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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 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 135% of poverty (5) Percentage below 135% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 10,423 33.3 14,952 2,450 16.4 2,674 907 33.9 13,680 7,066 51.7
 
Householder 		9,367 2,913 31.1 4,276 605 14.2 939 307 32.7 4,152 2,001 48.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 614 14.3 4,283 614 14.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 5,123 46.1 4,357 981 22.5 823 373 45.3 5,922 3,769 63.6
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 1,928 51.1 1,471 358 24.3 302 156 51.6 2,004 1,415 70.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 3,195 43.6 2,887 624 21.6 521 217 41.6 3,918 2,354 60.1
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 1,036 25.1 1,622 171 10.5 278 57 20.6 2,221 808 36.4
Other relatives 2,433 736 30.2 414 78 18.9 634 170 26.8 1,385 488 35.2

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 10,423 33.3 14,952 2,450 16.4 2,674 907 33.9 13,680 7,066 51.7
  Under 18 years 152 71 46.8 3 0 (B) 40 9 (B) 108 62 57.1
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,117 62.0 194 78 40.2 387 137 35.4 1,221 902 73.9
  25 to 34 years 6,709 3,128 46.6 2,680 610 22.8 489 207 42.2 3,540 2,311 65.3
  35 to 44 years 8,203 2,775 33.8 4,097 744 18.1 624 221 35.3 3,481 1,810 52.0
  45 to 54 years 7,150 1,666 23.3 3,932 410 10.4 612 216 35.3 2,606 1,040 39.9
  55 to 64 years 4,050 859 21.2 2,483 342 13.8 295 76 25.8 1,272 440 34.6
  65 years and over 3,240 808 24.9 1,562 267 17.1 226 41 18.2 1,452 501 34.5

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 1,605 16.9 5,246 521 9.9 1,087 242 22.3 3,177 842 26.5
  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 92 13.6 317 25 7.8 171 48 27.7 186 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 2,703 391 14.5 1,563 75 4.8 271 95 34.9 869 222 25.5
  55 to 64 years 2,407 379 15.8 1,540 164 10.7 165 31 19.0 701 184 26.2
  65 years and over 2,286 446 19.5 1,258 172 13.6 144 21 14.6 884 253 28.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 8,818 40.5 9,706 1,930 19.9 1,587 664 41.9 10,503 6,224 59.3
  Under 18 years 103 63 60.6 0 0 (X) 23 6 (B) 80 56 70.2
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,031 70.4 160 72 45.0 232 109 46.9 1,073 850 79.2
  25 to 34 years 6,035 3,036 50.3 2,364 585 24.8 318 159 50.0 3,354 2,292 68.3
  35 to 44 years 7,148 2,572 36.0 3,567 665 18.6 461 204 44.3 3,120 1,703 54.6
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,275 28.7 2,369 335 14.1 341 121 35.6 1,737 819 47.1
  55 to 64 years 1,643 479 29.2 943 178 18.9 130 45 34.5 571 257 44.9
  65 years and over 953 362 38.0 304 95 31.3 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 2,145 28.4 3,136 350 11.2 741 237 32.1 3,668 1,558 42.5
  Under 18 years 60 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 431 62.8 95 39 41.6 110 32 29.5 482 360 74.6
  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 1,951 496 25.4 789 75 9.6 165 69 41.7 998 352 35.3
  45 to 54 years 2,115 431 20.4 1,039 96 9.2 183 61 33.2 892 275 30.8
  55 to 64 years 876 176 20.1 546 70 12.8 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 6,673 46.8 6,570 1,580 24.0 846 427 50.5 6,835 4,666 68.3
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 599 77.0 65 32 (B) 122 76 62.6 591 491 83.0
  25 to 34 years 4,654 2,606 56.0 1,818 532 29.2 152 101 66.5 2,684 1,974 73.5
  35 to 44 years 5,197 2,076 39.9 2,778 589 21.2 297 136 45.7 2,122 1,351 63.7
  45 to 54 years 2,333 844 36.2 1,330 239 18.0 158 61 38.4 845 544 64.4
  55 to 64 years 768 304 39.5 397 108 27.3 70 27 (B) 301 168 56.0
  65 years and over 478 203 42.5 182 79 43.3 41 20 (B) 255 104 41.0

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 4,927 47.2 4,651 1,099 23.6 745 383 51.4 5,044 3,445 68.3
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 928 75.1 154 72 46.6 139 82 59.3 943 774 82.0
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,151 50.5 1,813 433 23.9 239 131 54.6 2,205 1,587 72.0
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,089 39.1 1,504 337 22.4 210 119 56.7 1,069 634 59.3
  45 to 54 years 1,357 459 33.8 795 170 21.4 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 294 125 42.6 106 50 47.4 20 9 (B) 168 67 39.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 2,649 40.2 2,909 489 16.8 503 229 45.6 3,172 1,931 60.9
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 450 68.0 105 43 40.9 59 34 (B) 498 373 74.9
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,113 43.2 1,051 166 15.7 192 86 44.7 1,332 862 64.7
  35 to 44 years 1,836 611 33.3 914 105 11.5 154 84 55.0 768 421 54.8
  45 to 54 years 868 268 30.9 526 116 22.1 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 233 102 44.0 72 29 (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 2,278 59.1 1,742 610 35.1 241 153 63.6 1,872 1,514 80.9
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 478 83.1 49 29 (B) 80 48 59.9 446 401 90.0
  25 to 34 years 1,681 1,038 61.7 761 268 35.1 47 45 (B) 872 726 83.2
  35 to 44 years 947 478 50.5 590 231 39.2 56 34 (B) 301 213 70.5
  45 to 54 years 490 191 39.0 269 54 20.0 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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