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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 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 300% of poverty (5) Percentage below 300% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		249,384 118,275 47.4 188,001 73,956 39.3 16,067 9,874 61.5 45,315 34,445 76.0
 
Householder 		78,867 34,982 44.4 58,428 20,754 35.5 5,582 3,317 59.4 14,857 10,910 73.4
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 58,428 20,754 35.5 58,428 20,754 35.5 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 73,410 43,788 59.6 50,964 25,030 49.1 4,539 3,377 74.4 17,907 15,381 85.9
  Related children under 6 years 25,104 15,739 62.7 17,705 9,282 52.4 1,617 1,275 78.8 5,782 5,182 89.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 48,306 28,048 58.1 33,259 15,748 47.3 2,923 2,102 71.9 12,125 10,199 84.1
Own children 18 years and over (15) 25,296 11,076 43.8 16,057 5,376 33.5 1,766 852 48.2 7,473 4,848 64.9
Other relatives 13,382 7,675 57.4 4,124 2,041 49.5 4,180 2,328 55.7 5,079 3,306 65.1

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		249,384 118,275 47.4 188,001 73,956 39.3 16,067 9,874 61.5 45,315 34,445 76.0
  Under 18 years 727 521 71.7 25 20 (B) 334 224 67.1 367 276 75.2
  18 to 24 years 9,712 7,439 76.6 3,431 2,437 71.0 2,353 1,602 68.1 3,929 3,399 86.5
  25 to 34 years 44,894 27,700 61.7 30,995 16,279 52.5 3,615 2,313 64.0 10,284 9,108 88.6
  35 to 44 years 64,750 32,173 49.7 50,337 20,936 41.6 3,273 2,187 66.8 11,140 9,049 81.2
  45 to 54 years 60,752 22,279 36.7 48,109 14,471 30.1 3,495 1,900 54.4 9,148 5,908 64.6
  55 to 64 years 36,950 12,868 34.8 30,436 8,998 29.6 1,642 864 52.7 4,873 3,006 61.7
  65 years and over 31,597 15,296 48.4 24,668 10,814 43.8 1,355 783 57.8 5,575 3,698 66.3

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		94,692 32,147 33.9 75,268 21,816 29.0 6,971 3,326 47.7 12,453 7,004 56.2
  Under 18 years 258 166 64.5 11 6 (B) 140 89 63.3 106 71 67.0
  18 to 24 years 2,751 1,444 52.5 935 407 43.5 1,115 622 55.8 701 415 59.1
  25 to 34 years 6,810 1,931 28.4 4,688 940 20.1 1,389 626 45.1 733 365 49.8
  35 to 44 years 7,434 2,519 33.9 5,353 1,312 24.5 848 402 47.5 1,233 804 65.2
  45 to 54 years 23,118 6,037 26.1 18,576 3,966 21.3 1,562 649 41.5 2,981 1,422 47.7
  55 to 64 years 27,070 7,635 28.2 23,297 5,676 24.4 1,004 444 44.2 2,768 1,515 54.7
  65 years and over 27,251 12,415 45.6 22,408 9,509 42.4 913 494 54.1 3,930 2,411 61.4

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		154,692 86,128 55.7 112,733 52,140 46.3 9,096 6,548 72.0 32,862 27,441 83.5
  Under 18 years 469 355 75.6 14 14 (B) 194 135 69.8 261 205 78.6
  18 to 24 years 6,961 5,995 86.1 2,495 2,030 81.4 1,239 980 79.1 3,227 2,985 92.5
  25 to 34 years 38,084 25,770 67.7 26,307 15,339 58.3 2,227 1,687 75.8 9,550 8,743 91.5
  35 to 44 years 57,316 29,654 51.7 44,984 19,624 43.6 2,425 1,784 73.6 9,907 8,245 83.2
  45 to 54 years 37,634 16,242 43.2 29,533 10,505 35.6 1,933 1,251 64.7 6,168 4,486 72.7
  55 to 64 years 9,881 5,233 53.0 7,139 3,322 46.5 638 421 66.0 2,104 1,490 70.8
  65 years and over 4,347 2,881 66.3 2,260 1,304 57.7 441 289 65.6 1,645 1,287 78.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		53,209 24,719 46.5 36,174 12,388 34.2 4,460 2,888 64.8 12,574 9,442 75.1
  Under 18 years 209 132 62.9 9 9 (B) 109 62 57.0 91 60 66.1
  18 to 24 years 3,446 2,835 82.3 1,186 895 75.5 712 563 79.1 1,549 1,377 88.9
  25 to 34 years 10,794 5,190 48.1 7,466 2,653 35.5 1,006 660 65.6 2,323 1,877 80.8
  35 to 44 years 13,512 6,119 45.3 9,195 3,019 32.8 997 637 63.9 3,320 2,463 74.2
  45 to 54 years 17,578 6,650 37.8 13,162 3,742 28.4 1,022 608 59.5 3,394 2,300 67.8
  55 to 64 years 5,422 2,400 44.3 3,962 1,467 37.0 391 237 60.7 1,069 695 65.0
  65 years and over 2,246 1,394 62.1 1,194 604 50.6 224 121 53.9 829 670 80.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		101,483 61,409 60.5 76,559 39,752 51.9 4,636 3,660 78.9 20,288 17,998 88.7
  Under 18 years 260 223 85.8 5 5 (B) 85 73 86.3 171 145 85.2
  18 to 24 years 3,515 3,160 89.9 1,310 1,136 86.7 527 417 79.1 1,679 1,608 95.8
  25 to 34 years 27,290 20,580 75.4 18,842 12,687 67.3 1,221 1,027 84.1 7,227 6,866 95.0
  35 to 44 years 43,804 23,535 53.7 35,789 16,606 46.4 1,429 1,147 80.3 6,586 5,782 87.8
  45 to 54 years 20,055 9,592 47.8 16,371 6,763 41.3 911 643 70.6 2,774 2,186 78.8
  55 to 64 years 4,458 2,833 63.5 3,177 1,855 58.4 247 183 74.3 1,035 795 76.8
  65 years and over 2,100 1,487 70.8 1,066 701 65.7 217 169 77.7 817 617 75.6

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		73,317 45,343 61.8 54,195 28,870 53.3 4,097 3,124 76.2 15,024 13,349 88.8
  Under 18 years 135 119 88.2 14 14 (B) 47 31 (B) 74 74 (B)
  18 to 24 years 5,703 5,032 88.2 2,331 1,922 82.5 630 526 83.5 2,742 2,584 94.2
  25 to 34 years 29,454 19,571 66.4 21,528 12,482 58.0 1,649 1,271 77.0 6,277 5,819 92.7
  35 to 44 years 25,223 12,896 51.1 21,290 9,569 44.9 877 676 77.1 3,057 2,651 86.7
  45 to 54 years 8,106 4,720 58.2 6,043 3,093 51.2 487 349 71.7 1,577 1,278 81.1
  55 to 64 years 3,171 1,995 62.9 2,152 1,284 59.7 213 131 61.4 806 580 72.0
  65 years and over 1,525 1,010 66.3 838 507 60.5 194 140 72.2 493 363 73.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		46,784 27,321 58.4 34,015 16,560 48.7 2,773 2,057 74.2 9,996 8,704 87.1
  Under 18 years 90 74 82.4 9 9 (B) 35 19 (B) 46 46 (B)
  18 to 24 years 3,294 2,854 86.6 1,276 996 78.1 430 392 91.0 1,588 1,466 92.3
  25 to 34 years 17,429 10,812 62.0 12,309 6,338 51.5 1,106 829 75.0 4,014 3,644 90.8
  35 to 44 years 16,687 8,221 49.3 13,747 5,800 42.2 651 469 72.0 2,289 1,952 85.3
  45 to 54 years 5,812 3,191 54.9 4,415 2,106 47.7 318 214 67.2 1,078 871 80.8
  55 to 64 years 2,353 1,417 60.2 1,625 934 57.5 129 71 54.8 599 413 68.9
  65 years and over 1,119 752 67.2 633 375 59.3 103 64 62.4 383 312 81.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		26,533 18,022 67.9 20,180 12,311 61.0 1,324 1,066 80.5 5,029 4,645 92.4
  Under 18 years 45 45 (B) 5 5 (B) 12 12 (B) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,409 2,178 90.4 1,055 926 87.8 200 134 67.2 1,154 1,118 96.9
  25 to 34 years 12,025 8,759 72.8 9,219 6,144 66.6 543 441 81.3 2,263 2,174 96.1
  35 to 44 years 8,536 4,675 54.8 7,543 3,769 50.0 226 207 91.8 768 699 91.0
  45 to 54 years 2,294 1,529 66.6 1,628 986 60.6 168 135 80.3 498 407 81.7
  55 to 64 years 818 578 70.7 527 350 66.5 84 60 71.4 207 167 81.0
  65 years and over 406 259 63.7 205 132 64.2 91 76 83.3 110 51 46.6

Poverty Footnotes

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