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

Northeast, Outside 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, Outside principal cities

Both Sexes
                          Total /1 32,335 970 3.0 1,635 5.1 2,324 7.2 3,348 10.4 4,290 13.3 5,408 16.7 5,811 18.0 6,454 20.0
Under 18 years 7,506 354 4.7 566 7.5 716 9.5 1,028 13.7 1,241 16.5 1,584 21.1 1,675 22.3 1,834 24.4
18 to 24 years 2,949 130 4.4 195 6.6 261 8.8 339 11.5 422 14.3 512 17.4 554 18.8 617 20.9
25 to 34 years 3,800 117 3.1 187 4.9 281 7.4 377 9.9 468 12.3 577 15.2 618 16.3 690 18.2
35 to 44 years 4,701 128 2.7 204 4.3 274 5.8 407 8.7 509 10.8 650 13.8 685 14.6 769 16.4
45 to 54 years 5,105 87 1.7 160 3.1 245 4.8 361 7.1 437 8.6 513 10.0 544 10.7 615 12.0
55 to 59 years 2,150 35 1.6 52 2.4 87 4.1 124 5.8 169 7.9 222 10.3 239 11.1 264 12.3
60 to 64 years 1,662 35 2.1 75 4.5 118 7.1 163 9.8 195 11.7 247 14.9 272 16.4 283 17.0
65 years and over 4,463 83 1.9 195 4.4 342 7.7 548 12.3 849 19.0 1,103 24.7 1,224 27.4 1,381 30.9
      65 to 74 years 2,276 23 1.0 68 3.0 132 5.8 216 9.5 330 14.5 406 17.8 443 19.4 508 22.3
      75 years and over 2,188 59 2.7 127 5.8 210 9.6 332 15.2 519 23.7 697 31.9 782 35.7 873 39.9

Male
 
          Total 		15,724 468 3.0 756 4.8 1,015 6.5 1,476 9.4 1,859 11.8 2,320 14.8 2,491 15.8 2,819 17.9
Under 18 years 3,889 197 5.1 314 8.1 398 10.2 563 14.5 664 17.1 814 20.9 858 22.1 954 24.5
18 to 24 years 1,573 69 4.4 113 7.2 138 8.7 177 11.3 221 14.1 270 17.2 293 18.6 331 21.1
25 to 34 years 1,895 51 2.7 73 3.8 116 6.1 165 8.7 210 11.1 250 13.2 271 14.3 313 16.5
35 to 44 years 2,243 46 2.1 78 3.5 102 4.6 155 6.9 213 9.5 275 12.2 287 12.8 325 14.5
45 to 54 years 2,479 35 1.4 72 2.9 106 4.3 158 6.4 194 7.8 224 9.0 230 9.3 269 10.9
55 to 59 years 1,018 21 2.1 28 2.8 40 3.9 60 5.8 75 7.3 97 9.5 101 10.0 111 10.9
60 to 64 years 764 14 1.9 20 2.6 37 4.8 64 8.4 69 9.1 81 10.6 93 12.2 99 13.0
65 years and over 1,863 34 1.8 60 3.2 79 4.2 134 7.2 213 11.4 310 16.6 357 19.2 416 22.4
      65 to 74 years 992 5 0.5 20 2.0 34 3.4 56 5.6 96 9.6 131 13.2 143 14.4 165 16.6
      75 years and over 870 29 3.3 40 4.6 45 5.2 78 9.0 117 13.5 178 20.5 215 24.7 252 28.9

Female
 
          Total 		16,611 501 3.0 879 5.3 1,308 7.9 1,872 11.3 2,431 14.6 3,088 18.6 3,320 20.0 3,635 21.9
Under 18 years 3,616 157 4.3 252 7.0 317 8.8 464 12.8 577 15.9 770 21.3 817 22.6 880 24.3
18 to 24 years 1,376 61 4.4 83 6.0 123 8.9 162 11.8 201 14.6 242 17.6 261 19.0 286 20.8
25 to 34 years 1,905 66 3.5 115 6.0 165 8.6 212 11.1 259 13.6 327 17.2 347 18.2 377 19.8
35 to 44 years 2,458 83 3.4 127 5.2 172 7.0 252 10.3 297 12.1 375 15.3 397 16.2 444 18.1
45 to 54 years 2,626 52 2.0 88 3.4 139 5.3 204 7.8 243 9.2 289 11.0 314 12.0 345 13.2
55 to 59 years 1,132 14 1.2 24 2.1 48 4.2 65 5.7 95 8.3 125 11.0 138 12.2 153 13.5
60 to 64 years 898 20 2.3 55 6.1 81 9.0 99 11.0 125 14.0 166 18.5 179 19.9 184 20.5
65 years and over 2,601 49 1.9 135 5.2 263 10.1 414 15.9 636 24.5 793 30.5 867 33.3 965 37.1
      65 to 74 years 1,283 19 1.4 49 3.8 98 7.7 160 12.5 234 18.3 275 21.4 300 23.4 343 26.8
      75 years and over 1,317 30 2.3 87 6.6 165 12.5 254 19.3 402 30.5 519 39.4 567 43.0 621 47.2

Household Relationship
 
      Total /1 		32,335 970 3.0 1,635 5.1 2,324 7.2 3,348 10.4 4,290 13.3 5,408 16.7 5,811 18.0 6,454 20.0
          65 years and over 4,463 83 1.9 195 4.4 342 7.7 548 12.3 849 19.0 1,103 24.7 1,224 27.4 1,381 30.9
In families /2 27,032 643 2.4 1,081 4.0 1,467 5.4 2,200 8.1 2,794 10.3 3,615 13.4 3,927 14.5 4,416 16.3
      Householder 8,538 202 2.4 339 4.0 464 5.4 685 8.0 872 10.2 1,111 13.0 1,220 14.3 1,373 16.1
          Under 65 years 7,100 182 2.6 304 4.3 415 5.9 598 8.4 740 10.4 931 13.1 999 14.1 1,094 15.4
          65 years and over 1,438 20 1.4 35 2.4 49 3.4 88 6.1 133 9.2 180 12.5 220 15.3 278 19.4
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		7,398 338 4.6 532 7.2 677 9.1 981 13.3 1,194 16.1 1,528 20.6 1,615 21.8 1,772 23.9
              Under 6 years 2,304 138 6.0 200 8.7 255 11.1 331 14.4 385 16.7 486 21.1 515 22.4 558 24.2
              6 to 17 years 5,094 200 3.9 331 6.5 422 8.3 650 12.8 809 15.9 1,041 20.4 1,099 21.6 1,214 23.8
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		3,190 34 1.1 70 2.2 100 3.1 146 4.6 197 6.2 289 9.1 320 10.0 376 11.8
 
In married-couple families /11 		21,620 233 1.1 395 1.8 589 2.7 997 4.6 1,368 6.3 1,891 8.7 2,103 9.7 2,450 11.3
      Husbands /11 6,656 65 1.0 116 1.7 172 2.6 294 4.4 401 6.0 538 8.1 613 9.2 715 10.7
          Under 65 years 5,374 53 1.0 91 1.7 136 2.5 228 4.2 297 5.5 389 7.2 426 7.9 483 9.0
          65 years and over 1,282 12 0.9 25 1.9 36 2.8 66 5.2 104 8.1 149 11.6 187 14.6 232 18.1
      Wives /11 6,656 65 1.0 116 1.7 172 2.6 294 4.4 401 6.0 538 8.1 613 9.2 715 10.7
          Under 65 years 5,659 50 0.9 99 1.7 152 2.7 246 4.3 320 5.6 429 7.6 472 8.3 533 9.4
          65 years and over 997 15 1.5 17 1.7 20 2.0 48 4.8 81 8.1 109 11.0 141 14.2 183 18.3
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		5,632 86 1.5 140 2.5 196 3.5 331 5.9 459 8.2 638 11.3 691 12.3 795 14.1
              Under 6 years 1,839 31 1.7 46 2.5 68 3.7 95 5.2 130 7.1 195 10.6 215 11.7 249 13.5
              6 to 17 years 3,793 55 1.5 95 2.5 128 3.4 236 6.2 330 8.7 443 11.7 476 12.5 547 14.4
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		2,224 14 0.6 19 0.8 31 1.4 50 2.3 69 3.1 129 5.8 137 6.2 168 7.6
 
In families with male
  householder, no spouse present 		1,367 63 4.6 110 8.0 110 8.0 163 11.9 195 14.3 237 17.3 255 18.7 279 20.4
      Householder 461 21 4.5 35 7.5 35 7.6 50 10.9 62 13.5 74 16.2 80 17.3 87 18.9
          Under 65 years 406 18 4.5 32 8.0 32 8.0 48 11.8 60 14.7 72 17.7 76 18.6 80 19.7
          65 years and over 54 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B) 4 (B) 7 (B)
      Related children
        18 years /9 		366 41 11.3 61 16.7 61 16.7 84 22.9 92 25.1 117 31.9 123 33.8 132 36.1
              Under 6 years 103 14 13.7 24 23.1 24 23.1 33 31.5 37 35.6 39 38.1 45 43.3 46 44.9
              6 to 17 years 262 27 10.3 37 14.2 37 14.2 51 19.5 55 21.0 77 29.5 79 30.0 86 32.7
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		188 1 0.3 4 2.1 4 2.1 6 3.0 6 3.3 9 4.9 12 6.3 16 8.5
 
In families with female
  householder, no spouse present 		4,046 347 8.6 576 14.2 768 19.0 1,041 25.7 1,231 30.4 1,487 36.8 1,569 38.8 1,687 41.7
      Householder 1,422 116 8.2 189 13.3 257 18.1 341 24.0 409 28.8 499 35.1 527 37.1 571 40.1
          Under 65 years 1,210 113 9.3 179 14.8 243 20.1 316 26.1 376 31.0 457 37.8 481 39.8 513 42.4
          65 years and over 211 3 1.4 10 4.5 14 6.6 25 11.8 34 16.1 42 19.8 46 21.6 58 27.3
      Related children under
        18 years /9 		1,400 210 15.0 330 23.6 419 29.9 566 40.5 643 45.9 773 55.2 801 57.2 844 60.3
              Under 6 years 362 92 25.5 131 36.1 163 45.0 203 56.1 218 60.2 252 69.5 256 70.5 263 72.7
              6 to 17 years 1,038 118 11.4 199 19.2 256 24.7 363 35.0 425 40.9 521 50.2 545 52.5 581 56.0
      Own children 18 years
          and over /15 		779 19 2.5 47 6.1 65 8.3 90 11.6 122 15.6 151 19.4 171 22.0 192 24.7
 
In unrelated subfamilies /3 		139 4 3.0 27 19.7 33 23.5 41 29.1 42 30.4 57 41.0 64 45.7 67 48.3
          Under 18 years 69 3 (B) 18 (B) 20 (B) 24 (B) 25 (B) 34 (B) 39 (B) 41 (B)
              Under 6 years 21 0 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B) 14 (B) 14 (B)
              6 to 17 years 48 3 (B) 9 (B) 12 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B) 24 (B) 25 (B) 27 (B)
          18 years and over 70 1 (B) 10 (B) 12 (B) 16 (B) 17 (B) 23 (B) 25 (B) 27 (B)
 
Unrelated individuals /4 		5,164 323 6.3 527 10.2 824 16.0 1,107 21.4 1,454 28.2 1,736 33.6 1,820 35.3 1,971 38.2
      Male 2,313 158 6.8 230 9.9 326 14.1 443 19.1 564 24.4 664 28.7 688 29.7 769 33.3
          Under 65 years 1,911 141 7.4 204 10.7 293 15.3 385 20.2 465 24.4 513 26.9 529 27.7 601 31.4
              Living alone 875 37 4.2 64 7.3 102 11.7 147 16.8 177 20.2 187 21.4 189 21.6 222 25.3
          65 years and over 402 18 4.4 26 6.5 33 8.1 57 14.3 98 24.5 150 37.4 158 39.4 169 42.0
              Living alone 349 18 5.0 24 6.8 26 7.6 47 13.4 78 22.4 130 37.3 136 39.0 144 41.3
      Female 2,851 165 5.8 297 10.4 498 17.5 664 23.3 890 31.2 1,072 37.6 1,133 39.7 1,201 42.1
          Under 65 years 1,707 134 7.8 190 11.2 274 16.1 332 19.5 383 22.4 445 26.0 467 27.4 501 29.4
              Living alone 1,054 45 4.2 83 7.8 146 13.9 172 16.3 199 18.9 230 21.8 236 22.4 251 23.8
          65 years and over 1,144 31 2.7 107 9.3 224 19.6 331 29.0 507 44.3 628 54.9 666 58.2 700 61.2
              Living alone 1,079 31 2.8 98 9.1 208 19.3 312 28.9 477 44.2 595 55.1 633 58.6 667 61.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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