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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Total- 15 Years and Over Total 189997 25466 160783 26254 21227 19181 17048 175064838474*06
Earnings 142782 27366 120745 28068 15684 21440 13683 190463907427*06
WageS and Salary 135491 27072 114150 27795 15311 21360 13228 189563668150*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 11303 20158 10131 20222 676 13574 663 144842278439*05
Farm Self-Employment 1057 10897 1021 11152 23 2312 17 147261152316*04
Unemployment Compensation 6570 2682 5485 2714 815 2389 679 24581762395*04
State or Local 6115 2612 5139 2620 729 2434 644 24171597195*04
Combinations 455 3633 347 4104 86 2008 34 32391651998674
Workers Compensation 2077 4669 1781 4626 233 5482 201 43469697637380
State Payments 814 4194 694 4019 92 6364 101 35943413194535
Employment Insurance 1138 4952 1007 5018 104 4467 87 48475635090798
Own Insurance 53 2535 40 2895 7 895 5 2407 134218134
Other 72 7115 41 6955 30 7401 9 8915 515133912
Social Security 37551 7958 33220 8096 3526 6706 1857 64362988188*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 5203 4278 3503 4297 1423 4240 747 44312226065*04
Public Assistance, Total 4624 3479 2783 3384 1585 3465 949 41061608768*04
AFDC Only 3524 3671 2115 3601 1213 3556 694 43071293543*04
Other Assistance Only 991 2609 601 2435 335 2920 210 29812585710763
Both 110 5159 66 5060 37 5440 46 6234 566541187
Veterans Benefits 2356 6729 2037 6878 286 5783 95 80841585375*04
Disability Only 1237 5015 1080 5109 137 4431 43 60056204166214
Survivors Only 313 5612 277 5535 30 6584 16 78741756138536
Pension Only 476 11969 422 12158 48 10124 15 174115703030109
Education Only 93 2664 67 2735 25 2428 12 2905 246569397
Other Only 137 4094 112 4162 25 3792 5 4196 560940951
Combinations 100 13824 79 14841 21 9890 5 164591382902455
Means-Tested 422 5587 341 5780 71 4604 34 70412358497985
Nonmeans-Tested 1934 6978 1696 7099 214 6176 62 86531349525*04
Survivors Benefits 2398 9140 2208 9419 164 6178 64 70612191820*04
Company or Union 1069 5721 957 5875 99 4221 26 42586115277799
Federal Government 242 10815 214 10877 27 10252 7 76042617498612
Military Retirement 131 5040 126 5227 0 (B) 6 9347 657877114
State or Local Government 174 8695 173 8726 0 10800 6 59511513396200
Railroad Retirement 66 7483 57 7261 9 8939 2 13800 494949123
Workers Compensation 18 9100 17 9614 1 2952 2 7200 164212892
Black Lung 52 5003 49 5036 2 4314 1 7836 259214154
Estates or Trusts 318 16762 304 17041 11 11910 3 76905331115016
Annuities 212 8022 196 8301 12 6007 5 81731704412864
Other or Dont Know 228 13405 219 13856 9 2207 6 109363051906855
Disability Benefits 1624 8197 1339 8659 228 5442 119 66591331416*04
Workers Compensation 95 5435 79 5310 13 6841 3 8295 517767112
Company or Union 518 7969 433 8080 65 6513 36 72244126292225
Federal Government 127 9767 113 9301 11 14245 7 90081240380504
Military Retirement 40 7570 39 7608 0 (B) 4 5918 303326580
State or Local Government 212 10497 189 11005 15 2565 15 66692223011620
Railroad Retirement 18 8741 11 10146 5 6233 2 16800 153418245
Accident Insurance 161 13321 147 14056 5 8526 12 113952147462359
Black Lung 25 5739 25 5739 0 (B) 0 (B) 145650100
Temporary Insurance 11 1946 11 1946 0 (B) 0 (B) 22311136
Other or Dont Know 447 5443 320 5914 114 4020 44 33682434539925

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Total- 15 Years and Over Total4221167*064071539*052984458*05
Earnings3389028*063362790*052606050*05
WageS and Salary3172756*063270546*052507518*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment2048805*0591709948479598986324
Farm Self-Employment1139174*04 53426126 254273350
Unemployment Compensation1488734*0419469143721668124196
State or Local1346471*0417735488531557203129
Combinations1422631814 173365518 110921066
Workers Compensation82375500741277938097 875007391
State Payments2787720354 588191695 361521545
Employment Insurance5050842309 463292968 423183124
Own Insurance 114491096 6500274 10915440
Other 284496313 219953158 79387280
Social Security2689641*052364079*041195150*04
SSI (Supplemental Security)1505128*0460328080513308473631
Public Assistance, Total941627858554916579203898442724
AFDC Only761674806343143237752987428849
Other Assistance Only1463663025 978504940 627044054
Both 335867496 198829204 283969820
Veterans Benefits1401309*041652502710 771524976
Disability Only5517211755 605267953 260148283
Survivors Only1534252505 196819113 126206586
Pension Only5134758179 490537783 255181937
Education Only 182397137 60499994 34200646
Other Only 464850174 96090776 21657156
Combinations1179615366 203287089 74130364
Means-Tested1971136799 329187863 237237162
Nonmeans-Tested1204195*041323314847 534287813
Survivors Benefits2079923*041013771974 449468646
Company or Union5620621986 419732676 109200292
Federal Government2332771198 273587064 50862124
Military Retirement 656298730 0 57958545
State or Local Government1505206014 4885056 38681140
Railroad Retirement 416718028 78231095 32582076
Workers Compensation 160101317 4111575 12812616
Black Lung 249035785 10178368 7021682
Estates or Trusts5188963824 132430832 25864631
Annuities1628704934 71172197 44354286
Other or Dont Know3032463746 19443109 70131250
Disability Benefits1159412*041240540107 793523430
Workers Compensation 420169319 86116373 28014196
Company or Union3496235742 422037560 258211212
Federal Government1050902282 159969590 61754401
Military Retirement 297214291 0 22325010
State or Local Government2084234873 38892089 99737187
Railroad Retirement 112616831 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance2073101320 45756629 135023575
Black Lung 145650100 0 0
Temporary Insurance 22311136 0 0
Other or Dont Know1891687203 459414881 147508350

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions 14477 11672 13078 11849 1132 9757 376 91711689663*05
Company or Union 9028 8982 8213 9063 637 7724 240 66798108754*04
Federal Government 1347 20230 1208 20814 115 14499 46 139132725308*04
Military Retirement 907 17000 744 17867 142 12683 21 182011542715*04
State or Local Government 2593 13077 2343 13273 223 11091 56 106923391211*04
Railroad Retirement 199 13840 191 13897 9 12572 5 128852756428037
Annuities 240 6434 229 6482 5 6041 6 33151542749517
IRA or Keough 329 7563 311 7829 8 2361 8 19642486011819
Other or Dont Know 408 10883 395 11070 8 3665 12 106954443774824
interest 103420 1510 93411 1551 6095 1035 4780 6511561136*05
Dividends 30787 2490 28687 2528 1042 2031 736 23727665759*04
Rents and Royalties 12851 3464 11767 3452 505 3246 636 25574451457*04
Education 7963 3614 6471 3558 1079 3342 601 31932877968*04
Pell Grant Only 1508 1966 1060 1955 362 1885 188 19622964126279
Other Government Only 1289 3752 1046 3644 165 2754 116 31304835831582
Scholarships Only 1716 3858 1426 3661 190 4752 114 36026620438178
Other Only 1876 2530 1695 2428 116 2020 77 20654748098430
Combinations 1574 6105 1243 6278 246 5423 106 58099611184763
Child Support 5146 3551 4098 3774 921 2527 355 25921827244*04
Alimony 476 8657 433 8979 36 4429 19 92454125022574
Financial Assistance 1912 5496 1525 4644 189 5016 172 52791050609*04
Other Income 1703 4425 1475 4576 126 3360 77 34727537082685
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 56722 8313 47626 8664 7390 6391 4272 58094715198*05
Public Assistance or SSI 9332 4110 6009 4071 2826 4078 1629 44253834833*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 37740 8008 33393 8150 3540 6738 1865 64793022236*05
Company or Union Pension 10446 8743 9441 8850 794 7255 297 66409132911*04
Military Retirement 1071 15309 901 15812 142 12683 31 148941638835*04
Federal Government
Retirement 1701 18285 1521 18753 152 13779 59 126343111096*04
State or Local Retirement 2928 12857 2654 13068 239 10569 76 96733764852*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 2417 5359 2087 5418 255 5588 213 49551295426*04
Property Income 107187 2637 96734 2721 6355 1605 5063 12862826169*05
Child Support or Alimony 5450 4110 4374 4424 943 2637 368 29712239746*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 13113 3801 12019 3812 513 3453 640 25844984569*04
Pensions or Annuities 16559 11272 14906 11467 1338 9217 472 87281866539*05

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions1549632*051104740*043449085590
Company or Union7443488*0449186249911601544501
Federal Government2513435*041664281999 636633937
Military Retirement1329807*041802858557 375740277
State or Local Government3109725*042477053733 600998750
Railroad Retirement2649460175 106967862 59864354
Annuities1487008416 29515788 21380504
IRA or Keough2431382139 20028949 14975084
Other or Dont Know4373295924 28072195 125189704
interest1448505*0563097484563113754450
Dividends7253258*0421170649761746663934
Rents and Royalties4062182*0416397845381627069782
Education2302460*0436063591531918380799
Pell Grant Only2073002382 682133529 368288176
Other Government Only3813341002 455344520 361791938
Scholarships Only5220359947 902627367 411177684
Other Only4115112985 234912167 158885999
Combinations78027853721331341568 618236999
Child Support1546445*042326099221 921050477
Alimony3884639703 161368275 171060647
Financial Assistance7083989323 947250878 910440011
Other Income6750134814 422859407 267217539
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments4126385*054722583*042481561*04
Public Assistance or SSI2446755*041152447*047206916355
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2721429*052385434*041208490*04
Company or Union Pension8355174*0457603952271968956005
Military Retirement1425159*041802858557 456023832
Federal Government
Retirement2851802*042097838653 749250464
State or Local Retirement3468669*042520830878 739417079
Workers Compensation
Payments1130792*0414241010441057879461
Property Income2631939*051019903*046513352798
Child Support or Alimony1934909*0424874674961092111125
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts4581079*0417722153701652934413
Pensions or Annuities1709284*051233071*044119546961

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Under 65 Years Total 158798 26871 132803 27836 18723 19977 15668 180184267101*06
Earnings 137821 27622 116274 28380 15360 21544 13483 190913806932*06
WageS and Salary 131241 27264 110341 28036 15026 21446 13038 190033578126*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 10537 20784 9417 20887 635 13578 648 144962190104*05
Farm Self-Employment 894 10959 865 11233 19 1784 17 147269795256648
Unemployment Compensation 6424 2692 5348 2728 812 2395 670 24691729682*04
State or Local 5979 2622 5009 2635 729 2434 636 24281567703*04
Combinations 445 3639 340 4097 84 2056 34 32391619790750
Workers Compensation 1961 4593 1674 4521 231 5489 201 43409007721045
State Payments 770 4091 654 3880 90 6404 101 35943148693885
Employment Insurance 1072 4878 945 4919 104 4467 87 48365228607574
Own Insurance 53 2535 40 2895 7 895 5 2407 134218134
Other 67 7459 35 7580 30 7401 9 8915 496201451
Social Security 8830 6750 7213 6885 1362 5995 735 59615960343*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 3758 4722 2506 4762 1093 4643 458 50071774832*04
Public Assistance, Total 4522 3504 2713 3413 1559 3483 931 41171584477*04
AFDC Only 3502 3676 2103 3603 1204 3564 689 43211287168*04
Other Assistance Only 911 2642 544 2477 318 2952 196 29072406549897
Both 110 5159 66 5060 37 5440 46 6234 566541187
Veterans Benefits 1216 7524 1004 7957 188 5325 57 89619145518453
Disability Only 628 5705 518 6187 95 3214 24 68853582202590
Survivors Only 117 5529 102 5351 12 7781 6 4542 647932115
Pension Only 238 13393 205 13402 28 13052 11 234943193846514
Education Only 93 2664 67 2735 25 2428 12 2905 246569397
Other Only 70 4639 52 5019 18 3553 4 5360 323097415
Combinations 70 16502 61 17309 9 11257 1 264001151870419
Means-Tested 202 6319 154 6352 39 6231 20 73761273387831
Nonmeans-Tested 1014 7763 850 8247 149 5088 37 98397872130621
Survivors Benefits 853 12083 776 12729 70 5815 19 101201031330*04
Company or Union 253 7629 207 8232 41 5172 3 41641933560260
Federal Government 60 9760 51 10337 9 6657 3 9148 586756849
Military Retirement 35 6088 35 6088 0 (B) 2 9827 211405177
State or Local Government 50 14725 50 14725 0 (B) 0 (B) 730469135
Railroad Retirement 8 7799 6 9066 1 2400 2 13800 61183979
Workers Compensation 9 13735 9 13735 0 (B) 0 (B) 123988376
Black Lung 9 4374 9 4374 0 (B) 0 (B) 41095942
Estates or Trusts 204 14631 196 14872 8 8684 3 76902978584501
Annuities 88 9425 79 9833 7 6236 0 (B) 825473997
Other or Dont Know 165 17051 159 17599 6 2594 6 109362819776240
Disability Benefits 1370 8120 1123 8617 193 5235 106 68801112661*04
Workers Compensation 80 5486 64 5345 13 6841 2 10498 439146260
Company or Union 432 7702 365 7639 47 7089 31 73783328390027
Federal Government 102 8143 92 8329 8 7085 7 9008 829758246
Military Retirement 23 6079 23 6079 0 (B) 4 5918 139006233
State or Local Government 175 10450 153 11049 15 2565 11 67701829817202
Railroad Retirement 14 8365 10 9370 5 6233 2 16800 118750388
Accident Insurance 146 14321 133 15242 5 8526 12 113952094772358
Black Lung 3 6502 3 6502 0 (B) 0 (B) 20668965
Temporary Insurance 11 1946 11 1946 0 (B) 0 (B) 22311136
Other or Dont Know 400 5765 285 6286 101 4220 40 34692303986280

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Under 65 Years Total3696810*063740349*052823032*05
Earnings3299990*063309141*052574039*05
WageS and Salary3093497*063222517*052477501*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment1966864*0586279503429399562446
Farm Self-Employment9716311932 34445626 254273350
Unemployment Compensation1458781*0419461117821654269524
State or Local1319658*0417735488531543348457
Combinations1391226480 172562929 110921066
Workers Compensation75659525021267476118 872182687
State Payments2537009117 577729716 361521545
Employment Insurance4648888435 463292968 420358420
Own Insurance 114491096 6500274 10915440
Other 265563852 219953158 79387280
Social Security4966624*0481636040554379674717
SSI (Supplemental Security)1193524*0450766755792292795533
Public Assistance, Total926086987754281863743832071362
AFDC Only757763845142900198182979016123
Other Assistance Only1347363929 939337350 569085418
Both 335867496 198829204 283969820
Veterans Benefits7989759791 999575057 508940142
Disability Only3204312992 304824394 165638894
Survivors Only 546950871 95402336 28575276
Pension Only2749913974 370065312 247445495
Education Only 182397137 60499994 34200646
Other Only 258998002 64099413 19401196
Combinations1047186814 104683605 13678632
Means-Tested 976863058 242218369 149216054
Nonmeans-Tested7012896733 757356687 359724088
Survivors Benefits9882659762 407750144 190445357
Company or Union1702452406 210634253 13108537
Federal Government 523993859 62762989 25077882
Military Retirement 211405177 0 23680980
State or Local Government 730469135 0 0
Railroad Retirement 57605459 3578520 32582076
Workers Compensation 123988376 0 0
Black Lung 41095942 0 0
Estates or Trusts2909550469 69034032 25864631
Annuities 777863021 46095560 0
Other or Dont Know2804131451 15644789 70131250
Disability Benefits96793372901011209081 725910497
Workers Compensation 341548467 86116373 21748324
Company or Union2789835049 330536054 231018376
Federal Government 769563223 54704090 61754401
Military Retirement 139006233 0 22325010
State or Local Government1691897909 38892089 75276540
Railroad Retirement 90397406 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance2020411319 45756629 135023575
Black Lung 20668965 0 0
Temporary Insurance 22311136 0 0
Other or Dont Know1793697577 426850862 137814773

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
All Races White Black Hispanic Origin
Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) Number With Income (Thous.) Mean Income (Dols.) All WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Under 65 Years Pensions 4468 14708 3890 15208 454 11091 127 99496571540*04
Company or Union 2338 12273 2056 12610 213 9494 73 98462869958*04
Federal Government 401 21607 355 22453 33 13625 16 92638669651785
Military Retirement 615 16240 477 17156 119 12568 14 160389994971265
State or Local Government 846 16922 759 17337 77 12898 18 83451430923*04
Railroad Retirement 33 12812 31 12530 2 16872 1 13613 428828284
Annuities 60 5155 55 5330 3 5000 1 1 309315195
IRA or Keough 140 5437 124 5798 7 2091 4 1488 760171571
Other or Dont Know 195 12997 185 13470 6 2319 1 29282530360543
interest 83645 1122 74736 1147 5311 739 4378 5499385784*04
Dividends 24843 2084 22917 2127 944 1385 674 20155177623*04
Rents and Royalties 9889 3235 8991 3206 390 2961 557 23313199327*04
Education 7944 3612 6454 3556 1076 3341 601 31932869353*04
Pell Grant Only 1503 1951 1058 1939 359 1867 188 19622931658599
Other Government Only 1285 3760 1042 3654 165 2754 116 31304831074825
Scholarships Only 1714 3863 1424 3667 190 4752 114 36026620435838
Other Only 1869 2514 1688 2410 116 2020 77 20654700328874
Combinations 1574 6107 1242 6280 246 5423 106 58099610031163
Child Support 5134 3554 4095 3775 911 2528 355 25921824461*04
Alimony 422 8926 381 9318 33 4095 18 93583764690239
Financial Assistance 1787 5598 1408 4705 183 5138 158 53781000314*04
Other Income 1427 4229 1206 4365 126 3360 77 34526034502199
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 26900 6287 20773 6562 5056 5255 2984 48911691073*05
Public Assistance or SSI 7819 4296 4967 4268 2479 4238 1329 46073359400*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 8882 6779 7257 6918 1370 6010 741 60336021219*04
Company or Union Pension 2999 11326 2605 11674 298 8601 107 90213396153*04
Military Retirement 670 15431 532 16043 119 12568 20 133611034538*04
Federal Government
Retirement 563 17921 498 18621 50 11303 26 91821008617*04
State or Local Retirement 1041 16209 932 16715 92 11202 28 80831686951*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 2202 5337 1884 5379 249 5623 209 49201174970*04
Property Income 86724 2083 77449 2145 5514 1170 4636 10971806059*05
Child Support or Alimony 5382 4089 4320 4400 930 2623 367 29692210020*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 10064 3475 9158 3465 398 3076 560 23633497185*04
Pensions or Annuities 5548 13642 4814 14145 575 9987 182 93107568791*04

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1996--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1996 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes Under 65 Years Pensions5916077*0450379396091261857824
Company or Union2592484*042025759737 718760751
Federal Government7980519390 448122081 148764030
Military Retirement81896644281492288599 219178175
State or Local Government1315307*04 995990266 149537172
Railroad Retirement 392081912 36746372 15298668
Annuities 292262440 12546650 1474
IRA or Keough 721744799 13622842 6122204
Other or Dont Know2493281484 12863059 4195348
interest8568504*0439235626552403654380
Dividends4873268*0413072620681358295862
Rents and Royalties2882517*0411541036541297372792
Education2295026*0435945464731918380799
Pell Grant Only2052347382 670320849 368288176
Other Government Only3808584244 455344520 361791938
Scholarships Only5220357607 902627367 411177684
Other Only4067343430 234912167 158885999
Combinations78016317721331341568 618236999
Child Support1546008*042302624735 921050477
Alimony3548623405 137052239 169346795
Financial Assistance6626685353 940253978 848737153
Other Income5262412608 422859407 264268487
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1363171*052656510*041459553*04
Public Assistance or SSI2119611*041050486*046124866895
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement5020632*0482322819304468504957
Company or Union Pension3041713*042566930045 962887665
Military Retirement85400758391492288599 265184165
Federal Government
Retirement9274076474 565589162 235596313
State or Local Retirement1557544*041034882355 224813712
Workers Compensation
Payments1013598*0413993491211028954587
Property Income1661525*0564539624105085187666
Child Support or Alimony1900871*0424396769751090397273
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts3173472*0412231376861323237423
Pensions or Annuities6809187*0457448182741698800884
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/perinc/12_001.htm