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POV04: Families by Age of Householder, Number of Children, and Family Structure: 2009

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  Families (total) (10) Married-couple families (11) Families with a male householder, no wife present Families with a female householder, no husband present
All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 500% of poverty (5) Percentage below 500% of poverty (6)

All races
Families, total (10)
(Counts of families are obtained
by counting the householder
from each family.) 		78,867 54,381 69.0 58,428 36,318 62.2 5,582 4,607 82.5 14,857 13,456 90.6

Householders by age:
 
  Total 		78,867 54,381 69.0 58,428 36,318 62.2 5,582 4,607 82.5 14,857 13,456 90.6
 Under 18 years 197 172 87.7 9 6 (B) 93 80 86.1 95 86 90.9
 18 to 24 years 3,208 2,955 92.1 1,119 1,015 90.7 745 651 87.4 1,344 1,289 95.9
 25 to 34 years 13,102 10,312 78.7 8,636 6,159 71.3 1,260 1,058 83.9 3,206 3,095 96.6
 35 to 44 years 17,067 12,346 72.3 12,470 8,132 65.2 1,124 968 86.1 3,473 3,246 93.5
 45 to 54 years 18,176 11,142 61.3 13,896 7,542 54.3 1,233 967 78.5 3,048 2,633 86.4
 55 to 64 years 13,711 7,709 56.2 11,409 5,868 51.4 631 467 74.1 1,672 1,374 82.2
 65 years and over 13,405 9,744 72.7 10,890 7,596 69.8 496 417 84.0 2,019 1,731 85.8

Families without related children by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		40,046 23,975 59.9 32,309 17,858 55.3 2,753 2,056 74.7 4,985 4,062 81.5
 Under 18 years 88 68 77.0 5 2 (B) 48 37 (B) 36 29 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,138 939 82.4 454 381 84.0 414 330 79.8 271 227 83.8
 25 to 34 years 3,085 1,675 54.3 2,265 1,070 47.3 527 376 71.4 294 228 77.7
 35 to 44 years 3,123 1,786 57.2 2,304 1,102 47.8 332 253 76.2 487 431 88.5
 45 to 54 years 8,861 4,699 53.0 7,064 3,315 46.9 620 447 72.1 1,177 937 79.6
 55 to 64 years 11,347 5,950 52.4 9,819 4,795 48.8 425 294 69.1 1,103 861 78.1
 65 years and over 12,404 8,860 71.4 10,399 7,193 69.2 388 319 82.2 1,618 1,348 83.4

Families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		38,820 30,406 78.3 26,119 18,460 70.7 2,829 2,552 90.2 9,872 9,394 95.2
 Under 18 years 109 105 96.4 4 4 (B) 45 43 (B) 60 58 (B)
 18 to 24 years 2,070 2,016 97.4 666 634 95.2 331 321 96.8 1,073 1,062 99.0
 25 to 34 years 10,016 8,637 86.2 6,371 5,089 79.9 734 682 92.9 2,912 2,867 98.5
 35 to 44 years 13,944 10,560 75.7 10,166 7,030 69.1 792 715 90.3 2,986 2,815 94.3
 45 to 54 years 9,316 6,444 69.2 6,832 4,227 61.9 613 520 84.9 1,871 1,697 90.7
 55 to 64 years 2,364 1,760 74.4 1,589 1,073 67.5 205 173 84.3 570 513 90.1
 65 years and over 1,002 885 88.3 492 403 82.1 109 98 90.3 401 383 95.5

Families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		16,871 12,546 74.4 10,273 6,469 63.0 1,720 1,516 88.1 4,878 4,561 93.5
 Under 18 years 60 59 (B) 3 3 (B) 28 27 (B) 29 29 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,245 1,202 96.6 377 352 93.4 223 213 95.4 645 637 98.8
 25 to 34 years 3,882 3,019 77.8 2,403 1,613 67.1 434 393 90.6 1,046 1,013 96.9
 35 to 44 years 4,461 3,250 72.8 2,691 1,637 60.8 431 381 88.5 1,340 1,232 91.9
 45 to 54 years 5,095 3,417 67.1 3,478 1,988 57.2 390 326 83.7 1,227 1,103 89.9
 55 to 64 years 1,514 1,069 70.6 1,017 639 62.8 146 116 79.3 351 314 89.3
 65 years and over 613 530 86.5 305 237 77.9 68 59 (B) 240 234 97.4

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		21,949 17,860 81.4 15,846 11,991 75.7 1,109 1,036 93.5 4,994 4,832 96.8
 Under 18 years 49 46 (B) 1 1 (B) 17 16 (B) 31 29 (B)
 18 to 24 years 825 814 98.7 289 282 97.6 108 108 99.6 428 424 99.2
 25 to 34 years 6,134 5,618 91.6 3,968 3,476 87.6 300 289 96.2 1,866 1,854 99.3
 35 to 44 years 9,483 7,310 77.1 7,475 5,393 72.1 362 334 92.4 1,646 1,583 96.2
 45 to 54 years 4,220 3,026 71.7 3,353 2,239 66.8 223 194 87.0 644 594 92.2
 55 to 64 years 850 691 81.3 572 434 75.9 59 57 (B) 218 200 91.3
 65 years and over 389 354 91.2 187 166 88.8 40 39 (B) 162 150 92.6

Families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		17,501 14,203 81.2 12,158 9,073 74.6 1,202 1,116 92.9 4,141 4,013 96.9
 Under 18 years 29 29 (B) 4 4 (B) 10 9 (B) 15 15 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,738 1,697 97.7 624 594 95.2 184 182 98.7 930 921 99.1
 25 to 34 years 7,527 6,374 84.7 5,200 4,106 79.0 535 497 92.9 1,792 1,771 98.8
 35 to 44 years 5,654 4,021 71.1 4,614 3,052 66.1 264 242 91.6 775 727 93.8
 45 to 54 years 1,637 1,308 79.9 1,172 880 75.1 121 105 86.7 344 323 93.9
 55 to 64 years 614 503 81.9 388 305 78.6 49 43 (B) 177 155 87.6
 65 years and over 302 270 89.5 156 132 84.7 39 38 (B) 107 100 93.5

Families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		12,153 9,677 79.6 8,200 5,906 72.0 920 843 91.7 3,033 2,928 96.5
 Under 18 years 23 22 (B) 3 3 (B) 8 8 (B) 12 12 (B)
 18 to 24 years 1,155 1,125 97.4 392 369 94.2 142 139 98.2 622 617 99.2
 25 to 34 years 4,994 4,133 82.8 3,307 2,492 75.3 411 380 92.4 1,276 1,262 98.9
 35 to 44 years 4,005 2,814 70.3 3,157 2,032 64.4 212 193 90.7 635 589 92.7
 45 to 54 years 1,256 981 78.1 904 662 73.2 90 74 82.1 262 245 93.6
 55 to 64 years 484 389 80.5 311 242 77.8 33 27 (B) 140 120 85.9
 65 years and over 236 211 89.7 126 105 83.8 24 24 (B) 86 83 96.2

Families with 2 or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (13)
 
  Total 		5,348 4,526 84.6 3,958 3,167 80.0 282 273 96.7 1,107 1,085 98.0
 Under 18 years 6 6 (B) 1 1 (B) 2 2 (B) 4 4 (B)
 18 to 24 years 583 572 98.2 232 225 97.0 43 43 (B) 308 304 98.8
 25 to 34 years 2,533 2,241 88.5 1,893 1,614 85.3 124 117 94.6 516 509 98.8
 35 to 44 years 1,649 1,207 73.2 1,457 1,020 70.0 52 49 (B) 140 138 98.6
 45 to 54 years 381 327 85.8 268 218 81.3 31 31 (B) 82 78 95.0
 55 to 64 years 129 113 87.5 76 62 81.8 16 16 (B) 37 35 (B)
 65 years and over 66 59 (B) 30 27 (B) 15 15 (B) 21 17 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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