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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)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,938 87,585 44.2 157,992 60,013 38.0 11,783 6,978 59.2 28,163 20,593 73.1
 
Householder 		64,145 26,556 41.4 50,180 17,237 34.3 4,196 2,394 57.0 9,769 6,926 70.9
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,027 17,183 34.3 50,027 17,183 34.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,397 31,075 56.1 41,622 19,946 47.9 3,270 2,379 72.8 10,504 8,750 83.3
  Related children under 6 years 18,749 11,201 59.7 14,303 7,417 51.9 1,148 890 77.5 3,298 2,895 87.8
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,648 19,873 54.2 27,319 12,529 45.9 2,122 1,490 70.2 7,206 5,855 81.2
Own children 18 years and over (15) 19,139 7,572 39.6 13,059 4,109 31.5 1,371 602 43.9 4,709 2,861 60.8
Other relatives 9,230 5,199 56.3 3,105 1,539 49.6 2,946 1,603 54.4 3,180 2,056 64.7

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,938 87,585 44.2 157,992 60,013 38.0 11,783 6,978 59.2 28,163 20,593 73.1
  Under 18 years 442 323 73.1 18 13 (B) 238 176 73.9 187 135 72.1
  18 to 24 years 7,008 5,167 73.7 3,023 2,124 70.2 1,574 1,041 66.1 2,411 2,003 83.1
  25 to 34 years 34,006 20,058 59.0 25,453 13,188 51.8 2,708 1,750 64.6 5,844 5,120 87.6
  35 to 44 years 50,940 23,929 47.0 41,687 16,960 40.7 2,394 1,573 65.7 6,859 5,396 78.7
  45 to 54 years 48,889 16,260 33.3 40,318 11,294 28.0 2,612 1,271 48.7 5,959 3,695 62.0
  55 to 64 years 30,073 9,571 31.8 25,696 7,117 27.7 1,251 617 49.3 3,127 1,837 58.8
  65 years and over 26,580 12,276 46.2 21,797 9,318 42.7 1,007 551 54.7 3,775 2,407 63.8

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,956 25,182 31.9 65,499 18,387 28.1 5,153 2,328 45.2 8,303 4,467 53.8
  Under 18 years 179 120 67.4 8 3 (B) 97 78 81.2 74 39 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,102 1,037 49.3 862 380 44.1 761 407 53.5 479 250 52.2
  25 to 34 years 5,282 1,349 25.5 3,908 729 18.7 991 430 43.4 383 191 49.8
  35 to 44 years 5,791 1,775 30.6 4,408 999 22.7 618 295 47.9 765 480 62.8
  45 to 54 years 19,013 4,444 23.4 15,876 3,136 19.8 1,194 417 34.9 1,943 891 45.8
  55 to 64 years 22,893 6,025 26.3 20,286 4,739 23.4 787 333 42.3 1,820 953 52.4
  65 years and over 23,696 10,433 44.0 20,152 8,401 41.7 706 368 52.2 2,839 1,664 58.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,982 62,402 52.4 92,493 41,626 45.0 6,630 4,650 70.1 19,859 16,126 81.2
  Under 18 years 264 203 76.9 10 10 (B) 141 97 69.0 113 96 84.8
  18 to 24 years 4,906 4,130 84.2 2,162 1,743 80.6 812 634 78.0 1,931 1,753 90.8
  25 to 34 years 28,723 18,709 65.1 21,545 12,459 57.8 1,717 1,320 76.9 5,461 4,930 90.3
  35 to 44 years 45,150 22,155 49.1 37,279 15,962 42.8 1,776 1,277 71.9 6,094 4,916 80.7
  45 to 54 years 29,876 11,816 39.6 24,442 8,157 33.4 1,418 855 60.3 4,017 2,805 69.8
  55 to 64 years 7,181 3,546 49.4 5,410 2,378 44.0 464 284 61.2 1,307 884 67.7
  65 years and over 2,883 1,843 63.9 1,646 917 55.7 301 183 60.7 937 743 79.4

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,094 17,848 43.4 29,734 9,862 33.2 3,316 2,087 62.9 8,044 5,899 73.3
  Under 18 years 114 73 64.1 5 5 (B) 75 43 (B) 34 25 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,493 2,009 80.6 1,023 765 74.7 519 411 79.3 950 832 87.6
  25 to 34 years 8,431 3,900 46.3 6,159 2,177 35.3 773 514 66.5 1,499 1,209 80.7
  35 to 44 years 10,329 4,436 42.9 7,456 2,415 32.4 754 484 64.3 2,119 1,536 72.5
  45 to 54 years 14,072 4,817 34.2 11,069 2,972 26.9 742 383 51.6 2,261 1,462 64.7
  55 to 64 years 4,082 1,692 41.5 3,065 1,052 34.3 295 174 58.9 721 467 64.7
  65 years and over 1,573 921 58.6 956 476 49.8 157 77 48.8 460 368 80.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		77,888 44,554 57.2 62,760 31,764 50.6 3,314 2,563 77.4 11,815 10,226 86.6
  Under 18 years 150 130 86.6 5 5 (B) 66 55 (B) 79 71 89.4
  18 to 24 years 2,413 2,121 87.9 1,138 978 85.9 294 222 75.8 981 921 93.8
  25 to 34 years 20,292 14,809 73.0 15,386 10,283 66.8 944 806 85.4 3,962 3,720 93.9
  35 to 44 years 34,821 17,719 50.9 29,824 13,547 45.4 1,022 793 77.6 3,975 3,380 85.0
  45 to 54 years 15,804 6,999 44.3 13,373 5,185 38.8 675 471 69.8 1,755 1,343 76.5
  55 to 64 years 3,099 1,854 59.8 2,345 1,326 56.6 169 110 65.2 585 417 71.3
  65 years and over 1,310 922 70.4 690 440 63.9 144 106 73.8 477 375 78.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,883 33,160 59.3 44,060 23,230 52.7 2,955 2,198 74.4 8,868 7,732 87.2
  Under 18 years 94 79 83.8 10 10 (B) 34 19 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,067 3,503 86.1 2,012 1,646 81.8 415 339 81.6 1,639 1,519 92.6
  25 to 34 years 22,537 14,405 63.9 17,711 10,150 57.3 1,246 966 77.5 3,581 3,289 91.9
  35 to 44 years 20,004 9,825 49.1 17,606 7,872 44.7 607 447 73.6 1,791 1,506 84.1
  45 to 54 years 5,888 3,303 56.1 4,538 2,275 50.1 355 249 70.3 996 778 78.2
  55 to 64 years 2,282 1,372 60.1 1,599 918 57.5 159 85 53.3 524 368 70.3
  65 years and over 1,009 671 66.5 584 358 61.3 139 92 66.6 286 221 77.2

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,674 19,970 56.0 27,600 13,335 48.3 2,029 1,456 71.8 6,045 5,179 85.7
  Under 18 years 62 46 (B) 5 5 (B) 34 19 (B) 22 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,403 2,027 84.3 1,103 857 77.7 312 273 87.6 988 896 90.7
  25 to 34 years 13,315 7,939 59.6 10,127 5,204 51.4 831 624 75.1 2,357 2,111 89.6
  35 to 44 years 13,126 6,209 47.3 11,314 4,770 42.2 447 305 68.3 1,366 1,134 83.1
  45 to 54 years 4,352 2,278 52.4 3,408 1,577 46.3 234 145 61.9 711 557 78.3
  55 to 64 years 1,682 966 57.4 1,197 649 54.2 94 44 46.6 390 273 69.9
  65 years and over 734 505 68.8 445 273 61.3 77 46 59.4 211 186 88.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,208 13,190 65.3 16,459 9,895 60.1 926 742 80.1 2,823 2,553 90.4
  Under 18 years 33 33 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,664 1,477 88.8 909 788 86.7 103 66 63.7 651 623 95.6
  25 to 34 years 9,222 6,466 70.1 7,584 4,946 65.2 414 342 82.4 1,224 1,178 96.3
  35 to 44 years 6,878 3,616 52.6 6,292 3,103 49.3 160 142 88.4 426 372 87.3
  45 to 54 years 1,537 1,025 66.7 1,130 698 61.8 121 105 86.5 285 222 77.8
  55 to 64 years 600 406 67.7 401 269 67.2 65 41 (B) 134 96 71.6
  65 years and over 276 167 60.5 139 85 61.2 62 47 (B) 75 35 46.9

Poverty Footnotes

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