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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 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 400% of poverty (5) Percentage below 400% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		249,384 152,491 61.1 188,001 101,247 53.9 16,067 11,996 74.7 45,315 39,248 86.6
 
Householder 		78,867 45,747 58.0 58,428 29,087 49.8 5,582 4,056 72.7 14,857 12,604 84.8
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 58,428 29,087 49.8 58,428 29,087 49.8 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 73,410 53,117 72.4 50,964 32,514 63.8 4,539 3,892 85.7 17,907 16,711 93.3
  Related children under 6 years 25,104 18,649 74.3 17,705 11,717 66.2 1,617 1,433 88.6 5,782 5,499 95.1
  Related children 6 to 17 years 48,306 34,468 71.4 33,259 20,797 62.5 2,923 2,460 84.2 12,125 11,211 92.5
Own children 18 years and over (15) 25,296 14,905 58.9 16,057 7,863 49.0 1,766 1,137 64.4 7,473 5,906 79.0
Other relatives 13,382 9,635 72.0 4,124 2,697 65.4 4,180 2,911 69.6 5,079 4,027 79.3

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		249,384 152,491 61.1 188,001 101,247 53.9 16,067 11,996 74.7 45,315 39,248 86.6
  Under 18 years 727 580 79.7 25 20 (B) 334 251 75.1 367 308 83.9
  18 to 24 years 9,712 8,495 87.5 3,431 2,878 83.9 2,353 1,931 82.1 3,929 3,686 93.8
  25 to 34 years 44,894 32,910 73.3 30,995 20,535 66.3 3,615 2,701 74.7 10,284 9,674 94.1
  35 to 44 years 64,750 41,517 64.1 50,337 28,749 57.1 3,273 2,635 80.5 11,140 10,133 91.0
  45 to 54 years 60,752 31,062 51.1 48,109 21,325 44.3 3,495 2,401 68.7 9,148 7,336 80.2
  55 to 64 years 36,950 17,601 47.6 30,436 12,868 42.3 1,642 1,079 65.7 4,873 3,653 75.0
  65 years and over 31,597 20,327 64.3 24,668 14,872 60.3 1,355 998 73.6 5,575 4,458 80.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		94,692 45,292 47.8 75,268 32,020 42.5 6,971 4,319 62.0 12,453 8,952 71.9
  Under 18 years 258 185 71.6 11 6 (B) 140 95 67.4 106 84 78.8
  18 to 24 years 2,751 1,949 70.8 935 622 66.5 1,115 800 71.8 701 527 75.1
  25 to 34 years 6,810 2,795 41.0 4,688 1,506 32.1 1,389 811 58.4 733 478 65.2
  35 to 44 years 7,434 3,480 46.8 5,353 1,931 36.1 848 551 65.0 1,233 998 81.0
  45 to 54 years 23,118 9,147 39.6 18,576 6,246 33.6 1,562 872 55.8 2,981 2,029 68.1
  55 to 64 years 27,070 10,981 40.6 23,297 8,549 36.7 1,004 550 54.8 2,768 1,881 68.0
  65 years and over 27,251 16,755 61.5 22,408 13,160 58.7 913 640 70.1 3,930 2,955 75.2

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		154,692 107,199 69.3 112,733 69,227 61.4 9,096 7,677 84.4 32,862 30,296 92.2
  Under 18 years 469 395 84.2 14 14 (B) 194 157 80.7 261 224 85.9
  18 to 24 years 6,961 6,546 94.0 2,495 2,256 90.4 1,239 1,131 91.3 3,227 3,159 97.9
  25 to 34 years 38,084 30,115 79.1 26,307 19,029 72.3 2,227 1,890 84.9 9,550 9,196 96.3
  35 to 44 years 57,316 38,037 66.4 44,984 26,817 59.6 2,425 2,084 85.9 9,907 9,135 92.2
  45 to 54 years 37,634 21,915 58.2 29,533 15,079 51.1 1,933 1,529 79.1 6,168 5,307 86.0
  55 to 64 years 9,881 6,620 67.0 7,139 4,319 60.5 638 529 83.0 2,104 1,772 84.2
  65 years and over 4,347 3,572 82.2 2,260 1,712 75.7 441 357 80.9 1,645 1,503 91.3

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		53,209 32,744 61.5 36,174 18,182 50.3 4,460 3,514 78.8 12,574 11,048 87.9
  Under 18 years 209 156 74.4 9 9 (B) 109 77 70.6 91 69 76.3
  18 to 24 years 3,446 3,155 91.6 1,186 1,028 86.7 712 623 87.6 1,549 1,504 97.1
  25 to 34 years 10,794 6,832 63.3 7,466 3,916 52.5 1,006 775 77.1 2,323 2,141 92.2
  35 to 44 years 13,512 8,168 60.5 9,195 4,479 48.7 997 806 80.9 3,320 2,883 86.8
  45 to 54 years 17,578 9,441 53.7 13,162 5,849 44.4 1,022 769 75.2 3,394 2,823 83.2
  55 to 64 years 5,422 3,216 59.3 3,962 2,071 52.3 391 300 76.7 1,069 845 79.0
  65 years and over 2,246 1,776 79.0 1,194 831 69.6 224 163 73.0 829 782 94.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		101,483 74,455 73.4 76,559 51,044 66.7 4,636 4,163 89.8 20,288 19,248 94.9
  Under 18 years 260 239 92.0 5 5 (B) 85 79 93.7 171 155 91.0
  18 to 24 years 3,515 3,391 96.5 1,310 1,229 93.8 527 507 96.3 1,679 1,655 98.6
  25 to 34 years 27,290 23,282 85.3 18,842 15,113 80.2 1,221 1,115 91.3 7,227 7,055 97.6
  35 to 44 years 43,804 29,869 68.2 35,789 22,338 62.4 1,429 1,278 89.5 6,586 6,252 94.9
  45 to 54 years 20,055 12,474 62.2 16,371 9,231 56.4 911 760 83.5 2,774 2,483 89.5
  55 to 64 years 4,458 3,404 76.4 3,177 2,248 70.8 247 229 92.9 1,035 927 89.6
  65 years and over 2,100 1,796 85.5 1,066 881 82.6 217 194 89.1 817 721 88.3

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		73,317 54,344 74.1 54,195 36,492 67.3 4,097 3,597 87.8 15,024 14,255 94.9
  Under 18 years 135 119 88.2 14 14 (B) 47 31 (B) 74 74 (B)
  18 to 24 years 5,703 5,455 95.7 2,331 2,134 91.6 630 621 98.5 2,742 2,700 98.5
  25 to 34 years 29,454 22,913 77.8 21,528 15,433 71.7 1,649 1,412 85.6 6,277 6,068 96.7
  35 to 44 years 25,223 16,198 64.2 21,290 12,561 59.0 877 781 89.1 3,057 2,856 93.4
  45 to 54 years 8,106 5,991 73.9 6,043 4,123 68.2 487 416 85.4 1,577 1,453 92.1
  55 to 64 years 3,171 2,441 77.0 2,152 1,586 73.7 213 182 85.6 806 672 83.4
  65 years and over 1,525 1,228 80.5 838 641 76.5 194 155 79.6 493 433 87.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		46,784 33,514 71.6 34,015 21,716 63.8 2,773 2,372 85.6 9,996 9,425 94.3
  Under 18 years 90 74 82.4 9 9 (B) 35 19 (B) 46 46 (B)
  18 to 24 years 3,294 3,134 95.1 1,276 1,143 89.6 430 421 97.8 1,588 1,570 98.9
  25 to 34 years 17,429 13,005 74.6 12,309 8,211 66.7 1,106 926 83.7 4,014 3,868 96.4
  35 to 44 years 16,687 10,483 62.8 13,747 7,793 56.7 651 570 87.6 2,289 2,120 92.6
  45 to 54 years 5,812 4,127 71.0 4,415 2,886 65.4 318 247 77.7 1,078 994 92.1
  55 to 64 years 2,353 1,764 75.0 1,625 1,175 72.3 129 110 85.2 599 479 80.0
  65 years and over 1,119 928 82.9 633 499 78.9 103 79 76.3 383 350 91.4

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		26,533 20,831 78.5 20,180 14,776 73.2 1,324 1,225 92.5 5,029 4,830 96.0
  Under 18 years 45 45 (B) 5 5 (B) 12 12 (B) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,409 2,322 96.4 1,055 991 94.0 200 200 100.0 1,154 1,131 97.9
  25 to 34 years 12,025 9,908 82.4 9,219 7,222 78.3 543 486 89.4 2,263 2,200 97.2
  35 to 44 years 8,536 5,715 67.0 7,543 4,768 63.2 226 211 93.4 768 736 95.8
  45 to 54 years 2,294 1,864 81.2 1,628 1,237 76.0 168 168 100.0 498 459 92.1
  55 to 64 years 818 677 82.8 527 411 78.1 84 72 86.1 207 193 93.4
  65 years and over 406 300 74.0 205 142 69.1 91 76 83.3 110 83 75.4

Poverty Footnotes

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