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POV25: Ratio of Income to Poverty, Public Assistance, Age, Sex, and Household Relationship: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands. People who lived with someone (a nonrelative or a relative) who received aid. Not every person tallied here received the aid themselves)

    Below 50 percent of poverty (5) Below 100 percent of poverty (5) Below 125 percent of poverty (5) Below 150 percent of poverty (5) Below 175 percent of poverty (5) Below 185 percent of poverty (5) Below 200 percent of poverty (5)
All income levels Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total Number Percent of total
People in Households in Which Householder
Worked Full-Time Year-Round

Both Sexes
 
  Total (1) 		156,076 1,039 0.7 6,087 3.9 10,372 6.6 15,356 9.8 20,912 13.4 23,561 15.1 27,210 17.4
Under 18 years 42,320 480 1.1 2,990 7.1 4,977 11.8 7,017 16.6 9,189 21.7 10,055 23.8 11,326 26.8
18 to 24 years 15,205 103 0.7 665 4.4 1,151 7.6 1,746 11.5 2,392 15.7 2,732 18.0 3,147 20.7
25 to 34 years 24,896 179 0.7 971 3.9 1,662 6.7 2,421 9.7 3,313 13.3 3,835 15.4 4,499 18.1
35 to 44 years 25,874 141 0.5 772 3.0 1,304 5.0 2,090 8.1 2,964 11.5 3,401 13.1 3,968 15.3
45 to 54 years 26,869 70 0.3 426 1.6 805 3.0 1,280 4.8 1,883 7.0 2,164 8.1 2,657 9.9
55 to 59 years 10,047 34 0.3 120 1.2 228 2.3 386 3.8 588 5.9 690 6.9 790 7.9
60 to 64 years 6,082 14 0.2 77 1.3 145 2.4 240 3.9 329 5.4 399 6.6 462 7.6
65 years and over 4,783 17 0.4 67 1.4 100 2.1 176 3.7 254 5.3 285 6.0 362 7.6
      65 to 74 years 3,443 16 0.5 40 1.2 60 1.8 114 3.3 165 4.8 182 5.3 239 7.0
      75 years and over 1,340 2 0.1 27 2.0 40 3.0 62 4.6 89 6.7 103 7.7 123 9.2

Male
 
  Total 		78,782 517 0.7 2,961 3.8 4,957 6.3 7,265 9.2 9,893 12.6 11,198 14.2 13,016 16.5
Under 18 years 21,494 239 1.1 1,548 7.2 2,599 12.1 3,583 16.7 4,663 21.7 5,087 23.7 5,730 26.7
18 to 24 years 7,882 48 0.6 322 4.1 526 6.7 811 10.3 1,115 14.2 1,285 16.3 1,498 19.0
25 to 34 years 12,918 89 0.7 412 3.2 692 5.4 1,051 8.1 1,470 11.4 1,732 13.4 2,086 16.1
35 to 44 years 12,831 71 0.6 351 2.7 572 4.5 895 7.0 1,273 9.9 1,505 11.7 1,784 13.9
45 to 54 years 13,212 34 0.3 188 1.4 334 2.5 553 4.2 829 6.3 959 7.3 1,179 8.9
55 to 59 years 5,051 21 0.4 70 1.4 119 2.3 192 3.8 296 5.9 341 6.8 395 7.8
60 to 64 years 3,108 10 0.3 39 1.3 72 2.3 112 3.6 149 4.8 176 5.7 204 6.6
65 years and over 2,286 5 0.2 30 1.3 43 1.9 69 3.0 97 4.2 112 4.9 140 6.1
      65 to 74 years 1,764 4 0.2 15 0.9 24 1.4 45 2.5 62 3.5 71 4.0 88 5.0
      75 years and over 522 2 0.3 14 2.8 19 3.6 24 4.6 34 6.6 42 8.0 53 10.1

Female
 
  Total 		77,294 522 0.7 3,126 4.0 5,415 7.0 8,090 10.5 11,019 14.3 12,363 16.0 14,194 18.4
Under 18 years 20,825 241 1.2 1,441 6.9 2,378 11.4 3,435 16.5 4,525 21.7 4,969 23.9 5,596 26.9
18 to 24 years 7,324 55 0.8 342 4.7 625 8.5 935 12.8 1,277 17.4 1,447 19.8 1,649 22.5
25 to 34 years 11,978 90 0.8 559 4.7 970 8.1 1,370 11.4 1,843 15.4 2,103 17.6 2,412 20.1
35 to 44 years 13,042 70 0.5 421 3.2 733 5.6 1,195 9.2 1,690 13.0 1,896 14.5 2,184 16.7
45 to 54 years 13,657 36 0.3 238 1.7 470 3.4 727 5.3 1,054 7.7 1,205 8.8 1,477 10.8
55 to 59 years 4,996 13 0.3 50 1.0 109 2.2 193 3.9 292 5.8 348 7.0 395 7.9
60 to 64 years 2,974 5 0.2 37 1.3 73 2.4 128 4.3 179 6.0 223 7.5 259 8.7
65 years and over 2,498 12 0.5 37 1.5 58 2.3 107 4.3 158 6.3 172 6.9 222 8.9
      65 to 74 years 1,679 12 0.7 25 1.5 37 2.2 69 4.1 103 6.1 111 6.6 152 9.0
      75 years and over 819 0 0.0 12 1.5 21 2.6 38 4.6 55 6.7 61 7.4 70 8.5

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		156,076 1,039 0.7 6,087 3.9 10,372 6.6 15,356 9.8 20,912 13.4 23,561 15.1 27,210 17.4
          65 years and over 4,783 17 0.4 67 1.4 100 2.1 176 3.7 254 5.3 285 6.0 362 7.6
In families (2) 132,646 916 0.7 5,391 4.1 9,144 6.9 13,340 10.1 18,091 13.6 19,979 15.1 22,853 17.2
      Householder 40,544 218 0.5 1,304 3.2 2,309 5.7 3,422 8.4 4,711 11.6 5,224 12.9 5,998 14.8
          Under 65 years 39,183 213 0.5 1,289 3.3 2,282 5.8 3,382 8.6 4,652 11.9 5,165 13.2 5,922 15.1
          65 years and over 1,361 5 0.4 15 1.1 27 2.0 40 2.9 58 4.3 59 4.3 76 5.6
      Related children under 18 years (9) 41,945 479 1.1 2,918 7.0 4,856 11.6 6,835 16.3 8,959 21.4 9,813 23.4 11,082 26.4
              Under 6 years 13,360 185 1.4 1,034 7.7 1,680 12.6 2,357 17.6 3,080 23.1 3,354 25.1 3,782 28.3
              6 to 17 years 28,585 294 1.0 1,883 6.6 3,176 11.1 4,478 15.7 5,879 20.6 6,459 22.6 7,300 25.5
      Own children 18 years and over (15) 12,919 42 0.3 318 2.5 564 4.4 902 7.0 1,315 10.2 1,473 11.4 1,710 13.2
 
In married-couple families (11) 		105,495 601 0.6 2,961 2.8 4,873 4.6 7,265 6.9 10,084 9.6 11,277 10.7 13,163 12.5
      Husbands (11) 31,265 125 0.4 622 2.0 1,056 3.4 1,580 5.1 2,249 7.2 2,522 8.1 2,961 9.5
          Under 65 years 29,792 122 0.4 610 2.0 1,034 3.5 1,548 5.2 2,206 7.4 2,475 8.3 2,902 9.7
          65 years and over 1,473 3 0.2 12 0.8 22 1.5 31 2.1 43 2.9 46 3.1 58 4.0
      Wives (11) 31,265 125 0.4 622 2.0 1,056 3.4 1,580 5.1 2,249 7.2 2,522 8.1 2,961 9.5
          Under 65 years 30,487 118 0.4 610 2.0 1,041 3.4 1,557 5.1 2,221 7.3 2,493 8.2 2,918 9.6
          65 years and over 778 7 0.9 12 1.6 15 1.9 22 2.9 28 3.6 28 3.7 43 5.5
      Related children under 18 years (9) 31,737 314 1.0 1,504 4.7 2,397 7.6 3,478 11.0 4,689 14.8 5,231 16.5 6,071 19.1
              Under 6 years 10,462 128 1.2 569 5.4 925 8.8 1,289 12.3 1,717 16.4 1,904 18.2 2,208 21.1
              6 to 17 years 21,275 186 0.9 935 4.4 1,472 6.9 2,189 10.3 2,971 14.0 3,327 15.6 3,863 18.2
      Own children 18 years and over (15) 9,021 19 0.2 139 1.5 243 2.7 413 4.6 600 6.6 669 7.4 795 8.8
 
In families with male householder,
  no spouse present 		7,830 48 0.6 318 4.1 622 7.9 1,004 12.8 1,409 18.0 1,547 19.8 1,812 23.1
      Householder 2,809 20 0.7 100 3.6 209 7.4 343 12.2 472 16.8 519 18.5 610 21.7
          Under 65 years 2,774 20 0.7 100 3.6 209 7.5 340 12.2 468 16.9 516 18.6 606 21.9
          65 years and over 35 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
      Related children under 18 years (9) 2,440 20 0.8 169 6.9 329 13.5 488 20.0 680 27.9 737 30.2 842 34.5
              Under 6 years 857 11 1.3 61 7.1 127 14.9 209 24.4 301 35.2 322 37.6 372 43.4
              6 to 17 years 1,584 8 0.5 108 6.8 201 12.7 279 17.6 379 23.9 415 26.2 470 29.7
      Own children 18 years and over (15) 774 3 0.4 22 2.9 32 4.1 43 5.6 62 8.0 79 10.2 91 11.8
 
In families with female house-
  holder, no spouse present 		19,321 266 1.4 2,112 10.9 3,649 18.9 5,072 26.2 6,598 34.1 7,155 37.0 7,879 40.8
      Householder 6,470 73 1.1 582 9.0 1,044 16.1 1,500 23.2 1,990 30.8 2,183 33.7 2,428 37.5
          Under 65 years 6,310 71 1.1 577 9.1 1,035 16.4 1,486 23.6 1,969 31.2 2,162 34.3 2,401 38.0
          65 years and over 161 2 1.0 5 3.1 9 5.9 14 8.4 21 13.1 21 13.1 27 17.1
      Related children under 18 years (9) 7,768 145 1.9 1,244 16.0 2,130 27.4 2,870 36.9 3,590 46.2 3,844 49.5 4,169 53.7
              Under 6 years 2,041 46 2.2 404 19.8 628 30.8 860 42.1 1,061 52.0 1,128 55.2 1,202 58.9
              6 to 17 years 5,726 100 1.7 840 14.7 1,502 26.2 2,010 35.1 2,529 44.2 2,716 47.4 2,967 51.8
      Own children 18 years and over (15) 3,123 20 0.6 157 5.0 289 9.3 446 14.3 653 20.9 726 23.2 824 26.4
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		580 2 0.4 104 18.0 174 30.0 264 45.5 339 58.4 358 61.7 360 62.2
          Under 18 years 352 1 0.3 66 18.8 112 31.7 168 47.8 215 61.0 227 64.3 228 64.7
              Under 6 years 87 0 0.4 33 37.4 43 49.6 54 61.8 60 68.5 62 70.6 62 70.6
              6 to 17 years 265 1 0.3 33 12.6 69 25.9 114 43.1 155 58.6 165 62.2 166 62.7
          18 years and over 227 1 0.6 38 16.8 62 27.4 96 42.1 124 54.4 131 57.7 132 58.3
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		22,850 121 0.5 591 2.6 1,054 4.6 1,752 7.7 2,482 10.9 3,225 14.1 3,996 17.5
      Male 12,994 81 0.6 383 3.0 613 4.7 981 7.6 1,379 10.6 1,798 13.8 2,210 17.0
          Under 65 years 12,639 80 0.6 380 3.0 610 4.8 975 7.7 1,362 10.8 1,777 14.1 2,180 17.2
              Living alone 6,504 22 0.3 138 2.1 209 3.2 323 5.0 467 7.2 612 9.4 780 12.0
          65 years and over 354 2 0.5 3 0.9 3 0.9 7 1.9 17 4.8 20 5.8 30 8.5
              Living alone 275 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 4 1.3 13 4.8 17 6.1 21 7.5
      Female 9,857 39 0.4 208 2.1 441 4.5 770 7.8 1,103 11.2 1,427 14.5 1,787 18.1
          Under 65 years 9,295 38 0.4 199 2.1 432 4.6 754 8.1 1,070 11.5 1,391 15.0 1,735 18.7
              Living alone 5,488 26 0.5 73 1.3 194 3.5 358 6.5 524 9.5 655 11.9 818 14.9
          65 years and over 562 2 0.3 9 1.6 9 1.6 16 2.8 32 5.8 36 6.4 51 9.1
              Living alone 511 2 0.3 7 1.4 7 1.4 11 2.1 26 5.1 28 5.5 43 8.4

Poverty Footnotes

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