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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, Outside principal cities

Both Sexes
                          Total (1) 32,789 945 2.9 1,520 4.6 2,481 7.6 3,380 10.3 4,449 13.6 5,569 17.0 6,142 18.7 6,877 21.0
Under 18 years 7,467 313 4.2 501 6.7 759 10.2 993 13.3 1,265 16.9 1,555 20.8 1,699 22.8 1,878 25.1
18 to 24 years 2,979 169 5.7 225 7.6 309 10.4 370 12.4 481 16.1 585 19.6 647 21.7 710 23.9
25 to 34 years 3,806 139 3.7 222 5.8 322 8.5 415 10.9 518 13.6 616 16.2 687 18.1 773 20.3
35 to 44 years 4,678 100 2.1 173 3.7 305 6.5 420 9.0 531 11.4 679 14.5 757 16.2 857 18.3
45 to 54 years 5,160 81 1.6 153 3.0 273 5.3 368 7.1 490 9.5 598 11.6 674 13.1 753 14.6
55 to 59 years 2,273 54 2.4 77 3.4 112 4.9 142 6.3 189 8.3 225 9.9 251 11.0 291 12.8
60 to 64 years 1,840 38 2.1 55 3.0 111 6.0 149 8.1 188 10.2 238 13.0 252 13.7 273 14.8
65 years and over 4,585 52 1.1 113 2.5 290 6.3 523 11.4 787 17.2 1,072 23.4 1,174 25.6 1,341 29.3
      65 to 74 years 2,374 26 1.1 55 2.3 124 5.2 221 9.3 301 12.7 437 18.4 474 20.0 536 22.6
      75 years and over 2,211 26 1.2 58 2.6 167 7.5 302 13.6 486 22.0 635 28.7 701 31.7 806 36.4

Male
 
          Total 		15,952 405 2.5 642 4.0 1,047 6.6 1,426 8.9 1,918 12.0 2,393 15.0 2,665 16.7 3,022 18.9
Under 18 years 3,827 163 4.3 254 6.6 380 9.9 506 13.2 664 17.4 803 21.0 875 22.9 972 25.4
18 to 24 years 1,503 59 3.9 79 5.3 114 7.6 138 9.2 190 12.7 227 15.1 255 17.0 292 19.4
25 to 34 years 1,937 56 2.9 86 4.5 131 6.8 171 8.9 220 11.4 270 14.0 323 16.7 369 19.0
35 to 44 years 2,289 33 1.5 71 3.1 128 5.6 182 7.9 230 10.1 303 13.2 347 15.1 396 17.3
45 to 54 years 2,491 38 1.5 66 2.6 124 5.0 174 7.0 226 9.1 267 10.7 298 12.0 333 13.4
55 to 59 years 1,096 26 2.4 30 2.7 47 4.3 65 5.9 88 8.0 104 9.5 115 10.5 131 11.9
60 to 64 years 863 19 2.2 24 2.7 46 5.3 50 5.7 67 7.8 85 9.8 89 10.3 98 11.4
65 years and over 1,946 9 0.5 32 1.6 77 4.0 141 7.3 233 12.0 334 17.2 364 18.7 430 22.1
      65 to 74 years 1,088 6 0.5 17 1.6 40 3.6 72 6.6 107 9.9 157 14.5 166 15.3 188 17.3
      75 years and over 858 3 0.4 14 1.7 38 4.4 69 8.0 125 14.6 177 20.6 198 23.0 242 28.3

Female
 
          Total 		16,837 540 3.2 877 5.2 1,434 8.5 1,953 11.6 2,531 15.0 3,176 18.9 3,477 20.6 3,855 22.9
Under 18 years 3,641 149 4.1 247 6.8 380 10.4 487 13.4 600 16.5 752 20.7 824 22.6 905 24.9
18 to 24 years 1,476 110 7.4 146 9.9 194 13.1 231 15.7 290 19.7 358 24.3 392 26.6 419 28.4
25 to 34 years 1,869 83 4.4 135 7.2 191 10.2 244 13.0 298 16.0 346 18.5 364 19.5 405 21.7
35 to 44 years 2,388 66 2.8 102 4.3 177 7.4 238 10.0 301 12.6 377 15.8 410 17.2 461 19.3
45 to 54 years 2,670 42 1.6 87 3.3 149 5.6 194 7.3 265 9.9 331 12.4 376 14.1 419 15.7
55 to 59 years 1,177 27 2.3 47 4.0 65 5.6 78 6.6 101 8.6 121 10.3 136 11.6 160 13.6
60 to 64 years 977 19 1.9 32 3.2 65 6.6 100 10.2 121 12.4 154 15.7 163 16.7 175 17.9
65 years and over 2,639 43 1.6 81 3.1 213 8.1 381 14.5 555 21.0 738 28.0 811 30.7 911 34.5
      65 to 74 years 1,286 20 1.6 37 2.9 84 6.5 149 11.6 194 15.1 280 21.8 308 23.9 348 27.1
      75 years and over 1,353 23 1.7 44 3.3 129 9.5 233 17.2 360 26.6 458 33.9 503 37.2 563 41.6

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		32,789 945 2.9 1,520 4.6 2,481 7.6 3,380 10.3 4,449 13.6 5,569 17.0 6,142 18.7 6,877 21.0
          65 years and over 4,585 52 1.1 113 2.5 290 6.3 523 11.4 787 17.2 1,072 23.4 1,174 25.6 1,341 29.3
In families (2) 27,643 569 2.1 933 3.4 1,564 5.7 2,130 7.7 2,912 10.5 3,751 13.6 4,196 15.2 4,756 17.2
      Householder 8,761 165 1.9 280 3.2 462 5.3 639 7.3 876 10.0 1,135 13.0 1,272 14.5 1,439 16.4
          Under 65 years 7,218 157 2.2 261 3.6 422 5.9 563 7.8 743 10.3 924 12.8 1,026 14.2 1,154 16.0
          65 years and over 1,543 8 0.5 19 1.3 39 2.5 76 4.9 134 8.7 211 13.7 246 15.9 285 18.5
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		7,382 289 3.9 466 6.3 719 9.7 949 12.9 1,215 16.5 1,497 20.3 1,641 22.2 1,816 24.6
              Under 6 years 2,230 120 5.4 179 8.0 256 11.5 317 14.2 398 17.8 476 21.4 520 23.3 570 25.5
              6 to 17 years 5,152 169 3.3 287 5.6 463 9.0 632 12.3 817 15.9 1,020 19.8 1,122 21.8 1,246 24.2
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		3,272 44 1.4 57 1.7 136 4.2 176 5.4 256 7.8 341 10.4 400 12.2 467 14.3
 
In married-couple families (11) 		22,295 214 1.0 384 1.7 723 3.2 1,076 4.8 1,551 7.0 2,094 9.4 2,360 10.6 2,768 12.4
      Husbands (11) 6,898 54 0.8 106 1.5 191 2.8 293 4.2 430 6.2 593 8.6 668 9.7 782 11.3
          Under 65 years 5,545 49 0.9 90 1.6 163 2.9 236 4.3 320 5.8 423 7.6 472 8.5 558 10.1
          65 years and over 1,352 5 0.4 15 1.1 28 2.1 57 4.2 110 8.1 170 12.6 196 14.5 224 16.6
      Wives (11) 6,898 54 0.8 106 1.5 191 2.8 293 4.2 430 6.2 593 8.6 668 9.7 782 11.3
          Under 65 years 5,844 51 0.9 95 1.6 169 2.9 252 4.3 352 6.0 468 8.0 516 8.8 606 10.4
          65 years and over 1,053 3 0.3 11 1.0 22 2.1 40 3.8 78 7.4 125 11.9 152 14.4 176 16.7
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		5,756 88 1.5 154 2.7 282 4.9 410 7.1 555 9.7 723 12.6 818 14.2 954 16.6
              Under 6 years 1,778 30 1.7 56 3.1 92 5.2 133 7.5 177 9.9 232 13.0 260 14.6 302 17.0
              6 to 17 years 3,978 58 1.5 98 2.5 190 4.8 277 7.0 379 9.5 492 12.4 559 14.0 652 16.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		2,284 16 0.7 17 0.7 52 2.3 69 3.0 107 4.7 142 6.2 160 7.0 194 8.5
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		1,400 38 2.7 51 3.7 87 6.2 134 9.6 198 14.2 251 17.9 290 20.7 327 23.4
      Householder 494 15 3.1 22 4.4 36 7.2 52 10.6 75 15.2 94 19.1 106 21.6 118 23.8
          Under 65 years 441 15 3.5 22 4.9 35 8.0 51 11.6 70 15.9 85 19.2 97 22.0 106 24.0
          65 years and over 53 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B) 5 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B) 12 (B)
      Related children
        18 years (9) 		349 18 5.2 24 7.0 40 11.4 56 16.1 79 22.7 98 28.1 110 31.5 124 35.4
              Under 6 years 122 5 4.3 9 7.1 17 13.9 22 18.1 35 29.0 40 32.7 44 35.9 48 39.4
              6 to 17 years 227 13 5.7 16 6.9 23 10.0 34 15.0 44 19.3 58 25.6 66 29.2 75 33.2
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		178 3 1.9 4 2.4 4 2.4 11 6.0 16 9.2 23 13.0 29 16.2 32 18.1
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		3,948 317 8.0 498 12.6 754 19.1 920 23.3 1,163 29.4 1,406 35.6 1,546 39.2 1,661 42.1
      Householder 1,370 95 6.9 153 11.1 235 17.1 294 21.4 371 27.1 447 32.7 497 36.3 539 39.4
          Under 65 years 1,128 92 8.2 148 13.1 221 19.6 272 24.1 341 30.2 398 35.3 443 39.3 475 42.1
          65 years and over 242 3 1.2 4 1.8 14 5.6 22 8.9 30 12.5 49 20.4 55 22.6 64 26.4
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		1,276 183 14.3 288 22.6 397 31.1 483 37.8 580 45.5 675 52.9 713 55.8 738 57.8
              Under 6 years 329 85 25.7 114 34.7 147 44.8 162 49.3 185 56.3 204 62.1 216 65.5 219 66.5
              6 to 17 years 947 98 10.4 174 18.4 250 26.4 320 33.8 395 41.7 471 49.7 497 52.5 519 54.8
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		810 25 3.1 36 4.4 79 9.8 96 11.9 133 16.4 176 21.7 211 26.1 241 29.7
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		95 11 12.1 25 26.8 32 33.7 38 40.4 48 50.6 59 62.5 59 62.5 60 63.4
          Under 18 years 52 7 (B) 16 (B) 19 (B) 23 (B) 29 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B) 37 (B)
              Under 6 years 7 0 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B) 3 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
              6 to 17 years 45 7 (B) 14 (B) 17 (B) 20 (B) 24 (B) 31 (B) 31 (B) 31 (B)
          18 years and over 43 5 (B) 10 (B) 13 (B) 15 (B) 19 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		5,052 364 7.2 561 11.1 885 17.5 1,211 24.0 1,489 29.5 1,759 34.8 1,887 37.3 2,061 40.8
      Male 2,293 147 6.4 231 10.1 349 15.2 452 19.7 550 24.0 642 28.0 718 31.3 795 34.7
          Under 65 years 1,872 143 7.7 214 11.4 303 16.2 371 19.8 443 23.7 500 26.7 572 30.6 619 33.0
              Living alone 869 39 4.5 59 6.8 103 11.8 131 15.1 153 17.6 172 19.8 189 21.8 206 23.7
          65 years and over 422 4 0.9 16 3.8 46 10.8 80 19.1 107 25.3 141 33.5 146 34.5 177 41.9
              Living alone 368 3 0.9 14 3.8 42 11.3 72 19.5 96 26.0 124 33.7 128 34.8 156 42.3
      Female 2,758 217 7.9 330 12.0 536 19.4 759 27.5 940 34.1 1,118 40.5 1,169 42.4 1,266 45.9
          Under 65 years 1,705 181 10.6 266 15.6 363 21.3 452 26.5 514 30.2 585 34.3 604 35.4 641 37.6
              Living alone 950 73 7.7 116 12.2 168 17.7 225 23.7 247 26.0 285 30.0 286 30.1 305 32.1
          65 years and over 1,053 35 3.4 64 6.1 173 16.4 307 29.2 425 40.4 532 50.6 565 53.7 624 59.3
              Living alone 1,001 30 3.0 58 5.8 160 16.0 289 28.8 401 40.0 504 50.4 535 53.5 593 59.2

Poverty Footnotes

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