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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)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 18,477 59.0 14,952 6,234 41.7 2,674 1,664 62.2 13,680 10,579 77.3
 
Householder 		9,367 5,307 56.7 4,276 1,621 37.9 939 579 61.7 4,152 3,107 74.8
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 1,633 38.1 4,283 1,633 38.1 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 7,957 71.7 4,357 2,239 51.4 823 608 73.9 5,922 5,109 86.3
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 2,818 74.6 1,471 793 53.9 302 237 78.5 2,004 1,788 89.2
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 5,139 70.1 2,887 1,446 50.1 521 371 71.2 3,918 3,321 84.8
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 2,194 53.2 1,622 551 34.0 278 143 51.3 2,221 1,500 67.6
Other relatives 2,433 1,386 57.0 414 189 45.7 634 334 52.7 1,385 862 62.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 18,477 59.0 14,952 6,234 41.7 2,674 1,664 62.2 13,680 10,579 77.3
  Under 18 years 152 107 70.1 3 3 (B) 40 21 (B) 108 82 75.7
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,516 84.2 194 139 71.8 387 268 69.4 1,221 1,108 90.8
  25 to 34 years 6,709 4,867 72.5 2,680 1,445 53.9 489 317 64.9 3,540 3,105 87.7
  35 to 44 years 8,203 4,998 60.9 4,097 1,829 44.6 624 398 63.8 3,481 2,772 79.6
  45 to 54 years 7,150 3,379 47.3 3,932 1,263 32.1 612 395 64.6 2,606 1,721 66.0
  55 to 64 years 4,050 1,806 44.6 2,483 819 33.0 295 144 48.7 1,272 843 66.3
  65 years and over 3,240 1,805 55.7 1,562 736 47.1 226 120 53.2 1,452 948 65.3

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 3,877 40.8 5,246 1,573 30.0 1,087 517 47.5 3,177 1,787 56.3
  Under 18 years 49 33 (B) 3 3 (B) 17 6 (B) 28 24 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 182 54.1 34 7 (B) 155 77 49.8 147 97 66.2
  25 to 34 years 674 243 36.1 317 81 25.7 171 81 47.1 186 81 43.6
  35 to 44 years 1,054 480 45.6 531 195 36.7 163 53 32.3 361 233 64.6
  45 to 54 years 2,703 930 34.4 1,563 363 23.2 271 156 57.4 869 411 47.3
  55 to 64 years 2,407 868 36.0 1,540 410 26.6 165 70 42.5 701 387 55.3
  65 years and over 2,286 1,141 49.9 1,258 513 40.8 144 75 51.8 884 553 62.5

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 14,600 67.0 9,706 4,661 48.0 1,587 1,148 72.3 10,503 8,792 83.7
  Under 18 years 103 74 71.6 0 0 (X) 23 16 (B) 80 58 72.6
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,334 91.0 160 132 82.5 232 191 82.4 1,073 1,011 94.2
  25 to 34 years 6,035 4,623 76.6 2,364 1,363 57.7 318 237 74.4 3,354 3,023 90.2
  35 to 44 years 7,148 4,518 63.2 3,567 1,634 45.8 461 345 74.8 3,120 2,539 81.4
  45 to 54 years 4,447 2,449 55.1 2,369 900 38.0 341 240 70.3 1,737 1,309 75.4
  55 to 64 years 1,643 939 57.1 943 409 43.4 130 74 56.7 571 456 79.8
  65 years and over 953 664 69.6 304 223 73.4 82 46 55.7 568 395 69.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 4,284 56.8 3,136 1,094 34.9 741 504 68.0 3,668 2,686 73.2
  Under 18 years 60 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 9 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 598 87.0 95 71 75.4 110 95 85.9 482 432 89.6
  25 to 34 years 1,381 849 61.5 546 211 38.7 166 112 67.4 670 527 78.6
  35 to 44 years 1,951 1,019 52.2 789 231 29.2 165 100 60.8 998 688 69.0
  45 to 54 years 2,115 1,057 50.0 1,039 310 29.9 183 128 70.1 892 618 69.3
  55 to 64 years 876 406 46.4 546 206 37.7 60 34 (B) 270 166 61.6
  65 years and over 475 323 67.9 122 64 52.8 41 26 (B) 313 233 74.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 10,316 72.4 6,570 3,567 54.3 846 644 76.1 6,835 6,106 89.3
  Under 18 years 43 43 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 37 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 736 94.6 65 60 (B) 122 97 79.3 591 579 97.9
  25 to 34 years 4,654 3,774 81.1 1,818 1,152 63.4 152 125 82.1 2,684 2,497 93.0
  35 to 44 years 5,197 3,499 67.3 2,778 1,403 50.5 297 245 82.7 2,122 1,851 87.2
  45 to 54 years 2,333 1,392 59.7 1,330 589 44.3 158 111 70.6 845 691 81.8
  55 to 64 years 768 532 69.3 397 203 51.3 70 39 (B) 301 289 96.2
  65 years and over 478 341 71.3 182 159 87.1 41 20 (B) 255 162 63.6

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 7,451 71.4 4,651 2,424 52.1 745 578 77.6 5,044 4,449 88.2
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 1,142 92.4 154 131 85.0 139 113 81.8 943 898 95.2
  25 to 34 years 4,256 3,254 76.5 1,813 1,051 58.0 239 192 80.5 2,205 2,011 91.2
  35 to 44 years 2,783 1,744 62.7 1,504 692 46.0 210 169 80.4 1,069 883 82.6
  45 to 54 years 1,357 816 60.1 795 353 44.5 96 72 75.4 467 390 83.7
  55 to 64 years 497 282 56.9 279 110 39.5 41 23 (B) 176 149 84.7
  65 years and over 294 195 66.3 106 86 81.0 20 9 (B) 168 101 59.9

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 4,366 66.3 2,909 1,288 44.3 503 394 78.3 3,172 2,684 84.6
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 607 91.8 105 84 80.6 59 59 (B) 498 464 93.2
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,833 71.2 1,051 512 48.7 192 146 75.7 1,332 1,176 88.3
  35 to 44 years 1,836 1,007 54.9 914 294 32.1 154 113 73.2 768 601 78.2
  45 to 54 years 868 518 59.7 526 230 43.7 64 62 (B) 277 226 81.4
  55 to 64 years 395 212 53.6 241 103 42.8 25 7 (B) 129 102 79.1
  65 years and over 233 172 73.9 72 64 (B) 9 9 (B) 152 99 65.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 3,085 80.0 1,742 1,136 65.2 241 184 76.2 1,872 1,765 94.3
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 535 93.1 49 47 (B) 80 54 68.3 446 434 97.4
  25 to 34 years 1,681 1,421 84.6 761 539 70.8 47 47 (B) 872 835 95.7
  35 to 44 years 947 737 77.8 590 398 67.5 56 56 (B) 301 283 93.8
  45 to 54 years 490 299 61.0 269 123 45.9 32 11 (B) 189 165 87.0
  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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