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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 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 200% of poverty (5) Percentage below 200% of poverty (6)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 15,321 48.9 14,952 4,584 30.7 2,674 1,339 50.1 13,680 9,397 68.7
 
Householder 		9,367 4,363 46.6 4,276 1,164 27.2 939 463 49.3 4,152 2,735 65.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 1,187 27.7 4,283 1,187 27.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 6,897 62.1 4,357 1,708 39.2 823 513 62.3 5,922 4,676 79.0
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 2,488 65.9 1,471 623 42.3 302 210 69.5 2,004 1,656 82.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 4,409 60.2 2,887 1,086 37.6 521 303 58.1 3,918 3,021 77.1
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 1,770 43.0 1,622 399 24.6 278 113 40.7 2,221 1,258 56.6
Other relatives 2,433 1,103 45.3 414 125 30.2 634 250 39.5 1,385 728 52.5

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 15,321 48.9 14,952 4,584 30.7 2,674 1,339 50.1 13,680 9,397 68.7
  Under 18 years 152 100 65.6 3 3 (B) 40 16 (B) 108 80 73.9
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,369 76.0 194 108 55.5 387 216 55.9 1,221 1,045 85.6
  25 to 34 years 6,709 4,252 63.4 2,680 1,130 42.2 489 273 55.8 3,540 2,848 80.5
  35 to 44 years 8,203 4,114 50.2 4,097 1,291 31.5 624 328 52.6 3,481 2,496 71.7
  45 to 54 years 7,150 2,599 36.4 3,932 885 22.5 612 310 50.6 2,606 1,404 53.9
  55 to 64 years 4,050 1,422 35.1 2,483 615 24.8 295 108 36.5 1,272 700 55.0
  65 years and over 3,240 1,464 45.2 1,562 552 35.3 226 88 39.1 1,452 824 56.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 2,978 31.3 5,246 1,120 21.3 1,087 396 36.4 3,177 1,462 46.0
  Under 18 years 49 30 (B) 3 3 (B) 17 3 (B) 28 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 143 42.5 34 6 (B) 155 56 36.0 147 81 55.0
  25 to 34 years 674 167 24.8 317 51 16.2 171 56 32.6 186 60 32.1
  35 to 44 years 1,054 377 35.7 531 143 27.0 163 43 26.5 361 190 52.6
  45 to 54 years 2,703 712 26.3 1,563 245 15.7 271 131 48.5 869 335 38.6
  55 to 64 years 2,407 657 27.3 1,540 297 19.3 165 53 32.0 701 307 43.8
  65 years and over 2,286 892 39.0 1,258 373 29.6 144 54 37.1 884 465 52.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 12,343 56.6 9,706 3,464 35.7 1,587 944 59.5 10,503 7,935 75.5
  Under 18 years 103 70 67.4 0 0 (X) 23 13 (B) 80 56 70.2
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,226 83.7 160 102 63.6 232 160 69.2 1,073 964 89.8
  25 to 34 years 6,035 4,084 67.7 2,364 1,079 45.6 318 217 68.3 3,354 2,789 83.1
  35 to 44 years 7,148 3,738 52.3 3,567 1,147 32.2 461 285 61.7 3,120 2,306 73.9
  45 to 54 years 4,447 1,887 42.4 2,369 640 27.0 341 178 52.3 1,737 1,069 61.5
  55 to 64 years 1,643 765 46.5 943 318 33.7 130 55 42.2 571 392 68.7
  65 years and over 953 572 60.0 304 179 58.8 82 35 42.6 568 359 63.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 3,388 44.9 3,136 750 23.9 741 400 54.0 3,668 2,238 61.0
  Under 18 years 60 29 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 7 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 526 76.6 95 50 52.4 110 68 61.6 482 409 84.7
  25 to 34 years 1,381 699 50.6 546 146 26.8 166 94 56.8 670 459 68.5
  35 to 44 years 1,951 797 40.9 789 160 20.3 165 92 55.8 998 545 54.6
  45 to 54 years 2,115 761 36.0 1,039 205 19.7 183 100 54.8 892 455 51.1
  55 to 64 years 876 314 35.8 546 149 27.3 60 24 (B) 270 141 52.2
  65 years and over 475 261 55.0 122 39 32.0 41 15 (B) 313 208 66.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 8,955 62.8 6,570 2,715 41.3 846 544 64.3 6,835 5,697 83.4
  Under 18 years 43 41 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 35 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 700 90.0 65 52 (B) 122 93 76.0 591 556 94.0
  25 to 34 years 4,654 3,385 72.7 1,818 932 51.3 152 123 80.8 2,684 2,330 86.8
  35 to 44 years 5,197 2,940 56.6 2,778 987 35.5 297 193 65.0 2,122 1,761 83.0
  45 to 54 years 2,333 1,126 48.3 1,330 435 32.7 158 78 49.3 845 613 72.6
  55 to 64 years 768 451 58.8 397 168 42.5 70 31 (B) 301 252 83.6
  65 years and over 478 311 65.0 182 140 76.8 41 20 (B) 255 151 59.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 6,525 62.5 4,651 1,908 41.0 745 511 68.6 5,044 4,106 81.4
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 1,059 85.7 154 101 65.5 139 101 72.6 943 858 90.9
  25 to 34 years 4,256 2,895 68.0 1,813 827 45.6 239 181 75.9 2,205 1,886 85.6
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,487 53.4 1,504 526 35.0 210 149 71.3 1,069 811 75.9
  45 to 54 years 1,357 655 48.2 795 283 35.6 96 52 54.4 467 320 68.5
  55 to 64 years 497 230 46.4 279 85 30.6 41 19 (B) 176 126 71.5
  65 years and over 294 183 62.2 106 86 81.0 20 9 (B) 168 89 52.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 3,774 57.3 2,909 983 33.8 503 345 68.5 3,172 2,446 77.1
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 539 81.4 105 63 59.8 59 46 (B) 498 430 86.3
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,629 63.2 1,051 388 36.9 192 135 70.0 1,332 1,106 83.0
  35 to 44 years 1,836 844 46.0 914 190 20.8 154 111 72.3 768 543 70.7
  45 to 54 years 868 426 49.1 526 199 37.9 64 42 (B) 277 185 66.8
  55 to 64 years 395 160 40.4 241 78 32.4 25 3 (B) 129 79 61.1
  65 years and over 233 160 68.8 72 64 (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 2,751 71.4 1,742 925 53.1 241 166 68.9 1,872 1,660 88.6
  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 1,266 75.3 761 439 57.7 47 47 (B) 872 780 89.4
  35 to 44 years 947 642 67.8 590 336 56.9 56 38 (B) 301 268 89.1
  45 to 54 years 490 229 46.7 269 83 31.1 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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