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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 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)
Black alone
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		9,299 1,588 17.1 257 100 38.8 1,535 363 23.6 7,507 1,125 15.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,133 782 15.2 105 28 26.9 413 52 12.7 4,615 702 15.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,166 805 19.3 153 72 47.0 1,122 310 27.6 2,892 423 14.6
            1 child 1,604 217 13.5 69 26 37.7 366 67 18.2 1,168 124 10.6
            2 or more children 2,562 589 23.0 83 46 54.8 756 243 32.2 1,724 300 17.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,759 455 25.9 124 66 53.4 805 213 26.4 829 176 21.2
            1 child 1,195 245 20.5 69 31 45.4 544 116 21.4 582 97 16.7
            2 or more children 563 210 37.3 56 35 63.2 261 96 36.9 247 79 31.9

Male
 
    Total 		4,713 787 16.7 106 41 38.4 696 162 23.3 3,912 585 14.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,585 388 15.0 38 12 31.7 193 20 10.3 2,354 356 15.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,128 399 18.8 67 28 42.3 503 142 28.2 1,557 228 14.7
            1 child 818 106 12.9 30 8 25.0 175 36 20.7 613 62 10.1
            2 or more children 1,309 293 22.4 37 21 56.4 328 106 32.3 945 167 17.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		902 227 25.1 52 26 50.2 376 96 25.6 474 104 22.0
            1 child 617 124 20.1 28 12 41.9 255 53 20.8 334 59 17.8
            2 or more children 285 102 35.9 24 14 60.1 121 43 35.7 140 45 31.9

Female
 
    Total 		4,586 800 17.5 152 59 39.1 839 201 23.9 3,595 541 15.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,548 394 15.5 67 16 24.1 220 33 14.8 2,261 345 15.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,038 406 19.9 85 43 50.8 619 168 27.1 1,334 195 14.6
            1 child 785 111 14.1 39 19 47.6 191 30 15.9 555 62 11.2
            2 or more children 1,253 295 23.6 46 25 53.5 428 138 32.1 779 133 17.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		856 228 26.6 72 40 55.7 430 116 27.1 354 72 20.2
            1 child 578 120 20.8 40 19 47.8 290 63 21.9 248 38 15.3
            2 or more children 278 108 38.7 32 21 65.5 140 53 37.9 106 34 31.8

Poverty Footnotes

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