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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 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 13,647 43.6 14,952 3,744 25.0 2,674 1,239 46.3 13,680 8,664 63.3
 
Householder 		9,367 3,886 41.5 4,276 953 22.3 939 421 44.9 4,152 2,511 60.5
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 967 22.6 4,283 967 22.6 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 6,252 56.3 4,357 1,398 32.1 823 483 58.7 5,922 4,370 73.8
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 2,310 61.2 1,471 527 35.8 302 197 65.1 2,004 1,586 79.2
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 3,942 53.8 2,887 871 30.2 521 287 55.0 3,918 2,784 71.1
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 1,525 37.0 1,622 312 19.2 278 100 35.9 2,221 1,113 50.1
Other relatives 2,433 1,018 41.9 414 114 27.6 634 235 37.0 1,385 669 48.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 13,647 43.6 14,952 3,744 25.0 2,674 1,239 46.3 13,680 8,664 63.3
  Under 18 years 152 93 61.0 3 3 (B) 40 9 (B) 108 80 73.9
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,322 73.4 194 100 51.5 387 210 54.3 1,221 1,012 82.9
  25 to 34 years 6,709 3,911 58.3 2,680 966 36.0 489 248 50.6 3,540 2,698 76.2
  35 to 44 years 8,203 3,571 43.5 4,097 998 24.3 624 309 49.6 3,481 2,265 65.1
  45 to 54 years 7,150 2,256 31.5 3,932 705 17.9 612 291 47.5 2,606 1,260 48.3
  55 to 64 years 4,050 1,252 30.9 2,483 536 21.6 295 97 32.9 1,272 619 48.6
  65 years and over 3,240 1,243 38.4 1,562 437 28.0 226 75 33.2 1,452 731 50.4

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 2,590 27.2 5,246 920 17.5 1,087 357 32.8 3,177 1,313 41.3
  Under 18 years 49 30 (B) 3 3 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 136 40.4 34 6 (B) 155 50 32.1 147 80 54.4
  25 to 34 years 674 150 22.2 317 41 13.0 171 50 29.4 186 58 31.3
  35 to 44 years 1,054 333 31.5 531 124 23.3 163 40 24.4 361 169 46.9
  45 to 54 years 2,703 623 23.0 1,563 202 12.9 271 128 47.3 869 293 33.7
  55 to 64 years 2,407 576 23.9 1,540 253 16.4 165 42 25.5 701 281 40.0
  65 years and over 2,286 743 32.5 1,258 291 23.1 144 44 30.3 884 408 46.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 11,057 50.7 9,706 2,824 29.1 1,587 882 55.6 10,503 7,351 70.0
  Under 18 years 103 63 60.6 0 0 (X) 23 6 (B) 80 56 70.2
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,186 81.0 160 94 58.7 232 160 69.2 1,073 932 86.8
  25 to 34 years 6,035 3,761 62.3 2,364 924 39.1 318 197 62.0 3,354 2,639 78.7
  35 to 44 years 7,148 3,239 45.3 3,567 874 24.5 461 270 58.4 3,120 2,095 67.2
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,633 36.7 2,369 503 21.2 341 163 47.7 1,737 967 55.7
  55 to 64 years 1,643 676 41.1 943 283 30.0 130 55 42.2 571 338 59.3
  65 years and over 953 500 52.5 304 146 48.0 82 31 38.5 568 323 56.9

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 2,939 38.9 3,136 613 19.6 741 348 46.9 3,668 1,978 53.9
  Under 18 years 60 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 508 73.9 95 42 44.0 110 68 61.6 482 398 82.6
  25 to 34 years 1,381 614 44.5 546 122 22.3 166 75 45.3 670 417 62.3
  35 to 44 years 1,951 662 33.9 789 125 15.9 165 83 50.5 998 453 45.4
  45 to 54 years 2,115 634 30.0 1,039 167 16.0 183 87 47.2 892 381 42.7
  55 to 64 years 876 272 31.1 546 129 23.6 60 24 (B) 270 120 44.4
  65 years and over 475 227 47.9 122 29 23.9 41 11 (B) 313 187 59.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 8,118 57.0 6,570 2,210 33.6 846 535 63.2 6,835 5,373 78.6
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 678 87.2 65 52 (B) 122 93 76.0 591 534 90.3
  25 to 34 years 4,654 3,147 67.6 1,818 803 44.2 152 122 80.2 2,684 2,222 82.8
  35 to 44 years 5,197 2,577 49.6 2,778 749 26.9 297 186 62.8 2,122 1,642 77.4
  45 to 54 years 2,333 999 42.8 1,330 336 25.3 158 76 48.2 845 586 69.4
  55 to 64 years 768 404 52.6 397 154 38.8 70 31 (B) 301 218 72.6
  65 years and over 478 273 57.1 182 117 64.1 41 20 (B) 255 136 53.4

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 5,973 57.2 4,651 1,592 34.2 745 487 65.4 5,044 3,894 77.2
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 1,031 83.4 154 94 60.8 139 101 72.6 943 836 88.7
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,681 63.0 1,813 720 39.7 239 161 67.5 2,205 1,800 81.6
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,285 46.2 1,504 407 27.1 210 149 71.3 1,069 728 68.1
  45 to 54 years 1,357 592 43.6 795 234 29.5 96 48 50.0 467 310 66.4
  55 to 64 years 497 209 42.2 279 77 27.4 41 19 (B) 176 114 64.7
  65 years and over 294 158 53.7 106 61 57.4 20 9 (B) 168 89 52.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 3,378 51.3 2,909 784 27.0 503 321 63.7 3,172 2,273 71.7
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 510 77.1 105 55 53.0 59 46 (B) 498 408 82.0
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,465 56.9 1,051 323 30.7 192 115 59.6 1,332 1,028 77.2
  35 to 44 years 1,836 719 39.2 914 125 13.7 154 111 72.3 768 483 62.8
  45 to 54 years 868 393 45.3 526 172 32.7 64 37 (B) 277 184 66.3
  55 to 64 years 395 139 35.1 241 69 28.8 25 3 (B) 129 66 51.7
  65 years and over 233 135 58.1 72 39 (B) 9 9 (B) 152 87 57.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 2,595 67.3 1,742 808 46.4 241 166 68.9 1,872 1,621 86.6
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 521 90.6 49 38 (B) 80 54 68.3 446 428 96.1
  25 to 34 years 1,681 1,216 72.3 761 397 52.2 47 47 (B) 872 772 88.5
  35 to 44 years 947 566 59.7 590 282 47.7 56 38 (B) 301 246 81.6
  45 to 54 years 490 199 40.7 269 62 23.1 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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