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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Total 93439 32800 80041 34051 9410 22509 9305 208063064773*06
Earnings 76121 33784 65405 34861 7347 24376 8160 214412571649*06
WageS and Salary 71433 33417 61160 34546 7115 24207 7848 213182387035*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 7077 24591 6339 24727 424 16104 456 163061740380*05
Farm Self-Employment 857 12353 827 12683 20 2588 13 155151058570*04
Unemployment Compensation 3845 2943 3328 2947 371 2498 400 26711131532*04
State or Local 3562 2842 3098 2823 330 2521 387 26411012367*04
Combinations 283 4211 230 4614 40 2307 14 35131191653921
Workers Compensation 1274 5375 1083 5240 167 6532 128 52216848071723
State Payments 497 4851 413 4565 72 7085 51 48312408351959
Employment Insurance 695 5605 626 5572 61 5912 64 51543898082250
Own Insurance 26 2868 17 3646 7 650 3 2631 75980054
Other 56 8366 27 8867 28 7898 9 8915 465657458
Social Security 15909 9278 14121 9466 1429 7479 828 75941476036*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1890 4591 1278 4642 509 4353 267 45748675971632
Public Assistance, Total 684 3453 486 3287 147 3300 144 33872362459200
AFDC Only 322 4118 232 3920 58 3149 54 40581324614098
Other Assistance Only 344 2898 237 2765 87 3366 82 3115 996195986
Both 19 2215 17 1914 2 5000 8 1538 41649115
Veterans Benefits 1867 7083 1622 7230 218 6114 75 81021322220*04
Disability Only 1167 5021 1020 5082 126 4689 42 58695859141704
Survivors Only 14 2429 13 2148 1 8483 1 3575 33695806
Pension Only 436 12413 389 12643 42 10030 12 198635417402974
Education Only 68 2915 51 2995 16 2611 11 2975 199300901
Other Only 102 4064 90 3868 12 5525 4 2480 412824538
Combinations 79 16377 59 18647 21 9890 5 164591298932357
Means-Tested 293 6519 241 6636 46 5707 28 80691911265633
Nonmeans-Tested 1573 7188 1381 7334 172 6223 47 81221131003*04
Survivors Benefits 452 11903 426 12178 26 7544 16 74605385474844
Company or Union 177 8801 163 9116 14 5104 6 44021553369255
Federal Government 10 6071 10 5132 1 24135 0 (B) 63628633
Military Retirement 11 6962 11 6962 0 (B) 2 10272 79125881
State or Local Government 23 4074 22 4091 0 (B) 2 7200 92219468
Railroad Retirement 2 13800 2 13800 0 (B) 2 13800 32582076
Workers Compensation 2 5700 2 5700 0 (B) 0 (B) 11699706
Black Lung 8 5196 8 5196 0 (B) 0 (B) 42114332
Estates or Trusts 113 17029 106 17282 7 13395 2 126471926177859
Annuities 44 7956 41 8310 3 3671 0 (B) 350741464
Other or Dont Know 76 16268 74 16566 2 1937 2 18721233815704
Disability Benefits 910 10146 771 10632 110 6168 71 85859229999922
Workers Compensation 37 6254 30 5683 7 7611 2 7314 233509834
Company or Union 298 10395 252 10723 35 6894 25 88753102721889
Federal Government 71 11330 62 10457 8 16190 3 12477 803801188
Military Retirement 40 7570 39 7608 0 (B) 4 5918 303326580
State or Local Government 135 13871 128 13853 3 4632 7 82001876468128
Railroad Retirement 18 8741 11 10146 5 6233 2 16800 153418245
Accident Insurance 86 14918 79 15568 2 12000 10 119681287624905
Black Lung 24 5766 24 5766 0 (B) 0 (B) 140174286
Temporary Insurance 4 3144 4 3144 0 (B) 0 (B) 12082740
Other or Dont Know 213 6177 159 7007 50 3597 20 42881316872123

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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Total2725487*062118161*051945040*05
Earnings2280085*061790988*051749455*05
WageS and Salary2112842*061722253*051673030*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment1567556*0568205287737439777257
Farm Self-Employment1048741*04 52892310 202726725
Unemployment Compensation9808575456 9255338771069457972
State or Local8745144992 8323909231021075049
Combinations1063430464 93142953 48382923
Workers Compensation56730645881090738388 667630519
State Payments1883687052 508967671 247416989
Employment Insurance3488320225 359629484 332114278
Own Insurance 61886653 4381461 8711970
Other 239170657 217759771 79387280
Social Security1336727*051068650*046285840701
SSI (Supplemental Security)593108433822172763741222579271
Public Assistance, Total1598978656 485337332 485967690
AFDC Only 910664653 183452211 219729618
Other Assistance Only 655827888 292722121 254426991
Both 32486115 9163000 11811080
Veterans Benefits1172579*041333268834 610242744
Disability Only5184645022 592810176 247240778
Survivors Only 28489535 5206271 5265546
Pension Only4917455320 423071343 240626135
Education Only 153153533 42475102 33215125
Other Only 346405687 66418850 9764794
Combinations1095645268 203287089 74130364
Means-Tested1598100285 261428768 227085697
Nonmeans-Tested1012769*041071840065 383157047
Survivors Benefits5187101682 197300272 116883197
Company or Union1482526082 70843173 27567322
Federal Government 51128152 12500481 0
Military Retirement 79125881 0 16109577
State or Local Government 91146578 0 11729952
Railroad Retirement 32582076 0 32582076
Workers Compensation 11699706 0 0
Black Lung 42114332 0 0
Estates or Trusts1827575147 98602712 25459505
Annuities 338386068 12355396 0
Other or Dont Know1230817196 2998508 3434764
Disability Benefits8198932106 676440966 613112313
Workers Compensation 169593783 52577106 16303882
Company or Union2699927523 240413338 226171501
Federal Government 643166241 136617247 40514520
Military Retirement 297214291 0 22325010
State or Local Government1775138460 14623733 55420721
Railroad Retirement 112616831 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance1237496453 25304280 123856730
Black Lung 140174286 0 0
Temporary Insurance 12082740 0 0
Other or Dont Know1111521494 178552278 87570451

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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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions 9164 13751 8309 13987 676 11148 253 104761260104*05
Company or Union 5780 10501 5294 10578 363 9240 170 79426069362*04
Federal Government 989 21918 881 22581 86 15904 29 132442167609*04
Military Retirement 838 17284 689 18161 132 12954 20 174461448684*04
State or Local Government 1307 15817 1205 16209 92 10872 28 143272077030*04
Railroad Retirement 137 16703 131 16785 6 14832 4 132672287798311
Annuities 130 8020 128 8087 0 (B) 5 42681040746458
IRA or Keough 192 9991 183 10309 6 2447 5 26451914230873
Other or Dont Know 218 14625 210 14887 2 7200 8 90643187029734
interest 49870 1540 45220 1565 2752 1167 2377 6997680979*04
Dividends 15855 2553 14761 2606 535 1774 384 24664047208*04
Rents and Royalties 6579 3445 6035 3368 271 4482 350 22722266165*04
Education 3408 3929 2863 3774 367 4289 279 37091339069*04
Pell Grant Only 501 2288 372 2078 87 2954 80 22721146020169
Other Government Only 634 3660 528 3541 68 2161 64 38802319915967
Scholarships Only 761 4382 658 4115 76 6672 66 42483334919085
Other Only 948 2906 856 2809 49 1967 33 21662753821285
Combinations 564 6799 449 6798 88 6517 36 69813836010986
Child Support 314 2474 259 2500 50 2251 27 1369 775850999
Alimony 1 600 1 600 0 (B) 1 600 417234
Financial Assistance 752 6122 592 4761 58 6933 68 56754604470819
Other Income 688 5463 597 5922 53 2046 29 21973756059380
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 24975 10091 21428 10493 2776 7550 1773 66402520272*05
Public Assistance or SSI 2514 4391 1716 4387 646 4185 403 42411103843*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 16035 9359 14235 9555 1439 7504 836 76781500774*05
Company or Union Pension 6203 10536 5660 10633 409 8961 197 81366534971*04
Military Retirement 885 16809 734 17549 132 12954 25 152531486929*04
Federal Government
Retirement 1066 21156 947 21725 94 15975 32 131662254352*04
State or Local Retirement 1442 15710 1332 16068 95 10665 36 133312264808*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 1418 6049 1212 6012 176 6640 135 59988575277528
Property Income 51819 2738 46944 2799 2874 1905 2544 13471418697*05
Child Support or Alimony 314 2469 259 2495 50 2251 28 1350 776268233
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 6674 3684 6126 3616 275 4773 352 23312458783*04
Pensions or Annuities 9707 13589 8781 13829 731 10854 288 103531319034*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
Male Total- 15 Years and Over Pensions1162300*0575310600212650837006
Company or Union5599913*0433498189201347676294
Federal Government1988447*041359912176 378598122
Military Retirement1251237*041708981085 342190511
State or Local Government1953032*04 998508854 407881398
Railroad Retirement2202649971 85148340 58399814
Annuities1033738410 0 20989834
IRA or Keough1884211516 13481507 12471750
Other or Dont Know3129413894 15209136 71942260
interest7078023*0432121845611660437865
Dividends3847406*04 949562594 946538961
Rents and Royalties2032471*041213098729 795377734
Education1080621*0415753007021034705717
Pell Grant Only 773131927 255946138 180727104
Other Government Only1870442238 147288597 249513087
Scholarships Only2707414472 503953474 281136770
Other Only2405300869 96847037 71120820
Combinations3049915857 571265455 252207934
Child Support 646564041 112320544 36819267
Alimony 417234 0 417234
Financial Assistance2819131950 404570967 388418952
Other Income3533500371 107781447 64186089
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments2248610*052095644*041177475*04
Public Assistance or SSI753006299527026137071708546961
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1360205*051089000*046417772088
Company or Union Pension6018158*0436610754321601415117
Military Retirement1288871*041708981085 380625099
Federal Government
Retirement2057877*041509029905 419112642
State or Local Retirement2139661*041013132588 475032071
Workers Compensation
Payments72862258901168619775 807791132
Property Income1314066*0554734485973427814066
Child Support or Alimony 646981275 112320544 37236501
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts2215229*041311701441 820837239
Pensions or Annuities1214314*0579332650522981588776

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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
Male Under 65 Years Total 80265 34194 68170 35630 8447 23108 8703 212252744632*06
Earnings 73288 34141 62839 35269 7185 24483 8044 214812502135*06
WageS and Salary 69104 33667 59062 34835 6984 24275 7741 213582326518*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 6550 25449 5849 25643 396 16014 449 162221666973*05
Farm Self-Employment 723 12329 697 12679 17 2038 13 155158918885252
Unemployment Compensation 3779 2955 3267 2964 371 2498 395 26861116489*04
State or Local 3497 2852 3038 2838 330 2521 381 26569975580510
Combinations 282 4223 229 4632 40 2307 14 35131189305144
Workers Compensation 1223 5224 1034 5047 167 6532 127 52156388606335
State Payments 470 4714 388 4362 72 7085 51 48312213523418
Employment Insurance 672 5405 603 5348 61 5912 64 51413634148963
Own Insurance 26 2868 17 3646 7 650 3 2631 75980054
Other 54 8533 26 9242 28 7898 9 8915 464953898
Social Security 3996 7714 3276 7923 608 6702 334 71593082284*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1516 4849 1010 4963 446 4553 186 52657351920798
Public Assistance, Total 661 3466 466 3304 145 3279 133 33582290495980
AFDC Only 320 4116 230 3916 58 3149 54 40581315564401
Other Assistance Only 322 2895 218 2767 85 3332 71 3019 933282464
Both 19 2215 17 1914 2 5000 8 1538 41649115
Veterans Benefits 980 8174 821 8615 138 5680 46 98208007802761
Disability Only 588 5857 488 6306 85 3454 24 68853443482613
Survivors Only 7 1379 7 731 1 8483 0 (B) 10123650
Pension Only 213 14258 186 14279 22 13704 8 291473038518534
Education Only 68 2915 51 2995 16 2611 11 2975 199300901
Other Only 44 4990 39 4712 5 7289 2 3134 218764665
Combinations 59 18582 50 19951 9 11257 1 264001097612397
Means-Tested 145 7675 113 7716 26 7356 18 84961110273443
Nonmeans-Tested 835 8260 709 8758 111 5285 29 106316897529318
Survivors Benefits 245 12688 229 13098 16 6845 6 99113108326757
Company or Union 54 8494 47 8771 7 6714 0 (B) 461963027
Federal Government 5 4571 5 2430 1 24135 0 (B) 23997639
Military Retirement 2 5843 2 5843 0 (B) 0 10272 11162360
State or Local Government 14 3258 14 3258 0 (B) 0 (B) 45410101
Railroad Retirement 2 13800 2 13800 0 (B) 2 13800 32582076
Workers Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Black Lung 5 3746 5 3746 0 (B) 0 (B) 19597743
Estates or Trusts 77 13907 72 14226 4 8400 2 126471064592892
Annuities 26 10120 23 11018 3 3360 0 (B) 259190596
Other or Dont Know 71 16671 70 16998 2 1937 2 18721189829858
Disability Benefits 737 10216 624 10761 87 5741 65 87797528213657
Workers Compensation 31 6916 23 6398 7 7611 1 10868 212863286
Company or Union 236 10305 203 10354 21 7929 22 90302437113089
Federal Government 54 9243 49 9530 5 6360 3 12477 501993573
Military Retirement 23 6079 23 6079 0 (B) 4 5918 139006233
State or Local Government 108 14276 101 14233 3 4632 5 91091545027284
Railroad Retirement 14 8365 10 9370 5 6233 2 16800 118750388
Accident Insurance 73 17076 67 18075 2 12000 10 119681252348019
Black Lung 2 7200 2 7200 0 (B) 0 (B) 15193152
Temporary Insurance 4 3144 4 3144 0 (B) 0 (B) 12082740
Other or Dont Know 199 6495 150 7246 44 4050 20 42881293835889

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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
Male Under 65 Years Total2428903*061951971*051847194*05
Earnings2216247*061758973*051728012*05
WageS and Salary2057407*061695284*051653231*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment1499996*0563350049637275459416
Farm Self-Employment8840474352 33911810 202726725
Unemployment Compensation9682855317 9255338771059620005
State or Local8621773629 8323909231011237082
Combinations1061081687 93142953 48382923
Workers Compensation52169266351090738388 664805815
State Payments1692185947 508967671 247416989
Employment Insurance3224386938 359629484 329289574
Own Insurance 61886653 4381461 8711970
Other 238467097 217759771 79387280
Social Security2595670*0440765892322390511118
SSI (Supplemental Security)50108407432028232729 979771396
Public Assistance, Total1537958941 474393828 444991471
AFDC Only 901614956 183452211 219729618
Other Assistance Only 603857869 281778617 213450772
Both 32486115 9163000 11811080
Veterans Benefits7076297943 781757957 452931179
Disability Only3078050792 292366616 165638894
Survivors Only 4917378 5206271 0
Pension Only2662910269 302598872 232889693
Education Only 153153533 42475102 33215125
Other Only 184337176 34427488 7508833
Combinations 992928791 104683605 13678632
Means-Tested 869049676 193354105 148948851
Nonmeans-Tested6207248266 588403851 303982328
Survivors Benefits2998338718 109988039 63259769
Company or Union 412766609 49196417 0
Federal Government 11497157 12500481 0
Military Retirement 11162360 0 1783424
State or Local Government 45410101 0 0
Railroad Retirement 32582076 0 32582076
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 19597743 0 0
Estates or Trusts1029386980 35205912 25459505
Annuities 249103876 10086720 0
Other or Dont Know1186831350 2998508 3434764
Disability Benefits6717276316 499746366 570210479
Workers Compensation 148947236 52577106 10038010
Company or Union2105742268 168989793 201612246
Federal Government 470641826 31351747 40514520
Military Retirement 139006233 0 22325010
State or Local Government1444555071 14623733 43344013
Railroad Retirement 90397406 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance1202219567 25304280 123856730
Black Lung 15193152 0 0
Temporary Insurance 12082740 0 0
Other or Dont Know1088490815 178546724 87570451

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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
Male Under 65 Years Pensions 2988 17089 2620 17691 284 12632 89 121415106587*04
Company or Union 1556 14334 1393 14665 116 11840 53 123282229962*04
Federal Government 309 23709 271 24851 25 14041 9 113767334706248
Military Retirement 560 16752 436 17733 109 12887 13 146909387223547
State or Local Government 470 19636 436 19966 28 14617 12 97359219513301
Railroad Retirement 20 15294 18 15101 2 16872 1 13613 306133513
Annuities 30 6246 30 6246 0 (B) 1 1 184541274
IRA or Keough 62 6504 55 6882 4 2000 1 3000 404882953
Other or Dont Know 112 17149 108 17567 0 (B) 0 70421915953007
interest 41094 1181 36951 1193 2416 812 2195 6034853159*04
Dividends 13006 2161 11995 2201 489 1549 357 20282809965*04
Rents and Royalties 5144 3240 4699 3160 208 3908 316 20241666362*04
Education 3405 3932 2860 3777 367 4289 279 37091338593*04
Pell Grant Only 501 2288 372 2078 87 2954 80 22721146020169
Other Government Only 631 3670 525 3553 68 2161 64 38802315160262
Scholarships Only 761 4382 658 4115 76 6672 66 42483334919085
Other Only 948 2906 856 2809 49 1967 33 21662753821285
Combinations 564 6799 449 6798 88 6517 36 69813836010986
Child Support 311 2483 259 2500 48 2300 27 1369 773180111
Alimony 1 600 1 600 0 (B) 1 600 417234
Financial Assistance 744 6154 584 4783 58 6933 68 56754577536898
Other Income 557 4916 469 5378 53 2046 29 21972736920558
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 12485 7548 10125 7851 1880 6141 1225 54049423789*04
Public Assistance or SSI 2120 4549 1430 4578 580 4318 312 45639642416779
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 4030 7762 3304 7976 615 6735 340 72963128031*04
Company or Union Pension 1836 13725 1634 14047 144 11001 74 114562519960*04
Military Retirement 585 16300 461 17106 109 12887 17 126499537392141
Federal Government
Retirement 369 21307 325 22200 31 12986 12 116717860697461
State or Local Retirement 572 18892 532 19166 32 13618 16 102931080995*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 1324 5967 1121 5903 176 6640 133 60067900691276
Property Income 42698 2210 38365 2251 2517 1418 2349 11569435946*04
Child Support or Alimony 312 2479 259 2495 48 2300 28 1350 773597345
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 5213 3401 4764 3333 212 3996 318 20921772821*04
Pensions or Annuities 3445 16307 3024 16854 322 11915 118 116425617130*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
Male Under 65 Years Pensions4635579*0435827699791077989676
Company or Union2043149*041367572198 648093831
Federal Government6741974341 357735754 101289351
Military Retirement77365255431398411126 185628409
State or Local Government8705557380 415229128 121458884
Railroad Retirement 269387140 36746372 15298668
Annuities 184541274 0 1474
IRA or Keough 381269703 7075400 3618870
Other or Dont Know1891737007 0 2600188
interest4409085*0419619843121324587874
Dividends2640187*04 757508545 724781051
Rents and Royalties1484917*04 813242654 640199794
Education1080145*0415753007021034705717
Pell Grant Only 773131927 255946138 180727104
Other Government Only1865686533 147288597 249513087
Scholarships Only2707414472 503953474 281136770
Other Only2405300869 96847037 71120820
Combinations3049915857 571265455 252207934
Child Support 646564041 109649656 36819267
Alimony 417234 0 417234
Financial Assistance2792198029 404570967 388418952
Other Income2520168636 107781447 64186089
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments7949018*041154624*046620694218
Public Assistance or SSI654879968425026265581424762868
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2634907*0441416885872479341358
Company or Union Pension2295000*041585758408 849706077
Military Retirement78866941371398411126 209736844
Federal Government
Retirement7224113325 401587983 141803871
State or Local Retirement1019552*04 429852861 164802897
Workers Compensation
Payments66149670741168619775 798700556
Property Income8637128*0435679414242715028226
Child Support or Alimony 646981275 109649656 37236501
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1587856*04 848448566 665659299
Pensions or Annuities5096298*0438327725001372270223
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_004.htm