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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 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 250% of poverty (5) Percentage below 250% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,938 70,562 35.6 157,992 46,357 29.3 11,783 5,823 49.4 28,163 18,382 65.3
 
Householder 		64,145 21,243 33.1 50,180 13,113 26.1 4,196 1,992 47.5 9,769 6,138 62.8
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,027 13,057 26.1 50,027 13,057 26.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,397 26,143 47.2 41,622 15,975 38.4 3,270 2,082 63.7 10,504 8,086 77.0
  Related children under 6 years 18,749 9,555 51.0 14,303 6,036 42.2 1,148 787 68.5 3,298 2,732 82.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,648 16,588 45.3 27,319 9,940 36.4 2,122 1,295 61.0 7,206 5,354 74.3
Own children 18 years and over (15) 19,139 5,950 31.1 13,059 3,035 23.2 1,371 471 34.4 4,709 2,444 51.9
Other relatives 9,230 4,168 45.2 3,105 1,177 37.9 2,946 1,278 43.4 3,180 1,714 53.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,938 70,562 35.6 157,992 46,357 29.3 11,783 5,823 49.4 28,163 18,382 65.3
  Under 18 years 442 298 67.3 18 13 (B) 238 158 66.6 187 127 67.8
  18 to 24 years 7,008 4,521 64.5 3,023 1,825 60.4 1,574 934 59.3 2,411 1,763 73.1
  25 to 34 years 34,006 16,824 49.5 25,453 10,571 41.5 2,708 1,482 54.7 5,844 4,771 81.6
  35 to 44 years 50,940 19,594 38.5 41,687 13,443 32.2 2,394 1,279 53.4 6,859 4,872 71.0
  45 to 54 years 48,889 12,548 25.7 40,318 8,211 20.4 2,612 1,075 41.2 5,959 3,263 54.7
  55 to 64 years 30,073 7,312 24.3 25,696 5,265 20.5 1,251 534 42.7 3,127 1,514 48.4
  65 years and over 26,580 9,464 35.6 21,797 7,029 32.2 1,007 361 35.8 3,775 2,074 54.9

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,956 18,972 24.0 65,499 13,481 20.6 5,153 1,809 35.1 8,303 3,682 44.3
  Under 18 years 179 115 64.5 8 3 (B) 97 74 77.1 74 38 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,102 781 37.2 862 288 33.4 761 337 44.3 479 156 32.6
  25 to 34 years 5,282 1,004 19.0 3,908 521 13.3 991 313 31.6 383 169 44.3
  35 to 44 years 5,791 1,374 23.7 4,408 769 17.4 618 219 35.5 765 386 50.5
  45 to 54 years 19,013 3,247 17.1 15,876 2,189 13.8 1,194 335 28.1 1,943 722 37.2
  55 to 64 years 22,893 4,438 19.4 20,286 3,384 16.7 787 288 36.7 1,820 765 42.0
  65 years and over 23,696 8,012 33.8 20,152 6,327 31.4 706 241 34.2 2,839 1,444 50.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,982 51,590 43.4 92,493 32,876 35.5 6,630 4,013 60.5 19,859 14,700 74.0
  Under 18 years 264 183 69.2 10 10 (B) 141 84 59.4 113 89 78.8
  18 to 24 years 4,906 3,740 76.2 2,162 1,538 71.1 812 596 73.4 1,931 1,606 83.2
  25 to 34 years 28,723 15,820 55.1 21,545 10,049 46.6 1,717 1,169 68.1 5,461 4,602 84.3
  35 to 44 years 45,150 18,219 40.4 37,279 12,675 34.0 1,776 1,060 59.7 6,094 4,485 73.6
  45 to 54 years 29,876 9,301 31.1 24,442 6,022 24.6 1,418 739 52.2 4,017 2,540 63.2
  55 to 64 years 7,181 2,875 40.0 5,410 1,881 34.8 464 245 52.9 1,307 749 57.3
  65 years and over 2,883 1,452 50.4 1,646 703 42.7 301 120 39.8 937 630 67.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,094 14,283 34.8 29,734 7,356 24.7 3,316 1,785 53.8 8,044 5,142 63.9
  Under 18 years 114 69 60.8 5 5 (B) 75 39 (B) 34 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,493 1,781 71.4 1,023 632 61.7 519 384 74.0 950 765 80.5
  25 to 34 years 8,431 3,171 37.6 6,159 1,666 27.0 773 456 58.9 1,499 1,050 70.0
  35 to 44 years 10,329 3,502 33.9 7,456 1,795 24.1 754 373 49.5 2,119 1,333 62.9
  45 to 54 years 14,072 3,689 26.2 11,069 2,093 18.9 742 330 44.4 2,261 1,266 56.0
  55 to 64 years 4,082 1,335 32.7 3,065 813 26.5 295 148 50.1 721 375 51.9
  65 years and over 1,573 736 46.8 956 352 36.8 157 56 35.5 460 328 71.2

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		77,888 37,307 47.9 62,760 25,521 40.7 3,314 2,228 67.2 11,815 9,558 80.9
  Under 18 years 150 113 75.6 5 5 (B) 66 45 (B) 79 64 80.8
  18 to 24 years 2,413 1,960 81.2 1,138 906 79.6 294 213 72.4 981 841 85.7
  25 to 34 years 20,292 12,649 62.3 15,386 8,384 54.5 944 713 75.6 3,962 3,552 89.7
  35 to 44 years 34,821 14,717 42.3 29,824 10,879 36.5 1,022 686 67.1 3,975 3,152 79.3
  45 to 54 years 15,804 5,612 35.5 13,373 3,929 29.4 675 409 60.6 1,755 1,274 72.6
  55 to 64 years 3,099 1,539 49.7 2,345 1,068 45.5 169 98 57.9 585 374 63.9
  65 years and over 1,310 716 54.7 690 350 50.8 144 64 44.5 477 302 63.4

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,883 28,079 50.2 44,060 18,901 42.9 2,955 1,919 64.9 8,868 7,259 81.9
  Under 18 years 94 79 83.8 10 10 (B) 34 19 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,067 3,206 78.8 2,012 1,450 72.1 415 327 78.7 1,639 1,429 87.1
  25 to 34 years 22,537 12,131 53.8 17,711 8,173 46.1 1,246 846 67.9 3,581 3,112 86.9
  35 to 44 years 20,004 8,219 41.1 17,606 6,439 36.6 607 380 62.6 1,791 1,399 78.1
  45 to 54 years 5,888 2,773 47.1 4,538 1,828 40.3 355 217 61.1 996 728 73.1
  55 to 64 years 2,282 1,140 50.0 1,599 729 45.6 159 69 43.1 524 342 65.3
  65 years and over 1,009 531 52.6 584 271 46.4 139 61 43.6 286 199 69.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,674 16,718 46.9 27,600 10,641 38.6 2,029 1,266 62.4 6,045 4,811 79.6
  Under 18 years 62 46 (B) 5 5 (B) 34 19 (B) 22 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,403 1,830 76.1 1,103 731 66.2 312 262 84.1 988 837 84.7
  25 to 34 years 13,315 6,668 50.1 10,127 4,162 41.1 831 543 65.3 2,357 1,963 83.3
  35 to 44 years 13,126 5,127 39.1 11,314 3,825 33.8 447 257 57.5 1,366 1,045 76.5
  45 to 54 years 4,352 1,847 42.4 3,408 1,195 35.1 234 119 51.0 711 533 75.0
  55 to 64 years 1,682 804 47.8 1,197 520 43.4 94 38 39.9 390 247 63.2
  65 years and over 734 397 54.1 445 204 45.7 77 29 37.5 211 164 77.7

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,208 11,361 56.2 16,459 8,260 50.2 926 652 70.4 2,823 2,449 86.7
  Under 18 years 33 33 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,664 1,376 82.7 909 719 79.1 103 65 62.5 651 592 90.9
  25 to 34 years 9,222 5,464 59.2 7,584 4,011 52.9 414 304 73.3 1,224 1,149 93.9
  35 to 44 years 6,878 3,092 45.0 6,292 2,614 41.5 160 124 77.1 426 354 83.2
  45 to 54 years 1,537 926 60.3 1,130 634 56.1 121 98 80.7 285 195 68.2
  55 to 64 years 600 336 56.0 401 209 52.2 65 31 (B) 134 96 71.6
  65 years and over 276 134 48.7 139 67 48.5 62 32 (B) 75 35 46.9

Poverty Footnotes

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