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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 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 125% of poverty (5) Percentage below 125% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 9,671 30.9 14,952 2,178 14.6 2,674 855 32.0 13,680 6,638 48.5
 
Householder 		9,367 2,701 28.8 4,276 529 12.4 939 286 30.5 4,152 1,886 45.4
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 537 12.5 4,283 537 12.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 4,816 43.4 4,357 887 20.4 823 352 42.7 5,922 3,578 60.4
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 1,802 47.7 1,471 317 21.5 302 148 49.0 2,004 1,338 66.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 3,014 41.1 2,887 570 19.8 521 204 39.1 3,918 2,240 57.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 947 23.0 1,622 159 9.8 278 57 20.6 2,221 730 32.9
Other relatives 2,433 670 27.5 414 66 15.9 634 159 25.2 1,385 445 32.1

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 9,671 30.9 14,952 2,178 14.6 2,674 855 32.0 13,680 6,638 48.5
  Under 18 years 152 68 44.5 3 0 (B) 40 9 (B) 108 58 53.9
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,049 58.3 194 78 40.2 387 130 33.5 1,221 842 69.0
  25 to 34 years 6,709 2,932 43.7 2,680 561 20.9 489 197 40.3 3,540 2,174 61.4
  35 to 44 years 8,203 2,626 32.0 4,097 684 16.7 624 203 32.5 3,481 1,739 49.9
  45 to 54 years 7,150 1,509 21.1 3,932 340 8.6 612 210 34.4 2,606 959 36.8
  55 to 64 years 4,050 768 19.0 2,483 296 11.9 295 73 24.7 1,272 399 31.4
  65 years and over 3,240 719 22.2 1,562 219 14.1 226 33 14.4 1,452 467 32.2

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 1,450 15.2 5,246 445 8.5 1,087 232 21.4 3,177 772 24.3
  Under 18 years 49 9 (B) 3 0 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 6 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 82 24.4 34 6 (B) 155 24 15.7 147 52 35.1
  25 to 34 years 674 89 13.2 317 25 7.8 171 45 26.2 186 19 10.4
  35 to 44 years 1,054 190 18.0 531 76 14.3 163 16 10.0 361 98 27.1
  45 to 54 years 2,703 361 13.3 1,563 60 3.8 271 95 34.9 869 206 23.8
  55 to 64 years 2,407 326 13.5 1,540 137 8.9 165 28 17.0 701 160 22.9
  65 years and over 2,286 394 17.2 1,258 142 11.3 144 21 14.6 884 231 26.1

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 8,221 37.7 9,706 1,732 17.8 1,587 622 39.2 10,503 5,866 55.9
  Under 18 years 103 59 57.2 0 0 (X) 23 6 (B) 80 53 65.8
  18 to 24 years 1,465 968 66.0 160 72 45.0 232 105 45.4 1,073 790 73.6
  25 to 34 years 6,035 2,843 47.1 2,364 536 22.7 318 152 47.9 3,354 2,155 64.3
  35 to 44 years 7,148 2,435 34.1 3,567 608 17.1 461 186 40.4 3,120 1,641 52.6
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,148 25.8 2,369 280 11.8 341 116 34.0 1,737 753 43.3
  55 to 64 years 1,643 442 26.9 943 158 16.8 130 45 34.5 571 239 41.8
  65 years and over 953 325 34.1 304 78 25.6 82 11 14.1 568 236 41.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 1,978 26.2 3,136 329 10.5 741 212 28.6 3,668 1,437 39.2
  Under 18 years 60 18 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 399 58.0 95 39 41.6 110 32 29.5 482 327 67.8
  25 to 34 years 1,381 399 28.9 546 54 9.9 166 51 30.8 670 294 43.9
  35 to 44 years 1,951 464 23.8 789 75 9.6 165 55 33.7 998 333 33.4
  45 to 54 years 2,115 375 17.8 1,039 78 7.5 183 55 30.2 892 242 27.2
  55 to 64 years 876 163 18.6 546 66 12.1 60 18 (B) 270 79 29.3
  65 years and over 475 159 33.5 122 16 13.3 41 0 (B) 313 143 45.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 6,244 43.8 6,570 1,404 21.4 846 410 48.5 6,835 4,430 64.8
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 569 73.1 65 32 (B) 122 73 59.8 591 463 78.4
  25 to 34 years 4,654 2,444 52.5 1,818 482 26.5 152 101 66.5 2,684 1,861 69.3
  35 to 44 years 5,197 1,971 37.9 2,778 533 19.2 297 131 44.1 2,122 1,308 61.6
  45 to 54 years 2,333 773 33.1 1,330 202 15.2 158 61 38.4 845 510 60.4
  55 to 64 years 768 279 36.3 397 92 23.3 70 27 (B) 301 160 53.1
  65 years and over 478 166 34.8 182 62 33.8 41 11 (B) 255 93 36.6

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 4,603 44.1 4,651 994 21.4 745 362 48.6 5,044 3,246 64.4
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 887 71.8 154 72 46.6 139 82 59.3 943 733 77.7
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,008 47.2 1,813 394 21.7 239 131 54.6 2,205 1,484 67.3
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,045 37.5 1,504 313 20.8 210 106 50.8 1,069 626 58.5
  45 to 54 years 1,357 408 30.1 795 146 18.4 96 25 25.7 467 237 50.9
  55 to 64 years 497 150 30.1 279 38 13.5 41 18 (B) 176 94 53.4
  65 years and over 294 88 30.0 106 33 31.1 20 0 (B) 168 55 32.9

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 2,462 37.4 2,909 441 15.2 503 209 41.4 3,172 1,812 57.1
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 430 65.0 105 43 40.9 59 34 (B) 498 353 70.9
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,024 39.8 1,051 145 13.8 192 86 44.7 1,332 793 59.5
  35 to 44 years 1,836 592 32.3 914 99 10.8 154 72 46.9 768 421 54.8
  45 to 54 years 868 246 28.3 526 113 21.4 64 14 (B) 277 119 43.0
  55 to 64 years 395 88 22.2 241 30 12.6 25 2 (B) 129 55 43.0
  65 years and over 233 65 28.1 72 11 (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 2,141 55.5 1,742 553 31.8 241 153 63.6 1,872 1,434 76.6
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 457 79.6 49 29 (B) 80 48 59.9 446 380 85.4
  25 to 34 years 1,681 984 58.5 761 248 32.6 47 45 (B) 872 691 79.2
  35 to 44 years 947 453 47.8 590 214 36.2 56 34 (B) 301 205 68.0
  45 to 54 years 490 162 33.2 269 33 12.4 32 11 (B) 189 118 62.5
  55 to 64 years 102 62 61.0 38 7 (B) 16 16 (B) 47 39 (B)
  65 years and over 61 23 (B) 34 22 (B) 11 0 (B) 16 1 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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