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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
Family Householder Divorced or Separated


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		1,219 467 38.3 11 10 90.2 187 113 60.2 1,022 345 33.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		573 160 27.9 0 0 (X) 19 5 28.6 554 154 27.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		646 307 47.6 11 10 90.2 168 107 63.8 467 191 40.8
            1 child 327 129 39.5 7 7 100.0 55 25 45.2 266 98 36.8
            2 or more children 319 178 55.9 4 3 74.2 113 82 72.7 202 93 46.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		168 89 52.9 11 10 90.2 73 47 65.2 84 32 37.6
            1 child 128 61 47.9 7 7 100.0 55 34 60.9 66 21 31.8
            2 or more children 40 28 68.7 4 3 74.2 18 14 78.8 19 11 58.0

Male
 
    Total 		208 53 25.7 1 0 0.0 30 7 23.0 177 46 26.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		111 18 16.4 0 0 (X) 12 2 14.7 99 16 16.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		97 35 36.1 1 0 0.0 18 5 28.5 78 30 38.4
            1 child 70 21 30.2 0 0 (X) 15 2 14.4 56 19 34.4
            2 or more children 27 14 51.6 1 0 0.0 3 3 91.1 23 11 48.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		28 10 34.2 1 0 0.0 7 3 42.6 20 7 33.1
            1 child 26 9 34.8 0 0 (X) 7 3 42.6 19 6 32.0
            2 or more children 2 0 25.1 1 0 0.0 0 0 (X) 1 0 64.7

Female
 
    Total 		1,011 414 40.9 10 10 100.0 157 106 67.4 845 299 35.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		463 142 30.6 0 0 (X) 7 4 52.9 456 138 30.3
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		549 272 49.6 10 10 100.0 150 102 68.1 389 161 41.3
            1 child 257 108 42.0 7 7 100.0 40 23 56.8 210 79 37.4
            2 or more children 292 164 56.3 3 3 100.0 110 79 72.2 179 82 45.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		140 79 56.6 10 10 100.0 65 44 67.6 64 25 39.0
            1 child 101 52 51.3 7 7 100.0 48 30 63.6 47 15 31.7
            2 or more children 39 27 70.6 3 3 100.0 18 14 78.8 18 10 57.7

Poverty Footnotes

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