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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)

Black alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		31,306 3,452 11.0 14,952 589 3.9 2,674 356 13.3 13,680 2,507 18.3
 
Householder 		9,367 972 10.4 4,276 134 3.1 939 121 12.9 4,152 717 17.3
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 4,283 143 3.3 4,283 143 3.3 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 11,102 1,924 17.3 4,357 260 6.0 823 159 19.3 5,922 1,506 25.4
  Related children under 6 years 3,776 787 20.9 1,471 95 6.5 302 73 24.1 2,004 620 30.9
  Related children 6 to 17 years 7,326 1,137 15.5 2,887 164 5.7 521 86 16.5 3,918 886 22.6
Own children 18 years and over (15) 4,121 242 5.9 1,622 39 2.4 278 26 9.3 2,221 177 8.0
Other relatives 2,433 170 7.0 414 13 3.1 634 50 8.0 1,385 107 7.7

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		31,306 3,452 11.0 14,952 589 3.9 2,674 356 13.3 13,680 2,507 18.3
  Under 18 years 152 27 18.0 3 0 (B) 40 0 (B) 108 27 25.3
  18 to 24 years 1,801 491 27.3 194 16 8.2 387 68 17.5 1,221 408 33.4
  25 to 34 years 6,709 1,272 19.0 2,680 202 7.5 489 88 18.0 3,540 982 27.7
  35 to 44 years 8,203 832 10.1 4,097 124 3.0 624 88 14.1 3,481 620 17.8
  45 to 54 years 7,150 476 6.7 3,932 116 2.9 612 95 15.6 2,606 265 10.2
  55 to 64 years 4,050 221 5.5 2,483 82 3.3 295 17 5.7 1,272 123 9.6
  65 years and over 3,240 131 4.1 1,562 49 3.1 226 0 0.0 1,452 82 5.7

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		9,510 371 3.9 5,246 108 2.1 1,087 76 7.0 3,177 187 5.9
  Under 18 years 49 6 (B) 3 0 (B) 17 0 (B) 28 6 (B)
  18 to 24 years 336 19 5.7 34 0 (B) 155 11 7.2 147 8 5.5
  25 to 34 years 674 25 3.6 317 0 0.0 171 16 9.5 186 8 4.5
  35 to 44 years 1,054 52 4.9 531 7 1.3 163 2 1.2 361 43 12.0
  45 to 54 years 2,703 94 3.5 1,563 23 1.5 271 32 11.7 869 40 4.6
  55 to 64 years 2,407 81 3.4 1,540 43 2.8 165 15 9.0 701 23 3.3
  65 years and over 2,286 94 4.1 1,258 35 2.8 144 0 0.0 884 59 6.6

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		21,796 3,081 14.1 9,706 481 5.0 1,587 280 17.7 10,503 2,319 22.1
  Under 18 years 103 22 21.2 0 0 (X) 23 0 (B) 80 22 27.2
  18 to 24 years 1,465 472 32.2 160 16 9.9 232 57 24.4 1,073 400 37.2
  25 to 34 years 6,035 1,248 20.7 2,364 202 8.6 318 72 22.6 3,354 974 29.0
  35 to 44 years 7,148 780 10.9 3,567 118 3.3 461 86 18.7 3,120 576 18.5
  45 to 54 years 4,447 381 8.6 2,369 93 3.9 341 64 18.7 1,737 225 12.9
  55 to 64 years 1,643 140 8.5 943 38 4.1 130 2 1.6 571 99 17.4
  65 years and over 953 38 4.0 304 14 4.5 82 0 0.0 568 24 4.2

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		7,545 703 9.3 3,136 98 3.1 741 82 11.1 3,668 524 14.3
  Under 18 years 60 13 (B) 0 0 (X) 17 0 (B) 44 13 (B)
  18 to 24 years 687 183 26.6 95 14 14.5 110 15 14.0 482 154 31.9
  25 to 34 years 1,381 161 11.6 546 25 4.6 166 30 18.1 670 106 15.8
  35 to 44 years 1,951 170 8.7 789 12 1.5 165 22 13.3 998 136 13.6
  45 to 54 years 2,115 131 6.2 1,039 35 3.4 183 15 8.1 892 80 9.0
  55 to 64 years 876 45 5.1 546 11 2.1 60 0 (B) 270 34 12.4
  65 years and over 475 2 0.3 122 0 0.0 41 0 (B) 313 2 0.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		14,251 2,377 16.7 6,570 383 5.8 846 198 23.4 6,835 1,796 26.3
  Under 18 years 43 9 (B) 0 0 (X) 6 0 (B) 37 9 (B)
  18 to 24 years 778 289 37.2 65 2 (B) 122 41 33.8 591 246 41.6
  25 to 34 years 4,654 1,087 23.4 1,818 177 9.7 152 42 27.4 2,684 868 32.3
  35 to 44 years 5,197 610 11.7 2,778 105 3.8 297 64 21.7 2,122 441 20.8
  45 to 54 years 2,333 251 10.7 1,330 58 4.3 158 49 31.0 845 144 17.1
  55 to 64 years 768 95 12.3 397 27 6.8 70 2 (B) 301 66 21.8
  65 years and over 478 36 7.6 182 14 7.6 41 0 (B) 255 22 8.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		10,440 1,876 18.0 4,651 317 6.8 745 163 21.9 5,044 1,396 27.7
  Under 18 years 17 7 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 7 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,236 414 33.5 154 16 10.3 139 33 24.1 943 364 38.6
  25 to 34 years 4,256 914 21.5 1,813 157 8.6 239 59 24.9 2,205 698 31.7
  35 to 44 years 2,783 363 13.0 1,504 78 5.2 210 60 28.6 1,069 225 21.0
  45 to 54 years 1,357 129 9.5 795 61 7.7 96 8 8.7 467 59 12.6
  55 to 64 years 497 43 8.6 279 0 0.0 41 2 (B) 176 41 23.2
  65 years and over 294 8 2.7 106 6 5.3 20 0 (B) 168 2 1.4

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		6,585 940 14.3 2,909 114 3.9 503 103 20.4 3,172 722 22.8
  Under 18 years 17 7 (B) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 17 7 (B)
  18 to 24 years 661 175 26.4 105 16 15.1 59 17 (B) 498 142 28.4
  25 to 34 years 2,576 421 16.4 1,051 40 3.8 192 34 17.9 1,332 347 26.0
  35 to 44 years 1,836 213 11.6 914 11 1.3 154 41 26.5 768 161 21.0
  45 to 54 years 868 101 11.6 526 46 8.8 64 8 (B) 277 46 16.6
  55 to 64 years 395 22 5.5 241 0 0.0 25 2 (B) 129 20 15.2
  65 years and over 233 1 0.5 72 0 (B) 9 0 (B) 152 1 0.8

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		3,855 937 24.3 1,742 203 11.7 241 60 25.0 1,872 673 36.0
  Under 18 years 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X) 0 0 (X)
  18 to 24 years 575 239 41.6 49 0 (B) 80 16 20.1 446 223 50.0
  25 to 34 years 1,681 492 29.3 761 116 15.3 47 25 (B) 872 351 40.3
  35 to 44 years 947 149 15.8 590 66 11.2 56 19 (B) 301 64 21.2
  45 to 54 years 490 28 5.7 269 15 5.6 32 0 (B) 189 13 6.8
  55 to 64 years 102 21 20.9 38 0 (B) 16 0 (B) 47 21 (B)
  65 years and over 61 7 (B) 34 6 (B) 11 0 (B) 16 1 (B)

Poverty Footnotes

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