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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, Inside principal cities

Both Sexes
                          Total (1) 32,972 2,810 8.5 4,371 13.3 5,933 18.0 8,128 24.6 9,837 29.8 11,747 35.6 12,399 37.6 13,241 40.2
Under 18 years 8,619 1,152 13.4 1,811 21.0 2,315 26.9 3,091 35.9 3,649 42.3 4,198 48.7 4,352 50.5 4,557 52.9
18 to 24 years 3,359 458 13.6 631 18.8 842 25.1 1,088 32.4 1,289 38.4 1,497 44.6 1,561 46.5 1,661 49.5
25 to 34 years 5,484 417 7.6 641 11.7 888 16.2 1,199 21.9 1,458 26.6 1,740 31.7 1,886 34.4 2,014 36.7
35 to 44 years 4,551 252 5.5 397 8.7 538 11.8 779 17.1 998 21.9 1,252 27.5 1,343 29.5 1,446 31.8
45 to 54 years 4,210 214 5.1 356 8.4 488 11.6 696 16.5 852 20.2 1,039 24.7 1,113 26.4 1,215 28.9
55 to 59 years 1,742 88 5.0 158 9.1 205 11.8 300 17.2 334 19.1 408 23.4 442 25.3 470 27.0
60 to 64 years 1,402 87 6.2 127 9.1 197 14.0 255 18.2 310 22.1 377 26.9 397 28.3 433 30.9
65 years and over 3,607 143 4.0 249 6.9 461 12.8 720 20.0 949 26.3 1,237 34.3 1,306 36.2 1,445 40.1
      65 to 74 years 1,910 72 3.8 122 6.4 240 12.6 354 18.5 442 23.1 595 31.2 638 33.4 690 36.1
      75 years and over 1,696 71 4.2 127 7.5 220 13.0 366 21.6 507 29.9 642 37.8 668 39.4 755 44.5

Male
 
          Total 		16,085 1,222 7.6 1,910 11.9 2,626 16.3 3,612 22.5 4,422 27.5 5,354 33.3 5,663 35.2 6,059 37.7
Under 18 years 4,373 576 13.2 920 21.0 1,182 27.0 1,572 35.9 1,875 42.9 2,152 49.2 2,230 51.0 2,334 53.4
18 to 24 years 1,653 167 10.1 241 14.6 339 20.5 443 26.8 534 32.3 646 39.1 677 40.9 722 43.7
25 to 34 years 2,750 159 5.8 234 8.5 348 12.7 477 17.3 612 22.3 756 27.5 817 29.7 885 32.2
35 to 44 years 2,278 91 4.0 155 6.8 223 9.8 338 14.8 440 19.3 576 25.3 631 27.7 677 29.7
45 to 54 years 2,040 98 4.8 164 8.0 218 10.7 313 15.3 392 19.2 469 23.0 507 24.9 558 27.4
55 to 59 years 843 35 4.2 64 7.6 87 10.3 134 15.9 141 16.7 170 20.2 190 22.6 208 24.7
60 to 64 years 675 42 6.1 62 9.1 94 14.0 114 17.0 135 20.0 164 24.3 170 25.1 184 27.3
65 years and over 1,472 54 3.6 71 4.8 135 9.2 222 15.1 292 19.8 421 28.6 440 29.9 491 33.4
      65 to 74 years 831 27 3.3 35 4.2 76 9.2 125 15.0 152 18.3 231 27.7 243 29.3 260 31.2
      75 years and over 640 26 4.1 36 5.6 59 9.1 97 15.2 140 21.9 191 29.8 197 30.7 231 36.1

Female
 
          Total 		16,887 1,589 9.4 2,460 14.6 3,307 19.6 4,516 26.7 5,415 32.1 6,393 37.9 6,736 39.9 7,182 42.5
Under 18 years 4,246 576 13.6 891 21.0 1,132 26.7 1,520 35.8 1,773 41.8 2,046 48.2 2,123 50.0 2,223 52.4
18 to 24 years 1,705 290 17.0 390 22.9 504 29.5 645 37.8 754 44.2 851 49.9 884 51.8 938 55.0
25 to 34 years 2,734 258 9.4 407 14.9 540 19.7 723 26.4 845 30.9 984 36.0 1,068 39.1 1,129 41.3
35 to 44 years 2,273 161 7.1 242 10.7 315 13.8 441 19.4 558 24.6 676 29.7 712 31.3 769 33.9
45 to 54 years 2,170 116 5.3 192 8.8 270 12.5 383 17.7 459 21.2 570 26.3 606 27.9 657 30.3
55 to 59 years 899 53 5.8 94 10.5 118 13.2 166 18.4 192 21.4 237 26.4 251 28.0 262 29.1
60 to 64 years 726 46 6.3 66 9.0 102 14.1 141 19.4 175 24.1 213 29.4 227 31.2 249 34.3
65 years and over 2,135 90 4.2 179 8.4 326 15.3 498 23.3 657 30.8 816 38.2 866 40.6 954 44.7
      65 to 74 years 1,079 45 4.1 87 8.0 164 15.2 229 21.2 290 26.9 365 33.8 394 36.6 430 39.8
      75 years and over 1,056 45 4.2 92 8.7 162 15.3 269 25.5 367 34.7 451 42.7 471 44.7 524 49.6

Household Relationship
 
      Total (1) 		32,972 2,810 8.5 4,371 13.3 5,933 18.0 8,128 24.6 9,837 29.8 11,747 35.6 12,399 37.6 13,241 40.2
          65 years and over 3,607 143 4.0 249 6.9 461 12.8 720 20.0 949 26.3 1,237 34.3 1,306 36.2 1,445 40.1
In families (2) 26,050 1,997 7.7 3,262 12.5 4,440 17.0 6,181 23.7 7,517 28.9 9,097 34.9 9,504 36.5 10,100 38.8
      Householder 8,236 544 6.6 878 10.7 1,206 14.6 1,709 20.8 2,089 25.4 2,573 31.2 2,696 32.7 2,890 35.1
          Under 65 years 7,026 506 7.2 811 11.5 1,093 15.6 1,541 21.9 1,869 26.6 2,254 32.1 2,356 33.5 2,518 35.8
          65 years and over 1,210 39 3.2 68 5.6 113 9.3 168 13.9 220 18.2 320 26.4 340 28.1 372 30.8
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		8,502 1,090 12.8 1,749 20.6 2,253 26.5 3,005 35.3 3,558 41.9 4,104 48.3 4,259 50.1 4,458 52.4
              Under 6 years 3,188 467 14.6 754 23.7 917 28.8 1,208 37.9 1,432 44.9 1,626 51.0 1,673 52.5 1,747 54.8
              6 to 17 years 5,314 623 11.7 995 18.7 1,336 25.1 1,797 33.8 2,126 40.0 2,478 46.6 2,586 48.7 2,711 51.0
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		2,340 102 4.4 196 8.4 321 13.7 455 19.4 568 24.3 710 30.4 745 31.8 799 34.2
 
In married-couple families (11) 		17,600 603 3.4 1,112 6.3 1,636 9.3 2,459 14.0 3,205 18.2 4,163 23.7 4,456 25.3 4,780 27.2
      Husbands (11) 5,485 151 2.7 269 4.9 399 7.3 614 11.2 803 14.6 1,083 19.7 1,165 21.2 1,264 23.1
          Under 65 years 4,517 121 2.7 231 5.1 331 7.3 517 11.4 675 15.0 872 19.3 935 20.7 1,009 22.3
          65 years and over 968 30 3.1 38 3.9 68 7.0 97 10.0 128 13.2 211 21.8 229 23.7 256 26.4
      Wives (11) 5,485 151 2.7 269 4.9 399 7.3 614 11.2 803 14.6 1,083 19.7 1,165 21.2 1,264 23.1
          Under 65 years 4,709 124 2.6 238 5.1 350 7.4 536 11.4 697 14.8 913 19.4 976 20.7 1,056 22.4
          65 years and over 776 27 3.5 32 4.1 49 6.3 78 10.0 106 13.6 169 21.8 188 24.2 208 26.8
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		5,092 250 4.9 488 9.6 702 13.8 1,033 20.3 1,335 26.2 1,654 32.5 1,764 34.6 1,862 36.6
              Under 6 years 2,020 96 4.8 230 11.4 308 15.2 445 22.0 586 29.0 712 35.2 748 37.0 782 38.7
              6 to 17 years 3,072 154 5.0 258 8.4 394 12.8 588 19.1 749 24.4 943 30.7 1,016 33.1 1,080 35.2
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		1,159 25 2.2 54 4.6 91 7.9 125 10.8 166 14.3 223 19.2 238 20.5 259 22.3
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		1,717 112 6.5 169 9.8 277 16.1 404 23.5 514 29.9 715 41.6 746 43.4 823 47.9
      Householder 607 34 5.6 53 8.8 92 15.1 132 21.7 172 28.3 239 39.4 247 40.7 271 44.7
          Under 65 years 569 33 5.8 52 9.2 86 15.2 124 21.8 161 28.3 223 39.3 232 40.7 256 44.9
          65 years and over 38 1 (B) 1 (B) 5 (B) 8 (B) 11 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B)
      Related children
        18 years (9) 		487 50 10.2 67 13.8 101 20.7 155 31.8 191 39.3 243 49.8 252 51.8 273 56.0
              Under 6 years 190 25 13.2 31 16.2 34 18.0 61 32.0 76 39.8 104 54.6 105 55.5 123 64.8
              6 to 17 years 298 25 8.3 36 12.3 67 22.4 94 31.7 116 38.9 139 46.8 147 49.3 150 50.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		157 6 3.5 8 5.3 19 11.9 27 17.4 27 17.4 47 29.6 57 36.2 73 46.3
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		6,732 1,281 19.0 1,981 29.4 2,526 37.5 3,318 49.3 3,798 56.4 4,219 62.7 4,303 63.9 4,497 66.8
      Householder 2,144 360 16.8 556 25.9 715 33.4 963 44.9 1,115 52.0 1,252 58.4 1,285 59.9 1,355 63.2
          Under 65 years 1,896 349 18.4 522 27.5 665 35.1 889 46.9 1,020 53.8 1,142 60.2 1,171 61.8 1,234 65.1
          65 years and over 248 11 4.4 34 13.5 50 20.2 74 29.6 95 38.1 110 44.2 113 45.7 121 48.6
      Related children under
        18 years (9) 		2,923 790 27.0 1,194 40.9 1,450 49.6 1,816 62.1 2,032 69.5 2,206 75.5 2,243 76.7 2,323 79.5
              Under 6 years 978 345 35.3 493 50.5 575 58.8 702 71.8 771 78.8 810 82.9 819 83.8 842 86.1
              6 to 17 years 1,945 445 22.9 701 36.0 876 45.0 1,114 57.3 1,261 64.8 1,396 71.8 1,423 73.2 1,481 76.2
      Own children 18 years
          and over (15) 		1,023 72 7.0 134 13.1 211 20.6 303 29.6 374 36.6 441 43.1 450 44.0 468 45.7
 
In unrelated subfamilies (3) 		102 45 43.9 45 43.9 45 43.9 72 70.3 73 71.1 76 74.8 76 74.8 76 74.8
          Under 18 years 65 32 (B) 32 (B) 32 (B) 49 (B) 50 (B) 51 (B) 51 (B) 51 (B)
              Under 6 years 25 20 (B) 20 (B) 20 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B)
              6 to 17 years 39 12 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B) 26 (B) 26 (B) 28 (B) 28 (B) 28 (B)
          18 years and over 37 13 (B) 13 (B) 13 (B) 22 (B) 23 (B) 25 (B) 25 (B) 25 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals (4) 		6,820 769 11.3 1,064 15.6 1,449 21.2 1,875 27.5 2,247 32.9 2,574 37.7 2,819 41.3 3,064 44.9
      Male 3,487 371 10.7 488 14.0 665 19.1 866 24.8 1,028 29.5 1,183 33.9 1,304 37.4 1,423 40.8
          Under 65 years 3,099 355 11.4 463 14.9 610 19.7 772 24.9 903 29.1 1,021 32.9 1,142 36.9 1,237 39.9
              Living alone 1,573 141 9.0 191 12.1 252 16.0 310 19.7 380 24.2 430 27.3 487 31.0 533 33.9
          65 years and over 388 17 4.3 24 6.3 55 14.1 94 24.1 126 32.4 162 41.7 162 41.7 186 48.0
              Living alone 332 12 3.7 20 6.0 50 15.1 82 24.6 109 32.8 145 43.7 145 43.7 166 50.0
      Female 3,333 398 11.9 576 17.3 784 23.5 1,009 30.3 1,219 36.6 1,391 41.7 1,515 45.5 1,641 49.2
          Under 65 years 2,458 352 14.3 471 19.2 583 23.7 708 28.8 829 33.7 932 37.9 1,028 41.8 1,105 45.0
              Living alone 1,446 139 9.6 185 12.8 231 16.0 307 21.2 371 25.6 420 29.1 466 32.2 509 35.2
          65 years and over 875 46 5.3 105 12.0 201 23.0 301 34.3 390 44.5 459 52.5 487 55.7 536 61.2
              Living alone 828 43 5.2 102 12.3 189 22.9 283 34.2 370 44.7 431 52.1 456 55.1 505 61.0

Poverty Footnotes

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