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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 15 to 24 Years Total 27518 9150 22662 9304 3597 8220 3336 88132517874*05
Earnings 23872 8995 20007 9142 2865 8159 2857 90362147310*05
WageS and Salary 23527 8973 19701 9123 2839 8144 2836 90162111096*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 649 5366 558 5429 60 4259 53 46863481621619
Farm Self-Employment 41 3440 34 4007 6 1 0 (B) 139869451
Unemployment Compensation 561 1520 439 1461 97 1617 56 2021 852900945
State or Local 519 1519 418 1488 78 1561 53 1872 788360094
Combinations 42 1529 22 926 19 1853 3 4562 64540850
Workers Compensation 168 1628 148 1630 19 1676 9 347 273004221
State Payments 73 2110 68 2209 5 816 8 360 154130703
Employment Insurance 94 1162 79 1027 13 2010 1 250 108664772
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 1 9120 1 9120 0 (B) 0 (B) 10208745
Social Security 941 4379 739 4525 171 3573 130 38754119800000
SSI (Supplemental Security) 500 4507 295 4410 188 4722 67 47472251727106
Public Assistance, Total 1116 3029 689 2823 386 3423 246 34023380912435
AFDC Only 910 3053 557 2875 325 3358 178 33992778744563
Other Assistance Only 185 2807 117 2530 57 3581 59 3240 520179315
Both 21 3979 15 3224 4 6841 9 4521 81988555
Veterans Benefits 58 1595 41 1673 17 1401 5 1663 91860631
Disability Only 11 1360 11 1360 0 (B) 0 (B) 14969781
Survivors Only 10 1586 10 1586 0 (B) 0 (B) 15231655
Pension Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Education Only 22 1742 14 2048 8 1199 5 1663 39134910
Other Only 12 1625 3 1698 8 1594 0 (B) 19430904
Combinations 3 1213 3 1213 0 (B) 0 (B) 3093380
Means-Tested 14 1731 14 1731 0 (B) 0 (B) 23775825
Nonmeans-Tested 44 1552 27 1644 17 1401 5 1663 68084806
Survivors Benefits 41 5912 38 6214 3 1761 2 15500 243361063
Company or Union 8 8621 5 12335 3 1761 0 (B) 68592138
Federal Government 3 3816 3 3816 0 (B) 0 (B) 11047129
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Estates or Trusts 15 8609 15 8609 0 (B) 2 15500 131727651
Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 15 2131 15 2131 0 (B) 0 (B) 31994143
Disability Benefits 68 6225 53 6671 11 4262 10 3325 424273582
Workers Compensation 2 5832 2 5832 0 (B) 0 (B) 13303841
Company or Union 12 5016 12 5016 0 (B) 2 2976 58752399
Federal Government 2 3080 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 3080 5490931
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 4 6348 4 6348 0 (B) 0 (B) 24808294
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Accident Insurance 0 4000 0 4000 0 (B) 0 (B) 1874240
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 48 6667 34 7362 11 4262 6 3506 320043874

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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 15 to 24 Years Total2108435*052956788*042939725*04
Earnings1829110*052337826*042581665*04
WageS and Salary1797327*052312500*042556609*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment3032213323 254156722 250559443
Farm Self-Employment 137065657 5754 0
Unemployment Compensation 641478365 156663935 113867435
State or Local 621533019 122266513 99642876
Combinations 19945346 34397421 14224558
Workers Compensation 241280468 31218947 3143870
State Payments 149879040 4251663 2887530
Employment Insurance 81192683 26967284 256340
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 10208745 0 0
Social Security3343930048 609551460 501992277
SSI (Supplemental Security)1302532373 886966451 318696777
Public Assistance, Total19441930821322887382 836063778
AFDC Only16003710801092891327 604535518
Other Assistance Only 296689193 205774593 191129664
Both 47132809 24221462 40398595
Veterans Benefits 68597452 23263179 8348725
Disability Only 14969781 0 0
Survivors Only 15231655 0 0
Pension Only 0 0 0
Education Only 29410660 9724249 8348725
Other Only 5891975 13538929 0
Combinations 3093380 0 0
Means-Tested 23775825 0 0
Nonmeans-Tested 44821627 23263179 8348725
Survivors Benefits 238439755 4921308 24844175
Company or Union 63670830 4921308 0
Federal Government 11047129 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 0 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 131727651 0 24844175
Annuities 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 31994143 0 0
Disability Benefits 352506873 45714898 34184053
Workers Compensation 13303841 0 0
Company or Union 58752399 0 6198204
Federal Government 0 0 5490931
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 24808294 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Accident Insurance 1874240 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 253768097 45714898 22494917

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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 15 to 24 Years Pensions 21 2668 17 2793 3 1294 0 (B) 55273229
Company or Union 16 2905 13 3141 3 1294 0 (B) 47497345
Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 2 4000 2 4000 0 (B) 0 (B) 7397880
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
IRA or Keough 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 3 150 3 150 0 (B) 0 (B) 378004
interest 8990 370 8110 355 477 395 527 2063327107642
Dividends 1372 664 1259 646 58 799 39 711 911624630
Rents and Royalties 178 1977 167 2051 5 556 6 6818 351215039
Education 3998 3744 3153 3733 617 3742 356 30491496852*04
Pell Grant Only 838 1841 568 1723 207 1958 123 19471543976712
Other Government Only 596 2977 483 3076 85 2756 67 14771774087090
Scholarships Only 1200 3795 988 3572 141 4976 85 36204553431835
Other Only 381 2785 347 2769 23 2753 15 36131060967806
Combinations 983 6138 767 6280 161 5620 65 58676036058739
Child Support 637 1697 445 1774 171 1089 70 9421081020379
Alimony 21 6779 13 4472 4 3300 4 12049 140231129
Financial Assistance 778 5426 607 4667 84 3671 65 45884219866195
Other Income 183 1991 146 1838 20 2479 20 2844 363686522
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 4328 3288 3087 3230 1046 3485 654 32511423144*04
Public Assistance or SSI 1564 3601 952 3412 555 3982 311 37155632639542
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 941 4379 739 4525 171 3573 130 38754119800000
Company or Union Pension 36 4854 30 5486 6 1514 2 2976 174841884
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Federal Government
Retirement 5 3535 3 3816 0 (B) 2 3080 16538060
State or Local Retirement 6 5594 6 5594 0 (B) 0 (B) 32206174
Workers Compensation
Payments 170 1691 151 1701 19 1676 9 347 288182303
Property Income 9280 509 8359 499 505 471 537 3824721674964
Child Support or Alimony 648 1885 449 1893 175 1140 73 16091221251509
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 193 2503 182 2602 5 556 8 8553 482942691
Pensions or Annuities 49 4573 41 5053 6 1514 4 3024 223964123

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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 15 to 24 Years Pensions 47769265 4053364 0
Company or Union 39993381 4053364 0
Federal Government 0 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 7397880 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Annuities 0 0 0
IRA or Keough 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 378004 0 0
interest2882847271 188527423 108686602
Dividends 813681306 46338403 27619502
Rents and Royalties 341684195 2823764 43769999
Education1176928*0423088892281086303525
Pell Grant Only 978544495 405013594 240105153
Other Government Only1484755601 235222895 99365593
Scholarships Only3530166971 702640963 308282478
Other Only 959840374 63512627 54846687
Combinations4815974801 902499148 383703613
Child Support 790492774 186321987 65619638
Alimony 59445165 13256364 51629930
Financial Assistance2834775646 308612056 298723039
Other Income 268553038 49608069 57107514
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments997046760636438205622126818203
Public Assistance or SSI324672545622098538341154760555
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement3343930048 609551460 501992277
Company or Union Pension 162416611 8974672 6198204
Military Retirement 0 0 0
Federal Government
Retirement 11047129 0 5490931
State or Local Retirement 32206174 0 0
Workers Compensation
Payments 256458550 31218947 3143870
Property Income4169940426 237689592 204920279
Child Support or Alimony 849937940 199578351 117249568
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 473411847 2823764 68614174
Pensions or Annuities 206047919 8974672 11689136

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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 25 to 44 Years Total 79653 28695 65774 29656 9941 21559 8739 203352285673*06
Earnings 72305 29407 60184 30215 8590 22836 7818 212822126267*06
WageS and Salary 68950 29160 57184 29983 8410 22660 7535 212432010548*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 5569 19789 4939 19929 369 15167 418 146931102099*05
Farm Self-Employment 418 13167 407 13488 7 324 11 170285508724249
Unemployment Compensation 3835 2579 3163 2650 515 2243 429 24789890511059
State or Local 3590 2573 2977 2633 471 2297 407 24579235604197
Combinations 246 2667 186 2928 44 1659 22 2850 654906861
Workers Compensation 1042 4504 883 4567 123 4719 129 45174694899433
State Payments 403 4094 329 4043 57 5290 59 40591648961707
Employment Insurance 567 4827 514 4934 38 3913 62 46592734901244
Own Insurance 36 1519 26 1809 7 650 5 2407 54338769
Other 37 6889 14 8360 21 5959 4 11962 256697712
Social Security 2091 6660 1586 6869 440 5785 198 53721392680*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1673 4745 1135 4831 472 4613 191 48797937248566
Public Assistance, Total 2740 3711 1628 3710 972 3515 538 43941016696*04
AFDC Only 2189 3943 1303 3938 769 3704 417 45998632291439
Other Assistance Only 484 2481 279 2349 182 2671 90 26421199412819
Both 67 5012 45 5513 21 3905 30 6778 335259376
Veterans Benefits 313 5906 241 6113 68 5451 18 51301849789299
Disability Only 171 4291 128 4656 40 3401 8 4398 734347734
Survivors Only 13 5715 13 5715 0 (B) 0 (B) 74801955
Pension Only 43 10379 29 9627 13 12012 1 3999 442590931
Education Only 56 2684 45 2552 10 3187 5 3442 149334265
Other Only 12 6152 12 6152 0 (B) 2 7566 76691879
Combinations 18 20422 13 24908 5 8553 1 26400 372022533
Means-Tested 60 5858 37 6533 22 4814 4 3899 351578950
Nonmeans-Tested 253 5918 204 6037 46 5755 14 55341498210348
Survivors Benefits 236 12674 224 13023 10 6209 4 17772985440103
Company or Union 30 11909 30 11909 0 (B) 0 3850 352430634
Federal Government 8 6972 3 10907 5 4794 1 1440 58880846
Military Retirement 1 5132 1 5132 0 (B) 0 10272 4609754
State or Local Government 15 15718 15 15718 0 (B) 0 (B) 237537821
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 2 22800 2 22800 0 (B) 0 (B) 54973536
Black Lung 5 3746 5 3746 0 (B) 0 (B) 19597743
Estates or Trusts 91 12166 88 12301 4 9000 2 5801113120939
Annuities 29 5584 28 5748 0 (B) 0 (B) 160713144
Other or Dont Know 66 14872 62 15754 4 915 0 (B) 983575683
Disability Benefits 473 7161 379 7554 74 4583 46 44793386062409
Workers Compensation 39 5999 31 6484 5 6533 1 10200 232974695
Company or Union 127 5936 108 5609 16 5605 15 3861 756006392
Federal Government 25 6228 20 6196 5 6360 1 2000 156683545
Military Retirement 5 5593 5 5593 0 (B) 2 5000 26128860
State or Local Government 30 10901 25 9520 0 (B) 3 4669 326505356
Railroad Retirement 2 3570 2 3570 0 (B) 0 (B) 8414204
Accident Insurance 52 19345 47 20949 1 13518 5 58501008178252
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 8 1475 8 1475 0 (B) 0 (B) 11701036
Other or Dont Know 189 4559 137 4819 47 3644 19 3920 859470065

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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 25 to 44 Years Total1950594*062143142*051777071*05
Earnings1818481*061961591*051663848*05
WageS and Salary1714565*061905672*051600566*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment9842893*0455896066326144687216
Farm Self-Employment5487602759 2277172 183517380
Unemployment Compensation838277129811557553521063713683
State or Local783763155910825294541000460575
Combinations 545139738 73225897 63253108
Workers Compensation4032070778 579964600 582326286
State Payments1329945585 299297062 239800779
Employment Insurance2535498638 150456872 286876820
Own Insurance 46442485 4381461 10915440
Other 120184068 125829204 44733246
Social Security1089367*0425470922701065582666
SSI (Supplemental Security)54818724192178063025 931261003
Public Assistance, Total603881230034157087482362925832
AFDC Only513323825728487578931919521735
Other Assistance Only 655217954 484930426 238211471
Both 250356088 82020428 205192625
Veterans Benefits1471248791 371028382 92556026
Disability Only 594460279 136047593 37139461
Survivors Only 74801955 0 0
Pension Only 281017822 161573108 5843298
Education Only 114993410 30668589 18141856
Other Only 76691879 0 17752777
Combinations 329283443 42739090 13678632
Means-Tested 241961314 105945371 17370631
Nonmeans-Tested1229287476 265083010 75185394
Survivors Benefits2920434832 63489854 6303083
Company or Union 352430634 0 1882226
Federal Government 32812804 26068041 1616976
Military Retirement 4609754 0 1783424
State or Local Government 237537821 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 54973536 0 0
Black Lung 19597743 0 0
Estates or Trusts1079292819 33828120 1020456
Annuities 159197728 0 0
Other or Dont Know 979981990 3593693 0
Disability Benefits2865986942 339608546 204032067
Workers Compensation 200009874 32822345 11710314
Company or Union 605326020 91078423 58768432
Federal Government 125331797 31351747 2241480
Military Retirement 26128860 0 10986450
State or Local Government 239921432 0 15964378
Railroad Retirement 8414204 0 0
Accident Insurance 988374402 13443810 31825100
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 11701036 0 0
Other or Dont Know 660779312 170912219 72535912

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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 25 to 44 Years Pensions 540 7702 426 7690 88 7723 26 81464155163659
Company or Union 244 6723 209 7104 23 2695 16 71811637801391
Federal Government 7 7592 3 869 4 13092 1 450 54952713
Military Retirement 119 11294 60 11690 53 10404 6 162721338391812
State or Local Government 43 9108 39 10014 4 1 1 4800 392376606
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Annuities 11 1224 11 1224 0 (B) 1 1 13704504
IRA or Keough 58 4530 49 5009 3 2200 0 (B) 261633423
Other or Dont Know 63 7287 59 7375 0 (B) 1 1500 456303207
interest 42448 813 37373 821 3009 622 2655 4893449456*04
Dividends 12243 1529 11115 1533 572 1523 402 15681871529*04
Rents and Royalties 4171 2980 3733 2869 186 2098 299 21561242892*04
Education 3373 3629 2790 3559 412 2760 227 33941224038*04
Pell Grant Only 593 2074 430 2161 143 1767 61 20451230842184
Other Government Only 580 4664 464 4371 70 2423 44 56012705278780
Scholarships Only 434 4275 367 4280 40 4590 26 37791853229994
Other Only 1217 2543 1090 2382 77 1821 56 13583094269293
Combinations 549 6112 439 6396 82 4757 40 55923356756939
Child Support 3826 3722 3082 3920 652 2814 249 30331424216*04
Alimony 184 7704 168 7994 13 5239 7 115901416771562
Financial Assistance 710 5601 556 4459 64 6882 65 70603978694560
Other Income 811 3573 691 3565 65 3256 42 38332896908320
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 10988 4758 8120 4756 2398 4622 1390 45125228012*04
Public Assistance or SSI 4119 4395 2608 4417 1322 4231 692 47641810421*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 2093 6657 1588 6864 440 5785 198 53721393521*04
Company or Union Pension 401 6856 346 7049 40 3886 32 55402746238419
Military Retirement 124 11035 66 11169 53 10404 8 130581369130427
Federal Government
Retirement 41 6624 26 6076 14 7635 3 1342 270517105
State or Local Retirement 82 11617 74 11806 4 1 3 6388 956419784
Workers Compensation
Payments 1137 5295 965 5500 129 4858 133 47176022324697
Property Income 43944 1519 38698 1538 3092 1024 2807 9176675189*04
Child Support or Alimony 3885 4030 3139 4276 654 2909 251 33291565894*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 4253 3184 3812 3093 190 2235 301 21461354204*04
Pensions or Annuities 797 7820 648 7805 114 7224 49 63046234660015

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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 25 to 44 Years Pensions3277936134 677150866 215466366
Company or Union1484140079 63201536 115460376
Federal Government 2831629 52121084 427770
Military Retirement 705980104 555276904 92105665
State or Local Government 392372708 3898 5875920
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Annuities 13704504 0 1474
IRA or Keough 246819901 6547442 0
Other or Dont Know 432087207 0 1595160
interest3070181*0418709779541298323111
Dividends1704274*04 871398922 630526818
Rents and Royalties1070906*04 391098924 644691688
Education99319582081135982036 771754362
Pell Grant Only 930399628 252186305 125091320
Other Government Only2027852161 168840946 248077166
Scholarships Only1569115251 183243791 99698869
Other Only2597165027 140060461 75443091
Combinations2807426138 391650532 223443915
Child Support1208194*041834022157 756620954
Alimony1339835576 69499464 79969734
Financial Assistance2479256854 442361413 456352382
Other Income2461377123 211902651 159895169
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments3861970*041108562*046271720857
Public Assistance or SSI1152068*0455937717733294186835
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1090209*0425470922701065582666
Company or Union Pension2441896734 154279959 176111035
Military Retirement 736718719 555276904 104875540
Federal Government
Retirement 160976231 109540873 4286226
State or Local Retirement 869831962 3898 21840298
Workers Compensation
Payments5306727372 626230756 625861700
Property Income5953290*0431673039212574562075
Child Support or Alimony1342178*041903521621 836590688
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1178835*04 424927044 645712144
Pensions or Annuities5061232988 825649078 308709734
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_002.htm