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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 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 185% of poverty (5) Percentage below 185% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 14,321 45.7 14,952 4,095 27.4 2,674 1,276 47.7 13,680 8,951 65.4
 
Householder 		9,367 4,081 43.6 4,276 1,044 24.4 939 438 46.7 4,152 2,599 62.6
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 1,062 24.8 4,283 1,062 24.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 6,501 58.6 4,357 1,520 34.9 823 492 59.8 5,922 4,489 75.8
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 2,381 63.0 1,471 564 38.4 302 205 67.9 2,004 1,611 80.4
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 4,121 56.2 2,887 956 33.1 521 287 55.1 3,918 2,878 73.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 1,629 39.5 1,622 348 21.5 278 106 38.0 2,221 1,175 52.9
Other relatives 2,433 1,048 43.1 414 121 29.2 634 240 37.9 1,385 687 49.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 14,321 45.7 14,952 4,095 27.4 2,674 1,276 47.7 13,680 8,951 65.4
  Under 18 years 152 93 61.0 3 3 (B) 40 9 (B) 108 80 73.9
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,344 74.6 194 100 51.5 387 216 55.9 1,221 1,028 84.2
  25 to 34 years 6,709 4,011 59.8 2,680 1,026 38.3 489 261 53.4 3,540 2,723 76.9
  35 to 44 years 8,203 3,813 46.5 4,097 1,127 27.5 624 309 49.6 3,481 2,377 68.3
  45 to 54 years 7,150 2,407 33.7 3,932 788 20.0 612 295 48.2 2,606 1,324 50.8
  55 to 64 years 4,050 1,316 32.5 2,483 561 22.6 295 102 34.6 1,272 652 51.3
  65 years and over 3,240 1,338 41.3 1,562 489 31.3 226 82 36.4 1,452 766 52.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 2,748 28.9 5,246 1,008 19.2 1,087 378 34.7 3,177 1,363 42.9
  Under 18 years 49 30 (B) 3 3 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 142 42.2 34 6 (B) 155 56 36.0 147 80 54.4
  25 to 34 years 674 152 22.6 317 41 13.0 171 53 30.8 186 58 31.3
  35 to 44 years 1,054 342 32.4 531 124 23.3 163 40 24.4 361 178 49.4
  45 to 54 years 2,703 651 24.1 1,563 219 14.0 271 128 47.3 869 303 34.9
  55 to 64 years 2,407 611 25.4 1,540 278 18.0 165 47 28.7 701 286 40.8
  65 years and over 2,286 821 35.9 1,258 337 26.8 144 51 35.2 884 433 49.0

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 11,573 53.1 9,706 3,087 31.8 1,587 898 56.6 10,503 7,588 72.2
  Under 18 years 103 63 60.6 0 0 (X) 23 6 (B) 80 56 70.2
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,202 82.1 160 94 58.7 232 160 69.2 1,073 948 88.3
  25 to 34 years 6,035 3,859 63.9 2,364 985 41.7 318 209 65.6 3,354 2,665 79.5
  35 to 44 years 7,148 3,471 48.6 3,567 1,003 28.1 461 270 58.4 3,120 2,199 70.5
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,756 39.5 2,369 569 24.0 341 167 49.0 1,737 1,020 58.7
  55 to 64 years 1,643 705 42.9 943 284 30.1 130 55 42.2 571 367 64.2
  65 years and over 953 517 54.2 304 152 50.0 82 31 38.5 568 333 58.7

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 3,118 41.3 3,136 667 21.3 741 362 48.9 3,668 2,088 56.9
  Under 18 years 60 22 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 513 74.7 95 42 44.0 110 68 61.6 482 403 83.7
  25 to 34 years 1,381 634 45.9 546 122 22.4 166 85 51.6 670 426 63.6
  35 to 44 years 1,951 737 37.8 789 154 19.5 165 83 50.5 998 500 50.1
  45 to 54 years 2,115 696 32.9 1,039 192 18.5 183 91 49.6 892 413 46.3
  55 to 64 years 876 279 31.9 546 129 23.6 60 24 (B) 270 127 47.1
  65 years and over 475 238 50.0 122 29 23.9 41 11 (B) 313 197 63.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 8,455 59.3 6,570 2,419 36.8 846 536 63.3 6,835 5,500 80.5
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 689 88.6 65 52 (B) 122 93 76.0 591 545 92.1
  25 to 34 years 4,654 3,225 69.3 1,818 863 47.5 152 123 80.8 2,684 2,239 83.4
  35 to 44 years 5,197 2,735 52.6 2,778 850 30.6 297 186 62.8 2,122 1,699 80.0
  45 to 54 years 2,333 1,060 45.4 1,330 377 28.3 158 76 48.2 845 607 71.8
  55 to 64 years 768 426 55.4 397 155 39.1 70 31 (B) 301 239 79.6
  65 years and over 478 279 58.4 182 123 67.5 41 20 (B) 255 136 53.4

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 6,179 59.2 4,651 1,705 36.7 745 503 67.5 5,044 3,971 78.7
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 1,036 83.8 154 94 60.8 139 101 72.6 943 842 89.2
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,751 64.6 1,813 761 42.0 239 173 72.3 2,205 1,818 82.5
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,369 49.2 1,504 459 30.5 210 149 71.3 1,069 761 71.2
  45 to 54 years 1,357 625 46.1 795 254 32.0 96 52 54.4 467 319 68.4
  55 to 64 years 497 223 44.8 279 78 27.8 41 19 (B) 176 126 71.5
  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 3,513 53.3 2,909 845 29.0 503 336 66.8 3,172 2,332 73.5
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 515 77.9 105 55 53.0 59 46 (B) 498 413 83.1
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,516 58.9 1,051 344 32.7 192 126 65.5 1,332 1,046 78.5
  35 to 44 years 1,836 773 42.1 914 157 17.2 154 111 72.3 768 505 65.7
  45 to 54 years 868 404 46.6 526 178 33.8 64 42 (B) 277 185 66.5
  55 to 64 years 395 152 38.4 241 70 29.2 25 3 (B) 129 79 61.1
  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 2,667 69.2 1,742 861 49.4 241 166 68.9 1,872 1,639 87.6
  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 1,235 73.5 761 416 54.7 47 47 (B) 872 772 88.5
  35 to 44 years 947 596 62.9 590 301 51.0 56 38 (B) 301 257 85.2
  45 to 54 years 490 221 45.2 269 76 28.3 32 11 (B) 189 134 71.0
  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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