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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)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,938 115,606 58.4 157,992 83,172 52.6 11,783 8,574 72.8 28,163 23,860 84.7
 
Householder 		64,145 35,556 55.4 50,180 24,480 48.8 4,196 2,951 70.3 9,769 8,125 83.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,027 24,385 48.7 50,027 24,385 48.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,397 38,533 69.6 41,622 26,129 62.8 3,270 2,747 84.0 10,504 9,658 91.9
  Related children under 6 years 18,749 13,514 72.1 14,303 9,409 65.8 1,148 999 87.0 3,298 3,106 94.2
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,648 25,019 68.3 27,319 16,719 61.2 2,122 1,748 82.4 7,206 6,552 90.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 19,139 10,559 55.2 13,059 6,139 47.0 1,371 841 61.4 4,709 3,579 76.0
Other relatives 9,230 6,573 71.2 3,105 2,039 65.7 2,946 2,035 69.1 3,180 2,499 78.6

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,938 115,606 58.4 157,992 83,172 52.6 11,783 8,574 72.8 28,163 23,860 84.7
  Under 18 years 442 358 81.0 18 13 (B) 238 190 79.8 187 156 83.5
  18 to 24 years 7,008 6,037 86.1 3,023 2,516 83.2 1,574 1,287 81.8 2,411 2,234 92.7
  25 to 34 years 34,006 24,199 71.2 25,453 16,701 65.6 2,708 2,016 74.4 5,844 5,482 93.8
  35 to 44 years 50,940 31,554 61.9 41,687 23,531 56.4 2,394 1,879 78.5 6,859 6,144 89.6
  45 to 54 years 48,889 23,358 47.8 40,318 17,033 42.2 2,612 1,681 64.4 5,959 4,643 77.9
  55 to 64 years 30,073 13,432 44.7 25,696 10,376 40.4 1,251 798 63.8 3,127 2,258 72.2
  65 years and over 26,580 16,668 62.7 21,797 13,002 59.6 1,007 723 71.8 3,775 2,943 78.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,956 36,230 45.9 65,499 27,330 41.7 5,153 3,090 60.0 8,303 5,810 70.0
  Under 18 years 179 133 74.4 8 3 (B) 97 78 81.2 74 52 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,102 1,465 69.7 862 573 66.5 761 548 72.0 479 344 71.8
  25 to 34 years 5,282 2,004 37.9 3,908 1,186 30.4 991 554 55.9 383 263 68.8
  35 to 44 years 5,791 2,499 43.1 4,408 1,502 34.1 618 383 62.0 765 614 80.2
  45 to 54 years 19,013 6,952 36.6 15,876 5,049 31.8 1,194 620 51.9 1,943 1,283 66.1
  55 to 64 years 22,893 8,842 38.6 20,286 7,247 35.7 787 417 53.0 1,820 1,179 64.7
  65 years and over 23,696 14,335 60.5 20,152 11,770 58.4 706 490 69.5 2,839 2,075 73.1

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,982 79,377 66.7 92,493 55,842 60.4 6,630 5,484 82.7 19,859 18,050 90.9
  Under 18 years 264 225 85.4 10 10 (B) 141 111 78.8 113 104 92.6
  18 to 24 years 4,906 4,572 93.2 2,162 1,944 89.9 812 739 91.0 1,931 1,890 97.8
  25 to 34 years 28,723 22,195 77.3 21,545 15,515 72.0 1,717 1,462 85.2 5,461 5,218 95.6
  35 to 44 years 45,150 29,055 64.4 37,279 22,030 59.1 1,776 1,496 84.2 6,094 5,530 90.7
  45 to 54 years 29,876 16,406 54.9 24,442 11,984 49.0 1,418 1,061 74.9 4,017 3,360 83.7
  55 to 64 years 7,181 4,589 63.9 5,410 3,129 57.8 464 381 82.2 1,307 1,080 82.6
  65 years and over 2,883 2,333 80.9 1,646 1,232 74.9 301 233 77.3 937 868 92.7

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,094 24,212 58.9 29,734 14,692 49.4 3,316 2,552 77.0 8,044 6,969 86.6
  Under 18 years 114 89 78.3 5 5 (B) 75 50 (B) 34 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,493 2,272 91.1 1,023 884 86.4 519 463 89.2 950 924 97.3
  25 to 34 years 8,431 5,181 61.4 6,159 3,215 52.2 773 596 77.0 1,499 1,370 91.4
  35 to 44 years 10,329 6,070 58.8 7,456 3,649 48.9 754 598 79.3 2,119 1,823 86.0
  45 to 54 years 14,072 7,063 50.2 11,069 4,734 42.8 742 507 68.3 2,261 1,822 80.6
  55 to 64 years 4,082 2,326 57.0 3,065 1,531 49.9 295 230 77.9 721 565 78.3
  65 years and over 1,573 1,213 77.1 956 674 70.5 157 108 68.7 460 430 93.6

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		77,888 55,164 70.8 62,760 41,151 65.6 3,314 2,932 88.5 11,815 11,082 93.8
  Under 18 years 150 136 90.9 5 5 (B) 66 61 (B) 79 71 89.4
  18 to 24 years 2,413 2,301 95.3 1,138 1,059 93.1 294 276 94.1 981 965 98.4
  25 to 34 years 20,292 17,015 83.8 15,386 12,300 79.9 944 867 91.8 3,962 3,848 97.1
  35 to 44 years 34,821 22,986 66.0 29,824 18,381 61.6 1,022 898 87.8 3,975 3,707 93.2
  45 to 54 years 15,804 9,343 59.1 13,373 7,251 54.2 675 554 82.1 1,755 1,538 87.6
  55 to 64 years 3,099 2,263 73.0 2,345 1,597 68.1 169 151 89.6 585 515 88.0
  65 years and over 1,310 1,120 85.5 690 558 80.9 144 124 86.6 477 438 91.9

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,883 40,376 72.3 44,060 29,473 66.9 2,955 2,552 86.3 8,868 8,352 94.2
  Under 18 years 94 79 83.8 10 10 (B) 34 19 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,067 3,857 94.8 2,012 1,835 91.2 415 406 97.7 1,639 1,616 98.6
  25 to 34 years 22,537 17,137 76.0 17,711 12,621 71.3 1,246 1,069 85.8 3,581 3,447 96.3
  35 to 44 years 20,004 12,545 62.7 17,606 10,377 58.9 607 525 86.5 1,791 1,643 91.7
  45 to 54 years 5,888 4,244 72.1 4,538 3,046 67.1 355 295 83.3 996 903 90.7
  55 to 64 years 2,282 1,709 74.9 1,599 1,139 71.3 159 134 84.0 524 436 83.1
  65 years and over 1,009 806 79.8 584 446 76.3 139 104 74.7 286 256 89.4

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,674 24,920 69.9 27,600 17,539 63.5 2,029 1,696 83.6 6,045 5,685 94.0
  Under 18 years 62 46 (B) 5 5 (B) 34 19 (B) 22 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,403 2,272 94.5 1,103 989 89.7 312 302 96.9 988 981 99.3
  25 to 34 years 13,315 9,700 72.8 10,127 6,757 66.7 831 684 82.2 2,357 2,260 95.9
  35 to 44 years 13,126 8,048 61.3 11,314 6,422 56.8 447 379 84.9 1,366 1,247 91.3
  45 to 54 years 4,352 3,007 69.1 3,408 2,177 63.9 234 174 74.6 711 656 92.2
  55 to 64 years 1,682 1,233 73.3 1,197 838 70.0 94 80 85.3 390 314 80.5
  65 years and over 734 613 83.6 445 351 78.8 77 57 74.0 211 205 97.2

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,208 15,456 76.5 16,459 11,934 72.5 926 856 92.4 2,823 2,667 94.5
  Under 18 years 33 33 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,664 1,584 95.2 909 846 93.0 103 103 100.0 651 635 97.5
  25 to 34 years 9,222 7,437 80.6 7,584 5,864 77.3 414 386 93.0 1,224 1,188 97.0
  35 to 44 years 6,878 4,497 65.4 6,292 3,955 62.9 160 146 90.8 426 396 93.1
  45 to 54 years 1,537 1,237 80.5 1,130 869 76.9 121 121 100.0 285 247 86.8
  55 to 64 years 600 475 79.3 401 301 75.0 65 53 (B) 134 121 90.7
  65 years and over 276 192 69.8 139 95 68.4 62 47 (B) 75 51 67.7

Poverty Footnotes

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