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Current Population Survey (CPS)
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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


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POV31: Age of Householder, Number of Children in Family, Marital Status, Work Experience for People 16 Years and Over: 2010

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  16 years and over 16 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 years and over
All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 150% of poverty (5) Percentage below 150% of poverty (6)
Below 150% of Poverty
Black alone
People Who Did Not Work

Both Sexes
 
    Total 		9,168 4,274 46.6 3,082 1,534 49.8 1,222 731 59.8 4,864 2,010 41.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		5,692 2,173 38.2 1,245 562 45.1 628 272 43.2 3,818 1,339 35.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,476 2,102 60.5 1,836 972 52.9 594 459 77.3 1,046 671 64.1
            1 child 1,641 898 54.7 927 458 49.4 193 133 68.6 521 308 59.1
            2 or more children 1,836 1,204 65.6 910 514 56.6 401 326 81.4 525 363 69.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		1,047 801 76.5 380 291 76.5 369 299 81.2 298 211 70.7
            1 child 723 527 72.9 275 198 72.0 231 183 79.4 217 146 67.1
            2 or more children 324 274 84.4 105 93 88.2 138 116 84.1 81 65 80.1

Male
 
    Total 		4,092 1,694 41.4 1,524 719 47.2 564 248 43.9 2,004 728 36.3
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,777 1,009 36.3 696 314 45.1 419 164 39.1 1,662 531 32.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		1,315 685 52.1 828 405 48.9 144 84 58.0 343 197 57.5
            1 child 673 326 48.4 419 204 48.7 75 38 50.9 179 84 46.8
            2 or more children 642 360 56.0 409 201 49.1 69 46 65.7 164 113 69.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		305 208 68.3 137 89 65.0 66 42 63.5 102 78 75.9
            1 child 234 151 64.6 114 73 63.8 46 26 57.5 74 52 70.3
            2 or more children 71 57 80.4 23 17 70.8 20 15 77.5 28 26 90.5

Female
 
    Total 		5,076 2,580 50.8 1,558 815 52.3 659 483 73.4 2,860 1,282 44.8
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,915 1,164 39.9 549 248 45.1 209 108 51.6 2,157 808 37.5
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		2,161 1,416 65.5 1,008 567 56.2 450 375 83.5 703 474 67.4
            1 child 968 572 59.1 508 254 49.9 118 95 79.9 342 224 65.5
            2 or more children 1,193 844 70.7 500 313 62.6 331 281 84.7 361 250 69.1
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		742 592 79.8 243 202 83.0 303 258 85.0 196 133 67.9
            1 child 489 376 76.9 161 126 77.8 185 157 84.8 143 94 65.5
            2 or more children 253 216 85.6 82 76 93.2 119 101 85.2 53 39 74.5

Poverty Footnotes

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division: Poverty |  Last Revised: January 14, 2013