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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
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 1457 676 46.4 1180 494 41.9 207 133 64.2 232 141 60.9
No Related Children Under 18 59 14 23.7 59 14 23.7 0 0 (B) 20 11 55.9
With Related Children Under 18 1397 662 47.4 1120 480 42.9 207 133 64.2 212 130 61.3
1 675 276 40.9 540 206 38.1 102 47 45.8 93 45 48.4
2 or More 722 386 53.4 580 274 47.2 105 86 82.2 119 85 71.4
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 6 517 319 61.7 406 232 57.0 81 62 77.0 114 75 65.9
1 421 255 60.6 329 184 55.9 64 46 71.1 87 60 68.6
2 or More 97 64 66.3 77 48 61.8 17 17 100.0 27 16 57.5
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 229 165 71.9 181 125 69.0 27 19 72.5 68 51 75.9
No Related Children Under 18 20 7 33.8 20 7 33.8 0 0 (B) 6 4 63.5
With Related Children Under 18 208 158 75.6 161 118 73.5 27 19 72.5 62 47 77.1
1 160 113 70.6 122 83 68.2 17 9 56.1 39 29 73.7
2 or More 48 45 92.3 38 35 90.4 10 10 100.0 22 18 83.3
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 6 194 152 78.2 149 114 76.9 27 19 72.5 62 47 77.1
1 161 122 75.9 125 95 75.6 17 9 56.1 46 35 77.3
2 or More 33 30 88.9 23 20 84.1 10 10 100.0 16 12 76.6
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 653 336 51.5 542 250 46.2 94 78 82.6 88 66 75.9
No Related Children Under 18 12 7 60.2 12 7 60.2 0 0 (B) 7 7 100.0
With Related Children Under 18 642 329 51.3 530 243 45.8 94 78 82.6 80 59 73.8
1 232 88 38.1 204 78 37.9 19 11 57.7 21 9 45.1
2 or More 410 241 58.8 326 166 50.8 76 67 88.8 60 50 83.8
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 6 242 130 53.6 207 100 48.0 34 31 90.5 38 24 64.7
1 186 99 53.3 157 75 47.8 27 24 88.2 30 24 81.8
2 or More 57 31 54.7 50 25 48.8 7 7 100.0 8 0 .0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 467 154 33.1 384 112 29.1 57 25 44.2 72 21 28.9
No Related Children Under 18 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 0 0 (B) 6 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 460 154 33.5 378 112 29.6 57 25 44.2 65 21 31.8
1 229 57 24.9 181 41 22.5 48 16 33.9 28 4 14.3
2 or More 231 97 42.1 196 71 36.1 9 9 100.0 38 17 44.7
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 62 37 59.9 39 18 45.7 16 12 76.1 15 4 23.4
1 59 34 57.5 35 14 40.2 16 12 76.1 12 0 .0
2 or More 4 4 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 93 21 22.4 57 7 12.3 29 10 35.8 5 3 52.4
No Related Children Under 18 12 0 .0 12 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 81 21 25.7 45 7 15.5 29 10 35.8 5 3 52.4
1 48 18 37.5 26 4 16.1 19 10 55.2 5 3 52.4
2 or More 33 3 8.8 20 3 14.8 10 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 19 0 .0 11 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
1 15 0 .0 11 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 15 0 .0 15 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 9 0 .0 9 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 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 1213 614 50.7 981 453 46.2 189 129 68.0 187 121 64.8
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 1213 614 50.7 981 453 46.2 189 129 68.0 187 121 64.8
1 598 260 43.5 488 203 41.6 93 43 45.9 88 45 50.8
2 or More 615 355 57.6 493 250 50.7 96 86 89.4 99 76 77.2
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 6 456 294 64.6 365 224 61.3 77 62 80.8 103 72 69.9
1 360 231 64.3 289 177 61.3 60 46 75.6 75 56 74.3
2 or More 96 63 65.8 76 46 61.1 17 17 100.0 27 16 57.5
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 186 145 77.9 148 115 77.7 27 19 72.5 62 47 77.1
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 186 145 77.9 148 115 77.7 27 19 72.5 62 47 77.1
1 138 100 72.9 110 80 73.3 17 9 56.1 39 29 73.7
2 or More 48 45 92.3 38 35 90.4 10 10 100.0 22 18 83.3
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 6 172 139 81.0 136 111 81.9 27 19 72.5 62 47 77.1
1 139 110 79.1 113 92 81.4 17 9 56.1 46 35 77.3
2 or More 33 30 88.9 23 20 84.1 10 10 100.0 16 12 76.6
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 586 312 53.2 492 226 45.9 85 78 92.1 74 56 74.8
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 586 312 53.2 492 226 45.9 85 78 92.1 74 56 74.8
1 212 88 41.6 193 78 40.2 17 11 61.7 18 9 50.7
2 or More 374 224 59.7 299 148 49.6 67 67 100.0 56 46 82.7
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 6 234 125 53.5 199 95 47.6 34 31 90.5 34 21 60.9
1 178 95 53.4 150 71 47.6 27 24 88.2 26 21 79.3
2 or More 56 30 53.6 49 23 47.4 7 7 100.0 8 0 .0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 369 137 37.0 306 105 34.4 49 21 43.2 46 15 33.4
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 369 137 37.0 306 105 34.4 49 21 43.2 46 15 33.4
1 199 53 26.8 158 41 25.8 40 12 30.5 26 4 15.5
2 or More 171 83 48.9 147 64 43.6 9 9 100.0 21 11 55.5
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 42 30 71.0 30 18 59.1 12 12 100.0 7 4 49.6
1 39 26 68.3 26 14 53.6 12 12 100.0 4 0 .0
2 or More 4 4 100.0 4 4 100.0 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 65 21 32.1 29 7 24.0 29 10 35.8 5 3 52.4
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 65 21 32.1 29 7 24.0 29 10 35.8 5 3 52.4
1 43 18 41.6 21 4 19.8 19 10 55.2 5 3 52.4
2 or More 22 3 13.3 9 3 34.3 10 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 7 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
1 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0 0 0 (B)
2 or More 3 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 6 0 .0 6 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 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In 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
Persons In 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
Persons In 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_004.htm