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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 alone, not Hispanic
 
People in families, total (2) 		159,344 6,736 4.2 132,482 3,224 2.4 8,063 650 8.1 18,799 2,861 15.2
 
Householder 		54,450 2,287 4.2 44,281 993 2.2 3,069 239 7.8 7,100 1,055 14.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 44,038 975 2.2 44,038 975 2.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 40,707 2,829 6.9 32,195 1,076 3.3 2,248 258 11.5 6,265 1,495 23.9
  Related children under 6 years 13,032 1,118 8.6 10,629 425 4.0 707 92 13.0 1,696 601 35.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 27,675 1,712 6.2 21,566 651 3.0 1,540 166 10.8 4,569 894 19.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 14,739 377 2.6 10,191 144 1.4 1,081 66 6.1 3,467 168 4.8
Other relatives 5,410 267 4.9 1,777 37 2.1 1,665 86 5.2 1,968 144 7.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		159,344 6,736 4.2 132,482 3,224 2.4 8,063 650 8.1 18,799 2,861 15.2
  Under 18 years 203 13 6.2 4 0 (B) 108 8 7.7 91 4 4.8
  18 to 24 years 4,212 741 17.6 2,070 215 10.4 908 72 8.0 1,233 453 36.7
  25 to 34 years 24,298 1,752 7.2 19,565 621 3.2 1,472 133 9.0 3,261 999 30.6
  35 to 44 years 40,765 1,737 4.3 34,484 840 2.4 1,792 195 10.9 4,489 703 15.7
  45 to 54 years 40,786 1,117 2.7 34,329 618 1.8 1,907 146 7.6 4,549 353 7.8
  55 to 64 years 25,575 757 3.0 22,569 526 2.3 1,029 72 7.0 1,977 160 8.1
  65 years and over 23,506 618 2.6 19,461 404 2.1 847 24 2.8 3,198 190 5.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		70,366 1,616 2.3 60,133 1,135 1.9 3,672 185 5.0 6,561 296 4.5
  Under 18 years 97 7 7.3 4 0 (B) 53 3 (B) 40 4 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,699 97 5.7 813 20 2.5 576 33 5.6 310 44 14.4
  25 to 34 years 4,562 86 1.9 3,799 72 1.9 495 8 1.6 268 6 2.3
  35 to 44 years 4,823 161 3.3 3,890 94 2.4 409 26 6.4 523 41 7.9
  45 to 54 years 17,194 318 1.8 14,603 196 1.3 849 60 7.0 1,741 62 3.6
  55 to 64 years 20,582 516 2.5 18,736 418 2.2 659 42 6.4 1,187 56 4.7
  65 years and over 21,411 432 2.0 18,287 336 1.8 631 13 2.1 2,492 82 3.3

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		88,978 5,119 5.8 72,349 2,089 2.9 4,391 465 10.6 12,238 2,565 21.0
  Under 18 years 107 6 5.3 0 0 (X) 55 6 (B) 51 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,513 643 25.6 1,257 195 15.5 332 40 12.0 924 408 44.2
  25 to 34 years 19,736 1,666 8.4 15,767 549 3.5 976 125 12.8 2,993 993 33.2
  35 to 44 years 35,942 1,577 4.4 30,593 746 2.4 1,383 169 12.2 3,966 662 16.7
  45 to 54 years 23,592 799 3.4 19,726 423 2.1 1,058 86 8.1 2,808 291 10.4
  55 to 64 years 4,993 242 4.8 3,833 108 2.8 370 29 8.0 790 104 13.2
  65 years and over 2,096 186 8.9 1,174 68 5.8 216 11 4.9 706 108 15.3

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		31,918 1,455 4.6 23,981 402 1.7 2,309 222 9.6 5,628 831 14.8
  Under 18 years 71 6 (B) 0 0 (X) 46 6 (B) 25 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,394 242 17.3 634 35 5.6 252 26 10.4 508 180 35.5
  25 to 34 years 6,478 390 6.0 4,945 76 1.5 540 65 12.1 993 248 25.0
  35 to 44 years 8,604 298 3.5 6,430 78 1.2 611 53 8.7 1,562 167 10.7
  45 to 54 years 11,310 319 2.8 9,076 135 1.5 578 56 9.6 1,655 128 7.7
  55 to 64 years 2,847 127 4.5 2,232 50 2.3 179 11 6.3 436 65 14.9
  65 years and over 1,214 75 6.1 664 27 4.1 102 4 4.4 448 43 9.6

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		57,059 3,664 6.4 48,368 1,687 3.5 2,082 244 11.7 6,610 1,734 26.2
  Under 18 years 35 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 9 0 (B) 27 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,119 402 35.9 623 160 25.7 80 14 17.2 416 228 54.8
  25 to 34 years 13,258 1,277 9.6 10,822 473 4.4 436 60 13.7 2,000 745 37.2
  35 to 44 years 27,338 1,279 4.7 24,163 668 2.8 772 116 15.0 2,403 495 20.6
  45 to 54 years 12,282 480 3.9 10,650 287 2.7 480 30 6.3 1,153 163 14.1
  55 to 64 years 2,145 115 5.4 1,601 58 3.6 192 18 9.5 353 39 11.1
  65 years and over 882 112 12.7 510 41 8.1 114 6 5.3 258 65 25.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		39,210 2,973 7.6 32,825 1,266 3.9 1,752 227 13.0 4,633 1,479 31.9
  Under 18 years 6 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 6 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,249 630 28.0 1,216 192 15.8 214 34 15.8 819 404 49.3
  25 to 34 years 15,714 1,268 8.1 13,144 475 3.6 713 91 12.8 1,857 703 37.8
  35 to 44 years 15,271 718 4.7 13,942 395 2.8 383 87 22.8 945 235 24.9
  45 to 54 years 3,840 205 5.4 3,127 129 4.1 202 12 5.9 511 65 12.6
  55 to 64 years 1,398 64 4.6 1,027 30 2.9 149 3 1.8 222 32 14.3
  65 years and over 733 87 11.9 369 45 12.3 91 0 0.0 274 41 15.1

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		25,047 1,623 6.5 20,482 569 2.8 1,277 149 11.7 3,289 905 27.5
  Under 18 years 4 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 4 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,346 274 20.3 644 38 5.9 183 27 14.9 520 209 40.2
  25 to 34 years 9,238 719 7.8 7,463 217 2.9 508 66 13.1 1,267 435 34.4
  35 to 44 years 10,088 398 3.9 9,062 184 2.0 296 44 14.7 730 171 23.4
  45 to 54 years 2,897 141 4.9 2,377 93 3.9 158 9 5.7 362 39 10.9
  55 to 64 years 905 40 4.4 659 9 1.4 66 3 (B) 180 28 15.5
  65 years and over 568 50 8.8 276 27 9.9 66 0 (B) 226 23 10.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,163 1,350 9.5 12,344 698 5.7 475 78 16.5 1,344 574 42.7
  Under 18 years 1 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 1 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 902 356 39.5 572 154 27.0 32 7 (B) 299 195 65.2
  25 to 34 years 6,475 549 8.5 5,680 257 4.5 204 25 12.1 591 267 45.2
  35 to 44 years 5,183 319 6.2 4,880 211 4.3 87 44 50.4 215 64 29.9
  45 to 54 years 943 64 6.8 750 36 4.8 44 3 (B) 148 25 16.9
  55 to 64 years 492 25 5.0 368 21 5.7 83 0 0.0 42 4 (B)
  65 years and over 166 37 22.2 93 18 19.4 25 0 (B) 48 19 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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