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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Familes with related
children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 39,375 2,444 3,947 5,819 7,600 9,501 11,551 33,556 31,775 29,873 27,823
People in families....................... 152,713 8,720 14,570 21,845 28,966 36,557 44,626 130,868 123,747 116,157 108,087
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 9,584 27,328 58,175 96,733 146,708 209,935 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 69,335 3,922 6,924 9,998 12,729 15,441 18,174 79,624 82,873 86,476 90,575
Standard error /19..................... 415 83 93 98 96 101 105 463 482 505 533
With zero income......................... 417 417 417 417 417 417 417 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,592 16,043 38,052 67,601 107,251 160,779 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 86.5 47.9 58.7 65.4 69.9 73.1 76.6 86.9 87.1 87.2 87.3
Mean..................................... 59,960 1,879 4,064 6,539 8,895 11,288 13,919 69,223 72,173 75,441 79,075
Standard error /19..................... 382 69 93 103 102 108 113 427 444 466 492
Recipient families number................ 36,092 1,080 2,196 3,761 5,352 7,080 9,015 32,331 30,739 29,012 27,076
Percent of all families.................. 91.7 44.2 55.6 64.6 70.4 74.5 78.0 96.3 96.7 97.1 97.3
Mean amount.............................. 65,415 4,253 7,306 10,118 12,630 15,149 17,834 71,847 74,605 77,681 81,257
Standard error /19..................... 404 112 120 117 108 111 114 436 452 473 499
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 139,540 -40 615 2,359 4,169 6,159 8,673 137,181 135,371 133,381 130,867
Percent of total income.................. 5.1 -0.4 2.2 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2
Mean..................................... 3,544 -16 156 405 549 648 751 4,088 4,260 4,465 4,703
Standard error /19..................... 120 42 36 41 38 37 37 140 148 157 168
Received positive amount number.......... 4,279 133 229 381 535 705 884 3,898 3,745 3,574 3,395
Percent.................................. 10.9 5.4 5.8 6.5 7.0 7.4 7.7 11.6 11.8 12.0 12.2
Aggregate................................ 141,285 422 1,119 2,919 4,770 6,823 9,408 138,366 136,515 134,462 131,877
Mean..................................... 33,016 3,185 4,892 7,662 8,923 9,672 10,645 35,494 36,456 37,625 38,839
Standard error /19..................... 985 355 356 397 352 326 321 1,072 1,112 1,161 1,217
Received negative amount number.......... 345 61 71 85 93 110 123 260 251 234 222
Percent.................................. 0.9 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Aggregate................................ -1,745 -462 -504 -560 -601 -664 -735 -1,185 -1,144 -1,081 -1,010
Mean..................................... -5,063 -7,552 -7,066 -6,619 -6,449 -6,018 -5,982 -4,557 -4,549 -4,613 -4,553
Standard error /19..................... 262 812 737 657 567 511 480 279 285 297 303
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 9,884 -44 -26 81 175 302 627 9,803 9,709 9,582 9,258
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 251 -18 -7 14 23 32 54 292 306 321 333
Standard error /19..................... 39 22 17 17 14 13 15 45 48 51 55
Received positive amount number.......... 759 12 21 35 57 94 141 724 702 665 618
Percent.................................. 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Aggregate................................ 10,164 32 70 189 283 419 767 9,975 9,881 9,745 9,398
Mean..................................... 13,391 2,676 3,266 5,344 5,013 4,466 5,446 13,785 14,065 14,650 15,201
Standard error /19..................... 1,893 2,279 1,733 1,863 1,316 1,040 980 1,982 2,039 2,146 2,302
Received negative amount number.......... 78 16 18 19 19 26 29 59 59 51 49
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -280 -76 -96 -108 -108 -117 -140 -172 -172 -163 -140
Mean..................................... -3,612 -4,925 -5,501 -5,767 -5,716 -4,457 -4,905 -2,923 -2,931 -3,179 -2,857
Standard error /19..................... 698 2,152 1,998 1,900 1,741 1,398 1,346 685 687 762 736
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 61,457 132 197 321 485 665 873 61,136 60,972 60,792 60,583
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Familes with related children under 18 /13
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Percent of total income.................. 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4
Mean..................................... 1,561 54 50 55 64 70 76 1,822 1,919 2,035 2,177
Standard error /19..................... 46 9 8 7 7 7 6 54 56 60 64
Recipient families number................ 20,301 255 409 713 1,101 1,548 2,158 19,589 19,200 18,753 18,144
Percent of all families.................. 51.6 10.4 10.4 12.2 14.5 16.3 18.7 58.4 60.4 62.8 65.2
Mean..................................... 3,027 517 482 451 440 429 405 3,121 3,176 3,242 3,339
Standard error /19..................... 87 79 68 55 46 41 32 91 92 94 97
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 15,476 -14 -24 10 51 109 201 15,466 15,424 15,366 15,274
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean..................................... 393 -6 -6 2 7 12 17 461 485 514 549
Standard error /19..................... 24 14 9 9 7 6 6 28 29 31 34
Received positive amount number.......... 1,784 17 29 50 77 105 139 1,734 1,707 1,679 1,646
Percent.................................. 4.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9
Aggregate................................ 17,555 52 57 123 193 270 402 17,431 17,362 17,285 17,153
Mean..................................... 9,838 3,049 1,952 2,469 2,500 2,563 2,897 10,051 10,169 10,295 10,424
Standard error /19..................... 465 699 494 537 398 314 314 477 484 491 501
Received negative amount number.......... 566 11 14 22 27 35 44 544 538 531 522
Percent.................................. 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Aggregate................................ -2,079 -65 -81 -114 -141 -161 -201 -1,965 -1,938 -1,918 -1,878
Mean..................................... -3,675 -5,836 -5,666 -5,130 -5,175 -4,627 -4,590 -3,616 -3,599 -3,613 -3,598
Standard error /19..................... 145 1,617 1,440 1,135 902 784 687 144 145 146 146
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 37,426 714 2,364 4,441 6,772 9,763 11,778 32,986 30,654 27,663 25,648
Percent of total income.................. 1.4 7.5 8.7 7.6 7.0 6.7 5.6 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0
Mean..................................... 951 292 599 763 891 1,028 1,020 983 965 926 922
Standard error /19..................... 20 31 38 38 35 36 33 23 24 24 25
Recipient families number................ 3,146 137 343 562 790 1,053 1,241 2,584 2,357 2,093 1,905
Percent of all families.................. 8.0 5.6 8.7 9.7 10.4 11.1 10.7 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.8
Mean amount.............................. 11,896 5,219 6,890 7,895 8,576 9,274 9,489 12,766 13,008 13,214 13,464
Standard error /19..................... 143 256 196 181 163 168 160 166 177 192 204
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 26,391 145 269 550 1,083 1,759 2,486 25,842 25,308 24,633 23,905
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9
Mean..................................... 670 59 68 94 143 185 215 770 796 825 859
Standard error /19..................... 24 13 11 12 14 16 17 28 30 31 33
Recipient families number................ 1,758 36 64 116 184 260 329 1,642 1,574 1,499 1,430
Percent of all families.................. 4.5 1.5 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.7 2.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.1
Mean amount.............................. 15,011 4,043 4,212 4,729 5,894 6,775 7,567 15,739 16,075 16,437 16,722
Standard error /19..................... 401 426 389 391 395 393 398 422 437 455 472
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 14,489 2,405 4,390 6,341 8,011 9,211 10,035 8,148 6,477 5,278 4,454
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 25.1 16.1 10.9 8.3 6.3 4.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 368 984 1,112 1,090 1,054 969 869 243 204 177 160
Standard error /19..................... 10 48 44 40 34 30 26 10 9 9 9
Recipient families number................ 2,698 671 1,037 1,370 1,629 1,829 1,985 1,328 1,069 869 713
Percent of all families.................. 6.9 27.5 26.3 23.5 21.4 19.2 17.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.6
Mean amount.............................. 5,371 3,583 4,232 4,629 4,918 5,036 5,056 6,137 6,062 6,076 6,249
Standard error /19..................... 102 117 112 116 111 108 106 173 191 217 243
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
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