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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)
All Races
Family Householder, Never Married


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		7,793 3,638 46.7 1,976 1,005 50.8 2,835 1,453 51.3 2,981 1,180 39.6
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,195 780 24.4 1,053 309 29.3 716 104 14.5 1,425 367 25.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,598 2,858 62.2 923 696 75.4 2,119 1,349 63.7 1,556 813 52.3
            1 child 2,442 1,255 51.4 607 438 72.0 952 465 48.9 883 352 39.9
            2 or more children 2,156 1,603 74.4 315 258 81.9 1,168 884 75.7 673 461 68.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,742 1,870 68.2 894 679 76.0 1,448 969 66.9 399 222 55.6
            1 child 2,048 1,307 63.8 642 469 73.0 1,073 658 61.4 333 180 54.0
            2 or more children 694 563 81.2 252 210 83.4 375 311 82.8 66 42 63.3

Male
 
    Total 		2,542 748 29.4 783 248 31.7 903 244 27.0 857 256 29.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,663 366 22.0 644 169 26.3 484 72 14.8 535 125 23.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		880 382 43.5 139 79 56.6 419 172 41.1 322 132 40.9
            1 child 546 209 38.2 105 58 54.9 253 87 34.4 188 64 34.0
            2 or more children 333 174 52.0 34 21 61.9 166 85 51.2 134 68 50.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		595 272 45.7 139 79 56.6 341 149 43.8 115 44 38.2
            1 child 465 198 42.7 113 62 55.0 263 107 40.5 88 29 33.3
            2 or more children 130 74 56.5 26 16 63.8 77 42 55.0 27 15 53.9

Female
 
    Total 		5,250 2,890 55.0 1,193 756 63.4 1,933 1,210 62.6 2,125 924 43.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,532 414 27.0 410 140 34.1 232 32 13.9 890 242 27.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,718 2,476 66.6 783 617 78.7 1,701 1,177 69.2 1,234 682 55.2
            1 child 1,896 1,046 55.2 502 380 75.6 699 378 54.1 695 288 41.5
            2 or more children 1,822 1,430 78.5 281 237 84.3 1,002 799 79.8 539 393 72.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,147 1,598 74.4 755 600 79.5 1,108 820 74.0 284 178 62.6
            1 child 1,583 1,109 70.0 529 407 76.9 810 552 68.1 245 151 61.5
            2 or more children 563 489 86.9 226 193 85.6 298 269 90.0 39 27 69.8

Poverty Footnotes

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