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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 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 75% of poverty (5) Percentage below 75% of poverty (6)

White A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		202,100 12,817 6.3 162,411 6,052 3.7 11,557 979 8.5 28,131 5,786 20.6
 
Householder 		65,029 3,746 5.8 51,341 1,604 3.1 4,080 335 8.2 9,609 1,807 18.8
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 51,206 1,613 3.1 51,206 1,613 3.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 57,720 6,203 10.7 43,797 2,465 5.6 3,252 426 13.1 10,670 3,311 31.0
  Related children under 6 years 19,710 2,601 13.2 15,196 1,029 6.8 1,153 175 15.2 3,360 1,397 41.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 38,010 3,602 9.5 28,601 1,436 5.0 2,099 251 12.0 7,310 1,915 26.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 18,946 692 3.7 12,951 257 2.0 1,289 81 6.3 4,706 353 7.5
Other relatives 9,199 564 6.1 3,115 113 3.6 2,937 137 4.7 3,147 314 10.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		202,100 12,817 6.3 162,411 6,052 3.7 11,557 979 8.5 28,131 5,786 20.6
  Under 18 years 415 62 15.0 9 0 (B) 217 33 15.4 189 29 15.3
  18 to 24 years 7,178 1,417 19.7 3,252 405 12.5 1,673 125 7.5 2,252 887 39.4
  25 to 34 years 35,525 3,946 11.1 27,103 1,584 5.8 2,572 235 9.1 5,850 2,127 36.4
  35 to 44 years 53,732 3,469 6.5 44,133 1,744 4.0 2,549 260 10.2 7,050 1,465 20.8
  45 to 54 years 49,317 1,980 4.0 40,809 1,049 2.6 2,358 204 8.7 6,150 726 11.8
  55 to 64 years 29,729 1,096 3.7 25,724 719 2.8 1,194 88 7.4 2,811 289 10.3
  65 years and over 26,204 847 3.2 21,380 550 2.6 995 32 3.3 3,829 264 6.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,007 2,154 2.7 66,567 1,459 2.2 5,115 238 4.6 8,324 457 5.5
  Under 18 years 146 10 6.8 9 0 (B) 77 6 7.3 60 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,318 136 5.8 1,010 31 3.1 882 43 4.9 426 62 14.4
  25 to 34 years 5,827 178 3.0 4,397 131 3.0 1,010 26 2.6 420 21 5.0
  35 to 44 years 5,899 213 3.6 4,491 114 2.5 650 37 5.7 759 62 8.1
  45 to 54 years 19,547 421 2.2 16,386 240 1.5 1,012 70 6.9 2,150 111 5.2
  55 to 64 years 22,855 651 2.8 20,514 518 2.5 752 43 5.7 1,589 90 5.7
  65 years and over 23,413 546 2.3 19,760 425 2.2 732 13 1.8 2,921 107 3.7

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		122,093 10,663 8.7 95,844 4,593 4.8 6,442 741 11.5 19,807 5,329 26.9
  Under 18 years 269 52 19.4 0 0 (X) 140 28 19.9 129 24 19.0
  18 to 24 years 4,859 1,282 26.4 2,242 374 16.7 791 82 10.4 1,826 825 45.2
  25 to 34 years 29,698 3,769 12.7 22,706 1,454 6.4 1,562 209 13.4 5,430 2,106 38.8
  35 to 44 years 47,833 3,256 6.8 39,643 1,629 4.1 1,900 223 11.8 6,291 1,403 22.3
  45 to 54 years 29,770 1,559 5.2 24,423 809 3.3 1,346 134 10.0 4,001 615 15.4
  55 to 64 years 6,874 446 6.5 5,210 201 3.9 442 46 10.3 1,222 199 16.3
  65 years and over 2,790 301 10.8 1,620 125 7.7 262 19 7.3 908 156 17.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,417 2,455 5.9 30,073 722 2.4 3,287 306 9.3 8,057 1,426 17.7
  Under 18 years 181 28 15.4 0 0 (X) 111 20 17.7 70 8 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,499 469 18.8 1,089 95 8.7 533 38 7.2 878 336 38.3
  25 to 34 years 8,648 643 7.4 6,295 145 2.3 801 95 11.8 1,551 404 26.0
  35 to 44 years 11,098 506 4.6 8,082 148 1.8 804 67 8.4 2,212 290 13.1
  45 to 54 years 13,700 499 3.6 10,808 207 1.9 697 66 9.5 2,195 227 10.3
  55 to 64 years 3,731 188 5.0 2,929 79 2.7 217 16 7.2 584 93 15.9
  65 years and over 1,560 121 7.7 871 48 5.5 123 4 3.6 567 69 12.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		80,676 8,209 10.2 65,771 3,870 5.9 3,155 436 13.8 11,751 3,903 33.2
  Under 18 years 88 24 27.8 0 0 (X) 28 8 (B) 59 16 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,360 812 34.4 1,153 279 24.2 258 44 17.0 949 489 51.6
  25 to 34 years 21,050 3,126 14.8 16,411 1,309 8.0 761 115 15.1 3,879 1,702 43.9
  35 to 44 years 36,735 2,750 7.5 31,561 1,481 4.7 1,096 156 14.2 4,079 1,113 27.3
  45 to 54 years 16,070 1,059 6.6 13,615 602 4.4 649 68 10.5 1,806 388 21.5
  55 to 64 years 3,143 257 8.2 2,281 121 5.3 224 30 13.3 638 106 16.6
  65 years and over 1,230 180 14.7 750 78 10.4 139 15 10.5 342 88 25.7

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,443 6,701 11.7 45,970 3,040 6.6 2,787 394 14.1 8,686 3,266 37.6
  Under 18 years 74 29 (B) 0 0 (X) 34 18 (B) 40 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,160 1,209 29.1 2,144 366 17.1 409 52 12.8 1,608 791 49.2
  25 to 34 years 23,293 2,963 12.7 18,630 1,236 6.6 1,146 170 14.9 3,518 1,557 44.3
  35 to 44 years 20,837 1,634 7.8 18,408 949 5.2 640 112 17.5 1,790 573 32.0
  45 to 54 years 5,894 567 9.6 4,674 343 7.3 285 29 10.0 934 195 20.9
  55 to 64 years 2,143 151 7.1 1,554 68 4.4 170 7 4.0 419 76 18.2
  65 years and over 1,041 147 14.2 560 78 13.9 104 6 5.7 377 63 16.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		36,611 3,605 9.8 28,627 1,486 5.2 1,998 230 11.5 5,986 1,889 31.6
  Under 18 years 60 29 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 18 (B) 38 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,379 516 21.7 1,125 112 10.0 323 32 10.0 931 371 39.8
  25 to 34 years 13,691 1,559 11.4 10,567 538 5.1 786 95 12.0 2,338 927 39.6
  35 to 44 years 13,902 953 6.9 12,058 523 4.3 492 66 13.4 1,353 364 26.9
  45 to 54 years 4,343 373 8.6 3,430 233 6.8 218 12 5.4 695 129 18.5
  55 to 64 years 1,470 99 6.7 1,057 40 3.8 85 7 8.1 329 52 15.9
  65 years and over 764 76 9.9 391 40 10.2 71 0 (B) 302 36 11.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,833 3,096 14.9 17,343 1,554 9.0 789 164 20.8 2,700 1,377 51.0
  Under 18 years 14 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 12 0 (B) 2 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,781 693 38.9 1,019 253 24.8 86 20 23.4 677 420 62.0
  25 to 34 years 9,602 1,404 14.6 8,063 698 8.7 360 76 21.0 1,179 630 53.4
  35 to 44 years 6,935 681 9.8 6,350 426 6.7 148 46 31.2 438 209 47.8
  45 to 54 years 1,551 194 12.5 1,244 110 8.9 68 17 (B) 239 67 27.8
  55 to 64 years 672 53 7.8 497 29 5.8 85 0 0.0 90 24 26.5
  65 years and over 277 72 25.8 169 38 22.4 32 6 (B) 75 28 36.5

Poverty Footnotes

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