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TABLE 16. Number of Children and Type of Family - Poverty Status of Families and Persons In Families In 1996 (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 1536 701 45.6 1290 567 44.0 188 95 50.2 288 116 40.3
No Related Children Under 18 42 9 21.5 30 0 .0 0 0 (B) 12 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 1494 692 46.3 1260 567 45.0 188 95 50.2 276 116 42.1
1 785 361 46.0 649 294 45.2 103 46 44.7 130 49 37.8
2 or More 709 331 46.6 611 273 44.8 85 48 56.8 146 67 46.0
Mean 1.47 1.52 (B) 1.48 1.50 (B) 1.40 1.58 (B) 1.67 1.83 (B)
Standard Error .05 .09 (B) .06 .11 (B) .12 .14 (B) .06 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 543 329 60.6 453 267 58.9 58 39 66.4 136 70 51.4
1 415 242 58.3 348 198 57.0 42 22 53.0 103 50 48.4
2 or More 128 87 67.8 105 68 65.1 17 17 100.0 33 20 60.9
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 262 182 69.4 215 142 66.2 18 18 100.0 54 32 59.5
No Related Children Under 18 19 5 24.6 15 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 243 177 73.0 201 142 71.0 18 18 100.0 51 32 63.7
1 177 136 76.4 146 107 73.3 12 12 100.0 46 32 69.8
2 or More 66 42 63.9 54 35 64.9 7 7 100.0 4 0 .0
Mean 1.31 1.28 (B) 1.30 1.26 (B) 1.26 1.26 (B) 1.22 1.14 (B)
Standard Error .13 .17 (B) .15 .21 (B) .22 .26 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 234 168 72.0 191 133 69.6 18 18 100.0 49 31 62.8
1 179 130 72.9 148 102 69.1 12 12 100.0 45 31 68.9
2 or More 55 38 69.0 44 31 71.6 7 7 100.0 4 0 .0
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 687 332 48.3 605 287 47.4 74 38 51.0 165 67 40.7
No Related Children Under 18 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 683 332 48.5 601 287 47.7 74 38 51.0 162 67 41.6
1 316 134 42.2 270 113 41.8 41 16 39.0 54 4 8.3
2 or More 367 198 54.0 332 174 52.5 33 22 65.8 108 63 58.3
Mean 1.54 1.64 (B) 1.59 1.69 (B) 1.27 1.42 (B) 1.84 2.57 (B)
Standard Error .09 .16 (B) .10 .18 (B) .15 .31 (B) .05 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 280 140 49.8 233 113 48.5 40 20 50.7 83 35 42.0
1 207 91 43.8 172 76 44.1 30 10 34.4 54 15 27.1
2 or More 73 49 66.8 61 37 60.5 10 10 100.0 29 20 70.2
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 475 142 29.8 380 98 25.9 81 32 39.8 57 14 25.5
No Related Children Under 18 5 4 78.8 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 470 137 29.2 379 98 25.9 81 32 39.8 57 14 25.5
1 209 56 26.6 164 37 22.7 42 18 44.0 23 10 44.5
2 or More 261 82 31.3 215 61 28.4 39 14 35.4 34 4 12.8
Mean 1.54 1.67 (B) 1.52 1.59 (B) 1.62 1.82 (B) 1.72 1.44 (B)
Standard Error .08 .17 (B) .08 .21 (B) .22 .00 (B) .26 .40 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 20 13 61.5 20 13 61.5 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
1 20 13 61.5 20 13 61.5 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
2 or More 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 106 45 42.9 84 39 47.2 15 6 40.5 12 2 19.4
No Related Children Under 18 8 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 98 45 46.2 79 39 49.8 15 6 40.5 7 2 31.2
1 82 36 44.3 68 36 52.8 9 0 .0 7 2 31.2
2 or More 17 9 55.4 11 3 30.5 6 6 100.0 0 0 (B)
Mean 1.13 1.24 (B) 1.14 1.07 (B) 1.23 3.45 (B) 1.06 1.09 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .09 .15 (B) .00 .04 (B) .56 .00 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 8 8 100.0 8 8 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
1 8 8 100.0 8 8 100.0 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 6 0 .0 6 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 6 0 .0 6 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 1221 602 49.3 1032 503 48.7 161 80 49.9 193 97 50.0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 1221 602 49.3 1032 503 48.7 161 80 49.9 193 97 50.0
1 607 302 49.9 510 255 49.9 82 38 46.3 88 44 50.3
2 or More 614 299 48.7 521 248 47.5 79 42 53.6 105 52 49.8
Mean 1.51 1.53 (B) 1.52 1.53 (B) 1.45 1.57 (B) 1.72 1.86 (B)
Standard Error .06 .11 (B) .07 .12 (B) .14 .15 (B) .09 .15 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 399 276 69.2 324 229 70.7 55 35 64.1 62 50 80.9
1 322 206 63.9 270 177 65.6 38 18 48.5 57 45 79.1
2 or More 77 70 91.6 54 52 96.6 17 17 100.0 5 5 100.0
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 196 158 80.9 168 138 82.2 15 15 100.0 28 28 100.0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 196 158 80.9 168 138 82.2 15 15 100.0 28 28 100.0
1 141 116 82.8 125 103 82.8 8 8 100.0 28 28 100.0
2 or More 55 42 76.1 44 35 80.5 7 7 100.0 0 0 (B)
Mean 1.30 1.29 (B) 1.29 1.27 (B) 1.37 1.37 (B) 1.19 1.19 (B)
Standard Error .15 .18 (B) .17 .21 (B) .24 .27 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 187 149 80.0 159 129 81.2 15 15 100.0 27 27 100.0
1 142 111 78.3 126 98 77.7 8 8 100.0 27 27 100.0
2 or More 44 38 85.4 33 31 94.4 7 7 100.0 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 576 294 51.1 494 250 50.5 74 38 51.0 108 52 48.1
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 576 294 51.1 494 250 50.5 74 38 51.0 108 52 48.1
1 266 113 42.4 219 92 42.0 41 16 39.0 31 4 12.0
2 or More 310 181 58.5 275 158 57.3 33 22 65.8 77 48 62.6
Mean 1.55 1.68 (B) 1.61 1.74 (B) 1.27 1.42 (B) 1.94 2.67 (B)
Standard Error .10 .17 (B) .11 .20 (B) .15 .31 (B) .11 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 200 114 57.2 152 88 57.4 40 20 50.7 31 19 61.7
1 168 82 49.0 132 67 50.8 30 10 34.4 26 14 53.8
2 or More 32 32 100.0 21 21 100.0 10 10 100.0 5 5 100.0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 392 124 31.5 322 89 27.7 63 28 43.6 51 14 28.2
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 392 124 31.5 322 89 27.7 63 28 43.6 51 14 28.2
1 154 51 33.1 129 37 28.9 24 14 57.2 23 10 44.5
2 or More 238 72 30.4 192 52 26.9 39 14 35.4 29 4 15.2
Mean 1.63 1.67 (B) 1.57 1.56 (B) 1.96 1.97 (B) 1.70 1.44 (B)
Standard Error .09 .19 (B) .09 .22 (B) .25 .00 (B) .28 .40 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 13 13 100.0 13 13 100.0 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
1 13 13 100.0 13 13 100.0 0 0 (B) 4 4 100.0
2 or More 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 45 to 64 Years Total 56 25 44.8 48 25 53.0 9 0 .0 6 2 36.7
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 56 25 44.8 48 25 53.0 9 0 .0 6 2 36.7
1 46 22 48.1 37 22 59.4 9 0 .0 6 2 36.7
2 or More 11 3 30.5 11 3 30.5 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Mean 1.11 1.07 (B) 1.22 1.07 (B) .67 (B) (B) 1.09 1.09 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .10 .15 (B) .00 .15 (B) .44 (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 2907 1453 50.0 1914 904 47.2 751 466 62.0 589 358 60.7
No Related Children Under 18 547 102 18.7 405 69 17.1 38 2 5.7 112 32 28.5
With Related Children Under 18 2360 1350 57.2 1509 835 55.3 713 464 65.0 477 326 68.3
1 1593 932 58.5 1061 615 58.0 436 282 64.8 319 224 70.3
2 or More 768 419 54.5 448 220 49.0 277 181 65.5 158 102 64.2
Mean 1.43 1.42 (B) 1.39 1.35 (B) 1.50 1.54 (B) 1.56 1.49 (B)
Standard Error .02 .04 (B) .03 .04 (B) .06 .09 (B) .04 .05 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1592 1019 64.0 1039 654 63.0 460 329 71.6 352 265 75.5
1 1309 837 63.9 880 563 64.0 353 245 69.5 292 224 76.6
2 or More 283 182 64.3 159 91 57.4 107 84 78.4 60 42 70.2
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 1013 713 70.4 687 480 69.8 276 206 74.6 233 184 78.7
No Related Children Under 18 98 20 20.8 73 15 20.9 10 2 17.2 26 6 21.6
With Related Children Under 18 915 693 75.7 614 464 75.7 266 204 76.8 208 178 85.8
1 766 580 75.7 523 392 75.1 214 168 78.8 172 145 84.2
2 or More 148 113 76.1 91 72 79.0 52 36 68.6 36 33 93.2
Mean 1.17 1.17 (B) 1.14 1.15 (B) 1.25 1.22 (B) 1.25 1.24 (B)
Standard Error .02 .03 (B) .03 .03 (B) .05 .07 (B) .00 .02 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 904 690 76.3 608 464 76.3 261 201 77.3 206 178 86.3
1 774 590 76.2 528 402 76.3 217 169 77.9 175 149 85.0
2 or More 129 100 76.9 80 61 76.7 44 33 74.4 30 28 93.6
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 887 392 44.2 574 222 38.7 250 155 62.2 180 94 52.3
No Related Children Under 18 84 9 11.3 68 9 13.4 9 0 4.7 21 1 7.1
With Related Children Under 18 803 383 47.7 506 213 42.1 241 155 64.4 159 93 58.3
1 412 178 43.3 287 119 41.6 90 51 57.0 79 45 57.2
2 or More 392 205 52.3 220 94 42.7 151 104 68.7 80 48 59.3
Mean 1.68 1.80 (B) 1.61 1.67 (B) 1.83 1.96 (B) 1.90 1.89 (B)
Standard Error .05 .10 (B) .05 .09 (B) .13 .22 (B) .06 .11 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 548 264 48.3 345 153 44.5 158 101 63.8 112 74 66.0
1 422 198 47.0 286 134 47.0 100 54 54.5 86 62 72.4
2 or More 126 66 52.5 58 19 32.2 58 46 79.8 27 12 45.5
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 573 239 41.7 361 135 37.4 178 93 52.3 100 43 43.3
No Related Children Under 18 66 10 14.8 55 6 11.8 5 0 .0 16 3 16.5
With Related Children Under 18 507 229 45.2 306 128 42.0 173 93 53.9 84 41 48.6
1 300 133 44.5 185 78 41.8 102 54 53.0 52 23 44.4
2 or More 207 95 46.0 120 51 42.2 71 39 55.2 32 18 55.5
Mean 1.56 1.60 (B) 1.56 1.57 (B) 1.51 1.63 (B) 1.60 1.70 (B)
Standard Error .05 .11 (B) .06 .12 (B) .11 .21 (B) .09 .22 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 129 61 47.1 82 37 45.3 35 23 65.9 28 12 43.5
1 102 44 43.3 62 26 41.5 31 19 60.7 26 11 40.6
2 or More 27 17 61.7 20 11 57.4 5 5 100.0 1 1 100.0
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 337 97 28.7 224 57 25.6 34 11 33.1 62 29 47.6
No Related Children Under 18 209 51 24.4 141 28 20.2 4 0 .0 35 15 43.5
With Related Children Under 18 128 46 35.8 83 29 34.7 30 11 38.0 27 14 53.1
1 108 40 37.4 67 26 38.9 28 9 32.6 16 11 69.1
2 or More 20 5 27.0 17 3 18.3 2 2 100.0 11 3 28.9
Mean 1.27 1.06 (B) 1.40 1.16 (B) .99 .89 (B) 1.89 1.35 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .10 .10 (B) .14 .00 (B) .12 .42 (B) .35 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 11 4 35.6 5 0 .0 7 4 61.0 6 2 29.7
1 10 4 40.1 3 0 .0 7 4 61.0 4 2 38.4
2 or More 1 0 .0 1 0 .0 0 0 (B) 1 0 .0
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 97 12 11.8 69 10 14.7 13 0 .0 14 7 50.0
No Related Children Under 18 90 12 12.7 69 10 14.7 10 0 .0 14 7 50.0
With Related Children Under 18 7 0 .0 0 0 (B) 3 0 .0 0 0 (B)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 28, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/pov/16_004.htm