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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 Unrelated Subfamilies Householders of All Ages Total 1440 670 46.5 1196 546 45.7 180 84 46.5 194 93 48.1
No Related Children Under 18 53 9 16.5 51 9 17.1 0 0 (B) 24 5 19.2
With Related Children Under 18 1386 661 47.7 1144 537 47.0 180 84 46.5 170 89 52.1
1 663 305 46.1 548 255 46.6 89 34 38.1 85 34 40.4
2 or More 724 356 49.2 597 282 47.3 91 50 54.8 85 54 63.9
Mean 1.50 1.58 (B) 1.53 1.60 (B) 1.35 1.48 (B) 1.59 1.77 (B)
Standard Error .05 .10 (B) .06 .12 (B) .10 .14 (B) .08 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 562 349 62.1 452 262 58.1 81 59 72.7 92 43 47.4
1 458 264 57.6 374 204 54.5 55 33 59.8 73 33 45.2
2 or More 104 85 81.6 78 59 75.5 26 26 100.0 19 11 55.9
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 246 160 65.2 190 121 63.6 48 36 73.6 38 23 60.4
No Related Children Under 18 25 5 17.8 24 5 19.2 0 0 (B) 14 5 31.7
With Related Children Under 18 220 156 70.6 166 116 69.9 48 36 73.6 24 18 77.8
1 137 84 61.1 113 74 65.7 22 10 43.0 13 8 59.9
2 or More 83 72 86.4 53 42 78.7 26 26 100.0 11 11 100.0
Mean 1.21 1.31 (B) 1.18 1.23 (B) 1.32 1.62 (B) 1.49 1.68 (B)
Standard Error .11 .15 (B) .12 .17 (B) .22 .24 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 202 148 73.3 152 108 71.4 44 36 80.4 21 16 75.5
1 136 90 65.9 112 76 67.9 18 10 52.7 11 6 51.9
2 or More 66 58 88.6 40 32 81.2 26 26 100.0 11 11 100.0
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 575 280 48.6 489 230 47.0 62 27 43.0 85 34 40.7
No Related Children Under 18 14 4 30.2 14 4 30.2 0 0 (B) 5 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 561 275 49.1 475 225 47.5 62 27 43.0 80 34 43.2
1 222 111 49.9 182 88 48.1 35 20 56.4 33 14 42.1
2 or More 339 164 48.5 292 138 47.1 27 7 25.3 46 20 44.0
Mean 1.65 1.71 (B) 1.67 1.76 (B) 1.37 1.12 (B) 1.69 1.70 (B)
Standard Error .08 .16 (B) .10 .19 (B) .11 .25 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 257 127 49.6 211 95 45.0 28 15 52.4 45 15 32.5
1 226 109 48.0 181 76 42.2 28 15 52.4 37 15 39.9
2 or More 30 19 61.3 30 19 61.3 0 0 (B) 8 0 .0
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 511 215 42.2 430 186 43.2 53 17 31.9 58 36 62.3
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 511 215 42.2 430 186 43.2 53 17 31.9 58 36 62.3
1 236 96 40.6 193 83 43.0 27 0 .0 34 13 36.6
2 or More 275 120 43.5 236 103 43.4 26 17 64.8 23 23 100.0
Mean 1.54 1.69 (B) 1.61 1.77 (B) 1.23 2.08 (B) 1.51 1.90 (B)
Standard Error .09 .19 (B) .10 .23 (B) .22 .00 (B) .20 .42 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 103 74 71.3 89 59 66.6 8 8 100.0 25 13 49.9
1 95 65 68.8 81 51 63.3 8 8 100.0 25 13 49.9
2 or More 8 8 100.0 8 8 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 104 15 14.2 84 10 12.2 17 5 27.7 14 0 .0
No Related Children Under 18 12 0 .0 12 0 .0 0 0 (B) 4 0 .0
With Related Children Under 18 93 15 16.0 72 10 14.1 17 5 27.7 9 0 .0
1 66 15 22.4 58 10 17.7 5 5 100.0 5 0 .0
2 or More 27 0 .0 15 0 .0 12 0 .0 5 0 .0
Mean 1.25 .99 (B) 1.16 .94 (B) 1.82 1.14 (B) 1.63 (B) (B)
Standard Error of Mean .09 .00 (B) .11 .22 (B) .00 .00 (B) .56 (B) (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 4 0 .0 4 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
No Related Children Under 18 2 0 .0 2 0 .0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 1 0 .0 1 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 1172 625 53.3 952 501 52.6 170 84 49.4 95 69 72.5
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 1172 625 53.3 952 501 52.6 170 84 49.4 95 69 72.5
1 535 284 53.0 438 234 53.4 79 34 43.1 49 30 60.3
2 or More 637 341 53.5 514 267 51.9 91 50 54.8 45 39 85.8
Mean 1.53 1.58 (B) 1.55 1.61 (B) 1.41 1.48 (B) 1.58 1.67 (B)
Standard Error .06 .10 (B) .07 .12 (B) .09 .14 (B) .10 .14 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 475 328 69.0 366 242 66.1 81 59 72.7 31 27 84.6
1 387 243 62.8 304 183 60.2 55 33 59.8 21 16 76.7
2 or More 88 85 96.2 62 59 94.7 26 26 100.0 11 11 100.0
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 206 151 73.4 152 111 73.1 48 36 73.6 14 14 96.5
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 206 151 73.4 152 111 73.1 48 36 73.6 14 14 96.5
1 127 79 62.4 103 69 67.2 22 10 43.0 4 3 86.4
2 or More 79 72 90.9 49 42 85.3 26 26 100.0 11 11 100.0
Mean 1.20 1.31 (B) 1.17 1.23 (B) 1.32 1.62 (B) 1.74 1.83 (B)
Standard Error .11 .15 (B) .13 .18 (B) .22 .24 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 187 143 76.5 138 104 75.0 44 36 80.4 12 12 95.9
1 126 85 67.6 102 71 69.6 18 10 52.7 1 1 66.1
2 or More 62 58 94.6 36 32 90.7 26 26 100.0 11 11 100.0
Persons In Unrelated Subfamilies With Female Parent of Children Under 18- No Spouse Present Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 487 258 53.0 401 208 51.7 62 27 43.0 41 29 69.9
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 487 258 53.0 401 208 51.7 62 27 43.0 41 29 69.9
1 193 99 51.1 155 75 48.8 35 20 56.4 25 14 56.6
2 or More 293 159 54.2 246 132 53.6 27 7 25.3 16 15 89.9
Mean 1.65 1.74 (B) 1.67 1.80 (B) 1.37 1.12 (B) 1.44 1.54 (B)
Standard Error .09 .17 (B) .11 .21 (B) .11 .25 (B) .00 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 207 118 57.1 161 86 53.2 28 15 52.4 9 9 100.0
1 188 99 52.9 143 67 47.1 28 15 52.4 9 9 100.0
2 or More 19 19 100.0 19 19 100.0 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 424 201 47.5 359 171 47.8 43 17 39.5 33 26 78.3
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 424 201 47.5 359 171 47.8 43 17 39.5 33 26 78.3
1 186 91 49.2 155 79 50.8 17 0 .0 20 13 63.4
2 or More 238 110 46.2 204 93 45.5 26 17 64.8 13 13 100.0
Mean 1.60 1.68 (B) 1.66 1.76 (B) 1.43 2.08 (B) 1.57 1.74 (B)
Standard Error .10 .20 (B) .11 .24 (B) .22 .00 (B) .31 .47 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 81 67 82.3 67 53 78.5 8 8 100.0 10 6 57.6
1 73 59 80.3 59 44 75.5 8 8 100.0 10 6 57.6
2 or More 8 8 100.0 8 8 100.0 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 56 15 26.4 40 10 25.8 17 5 27.7 6 0 .0
No Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
With Related Children Under 18 56 15 26.4 40 10 25.8 17 5 27.7 6 0 .0
1 30 15 50.0 25 10 40.8 5 5 100.0 1 0 .0
2 or More 27 0 .0 15 0 .0 12 0 .0 5 0 .0
Mean 1.45 .99 (B) 1.32 .94 (B) 1.82 1.14 (B) 2.52 (B) (B)
Standard Error of Mean .13 .00 (B) .20 .22 (B) .00 .00 (B) .64 (B) (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 2870 1444 50.3 1907 924 48.5 724 434 59.9 599 334 55.7
No Related Children Under 18 522 106 20.3 375 62 16.4 44 8 17.4 115 30 25.6
With Related Children Under 18 2348 1338 57.0 1531 862 56.3 680 426 62.6 483 304 62.9
1 1615 941 58.3 1100 648 58.9 417 255 61.2 334 211 63.2
2 or More 733 397 54.1 431 214 49.7 263 171 65.0 150 93 62.3
Mean 1.41 1.39 (B) 1.36 1.31 (B) 1.49 1.54 (B) 1.51 1.51 (B)
Standard Error .02 .04 (B) .03 .04 (B) .06 .09 (B) .03 .05 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 1489 985 66.1 973 630 64.7 428 320 74.6 346 241 69.5
1 1247 804 64.4 833 536 64.4 335 236 70.6 292 199 68.1
2 or More 242 181 74.8 140 94 66.8 94 83 89.1 55 42 76.9
Householders Under 25 Years
Total 960 739 77.0 644 487 75.7 273 230 84.2 243 188 77.3
No Related Children Under 18 78 23 29.6 62 17 26.8 2 0 .0 30 12 41.2
With Related Children Under 18 882 716 81.2 581 470 80.9 271 230 84.9 213 175 82.4
1 731 589 80.5 496 406 81.8 205 167 81.2 177 147 83.3
2 or More 151 127 84.3 85 64 75.5 66 63 96.2 36 28 78.3
Mean 1.17 1.17 (B) 1.12 1.11 (B) 1.27 1.31 (B) 1.26 1.24 (B)
Standard Error .03 .03 (B) .03 .03 (B) .06 .08 (B) .00 .01 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 862 702 81.4 568 457 80.5 265 229 86.5 209 171 82.1
1 720 582 80.8 487 395 81.0 204 171 83.7 173 143 82.9
2 or More 142 120 84.9 81 62 77.0 61 58 95.9 36 28 78.3
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 25 to 34 Years Total 867 373 43.0 598 240 40.1 218 119 54.4 179 80 44.6
No Related Children Under 18 82 8 9.9 70 6 8.5 9 2 24.3 23 1 5.6
With Related Children Under 18 785 365 46.5 528 234 44.3 210 117 55.7 157 79 50.3
1 467 190 40.6 334 131 39.3 98 48 48.3 93 39 41.8
2 or More 318 175 55.1 194 103 53.0 111 69 62.2 64 40 62.5
Mean 1.60 1.76 (B) 1.53 1.67 (B) 1.79 1.98 (B) 1.73 1.93 (B)
Standard Error .05 .11 (B) .05 .10 (B) .14 .26 (B) .06 .13 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 494 235 47.6 335 150 45.0 120 73 60.8 108 56 52.4
1 407 181 44.6 282 122 43.2 87 48 54.8 93 46 49.0
2 or More 88 54 61.2 52 28 54.2 33 25 76.5 15 11 74.1
Householders 35 to 44 Years
Total 556 217 39.0 339 126 37.1 163 76 46.8 88 34 38.7
No Related Children Under 18 56 13 22.9 31 7 23.3 11 3 26.4 9 2 18.7
With Related Children Under 18 500 204 40.8 309 119 38.5 152 73 48.2 79 32 40.9
1 281 120 42.6 188 77 40.9 72 37 51.4 38 12 31.8
2 or More 219 84 38.5 121 42 34.8 79 36 45.3 41 20 49.3
Mean 1.53 1.48 (B) 1.49 1.40 (B) 1.55 1.53 (B) 1.75 1.91 (B)
Standard Error .06 .09 (B) .07 .09 (B) .11 .20 (B) .10 .12 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 117 47 40.2 64 23 35.9 35 17 48.3 27 13 47.4
1 104 40 38.3 56 20 34.8 35 17 48.3 23 9 42.1
2 or More 13 7 55.9 7 3 43.8 0 0 (B) 4 3 74.6
Persons In Related Subfamilies Householders 45 to 64 Years Total 394 92 23.3 250 53 21.4 64 9 13.2 66 26 39.1
No Related Children Under 18 212 39 18.3 136 14 10.0 16 2 11.8 31 8 26.5
With Related Children Under 18 181 53 29.3 114 40 34.9 48 7 13.7 35 18 50.1
1 136 43 31.7 82 34 41.8 41 4 9.2 26 12 48.0
2 or More 45 10 22.1 32 5 17.1 7 3 38.9 9 5 56.0
Mean 1.39 1.36 (B) 1.46 1.31 (B) 1.18 1.65 (B) 1.57 1.60 (B)
Standard Error of Mean .06 .09 (B) .08 .00 (B) .11 .79 (B) .18 .00 (B)
With Related Children Under 6 17 1 5.2 8 0 .0 9 1 9.5 3 0 .0
1 17 1 5.2 8 0 .0 9 1 9.5 3 0 .0
2 or More 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
Householders 65 Years and Over
Total 93 23 24.6 76 18 24.0 6 1 11.9 23 6 26.4
No Related Children Under 18 93 23 24.6 76 18 24.0 6 1 11.9 23 6 26.4
With Related Children Under 18 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (B)
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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