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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)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,938 7,878 4.0 157,992 3,319 2.1 11,783 840 7.1 28,163 3,719 13.2
 
Householder 		64,145 2,357 3.7 50,180 895 1.8 4,196 267 6.4 9,769 1,196 12.2
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,027 873 1.7 50,027 873 1.7 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,397 3,845 6.9 41,622 1,306 3.1 3,270 384 11.8 10,504 2,154 20.5
  Related children under 6 years 18,749 1,653 8.8 14,303 555 3.9 1,148 152 13.2 3,298 946 28.7
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,648 2,192 6.0 27,319 752 2.8 2,122 232 10.9 7,206 1,208 16.8
Own children 18 years and over (15) 19,139 425 2.2 13,059 164 1.3 1,371 47 3.4 4,709 213 4.5
Other relatives 9,230 378 4.1 3,105 81 2.6 2,946 142 4.8 3,180 155 4.9

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,938 7,878 4.0 157,992 3,319 2.1 11,783 840 7.1 28,163 3,719 13.2
  Under 18 years 442 15 3.4 18 0 (B) 238 15 6.4 187 0 0.0
  18 to 24 years 7,008 1,030 14.7 3,023 260 8.6 1,574 148 9.4 2,411 622 25.8
  25 to 34 years 34,006 2,488 7.3 25,453 897 3.5 2,708 226 8.4 5,844 1,365 23.4
  35 to 44 years 50,940 2,095 4.1 41,687 898 2.2 2,394 175 7.3 6,859 1,022 14.9
  45 to 54 years 48,889 1,270 2.6 40,318 623 1.5 2,612 170 6.5 5,959 477 8.0
  55 to 64 years 30,073 582 1.9 25,696 354 1.4 1,251 97 7.8 3,127 131 4.2
  65 years and over 26,580 397 1.5 21,797 287 1.3 1,007 9 0.9 3,775 102 2.7

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,956 1,193 1.5 65,499 796 1.2 5,153 153 3.0 8,303 244 2.9
  Under 18 years 179 0 0.0 8 0 (B) 97 0 0.0 74 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,102 87 4.2 862 29 3.4 761 35 4.6 479 23 4.9
  25 to 34 years 5,282 89 1.7 3,908 34 0.9 991 29 2.9 383 26 6.8
  35 to 44 years 5,791 120 2.1 4,408 50 1.1 618 20 3.2 765 50 6.5
  45 to 54 years 19,013 269 1.4 15,876 188 1.2 1,194 17 1.4 1,943 64 3.3
  55 to 64 years 22,893 326 1.4 20,286 238 1.2 787 48 6.1 1,820 39 2.1
  65 years and over 23,696 302 1.3 20,152 256 1.3 706 5 0.7 2,839 41 1.4

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,982 6,685 5.6 92,493 2,523 2.7 6,630 687 10.4 19,859 3,475 17.5
  Under 18 years 264 15 5.8 10 0 (B) 141 15 10.8 113 0 0.0
  18 to 24 years 4,906 942 19.2 2,162 231 10.7 812 113 13.9 1,931 599 31.0
  25 to 34 years 28,723 2,398 8.3 21,545 862 4.0 1,717 198 11.5 5,461 1,339 24.5
  35 to 44 years 45,150 1,975 4.4 37,279 848 2.3 1,776 155 8.7 6,094 972 16.0
  45 to 54 years 29,876 1,002 3.4 24,442 435 1.8 1,418 153 10.8 4,017 413 10.3
  55 to 64 years 7,181 257 3.6 5,410 116 2.1 464 49 10.5 1,307 92 7.0
  65 years and over 2,883 96 3.3 1,646 31 1.9 301 4 1.4 937 61 6.5

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,094 1,501 3.7 29,734 386 1.3 3,316 219 6.6 8,044 896 11.1
  Under 18 years 114 0 0.0 5 0 (B) 75 0 (B) 34 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,493 313 12.6 1,023 62 6.1 519 53 10.1 950 198 20.9
  25 to 34 years 8,431 398 4.7 6,159 94 1.5 773 42 5.5 1,499 262 17.5
  35 to 44 years 10,329 371 3.6 7,456 100 1.3 754 60 8.0 2,119 211 10.0
  45 to 54 years 14,072 282 2.0 11,069 81 0.7 742 45 6.1 2,261 155 6.9
  55 to 64 years 4,082 112 2.8 3,065 42 1.4 295 14 4.8 721 56 7.8
  65 years and over 1,573 25 1.6 956 6 0.7 157 4 2.7 460 14 3.0

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		77,888 5,184 6.7 62,760 2,137 3.4 3,314 468 14.1 11,815 2,579 21.8
  Under 18 years 150 15 10.2 5 0 (B) 66 15 (B) 79 0 0.0
  18 to 24 years 2,413 629 26.1 1,138 169 14.8 294 60 20.6 981 400 40.8
  25 to 34 years 20,292 2,000 9.9 15,386 768 5.0 944 155 16.4 3,962 1,077 27.2
  35 to 44 years 34,821 1,604 4.6 29,824 748 2.5 1,022 95 9.3 3,975 761 19.1
  45 to 54 years 15,804 720 4.6 13,373 354 2.6 675 108 16.0 1,755 258 14.7
  55 to 64 years 3,099 144 4.7 2,345 74 3.1 169 35 20.6 585 36 6.1
  65 years and over 1,310 71 5.4 690 24 3.5 144 0 0.0 477 47 9.9

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,883 4,240 7.6 44,060 1,643 3.7 2,955 368 12.5 8,868 2,229 25.1
  Under 18 years 94 0 0.0 10 0 (B) 34 0 (B) 50 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,067 881 21.7 2,012 217 10.8 415 92 22.2 1,639 572 34.9
  25 to 34 years 22,537 1,893 8.4 17,711 702 4.0 1,246 149 11.9 3,581 1,042 29.1
  35 to 44 years 20,004 914 4.6 17,606 482 2.7 607 46 7.5 1,791 386 21.6
  45 to 54 years 5,888 408 6.9 4,538 182 4.0 355 52 14.8 996 174 17.5
  55 to 64 years 2,282 117 5.1 1,599 51 3.2 159 29 18.3 524 36 6.9
  65 years and over 1,009 28 2.7 584 8 1.4 139 0 0.0 286 19 6.7

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,674 2,182 6.1 27,600 714 2.6 2,029 234 11.5 6,045 1,233 20.4
  Under 18 years 62 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 34 0 (B) 22 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,403 385 16.0 1,103 80 7.2 312 76 24.4 988 229 23.2
  25 to 34 years 13,315 962 7.2 10,127 305 3.0 831 91 10.9 2,357 566 24.0
  35 to 44 years 13,126 541 4.1 11,314 219 1.9 447 35 7.8 1,366 287 21.1
  45 to 54 years 4,352 176 4.0 3,408 53 1.6 234 17 7.2 711 107 15.0
  55 to 64 years 1,682 103 6.1 1,197 51 4.3 94 16 16.8 390 36 9.2
  65 years and over 734 14 1.9 445 6 1.3 77 0 0.0 211 8 3.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,208 2,058 10.2 16,459 928 5.6 926 134 14.5 2,823 996 35.3
  Under 18 years 33 0 (B) 5 0 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 0 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,664 496 29.8 909 137 15.1 103 16 15.6 651 342 52.6
  25 to 34 years 9,222 931 10.1 7,584 397 5.2 414 58 14.0 1,224 476 38.9
  35 to 44 years 6,878 372 5.4 6,292 262 4.2 160 11 6.9 426 99 23.2
  45 to 54 years 1,537 232 15.1 1,130 129 11.4 121 36 29.4 285 68 23.8
  55 to 64 years 600 14 2.3 401 0 0.0 65 13 (B) 134 0 0.2
  65 years and over 276 13 4.9 139 2 1.8 62 0 (B) 75 11 14.5

Poverty Footnotes

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