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TABLE 16. Number of Children and Type of Family - Poverty Status of Families and Persons In Families In 1995 (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
Unrelated Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 588 263 44.7 477 191 40.0 84 52 62.3 84 46 55.3
No Related Children Under 18 30 7 23.7 30 7 23.7 0 0 (B) 10 6 55.9
With Related Children Under 18 558 256 45.8 448 184 41.1 84 52 62.3 74 41 55.2
1 334 137 41.1 271 104 38.4 48 23 46.9 45 22 48.5
2 or More 224 118 52.8 177 80 45.2 36 30 83.1 29 19 65.8
Mean 1.47 1.56 (B) 1.48 1.59 (B) 1.39 1.54 (B) 1.65 1.86 (B)
Standard Error .04 .07 (B) .04 .08 (B) .11 .18 (B) .04 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 205 126 61.7 162 91 56.0 30 25 83.3 40 23 58.5
1 175 106 60.8 139 77 55.1 25 20 79.6 33 20 59.6
2 or More 30 20 66.7 23 14 61.6 5 5 100.0 6 3 52.8
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 103 73 70.7 84 56 66.4 10 8 84.7 29 19 64.7
No Related Children Under 18 10 3 33.8 10 3 33.8 0 0 (B) 3 2 63.5
With Related Children Under 18 93 69 74.8 74 52 70.9 10 8 84.7 26 17 64.8
1 78 56 71.5 62 42 67.4 7 5 77.5 22 14 64.5
2 or More 14 13 92.4 11 10 90.3 3 3 100.0 3 2 67.2
Mean 1.18 1.23 (B) 1.20 1.26 (B) 1.23 1.30 (B) 1.37 1.47 (B)
Standard Error .06 .08 (B) .06 .08 (B) .29 .35 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 86 66 77.6 68 50 74.5 10 8 84.7 26 17 64.8
1 76 58 76.3 62 45 73.8 7 5 77.5 22 14 64.5
2 or More 9 8 88.0 6 5 81.7 3 3 100.0 3 2 67.2
Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 252 124 49.3 209 91 43.5 36 30 82.6 29 20 69.8
No Related Children Under 18 6 4 60.2 6 4 60.2 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
With Related Children Under 18 246 121 49.0 203 87 43.0 36 30 82.6 25 16 65.5
1 116 45 39.0 104 40 38.5 9 5 61.3 11 5 42.7
2 or More 129 75 58.0 99 47 47.8 28 25 89.3 14 12 82.4
Mean 1.60 1.71 (B) 1.62 1.76 (B) 1.55 1.59 (B) 2.01 2.32 (B)
Standard Error .06 .12 (B) .07 .13 (B) .21 .27 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 92 47 50.7 80 36 44.5 11 11 100.0 10 5 55.6
1 74 36 49.1 64 27 42.7 9 9 100.0 8 5 69.6
2 or More 19 11 57.4 16 8 51.3 2 2 100.0 2 0 .0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 188 57 30.2 154 41 26.9 27 10 36.5 26 7 26.8
No Related Children Under 18 3 0 .0 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 185 57 30.7 150 41 27.5 27 10 36.5 22 7 30.7
1 114 28 24.4 89 20 22.3 25 8 32.1 11 2 17.8
2 or More 71 29 40.8 61 21 35.1 2 2 100.0 11 5 44.0
Mean 1.44 1.70 (B) 1.46 1.67 (B) 1.14 1.59 (B) 1.57 1.82 (B)
Standard Error .07 .15 (B) .08 .18 (B) .22 .53 (B) .15 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 22 13 60.2 11 5 42.4 8 6 73.9 4 1 27.2
1 21 12 57.9 10 4 35.9 8 6 73.9 3 0 .0
2 or More 1 1 100.0 1 1 100.0 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 38 9 23.7 24 3 12.9 11 4 37.3 1 1 100.0
No Related Children Under 18 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 32 9 28.1 18 3 17.1 11 4 37.3 1 1 100.0
1 22 8 35.7 12 2 16.5 8 4 51.7 1 1 100.0
2 or More 10 1 10.7 6 1 18.3 3 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Mean 1.44 1.32 (B) 1.33 1.26 (B) 1.62 1.52 (B) 1.35 1.35 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .00 .00 (B) .12 .54 (B) .00 .00 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 5 0 .0 3 0 .0 1 0 .0 0 0 (B)
1 4 0 .0 3 0 .0 1 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 7 0 .0 7 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 3 0 .0 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders of All Ages Total 493 241 48.8 400 176 44.1 76 50 66.4 67 38 57.1
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 493 241 48.8 400 176 44.1 76 50 66.4 67 38 57.1
1 299 130 43.6 248 103 41.4 43 21 48.1 44 22 49.9
2 or More 194 110 56.8 152 74 48.6 33 30 90.6 23 16 71.0
Mean 1.46 1.55 (B) 1.47 1.57 (B) 1.40 1.56 (B) 1.62 1.85 (B)
Standard Error .04 .07 (B) .04 .08 (B) .12 .19 (B) .01 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 184 117 63.7 150 88 58.6 28 25 89.5 37 22 59.0
1 155 98 63.3 127 74 58.3 23 20 87.0 31 19 60.3
2 or More 29 19 66.1 23 14 60.7 5 5 100.0 6 3 52.8
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 85 65 76.3 69 51 73.7 10 8 84.7 26 17 64.8
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 85 65 76.3 69 51 73.7 10 8 84.7 26 17 64.8
1 70 51 73.0 57 40 70.4 7 5 77.5 22 14 64.5
2 or More 14 13 92.4 11 10 90.3 3 3 100.0 3 2 67.2
Mean 1.20 1.25 (B) 1.22 1.27 (B) 1.23 1.30 (B) 1.37 1.47 (B)
Standard Error .06 .08 (B) .06 .08 (B) .29 .35 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 78 62 79.5 63 49 77.8 10 8 84.7 26 17 64.8
1 68 54 78.4 57 44 77.4 7 5 77.5 22 14 64.5
2 or More 9 8 88.0 6 5 81.7 3 3 100.0 3 2 67.2
Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 226 116 51.5 189 83 43.8 32 30 93.3 22 15 67.0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 226 116 51.5 189 83 43.8 32 30 93.3 22 15 67.0
1 107 45 42.5 99 40 40.6 7 5 71.4 9 5 48.3
2 or More 119 71 59.8 91 43 47.3 25 25 100.0 13 10 80.6
Mean 1.60 1.68 (B) 1.61 1.72 (B) 1.54 1.59 (B) 2.09 2.36 (B)
Standard Error .07 .12 (B) .06 .13 (B) .23 .27 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 88 45 50.8 77 34 44.2 11 11 100.0 8 4 48.7
1 70 35 49.4 61 26 42.8 9 9 100.0 7 4 63.5
2 or More 18 10 56.2 16 8 49.7 2 2 100.0 2 0 .0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 153 51 33.2 126 40 31.6 23 8 34.3 18 6 31.2
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 153 51 33.2 126 40 31.6 23 8 34.3 18 6 31.2
1 99 26 26.1 78 20 25.4 21 6 28.8 11 2 17.8
2 or More 54 25 46.1 47 20 41.7 2 2 100.0 7 4 54.0
Mean 1.41 1.69 (B) 1.43 1.65 (B) 1.18 1.74 (B) 1.41 1.74 (B)
Standard Error .08 .17 (B) .08 .19 (B) .25 .64 (B) .09 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 16 11 68.1 10 5 48.9 6 6 100.0 3 1 38.6
1 15 10 65.6 9 4 42.1 6 6 100.0 2 0 .0
2 or More 1 1 100.0 1 1 100.0 0 0 (B) 1 1 100.0
Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 27 9 33.6 13 3 23.8 11 4 37.3 1 1 100.0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 27 9 33.6 13 3 23.8 11 4 37.3 1 1 100.0
1 20 8 39.9 10 2 20.3 8 4 51.7 1 1 100.0
2 or More 7 1 15.1 3 1 36.4 3 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Mean 1.42 1.32 (B) 1.25 1.26 (B) 1.62 1.52 (B) 1.35 1.35 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .00 .00 (B) .11 .54 (B) .00 .00 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 2 0 .0 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0 0 0 (B)
1 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 3 0 .0 3 0 .0 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 3 0 .0 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Related Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 2942 1549 52.6 1892 898 47.5 812 554 68.3 572 353 61.7
No Related Children Under 18 626 126 20.1 479 83 17.3 45 12 25.8 135 44 32.3
With Related Children Under 18 2316 1423 61.4 1413 815 57.7 767 543 70.8 437 309 70.8
1 1558 973 62.4 947 564 59.6 526 369 70.1 292 209 71.7
2 or More 758 450 59.3 466 251 53.9 241 174 72.2 146 100 68.9
Mean 1.46 1.46 (B) 1.47 1.45 (B) 1.43 1.47 (B) 1.57 1.55 (B)
Standard Error .02 .03 (B) .03 .04 (B) .04 .06 (B) .03 .05 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1611 1125 69.8 999 661 66.2 504 407 80.8 337 262 77.5
1 1298 910 70.1 807 550 68.1 408 319 78.1 282 217 76.8
2 or More 313 215 68.7 192 111 57.9 96 88 92.2 55 45 81.4
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 1047 769 73.5 651 446 68.5 336 288 85.7 229 180 78.6
No Related Children Under 18 116 32 27.4 99 26 26.2 3 3 100.0 39 16 41.2
With Related Children Under 18 930 738 79.3 552 420 76.1 333 285 85.6 190 164 86.3
1 759 604 79.5 448 353 78.7 269 221 82.1 151 130 86.2
2 or More 171 134 78.4 104 67 64.6 65 65 100.0 39 34 86.6
Mean 1.23 1.23 (B) 1.20 1.17 (B) 1.27 1.33 (B) 1.30 1.29 (B)
Standard Error .03 .03 (B) .04 .04 (B) .05 .07 (B) .04 .06 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 899 717 79.8 538 408 75.8 316 277 87.6 187 162 86.5
1 753 605 80.4 450 354 78.7 260 221 84.9 152 132 86.8
2 or More 146 112 76.7 88 54 61.2 56 56 100.0 35 29 84.9
Related Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 980 506 51.7 615 288 46.8 301 200 66.4 180 100 55.6
No Related Children Under 18 124 19 15.7 96 17 18.0 11 2 19.8 28 9 30.7
With Related Children Under 18 855 487 56.9 520 271 52.1 290 198 68.3 152 91 60.1
1 479 263 54.9 277 140 50.4 176 117 66.5 90 55 61.6
2 or More 376 224 59.5 242 131 54.1 114 81 71.0 62 36 58.1
Mean 1.63 1.70 (B) 1.69 1.79 (B) 1.47 1.55 (B) 1.75 1.75 (B)
Standard Error .04 .07 (B) .05 .09 (B) .08 .12 (B) .05 .04 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 562 325 57.9 373 199 53.2 146 109 74.7 114 73 63.8
1 435 244 56.1 282 149 52.7 119 84 70.8 97 60 61.4
2 or More 127 82 64.3 91 50 54.8 27 25 92.0 17 13 77.0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 486 178 36.5 307 107 34.9 141 58 41.0 81 44 55.2
No Related Children Under 18 71 8 11.2 50 6 12.8 15 0 .0 9 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 415 170 40.9 257 101 39.2 126 58 45.8 71 44 62.3
1 230 88 38.4 156 57 36.5 68 31 45.3 35 19 52.8
2 or More 185 81 44.0 101 44 43.5 58 27 46.5 36 26 71.6
Mean 1.69 1.76 (B) 1.63 1.66 (B) 1.72 1.82 (B) 1.89 2.04 (B)
Standard Error .05 .09 (B) .07 .11 (B) .08 .15 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 138 74 53.6 78 48 61.3 40 20 49.1 32 25 76.2
1 100 55 54.7 68 43 63.2 27 12 44.9 29 23 77.3
2 or More 38 19 50.8 11 6 50.1 13 7 58.1 3 2 65.9
Related Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 340 73 21.3 263 52 19.9 26 5 20.5 71 23 32.3
No Related Children Under 18 228 44 19.3 178 28 15.8 12 4 30.4 47 13 27.5
With Related Children Under 18 112 29 25.4 85 24 28.4 15 2 12.4 24 10 41.6
1 86 18 20.8 66 15 23.0 10 0 .0 16 5 34.0
2 or More 26 11 40.8 18 9 47.9 5 2 39.6 8 5 56.0
Mean 1.37 1.64 (B) 1.31 1.66 (B) 1.68 2.32 (B) 1.61 1.90 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .06 .26 (B) .10 .31 (B) .00 .00 (B) .26 .64 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 13 8 65.9 9 6 69.5 2 2 82.3 4 2 63.3
1 11 6 59.4 7 4 61.2 2 2 82.3 4 2 63.3
2 or More 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 89 23 25.4 56 5 9.0 8 3 41.9 12 6 50.6
No Related Children Under 18 86 23 26.3 56 5 9.0 4 3 71.0 12 6 50.6
With Related Children Under 18 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 3 0 .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/031996/pov/16_002.htm