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POV40: Age, Sex, Household Relationship, by Region and Residence -- Ratio of Income to Poverty Level: 2007

Northeast, Inside principal cities

[Numbers in thousands]

 

    Below 50 percent of poverty /5 Below 75 percent of poverty /5 Below 100 percent of poverty /5 Below 125 percent of poverty /5 Below 150 percent of poverty /5 Below 175 percent of poverty /5 Below 185 percent of poverty /5 Below 200 percent of poverty /5
All income levels Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6 Number Percent of total /6

Northeast, Inside principal cities

Both Sexes
                          Total /1 15,923 1,431 9.0 2,178 13.7 3,143 19.7 4,195 26.3 5,075 31.9 5,800 36.4 6,052 38.0 6,581 41.3
Under 18 years 3,693 512 13.9 782 21.2 1,078 29.2 1,418 38.4 1,639 44.4 1,857 50.3 1,936 52.4 2,054 55.6
18 to 24 years 1,719 223 13.0 307 17.8 391 22.8 509 29.6 635 37.0 708 41.2 728 42.3 796 46.3
25 to 34 years 2,471 189 7.6 301 12.2 407 16.5 529 21.4 633 25.6 723 29.3 758 30.7 832 33.7
35 to 44 years 2,176 176 8.1 251 11.5 354 16.3 485 22.3 593 27.3 682 31.3 701 32.2 780 35.8
45 to 54 years 2,288 142 6.2 234 10.2 350 15.3 441 19.3 532 23.3 601 26.3 623 27.2 697 30.5
55 to 59 years 852 45 5.3 70 8.2 107 12.6 152 17.9 178 20.9 193 22.6 204 24.0 228 26.7
60 to 64 years 718 47 6.5 78 10.9 106 14.8 141 19.6 176 24.5 209 29.0 216 30.1 229 31.9
65 years and over 2,005 98 4.9 155 7.7 349 17.4 521 26.0 689 34.3 829 41.3 885 44.1 965 48.1
      65 to 74 years 958 51 5.4 88 9.2 182 19.0 233 24.3 299 31.2 362 37.8 384 40.1 425 44.4
      75 years and over 1,047 46 4.4 68 6.4 167 15.9 288 27.5 390 37.2 466 44.5 500 47.8 540 51.6

Male
 
          Total 		7,642 592 7.7 903 11.8 1,301 17.0 1,782 23.3 2,160 28.3 2,496 32.7 2,611 34.2 2,890 37.8
Under 18 years 1,849 255 13.8 384 20.8 531 28.7 700 37.8 810 43.8 906 49.0 949 51.3 1,019 55.1
18 to 24 years 861 86 10.0 123 14.3 163 18.9 220 25.5 286 33.2 321 37.2 331 38.4 361 42.0
25 to 34 years 1,220 52 4.3 102 8.3 137 11.2 180 14.7 225 18.5 280 22.9 297 24.3 342 28.0
35 to 44 years 1,043 69 6.6 94 9.0 136 13.1 198 18.9 241 23.1 286 27.4 293 28.1 336 32.2
45 to 54 years 1,140 62 5.5 90 7.9 150 13.2 203 17.8 242 21.2 270 23.7 278 24.4 314 27.5
55 to 59 years 416 14 3.5 32 7.6 46 11.1 67 16.2 79 19.1 87 21.0 91 22.0 104 25.0
60 to 64 years 283 8 2.9 23 8.0 29 10.1 45 15.8 51 17.8 60 21.0 64 22.6 70 24.9
65 years and over 830 45 5.4 55 6.7 109 13.1 170 20.4 226 27.3 287 34.5 309 37.2 344 41.5
      65 to 74 years 444 26 5.8 35 7.8 64 14.4 85 19.1 116 26.2 156 35.1 168 37.8 183 41.2
      75 years and over 386 19 5.0 21 5.3 45 11.6 85 22.0 110 28.4 131 33.9 141 36.5 162 41.8

Female
 
          Total 		8,281 839 10.1 1,275 15.4 1,842 22.2 2,414 29.1 2,915 35.2 3,304 39.9 3,440 41.5 3,691 44.6
Under 18 years 1,845 257 13.9 398 21.6 547 29.6 719 39.0 829 44.9 950 51.5 988 53.5 1,035 56.1
18 to 24 years 857 137 16.0 183 21.4 228 26.6 289 33.7 349 40.8 387 45.2 397 46.3 435 50.7
25 to 34 years 1,251 136 10.9 199 15.9 271 21.6 349 27.9 408 32.6 444 35.5 462 36.9 490 39.2
35 to 44 years 1,133 108 9.5 157 13.8 218 19.3 287 25.3 352 31.1 396 34.9 408 36.0 444 39.1
45 to 54 years 1,148 80 7.0 144 12.5 200 17.4 237 20.7 291 25.3 331 28.8 345 30.0 383 33.4
55 to 59 years 436 31 7.0 38 8.7 61 14.0 85 19.5 98 22.5 105 24.2 113 25.9 124 28.4
60 to 64 years 435 39 8.9 56 12.8 78 17.9 96 22.1 126 28.9 149 34.2 152 34.9 159 36.5
65 years and over 1,175 53 4.5 100 8.5 240 20.4 352 29.9 462 39.3 542 46.1 576 49.0 621 52.8
      65 to 74 years 514 25 5.0 53 10.3 118 22.9 148 28.8 182 35.5 207 40.2 217 42.1 243 47.2
      75 years and over 661 27 4.1 47 7.1 122 18.4 203 30.8 280 42.4 335 50.7 359 54.3 378 57.2

Household Relationship
 
      Total /1 		15,923 1,431 9.0 2,178 13.7 3,143 19.7 4,195 26.3 5,075 31.9 5,800 36.4 6,052 38.0 6,581 41.3
          65 years and over 2,005 98 4.9 155 7.7 349 17.4 521 26.0 689 34.3 829 41.3 885 44.1 965 48.1
In families /2 12,331 985 8.0 1,561 12.7 2,252 18.3 3,077 25.0 3,756 30.5 4,302 34.9 4,499 36.5 4,883 39.6
      Householder 3,804 296 7.8 467 12.3 674 17.7 901 23.7 1,102 29.0 1,256 33.0 1,316 34.6 1,427 37.5
          Under 65 years 3,204 266 8.3 426 13.3 602 18.8 789 24.6 941 29.4 1,065 33.2 1,110 34.7 1,197 37.4
          65 years and over 600 31 5.1 41 6.8 71 11.9 111 18.6 161 26.9 191 31.8 206 34.2 230 38.3
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		3,632 492 13.6 759 20.9 1,043 28.7 1,382 38.0 1,602 44.1 1,818 50.0 1,897 52.2 2,009 55.3
              Under 6 years 1,230 183 14.9 276 22.4 357 29.0 465 37.8 518 42.1 589 47.9 608 49.4 656 53.3
              6 to 17 years 2,401 309 12.9 484 20.1 686 28.6 917 38.2 1,084 45.2 1,229 51.2 1,289 53.7 1,353 56.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		1,648 89 5.4 144 8.7 222 13.5 305 18.5 425 25.8 502 30.5 515 31.2 571 34.7
 
In married-couple families /11 		7,659 252 3.3 447 5.8 736 9.6 1,179 15.4 1,503 19.6 1,812 23.7 1,931 25.2 2,181 28.5
      Husbands /11 2,287 71 3.1 121 5.3 196 8.6 311 13.6 400 17.5 479 20.9 513 22.4 580 25.3
          Under 65 years 1,823 47 2.6 93 5.1 149 8.2 236 13.0 296 16.2 349 19.1 374 20.5 426 23.4
          65 years and over 463 25 5.4 28 6.1 47 10.2 75 16.2 104 22.4 130 28.0 139 30.1 153 33.1
      Wives /11 2,287 71 3.1 121 5.3 196 8.6 311 13.6 400 17.5 479 20.9 513 22.4 580 25.3
          Under 65 years 1,947 59 3.0 108 5.6 163 8.4 255 13.1 325 16.7 389 20.0 416 21.4 469 24.1
          65 years and over 339 13 3.7 13 3.7 33 9.8 56 16.5 75 22.0 89 26.3 97 28.6 111 32.6
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		1,992 89 4.5 162 8.1 270 13.5 436 21.9 525 26.4 639 32.1 678 34.0 762 38.2
              Under 6 years 733 31 4.3 58 7.9 102 14.0 158 21.6 179 24.4 228 31.1 236 32.1 266 36.2
              6 to 17 years 1,259 58 4.6 104 8.2 167 13.3 277 22.0 346 27.5 411 32.6 443 35.2 496 39.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		901 21 2.3 41 4.6 62 6.9 103 11.5 153 17.0 187 20.7 192 21.3 221 24.5
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		948 72 7.6 100 10.6 145 15.3 186 19.6 250 26.4 289 30.5 297 31.3 349 36.8
      Householder 315 23 7.2 36 11.4 50 15.8 61 19.2 79 25.2 91 28.9 94 29.8 113 35.9
          Under 65 years 276 19 6.9 30 10.7 42 15.1 49 17.7 64 23.3 76 27.6 79 28.6 93 33.8
          65 years and over 39 4 (B) 6 (B) 8 (B) 12 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B) 20 (B)
      Related children
        18 years /9 		193 24 12.4 28 14.6 45 23.3 59 30.6 80 41.4 99 51.3 102 52.9 106 55.0
              Under 6 years 59 10 (B) 12 (B) 14 (B) 16 (B) 25 (B) 28 (B) 30 (B) 31 (B)
              6 to 17 years 134 14 10.2 16 11.9 31 23.1 43 31.8 55 41.2 71 52.8 72 53.5 75 55.7
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		116 6 5.1 7 5.9 11 9.1 17 15.0 30 25.7 34 29.4 36 31.1 39 33.6
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		3,725 661 17.7 1,014 27.2 1,371 36.8 1,712 45.9 2,004 53.8 2,201 59.1 2,271 61.0 2,353 63.2
      Householder 1,203 202 16.8 310 25.8 428 35.6 529 44.0 623 51.8 686 57.1 709 58.9 735 61.1
          Under 65 years 1,059 197 18.6 298 28.1 407 38.4 497 46.9 576 54.3 633 59.7 651 61.4 670 63.3
          65 years and over 143 5 3.6 13 8.8 21 14.7 32 22.1 48 33.4 53 37.2 58 40.7 64 44.8
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		1,447 379 26.2 569 39.4 728 50.4 887 61.3 997 68.9 1,080 74.7 1,116 77.2 1,141 78.9
              Under 6 years 438 142 32.3 205 46.9 241 55.0 290 66.1 314 71.7 332 75.9 342 78.0 359 81.8
              6 to 17 years 1,009 238 23.6 364 36.1 487 48.3 597 59.2 683 67.7 748 74.1 774 76.8 783 77.6
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		632 63 9.9 96 15.2 149 23.6 184 29.1 242 38.3 282 44.6 287 45.4 311 49.3
 
In unrelated subfamilies /3 		55 12 (B) 14 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 23 (B) 34 (B) 34 (B) 41 (B)
          Under 18 years 23 6 (B) 7 (B) 11 (B) 11 (B) 11 (B) 14 (B) 14 (B) 18 (B)
              Under 6 years 10 0 (B) 1 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
              6 to 17 years 13 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B) 13 (B)
          18 years and over 32 7 (B) 7 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B) 21 (B) 21 (B) 23 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals /4 		3,536 434 12.3 604 17.1 868 24.5 1,095 31.0 1,296 36.6 1,464 41.4 1,518 42.9 1,657 46.9
      Male 1,726 176 10.2 253 14.6 353 20.5 459 26.6 541 31.3 625 36.2 644 37.3 721 41.8
          Under 65 years 1,475 161 10.9 234 15.8 310 21.0 387 26.2 444 30.1 499 33.8 511 34.7 579 39.2
              Living alone 781 73 9.3 117 14.9 159 20.3 193 24.8 219 28.1 246 31.5 248 31.8 272 34.8
          65 years and over 250 15 5.9 19 7.6 43 17.3 72 28.8 97 38.6 126 50.3 133 53.0 143 56.9
              Living alone 224 15 6.6 17 7.5 36 16.0 60 26.8 83 37.0 110 49.1 117 52.2 127 56.6
      Female 1,811 258 14.2 351 19.4 515 28.4 636 35.1 755 41.7 840 46.4 874 48.3 936 51.7
          Under 65 years 1,256 225 17.9 284 22.6 349 27.8 396 31.5 445 35.4 477 38.0 490 39.0 539 42.9
              Living alone 766 112 14.7 154 20.1 204 26.7 233 30.4 263 34.3 282 36.8 290 37.8 306 39.9
          65 years and over 555 32 5.9 67 12.0 166 29.9 241 43.4 310 55.8 363 65.4 384 69.3 397 71.6
              Living alone 544 31 5.7 65 11.9 164 30.1 237 43.5 305 56.1 357 65.6 378 69.5 391 71.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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