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POV40: Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence -- Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

    Below 50 percent of poverty (5) Below 75 percent of poverty (5) Below 100 percent of poverty (5) Below 125 percent of poverty (5) Below 150 percent of poverty (5) Below 175 percent of poverty (5) Below 185 percent of poverty (5) Below 200 percent of poverty (5)
All income levels Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6) Number Percent of total (6)

Northeast, Inside metro statistical areas

Both Sexes
                          Total (1) 48,600 2,423 5.0 3,827 7.9 5,673 11.7 7,490 15.4 9,359 19.3 11,232 23.1 12,166 25.0 13,289 27.3
Under 18 years 11,133 875 7.9 1,363 12.2 1,872 16.8 2,360 21.2 2,890 26.0 3,352 30.1 3,573 32.1 3,814 34.3
18 to 24 years 4,661 387 8.3 544 11.7 725 15.6 900 19.3 1,124 24.1 1,319 28.3 1,423 30.5 1,535 32.9
25 to 34 years 6,330 347 5.5 529 8.4 719 11.4 909 14.4 1,106 17.5 1,283 20.3 1,407 22.2 1,529 24.1
35 to 44 years 6,789 268 3.9 437 6.4 683 10.1 896 13.2 1,115 16.4 1,346 19.8 1,468 21.6 1,626 24.0
45 to 54 years 7,422 239 3.2 408 5.5 624 8.4 794 10.7 974 13.1 1,192 16.1 1,318 17.8 1,471 19.8
55 to 59 years 3,163 98 3.1 153 4.9 232 7.3 288 9.1 357 11.3 434 13.7 478 15.1 542 17.1
60 to 64 years 2,571 76 2.9 118 4.6 221 8.6 300 11.7 354 13.8 433 16.9 456 17.7 488 19.0
65 years and over 6,530 133 2.0 274 4.2 597 9.1 1,043 16.0 1,439 22.0 1,872 28.7 2,044 31.3 2,285 35.0
      65 to 74 years 3,304 60 1.8 115 3.5 258 7.8 466 14.1 598 18.1 787 23.8 848 25.7 943 28.5
      75 years and over 3,226 73 2.3 159 4.9 339 10.5 577 17.9 841 26.1 1,085 33.6 1,196 37.1 1,342 41.6

Male
 
          Total 		23,545 1,021 4.3 1,594 6.8 2,386 10.1 3,164 13.4 4,004 17.0 4,820 20.5 5,269 22.4 5,821 24.7
Under 18 years 5,684 421 7.4 648 11.4 910 16.0 1,175 20.7 1,456 25.6 1,676 29.5 1,780 31.3 1,902 33.5
18 to 24 years 2,336 140 6.0 217 9.3 298 12.7 396 16.9 513 22.0 594 25.4 649 27.8 710 30.4
25 to 34 years 3,187 120 3.8 185 5.8 265 8.3 332 10.4 426 13.4 515 16.2 596 18.7 667 20.9
35 to 44 years 3,323 102 3.1 166 5.0 273 8.2 373 11.2 465 14.0 574 17.3 637 19.2 724 21.8
45 to 54 years 3,565 105 2.9 160 4.5 260 7.3 340 9.5 417 11.7 502 14.1 562 15.8 630 17.7
55 to 59 years 1,504 47 3.1 71 4.7 107 7.1 136 9.0 171 11.4 206 13.7 229 15.2 248 16.5
60 to 64 years 1,199 41 3.4 53 4.4 98 8.2 112 9.3 133 11.1 160 13.4 169 14.1 188 15.7
65 years and over 2,747 46 1.7 93 3.4 176 6.4 301 11.0 423 15.4 594 21.6 648 23.6 751 27.3
      65 to 74 years 1,492 19 1.3 39 2.6 74 5.0 139 9.3 192 12.9 265 17.7 286 19.1 325 21.8
      75 years and over 1,255 27 2.1 54 4.3 102 8.1 162 12.9 231 18.4 329 26.2 362 28.9 426 33.9

Female
 
          Total 		25,055 1,402 5.6 2,233 8.9 3,286 13.1 4,326 17.3 5,355 21.4 6,412 25.6 6,897 27.5 7,468 29.8
Under 18 years 5,449 455 8.3 715 13.1 962 17.7 1,185 21.7 1,433 26.3 1,676 30.8 1,793 32.9 1,911 35.1
18 to 24 years 2,325 248 10.7 327 14.0 428 18.4 504 21.7 611 26.3 725 31.2 774 33.3 825 35.5
25 to 34 years 3,144 226 7.2 344 10.9 454 14.4 577 18.4 681 21.7 769 24.4 811 25.8 861 27.4
35 to 44 years 3,465 165 4.8 271 7.8 410 11.8 523 15.1 650 18.8 772 22.3 831 24.0 902 26.0
45 to 54 years 3,857 134 3.5 248 6.4 364 9.4 454 11.8 557 14.4 691 17.9 755 19.6 841 21.8
55 to 59 years 1,659 51 3.1 82 5.0 125 7.5 152 9.2 186 11.2 228 13.8 249 15.0 294 17.7
60 to 64 years 1,372 35 2.5 65 4.8 123 9.0 189 13.8 221 16.1 273 19.9 287 20.9 299 21.8
65 years and over 3,783 87 2.3 181 4.8 421 11.1 742 19.6 1,016 26.9 1,278 33.8 1,396 36.9 1,534 40.6
      65 to 74 years 1,812 41 2.2 77 4.2 184 10.2 328 18.1 406 22.4 523 28.8 562 31.0 618 34.1
      75 years and over 1,971 47 2.4 104 5.3 237 12.0 414 21.0 610 30.9 756 38.3 834 42.3 916 46.5

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		48,600 2,423 5.0 3,827 7.9 5,673 11.7 7,490 15.4 9,359 19.3 11,232 23.1 12,166 25.0 13,289 27.3
          65 years and over 6,530 133 2.0 274 4.2 597 9.1 1,043 16.0 1,439 22.0 1,872 28.7 2,044 31.3 2,285 35.0
In families (2) 39,966 1,650 4.1 2,658 6.7 3,915 9.8 5,140 12.9 6,530 16.3 7,944 19.9 8,684 21.7 9,538 23.9
      Householder 12,612 481 3.8 782 6.2 1,145 9.1 1,511 12.0 1,914 15.2 2,366 18.8 2,602 20.6 2,863 22.7
          Under 65 years 10,505 447 4.3 718 6.8 1,037 9.9 1,332 12.7 1,662 15.8 1,994 19.0 2,167 20.6 2,371 22.6
          65 years and over 2,107 34 1.6 64 3.0 108 5.1 180 8.5 252 12.0 371 17.6 435 20.7 492 23.4
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		10,999 828 7.5 1,303 11.8 1,802 16.4 2,284 20.8 2,805 25.5 3,255 29.6 3,476 31.6 3,714 33.8
              Under 6 years 3,515 338 9.6 473 13.4 622 17.7 768 21.8 945 26.9 1,075 30.6 1,145 32.6 1,214 34.5
              6 to 17 years 7,483 490 6.5 830 11.1 1,179 15.8 1,516 20.3 1,860 24.8 2,180 29.1 2,331 31.2 2,500 33.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		4,769 121 2.5 207 4.3 365 7.7 495 10.4 642 13.5 792 16.6 895 18.8 1,000 21.0
 
In married-couple families (11) 		30,001 509 1.7 901 3.0 1,540 5.1 2,206 7.4 2,947 9.8 3,790 12.6 4,230 14.1 4,854 16.2
      Husbands (11) 9,250 133 1.4 238 2.6 403 4.4 592 6.4 794 8.6 1,057 11.4 1,189 12.9 1,370 14.8
          Under 65 years 7,434 110 1.5 190 2.6 327 4.4 455 6.1 598 8.1 762 10.2 850 11.4 984 13.2
          65 years and over 1,816 23 1.3 47 2.6 76 4.2 137 7.5 196 10.8 296 16.3 340 18.7 386 21.2
      Wives (11) 9,250 133 1.4 238 2.6 403 4.4 592 6.4 794 8.6 1,057 11.4 1,189 12.9 1,370 14.8
          Under 65 years 7,846 119 1.5 204 2.6 344 4.4 489 6.2 651 8.3 836 10.7 920 11.7 1,057 13.5
          65 years and over 1,404 14 1.0 34 2.4 59 4.2 103 7.3 144 10.2 222 15.8 270 19.2 314 22.3
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		7,696 203 2.6 369 4.8 596 7.7 828 10.8 1,082 14.1 1,313 17.1 1,448 18.8 1,630 21.2
              Under 6 years 2,535 90 3.6 148 5.8 219 8.7 292 11.5 387 15.3 459 18.1 502 19.8 560 22.1
              6 to 17 years 5,161 113 2.2 221 4.3 377 7.3 536 10.4 695 13.5 854 16.5 946 18.3 1,070 20.7
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		3,120 33 1.1 48 1.5 123 4.0 171 5.5 224 7.2 288 9.2 321 10.3 385 12.4
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		2,378 120 5.0 171 7.2 290 12.2 371 15.6 488 20.5 607 25.5 667 28.0 726 30.5
      Householder 829 43 5.2 58 6.9 96 11.6 125 15.0 164 19.8 204 24.6 224 27.1 242 29.2
          Under 65 years 750 43 5.7 58 7.7 94 12.5 122 16.2 157 20.9 192 25.7 209 27.9 224 29.9
          65 years and over 79 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2.9 3 3.6 7 8.4 11 14.4 15 19.5 18 22.3
      Related children
        18 years (9) 		577 45 7.8 68 11.8 119 20.7 146 25.2 190 32.9 226 39.1 242 41.9 258 44.6
              Under 6 years 191 13 6.8 16 8.6 36 18.8 44 22.9 68 35.5 77 40.2 83 43.6 88 46.1
              6 to 17 years 386 32 8.2 52 13.4 83 21.6 102 26.4 122 31.6 149 38.5 158 41.0 169 43.9
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		277 19 7.0 21 7.5 29 10.4 35 12.7 43 15.6 52 18.6 62 22.2 65 23.4
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		7,587 1,021 13.5 1,586 20.9 2,085 27.5 2,562 33.8 3,095 40.8 3,547 46.8 3,788 49.9 3,959 52.2
      Householder 2,534 304 12.0 487 19.2 646 25.5 795 31.4 956 37.7 1,105 43.6 1,189 46.9 1,251 49.4
          Under 65 years 2,173 291 13.4 465 21.4 608 28.0 741 34.1 883 40.6 1,005 46.3 1,077 49.6 1,129 52.0
          65 years and over 361 14 3.8 21 5.9 37 10.4 54 15.1 73 20.3 99 27.5 112 31.0 123 33.9
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		2,725 580 21.3 865 31.8 1,086 39.8 1,310 48.1 1,532 56.2 1,716 63.0 1,787 65.6 1,827 67.0
              Under 6 years 789 235 29.8 308 39.1 367 46.5 432 54.8 490 62.1 539 68.3 560 71.0 566 71.7
              6 to 17 years 1,936 345 17.8 557 28.8 719 37.1 878 45.3 1,043 53.9 1,177 60.8 1,227 63.3 1,261 65.1
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		1,372 69 5.0 138 10.0 213 15.5 289 21.0 376 27.4 453 33.0 513 37.4 550 40.1
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		125 23 18.5 40 32.4 51 40.5 57 45.6 68 54.5 84 67.3 84 67.3 85 67.9
          Under 18 years 68 14 (B) 24 (B) 29 (B) 33 (B) 40 (B) 50 (B) 50 (B) 50 (B)
              Under 6 years 14 7 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B) 10 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B)
              6 to 17 years 55 7 (B) 16 (B) 21 (B) 23 (B) 28 (B) 38 (B) 38 (B) 38 (B)
          18 years and over 56 9 (B) 16 (B) 21 (B) 24 (B) 28 (B) 34 (B) 34 (B) 35 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		8,508 750 8.8 1,128 13.3 1,707 20.1 2,293 27.0 2,760 32.4 3,204 37.7 3,399 39.9 3,666 43.1
      Male 3,994 337 8.4 507 12.7 725 18.1 913 22.9 1,089 27.3 1,276 31.9 1,383 34.6 1,516 38.0
          Under 65 years 3,315 318 9.6 467 14.1 635 19.2 764 23.0 888 26.8 1,012 30.5 1,114 33.6 1,198 36.2
              Living alone 1,656 143 8.6 207 12.5 293 17.7 356 21.5 399 24.1 442 26.7 465 28.1 494 29.8
          65 years and over 680 20 2.9 40 5.9 90 13.2 150 22.0 200 29.5 264 38.9 268 39.5 318 46.8
              Living alone 590 16 2.7 31 5.2 78 13.2 129 21.9 178 30.1 233 39.5 238 40.3 282 47.8
      Female 4,514 413 9.1 621 13.8 982 21.8 1,380 30.6 1,671 37.0 1,928 42.7 2,016 44.7 2,150 47.6
          Under 65 years 2,915 357 12.2 504 17.3 676 23.2 825 28.3 917 31.5 1,031 35.4 1,069 36.7 1,131 38.8
              Living alone 1,668 145 8.7 231 13.8 334 20.0 432 25.9 465 27.9 540 32.4 545 32.7 585 35.1
          65 years and over 1,600 56 3.5 116 7.3 306 19.1 555 34.7 754 47.2 897 56.1 947 59.2 1,019 63.7
              Living alone 1,542 50 3.3 110 7.1 293 19.0 533 34.6 726 47.1 866 56.1 913 59.2 984 63.8

Poverty Footnotes

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