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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 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 50% of poverty (5) Percentage below 50% of poverty (6)

All races
 
People in families, total (2) 		249,384 12,559 5.0 188,001 4,528 2.4 16,067 1,341 8.3 45,315 6,690 14.8
 
Householder 		78,867 3,625 4.6 58,428 1,178 2.0 5,582 427 7.6 14,857 2,020 13.6
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 58,428 1,178 2.0 58,428 1,178 2.0 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 73,410 6,418 8.7 50,964 1,827 3.6 4,539 614 13.5 17,907 3,977 22.2
  Related children under 6 years 25,104 2,751 11.0 17,705 777 4.4 1,617 260 16.1 5,782 1,714 29.6
  Related children 6 to 17 years 48,306 3,667 7.6 33,259 1,050 3.2 2,923 353 12.1 12,125 2,264 18.7
Own children 18 years and over (15) 25,296 732 2.9 16,057 235 1.5 1,766 76 4.3 7,473 421 5.6
Other relatives 13,382 606 4.5 4,124 109 2.6 4,180 224 5.4 5,079 272 5.4

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		249,384 12,559 5.0 188,001 4,528 2.4 16,067 1,341 8.3 45,315 6,690 14.8
  Under 18 years 727 63 8.6 25 0 (B) 334 31 9.2 367 32 8.7
  18 to 24 years 9,712 1,629 16.8 3,431 293 8.6 2,353 250 10.6 3,929 1,086 27.6
  25 to 34 years 44,894 4,190 9.3 30,995 1,282 4.1 3,615 361 10.0 10,284 2,547 24.8
  35 to 44 years 64,750 3,209 5.0 50,337 1,154 2.3 3,273 281 8.6 11,140 1,774 15.9
  45 to 54 years 60,752 2,018 3.3 48,109 935 1.9 3,495 287 8.2 9,148 796 8.7
  55 to 64 years 36,950 845 2.3 30,436 467 1.5 1,642 121 7.4 4,873 257 5.3
  65 years and over 31,597 605 1.9 24,668 397 1.6 1,355 10 0.7 5,575 198 3.5

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		94,692 1,727 1.8 75,268 1,026 1.4 6,971 256 3.7 12,453 444 3.6
  Under 18 years 258 6 2.2 11 0 (B) 140 0 0.0 106 6 5.2
  18 to 24 years 2,751 127 4.6 935 29 3.1 1,115 63 5.7 701 35 5.0
  25 to 34 years 6,810 147 2.2 4,688 59 1.2 1,389 53 3.8 733 36 4.9
  35 to 44 years 7,434 193 2.6 5,353 74 1.4 848 22 2.6 1,233 98 7.9
  45 to 54 years 23,118 394 1.7 18,576 238 1.3 1,562 50 3.2 2,981 106 3.6
  55 to 64 years 27,070 426 1.6 23,297 301 1.3 1,004 63 6.3 2,768 62 2.3
  65 years and over 27,251 433 1.6 22,408 326 1.5 913 5 0.5 3,930 102 2.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		154,692 10,832 7.0 112,733 3,502 3.1 9,096 1,085 11.9 32,862 6,245 19.0
  Under 18 years 469 57 12.1 14 0 (B) 194 31 15.8 261 26 10.1
  18 to 24 years 6,961 1,502 21.6 2,495 265 10.6 1,239 187 15.1 3,227 1,051 32.6
  25 to 34 years 38,084 4,043 10.6 26,307 1,224 4.7 2,227 308 13.8 9,550 2,511 26.3
  35 to 44 years 57,316 3,016 5.3 44,984 1,080 2.4 2,425 259 10.7 9,907 1,676 16.9
  45 to 54 years 37,634 1,624 4.3 29,533 697 2.4 1,933 236 12.2 6,168 690 11.2
  55 to 64 years 9,881 419 4.2 7,139 165 2.3 638 58 9.2 2,104 195 9.3
  65 years and over 4,347 172 4.0 2,260 71 3.1 441 5 1.2 1,645 96 5.8

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		53,209 2,471 4.6 36,174 610 1.7 4,460 342 7.7 12,574 1,518 12.1
  Under 18 years 209 20 9.7 9 0 (B) 109 3 3.1 91 17 18.7
  18 to 24 years 3,446 549 15.9 1,186 87 7.4 712 82 11.6 1,549 379 24.5
  25 to 34 years 10,794 625 5.8 7,466 169 2.3 1,006 76 7.6 2,323 380 16.4
  35 to 44 years 13,512 575 4.3 9,195 120 1.3 997 82 8.2 3,320 373 11.2
  45 to 54 years 17,578 477 2.7 13,162 145 1.1 1,022 74 7.2 3,394 258 7.6
  55 to 64 years 5,422 167 3.1 3,962 57 1.4 391 18 4.7 1,069 92 8.6
  65 years and over 2,246 57 2.6 1,194 33 2.7 224 5 2.4 829 19 2.3

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		101,483 8,362 8.2 76,559 2,891 3.8 4,636 743 16.0 20,288 4,727 23.3
  Under 18 years 260 37 14.1 5 0 (B) 85 27 32.2 171 9 5.5
  18 to 24 years 3,515 953 27.1 1,310 177 13.5 527 104 19.8 1,679 672 40.0
  25 to 34 years 27,290 3,418 12.5 18,842 1,055 5.6 1,221 232 19.0 7,227 2,131 29.5
  35 to 44 years 43,804 2,441 5.6 35,789 960 2.7 1,429 177 12.4 6,586 1,303 19.8
  45 to 54 years 20,055 1,146 5.7 16,371 552 3.4 911 162 17.8 2,774 432 15.6
  55 to 64 years 4,458 252 5.6 3,177 109 3.4 247 40 16.2 1,035 103 10.0
  65 years and over 2,100 115 5.5 1,066 38 3.6 217 0 0.0 817 77 9.4

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		73,317 6,833 9.3 54,195 2,324 4.3 4,097 600 14.6 15,024 3,910 26.0
  Under 18 years 135 23 17.1 14 0 (B) 47 12 (B) 74 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 5,703 1,372 24.1 2,331 251 10.8 630 137 21.7 2,742 985 35.9
  25 to 34 years 29,454 3,150 10.7 21,528 1,009 4.7 1,649 245 14.8 6,277 1,896 30.2
  35 to 44 years 25,223 1,397 5.5 21,290 631 3.0 877 113 12.9 3,057 652 21.3
  45 to 54 years 8,106 665 8.2 6,043 349 5.8 487 61 12.5 1,577 255 16.2
  55 to 64 years 3,171 165 5.2 2,152 53 2.5 213 32 15.0 806 80 9.9
  65 years and over 1,525 61 4.0 838 30 3.6 194 0 0.0 493 31 6.2

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		46,784 3,507 7.5 34,015 1,034 3.0 2,773 357 12.9 9,996 2,115 21.2
  Under 18 years 90 11 12.2 9 0 (B) 35 0 (B) 46 11 (B)
  18 to 24 years 3,294 609 18.5 1,276 110 8.6 430 104 24.2 1,588 394 24.8
  25 to 34 years 17,429 1,552 8.9 12,309 421 3.4 1,106 135 12.2 4,014 997 24.8
  35 to 44 years 16,687 823 4.9 13,747 268 2.0 651 75 11.6 2,289 480 21.0
  45 to 54 years 5,812 349 6.0 4,415 160 3.6 318 25 7.9 1,078 164 15.2
  55 to 64 years 2,353 130 5.5 1,625 53 3.3 129 18 13.9 599 58 9.8
  65 years and over 1,119 33 3.0 633 22 3.5 103 0 0.0 383 11 2.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		26,533 3,326 12.5 20,180 1,290 6.4 1,324 242 18.3 5,029 1,794 35.7
  Under 18 years 45 12 (B) 5 0 (B) 12 12 (B) 28 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,409 764 31.7 1,055 141 13.3 200 33 16.5 1,154 590 51.1
  25 to 34 years 12,025 1,598 13.3 9,219 589 6.4 543 110 20.2 2,263 899 39.7
  35 to 44 years 8,536 574 6.7 7,543 363 4.8 226 38 16.8 768 173 22.5
  45 to 54 years 2,294 316 13.8 1,628 189 11.6 168 36 21.1 498 91 18.3
  55 to 64 years 818 36 4.3 527 0 0.0 84 14 16.7 207 21 10.4
  65 years and over 406 27 6.8 205 8 4.0 91 0 0.0 110 19 17.6

Poverty Footnotes

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