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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)
Asian alone
People Without a Spouse


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		2,461 670 27.2 1,120 369 33.0 467 82 17.4 873 219 25.1
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		1,542 327 21.2 569 157 27.6 379 48 12.6 594 122 20.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		920 343 37.3 551 212 38.5 89 34 37.8 279 97 34.7
            1 child 439 135 30.7 261 77 29.4 46 12 25.2 132 46 35.0
            2 or more children 481 208 43.3 291 136 46.6 43 22 51.2 147 51 34.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		188 93 49.5 61 39 63.0 42 24 56.4 84 31 36.3
            1 child 151 79 52.4 46 33 72.1 38 22 57.3 67 24 36.0
            2 or more children 37 14 37.9 15 6 35.8 4 2 48.3 18 7 37.3

Male
 
    Total 		1,147 287 25.0 595 197 33.2 275 39 14.1 278 51 18.5
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		755 143 18.9 312 82 26.4 234 29 12.5 209 31 15.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		392 144 36.8 283 115 40.6 41 10 23.5 68 20 28.9
            1 child 191 51 26.4 141 41 29.1 24 3 14.0 27 6 23.3
            2 or more children 201 94 46.7 142 74 52.0 17 6 36.4 41 13 32.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		61 30 48.6 29 20 69.0 14 6 43.7 19 4 20.5
            1 child 45 26 57.6 22 18 80.3 11 6 49.4 11 2 21.1
            2 or more children 16 4 23.6 7 2 31.2 2 0 14.3 7 1 19.5

Female
 
    Total 		1,314 383 29.1 526 172 32.7 192 43 22.2 596 168 28.2
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		786 184 23.4 257 74 28.9 144 19 12.9 385 91 23.6
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		527 199 37.7 269 97 36.3 48 24 50.1 211 77 36.6
            1 child 247 84 34.0 120 36 29.9 22 8 37.1 105 40 38.1
            2 or more children 280 115 40.9 149 62 41.5 26 16 61.3 106 37 35.2
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		127 63 50.0 33 19 57.7 29 18 62.5 66 27 40.7
            1 child 106 53 50.2 24 15 64.5 27 16 60.7 55 22 39.0
            2 or more children 21 10 48.8 9 3 39.2 2 2 88.0 10 5 49.9

Poverty Footnotes

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