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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 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 600% of poverty (5) Percentage below 600% of poverty (6)

White alone
 
People in families, total (2) 		197,938 154,599 78.1 157,992 117,581 74.4 11,783 10,466 88.8 28,163 26,552 94.3
 
Householder 		64,145 48,522 75.6 50,180 35,721 71.2 4,196 3,668 87.4 9,769 9,132 93.5
Spouse (in married-couple family) (11) 50,027 35,604 71.2 50,027 35,604 71.2 (N/A) (N/A) (X) (N/A) (N/A) (X)
Related children under 18 years (14) 55,397 47,596 85.9 41,622 34,282 82.4 3,270 3,090 94.5 10,504 10,223 97.3
  Related children under 6 years 18,749 16,389 87.4 14,303 12,042 84.2 1,148 1,108 96.4 3,298 3,240 98.2
  Related children 6 to 17 years 36,648 31,206 85.2 27,319 22,240 81.4 2,122 1,983 93.5 7,206 6,983 96.9
Own children 18 years and over (15) 19,139 14,776 77.2 13,059 9,356 71.6 1,371 1,141 83.2 4,709 4,279 90.9
Other relatives 9,230 8,102 87.8 3,105 2,618 84.3 2,946 2,566 87.1 3,180 2,918 91.8

People in families, by householder's age:
 
    Total 		197,938 154,599 78.1 157,992 117,581 74.4 11,783 10,466 88.8 28,163 26,552 94.3
  Under 18 years 442 421 95.1 18 13 (B) 238 232 97.7 187 176 94.1
  18 to 24 years 7,008 6,651 94.9 3,023 2,894 95.7 1,574 1,412 89.7 2,411 2,344 97.2
  25 to 34 years 34,006 29,816 87.7 25,453 21,617 84.9 2,708 2,446 90.3 5,844 5,752 98.4
  35 to 44 years 50,940 41,567 81.6 41,687 32,719 78.5 2,394 2,238 93.5 6,859 6,611 96.4
  45 to 54 years 48,889 35,095 71.8 40,318 27,361 67.9 2,612 2,220 85.0 5,959 5,514 92.5
  55 to 64 years 30,073 19,789 65.8 25,696 16,038 62.4 1,251 1,033 82.6 3,127 2,719 86.9
  65 years and over 26,580 21,260 80.0 21,797 16,939 77.7 1,007 883 87.7 3,775 3,437 91.0

In families without related children by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		78,956 53,955 68.3 65,499 42,487 64.9 5,153 4,212 81.7 8,303 7,257 87.4
  Under 18 years 179 157 87.9 8 3 (B) 97 91 94.4 74 63 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,102 1,820 86.6 862 767 89.0 761 623 81.8 479 430 89.8
  25 to 34 years 5,282 3,531 66.9 3,908 2,409 61.6 991 801 80.8 383 321 83.9
  35 to 44 years 5,791 3,983 68.8 4,408 2,729 61.9 618 542 87.8 765 711 92.9
  45 to 54 years 19,013 11,966 62.9 15,876 9,294 58.5 1,194 953 79.8 1,943 1,719 88.5
  55 to 64 years 22,893 13,909 60.8 20,286 11,819 58.3 787 601 76.4 1,820 1,490 81.9
  65 years and over 23,696 18,589 78.4 20,152 15,466 76.7 706 600 85.1 2,839 2,523 88.9

In families with related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		118,982 100,644 84.6 92,493 75,095 81.2 6,630 6,254 94.3 19,859 19,295 97.2
  Under 18 years 264 264 100.0 10 10 (B) 141 141 100.0 113 113 100.0
  18 to 24 years 4,906 4,831 98.5 2,162 2,127 98.4 812 790 97.2 1,931 1,914 99.1
  25 to 34 years 28,723 26,285 91.5 21,545 19,208 89.2 1,717 1,645 95.8 5,461 5,431 99.4
  35 to 44 years 45,150 37,585 83.2 37,279 29,989 80.4 1,776 1,696 95.5 6,094 5,900 96.8
  45 to 54 years 29,876 23,129 77.4 24,442 18,067 73.9 1,418 1,267 89.4 4,017 3,795 94.5
  55 to 64 years 7,181 5,880 81.9 5,410 4,219 78.0 464 432 93.2 1,307 1,229 94.0
  65 years and over 2,883 2,671 92.6 1,646 1,474 89.6 301 283 94.0 937 914 97.6

In families with one related child under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		41,094 33,107 80.6 29,734 22,317 75.1 3,316 3,062 92.4 8,044 7,727 96.1
  Under 18 years 114 114 100.0 5 5 (B) 75 75 (B) 34 34 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,493 2,437 97.8 1,023 1,002 97.9 519 496 95.6 950 939 98.9
  25 to 34 years 8,431 7,078 84.0 6,159 4,886 79.3 773 719 93.0 1,499 1,473 98.2
  35 to 44 years 10,329 8,237 79.8 7,456 5,501 73.8 754 702 93.2 2,119 2,034 96.0
  45 to 54 years 14,072 10,605 75.4 11,069 7,827 70.7 742 663 89.2 2,261 2,115 93.6
  55 to 64 years 4,082 3,179 77.9 3,065 2,241 73.1 295 264 89.3 721 674 93.5
  65 years and over 1,573 1,456 92.5 956 855 89.5 157 143 91.1 460 458 99.5

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		77,888 67,538 86.7 62,760 52,778 84.1 3,314 3,192 96.3 11,815 11,568 97.9
  Under 18 years 150 150 100.0 5 5 (B) 66 66 (B) 79 79 100.0
  18 to 24 years 2,413 2,394 99.2 1,138 1,126 98.9 294 294 100.0 981 975 99.3
  25 to 34 years 20,292 19,207 94.7 15,386 14,322 93.1 944 926 98.1 3,962 3,959 99.9
  35 to 44 years 34,821 29,347 84.3 29,824 24,488 82.1 1,022 993 97.2 3,975 3,866 97.2
  45 to 54 years 15,804 12,524 79.2 13,373 10,240 76.6 675 604 89.5 1,755 1,680 95.7
  55 to 64 years 3,099 2,701 87.2 2,345 1,978 84.4 169 169 100.0 585 554 94.7
  65 years and over 1,310 1,214 92.7 690 619 89.7 144 140 97.1 477 456 95.8

In families with related children under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		55,883 48,968 87.6 44,060 37,402 84.9 2,955 2,849 96.4 8,868 8,717 98.3
  Under 18 years 94 94 100.0 10 10 (B) 34 34 (B) 50 50 (B)
  18 to 24 years 4,067 4,022 98.9 2,012 1,984 98.6 415 411 98.9 1,639 1,627 99.3
  25 to 34 years 22,537 20,457 90.8 17,711 15,696 88.6 1,246 1,192 95.7 3,581 3,570 99.7
  35 to 44 years 20,004 16,192 80.9 17,606 13,872 78.8 607 584 96.2 1,791 1,736 96.9
  45 to 54 years 5,888 5,202 88.3 4,538 3,889 85.7 355 338 95.2 996 975 97.9
  55 to 64 years 2,282 2,067 90.6 1,599 1,420 88.9 159 153 96.2 524 493 94.1
  65 years and over 1,009 935 92.6 584 531 90.9 139 138 99.1 286 266 92.8

In families with one related child under 6 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		35,674 30,796 86.3 27,600 22,933 83.1 2,029 1,931 95.1 6,045 5,932 98.1
  Under 18 years 62 62 (B) 5 5 (B) 34 34 (B) 22 22 (B)
  18 to 24 years 2,403 2,377 98.9 1,103 1,087 98.6 312 307 98.5 988 983 99.4
  25 to 34 years 13,315 11,885 89.3 10,127 8,757 86.5 831 783 94.1 2,357 2,346 99.5
  35 to 44 years 13,126 10,507 80.0 11,314 8,768 77.5 447 426 95.4 1,366 1,312 96.1
  45 to 54 years 4,352 3,758 86.3 3,408 2,848 83.6 234 217 92.7 711 693 97.6
  55 to 64 years 1,682 1,510 89.8 1,197 1,057 88.3 94 88 93.5 390 365 93.4
  65 years and over 734 697 95.0 445 410 92.1 77 76 98.4 211 211 99.9

In families with two or more related children under 18 years by householder's age: (9)
 
    Total 		20,208 18,173 89.9 16,459 14,469 87.9 926 919 99.2 2,823 2,785 98.7
  Under 18 years 33 33 (B) 5 5 (B) 0 0 (X) 28 28 (B)
  18 to 24 years 1,664 1,644 98.8 909 897 98.6 103 103 100.0 651 644 99.0
  25 to 34 years 9,222 8,572 93.0 7,584 6,939 91.5 414 409 98.8 1,224 1,224 100.0
  35 to 44 years 6,878 5,685 82.7 6,292 5,103 81.1 160 158 98.5 426 424 99.6
  45 to 54 years 1,537 1,444 94.0 1,130 1,041 92.1 121 121 100.0 285 281 98.6
  55 to 64 years 600 557 92.9 401 363 90.6 65 65 (B) 134 129 96.3
  65 years and over 276 238 86.2 139 121 87.1 62 62 (B) 75 55 73.1

Poverty Footnotes

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