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PINC-09. Source of Income in 2008-Number with Income and Mean Income of Specified Type in 2008 of People 15 Years Old and Over by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, and Sex

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands. People 15 years old and over as of March of the following year. Social Security income may include a small number of people who report Railroad Retirement Income as Social Security Income. Retirement Income includes payments reported as survivor, disability, or retirement benefits. Rents, royalties, estates or trusts includes estates and trusts reported as survivor benefits)

  All Races White A.O.I.C. White alone 1/
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
15 TO 24 YEARS
 
    Total 		27,036 14,268 22,285 14,346 21,747 14,385
Earnings 22,682 14,392 18,979 14,316 18,507 14,380
  Wages and Salary 22,287 14,285 18,632 14,223 18,168 14,284
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 661 11,803 586 10,987 565 11,301
  Farm Self-Employment 142 1,821 125 2,117 119 2,052
Unemployment Compensation 628 2,994 534 3,060 528 3,050
  State or Local only 613 2,947 518 3,007 513 2,996
  Combinations 16 (B) 16 (B) 16 (B)
Workers' Compensation 73 (B) 61 (B) 58 (B)
  State Payments 35 (B) 31 (B) 31 (B)
  Employment Insurance 21 (B) 21 (B) 21 (B)
  Own Insurance 4 (B) 4 (B) 1 (B)
  Other 13 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
Social Security 884 7,436 651 7,812 635 7,863
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 548 6,002 352 5,831 343 5,857
Public Assistance, Total 485 2,910 292 2,877 282 2,881
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 372 2,947 216 3,100 209 3,073
  Other Assistance only 111 2,745 75 (B) 71 (B)
  Both 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 39 (B) 37 (B) 37 (B)
  Disability only 8 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B)
  Survivors only 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Pension only 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Education only 19 (B) 17 (B) 17 (B)
  Other only 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Combinations 3 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Means-Tested 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 35 (B) 33 (B) 33 (B)
Survivors Benefits 91 16,693 63 (B) 63 (B)
  Company or Union 8 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Federal Government 8 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Military Retirement 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  State or Local Government 11 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 5 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 1 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 20 (B) 20 (B) 20 (B)
  Annuities 7 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 23 (B) 19 (B) 19 (B)
Disability Benefits 17 (B) 11 (B) 10 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Company or Union 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Federal Government 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 11 (B) 9 (B) 8 (B)
Retirement Income 101 13,680 74 (B) 73 (B)
  Pension Income 16 (B) 14 (B) 14 (B)
      Company or Union Retirement 23 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B)
          Pension only 15 (B) 14 (B) 14 (B)
      Federal Government Retirement 10 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Military Retirement 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 13 (B) 6 (B) 5 (B)
          Pension only 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 5 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 7 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 34 (B) 28 (B) 27 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Property Income 7,369 893 6,629 924 6,505 931
  Interest 7,037 404 6,336 409 6,217 413
  Dividends 1,103 1,688 1,024 1,710 1,010 1,714
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 169 11,119 161 11,102 159 11,047
Educational Assistance 4,561 6,447 3,677 6,585 3,583 6,556
  Pell Grant only 1,079 3,075 766 2,993 740 3,000
  Other Government only 571 6,879 465 6,976 457 7,023
  Scholarships only 1,803 7,199 1,552 7,073 1,514 7,062
  Other only 339 6,223 281 6,501 273 6,552
  Combinations 770 9,188 614 9,571 598 9,322
Child Support 452 3,845 343 3,737 340 3,750
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		804 7,263 672 6,672 652 6,458
Other Income, N.E.C. 123 2,978 98 2,700 90 2,589

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 4,081 5,212 2,996 5,308 2,922 5,337
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 1,008 4,664 630 4,592 611 4,621
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 889 7,402 654 7,794 637 7,845
  Child Support or Alimony 452 3,845 343 3,737 340 3,750
  Pensions and Annuities 57 (B) 39 (B) 38 (B)

 

  White alone, not Hispanic Black A.O.I.C. Black alone 2/
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
15 TO 24 YEARS
 
    Total 		17,914 14,423 3,613 13,269 3,384 13,330
Earnings 15,221 14,251 2,830 14,087 2,636 14,324
  Wages and Salary 14,942 14,152 2,792 13,863 2,600 14,090
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 480 10,936 62 (B) 58 (B)
  Farm Self-Employment 102 2,006 13 (B) 13 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 451 2,956 81 2,641 81 2,641
  State or Local only 445 2,947 81 2,641 81 2,641
  Combinations 6 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Workers' Compensation 50 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  State Payments 25 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Employment Insurance 19 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Own Insurance 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
Social Security 541 7,805 200 6,205 188 6,142
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 273 5,739 182 6,115 175 6,216
Public Assistance, Total 186 2,485 172 3,073 164 3,078
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 137 2,663 134 2,872 129 2,801
  Other Assistance only 48 (B) 38 (B) 34 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 34 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Disability only 6 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Survivors only 5 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Pension only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Education only 17 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Other only 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Combinations 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Means-Tested 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 30 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
Survivors Benefits 59 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B)
  Company or Union 5 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Federal Government 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Military Retirement 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 3 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 19 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Annuities 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 19 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
Disability Benefits 8 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Company or Union 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Federal Government 0 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 7 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Retirement Income 67 (B) 22 (B) 22 (B)
  Pension Income 13 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
      Company or Union Retirement 17 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
          Pension only 12 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
      Federal Government Retirement 4 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Military Retirement 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 4 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B)
          Pension only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 26 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Property Income 6,036 948 442 370 398 360
  Interest 5,766 419 428 262 385 274
  Dividends 970 1,728 19 (B) 17 (B)
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 147 11,096 3 (B) 3 (B)
Educational Assistance 3,076 6,863 640 6,087 597 5,791
  Pell Grant only 582 2,853 249 3,020 234 3,042
  Other Government only 374 7,499 78 6,085 73 (B)
  Scholarships only 1,356 7,405 141 9,953 126 9,957
  Other only 240 6,945 37 (B) 37 (B)
  Combinations 523 9,434 135 8,559 126 7,413
Child Support 255 3,968 94 4,174 92 4,228
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		583 6,787 58 (B) 50 (B)
Other Income, N.E.C. 81 2,585 15 (B) 13 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 2,361 5,372 913 4,859 866 4,881
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 449 4,519 343 4,781 328 4,854
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 544 7,784 200 6,205 188 6,142
  Child Support or Alimony 255 3,968 94 4,174 92 4,228
  Pensions and Annuities 33 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B)

 

  Asian A.O.I.C. Asian alone 3/ Hispanic (of any race)
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
15 TO 24 YEARS
 
    Total 		1,088 15,991 929 16,636 4,209 14,228
Earnings 848 16,351 719 17,227 3,613 14,982
  Wages and Salary 837 16,297 709 17,173 3,547 14,872
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 19 (B) 15 (B) 94 13,981
  Farm Self-Employment 5 (B) 4 (B) 21 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 10 (B) 7 (B) 87 3,327
  State or Local only 10 (B) 7 (B) 77 3,051
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 10 (B)
Workers' Compensation 1 (B) 0 (B) 9 (B)
  State Payments 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
  Employment Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
  Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other 1 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
Social Security 21 (B) 16 (B) 108 7,670
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 9 (B) 5 (B) 76 6,030
Public Assistance, Total 10 (B) 7 (B) 113 3,475
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 9 (B) 7 (B) 85 3,655
  Other Assistance only 0 (B) 0 (B) 26 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Disability only 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Survivors only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Education only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
  Means-Tested 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
Survivors Benefits 1 (B) 1 (B) 4 (B)
  Company or Union 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 1 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 1 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 1 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
Disability Benefits 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Company or Union 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 2 (B) 2 (B) 1 (B)
Retirement Income 4 (B) 3 (B) 7 (B)
  Pension Income 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
      Company or Union Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
      Federal Government Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 1 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 3 (B) 3 (B) 1 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Property Income 310 761 259 770 519 685
  Interest 287 510 241 565 500 309
  Dividends 56 (B) 47 (B) 41 (B)
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 5 (B) 4 (B) 13 (B)
Educational Assistance 272 6,415 234 6,556 553 4,708
  Pell Grant only 70 (B) 63 (B) 171 3,461
  Other Government only 22 (B) 22 (B) 86 4,769
  Scholarships only 126 6,087 105 6,307 174 4,275
  Other only 22 (B) 18 (B) 37 (B)
  Combinations 31 (B) 27 (B) 85 8,527
Child Support 8 (B) 8 (B) 90 3,036
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		80 14,086 73 (B) 79 4,709
Other Income, N.E.C. 2 (B) 2 (B) 9 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 143 5,844 121 5,852 625 4,974
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 19 (B) 12 (B) 185 4,616
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 21 (B) 16 (B) 108 7,670
  Child Support or Alimony 8 (B) 8 (B) 90 3,036
  Pensions and Annuities 1 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)

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