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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


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POV31: Age of Householder, Number of Children in Family, Marital Status, Work Experience for People 16 Years and Over: 2008

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

(Numbers in thousands)

  16 years and over 16 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 years and over
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)
Black alone
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		21,442 3,960 18.5 4,975 1,269 25.5 4,123 959 23.3 12,344 1,732 14.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		11,686 1,546 13.2 2,256 409 18.1 1,679 185 11.0 7,751 952 12.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		9,756 2,414 24.7 2,720 860 31.6 2,444 773 31.6 4,593 780 17.0
            1 child 4,306 825 19.2 1,346 357 26.5 880 186 21.1 2,080 282 13.6
            2 or more children 5,451 1,589 29.2 1,374 504 36.7 1,563 588 37.6 2,513 498 19.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,540 1,139 32.2 808 389 48.1 1,517 496 32.7 1,214 254 20.9
            1 child 2,494 703 28.2 582 252 43.4 1,028 285 27.7 884 166 18.8
            2 or more children 1,045 436 41.7 226 136 60.2 490 212 43.2 330 88 26.6

Male
 
    Total 		9,408 1,346 14.3 2,387 549 23.0 1,745 238 13.6 5,276 560 10.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,617 682 12.1 1,166 197 16.9 1,010 112 11.1 3,441 373 10.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,791 664 17.5 1,222 352 28.8 735 126 17.1 1,835 186 10.2
            1 child 1,666 237 14.2 590 141 23.9 304 39 13.0 772 56 7.3
            2 or more children 2,125 427 20.1 632 211 33.4 431 86 20.0 1,063 130 12.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,310 242 18.5 268 93 34.8 486 75 15.5 556 74 13.2
            1 child 910 129 14.2 189 54 28.7 323 36 11.1 398 39 9.8
            2 or more children 400 113 28.4 79 39 49.5 163 40 24.3 158 35 22.0

Female
 
    Total 		12,034 2,614 21.7 2,588 721 27.8 2,378 721 30.3 7,068 1,172 16.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,069 864 14.2 1,090 212 19.5 669 73 10.9 4,310 579 13.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		5,965 1,750 29.3 1,498 508 33.9 1,709 648 37.9 2,758 594 21.5
            1 child 2,640 588 22.3 756 216 28.6 577 146 25.4 1,308 226 17.3
            2 or more children 3,326 1,162 34.9 742 293 39.4 1,133 502 44.3 1,451 368 25.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,230 896 40.2 541 295 54.6 1,032 421 40.8 658 180 27.4
            1 child 1,584 574 36.2 393 198 50.4 705 249 35.3 486 127 26.2
            2 or more children 646 322 49.9 148 97 65.9 327 172 52.7 171 53 30.8

Poverty Footnotes

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