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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)

South

Both Sexes
                          Total (1) 110,666 7,069 6.4 11,119 10.0 15,862 14.3 21,865 19.8 27,559 24.9 33,490 30.3 35,888 32.4 38,874 35.1
Under 18 years 27,652 2,699 9.8 4,198 15.2 5,664 20.5 7,659 27.7 9,302 33.6 10,930 39.5 11,509 41.6 12,258 44.3
18 to 24 years 10,294 1,014 9.9 1,449 14.1 1,987 19.3 2,600 25.3 3,135 30.5 3,698 35.9 3,919 38.1 4,180 40.6
25 to 34 years 14,876 979 6.6 1,528 10.3 2,148 14.4 2,905 19.5 3,608 24.3 4,347 29.2 4,694 31.6 5,107 34.3
35 to 44 years 15,284 668 4.4 1,098 7.2 1,580 10.3 2,178 14.2 2,930 19.2 3,657 23.9 3,949 25.8 4,287 28.0
45 to 54 years 15,850 660 4.2 1,080 6.8 1,541 9.7 2,142 13.5 2,688 17.0 3,320 20.9 3,610 22.8 3,998 25.2
55 to 59 years 6,769 308 4.5 517 7.6 688 10.2 933 13.8 1,128 16.7 1,472 21.7 1,591 23.5 1,698 25.1
60 to 64 years 5,747 296 5.1 431 7.5 657 11.4 893 15.5 1,142 19.9 1,374 23.9 1,490 25.9 1,630 28.4
65 years and over 14,195 446 3.1 818 5.8 1,597 11.2 2,554 18.0 3,627 25.5 4,693 33.1 5,125 36.1 5,716 40.3
      65 to 74 years 7,951 226 2.8 397 5.0 774 9.7 1,197 15.1 1,674 21.1 2,198 27.6 2,433 30.6 2,751 34.6
      75 years and over 6,244 220 3.5 421 6.7 823 13.2 1,358 21.7 1,952 31.3 2,496 40.0 2,693 43.1 2,965 47.5

Male
 
          Total 		54,100 3,066 5.7 4,915 9.1 7,015 13.0 9,730 18.0 12,354 22.8 15,174 28.0 16,334 30.2 17,758 32.8
Under 18 years 14,129 1,380 9.8 2,206 15.6 2,934 20.8 3,950 28.0 4,764 33.7 5,589 39.6 5,887 41.7 6,270 44.4
18 to 24 years 5,186 354 6.8 540 10.4 804 15.5 1,085 20.9 1,340 25.8 1,631 31.4 1,740 33.6 1,873 36.1
25 to 34 years 7,410 350 4.7 547 7.4 819 11.1 1,146 15.5 1,518 20.5 1,873 25.3 2,035 27.5 2,258 30.5
35 to 44 years 7,535 256 3.4 451 6.0 677 9.0 937 12.4 1,275 16.9 1,629 21.6 1,783 23.7 1,946 25.8
45 to 54 years 7,711 298 3.9 498 6.5 703 9.1 986 12.8 1,273 16.5 1,561 20.2 1,703 22.1 1,889 24.5
55 to 59 years 3,259 150 4.6 246 7.5 322 9.9 455 13.9 534 16.4 700 21.5 770 23.6 811 24.9
60 to 64 years 2,713 125 4.6 194 7.1 298 11.0 399 14.7 500 18.4 612 22.6 656 24.2 713 26.3
65 years and over 6,156 154 2.5 234 3.8 458 7.4 774 12.6 1,149 18.7 1,579 25.6 1,760 28.6 1,997 32.4
      65 to 74 years 3,660 78 2.1 114 3.1 229 6.3 386 10.5 563 15.4 815 22.3 917 25.1 1,050 28.7
      75 years and over 2,496 76 3.1 120 4.8 229 9.2 388 15.5 586 23.5 763 30.6 843 33.8 947 37.9

Female
 
          Total 		56,566 4,003 7.1 6,204 11.0 8,847 15.6 12,134 21.5 15,205 26.9 18,316 32.4 19,554 34.6 21,116 37.3
Under 18 years 13,523 1,319 9.8 1,992 14.7 2,731 20.2 3,709 27.4 4,538 33.6 5,341 39.5 5,622 41.6 5,988 44.3
18 to 24 years 5,107 661 12.9 909 17.8 1,184 23.2 1,515 29.7 1,795 35.2 2,067 40.5 2,178 42.7 2,307 45.2
25 to 34 years 7,466 629 8.4 982 13.1 1,329 17.8 1,759 23.6 2,090 28.0 2,474 33.1 2,659 35.6 2,849 38.2
35 to 44 years 7,749 412 5.3 647 8.4 903 11.6 1,241 16.0 1,655 21.4 2,027 26.2 2,167 28.0 2,341 30.2
45 to 54 years 8,138 362 4.4 582 7.2 838 10.3 1,157 14.2 1,415 17.4 1,759 21.6 1,907 23.4 2,109 25.9
55 to 59 years 3,510 158 4.5 272 7.7 366 10.4 478 13.6 594 16.9 771 22.0 821 23.4 886 25.3
60 to 64 years 3,034 170 5.6 237 7.8 359 11.8 494 16.3 642 21.1 762 25.1 834 27.5 917 30.2
65 years and over 8,038 292 3.6 584 7.3 1,139 14.2 1,781 22.2 2,477 30.8 3,115 38.7 3,365 41.9 3,719 46.3
      65 to 74 years 4,290 148 3.5 284 6.6 545 12.7 811 18.9 1,111 25.9 1,382 32.2 1,516 35.3 1,700 39.6
      75 years and over 3,748 144 3.8 301 8.0 594 15.8 970 25.9 1,366 36.4 1,732 46.2 1,850 49.4 2,019 53.9

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		110,666 7,069 6.4 11,119 10.0 15,862 14.3 21,865 19.8 27,559 24.9 33,490 30.3 35,888 32.4 38,874 35.1
          65 years and over 14,195 446 3.1 818 5.8 1,597 11.2 2,554 18.0 3,627 25.5 4,693 33.1 5,125 36.1 5,716 40.3
In families (2) 91,959 4,993 5.4 8,079 8.8 11,647 12.7 16,343 17.8 20,719 22.5 25,663 27.9 27,458 29.9 29,784 32.4
      Householder 29,563 1,441 4.9 2,324 7.9 3,342 11.3 4,728 16.0 6,021 20.4 7,546 25.5 8,113 27.4 8,842 29.9
          Under 65 years 24,528 1,303 5.3 2,095 8.5 2,961 12.1 4,127 16.8 5,153 21.0 6,343 25.9 6,751 27.5 7,304 29.8
          65 years and over 5,035 138 2.7 229 4.5 381 7.6 601 11.9 868 17.2 1,203 23.9 1,362 27.1 1,538 30.5
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		27,249 2,520 9.2 3,996 14.7 5,444 20.0 7,394 27.1 8,998 33.0 10,618 39.0 11,193 41.1 11,935 43.8
              Under 6 years 9,401 1,105 11.8 1,733 18.4 2,223 23.7 2,939 31.3 3,514 37.4 4,081 43.4 4,257 45.3 4,522 48.1
              6 to 17 years 17,848 1,415 7.9 2,263 12.7 3,221 18.0 4,456 25.0 5,484 30.7 6,538 36.6 6,935 38.9 7,412 41.5
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		8,632 317 3.7 562 6.5 928 10.7 1,305 15.1 1,715 19.9 2,181 25.3 2,323 26.9 2,520 29.2
 
In married-couple families (11) 		68,619 1,799 2.6 3,081 4.5 4,825 7.0 7,194 10.5 10,015 14.6 13,327 19.4 14,662 21.4 16,318 23.8
      Husbands (11) 21,848 503 2.3 824 3.8 1,287 5.9 1,939 8.9 2,725 12.5 3,723 17.0 4,134 18.9 4,627 21.2
          Under 65 years 17,400 393 2.3 676 3.9 1,045 6.0 1,571 9.0 2,142 12.3 2,851 16.4 3,113 17.9 3,442 19.8
          65 years and over 4,448 110 2.5 148 3.3 243 5.5 369 8.3 582 13.1 872 19.6 1,021 23.0 1,185 26.6
      Wives (11) 21,848 503 2.3 824 3.8 1,287 5.9 1,939 8.9 2,725 12.5 3,723 17.0 4,134 18.9 4,627 21.2
          Under 65 years 18,524 412 2.2 705 3.8 1,092 5.9 1,627 8.8 2,247 12.1 3,006 16.2 3,291 17.8 3,651 19.7
          65 years and over 3,324 91 2.7 119 3.6 195 5.9 312 9.4 478 14.4 717 21.6 843 25.4 976 29.4
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		18,421 666 3.6 1,203 6.5 1,858 10.1 2,751 14.9 3,716 20.2 4,744 25.8 5,154 28.0 5,654 30.7
              Under 6 years 6,413 256 4.0 524 8.2 746 11.6 1,103 17.2 1,474 23.0 1,857 29.0 1,995 31.1 2,179 34.0
              6 to 17 years 12,008 409 3.4 679 5.7 1,112 9.3 1,648 13.7 2,242 18.7 2,887 24.0 3,160 26.3 3,475 28.9
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		5,122 86 1.7 173 3.4 292 5.7 403 7.9 605 11.8 827 16.2 894 17.4 1,000 19.5
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		5,483 350 6.4 550 10.0 845 15.4 1,303 23.8 1,621 29.6 2,127 38.8 2,248 41.0 2,434 44.4
      Householder 1,911 111 5.8 178 9.3 282 14.7 428 22.4 542 28.4 697 36.5 738 38.6 800 41.8
          Under 65 years 1,750 108 6.1 172 9.8 265 15.1 394 22.5 494 28.2 634 36.2 671 38.3 730 41.7
          65 years and over 161 4 2.2 6 4.0 16 10.3 34 21.3 48 29.7 63 39.4 67 41.6 70 43.3
      Related children
        18 years (9) 		1,546 160 10.4 231 15.0 323 20.9 505 32.7 605 39.1 761 49.3 793 51.3 855 55.3
              Under 6 years 532 67 12.6 86 16.2 117 21.9 185 34.7 219 41.2 291 54.7 305 57.2 341 64.1
              6 to 17 years 1,013 93 9.2 145 14.3 207 20.4 320 31.6 386 38.1 470 46.4 488 48.2 514 50.8
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		584 26 4.4 38 6.5 65 11.2 98 16.7 121 20.7 175 30.1 195 33.4 217 37.1
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		17,857 2,843 15.9 4,449 24.9 5,977 33.5 7,847 43.9 9,083 50.9 10,209 57.2 10,548 59.1 11,032 61.8
      Householder 5,804 828 14.3 1,322 22.8 1,773 30.5 2,360 40.7 2,754 47.5 3,125 53.9 3,241 55.8 3,415 58.8
          Under 65 years 5,037 788 15.6 1,229 24.4 1,623 32.2 2,138 42.4 2,474 49.1 2,794 55.5 2,889 57.4 3,043 60.4
          65 years and over 767 40 5.2 93 12.1 150 19.6 222 29.0 280 36.6 332 43.3 352 45.9 372 48.6
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		7,282 1,694 23.3 2,561 35.2 3,263 44.8 4,138 56.8 4,677 64.2 5,113 70.2 5,245 72.0 5,425 74.5
              Under 6 years 2,456 782 31.8 1,123 45.7 1,361 55.4 1,651 67.2 1,821 74.1 1,932 78.7 1,958 79.7 2,002 81.5
              6 to 17 years 4,826 913 18.9 1,438 29.8 1,902 39.4 2,487 51.5 2,856 59.2 3,181 65.9 3,287 68.1 3,423 70.9
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		2,926 206 7.0 350 12.0 571 19.5 804 27.5 989 33.8 1,179 40.3 1,234 42.2 1,303 44.5
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		392 145 37.1 176 45.0 202 51.5 248 63.2 287 73.3 295 75.1 299 76.2 302 77.1
          Under 18 years 244 96 39.4 118 48.3 134 54.9 163 66.8 188 77.2 192 78.6 194 79.7 194 79.7
              Under 6 years 114 58 50.9 71 62.1 82 71.8 89 78.2 93 81.3 93 81.3 94 82.9 94 82.9
              6 to 17 years 130 38 29.3 47 36.2 52 40.2 74 56.9 96 73.6 99 76.3 100 76.8 100 76.8
          18 years and over 148 49 33.2 59 39.6 68 45.8 85 57.1 99 66.9 103 69.3 104 70.4 108 72.9
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		18,315 1,931 10.5 2,863 15.6 4,014 21.9 5,274 28.8 6,553 35.8 7,532 41.1 8,131 44.4 8,788 48.0
      Male 8,851 851 9.6 1,248 14.1 1,701 19.2 2,235 25.2 2,761 31.2 3,155 35.6 3,442 38.9 3,730 42.1
          Under 65 years 7,604 816 10.7 1,183 15.6 1,529 20.1 1,917 25.2 2,309 30.4 2,598 34.2 2,858 37.6 3,093 40.7
              Living alone 3,894 320 8.2 512 13.2 679 17.4 836 21.5 1,031 26.5 1,146 29.4 1,257 32.3 1,365 35.1
          65 years and over 1,246 35 2.8 65 5.2 173 13.9 318 25.5 453 36.3 557 44.7 584 46.8 637 51.1
              Living alone 1,060 29 2.8 58 5.4 153 14.4 278 26.3 398 37.6 481 45.4 502 47.4 542 51.2
      Female 9,465 1,080 11.4 1,615 17.1 2,312 24.4 3,039 32.1 3,791 40.1 4,378 46.3 4,690 49.5 5,059 53.4
          Under 65 years 6,241 933 15.0 1,266 20.3 1,586 25.4 1,911 30.6 2,246 36.0 2,525 40.5 2,743 44.0 2,943 47.2
              Living alone 3,614 321 8.9 491 13.6 652 18.0 840 23.2 1,017 28.1 1,174 32.5 1,290 35.7 1,413 39.1
          65 years and over 3,224 147 4.6 349 10.8 726 22.5 1,128 35.0 1,545 47.9 1,852 57.5 1,947 60.4 2,115 65.6
              Living alone 3,055 136 4.5 329 10.8 691 22.6 1,065 34.9 1,454 47.6 1,749 57.3 1,837 60.1 1,992 65.2

Poverty Footnotes

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