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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Nonfamily householders
[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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Nonfamily householders
People in families....................... 36,485 2,411 4,012 6,319 9,045 11,476 13,677 30,167 27,440 25,009 22,808
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,132 13,018 32,050 60,963 92,233 125,935 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 32,262 1,299 3,245 5,072 6,740 8,037 9,208 37,957 40,675 43,379 46,087
Standard error /19..................... 236 46 51 47 41 40 41 273 295 318 344
With zero income......................... 878 878 878 878 878 878 878 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 799,963 1,120 3,396 7,339 15,562 23,145 35,918 792,624 784,401 776,818 764,044
Percent of total income.................. 68.0 35.8 26.1 22.9 25.5 25.1 28.5 69.2 70.3 71.6 72.7
Mean..................................... 21,926 465 846 1,162 1,720 2,017 2,626 26,275 28,586 31,062 33,499
Standard error /19..................... 227 25 33 35 37 38 43 268 291 314 339
Recipient families number................ 21,154 511 952 1,524 2,398 3,091 4,038 19,630 18,756 18,063 17,116
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 58.0 21.2 23.7 24.1 26.5 26.9 29.5 65.1 68.4 72.2 75.0
Mean amount.............................. 37,816 2,194 3,566 4,817 6,489 7,489 8,896 40,377 41,822 43,005 44,639
Standard error /19..................... 352 71 80 83 78 78 79 373 387 399 417
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 46,877 -135 287 663 1,486 1,964 2,802 46,214 45,391 44,913 44,075
Percent of total income.................. 4.0 -4.3 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.2 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2
Mean..................................... 1,285 -56 72 105 164 171 205 1,532 1,654 1,796 1,932
Standard error /19..................... 59 27 21 18 16 14 14 71 78 86 94
Received positive amount number.......... 2,020 113 216 288 391 453 529 1,732 1,629 1,567 1,492
Percent.................................. 5.5 4.7 5.4 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.5
Aggregate................................ 47,621 156 587 1,048 1,871 2,356 3,195 46,573 45,750 45,266 44,427
Mean..................................... 23,571 1,384 2,714 3,640 4,785 5,196 6,043 26,883 28,080 28,887 29,783
Standard error /19..................... 932 240 202 205 204 208 225 1,065 1,125 1,164 1,218
Received negative amount number.......... 143 59 63 72 72 73 79 71 71 70 64
Percent.................................. 0.4 2.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -745 -291 -300 -385 -385 -392 -393 -359 -359 -353 -352
Mean..................................... -5,193 -4,939 -4,747 -5,331 -5,331 -5,344 -4,969 -5,052 -5,052 -5,035 -5,467
Standard error /19..................... 436 615 584 674 620 614 590 611 611 617 643
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 3,311 -81 -74 -100 -46 -43 10 3,411 3,356 3,353 3,301
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -2.6 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 91 -33 -18 -16 -5 -4 1 113 122 134 145
Standard error /19..................... 17 27 17 11 8 6 6 21 23 25 27
Received positive amount number.......... 373 27 32 38 49 58 68 335 323 315 305
Percent.................................. 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3
Aggregate................................ 3,563 40 60 60 114 117 169 3,504 3,449 3,446 3,394
Mean..................................... 9,560 1,488 1,848 1,572 2,314 2,027 2,505 10,463 10,664 10,943 11,124
Standard error /19..................... 1,530 416 507 462 615 544 681 1,688 1,744 1,786 1,839
Received negative amount number.......... 49 10 12 21 21 21 21 28 28 28 28
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -253 -120 -133 -160 -160 -160 -160 -93 -93 -93 -93
Mean..................................... -5,208 -12,368 -10,709 -7,626 -7,626 -7,626 -7,626 -3,372 -3,372 -3,372 -3,372
Standard error /19..................... 1,012 2,070 2,334 1,936 1,781 1,781 1,781 879 879 879 879
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 54,413 313 602 920 1,554 2,282 3,163 53,493 52,859 52,131 51,250
Percent of total income.................. 4.6 10.0 4.6 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9
Mean..................................... 1,491 130 150 146 172 199 231 1,773 1,926 2,084 2,247
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
Nonfamily householders
[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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Standard error /19..................... 36 13 11 9 9 8 8 43 48 52 57
Recipient families number................ 17,768 526 843 1,343 2,092 2,960 3,829 16,425 15,676 14,808 13,939
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 48.7 21.8 21.0 21.3 23.1 25.8 28.0 54.4 57.1 59.2 61.1
Mean..................................... 3,062 595 714 685 743 771 826 3,257 3,372 3,520 3,677
Standard error /19..................... 72 51 47 40 35 29 27 78 81 86 91
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 15,742 -12 34 125 260 405 607 15,616 15,482 15,336 15,135
Percent of total income.................. 1.3 -0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Mean..................................... 431 -5 8 20 29 35 44 518 564 613 664
Standard error /19..................... 22 11 8 6 5 5 5 27 30 33 36
Received positive amount number.......... 1,880 70 95 137 198 319 408 1,743 1,682 1,561 1,472
Percent.................................. 5.2 2.9 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.8 3.0 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.5
Aggregate................................ 16,463 53 106 205 347 514 737 16,259 16,116 15,949 15,726
Mean..................................... 8,756 762 1,110 1,488 1,749 1,610 1,806 9,329 9,582 10,217 10,680
Standard error /19..................... 384 145 176 187 181 142 142 411 424 453 476
Received negative amount number.......... 229 21 28 30 38 45 50 199 191 185 179
Percent.................................. 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Aggregate................................ -721 -66 -72 -79 -87 -109 -130 -642 -635 -613 -592
Mean..................................... -3,145 -3,132 -2,614 -2,624 -2,277 -2,425 -2,595 -3,224 -3,318 -3,320 -3,298
Standard error /19..................... 230 727 598 561 425 424 444 253 261 266 266
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 135,017 822 4,344 15,164 30,258 48,653 63,038 119,853 104,759 86,364 71,979
Percent of total income.................. 11.5 26.2 33.4 47.3 49.6 52.8 50.1 10.5 9.4 8.0 6.8
Mean..................................... 3,701 341 1,083 2,400 3,345 4,239 4,609 3,973 3,818 3,453 3,156
Standard error /19..................... 32 25 39 47 44 45 45 37 40 41 43
Recipient families number................ 12,404 283 906 2,380 4,001 5,687 6,891 10,024 8,403 6,716 5,512
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 34.0 11.7 22.6 37.7 44.2 49.6 50.4 33.2 30.6 26.9 24.2
Mean amount.............................. 10,885 2,903 4,796 6,372 7,563 8,554 9,147 11,957 12,467 12,859 13,058
Standard error /19..................... 46 108 69 48 40 39 40 50 58 70 82
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 80,633 173 413 868 1,870 3,610 6,016 79,765 78,764 77,023 74,617
Percent of total income.................. 6.9 5.5 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.9 4.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1
Mean..................................... 2,210 72 103 137 207 315 440 2,644 2,870 3,080 3,272
Standard error /19..................... 41 11 11 12 12 14 16 49 54 59 64
Recipient families number................ 6,057 82 149 277 538 956 1,461 5,781 5,520 5,102 4,597
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 16.6 3.4 3.7 4.4 5.9 8.3 10.7 19.2 20.1 20.4 20.2
Mean amount.............................. 13,312 2,107 2,768 3,137 3,478 3,777 4,119 13,799 14,269 15,098 16,233
Standard error /19..................... 187 187 182 178 135 112 102 194 200 212 228
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 8,664 340 2,611 4,770 5,716 6,477 6,996 3,894 2,948 2,187 1,668
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 10.9 20.1 14.9 9.4 7.0 5.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 237 141 651 755 632 564 512 129 107 87 73
Standard error /19..................... 7 14 32 29 21 18 16 7 6 6 6
Recipient families number................ 2,014 196 636 1,158 1,378 1,536 1,647 855 636 477 367
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.5 8.1 15.8 18.3 15.2 13.4 12.0 2.8 2.3 1.9 1.6
Mean amount.............................. 4,303 1,732 4,106 4,118 4,149 4,216 4,248 4,554 4,636 4,582 4,549
Standard error /19..................... 89 116 120 100 88 86 87 167 205 252 291
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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