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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Families with a female householder, no spouse present 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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Families with a female householder, no spouse
present with related children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 9,676 1,748 2,570 3,477 4,223 4,937 5,635 6,200 5,453 4,739 4,042
People in families....................... 31,153 5,838 8,588 11,595 14,082 16,482 18,720 19,557 17,071 14,671 12,433
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 301,120 6,605 15,282 28,587 42,840 59,399 78,028 272,533 258,280 241,721 223,092
Mean..................................... 31,119 3,779 5,947 8,222 10,144 12,031 13,847 43,960 47,363 51,004 55,200
Standard error /19..................... 423 83 96 108 109 119 127 597 664 748 859
With zero income......................... 317 317 317 317 317 317 317 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 232,583 2,545 7,096 15,687 25,701 37,446 52,143 216,896 206,882 195,137 180,440
Percent of total income.................. 77.2 38.5 46.4 54.9 60.0 63.0 66.8 79.6 80.1 80.7 80.9
Mean..................................... 24,036 1,456 2,761 4,512 6,086 7,584 9,253 34,985 37,937 41,174 44,646
Standard error /19..................... 402 63 86 106 110 119 130 578 645 729 839
Recipient families number................ 7,787 722 1,279 1,998 2,645 3,275 3,920 5,789 5,142 4,512 3,867
Percent of all families.................. 80.5 41.3 49.8 57.5 62.6 66.3 69.6 93.4 94.3 95.2 95.7
Mean amount.............................. 29,869 3,526 5,548 7,851 9,717 11,434 13,303 37,469 40,237 43,252 46,662
Standard error /19..................... 476 104 122 133 129 135 142 605 671 752 863
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 7,895 84 171 354 735 1,187 1,722 7,541 7,160 6,708 6,173
Percent of total income.................. 2.6 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Mean..................................... 816 48 67 102 174 240 306 1,216 1,313 1,415 1,527
Standard error /19..................... 67 20 18 19 22 26 30 104 118 134 155
Received positive amount number.......... 515 51 74 110 153 201 241 405 361 314 273
Percent.................................. 5.3 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.3 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8
Aggregate................................ 7,982 128 216 399 783 1,243 1,778 7,583 7,199 6,739 6,204
Mean..................................... 15,513 2,514 2,926 3,633 5,104 6,199 7,367 18,738 19,933 21,461 22,711
Standard error /19..................... 1,064 379 395 410 438 449 492 1,302 1,440 1,630 1,845
Received negative amount number.......... 19 7 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 8 8
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Aggregate................................ -87 -45 -45 -46 -48 -56 -56 -42 -40 -31 -31
Mean..................................... -4,611 -6,101 -5,924 -4,997 -4,519 -4,928 -4,928 -4,253 -4,728 -4,130 -4,130
Standard error /19..................... 895 1,419 1,429 1,393 1,170 1,167 1,167 1,240 1,386 1,375 1,375
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 441 -1 15 16 16 45 76 425 425 396 366
Percent of total income.................. 0.1 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 46 -0 6 5 4 9 13 69 78 84 90
Standard error /19..................... 21 2 8 6 5 6 7 32 37 42 49
Received positive amount number.......... 108 7 12 17 25 33 47 91 83 75 60
Percent.................................. 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5
Aggregate................................ 446 1 17 18 18 48 79 428 428 398 368
Mean..................................... 4,138 212 1,374 1,068 738 1,463 1,655 4,715 5,148 5,311 6,087
Standard error /19..................... 1,770 293 1,516 1,148 743 870 734 2,083 2,262 2,494 3,061
Received negative amount number.......... 10 3 3 3 3 8 8 7 7 3 3
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -5 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2
Mean..................................... -498 -742 -742 -742 -713 -397 -397 -398 -402 -760 -760
Standard error /19..................... 324 220 220 220 214 169 169 439 449 1,043 1,043
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 4,763 45 57 101 146 183 234 4,662 4,618 4,581 4,530
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
Families with a female householder, no spouse present 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.................. 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0
Mean..................................... 492 26 22 29 35 37 41 752 847 967 1,121
Standard error /19..................... 43 7 5 6 5 6 5 67 76 87 102
Recipient families number................ 2,897 110 185 344 511 665 842 2,553 2,386 2,232 2,055
Percent of all families.................. 29.9 6.3 7.2 9.9 12.1 13.5 14.9 41.2 43.7 47.1 50.8
Mean..................................... 1,644 412 305 295 285 275 277 1,826 1,935 2,053 2,204
Standard error /19..................... 142 104 65 61 44 40 35 160 171 182 198
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,042 5 -11 3 32 41 48 1,038 1,010 1,001 994
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 108 3 -4 1 8 8 8 167 185 211 246
Standard error /19..................... 28 8 8 7 6 6 6 43 49 56 66
Received positive amount number.......... 160 6 10 15 25 33 40 145 135 127 120
Percent.................................. 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.0
Aggregate................................ 1,190 18 19 36 70 90 115 1,154 1,120 1,099 1,074
Mean..................................... 7,436 3,148 1,778 2,463 2,764 2,732 2,890 7,933 8,309 8,659 8,946
Standard error /19..................... 1,554 620 640 756 495 410 447 1,702 1,832 1,940 2,046
Received negative amount number.......... 41 4 6 7 9 10 14 34 32 31 27
Percent.................................. 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -148 -14 -29 -33 -38 -50 -68 -116 -111 -99 -80
Mean..................................... -3,601 -3,247 -5,109 -4,454 -4,240 -4,923 -4,853 -3,417 -3,425 -3,172 -2,959
Standard error /19..................... 583 1,794 1,911 1,596 1,223 1,235 1,106 629 659 640 639
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 13,652 458 1,633 2,857 3,914 5,364 6,486 10,795 9,738 8,288 7,166
Percent of total income.................. 4.5 6.9 10.7 10.0 9.1 9.0 8.3 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.2
Mean..................................... 1,411 262 636 822 927 1,087 1,151 1,741 1,786 1,749 1,773
Standard error /19..................... 47 33 48 49 45 48 48 68 74 80 89
Recipient families number................ 1,256 95 239 378 486 612 706 879 770 644 550
Percent of all families.................. 13.0 5.4 9.3 10.9 11.5 12.4 12.5 14.2 14.1 13.6 13.6
Mean amount.............................. 10,867 4,840 6,822 7,565 8,051 8,763 9,189 12,287 12,645 12,867 13,019
Standard error /19..................... 207 276 227 191 177 191 194 272 301 342 382
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 4,875 114 193 331 500 766 932 4,544 4,375 4,109 3,943
Percent of total income.................. 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
Mean..................................... 504 65 75 95 118 155 165 733 802 867 976
Standard error /19..................... 38 16 15 15 16 19 18 59 66 75 87
Recipient families number................ 441 29 45 74 99 131 156 367 341 309 284
Percent of all families.................. 4.6 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.7 2.8 5.9 6.3 6.5 7.0
Mean amount.............................. 11,066 3,990 4,250 4,504 5,037 5,828 5,965 12,382 12,818 13,292 13,871
Standard error /19..................... 646 489 485 447 431 475 421 752 798 866 931
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 8,489 2,066 3,550 4,936 5,944 6,631 7,035 3,553 2,545 1,858 1,454
Percent of total income.................. 2.8 31.3 23.2 17.3 13.9 11.2 9.0 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7
Mean..................................... 877 1,182 1,381 1,420 1,407 1,343 1,248 573 467 392 360
Standard error /19..................... 28 62 59 56 50 46 42 33 31 31 32
Recipient families number................ 1,677 566 845 1,078 1,223 1,333 1,414 599 454 344 263
Percent of all families.................. 17.3 32.4 32.9 31.0 29.0 27.0 25.1 9.7 8.3 7.3 6.5
Mean amount.............................. 5,062 3,647 4,200 4,578 4,861 4,974 4,975 5,935 5,605 5,406 5,534
Standard error /19..................... 115 128 123 126 122 121 119 242 269 309 358
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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