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TABLE 16. Number of Children and Type of Family - Poverty Status of Families and Persons In Families In 1994 (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level Below Poverty Level
Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total Total NumberPercent of Total
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 1648 786 47.7 1346 613 45.5 204 132 64.5 253 132 52.3
No Related Children Under 18 85 12 14.2 57 5 9.6 2 2 100.0 16 7 45.4
With Related Children Under 18 1563 774 49.5 1289 607 47.1 203 130 64.2 237 125 52.7
1 742 327 44.1 628 287 45.7 74 17 22.9 142 74 52.0
2 or More 821 447 54.5 661 320 48.5 128 113 88.2 95 51 53.7
Mean 1.44 1.47 (B) 1.43 1.41 (B) 1.54 1.86 (B) 1.30 1.35 (B)
Standard Error .05 .07 (B) .05 .08 (B) .13 .21 (B) .07 .11 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 693 436 62.9 594 371 62.5 74 53 71.9 122 79 64.5
1 526 294 55.8 477 277 58.1 26 5 20.0 89 61 68.5
2 or More 167 142 85.2 117 94 80.6 48 48 100.0 33 18 53.6
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 270 197 72.9 217 152 69.8 36 36 100.0 63 48 76.3
No Related Children Under 18 20 5 27.3 16 5 34.5 0 0 (B) 7 5 78.9
With Related Children Under 18 251 192 76.5 201 146 72.6 36 36 100.0 56 42 76.0
1 144 110 76.2 133 100 75.2 0 0 100.0 36 33 91.6
2 or More 106 82 77.0 68 46 67.4 36 36 100.0 20 9 47.4
Mean 1.27 1.28 (B) 1.19 1.16 (B) 2.15 2.15 (B) 1.22 1.21 (B)
Standard Error .10 .12 (B) .11 .15 (B) .00 .00 (B) .12 .15 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 240 188 78.4 192 142 74.1 36 36 100.0 53 42 80.8
1 144 109 76.2 134 100 74.4 0 0 100.0 35 33 95.3
2 or More 96 79 81.7 58 43 73.5 36 36 100.0 18 9 52.6
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 807 413 51.2 642 304 47.4 133 88 66.4 91 39 42.7
No Related Children Under 18 26 5 19.2 20 0 .0 0 0 (B) 7 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 781 408 52.3 622 304 48.9 133 88 66.4 84 39 46.2
1 312 135 43.4 260 116 44.7 40 11 27.2 49 19 38.7
2 or More 469 273 58.1 363 188 51.9 92 77 83.6 35 20 56.8
Mean 1.53 1.60 (B) 1.52 1.54 (B) 1.56 1.87 (B) 1.31 1.46 (B)
Standard Error .07 .11 (B) .07 .12 (B) .21 .31 (B) .09 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 376 219 58.2 337 200 59.5 38 18 45.7 47 25 53.5
1 309 159 51.5 283 153 54.2 26 5 19.5 31 16 52.9
2 or More 67 59 89.4 54 47 86.9 13 13 100.0 16 9 54.6
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 501 173 34.5 440 155 35.3 22 6 27.3 89 42 47.0
No Related Children Under 18 10 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 490 173 35.2 436 155 35.5 22 6 27.3 89 42 47.0
1 253 82 32.2 215 71 33.1 22 6 27.3 57 22 38.3
2 or More 237 91 38.3 221 84 37.9 0 0 (B) 32 20 62.5
Mean 1.43 1.41 (B) 1.46 1.44 (B) .97 .83 (B) 1.27 1.36 (B)
Standard Error .08 .13 (B) .09 .14 (B) .06 .44 (B) .13 .25 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 76 29 38.6 63 28 44.9 0 0 (B) 23 12 49.5
1 72 25 34.9 59 24 41.0 0 0 (B) 23 12 49.5
2 or More 4 4 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 61 4 5.9 43 2 4.6 14 2 11.8 10 4 35.5
No Related Children Under 18 20 2 8.2 14 0 .0 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0
With Related Children Under 18 41 2 4.8 29 2 6.9 12 0 .0 9 2 23.1
1 32 0 .0 20 0 .0 12 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 9 2 23.1 9 2 23.1 0 0 (B) 9 2 23.1
Mean 1.16 2.31 (B) 1.14 2.31 (B) 1.20 (B) (B) 2.17 2.31 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .07 .00 (B) .20 .00 (B) .00 (B) (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1 0 .0 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
1 1 0 .0 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
2 or More 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 9 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 9 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders of All Ages Total 1359 720 53.0 1124 569 50.6 169 114 67.4 185 110 59.4
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 1359 720 53.0 1124 569 50.6 169 114 67.4 185 110 59.4
1 608 294 48.3 518 258 49.8 53 13 25.1 116 67 57.8
2 or More 751 426 56.7 606 312 51.4 116 101 86.9 69 43 62.1
Mean 1.47 1.49 (B) 1.46 1.43 (B) 1.60 1.87 (B) 1.25 1.32 (B)
Standard Error .05 .08 (B) .05 .08 (B) .16 .24 (B) .08 .12 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 625 413 66.1 530 348 65.7 70 53 76.8 87 64 72.8
1 473 279 59.0 429 263 61.3 21 5 24.5 70 54 77.9
2 or More 151 134 88.3 101 86 84.7 48 48 100.0 18 9 52.6
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 238 181 75.9 188 135 71.6 36 36 100.0 47 36 75.1
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 238 181 75.9 188 135 71.6 36 36 100.0 47 36 75.1
1 132 99 75.1 120 89 73.9 0 0 100.0 28 26 95.0
2 or More 106 82 77.0 68 46 67.4 36 36 100.0 20 9 47.4
Mean 1.28 1.29 (B) 1.19 1.17 (B) 2.15 2.15 (B) 1.23 1.22 (B)
Standard Error .10 .13 (B) .11 .16 (B) .00 .00 (B) .16 .18 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 227 177 77.9 179 131 73.2 36 36 100.0 44 36 80.9
1 131 98 75.1 121 88 73.0 0 0 100.0 26 26 100.0
2 or More 96 79 81.7 58 43 73.5 36 36 100.0 18 9 52.6
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 662 374 56.5 539 287 53.2 99 72 72.5 45 30 67.2
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 662 374 56.5 539 287 53.2 99 72 72.5 45 30 67.2
1 244 123 50.2 215 107 49.7 20 7 37.6 34 19 56.3
2 or More 418 252 60.2 324 180 55.5 80 65 81.0 11 11 100.0
Mean 1.56 1.61 (B) 1.55 1.56 (B) 1.68 1.88 (B) 1.17 1.34 (B)
Standard Error .08 .12 (B) .08 .12 (B) .27 .39 (B) .12 .17 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 327 208 63.5 293 190 64.7 34 18 52.1 20 16 82.0
1 276 157 56.8 254 151 59.4 21 5 23.8 20 16 82.0
2 or More 51 51 100.0 38 38 100.0 13 13 100.0 0 0 (B)
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 424 163 38.5 374 146 39.0 22 6 27.3 84 42 50.0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 424 163 38.5 374 146 39.0 22 6 27.3 84 42 50.0
1 205 72 35.3 168 62 36.9 22 6 27.3 55 22 40.0
2 or More 219 91 41.6 206 84 40.8 0 0 (B) 29 20 68.8
Mean 1.47 1.44 (B) 1.51 1.47 (B) .97 .83 (B) 1.25 1.36 (B)
Standard Error .09 .14 (B) .10 .14 (B) .06 .44 (B) .14 .25 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 70 28 40.2 57 27 47.6 0 0 (B) 23 12 49.5
1 66 24 36.4 53 23 43.4 0 0 (B) 23 12 49.5
2 or More 4 4 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 35 2 5.6 23 2 8.6 12 0 .0 9 2 23.1
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 35 2 5.6 23 2 8.6 12 0 .0 9 2 23.1
1 27 0 .0 15 0 .0 12 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 9 2 23.1 9 2 23.1 0 0 (B) 9 2 23.1
Mean 1.21 2.31 (B) 1.21 2.31 (B) 1.20 (B) (B) 2.17 2.31 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .04 .00 (B) .22 .00 (B) .00 (B) (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
1 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
2 or More 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 2878 1464 50.9 1868 857 45.9 775 499 64.4 564 325 57.6
No Related Children Under 18 638 113 17.7 497 70 14.0 46 12 26.9 116 32 27.8
With Related Children Under 18 2241 1352 60.3 1371 788 57.4 729 486 66.7 448 293 65.4
1 1510 902 59.7 935 539 57.6 480 316 65.9 276 168 61.0
2 or More 731 450 61.5 436 249 57.1 248 170 68.4 172 125 72.4
Mean 1.42 1.47 (B) 1.40 1.42 (B) 1.46 1.53 (B) 1.62 1.69 (B)
Standard Error .02 .03 (B) .03 .04 (B) .05 .07 (B) .03 .04 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1519 1037 68.3 943 608 64.4 476 365 76.8 320 219 68.5
1 1219 825 67.7 756 487 64.4 386 291 75.5 243 158 65.1
2 or More 300 212 70.6 187 121 64.5 90 74 82.3 77 61 79.0
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 1012 735 72.6 646 427 66.1 300 264 88.0 206 145 70.2
No Related Children Under 18 145 32 22.2 125 27 21.7 5 1 31.4 39 14 37.1
With Related Children Under 18 867 703 81.0 522 400 76.7 295 263 88.8 167 130 78.0
1 715 583 81.5 429 337 78.6 246 216 87.6 123 93 75.6
2 or More 152 120 79.0 92 63 68.0 49 47 95.3 44 37 84.9
Mean 1.25 1.25 (B) 1.21 1.20 (B) 1.27 1.29 (B) 1.41 1.44 (B)
Standard Error .03 .03 (B) .03 .03 (B) .06 .07 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 838 679 81.1 508 387 76.2 280 253 90.0 166 130 78.3
1 704 573 81.4 430 334 77.8 234 209 89.1 131 99 75.7
2 or More 134 106 79.2 78 53 67.3 46 44 95.0 35 31 87.9
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 958 433 45.2 616 251 40.7 274 154 56.1 185 96 52.0
No Related Children Under 18 127 8 6.2 101 6 5.8 11 0 .0 22 5 24.7
With Related Children Under 18 831 425 51.2 515 245 47.6 262 154 58.5 163 91 55.7
1 452 185 40.9 307 122 39.6 113 52 45.6 82 39 47.7
2 or More 379 240 63.4 207 123 59.4 149 102 68.4 81 52 63.8
Mean 1.59 1.78 (B) 1.53 1.70 (B) 1.70 1.93 (B) 1.85 1.99 (B)
Standard Error .05 .08 (B) .05 .09 (B) .10 .16 (B) .06 .09 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 552 304 55.0 355 188 53.1 155 95 60.9 128 75 58.6
1 418 212 50.8 268 127 47.3 119 72 60.4 94 49 51.8
2 or More 134 91 68.3 87 62 70.8 36 23 62.5 34 26 78.0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 490 177 36.1 310 107 34.6 158 62 39.1 84 47 55.5
No Related Children Under 18 78 10 12.3 65 7 10.8 11 3 23.7 7 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 412 167 40.6 245 100 40.9 148 59 40.2 77 47 60.7
1 242 93 38.3 135 51 37.7 99 39 39.5 40 20 49.2
2 or More 170 74 43.8 110 49 44.9 49 20 41.7 37 27 73.2
Mean 1.52 1.63 (B) 1.53 1.65 (B) 1.49 1.59 (B) 1.69 1.88 (B)
Standard Error .05 .09 (B) .07 .11 (B) .08 .14 (B) .09 .10 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 121 49 40.5 74 29 38.7 40 18 45.3 25 14 56.8
1 93 37 39.3 56 23 42.0 33 11 33.2 17 10 57.9
2 or More 28 12 44.6 18 5 28.4 7 7 100.0 7 4 54.2
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 308 87 28.2 227 63 27.8 31 8 27.7 76 33 43.2
No Related Children Under 18 183 37 20.0 142 25 17.9 10 0 .0 35 8 21.9
With Related Children Under 18 125 50 40.3 85 38 44.3 21 8 40.6 41 25 61.2
1 94 35 37.1 59 24 41.3 19 7 38.5 30 16 53.0
2 or More 30 15 50.3 26 14 51.0 1 1 67.1 11 9 83.9
Mean 1.30 1.42 (B) 1.39 1.49 (B) 1.14 1.15 (B) 1.43 1.51 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .07 .11 (B) .07 .13 (B) .00 .00 (B) .09 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 5 2 39.5 4 1 34.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
1 2 1 51.9 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
2 or More 4 1 34.4 4 1 34.4 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 111 33 29.8 69 9 12.5 12 11 87.6 13 5 36.2
No Related Children Under 18 104 26 25.1 64 4 6.4 10 8 84.5 13 5 36.2
With Related Children Under 18 7 7 100.0 4 4 100.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Income, Poverty, and Labor Force Information Staff
Last revised: November 18, 1996
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031995/pov/16_004.htm