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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)

Midwest

Both Sexes
                          Total (1) 65,589 3,478 5.3 5,592 8.5 8,120 12.4 10,790 16.5 13,720 20.9 16,692 25.4 17,891 27.3 19,526 29.8
Under 18 years 16,043 1,355 8.4 2,157 13.4 2,995 18.7 3,816 23.8 4,611 28.7 5,419 33.8 5,720 35.7 6,157 38.4
18 to 24 years 6,383 554 8.7 798 12.5 1,132 17.7 1,478 23.2 1,833 28.7 2,132 33.4 2,303 36.1 2,463 38.6
25 to 34 years 8,418 502 6.0 749 8.9 1,068 12.7 1,452 17.2 1,810 21.5 2,182 25.9 2,348 27.9 2,567 30.5
35 to 44 years 8,846 327 3.7 548 6.2 819 9.3 1,064 12.0 1,354 15.3 1,685 19.0 1,843 20.8 2,030 22.9
45 to 54 years 10,050 362 3.6 603 6.0 831 8.3 1,076 10.7 1,397 13.9 1,727 17.2 1,831 18.2 2,028 20.2
55 to 59 years 4,152 117 2.8 235 5.7 322 7.8 450 10.8 570 13.7 688 16.6 743 17.9 807 19.4
60 to 64 years 3,447 89 2.6 189 5.5 286 8.3 369 10.7 491 14.2 627 18.2 688 20.0 736 21.3
65 years and over 8,250 172 2.1 315 3.8 666 8.1 1,085 13.2 1,655 20.1 2,232 27.1 2,415 29.3 2,738 33.2
      65 to 74 years 4,299 81 1.9 142 3.3 301 7.0 473 11.0 688 16.0 938 21.8 1,027 23.9 1,153 26.8
      75 years and over 3,951 91 2.3 173 4.4 365 9.2 612 15.5 967 24.5 1,293 32.7 1,388 35.1 1,585 40.1

Male
 
          Total 		32,186 1,579 4.9 2,482 7.7 3,577 11.1 4,758 14.8 6,076 18.9 7,421 23.1 7,995 24.8 8,814 27.4
Under 18 years 8,184 688 8.4 1,085 13.3 1,514 18.5 1,950 23.8 2,362 28.9 2,772 33.9 2,908 35.5 3,150 38.5
18 to 24 years 3,310 253 7.6 366 11.0 517 15.6 666 20.1 855 25.8 1,021 30.8 1,114 33.7 1,201 36.3
25 to 34 years 4,166 152 3.7 233 5.6 364 8.7 535 12.9 689 16.5 871 20.9 958 23.0 1,078 25.9
35 to 44 years 4,349 124 2.8 200 4.6 316 7.3 414 9.5 544 12.5 689 15.8 766 17.6 855 19.7
45 to 54 years 4,979 187 3.8 299 6.0 399 8.0 503 10.1 660 13.3 799 16.0 846 17.0 949 19.1
55 to 59 years 2,059 65 3.2 105 5.1 141 6.9 208 10.1 267 13.0 325 15.8 355 17.3 390 18.9
60 to 64 years 1,628 45 2.8 96 5.9 131 8.0 163 10.0 204 12.5 250 15.4 273 16.8 292 17.9
65 years and over 3,513 65 1.8 98 2.8 194 5.5 319 9.1 494 14.1 695 19.8 774 22.0 901 25.6
      65 to 74 years 1,937 37 1.9 58 3.0 99 5.1 160 8.3 235 12.1 327 16.9 367 18.9 419 21.6
      75 years and over 1,576 28 1.8 40 2.6 94 6.0 159 10.1 259 16.4 368 23.3 408 25.9 482 30.6

Female
 
          Total 		33,403 1,899 5.7 3,111 9.3 4,543 13.6 6,032 18.1 7,645 22.9 9,270 27.8 9,896 29.6 10,711 32.1
Under 18 years 7,859 668 8.5 1,072 13.6 1,481 18.8 1,866 23.7 2,248 28.6 2,647 33.7 2,812 35.8 3,007 38.3
18 to 24 years 3,073 301 9.8 433 14.1 615 20.0 812 26.4 977 31.8 1,111 36.2 1,189 38.7 1,263 41.1
25 to 34 years 4,253 350 8.2 516 12.1 703 16.5 916 21.5 1,121 26.4 1,311 30.8 1,390 32.7 1,489 35.0
35 to 44 years 4,497 203 4.5 347 7.7 502 11.2 650 14.5 810 18.0 996 22.1 1,077 24.0 1,175 26.1
45 to 54 years 5,071 175 3.4 304 6.0 431 8.5 573 11.3 737 14.5 928 18.3 985 19.4 1,079 21.3
55 to 59 years 2,094 51 2.5 130 6.2 181 8.7 243 11.6 302 14.4 363 17.3 387 18.5 417 19.9
60 to 64 years 1,819 44 2.4 93 5.1 156 8.6 206 11.3 287 15.8 377 20.7 416 22.8 444 24.4
65 years and over 4,737 107 2.3 217 4.6 473 10.0 766 16.2 1,161 24.5 1,537 32.4 1,641 34.6 1,838 38.8
      65 to 74 years 2,362 44 1.9 84 3.6 202 8.6 313 13.3 453 19.2 611 25.9 660 27.9 734 31.1
      75 years and over 2,375 63 2.6 133 5.6 271 11.4 453 19.1 708 29.8 925 39.0 981 41.3 1,104 46.5

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		65,589 3,478 5.3 5,592 8.5 8,120 12.4 10,790 16.5 13,720 20.9 16,692 25.4 17,891 27.3 19,526 29.8
          65 years and over 8,250 172 2.1 315 3.8 666 8.1 1,085 13.2 1,655 20.1 2,232 27.1 2,415 29.3 2,738 33.2
In families (2) 53,885 2,386 4.4 3,955 7.3 5,705 10.6 7,573 14.1 9,616 17.8 11,898 22.1 12,778 23.7 14,032 26.0
      Householder 17,561 707 4.0 1,187 6.8 1,679 9.6 2,220 12.6 2,852 16.2 3,580 20.4 3,856 22.0 4,252 24.2
          Under 65 years 14,653 651 4.4 1,108 7.6 1,529 10.4 1,999 13.6 2,506 17.1 3,077 21.0 3,296 22.5 3,587 24.5
          65 years and over 2,908 56 1.9 79 2.7 150 5.1 222 7.6 346 11.9 502 17.3 561 19.3 665 22.9
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		15,808 1,286 8.1 2,066 13.1 2,869 18.1 3,668 23.2 4,445 28.1 5,237 33.1 5,530 35.0 5,966 37.7
              Under 6 years 5,448 531 9.7 825 15.1 1,134 20.8 1,429 26.2 1,729 31.7 2,031 37.3 2,150 39.5 2,295 42.1
              6 to 17 years 10,359 755 7.3 1,242 12.0 1,735 16.7 2,239 21.6 2,716 26.2 3,206 30.9 3,380 32.6 3,671 35.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		5,107 107 2.1 172 3.4 320 6.3 483 9.5 649 12.7 870 17.0 940 18.4 1,048 20.5
 
In married-couple families (11) 		41,583 728 1.8 1,415 3.4 2,198 5.3 3,231 7.8 4,459 10.7 5,926 14.3 6,544 15.7 7,325 17.6
      Husbands (11) 13,307 194 1.5 378 2.8 579 4.3 846 6.4 1,200 9.0 1,635 12.3 1,817 13.7 2,054 15.4
          Under 65 years 10,767 152 1.4 320 3.0 476 4.4 693 6.4 950 8.8 1,265 11.8 1,391 12.9 1,547 14.4
          65 years and over 2,540 42 1.7 58 2.3 103 4.1 152 6.0 249 9.8 370 14.6 426 16.8 507 20.0
      Wives (11) 13,307 194 1.5 378 2.8 579 4.3 846 6.4 1,200 9.0 1,635 12.3 1,817 13.7 2,054 15.4
          Under 65 years 11,294 161 1.4 330 2.9 495 4.4 723 6.4 997 8.8 1,333 11.8 1,466 13.0 1,631 14.4
          65 years and over 2,013 33 1.6 48 2.4 84 4.2 123 6.1 203 10.1 303 15.0 351 17.4 423 21.0
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		11,136 307 2.8 599 5.4 917 8.2 1,313 11.8 1,750 15.7 2,239 20.1 2,433 21.8 2,695 24.2
              Under 6 years 3,901 131 3.4 241 6.2 376 9.6 544 13.9 728 18.7 921 23.6 1,003 25.7 1,094 28.1
              6 to 17 years 7,235 176 2.4 358 5.0 541 7.5 770 10.6 1,022 14.1 1,318 18.2 1,430 19.8 1,601 22.1
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		3,278 23 0.7 45 1.4 86 2.6 154 4.7 224 6.8 316 9.6 364 11.1 406 12.4
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		3,216 172 5.4 315 9.8 453 14.1 628 19.5 848 26.4 1,039 32.3 1,107 34.4 1,221 38.0
      Householder 1,169 60 5.2 111 9.5 160 13.7 223 19.0 295 25.3 357 30.5 382 32.6 428 36.6
          Under 65 years 1,064 59 5.5 109 10.3 152 14.2 209 19.7 275 25.9 331 31.1 354 33.3 396 37.2
          65 years and over 106 2 1.7 2 1.7 9 8.1 13 12.7 20 19.2 26 24.2 28 26.3 32 30.3
      Related children
        18 years (9) 		959 73 7.6 144 15.0 194 20.2 272 28.4 349 36.4 429 44.8 447 46.6 486 50.7
              Under 6 years 370 24 6.5 57 15.5 75 20.4 111 30.1 143 38.6 187 50.5 196 53.0 218 59.0
              6 to 17 years 589 49 8.4 86 14.7 119 20.1 161 27.4 206 34.9 242 41.2 250 42.5 268 45.5
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		369 10 2.7 13 3.5 25 6.9 41 11.0 54 14.7 61 16.6 66 17.8 72 19.6
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		9,086 1,486 16.4 2,225 24.5 3,054 33.6 3,714 40.9 4,309 47.4 4,933 54.3 5,127 56.4 5,486 60.4
      Householder 3,085 453 14.7 698 22.6 940 30.5 1,152 37.4 1,356 44.0 1,587 51.5 1,658 53.7 1,770 57.4
          Under 65 years 2,667 438 16.4 674 25.3 892 33.5 1,082 40.6 1,261 47.3 1,459 54.7 1,527 57.2 1,617 60.6
          65 years and over 418 14 3.4 25 5.9 47 11.4 70 16.7 95 22.7 128 30.7 131 31.4 153 36.6
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		3,712 905 24.4 1,324 35.7 1,758 47.4 2,082 56.1 2,346 63.2 2,568 69.2 2,650 71.4 2,785 75.0
              Under 6 years 1,177 376 31.9 527 44.7 683 58.0 774 65.8 858 72.9 924 78.5 951 80.8 982 83.5
              6 to 17 years 2,535 530 20.9 797 31.4 1,075 42.4 1,308 51.6 1,488 58.7 1,645 64.9 1,699 67.0 1,802 71.1
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		1,460 75 5.1 114 7.8 209 14.3 289 19.8 371 25.4 493 33.7 510 35.0 570 39.0
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		272 64 23.6 96 35.3 142 52.1 171 62.7 192 70.6 217 79.8 226 82.9 226 82.9
          Under 18 years 169 39 23.2 57 33.7 89 52.7 108 64.0 122 72.2 138 81.9 144 85.1 144 85.1
              Under 6 years 44 17 (B) 25 (B) 33 (B) 39 (B) 42 (B) 43 (B) 43 (B) 43 (B)
              6 to 17 years 125 22 17.8 32 25.2 56 45.1 69 55.0 80 63.9 95 76.2 101 80.5 101 80.5
          18 years and over 103 25 24.3 39 37.9 53 51.1 63 60.8 70 67.8 79 76.4 82 79.4 82 79.4
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		11,432 1,028 9.0 1,541 13.5 2,273 19.9 3,046 26.6 3,913 34.2 4,577 40.0 4,887 42.7 5,268 46.1
      Male 5,582 535 9.6 753 13.5 1,045 18.7 1,345 24.1 1,668 29.9 1,916 34.3 2,071 37.1 2,256 40.4
          Under 65 years 4,823 516 10.7 720 14.9 971 20.1 1,203 24.9 1,458 30.2 1,636 33.9 1,773 36.8 1,920 39.8
              Living alone 2,573 155 6.0 264 10.3 391 15.2 518 20.2 638 24.8 735 28.6 780 30.3 880 34.2
          65 years and over 759 19 2.5 33 4.4 74 9.7 142 18.7 210 27.7 279 36.8 298 39.2 336 44.3
              Living alone 689 14 2.0 27 3.9 64 9.3 127 18.4 189 27.5 250 36.3 268 39.0 298 43.3
      Female 5,851 493 8.4 788 13.5 1,228 21.0 1,701 29.1 2,244 38.4 2,662 45.5 2,817 48.1 3,012 51.5
          Under 65 years 3,871 442 11.4 658 17.0 915 23.6 1,162 30.0 1,435 37.1 1,620 41.8 1,729 44.7 1,827 47.2
              Living alone 2,214 160 7.2 285 12.9 430 19.4 564 25.5 722 32.6 816 36.9 862 39.0 915 41.3
          65 years and over 1,980 50 2.5 130 6.6 313 15.8 539 27.2 810 40.9 1,042 52.6 1,088 55.0 1,185 59.8
              Living alone 1,907 45 2.3 118 6.2 297 15.6 511 26.8 767 40.2 990 51.9 1,036 54.3 1,131 59.3

Poverty Footnotes

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