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Poverty Status of Families
By Family Type & Presence of Related Children Under 18 Years of Age
Los Angeles County, 2000 Census
|
Family type & presence of related children |
All families |
Income below poverty level |
Percent* below poverty level |
| Total |
2,154,311 |
311,226 |
14.45% |
| Married-couple
family |
1,521,575 |
151,820 |
9.98% |
|
With related children under 18 years |
889,477 |
121,956 |
13.71% |
|
Under 5 years only |
164,610 |
19,246 |
11.69% |
|
Under 5 years and 5 to 17 years |
243,243 |
50,614 |
20.81% |
|
5 to 17 years only |
481,624 |
52,096 |
10.82% |
|
No related children under 18 years |
632,098 |
29,864 |
4.72% |
| Other family |
632,736 |
159,406 |
25.19% |
|
Male householder, no wife present |
185,908 |
32,174 |
17.31% |
|
With related children under 18 years |
107,629 |
24,970 |
23.20% |
|
Under 5 years only |
24,263 |
5,512 |
22.72% |
|
Under 5 years and 5 to 17 years |
24,232 |
8,074 |
33.32% |
|
5 to 17 years only |
59,134 |
11,384 |
19.25% |
|
No related children under 18 years |
78,279 |
7,204 |
9.20% |
|
Female householder, no husband present |
446,828 |
127,232 |
28.47% |
|
With related children under 18 years |
301,747 |
111,843 |
37.07% |
|
Under 5 years only |
44,704 |
16,593 |
37.12% |
|
Under 5 years and 5 to 17 years |
70,512 |
37,503 |
53.19% |
|
5 to 17 years only |
186,531 |
57,747 |
30.96% |
|
No related children under 18 years |
145,081 |
15,389 |
10.61% |
* Percent of all Families
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Poverty Among Families with Female
Heads of Household - 1990 Census
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