  55 to 64 years 175 170 97.4 136 131 96.7 3 3 (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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