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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)
Black A.O.I.C.
People in Families, total (2)


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		22,169 9,091 41.0 5,247 2,674 51.0 4,273 1,982 46.4 12,649 4,435 35.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		12,009 4,074 33.9 2,364 976 41.3 1,742 477 27.4 7,902 2,621 33.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		10,160 5,017 49.4 2,883 1,698 58.9 2,531 1,505 59.5 4,747 1,814 38.2
            1 child 4,475 1,953 43.6 1,417 770 54.4 907 424 46.8 2,151 758 35.2
            2 or more children 5,685 3,064 53.9 1,466 927 63.3 1,623 1,081 66.6 2,596 1,056 40.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		3,700 2,078 56.2 854 637 74.6 1,578 906 57.4 1,268 535 42.2
            1 child 2,612 1,369 52.4 620 448 72.3 1,065 559 52.5 926 361 39.0
            2 or more children 1,088 709 65.2 234 189 80.7 513 346 67.5 341 174 50.9

Male
 
    Total 		9,750 3,456 35.4 2,520 1,230 48.8 1,814 631 34.8 5,417 1,595 29.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,792 1,827 31.5 1,230 491 39.9 1,046 279 26.7 3,517 1,057 30.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,958 1,629 41.2 1,290 739 57.3 768 352 45.8 1,900 538 28.3
            1 child 1,737 652 37.6 616 326 52.9 322 129 40.0 799 198 24.7
            2 or more children 2,222 977 44.0 674 413 61.3 446 223 50.0 1,101 341 30.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,374 611 44.5 281 189 67.1 510 229 44.9 583 193 33.2
            1 child 960 372 38.8 200 123 61.6 344 135 39.3 415 113 27.3
            2 or more children 414 239 57.7 81 65 80.6 166 94 56.7 168 80 47.7

Female
 
    Total 		12,419 5,635 45.4 2,727 1,444 53.0 2,459 1,351 54.9 7,233 2,840 39.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		6,217 2,247 36.1 1,135 485 42.8 697 198 28.5 4,386 1,564 35.7
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		6,202 3,388 54.6 1,592 959 60.2 1,763 1,153 65.4 2,847 1,276 44.8
            1 child 2,738 1,301 47.5 801 445 55.5 585 295 50.5 1,352 560 41.5
            2 or more children 3,463 2,087 60.3 791 514 65.0 1,177 857 72.8 1,495 716 47.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		2,326 1,467 63.0 573 449 78.3 1,068 677 63.4 685 341 49.8
            1 child 1,652 997 60.3 420 325 77.4 721 424 58.8 512 248 48.4
            2 or more children 674 470 69.7 153 124 80.8 347 252 72.7 174 94 53.9

Poverty Footnotes

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