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PINC-08. Source of Income in 2010-People 15 Years Old and Over, By Income of Specified Type in 2010, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 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. Medians falling in the upper open-ended interval are plugged with "$250,000.")

  Total with Income $1 to $2,499 or loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
45 to 54 Years
Asian alone (3)
    Total 916 67 23 31 35 49 35 47 42 53
Earnings 787 16 21 28 22 42 22 40 38 52
  Wages and Salary 736 14 21 24 21 38 18 38 34 45
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 61 7 0 4 1 12 2 3 3 7
  Farm Self-Employment 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 17 0 2 3 5 2 0 4 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 18 0 3 4 7 3 0 0 2 0
Public Assistance 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
Disability Benefits 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 44 10 4 7 6 2 1 4 0 3
Workers Compensation 11 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
Property Income 446 358 27 24 6 5 5 5 0 2
  Interest 413 359 24 9 4 4 1 4 0 2
  Dividends 142 121 9 7 0 2 0 1 0 2
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 51 29 3 8 0 2 2 1 2 0
Retirement Income 18 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 2 1
  Company or Union Retirement 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1
  Federal Government Retirement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
  Company or Union Retirement 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 10 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 2
Educational Assistance 8 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other Income, N.E.C. 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 799 16 20 26 26 46 24 44 38 52
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		806 16 20 26 25 46 26 44 42 52
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 17 0 2 3 5 2 0 4 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		33 0 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 0
  Government Transfer Payments 92 13 8 15 16 8 4 10 4 3
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 20 1 0 4 7 6 0 0 2 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		35 1 2 7 8 8 0 6 2 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		38 1 0 4 10 7 4 0 4 1

 

  $22,500 to $24,999 $25,000 to $27,499 $27,500 to $29,999 $30,000 to $32,499 $32,500 to $34,999 $35,000 to $37,499 $37,500 to $39,999 $40,000 to $42,499 $42,500 to $44,999 $45,000 to $47,499
45 to 54 Years
Asian alone (3)
    Total 24 28 27 53 16 27 15 42 8 21
Earnings 20 29 20 59 12 33 10 40 4 18
  Wages and Salary 17 27 20 58 12 29 10 39 4 17
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Property Income 4 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
  Interest 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Dividends 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Retirement Income 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 20 29 20 58 12 34 10 40 4 18
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		19 30 20 59 12 32 12 40 5 18
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Government Transfer Payments 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

  $47,500 to $49,999 $50,000 to $52,499 $52,500 to $54,999 $55,000 to $57,499 $57,500 to $59,999 $60,000 to $62,499 $62,500 to $64,999 $65,000 to $67,499 $67,500 to $69,999 $70,000 to $72,499
45 to 54 Years
Asian alone (3)
    Total 5 26 5 16 6 31 2 8 6 20
Earnings 7 27 4 17 3 29 0 13 4 25
  Wages and Salary 7 28 4 16 3 26 0 13 4 21
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Property Income 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement Income 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 7 27 4 17 3 29 0 13 4 25
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		7 27 4 18 3 29 0 12 4 25
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Government Transfer Payments 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

  $72,500 to $74,999 $75,000 to $77,499 $77,500 to $79,999 $80,000 to $82,499 $82,500 to $84,999 $85,000 to $87,499 $87,500 to $89,999 $90,000 to $92,499 $92,500 to $94,999 $95,000 to $97,499
45 to 54 Years
Asian alone (3)
    Total 3 11 3 20 2 9 2 12 3 1
Earnings 0 6 6 17 4 7 0 17 0 4
  Wages and Salary 0 6 6 16 4 7 0 17 0 4
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Property Income 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Interest 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 0 6 6 17 4 7 0 17 0 4
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		0 8 4 17 4 7 0 17 0 4
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Government Transfer Payments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

    Median Income Mean Income Gini Ratio  
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and over Value (Dol) Standard Error (Dol) Value (Dol) Standard Error (Dol) Ratio Standard Error B-CELL
45 to 54 Years
Asian alone (3)
    Total 2 79 29,672 1,335 40,913 1,650 0.485 0.0311 1,430
Earnings 1 70 31,827 775 44,163 1,766 0.447 0.0336 1,430
  Wages and Salary 1 66 32,176 1,405 44,672 1,818 0.443 0.0345 1,430
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 0 4 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Social Security 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Public Assistance 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Veterans Benefits 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Survivor Benefits 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Disability Benefits 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Workers Compensation 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Property Income 0 0 1,557 88 2,550 467 0.539 0.1325 1,430
  Interest 0 0 1,436 85 1,708 401 0.411 0.2038 1,430
  Dividends 0 0 1,469 147 1,443 314 0.270 0.2672 1,430
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Retirement Income 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Military Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Annuities 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Pension Income 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Military Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Annuities 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Alimony 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Child Support 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Educational Assistance 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 1 70 31,634 731 43,743 1,746 0.450 0.0335 1,430
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		0 73 31,578 716 43,801 1,743 0.445 0.0327 1,430
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Government Transfer Payments 0 0 9,158 951 11,707 1,193 0.452 0.0850 1,430
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Income |  Last Revised: January 14, 2013