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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 alone
People With a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		9,299 2,467 26.5 257 133 51.6 1,535 531 34.6 7,507 1,803 24.0
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,133 1,244 24.2 105 43 41.2 413 82 19.8 4,615 1,119 24.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,166 1,223 29.3 153 90 58.8 1,122 449 40.0 2,892 684 23.7
            1 child 1,604 367 22.9 69 36 51.8 366 94 25.5 1,168 237 20.3
            2 or more children 2,562 856 33.4 83 54 64.6 756 356 47.0 1,724 447 25.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,759 631 35.9 124 76 61.5 805 310 38.5 829 245 29.5
            1 child 1,195 339 28.4 69 36 52.5 544 174 31.9 582 130 22.2
            2 or more children 563 292 51.8 56 40 72.6 261 136 52.2 247 115 46.8

Male
 
    Total 		4,713 1,222 25.9 106 53 50.7 696 239 34.3 3,912 930 23.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,585 616 23.8 38 16 41.4 193 32 16.6 2,354 568 24.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,128 607 28.5 67 38 55.9 503 207 41.2 1,557 362 23.2
            1 child 818 181 22.1 30 14 44.9 175 51 29.2 613 116 19.0
            2 or more children 1,309 426 32.5 37 24 64.9 328 156 47.6 945 246 26.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		902 316 35.0 52 31 59.7 376 149 39.6 474 136 28.6
            1 child 617 173 28.0 28 14 48.2 255 87 34.3 334 72 21.5
            2 or more children 285 143 50.0 24 17 73.4 121 61 50.8 140 64 45.4

Female
 
    Total 		4,586 1,244 27.1 152 79 52.3 839 292 34.8 3,595 873 24.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,548 628 24.7 67 27 41.1 220 50 22.6 2,261 551 24.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,038 616 30.2 85 52 61.0 619 242 39.1 1,334 322 24.1
            1 child 785 186 23.7 39 22 57.1 191 42 22.2 555 121 21.8
            2 or more children 1,253 430 34.3 46 30 64.4 428 200 46.7 779 201 25.8
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		856 316 36.9 72 45 62.8 430 161 37.6 354 109 30.8
            1 child 578 166 28.8 40 22 55.5 290 87 29.9 248 58 23.2
            2 or more children 278 149 53.7 32 23 72.0 140 75 53.4 106 52 48.6

Poverty Footnotes

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