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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 With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		9,299 782 8.4 257 54 21.1 1,535 168 10.9 7,507 560 7.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,133 368 7.2 105 13 12.5 413 19 4.6 4,615 336 7.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,166 414 9.9 153 41 27.0 1,122 149 13.3 2,892 224 7.7
            1 child 1,604 101 6.3 69 15 21.1 366 23 6.2 1,168 64 5.5
            2 or more children 2,562 313 12.2 83 27 31.9 756 126 16.7 1,724 160 9.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,759 229 13.0 124 36 29.2 805 99 12.3 829 93 11.3
            1 child 1,195 107 9.0 69 15 21.3 544 48 8.9 582 44 7.6
            2 or more children 563 121 21.5 56 22 38.8 261 51 19.4 247 49 19.8

Male
 
    Total 		4,713 382 8.1 106 24 22.9 696 73 10.5 3,912 285 7.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,585 182 7.0 38 6 15.4 193 7 3.6 2,354 169 7.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,128 201 9.4 67 18 27.1 503 66 13.1 1,557 117 7.5
            1 child 818 51 6.2 30 7 24.2 175 12 6.6 613 32 5.2
            2 or more children 1,309 150 11.4 37 11 29.4 328 54 16.6 945 85 9.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		902 110 12.2 52 16 31.0 376 40 10.5 474 54 11.4
            1 child 617 54 8.8 28 7 25.7 255 20 8.0 334 26 7.9
            2 or more children 285 56 19.5 24 9 37.3 121 19 15.8 140 28 19.6

Female
 
    Total 		4,586 400 8.7 152 30 19.8 839 95 11.3 3,595 275 7.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,548 187 7.3 67 7 10.8 220 12 5.4 2,261 168 7.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,038 213 10.5 85 23 26.9 619 83 13.4 1,334 107 8.1
            1 child 785 50 6.4 39 7 18.6 191 11 5.7 555 32 5.8
            2 or more children 1,253 163 13.0 46 16 33.9 428 72 16.9 779 75 9.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		856 119 13.9 72 20 27.9 430 59 13.8 354 39 11.1
            1 child 578 53 9.2 40 7 18.2 290 28 9.6 248 18 7.3
            2 or more children 278 66 23.6 32 13 40.0 140 31 22.5 106 21 20.1

Poverty Footnotes

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