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POV05: People in Families by Relationship to Householder, Age of Householder, Number of Related Children Present, 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)

  People in families (total) (2) People in married-couple families (11) People in families with a male householder, no wife present People in families with a female householder, no husband present
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 7,642 24.4 14,952 1,551 10.4 2,674 664 24.8 13,680 5,427 39.7
 
Householder 		9,367 2,125 22.7 4,276 366 8.6 939 234 25.0 4,152 1,524 36.7
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 368 8.6 4,283 368 8.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 3,919 35.3 4,357 664 15.2 823 257 31.2 5,922 2,998 50.6
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 1,532 40.6 1,471 254 17.3 302 102 33.7 2,004 1,176 58.7
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 2,387 32.6 2,887 410 14.2 521 155 29.8 3,918 1,821 46.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 715 17.3 1,622 110 6.8 278 39 14.1 2,221 565 25.4
Other relatives 2,433 516 21.2 414 42 10.2 634 134 21.1 1,385 340 24.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 7,642 24.4 14,952 1,551 10.4 2,674 664 24.8 13,680 5,427 39.7
  Under 18 years 152 46 30.2 3 0 (B) 40 3 (B) 108 43 39.6
  18 to 24 years 1,801 910 50.5 194 48 24.6 387 104 27.0 1,221 758 62.1
  25 to 34 years 6,709 2,393 35.7 2,680 430 16.1 489 137 28.0 3,540 1,825 51.6
  35 to 44 years 8,203 2,018 24.6 4,097 466 11.4 624 171 27.3 3,481 1,382 39.7
  45 to 54 years 7,150 1,210 16.9 3,932 268 6.8 612 177 28.9 2,606 765 29.4
  55 to 64 years 4,050 567 14.0 2,483 199 8.0 295 48 16.2 1,272 321 25.2
  65 years and over 3,240 499 15.4 1,562 141 9.0 226 25 11.0 1,452 333 22.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 1,061 11.2 5,246 285 5.4 1,087 202 18.5 3,177 575 18.1
  Under 18 years 49 9 (B) 3 0 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 6 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 73 21.8 34 6 (B) 155 24 15.7 147 43 29.4
  25 to 34 years 674 68 10.1 317 15 4.9 171 39 22.6 186 14 7.5
  35 to 44 years 1,054 119 11.3 531 37 7.0 163 16 10.0 361 66 18.2
  45 to 54 years 2,703 277 10.3 1,563 40 2.6 271 78 28.7 869 159 18.3
  55 to 64 years 2,407 256 10.6 1,540 106 6.9 165 28 17.0 701 122 17.4
  65 years and over 2,286 259 11.3 1,258 80 6.4 144 13 9.3 884 165 18.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 6,582 30.2 9,706 1,266 13.0 1,587 463 29.2 10,503 4,852 46.2
  Under 18 years 103 37 36.1 0 0 (X) 23 0 (B) 80 37 46.5
  18 to 24 years 1,465 837 57.1 160 42 26.1 232 80 34.5 1,073 715 66.6
  25 to 34 years 6,035 2,325 38.5 2,364 415 17.5 318 98 31.0 3,354 1,811 54.0
  35 to 44 years 7,148 1,899 26.6 3,567 428 12.0 461 154 33.4 3,120 1,316 42.2
  45 to 54 years 4,447 933 21.0 2,369 227 9.6 341 99 29.1 1,737 606 34.9
  55 to 64 years 1,643 312 19.0 943 93 9.9 130 20 15.2 571 198 34.7
  65 years and over 953 240 25.2 304 60 19.9 82 11 14.1 568 168 29.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 1,577 20.9 3,136 243 7.7 741 179 24.2 3,668 1,155 31.5
  Under 18 years 60 13 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 13 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 357 51.9 95 29 30.8 110 32 28.9 482 296 61.3
  25 to 34 years 1,381 297 21.5 546 34 6.1 166 38 22.9 670 225 33.6
  35 to 44 years 1,951 381 19.5 789 55 6.9 165 53 31.9 998 274 27.5
  45 to 54 years 2,115 291 13.8 1,039 62 6.0 183 42 23.2 892 186 20.9
  55 to 64 years 876 134 15.3 546 47 8.5 60 14 (B) 270 73 27.1
  65 years and over 475 105 22.1 122 16 13.3 41 0 (B) 313 89 28.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 5,005 35.1 6,570 1,024 15.6 846 284 33.6 6,835 3,697 54.1
  Under 18 years 43 25 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 0 (B) 37 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 480 61.7 65 13 (B) 122 48 39.6 591 419 71.0
  25 to 34 years 4,654 2,028 43.6 1,818 381 21.0 152 61 39.7 2,684 1,586 59.1
  35 to 44 years 5,197 1,517 29.2 2,778 374 13.5 297 102 34.3 2,122 1,042 49.1
  45 to 54 years 2,333 642 27.5 1,330 165 12.4 158 57 35.9 845 420 49.7
  55 to 64 years 768 177 23.1 397 47 11.8 70 6 (B) 301 125 41.6
  65 years and over 478 135 28.3 182 44 24.3 41 11 (B) 255 80 31.2

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 3,849 36.9 4,651 789 17.0 745 243 32.6 5,044 2,817 55.8
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 763 61.7 154 42 27.0 139 57 41.1 943 664 70.4
  25 to 34 years 4,256 1,666 39.1 1,813 324 17.9 239 84 35.0 2,205 1,258 57.1
  35 to 44 years 2,783 870 31.2 1,504 241 16.0 210 79 37.9 1,069 549 51.4
  45 to 54 years 1,357 355 26.1 795 138 17.3 96 21 21.5 467 196 42.1
  55 to 64 years 497 102 20.6 279 23 8.4 41 2 (B) 176 77 43.5
  65 years and over 294 77 26.2 106 22 20.4 20 0 (B) 168 55 32.9

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 2,007 30.5 2,909 328 11.3 503 157 31.3 3,172 1,521 48.0
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 377 57.0 105 33 31.1 59 34 (B) 498 311 62.4
  25 to 34 years 2,576 805 31.2 1,051 105 10.0 192 49 25.4 1,332 651 48.9
  35 to 44 years 1,836 475 25.9 914 63 6.9 154 59 38.3 768 354 46.0
  45 to 54 years 868 206 23.7 526 112 21.2 64 14 (B) 277 80 28.8
  55 to 64 years 395 74 18.6 241 16 6.7 25 2 (B) 129 55 43.0
  65 years and over 233 54 23.3 72 0 (B) 9 0 (B) 152 54 35.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 1,842 47.8 1,742 461 26.5 241 85 35.3 1,872 1,295 69.2
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 386 67.1 49 9 (B) 80 23 29.0 446 354 79.4
  25 to 34 years 1,681 861 51.2 761 219 28.8 47 35 (B) 872 607 69.6
  35 to 44 years 947 394 41.6 590 178 30.1 56 21 (B) 301 196 65.0
  45 to 54 years 490 149 30.5 269 26 9.7 32 7 (B) 189 117 61.6
  55 to 64 years 102 29 28.0 38 7 (B) 16 0 (B) 47 21 (B)
  65 years and over 61 23 (B) 34 22 (B) 11 0 (B) 16 1 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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