Table 9. Number of Children, Marital Status, and Work Experience
in 2001 of People 16 Years and Over
(Numbers in thousands)
16 Years and Over 16 to 24 Years 25 to 34 Years 35 Years and Over
Below Below Below Below
poverty poverty poverty poverty
level level level level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
Characteristic
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
WITHOUT A SPOUSE
Both Sexes
Total....................... 16,869 3,859 22.9 2,048 759 37.1 3,645 1,139 31.3 11,175 1,961 17.5
In families with no own
children under 18............. 7,359 903 12.3 923 139 15.1 591 43 7.2 5,845 721 12.3
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 9,509 2,957 31.1 1,125 619 55.1 3,055 1,097 35.9 5,330 1,240 23.3
1 child................. 4,961 1,175 23.7 721 347 48.1 1,315 300 22.8 2,925 528 18.0
2 or more children...... 4,548 1,782 39.2 404 273 67.6 1,740 797 45.8 2,405 713 29.6
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 3,721 1,576 42.3 1,061 598 56.3 1,732 688 39.7 928 290 31.3
1 child................. 2,855 1,064 37.3 763 388 50.9 1,308 453 34.7 784 223 28.4
2 or more children...... 866 511 59.0 298 210 70.2 424 234 55.3 143 67 47.0
Male
Total...................... 4,212 554 13.2 719 124 17.3 917 129 14.1 2,576 301 11.7
In families with no own
children under 18............. 2,387 233 9.7 544 83 15.3 375 20 5.5 1,469 129 8.8
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 1,824 322 17.6 175 41 23.5 542 109 20.1 1,107 172 15.5
1 child.................. 1,127 179 15.9 128 27 21.5 338 68 20.0 661 84 12.6
2 or more children....... 697 143 20.5 48 14 (B) 204 41 20.1 446 88 19.8
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 778 168 21.6 158 34 21.2 382 82 21.4 238 53 22.1
1 child.................. 623 125 20.0 127 28 22.2 302 60 19.9 194 36 18.8
2 or more children....... 155 43 27.8 31 5 (B) 80 22 27.0 44 16 (B)
Female 12,657 3,305 26.1 1,329 635 47.8 2,728 1,010 37.0 8,599 1,660 19.3
In families with no own
children under 18............. 4,972 670 13.5 380 56 14.9 216 22 10.3 4,377 591 13.5
In families with one or more
own children under 18......... 7,685 2,635 34.3 949 578 60.9 2,513 988 39.3 4,223 1,069 25.3
1 child.................. 3,834 996 26.0 593 319 53.8 977 232 23.8 2,264 444 19.6
2 or more children....... 3,851 1,639 42.6 356 259 72.7 1,536 756 49.2 1,959 624 31.9
In families with one or more
own children under 6.......... 2,943 1,408 47.8 903 564 62.5 1,350 606 44.9 690 238 34.4
1 child.................. 2,232 940 42.1 636 360 56.6 1,006 393 39.1 591 186 31.6
2 or more children....... 710 468 65.9 267 204 76.4 344 213 61.8 99 51 51.5
Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002