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TABLE 16. Number of Children and Type of Family - Poverty Status of Families and Persons In Families In 1997 (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 Families Householders of All Ages Total 225369 26217 11.6 185147 17258 9.3 28962 7386 25.5 27467 7198 26.2
No Related Children Under 18 79204 3351 4.2 68667 2442 3.6 7156 700 9.8 5842 576 9.9
With Related Children Under 18 146165 22866 15.6 116480 14816 12.7 21806 6687 30.7 21625 6622 30.6
1 47772 4811 10.1 38394 3313 8.6 6702 1317 19.6 5777 1112 19.3
2 or More 98393 18055 18.3 78086 11503 14.7 15104 5370 35.6 15849 5510 34.8
Mean 1.87 2.28 (B) 1.84 2.20 (B) 1.95 2.32 (B) 2.17 2.57 (B)
Standard Error .01 .03 (B) .01 .03 (B) .02 .06 (B) .02 .04 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 69673 13712 19.7 55180 9039 16.4 10596 3870 36.5 12475 4318 34.6
1 44919 7434 16.6 35560 4943 13.9 6872 2085 30.3 7757 2225 28.7
2 or More 24754 6277 25.4 19620 4096 20.9 3724 1784 47.9 4718 2093 44.4
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 10087 3231 32.0 7375 1990 27.0 2325 1138 48.9 2433 942 38.7
No Related Children Under 18 2190 157 7.2 1814 101 5.6 237 43 18.0 387 37 9.6
With Related Children Under 18 7898 3074 38.9 5561 1889 34.0 2088 1095 52.4 2046 905 44.2
1 3457 939 27.2 2633 658 25.0 722 260 36.1 737 210 28.5
2 or More 4440 2135 48.1 2928 1231 42.0 1366 834 61.1 1309 694 53.0
Mean 1.51 1.71 (B) 1.44 1.62 (B) 1.68 1.85 (B) 1.79 2.04 (B)
Standard Error .03 .06 (B) .04 .07 (B) .07 .12 (B) .05 .10 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 7380 2858 38.7 5268 1814 34.4 1899 960 50.6 1930 876 45.4
1 4243 1229 29.0 3168 830 26.2 964 371 38.5 974 321 32.9
2 or More 3137 1629 51.9 2100 984 46.8 935 589 63.0 956 555 58.0
Persons In Families Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 48108 8778 18.2 38069 5707 15.0 7653 2534 33.1 8222 2428 29.5
No Related Children Under 18 6707 224 3.3 5546 140 2.5 659 44 6.7 841 50 6.0
With Related Children Under 18 41401 8554 20.7 32523 5567 17.1 6994 2490 35.6 7381 2378 32.2
1 11458 1198 10.5 9265 836 9.0 1502 295 19.6 1504 261 17.4
2 or More 29942 7355 24.6 23259 4731 20.3 5492 2195 40.0 5877 2116 36.0
Mean 1.96 2.52 (B) 1.91 2.38 (B) 2.15 2.68 (B) 2.31 2.78 (B)
Standard Error .01 .05 (B) .02 .05 (B) .04 .11 (B) .02 .06 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 31054 6224 20.0 24911 4069 16.3 4597 1745 38.0 5677 1815 32.0
1 18400 3231 17.6 14686 2133 14.5 2800 940 33.6 3251 876 27.0
2 or More 12654 2992 23.6 10225 1935 18.9 1797 805 44.8 2427 939 38.7
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 70579 7850 11.1 58082 5298 9.1 8618 2049 23.8 8646 2336 27.0
No Related Children Under 18 7942 318 4.0 6450 196 3.0 1019 100 9.8 692 46 6.7
With Related Children Under 18 62636 7531 12.0 51631 5102 9.9 7599 1949 25.6 7953 2290 28.8
1 15674 1326 8.5 12811 898 7.0 2114 389 18.4 1670 352 21.1
2 or More 46962 6206 13.2 38820 4204 10.8 5485 1560 28.4 6283 1938 30.8
Mean 2.00 2.41 (B) 1.99 2.45 (B) 1.96 2.19 (B) 2.37 2.73 (B)
Standard Error .01 .05 (B) .01 .06 (B) .03 .10 (B) .03 .07 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 24364 3377 13.9 20073 2374 11.8 2677 769 28.7 3566 1155 32.4
1 16973 2089 12.3 13871 1398 10.1 2040 537 26.3 2465 666 27.0
2 or More 7391 1287 17.4 6202 976 15.7 637 232 36.4 1101 488 44.4
Persons In Families Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 70811 4647 6.6 59164 3210 5.4 7799 1078 13.8 6591 1225 18.6
No Related Children Under 18 38818 1482 3.8 33759 1168 3.5 3447 233 6.8 2680 266 9.9
With Related Children Under 18 31993 3165 9.9 25404 2042 8.0 4352 845 19.4 3911 959 24.5
1 15985 1129 7.1 12841 809 6.3 2064 270 13.1 1720 267 15.5
2 or More 16008 2036 12.7 12564 1232 9.8 2288 576 25.2 2192 692 31.6
Mean 1.61 2.08 (B) 1.58 1.88 (B) 1.73 2.32 (B) 1.82 2.30 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .01 .07 (B) .01 .08 (B) .04 .13 (B) .05 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 6156 1058 17.2 4537 715 15.8 1140 272 23.8 1199 437 36.5
1 4751 779 16.4 3512 537 15.3 873 180 20.6 987 337 34.2
2 or More 1405 279 19.9 1025 178 17.3 267 92 34.4 212 100 47.2
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 25784 1711 6.6 22458 1053 4.7 2567 589 22.9 1575 268 17.0
No Related Children Under 18 23547 1170 5.0 21098 837 4.0 1794 281 15.7 1242 177 14.3
With Related Children Under 18 2237 541 24.2 1360 216 15.9 773 308 39.9 334 91 27.2
Persons In Married Couple Families Householders of All Ages Total 175779 11166 6.4 152561 8834 5.8 14105 1364 9.7 19777 3856 19.5
No Related Children Under 18 64989 2119 3.3 58348 1726 3.0 4100 259 6.3 4184 346 8.3
With Related Children Under 18 110790 9047 8.2 94213 7108 7.5 10005 1105 11.0 15593 3510 22.5
1 34185 1516 4.4 29068 1260 4.3 2943 185 6.3 3881 546 14.1
2 or More 76605 7532 9.8 65146 5848 9.0 7062 920 13.0 11712 2964 25.3
Mean 1.90 2.55 (B) 1.89 2.45 (B) 1.97 2.64 (B) 2.22 2.69 (B)
Standard Error .01 .05 (B) .01 .05 (B) .03 .16 (B) .02 .06 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 53822 5689 10.6 45742 4536 9.9 4725 645 13.6 9167 2369 25.8
1 34267 2827 8.2 29070 2223 7.6 3050 364 11.9 5784 1202 20.8
2 or More 19555 2863 14.6 16671 2313 13.9 1675 281 16.7 3384 1167 34.5
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 5084 776 15.3 4372 694 15.9 548 63 11.4 1279 390 30.5
No Related Children Under 18 1184 50 4.2 1078 34 3.1 74 14 19.5 177 12 6.9
With Related Children Under 18 3900 726 18.6 3294 660 20.0 474 48 10.2 1102 378 34.3
1 1765 185 10.5 1534 177 11.6 174 6 3.6 406 95 23.4
2 or More 2135 541 25.3 1760 483 27.4 300 42 14.0 696 283 40.6
Mean 1.50 1.96 (B) 1.45 1.87 (B) 1.81 2.86 (B) 1.78 2.08 (B)
Standard Error .05 .15 (B) .05 .15 (B) .19 .76 (B) .07 .19 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 3783 710 18.8 3197 644 20.2 463 48 10.4 1071 369 34.5
1 2269 276 12.2 1932 238 12.3 259 29 11.3 581 149 25.7
2 or More 1515 434 28.7 1266 406 32.1 204 19 9.3 490 220 44.9
Persons In Married Couple Families Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 35742 3322 9.3 30523 2629 8.6 3363 343 10.2 5822 1213 20.8
No Related Children Under 18 5458 139 2.6 4695 103 2.2 400 9 2.2 532 34 6.3
With Related Children Under 18 30285 3183 10.5 25829 2526 9.8 2963 334 11.3 5289 1179 22.3
1 8295 359 4.3 7078 295 4.2 651 25 3.9 1033 120 11.6
2 or More 21990 2824 12.8 18751 2231 11.9 2313 309 13.4 4257 1060 24.9
Mean 1.95 2.71 (B) 1.92 2.51 (B) 2.11 3.21 (B) 2.27 2.72 (B)
Standard Error .02 .09 (B) .02 .08 (B) .06 .31 (B) .02 .06 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 24336 2602 10.7 20933 2078 9.9 2133 255 11.9 4372 1025 23.5
1 14051 1191 8.5 12116 991 8.2 1209 133 11.0 2523 498 19.7
2 or More 10285 1411 13.7 8817 1087 12.3 924 122 13.2 1848 527 28.5
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 55868 3531 6.3 48255 2807 5.8 4365 423 9.7 6580 1401 21.3
No Related Children Under 18 5922 137 2.3 5179 116 2.2 439 17 3.8 455 25 5.4
With Related Children Under 18 49945 3394 6.8 43076 2691 6.2 3926 406 10.3 6125 1376 22.5
1 11204 409 3.7 9632 340 3.5 977 55 5.6 1181 188 15.9
2 or More 38741 2985 7.7 33444 2351 7.0 2949 351 11.9 4944 1188 24.0
Mean 2.06 2.77 (B) 2.05 2.78 (B) 2.05 2.43 (B) 2.45 2.95 (B)
Standard Error .01 .08 (B) .01 .09 (B) .05 .29 (B) .04 .10 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 20594 1698 8.2 17690 1352 7.6 1410 182 12.9 2805 707 25.2
1 14086 911 6.5 12006 661 5.5 1084 137 12.6 1905 355 18.6
2 or More 6508 787 12.1 5684 691 12.2 326 45 13.9 900 352 39.1
Persons In Married Couple Families Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 58460 2496 4.3 50795 1963 3.9 4431 300 6.8 4920 656 13.3
No Related Children Under 18 32980 976 3.0 29585 827 2.8 2098 98 4.7 2036 130 6.4
With Related Children Under 18 25479 1520 6.0 21210 1136 5.4 2334 202 8.7 2883 526 18.2
1 12280 486 4.0 10330 406 3.9 1029 69 6.7 1187 136 11.5
2 or More 13199 1034 7.8 10880 730 6.7 1304 133 10.2 1697 390 23.0
Mean 1.63 2.22 (B) 1.61 2.12 (B) 1.70 2.19 (B) 1.89 2.54 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .02 .12 (B) .02 .14 (B) .05 .20 (B) .06 .24 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 4734 583 12.3 3718 433 11.6 586 95 16.3 862 253 29.4
1 3582 401 11.2 2844 308 10.8 418 47 11.1 719 188 26.1
2 or More 1153 182 15.8 874 125 14.3 168 49 29.1 142 65 45.7
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 20626 1042 5.1 18616 741 4.0 1397 235 16.9 1176 196 16.7
No Related Children Under 18 19445 817 4.2 17811 646 3.6 1090 121 11.1 983 145 14.8
With Related Children Under 18 1181 225 19.1 805 96 11.9 308 114 37.2 193 51 26.3
Persons In Families With Female Hhldr- No Spouse Present Householders of All Ages Total 38412 13494 35.1 23773 7296 30.7 13218 5654 42.8 5718 2911 50.9
No Related Children Under 18 9642 966 10.0 6816 556 8.2 2395 354 14.8 885 172 19.5
With Related Children Under 18 28770 12529 43.5 16957 6740 39.7 10824 5300 49.0 4834 2739 56.7
1 10345 2809 27.2 6718 1699 25.3 3260 1012 31.1 1327 469 35.3
2 or More 18425 9720 52.8 10239 5041 49.2 7563 4287 56.7 3507 2270 64.7
Mean 1.83 2.19 (B) 1.75 2.08 (B) 1.96 2.31 (B) 2.16 2.50 (B)
Standard Error .02 .03 (B) .02 .04 (B) .03 .06 (B) .04 .06 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 12918 7247 56.1 7131 3914 54.9 5379 3065 57.0 2595 1679 64.7
1 8557 4129 48.2 4837 2348 48.5 3448 1619 47.0 1522 867 57.0
2 or More 4360 3118 71.5 2294 1566 68.2 1931 1446 74.9 1073 812 75.7
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 3607 2157 59.8 1913 1075 56.2 1555 1019 65.5 722 449 62.1
No Related Children Under 18 384 45 11.7 241 18 7.6 88 27 30.6 39 5 12.4
With Related Children Under 18 3222 2111 65.5 1671 1057 63.2 1467 992 67.6 683 444 65.0
1 1229 637 51.9 739 391 52.9 456 227 49.7 177 78 44.0
2 or More 1994 1474 73.9 933 666 71.4 1011 765 75.7 506 366 72.4
Mean 1.57 1.68 (B) 1.46 1.52 (B) 1.70 1.87 (B) 1.95 2.13 (B)
Standard Error .05 .07 (B) .06 .08 (B) .08 .12 (B) .09 .11 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 2948 1948 66.1 1541 1004 65.1 1339 888 66.3 634 430 67.8
1 1555 853 54.9 896 503 56.1 631 330 52.4 252 135 53.6
2 or More 1394 1095 78.6 644 501 77.7 708 558 78.8 382 295 77.2
Persons In Families With Female Hhldr- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 9830 5029 51.2 5543 2773 50.0 3969 2085 52.5 1744 1077 61.7
No Related Children Under 18 402 28 7.0 207 4 1.9 177 20 11.1 55 4 7.0
With Related Children Under 18 9428 5001 53.0 5336 2769 51.9 3792 2065 54.4 1689 1073 63.5
1 2336 692 29.6 1505 452 30.0 743 218 29.3 283 113 39.7
2 or More 7092 4308 60.7 3831 2317 60.5 3049 1847 60.6 1406 961 68.3
Mean 2.06 2.48 (B) 1.96 2.35 (B) 2.20 2.64 (B) 2.51 2.88 (B)
Standard Error .03 .06 (B) .04 .06 (B) .06 .12 (B) .07 .10 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 5522 3310 59.9 3046 1766 58.0 2264 1409 62.2 1025 690 67.3
1 3526 1851 52.5 1923 1002 52.1 1456 764 52.5 555 317 57.1
2 or More 1996 1459 73.1 1123 764 68.1 807 645 79.8 470 373 79.5
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 11549 3933 34.1 7288 2190 30.1 3823 1558 40.7 1657 868 52.4
No Related Children Under 18 1220 157 12.8 685 64 9.4 430 74 17.1 93 15 15.7
With Related Children Under 18 10330 3777 36.6 6603 2126 32.2 3393 1484 43.7 1564 853 54.5
1 3482 811 23.3 2393 476 19.9 995 316 31.7 390 155 39.7
2 or More 6848 2966 43.3 4210 1650 39.2 2398 1169 48.7 1174 698 59.5
Mean 1.85 2.23 (B) 1.81 2.24 (B) 1.91 2.16 (B) 2.20 2.48 (B)
Standard Error .03 .06 (B) .03 .08 (B) .05 .11 (B) .06 .10 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 3059 1526 49.9 1850 911 49.2 1131 556 49.2 657 412 62.7
1 2332 1072 46.0 1433 654 45.6 848 377 44.5 490 292 59.7
2 or More 726 454 62.5 417 257 61.7 283 179 63.3 167 119 71.4
Persons In Families With Female Hhldr- No Spouse Present Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 9281 1801 19.4 5965 976 16.4 2874 703 24.5 1264 450 35.6
No Related Children Under 18 4355 425 9.8 3048 292 9.6 1113 103 9.2 478 117 24.5
With Related Children Under 18 4926 1376 27.9 2917 684 23.4 1761 601 34.1 786 333 42.3
1 2824 546 19.3 1791 322 18.0 891 187 21.0 423 109 25.7
2 or More 2103 831 39.5 1126 362 32.2 869 413 47.5 363 224 61.7
Mean 1.60 2.02 (B) 1.47 1.64 (B) 1.81 2.42 (B) 1.67 2.02 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .03 .09 (B) .03 .09 (B) .06 .16 (B) .07 .16 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1115 387 34.7 561 203 36.2 512 168 32.8 243 130 53.6
1 940 319 34.0 486 180 37.0 414 125 30.1 204 113 55.4
2 or More 175 68 38.9 75 23 31.0 98 43 44.0 38 17 43.8
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 4144 575 13.9 3065 281 9.2 997 289 29.0 330 68 20.6
No Related Children Under 18 3280 311 9.5 2635 177 6.7 587 131 22.4 219 32 14.5
With Related Children Under 18 864 264 30.6 430 104 24.2 410 158 38.5 112 36 32.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
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