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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Families with a householder under age 65 /10
[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 householder
under age 65 /10
Total, families.......................... 64,730 2,975 4,761 7,046 9,251 11,600 14,370 57,684 55,479 53,130 50,360
People in families....................... 212,045 9,827 16,283 24,360 32,335 40,899 50,502 187,685 179,710 171,146 161,543
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 10,366 30,338 65,562 109,955 167,864 245,960 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 73,949 3,484 6,372 9,305 11,886 14,471 17,116 81,845 84,298 86,935 90,166
Standard error /19..................... 323 75 84 87 84 88 90 348 357 369 383
With zero income......................... 585 585 585 585 585 585 585 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 89 89 89 89 89 89 89 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 5,021 17,312 41,484 74,012 118,444 180,793 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 84.4 48.4 57.1 63.3 67.3 70.6 73.5 84.7 84.8 84.9 85.0
Mean..................................... 62,409 1,688 3,636 5,888 8,000 10,210 12,581 69,313 71,482 73,807 76,628
Standard error /19..................... 297 60 81 91 90 95 99 321 330 341 355
Recipient families number................ 58,790 1,204 2,463 4,258 6,096 8,146 10,608 54,532 52,694 50,644 48,182
Percent of all families.................. 90.8 40.5 51.7 60.4 65.9 70.2 73.8 94.5 95.0 95.3 95.7
Mean amount.............................. 68,716 4,169 7,028 9,742 12,141 14,541 17,043 73,321 75,261 77,429 80,092
Standard error /19..................... 315 106 112 107 99 101 102 331 339 349 363
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 242,809 -167 595 2,529 4,591 6,976 10,418 240,280 238,218 235,833 232,391
Percent of total income.................. 5.1 -1.6 2.0 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1
Mean..................................... 3,751 -56 125 359 496 601 725 4,165 4,294 4,439 4,615
Standard error /19..................... 95 38 32 35 33 32 33 106 110 115 121
Received positive amount number.......... 7,436 182 307 500 690 904 1,163 6,935 6,746 6,532 6,273
Percent.................................. 11.5 6.1 6.5 7.1 7.5 7.8 8.1 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.5
Aggregate................................ 245,797 479 1,301 3,297 5,429 7,904 11,439 242,500 240,369 237,894 234,358
Mean..................................... 33,056 2,634 4,234 6,589 7,868 8,745 9,836 34,966 35,633 36,420 37,361
Standard error /19..................... 737 283 293 328 294 276 269 785 805 829 861
Received negative amount number.......... 599 100 116 131 146 169 186 467 452 430 412
Percent.................................. 0.9 3.4 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Aggregate................................ -2,988 -646 -706 -768 -838 -928 -1,021 -2,220 -2,150 -2,060 -1,967
Mean..................................... -4,993 -6,467 -6,069 -5,856 -5,731 -5,495 -5,478 -4,751 -4,755 -4,796 -4,774
Standard error /19..................... 189 570 518 476 412 373 356 208 211 219 222
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 19,279 -201 -181 -48 85 250 618 19,327 19,194 19,029 18,661
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -1.9 -0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 298 -67 -38 -7 9 22 43 335 346 358 371
Standard error /19..................... 27 34 23 19 15 14 14 30 31 32 34
Received positive amount number.......... 1,413 12 28 55 79 123 178 1,358 1,334 1,290 1,235
Percent.................................. 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Aggregate................................ 20,249 32 72 217 353 530 931 20,032 19,896 19,719 19,318
Mean..................................... 14,332 2,676 2,538 3,962 4,450 4,301 5,227 14,750 14,919 15,291 15,645
Standard error /19..................... 1,089 2,279 1,366 1,329 1,020 865 846 1,129 1,148 1,184 1,231
Received negative amount number.......... 187 24 26 27 28 39 47 160 159 148 140
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -970 -233 -253 -265 -268 -280 -314 -705 -702 -690 -657
Mean..................................... -5,187 -9,768 -9,689 -9,676 -9,542 -7,229 -6,640 -4,418 -4,416 -4,653 -4,696
Standard error /19..................... 597 2,624 2,416 2,305 2,078 1,743 1,491 553 556 584 609
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 131,841 356 495 720 1,033 1,340 1,839 131,120 130,808 130,501 130,001
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 householder under age 65 /10
[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.................. 2.8 3.4 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9
Mean..................................... 2,037 120 104 102 112 115 128 2,273 2,358 2,456 2,581
Standard error /19..................... 43 13 10 9 8 8 8 48 50 52 55
Recipient families number................ 36,363 429 654 1,024 1,507 2,084 2,880 35,339 34,856 34,279 33,483
Percent of all families.................. 56.2 14.4 13.7 14.5 16.3 18.0 20.0 61.3 62.8 64.5 66.5
Mean..................................... 3,626 831 758 703 685 643 639 3,710 3,753 3,807 3,883
Standard error /19..................... 76 80 68 58 48 40 37 78 79 80 82
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 31,862 -76 -103 -47 -17 67 165 31,909 31,880 31,796 31,697
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Mean..................................... 492 -26 -22 -7 -2 6 11 553 575 598 629
Standard error /19..................... 21 15 10 9 7 6 6 23 24 25 27
Received positive amount number.......... 3,552 39 61 86 116 159 208 3,466 3,435 3,393 3,344
Percent.................................. 5.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6
Aggregate................................ 35,942 65 87 175 247 351 503 35,767 35,695 35,591 35,439
Mean..................................... 10,119 1,648 1,414 2,026 2,122 2,209 2,422 10,321 10,390 10,489 10,597
Standard error /19..................... 333 370 261 350 296 237 231 340 343 347 351
Received negative amount number.......... 1,060 24 34 42 49 58 71 1,018 1,011 1,002 989
Percent.................................. 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0
Aggregate................................ -4,080 -141 -190 -222 -264 -284 -338 -3,858 -3,815 -3,796 -3,741
Mean..................................... -3,850 -5,843 -5,624 -5,345 -5,381 -4,907 -4,774 -3,789 -3,775 -3,789 -3,784
Standard error /19..................... 112 972 776 720 585 548 499 113 114 114 115
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 87,256 812 2,762 5,721 9,300 13,820 18,869 81,535 77,956 73,437 68,387
Percent of total income.................. 1.8 7.8 9.1 8.7 8.5 8.2 7.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5
Mean..................................... 1,348 273 580 812 1,005 1,191 1,313 1,413 1,405 1,382 1,358
Standard error /19..................... 19 27 33 35 33 34 33 20 21 21 22
Recipient families number................ 7,090 159 421 744 1,094 1,485 1,906 6,346 5,996 5,604 5,184
Percent of all families.................. 11.0 5.4 8.8 10.6 11.8 12.8 13.3 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.3
Mean amount.............................. 12,308 5,093 6,562 7,689 8,503 9,304 9,901 12,849 13,002 13,104 13,193
Standard error /19..................... 93 249 166 143 131 132 128 100 104 109 115
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 112,664 246 585 1,023 1,824 2,906 4,439 111,641 110,840 109,758 108,225
Percent of total income.................. 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Mean..................................... 1,741 83 123 145 197 250 309 1,935 1,998 2,066 2,149
Standard error /19..................... 34 13 14 14 14 16 17 38 39 41 43
Recipient families number................ 5,631 66 136 210 321 456 623 5,421 5,310 5,175 5,008
Percent of all families.................. 8.7 2.2 2.8 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.3 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.9
Mean amount.............................. 20,009 3,740 4,313 4,869 5,680 6,374 7,131 20,595 20,875 21,210 21,610
Standard error /19..................... 284 315 287 276 261 267 261 292 296 302 310
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 21,533 2,550 5,079 7,468 9,730 11,334 12,387 14,065 11,803 10,199 9,146
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 24.6 16.7 11.4 8.8 6.8 5.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 333 857 1,067 1,060 1,052 977 862 244 213 192 182
Standard error /19..................... 7 41 39 35 30 27 23 7 7 7 7
Recipient families number................ 3,734 709 1,166 1,564 1,897 2,153 2,361 2,170 1,837 1,581 1,373
Percent of all families.................. 5.8 23.8 24.5 22.2 20.5 18.6 16.4 3.8 3.3 3.0 2.7
Mean amount.............................. 5,767 3,597 4,357 4,776 5,129 5,265 5,247 6,482 6,427 6,451 6,662
Standard error /19..................... 87 113 102 106 99 97 93 130 142 155 171
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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