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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 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 10,106 32.3 14,952 2,325 15.5 2,674 886 33.1 13,680 6,895 50.4
 
Householder 		9,367 2,828 30.2 4,276 569 13.3 939 299 31.8 4,152 1,960 47.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 579 13.5 4,283 579 13.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 4,995 45.0 4,357 938 21.5 823 367 44.5 5,922 3,689 62.3
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 1,884 49.9 1,471 340 23.1 302 156 51.6 2,004 1,388 69.3
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 3,110 42.5 2,887 598 20.7 521 211 40.5 3,918 2,301 58.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 1,002 24.3 1,622 166 10.2 278 57 20.6 2,221 779 35.1
Other relatives 2,433 702 28.9 414 72 17.4 634 164 25.8 1,385 466 33.7

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 10,106 32.3 14,952 2,325 15.5 2,674 886 33.1 13,680 6,895 50.4
  Under 18 years 152 68 44.5 3 0 (B) 40 9 (B) 108 58 53.9
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,075 59.7 194 78 40.2 387 134 34.5 1,221 864 70.8
  25 to 34 years 6,709 3,050 45.5 2,680 587 21.9 489 204 41.7 3,540 2,259 63.8
  35 to 44 years 8,203 2,728 33.3 4,097 727 17.7 624 215 34.5 3,481 1,786 51.3
  45 to 54 years 7,150 1,584 22.2 3,932 360 9.1 612 210 34.4 2,606 1,014 38.9
  55 to 64 years 4,050 835 20.6 2,483 328 13.2 295 73 24.7 1,272 433 34.1
  65 years and over 3,240 767 23.7 1,562 245 15.7 226 41 18.2 1,452 481 33.1

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 1,537 16.2 5,246 486 9.3 1,087 236 21.7 3,177 815 25.7
  Under 18 years 49 9 (B) 3 0 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 6 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 86 25.6 34 6 (B) 155 28 18.3 147 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 1,054 203 19.2 531 79 14.9 163 16 10.0 361 107 29.7
  45 to 54 years 2,703 381 14.1 1,563 65 4.2 271 95 34.9 869 221 25.5
  55 to 64 years 2,407 359 14.9 1,540 154 10.0 165 28 17.0 701 177 25.2
  65 years and over 2,286 412 18.0 1,258 157 12.5 144 21 14.6 884 233 26.4

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 8,569 39.3 9,706 1,839 18.9 1,587 650 41.0 10,503 6,080 57.9
  Under 18 years 103 59 57.2 0 0 (X) 23 6 (B) 80 53 65.8
  18 to 24 years 1,465 989 67.5 160 72 45.0 232 105 45.4 1,073 812 75.6
  25 to 34 years 6,035 2,961 49.1 2,364 563 23.8 318 159 50.0 3,354 2,240 66.8
  35 to 44 years 7,148 2,525 35.3 3,567 648 18.2 461 199 43.1 3,120 1,679 53.8
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,203 27.1 2,369 295 12.4 341 116 34.0 1,737 793 45.6
  55 to 64 years 1,643 476 28.9 943 174 18.5 130 45 34.5 571 257 44.9
  65 years and over 953 355 37.2 304 88 28.8 82 20 24.5 568 247 43.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 2,091 27.7 3,136 335 10.7 741 226 30.6 3,668 1,530 41.7
  Under 18 years 60 18 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 18 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 414 60.2 95 39 41.6 110 32 29.5 482 342 70.9
  25 to 34 years 1,381 430 31.1 546 54 9.9 166 58 34.9 670 318 47.5
  35 to 44 years 1,951 484 24.8 789 75 9.6 165 63 38.3 998 346 34.7
  45 to 54 years 2,115 414 19.6 1,039 84 8.1 183 55 30.2 892 275 30.8
  55 to 64 years 876 172 19.7 546 66 12.1 60 18 (B) 270 88 32.6
  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 6,478 45.5 6,570 1,504 22.9 846 424 50.1 6,835 4,550 66.6
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 575 73.9 65 32 (B) 122 73 59.8 591 470 79.5
  25 to 34 years 4,654 2,532 54.4 1,818 509 28.0 152 101 66.5 2,684 1,922 71.6
  35 to 44 years 5,197 2,041 39.3 2,778 572 20.6 297 136 45.7 2,122 1,333 62.8
  45 to 54 years 2,333 789 33.8 1,330 210 15.8 158 61 38.4 845 518 61.3
  55 to 64 years 768 304 39.5 397 108 27.3 70 27 (B) 301 168 56.0
  65 years and over 478 196 41.0 182 71 39.3 41 20 (B) 255 104 41.0

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 4,826 46.2 4,651 1,056 22.7 745 383 51.4 5,044 3,387 67.2
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 901 72.9 154 72 46.6 139 82 59.3 943 747 79.2
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,107 49.5 1,813 420 23.2 239 131 54.6 2,205 1,556 70.6
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,082 38.9 1,504 329 21.9 210 119 56.7 1,069 634 59.3
  45 to 54 years 1,357 443 32.6 795 154 19.4 96 25 25.7 467 264 56.6
  55 to 64 years 497 158 31.9 279 38 13.5 41 18 (B) 176 103 58.3
  65 years and over 294 118 40.1 106 43 40.4 20 9 (B) 168 67 39.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 2,605 39.6 2,909 470 16.1 503 229 45.6 3,172 1,906 60.1
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 444 67.1 105 43 40.9 59 34 (B) 498 367 73.7
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,093 42.4 1,051 164 15.6 192 86 44.7 1,332 843 63.3
  35 to 44 years 1,836 605 32.9 914 99 10.8 154 84 55.0 768 421 54.8
  45 to 54 years 868 264 30.5 526 113 21.4 64 14 (B) 277 138 49.8
  55 to 64 years 395 88 22.2 241 30 12.6 25 2 (B) 129 55 43.0
  65 years and over 233 95 40.8 72 21 (B) 9 9 (B) 152 65 43.1

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 2,220 57.6 1,742 586 33.6 241 153 63.6 1,872 1,481 79.1
  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 1,014 60.4 761 256 33.7 47 45 (B) 872 713 81.8
  35 to 44 years 947 477 50.4 590 230 39.0 56 34 (B) 301 213 70.5
  45 to 54 years 490 179 36.5 269 42 15.5 32 11 (B) 189 126 66.7
  55 to 64 years 102 71 69.5 38 7 (B) 16 16 (B) 47 47 (B)
  65 years and over 61 23 (B) 34 22 (B) 11 0 (B) 16 1 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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