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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)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 20,888 66.7 14,952 7,652 51.2 2,674 1,892 70.8 13,680 11,343 82.9
 
Householder 		9,367 6,022 64.3 4,276 2,005 46.9 939 653 69.6 4,152 3,364 81.0
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 2,008 46.9 4,283 2,008 46.9 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 8,707 78.4 4,357 2,698 61.9 823 658 79.9 5,922 5,352 90.4
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 3,055 80.9 1,471 955 65.0 302 256 84.8 2,004 1,844 92.0
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 5,652 77.2 2,887 1,742 60.4 521 402 77.1 3,918 3,508 89.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 2,540 61.6 1,622 716 44.1 278 180 64.8 2,221 1,643 74.0
Other relatives 2,433 1,611 66.2 414 226 54.6 634 401 63.3 1,385 983 71.0

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 20,888 66.7 14,952 7,652 51.2 2,674 1,892 70.8 13,680 11,343 82.9
  Under 18 years 152 111 73.1 3 3 (B) 40 21 (B) 108 86 79.7
  18 to 24 years 1,801 1,585 88.0 194 147 75.9 387 295 76.2 1,221 1,144 93.7
  25 to 34 years 6,709 5,267 78.5 2,680 1,682 62.7 489 330 67.4 3,540 3,256 92.0
  35 to 44 years 8,203 5,712 69.6 4,097 2,253 55.0 624 444 71.1 3,481 3,015 86.6
  45 to 54 years 7,150 3,925 54.9 3,932 1,640 41.7 612 452 73.9 2,606 1,833 70.3
  55 to 64 years 4,050 2,193 54.1 2,483 1,067 43.0 295 199 67.5 1,272 926 72.8
  65 years and over 3,240 2,094 64.6 1,562 860 55.1 226 151 66.8 1,452 1,083 74.6

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 4,672 49.1 5,246 1,976 37.7 1,087 626 57.5 3,177 2,070 65.2
  Under 18 years 49 37 (B) 3 3 (B) 17 6 (B) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 226 67.1 34 11 (B) 155 97 62.6 147 118 79.9
  25 to 34 years 674 286 42.5 317 95 30.0 171 81 47.3 186 110 59.1
  35 to 44 years 1,054 562 53.3 531 232 43.8 163 72 44.5 361 257 71.2
  45 to 54 years 2,703 1,120 41.4 1,563 475 30.4 271 188 69.4 869 457 52.6
  55 to 64 years 2,407 1,071 44.5 1,540 528 34.3 165 87 52.5 701 455 65.0
  65 years and over 2,286 1,370 59.9 1,258 631 50.2 144 94 65.3 884 645 72.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 16,216 74.4 9,706 5,676 58.5 1,587 1,267 79.8 10,503 9,273 88.3
  Under 18 years 103 74 71.6 0 0 (X) 23 16 (B) 80 58 72.6
  18 to 24 years 1,465 1,360 92.8 160 136 85.1 232 198 85.2 1,073 1,026 95.6
  25 to 34 years 6,035 4,981 82.5 2,364 1,587 67.1 318 249 78.2 3,354 3,146 93.8
  35 to 44 years 7,148 5,150 72.1 3,567 2,021 56.7 461 371 80.5 3,120 2,758 88.4
  45 to 54 years 4,447 2,805 63.1 2,369 1,165 49.2 341 264 77.4 1,737 1,376 79.2
  55 to 64 years 1,643 1,122 68.3 943 539 57.1 130 113 86.7 571 471 82.5
  65 years and over 953 724 75.9 304 229 75.2 82 57 69.4 568 438 77.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 4,814 63.8 3,136 1,344 42.8 741 565 76.3 3,668 2,905 79.2
  Under 18 years 60 31 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 9 (B) 44 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 617 89.8 95 73 76.8 110 101 91.8 482 443 91.9
  25 to 34 years 1,381 934 67.6 546 248 45.5 166 124 74.6 670 562 83.8
  35 to 44 years 1,951 1,204 61.7 789 309 39.1 165 112 68.3 998 783 78.4
  45 to 54 years 2,115 1,197 56.6 1,039 388 37.3 183 146 79.5 892 663 74.4
  55 to 64 years 876 491 56.0 546 262 48.0 60 47 (B) 270 181 67.2
  65 years and over 475 341 71.8 122 64 52.8 41 26 (B) 313 251 80.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 11,402 80.0 6,570 4,332 65.9 846 702 82.9 6,835 6,368 93.2
  Under 18 years 43 43 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 6 (B) 37 37 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 743 95.4 65 63 (B) 122 97 79.3 591 583 98.6
  25 to 34 years 4,654 4,047 87.0 1,818 1,338 73.6 152 125 82.1 2,684 2,584 96.3
  35 to 44 years 5,197 3,947 75.9 2,778 1,712 61.6 297 259 87.2 2,122 1,975 93.1
  45 to 54 years 2,333 1,609 69.0 1,330 777 58.4 158 118 75.0 845 713 84.4
  55 to 64 years 768 632 82.3 397 277 69.7 70 66 (B) 301 289 96.2
  65 years and over 478 382 80.0 182 164 90.2 41 31 (B) 255 187 73.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 8,245 79.0 4,651 2,994 64.4 745 632 84.9 5,044 4,619 91.6
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 1,157 93.6 154 135 87.7 139 113 81.8 943 908 96.3
  25 to 34 years 4,256 3,489 82.0 1,813 1,228 67.8 239 201 84.0 2,205 2,060 93.4
  35 to 44 years 2,783 2,041 73.3 1,504 893 59.4 210 179 85.4 1,069 969 90.6
  45 to 54 years 1,357 925 68.1 795 448 56.4 96 79 81.7 467 398 85.3
  55 to 64 years 497 393 79.2 279 203 72.7 41 41 (B) 176 149 84.7
  65 years and over 294 224 76.2 106 86 81.0 20 20 (B) 168 119 70.6

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 4,942 75.1 2,909 1,673 57.5 503 431 85.6 3,172 2,838 89.5
  Under 18 years 17 17 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 17 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 615 93.0 105 86 82.0 59 59 (B) 498 470 94.5
  25 to 34 years 2,576 1,984 77.0 1,051 611 58.1 192 154 80.1 1,332 1,219 91.5
  35 to 44 years 1,836 1,265 68.9 914 461 50.5 154 123 80.1 768 680 88.6
  45 to 54 years 868 572 65.9 526 277 52.6 64 62 (B) 277 233 84.1
  55 to 64 years 395 301 76.2 241 174 72.3 25 25 (B) 129 102 79.1
  65 years and over 233 190 81.6 72 64 (B) 9 9 (B) 152 117 77.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 3,303 85.7 1,742 1,320 75.8 241 201 83.4 1,872 1,781 95.1
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 542 94.3 49 49 (B) 80 54 68.3 446 438 98.3
  25 to 34 years 1,681 1,505 89.6 761 617 81.1 47 47 (B) 872 841 96.4
  35 to 44 years 947 776 81.9 590 431 73.1 56 56 (B) 301 289 95.8
  45 to 54 years 490 353 72.1 269 171 63.8 32 17 (B) 189 165 87.0
  55 to 64 years 102 92 90.8 38 29 (B) 16 16 (B) 47 47 (B)
  65 years and over 61 34 (B) 34 22 (B) 11 11 (B) 16 1 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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