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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 45 to 64 Years Total 51627 33503 44366 34605 5185 25102 3593 209281729640*06
Earnings 41645 35201 36083 35987 3904 28527 2808 232221465934*06
WageS and Salary 38764 34993 33457 35843 3777 28743 2668 232891356469*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 4319 24383 3919 24298 207 13436 177 170001053189*05
Farm Self-Employment 435 9537 424 9651 7 4926 6 109044146662947
Unemployment Compensation 2028 3232 1746 3186 200 3164 184 25866553408847
State or Local 1870 3022 1615 2934 179 3177 175 25275653065809
Combinations 157 5721 132 6265 21 3055 9 3742 900343038
Workers Compensation 751 5380 643 5124 89 7343 63 45524039817390
State Payments 294 4581 257 4112 28 9650 33 35471345601474
Employment Insurance 412 5792 352 5771 52 5515 24 54792385041557
Own Insurance 17 4651 14 4904 1 4044 0 (B) 79879364
Other 28 8147 20 6918 9 10938 5 6709 229294993
Social Security 5798 7168 4888 7247 751 6670 407 69134155683*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1586 4767 1076 4785 434 4640 200 52157559347533
Public Assistance, Total 667 3446 397 3220 200 3442 147 43032296896255
AFDC Only 402 3633 243 3477 109 3192 94 48321460645238
Other Assistance Only 242 2837 148 2677 79 3141 47 2996 686957763
Both 22 6691 6 6048 12 7710 6 6048 149293254
Veterans Benefits 845 8527 722 8928 103 5874 34 120977203868521
Disability Only 446 6355 379 6842 55 3078 16 82302832885074
Survivors Only 94 5904 80 5746 12 7781 6 4542 557898504
Pension Only 196 14049 176 14028 15 13990 9 266352751255583
Education Only 14 4019 7 5228 7 2797 1 5199 58100221
Other Only 45 5020 36 4946 10 5294 1 1295 226974631
Combinations 49 15841 45 15980 4 14398 0 (B) 776754505
Means-Tested 128 7029 103 6903 17 8080 16 8358 898033055
Nonmeans-Tested 717 8794 619 9265 86 5442 18 153826305835465
Survivors Benefits 577 12282 514 13088 57 5943 14 116537083597757
Company or Union 216 7006 172 7476 38 5423 3 42221512537487
Federal Government 49 10595 45 10720 4 9193 2 14496 516828874
Military Retirement 34 6114 34 6114 0 (B) 2 9792 206795422
State or Local Government 34 14290 34 14290 0 (B) 0 (B) 492931313
Railroad Retirement 8 7799 6 9066 1 2400 2 13800 61183979
Workers Compensation 7 10431 7 10431 0 (B) 0 (B) 69014840
Black Lung 4 5163 4 5163 0 (B) 0 (B) 21498199
Estates or Trusts 97 17913 93 18344 4 8400 0 (B)1733735910
Annuities 59 11304 51 12033 7 6236 0 (B) 664760853
Other or Dont Know 84 21422 82 21824 2 5730 6 109361804206413
Disability Benefits 829 8822 691 9350 108 5777 50 98177316271108
Workers Compensation 39 4954 31 4167 8 7046 1 10868 192867722
Company or Union 293 8577 246 8656 30 7883 14 118572513631234
Federal Government 75 8906 72 8927 3 8365 4 13669 667583769
Military Retirement 18 6204 18 6204 0 (B) 2 7200 112877373
State or Local Government 141 10467 124 11508 15 2565 8 77031478503551
Railroad Retirement 12 9319 7 11245 5 6233 2 16800 110336183
Accident Insurance 94 11577 85 12132 4 7390 6 161001084719865
Black Lung 3 6502 3 6502 0 (B) 0 (B) 20668965
Temporary Insurance 4 3000 4 3000 0 (B) 0 (B) 10610100
Other or Dont Know 163 6894 114 7727 44 4830 15 28901124472341

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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 45 to 64 Years Total1535282*061301528*057519880*04
Earnings1298517*061113767*056520245*04
WageS and Salary1199290*061085603*056212738*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment9522523*0427841869873004315786
Farm Self-Employment4091643515 32162700 70755970
Unemployment Compensation5563556692 633692494 476688405
State or Local4737415297 568752884 443245005
Combinations 826141395 64939609 33443400
Workers Compensation3292601254 656292570 286712529
State Payments1057184491 274180991 118833235
Employment Insurance2032197113 285868811 133225259
Own Insurance 68048611 2118813 0
Other 135171038 94123954 34654034
Social Security3542864*0450069603242812099773
SSI (Supplemental Security)515083971020116461021042837753
Public Assistance, Total1277864493 689590242 633081751
AFDC Only 844029113 348370597 454958870
Other Assistance Only 395456781 248632331 139744282
Both 38378598 92587314 38378598
Veterans Benefits6449913547 605283496 408035389
Disability Only2594882931 168776801 128499432
Survivors Only 456917260 95402336 28575276
Pension Only2468896152 208492203 241602196
Education Only 37993066 20107155 7710065
Other Only 176414147 50560484 1648418
Combinations 714809990 61944515 0
Means-Tested 711125918 136272998 131845422
Nonmeans-Tested5738787629 469010498 276189967
Survivors Benefits6723785174 339338981 159298099
Company or Union1286350941 205712945 11226310
Federal Government 480133926 36694948 23460906
Military Retirement 206795422 0 21897555
State or Local Government 492931313 0 0
Railroad Retirement 57605459 3578520 32582076
Workers Compensation 69014840 0 0
Black Lung 21498199 0 0
Estates or Trusts1698529998 35205912 0
Annuities 618665293 46095560 0
Other or Dont Know1792155317 12051096 70131250
Disability Benefits6460843473 625885636 487694376
Workers Compensation 128234750 53294028 10038010
Company or Union2125756629 239457630 166051739
Federal Government 644231426 23352343 54021990
Military Retirement 112877373 0 11338560
State or Local Government1427168182 38892089 59312161
Railroad Retirement 81983201 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance1030162676 32312819 103198474
Black Lung 20668965 0 0
Temporary Insurance 10610100 0 0
Other or Dont Know 879150167 210223744 42783943

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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 45 to 64 Years Pensions 3908 15739 3447 16199 363 11988 100 104256150496*04
Company or Union 2079 12997 1834 13303 187 10485 57 105992701428*04
Federal Government 394 21864 352 22653 29 13698 15 98178614699071
Military Retirement 497 17419 417 17947 65 14335 8 158728656579452
State or Local Government 801 17372 718 17771 73 13584 17 86051390945*04
Railroad Retirement 33 12812 31 12530 2 16872 1 13613 428828284
Annuities 49 6058 44 6383 3 5000 0 (B) 295610691
IRA or Keough 82 6076 75 6315 4 2000 4 1488 498538148
Other or Dont Know 130 16008 124 16621 6 2319 0 70422073679332
interest 32207 1740 29253 1781 1824 1022 1196 8335603617*04
Dividends 11228 2863 10542 2929 314 1240 233 30043214932*04
Rents and Royalties 5540 3468 5091 3491 198 3834 251 24251921313*04
Education 573 2592 512 2442 47 3159 17 35151484629924
Pell Grant Only 71 2215 60 2396 9 1399 3 952 156839703
Other Government Only 109 3237 96 3095 10 4965 4 3560 351708953
Scholarships Only 80 2658 69 1766 9 1903 3 1221 213774009
Other Only 272 2005 251 2033 16 1924 6 4604 545091774
Combinations 41 5282 37 4877 3 14400 1 10500 217215483
Child Support 671 4354 568 4558 88 3212 36 27342921421769
Alimony 217 10166 200 10750 16 3354 7 54622207687547
Financial Assistance 299 6039 245 5358 35 5462 28 33381804580877
Other Income 433 6399 369 6863 41 3959 15 32052773907355
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 11584 8856 9566 9171 1612 7343 940 65951025958*05
Public Assistance or SSI 2136 4614 1407 4570 602 4489 327 51249856243788
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 5848 7209 4930 7294 759 6688 413 70294215717*04
Company or Union Pension 2562 12115 2229 12475 253 9508 73 107133104045*04
Military Retirement 546 16429 466 16732 65 14335 12 135668976252248
Federal Government
Retirement 517 18943 469 19421 36 12777 21 109209799111715
State or Local Retirement 953 16670 852 17214 88 11696 24 83201588089*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 894 6085 769 5949 101 7323 67 59375439197083
Property Income 33499 3258 30392 3371 1918 1590 1292 17851091324*05
Child Support or Alimony 849 6038 732 6471 101 3335 43 31725129109317
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 5618 3728 5165 3771 202 3929 251 24252094687*04
Pensions or Annuities 4702 14724 4125 15231 455 10791 130 106336922929*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 45 to 64 Years Pensions5583506*0443567353781046391457
Company or Union2440071*041958504837 603300374
Federal Government7977687761 396000997 148336260
Military Retirement7483684324 937011694 127072509
State or Local Government1275420*04 995986367 143661252
Railroad Retirement 392081912 36746372 15298668
Annuities 278557936 12546650 0
IRA or Keough 474924898 7075400 6122204
Other or Dont Know2060816272 12863059 2600188
interest5210038*041864057277 996644667
Dividends3087626*04 389524741 700149540
Rents and Royalties1777443*04 760180964 608911103
Education1249023984 149675207 60322910
Pell Grant Only 143403259 13120950 3091702
Other Government Only 295976481 51280678 14349179
Scholarships Only 121075384 16742613 3196337
Other Only 510338027 31339078 28596221
Combinations 178230831 37191888 11089470
Child Support2587651239 282280591 98809884
Alimony2149342663 54296411 37747131
Financial Assistance1312652852 189280508 93661732
Other Income2532482446 161348685 47265802
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments8772788*041183567*046196986637
Public Assistance or SSI642870420327012363441675919504
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement3596031*0450756381992900930013
Company or Union Pension2781281*042403675412 780578425
Military Retirement7803357120 937011694 160308625
Federal Government
Retirement9102053114 456048288 225819156
State or Local Retirement1467430*041034878457 202973414
Workers Compensation
Payments4572790786 741899417 399949015
Property Income1024496*0530489688962305705311
Child Support or Alimony4736993902 336577002 136557015
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1947296*04 795386876 608911103
Pensions or Annuities6282459*0449101945221378402013

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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 65 Years and Over Total 31199 18314 27980 18744 2504 13227 1380 116945713732*05
Earnings 4961 20256 4471 19935 324 16534 200 160021004947*05
WageS and Salary 4250 21163 3808 20812 285 16823 190 157748993331*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 766 11534 715 11463 40 13497 14 139468833481900
Farm Self-Employment 164 10562 156 10709 4 5000 0 (B)1727903884
Unemployment Compensation 146 2244 137 2187 2 336 9 1610 327130828
State or Local 136 2164 130 2066 0 (B) 9 1610 294922904
Combinations 10 3379 7 4396 2 336 0 (B) 32207923
Workers Compensation 116 5938 107 6264 2 4704 0 7200 689916335
State Payments 44 5980 40 6301 2 4704 0 (B) 264500650
Employment Insurance 66 6152 62 6531 0 (B) 0 7200 406483223
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 6 3223 6 3223 0 (B) 0 (B) 18932460
Social Security 28721 8329 26007 8432 2164 7152 1122 67472392154*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1445 3123 996 3128 329 2902 289 35184512330873
Public Assistance, Total 102 2382 70 2233 26 2412 19 3539 242907179
AFDC Only 22 2890 13 3122 9 2579 4 2001 63746314
Other Assistance Only 80 2242 57 2037 17 2319 15 3983 179160865
Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Veterans Benefits 1141 5882 1033 5830 98 6658 39 67946708229210
Disability Only 609 4304 562 4115 42 7192 19 49062621963624
Survivors Only 196 5661 175 5642 18 5751 10 100271108206420
Pension Only 238 10542 217 10983 20 5994 4 18762509183594
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 67 3530 60 3426 7 4383 2 1463 237843535
Combinations 30 7641 19 6977 11 8760 4 15167 231032035
Means-Tested 221 4918 187 5310 33 2666 13 65381085110153
Nonmeans-Tested 920 6113 846 5945 65 8649 25 69315623119057
Survivors Benefits 1544 7514 1432 7625 94 6448 45 57771160581*04
Company or Union 815 5128 750 5225 59 3561 22 42714181717538
Federal Government 182 11164 164 11044 17 12217 4 65322030741763
Military Retirement 96 4660 91 4898 0 (B) 4 9043 446471937
State or Local Government 124 6291 123 6304 0 10800 6 5951 782927064
Railroad Retirement 58 7441 51 7036 7 10281 0 (B) 433765143
Workers Compensation 9 4461 8 4736 1 2952 2 7200 40224516
Black Lung 42 5143 40 5191 2 4314 1 7836 218118212
Estates or Trusts 114 20552 109 20938 3 20000 0 (B)2352530514
Annuities 125 7039 117 7267 4 5628 5 8173 878938866
Other or Dont Know 62 3726 60 3836 3 1368 0 (B) 232130615
Disability Benefits 254 8617 216 8874 35 6588 14 49522187552710
Workers Compensation 15 5166 15 5166 0 (B) 1 4800 78620851
Company or Union 86 9314 67 10466 18 5036 4 6133 797902198
Federal Government 25 16357 21 13659 4 30000 0 (B) 410622257
Military Retirement 17 9554 16 9765 0 (B) 0 (B) 164320346
State or Local Government 37 10723 36 10818 0 (B) 4 6375 393194417
Railroad Retirement 3 10331 1 15300 0 (B) 0 (B) 34667857
Accident Insurance 15 3529 15 3529 0 (B) 0 (B) 52690000
Black Lung 22 5630 22 5630 0 (B) 0 (B) 124981134
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 48 2740 35 2839 13 2480 4 2377 130553644

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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 65 Years and Over Total5244472*053311901*041614262*04
Earnings8912789*0453649431503201080376
WageS and Salary7925838*0448029181453001656498
Nonfarm Self-Employment8194081653 543044505 199423878
Farm Self-Employment1675423284 18980500 0
Unemployment Compensation 299538136 802589 13854671
State or Local 268132802 0 13854671
Combinations 31405334 802589 0
Workers Compensation 671597572 10461978 2824704
State Payments 250711237 10461978 0
Employment Insurance 401953873 0 2824704
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 18932460 0 0
Social Security2192978*051547718*047571830033
SSI (Supplemental Security)3116031719 9561324711015678098
Public Assistance, Total 155408708 63471546 66371361
AFDC Only 39109612 24303956 8412725
Other Assistance Only 116299096 39167589 57958636
Both 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits6023325327 652927653 262584834
Disability Only2312898762 300443559 94509389
Survivors Only 987301634 101416776 97631310
Pension Only2384844204 120472471 7736442
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 205852172 31991362 2255960
Combinations 132428551 98603483 60451732
Means-Tested 994273741 86969493 88021108
Nonmeans-Tested5029051586 565958159 174563725
Survivors Benefits1091657*04 606021830 259023288
Company or Union3918169579 209098423 96091754
Federal Government1808777338 210824074 25784242
Military Retirement 444893553 0 34277564
State or Local Government 774736878 4885056 38681140
Railroad Retirement 359112568 74652575 0
Workers Compensation 36112941 4111575 12812616
Black Lung 207939843 10178368 7021682
Estates or Trusts2279413354 63396800 0
Annuities 850841913 25076637 44354286
Other or Dont Know 228332294 3798320 0
Disability Benefits1914785809 229331025 67612932
Workers Compensation 78620851 0 6265872
Company or Union 706400692 91501506 27192836
Federal Government 281339058 105265500 0
Military Retirement 158208057 0 0
State or Local Government 392336963 0 24460647
Railroad Retirement 22219425 0 0
Accident Insurance 52690000 0 0
Black Lung 124981134 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 97989625 32564019 9693576

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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 65 Years and Over Pensions 10009 10316 9188 10427 678 8863 249 87751032509*05
Company or Union 6690 7831 6157 7878 423 6832 167 52935238796*04
Federal Government 946 19646 852 20131 82 14851 30 164271858343*04
Military Retirement 292 18602 267 19139 23 13264 7 224365432177460
State or Local Government 1748 11216 1584 11327 146 10135 38 117911960288*04
Railroad Retirement 166 14048 159 14165 6 11092 4 126532327599752
Annuities 180 6861 175 6844 2 7140 5 42971233434322
IRA or Keough 189 9137 186 9187 2 3250 4 25231725840247
Other or Dont Know 214 8957 210 8954 2 7200 10 117781913414280
interest 19775 3148 18675 3168 784 3042 401 17706225578*04
Dividends 5944 4186 5770 4124 98 8234 62 62452488136*04
Rents and Royalties 2963 4226 2776 4249 116 4205 80 41341252130*04
Education 19 4513 16 4606 3 4000 0 (B) 86149933
Pell Grant Only 5 6469 2 10000 3 4000 0 (B) 32467680
Other Government Only 4 1126 4 1126 0 (B) 0 (B) 4756757
Scholarships Only 2 1 2 1 0 (B) 0 (B) 2340
Other Only 7 6891 7 6891 0 (B) 0 (B) 47769555
Combinations 1 2000 1 2000 0 (B) 0 (B) 1153600
Child Support 12 2258 2 1800 10 2370 0 (B) 27835939
Alimony 55 6583 52 6490 3 8208 0 4200 360332334
Financial Assistance 125 4031 117 3908 6 1200 15 4212 502949870
Other Income 276 5437 270 5520 0 (B) 0 70681502580486
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 29822 10141 26853 10290 2334 8852 1288 79373024125*05
Public Assistance or SSI 1512 3144 1043 3137 347 2940 299 36164755238053
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 28858 8386 26135 8492 2170 7198 1125 67722420115*05
Company or Union Pension 7447 7703 6836 7773 496 6445 190 53005736758*04
Military Retirement 400 15104 369 15478 23 13264 11 177216042969744
Federal Government
Retirement 1139 18465 1023 18818 102 14992 34 152662102479*04
State or Local Retirement 1888 11009 1722 11096 146 10169 49 105832077901*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 216 5588 203 5778 6 4142 4 66141204551051
Property Income 20464 4985 19285 5032 841 4453 428 33401020200*05
Child Support or Alimony 67 5788 54 6280 13 3714 0 4200 388168273
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 3050 4877 2861 4920 116 4753 80 41341487383*04
Pensions or Annuities 11011 10078 10092 10190 763 8637 290 83611109750*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 65 Years and Over Pensions9580244*0460094644672187227765
Company or Union4851004*042892865253 882783749
Federal Government1715383*041216159917 487869907
Military Retirement5108410393 310569958 156562101
State or Local Government1794418*041481063466 451461578
Railroad Retirement2257378262 70221489 44565686
Annuities1194745976 16969138 21379030
IRA or Keough1709637340 6406107 8852880
Other or Dont Know1880014440 15209136 120994356
interest5916547*042386185800 710100069
Dividends2389080*04 809802908 388368072
Rents and Royalties1179665*04 485680883 329696989
Education 74337253 11812680 0
Pell Grant Only 20655000 11812680 0
Other Government Only 4756757 0 0
Scholarships Only 2340 0 0
Other Only 47769555 0 0
Combinations 1153600 0 0
Child Support 4361454 23474485 0
Alimony 336016298 24316035 1713852
Financial Assistance 457303970 6996900 61702858
Other Income1487722206 0 2949052
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments2763213*052066073*041022008*04
Public Assistance or SSI327144042710196040181082049459
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2219366*051562206*047616395720
Company or Union Pension5313461*0431934651821006068340
Military Retirement5711512004 310569958 190839666
Federal Government
Retirement1924394*041532249491 513654150
State or Local Retirement1911125*041485948522 514603366
Workers Compensation
Payments1171942344 24751922 28924874
Property Income9704143*0437450663921428165131
Child Support or Alimony 340377752 47790521 1713852
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1407606*04 549077683 329696989
Pensions or Annuities1028366*0565858941742420746077
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_003.htm