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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)

Black A.O.I.C.
 
People in families, total (2) 		32,818 5,576 17.0 15,955 879 5.5 2,530 356 14.1 14,332 4,341 30.3
 
Householder 		9,625 1,553 16.1 4,530 235 5.2 840 113 13.4 4,254 1,205 28.3
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,447 220 4.9 4,447 220 4.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 12,201 3,075 25.2 4,929 336 6.8 761 155 20.4 6,512 2,584 39.7
  Related children under 6 years 4,161 1,239 29.8 1,650 133 8.1 273 48 17.6 2,239 1,058 47.3
  Related children 6 to 17 years 8,040 1,836 22.8 3,279 203 6.2 488 107 22.0 4,273 1,526 35.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,253 459 10.8 1,663 72 4.3 262 20 7.7 2,328 367 15.7
Other relatives 2,292 270 11.8 386 17 4.3 667 68 10.1 1,238 186 15.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		32,818 5,576 17.0 15,955 879 5.5 2,530 356 14.1 14,332 4,341 30.3
  Under 18 years 133 36 27.0 0 0 (X) 52 1 (B) 81 34 42.4
  18 to 24 years 1,861 672 36.1 272 55 20.2 414 50 12.0 1,175 568 48.3
  25 to 34 years 7,159 1,955 27.3 2,856 212 7.4 519 93 17.9 3,783 1,650 43.6
  35 to 44 years 8,794 1,501 17.1 4,408 223 5.1 576 115 19.9 3,810 1,163 30.5
  45 to 54 years 7,408 622 8.4 4,283 143 3.3 468 59 12.6 2,658 420 15.8
  55 to 64 years 4,167 440 10.6 2,483 172 6.9 301 22 7.4 1,383 246 17.8
  65 years and over 3,296 351 10.7 1,653 75 4.5 200 16 7.9 1,443 261 18.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,584 584 6.1 5,541 220 4.0 1,043 88 8.4 3,000 276 9.2
  Under 18 years 22 1 (B) 0 0 (X) 7 1 (B) 16 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 333 33 9.8 55 10 (B) 178 5 2.9 100 18 17.5
  25 to 34 years 600 25 4.1 338 3 1.0 159 20 12.6 103 1 1.1
  35 to 44 years 1,169 81 6.9 541 15 2.8 199 25 12.4 430 41 9.5
  45 to 54 years 2,670 113 4.2 1,639 35 2.1 199 12 6.0 832 67 8.0
  55 to 64 years 2,484 152 6.1 1,637 87 5.3 169 11 6.8 678 54 7.9
  65 years and over 2,305 180 7.8 1,331 70 5.2 132 13 10.1 842 97 11.5

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		23,234 4,992 21.5 10,414 660 6.3 1,488 268 18.0 11,333 4,065 35.9
  Under 18 years 110 34 31.1 0 0 (X) 45 0 (B) 65 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,528 640 41.9 217 45 20.7 237 44 18.7 1,075 550 51.2
  25 to 34 years 6,559 1,930 29.4 2,518 209 8.3 360 73 20.2 3,681 1,648 44.8
  35 to 44 years 7,625 1,420 18.6 3,868 208 5.4 377 90 23.9 3,380 1,122 33.2
  45 to 54 years 4,738 509 10.7 2,643 108 4.1 269 47 17.6 1,826 354 19.4
  55 to 64 years 1,683 288 17.1 846 85 10.1 132 11 8.3 705 192 27.3
  65 years and over 991 171 17.3 322 5 1.5 68 3 (B) 601 164 27.3

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,798 1,173 15.0 3,245 152 4.7 703 85 12.1 3,850 937 24.3
  Under 18 years 54 3 (B) 0 0 (X) 22 0 (B) 32 3 (B)
  18 to 24 years 690 232 33.7 74 2 (B) 139 25 17.9 477 206 43.2
  25 to 34 years 1,542 275 17.8 605 26 4.3 186 29 15.4 751 221 29.4
  35 to 44 years 1,951 240 12.3 774 34 4.5 130 15 11.3 1,046 190 18.2
  45 to 54 years 2,221 194 8.8 1,154 40 3.5 135 12 8.8 932 142 15.3
  55 to 64 years 853 137 16.1 446 45 10.1 51 5 (B) 356 87 24.4
  65 years and over 487 92 18.8 192 4 2.1 40 0 (B) 255 88 34.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		15,436 3,819 24.7 7,169 508 7.1 785 183 23.3 7,482 3,128 41.8
  Under 18 years 56 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 23 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 839 407 48.6 143 43 30.3 98 19 19.8 598 344 57.6
  25 to 34 years 5,016 1,655 33.0 1,912 183 9.6 174 44 25.4 2,929 1,428 48.7
  35 to 44 years 5,674 1,180 20.8 3,094 173 5.6 247 75 30.5 2,334 931 39.9
  45 to 54 years 2,517 314 12.5 1,489 68 4.5 134 35 26.3 894 211 23.7
  55 to 64 years 830 152 18.3 400 40 10.0 81 6 7.6 348 105 30.3
  65 years and over 503 80 15.8 130 1 0.6 28 3 (B) 346 76 22.1

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		11,116 2,956 26.6 4,880 374 7.7 658 122 18.5 5,578 2,460 44.1
  Under 18 years 58 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,263 589 46.7 195 45 23.1 138 33 23.6 930 512 55.1
  25 to 34 years 4,332 1,330 30.7 1,844 149 8.1 195 50 25.7 2,293 1,131 49.3
  35 to 44 years 2,996 670 22.4 1,632 113 6.9 140 28 20.2 1,224 529 43.2
  45 to 54 years 1,496 159 10.6 823 38 4.6 62 7 (B) 611 114 18.6
  55 to 64 years 588 104 17.8 278 29 10.5 66 3 (B) 243 72 29.5
  65 years and over 383 72 18.8 108 0 0.0 32 0 (B) 243 72 29.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,240 1,674 23.1 3,090 142 4.6 478 100 20.9 3,672 1,432 39.0
  Under 18 years 58 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 25 0 (B) 33 31 (B)
  18 to 24 years 712 296 41.5 93 7 7.3 91 30 32.9 527 259 49.1
  25 to 34 years 2,674 655 24.5 1,173 48 4.1 144 40 28.0 1,357 567 41.8
  35 to 44 years 1,999 425 21.3 1,002 31 3.1 105 19 17.8 892 375 42.1
  45 to 54 years 1,061 131 12.4 544 27 5.0 41 7 (B) 476 97 20.4
  55 to 64 years 407 77 19.0 203 29 14.5 43 3 (B) 161 45 27.7
  65 years and over 328 58 17.6 75 0 (B) 28 0 (B) 225 58 25.6

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,876 1,283 33.1 1,790 232 13.0 180 22 12.0 1,906 1,028 54.0
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 551 294 53.3 101 38 37.6 47 3 (B) 402 253 62.9
  25 to 34 years 1,657 674 40.7 671 101 15.1 50 9 (B) 936 564 60.2
  35 to 44 years 997 245 24.6 630 82 13.0 35 10 (B) 332 154 46.3
  45 to 54 years 435 28 6.3 279 11 3.9 21 0 (B) 135 17 12.3
  55 to 64 years 180 27 15.0 76 0 0.0 23 0 (B) 82 27 33.0
  65 years and over 55 14 (B) 33 0 (B) 4 0 (B) 18 14 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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