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TABLE H-6. Number of Earners--Households, by Total Money Income in 1996, Type of Household, Presence of Children, Race, and HispanicOrigin of Householder (Numbers in thousands)
Households having specified number of earners
2 earners or more Mean
Total No earners 1 earner Total 2 earners 3 earners 4 earners or more number of earners
All races Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total 101018 21228 34026 45764 35753 7455 2556 1.41
Under $2,500 1737 1307 385 45 45 0 0 .28
$2,500 to $4,999 1691 974 635 82 71 8 3 .49
$5,000 to $7,499 4225 2881 1168 176 159 17 0 .37
$7,500 to $9,999 4227 2649 1393 184 173 11 0 .43
$10,000 to $12,499 4415 2177 1855 384 342 30 11 .62
$12,500 to $14,999 4243 1906 1788 550 509 39 2 .71
$15,000 to $17,499 4120 1507 1933 680 612 60 8 .84
$17,500 to $19,999 3748 1214 1826 707 644 58 5 .91
$20,000 to $22,499 4071 981 2056 1034 907 112 16 1.07
$22,500 to $24,999 3570 815 1751 1004 893 101 10 1.12
$25,000 to $27,499 4030 758 1995 1276 1150 110 17 1.20
$27,500 to $29,999 3216 562 1451 1204 1036 150 18 1.30
$30,000 to $32,499 3785 526 1759 1499 1329 145 26 1.35
$32,500 to $34,999 2777 367 1085 1325 1101 187 37 1.49
$35,000 to $37,499 3325 343 1390 1592 1361 206 25 1.49
$37,500 to $39,999 2588 263 895 1430 1189 208 33 1.60
$40,000 to $42,499 3206 244 1296 1667 1401 215 51 1.58
$42,500 to $44,999 2526 197 798 1531 1225 249 57 1.73
$45,000 to $47,499 2721 169 871 1681 1346 277 58 1.75
$47,500 to $49,999 2099 166 617 1315 1047 231 38 1.75
$50,000 to $52,499 2707 123 882 1701 1383 262 56 1.77
$52,500 to $54,999 2084 99 507 1479 1118 292 68 1.93
$55,000 to $57,499 2148 91 529 1528 1189 255 84 1.93
$57,500 to $59,999 1824 70 328 1426 1123 237 66 2.01
$60,000 to $62,499 2176 94 574 1508 1147 274 87 1.92
$62,500 to $64,999 1547 50 296 1202 935 218 48 2.01
$65,000 to $67,499 1713 62 332 1319 1032 216 70 2.00
$67,500 to $69,999 1281 44 212 1024 734 183 108 2.16
$70,000 to $72,499 1533 41 277 1215 894 231 90 2.11
$72,500 to $74,999 1159 31 169 960 668 201 90 2.19
$75,000 to $77,499 1342 65 269 1008 750 189 69 2.01
$77,500 to $79,999 1038 36 165 836 590 176 70 2.16
$80,000 to $82,499 1068 34 202 832 609 146 78 2.11
$82,500 to $84,999 832 34 130 669 461 159 49 2.16
$85,000 to $87,499 866 16 174 675 466 161 48 2.15
$87,500 to $89,999 681 15 111 555 386 122 46 2.18
$90,000 to $92,499 695 15 128 552 364 125 64 2.22
$92,500 to $94,999 551 21 94 436 293 97 46 2.17
$95,000 to $97,499 654 25 113 515 331 108 77 2.23
$97,500 to $99,999 508 13 68 427 296 88 43 2.23
$100,000 and over 8293 242 1522 6529 4445 1301 784 2.20
Median income.....dollars 35492 13320 27895 55547 52416 62428 78504 (X)
Standard error.dollars 179 143 238 262 276 656 1349 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 47123 19028 38514 66555 63419 73702 89585 (X)
Standard error.dollars 264 210 439 430 486 1054 1722 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .447 .459 .440 .337 .344 .305 .276 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0039 .0091 .0075 .0055 .0063 .0134 .0224 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 17850 11282 17471 19541 20379 17789 16686 (X)
Standard Error 109 160 223 150 186 330 465 (X)
All races Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total Persons in Households 266682 35801 75009 155872 111262 30889 13722 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Family households Total 70241 9739 18975 41527 31993 7068 2467 1.68
Under $2,500 832 602 189 41 41 0 0 .33
$2,500 to $4,999 898 433 392 73 62 8 3 .63
$5,000 to $7,499 1564 742 673 148 134 15 0 .64
$7,500 to $9,999 1576 623 805 149 142 7 0 .73
$10,000 to $12,499 2035 729 975 332 296 26 10 .85
$12,500 to $14,999 2119 759 912 448 411 36 2 .90
$15,000 to $17,499 2344 730 1036 579 518 53 8 1.00
$17,500 to $19,999 2269 668 987 613 556 52 5 1.04
$20,000 to $22,499 2476 573 1044 859 736 109 14 1.20
$22,500 to $24,999 2318 479 947 892 790 92 10 1.27
$25,000 to $27,499 2626 485 1031 1110 989 104 17 1.33
$27,500 to $29,999 2230 390 800 1040 890 132 18 1.41
$30,000 to $32,499 2582 359 895 1328 1166 138 24 1.49
$32,500 to $34,999 2010 247 594 1169 966 173 30 1.62
$35,000 to $37,499 2393 244 709 1439 1226 189 24 1.65
$37,500 to $39,999 2012 190 502 1319 1091 195 33 1.74
$40,000 to $42,499 2376 190 698 1488 1239 200 49 1.72
$42,500 to $44,999 1977 143 447 1387 1098 235 54 1.86
$45,000 to $47,499 2126 124 462 1540 1225 258 58 1.90
$47,500 to $49,999 1709 129 381 1199 931 229 38 1.87
$50,000 to $52,499 2130 77 516 1537 1238 244 56 1.90
$52,500 to $54,999 1715 80 293 1342 998 281 63 2.03
$55,000 to $57,499 1738 64 277 1397 1072 245 81 2.07
$57,500 to $59,999 1555 48 195 1312 1021 231 59 2.10
$60,000 to $62,499 1825 77 371 1376 1030 260 87 2.02
$62,500 to $64,999 1314 42 165 1107 848 214 46 2.10
$65,000 to $67,499 1487 35 229 1223 945 210 68 2.09
$67,500 to $69,999 1128 38 149 941 666 172 103 2.20
$70,000 to $72,499 1338 29 178 1131 822 220 89 2.20
$72,500 to $74,999 995 27 107 860 585 190 86 2.27
$75,000 to $77,499 1164 54 172 937 684 184 69 2.10
$77,500 to $79,999 924 31 117 777 543 169 65 2.22
$80,000 to $82,499 922 22 124 776 564 136 76 2.21
$82,500 to $84,999 746 33 90 623 422 153 49 2.22
$85,000 to $87,499 729 16 106 606 414 146 46 2.23
$87,500 to $89,999 586 8 63 515 350 118 46 2.31
$90,000 to $92,499 602 15 81 506 332 118 56 2.28
$92,500 to $94,999 479 16 65 398 261 90 46 2.26
$95,000 to $97,499 589 24 79 486 305 108 73 2.30
$97,500 to $99,999 448 10 46 392 269 84 39 2.29
$100,000 and over 7352 151 1070 6132 4120 1245 767 2.29
Median income.....dollars 43082 18439 29054 56309 53134 62784 78658 (X)
Standard error.dollars 251 276 322 273 335 695 1423 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 54373 24235 41029 67539 64360 74158 89801 (X)
Standard error.dollars 338 360 632 459 523 1097 1765 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .412 .445 .452 .336 .343 .304 .280 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0045 .0126 .0099 .0058 .0067 .0138 .0228 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 16729 9958 13207 19256 20022 17737 16699 (X)
Standard Error 116 188 226 156 194 340 475 (X)
Households 228305 23702 58949 145653 102840 29549 13264 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Married-couple families Total 53604 7114 11399 35090 27153 5777 2160 1.75
Under $2,500 366 231 106 28 28 0 0 .45
$2,500 to $4,999 235 81 115 38 33 2 3 .87
$5,000 to $7,499 473 217 176 81 68 12 0 .74
$7,500 to $9,999 562 266 213 83 79 4 0 .70
$10,000 to $12,499 1044 473 374 196 176 13 8 .77
$12,500 to $14,999 1207 559 394 254 233 21 0 .77
$15,000 to $17,499 1441 585 482 374 337 33 3 .89
$17,500 to $19,999 1404 581 458 365 327 33 5 .89
$20,000 to $22,499 1659 506 574 579 509 60 11 1.11
$22,500 to $24,999 1575 435 522 618 560 49 8 1.18
$25,000 to $27,499 1870 455 605 809 751 51 7 1.24
$27,500 to $29,999 1617 365 470 783 680 90 14 1.35
$30,000 to $32,499 1875 336 509 1030 924 92 14 1.45
$32,500 to $34,999 1459 224 362 873 736 116 21 1.57
$35,000 to $37,499 1887 236 471 1180 1020 138 22 1.62
$37,500 to $39,999 1592 170 354 1069 887 154 28 1.73
$40,000 to $42,499 1931 175 500 1256 1075 146 35 1.70
$42,500 to $44,999 1529 139 301 1090 879 171 41 1.83
$45,000 to $47,499 1750 111 324 1315 1057 210 48 1.90
$47,500 to $49,999 1407 124 274 1008 805 174 30 1.83
$50,000 to $52,499 1798 76 407 1315 1097 171 47 1.87
$52,500 to $54,999 1434 75 212 1147 871 225 51 2.02
$55,000 to $57,499 1503 62 233 1208 933 205 69 2.03
$57,500 to $59,999 1321 43 147 1131 877 200 54 2.11
$60,000 to $62,499 1605 75 327 1203 908 221 74 1.98
$62,500 to $64,999 1171 38 127 1006 783 182 40 2.09
$65,000 to $67,499 1340 35 188 1117 862 191 65 2.09
$67,500 to $69,999 1004 32 127 844 604 147 94 2.20
$70,000 to $72,499 1180 26 148 1006 736 197 73 2.18
$72,500 to $74,999 868 24 76 767 549 148 70 2.24
$75,000 to $77,499 1077 51 151 874 645 167 62 2.10
$77,500 to $79,999 827 31 97 699 494 146 58 2.21
$80,000 to $82,499 846 22 111 713 530 112 71 2.19
$82,500 to $84,999 663 27 80 557 381 136 39 2.19
$85,000 to $87,499 666 14 97 554 395 120 39 2.18
$87,500 to $89,999 537 8 52 477 325 110 41 2.29
$90,000 to $92,499 559 13 74 472 315 100 56 2.28
$92,500 to $94,999 436 16 57 364 238 81 44 2.25
$95,000 to $97,499 539 20 72 447 279 103 65 2.29
$97,500 to $99,999 410 10 38 362 249 73 39 2.29
$100,000 and over 6939 145 995 5800 3917 1172 710 2.28
Median income.....dollars 49858 22825 36799 59372 56197 66514 80886 (X)
Standard error.dollars 290 360 424 310 330 747 1267 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 61345 28991 51249 71184 67841 78831 92763 (X)
Standard error.dollars 416 444 991 519 587 1294 1957 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .381 .389 .435 .325 .331 .296 .270 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0052 .0147 .0124 .0063 .0072 .0152 .0244 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 18737 13156 15658 20388 21168 18971 17446 (X)
Standard Error 144 275 339 179 222 403 532 (X)
Households 175501 15676 37310 122515 87022 24008 11485 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Male householder- wife absent Total 3847 321 1425 2102 1541 439 122 1.76
Under $2,500 44 26 14 4 4 0 0 .51
$2,500 to $4,999 28 15 8 5 2 3 0 .76
$5,000 to $7,499 98 33 40 26 25 1 0 .98
$7,500 to $9,999 125 37 74 14 12 2 0 .94
$10,000 to $12,499 166 39 94 34 31 3 0 1.02
$12,500 to $14,999 122 32 58 32 32 0 0 1.04
$15,000 to $17,499 176 21 87 68 56 12 0 1.42
$17,500 to $19,999 158 19 84 55 51 3 0 1.29
$20,000 to $22,499 170 12 81 76 59 17 0 1.56
$22,500 to $24,999 162 10 89 64 55 7 2 1.46
$25,000 to $27,499 174 8 82 84 72 12 0 1.57
$27,500 to $29,999 165 7 70 88 73 14 2 1.70
$30,000 to $32,499 181 6 84 91 70 19 3 1.75
$32,500 to $34,999 119 5 45 69 55 9 5 1.85
$35,000 to $37,499 129 2 55 72 59 13 0 1.81
$37,500 to $39,999 148 17 55 76 68 7 1 1.55
$40,000 to $42,499 161 3 46 112 79 22 11 2.12
$42,500 to $44,999 119 2 36 81 68 8 5 1.87
$45,000 to $47,499 123 5 25 94 65 25 4 2.16
$47,500 to $49,999 105 0 40 65 33 28 5 2.11
$50,000 to $52,499 119 1 50 68 51 16 1 1.83
$52,500 to $54,999 105 2 31 72 44 24 5 2.05
$55,000 to $57,499 87 2 16 69 53 9 7 2.35
$57,500 to $59,999 87 4 6 77 66 7 4 2.11
$60,000 to $62,499 77 0 20 57 39 15 3 2.33
$62,500 to $64,999 59 2 12 46 24 21 1 2.32
$65,000 to $67,499 52 0 15 37 31 5 1 1.97
$67,500 to $69,999 44 0 5 39 28 8 3 2.31
$70,000 to $72,499 55 3 12 40 28 7 5 2.12
$72,500 to $74,999 50 0 16 34 13 17 4 2.40
$75,000 to $77,499 33 1 9 22 13 6 4 2.11
$77,500 to $79,999 46 0 11 35 19 13 3 2.29
$80,000 to $82,499 18 0 0 18 4 11 3 3.26
$82,500 to $84,999 38 0 4 34 22 8 4 2.61
$85,000 to $87,499 32 0 0 32 12 18 1 2.97
$87,500 to $89,999 16 0 6 10 7 0 3 2.22
$90,000 to $92,499 23 2 3 18 6 12 0 2.32
$92,500 to $94,999 18 0 5 13 9 5 0 2.16
$95,000 to $97,499 15 0 1 14 11 0 3 2.69
$97,500 to $99,999 15 0 4 11 6 5 0 2.44
$100,000 and over 183 5 32 147 88 28 30 2.45
Median income.....dollars 35658 13337 27567 44983 41506 52006 69726 (X)
Standard error.dollars 909 1029 940 987 930 2019 7407 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 43751 19470 34166 53950 51540 56858 73982 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1146 1644 1326 1805 2349 2107 4454 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .396 .466 .381 .351 .372 .274 .261 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0199 .0698 .0330 .0266 .0336 .0494 .1003 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 13593 6887 12386 15027 15965 13247 13115 (X)
Standard Error 428 728 609 612 853 823 1455 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 12382 906 3930 7546 4975 1885 686 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 -.000023 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031997/hhinc/6_001.htm