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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 45 to 64 Years Total 25714 44886 22350 46714 2370 28785 1877 260641154205*06
Earnings 22058 45367 19395 46684 1814 32087 1610 270431000723*06
WageS and Salary 20182 45221 17677 46720 1751 32241 1514 271929126396*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 2732 30862 2488 30470 115 15088 123 187728430627*04
Farm Self-Employment 337 11193 327 11398 7 4926 5 120433777044206
Unemployment Compensation 1186 3742 1047 3654 101 3159 97 26474437078254
State or Local 1067 3421 946 3279 84 3146 96 26693650406011
Combinations 119 6615 101 7175 17 3219 1 1226 786672242
Workers Compensation 461 6277 395 5829 61 9126 36 53152896519898
State Payments 173 5206 150 4475 23 9937 9 4911 901231730
Employment Insurance 257 6757 223 6614 31 7462 22 51521739870524
Own Insurance 9 4372 6 4764 0 (B) 0 (B) 39141275
Other 22 9872 15 8047 6 14243 5 6709 216276369
Social Security 2631 8627 2244 8771 317 7846 196 85462269528*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 592 5415 383 5602 176 4928 63 61053203647262
Public Assistance, Total 170 3425 111 2852 36 4214 22 2644 583333398
AFDC Only 54 3930 33 2781 8 3928 4 3151 214029596
Other Assistance Only 114 3194 76 2885 28 4294 17 2517 364922798
Both 2 2760 2 2760 0 (B) 2 2760 4381003
Veterans Benefits 701 9130 605 9556 80 5980 25 146566399674159
Disability Only 430 6428 363 6951 55 3078 16 82302763060716
Survivors Only 7 1379 7 731 1 8483 0 (B) 10123650
Pension Only 177 15111 160 15063 13 15366 7 347752668315401
Education Only 10 5220 7 5228 3 5199 1 5199 52924594
Other Only 34 4819 29 4419 5 7289 1 1295 163246361
Combinations 43 17179 39 17487 4 14398 0 (B) 742003435
Means-Tested 97 8050 85 7650 8 11521 13 10062 784077390
Nonmeans-Tested 604 9304 520 9865 72 5357 12 197375615596769
Survivors Benefits 127 12581 112 13369 15 6507 4 85841591612169
Company or Union 40 7159 33 7258 7 6714 0 (B) 288734819
Federal Government 2 245 2 245 0 (B) 0 (B) 450028
Military Retirement 2 5400 2 5400 0 (B) 0 (B) 9378936
State or Local Government 7 5036 7 5036 0 (B) 0 (B) 33627761
Railroad Retirement 2 13800 2 13800 0 (B) 2 13800 32582076
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 29 18330 25 19981 4 8400 0 (B) 538947743
Annuities 17 11985 14 13838 3 3360 0 (B) 203399570
Other or Dont Know 31 15518 31 15518 0 (B) 2 1872 484490773
Disability Benefits 443 11257 390 11673 40 7284 33 125774986001246
Workers Compensation 11 6835 6 5055 4 7800 1 10868 78386232
Company or Union 164 11465 143 11546 12 10164 13 120681882204522
Federal Government 33 10881 33 10881 0 (B) 2 18000 354296641
Military Retirement 18 6204 18 6204 0 (B) 2 7200 112877373
State or Local Government 85 14573 82 14956 3 4632 4 93551239657983
Railroad Retirement 12 9319 7 11245 5 6233 2 16800 110336183
Accident Insurance 50 11459 46 11452 2 12000 5 18014 569789385
Black Lung 2 7200 2 7200 0 (B) 0 (B) 15193152
Temporary Insurance 4 3000 4 3000 0 (B) 0 (B) 10610100
Other or Dont Know 71 8596 55 9668 14 4878 6 4810 612649671

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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 45 to 64 Years Total1044064*066823502*044892075*04
Earnings9054178*055821365*044355176*04
WageS and Salary8258727*055644713*044117770*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment7582316*0417343520822315497751
Farm Self-Employment3722024774 32162700 58557145
Unemployment Compensation3825586351 318707886 256728068
State or Local3102343871 263049321 254925027
Combinations 723242479 55658564 1803041
Workers Compensation2301456556 554299992 192052932
State Payments 671146434 230085295 44363834
Employment Insurance1476534984 232284129 113035062
Own Insurance 29429335 0 0
Other 124345802 91930567 34654034
Social Security1968457*0424875356251677872343
SSI (Supplemental Security)2147661909 866443858 384827560
Public Assistance, Total 317535208 151751698 59129998
AFDC Only 93137780 30773164 12247553
Other Assistance Only 220016424 120978533 42501441
Both 4381003 0 4381003
Veterans Benefits5779808421 477631004 364904311
Disability Only2525058573 168776801 128499432
Survivors Only 4917378 5206271 0
Pension Only2402961610 192344399 227046395
Education Only 37993066 14931528 7710065
Other Only 128818872 34427488 1648418
Combinations 680058919 61944515 0
Means-Tested 646812632 93067363 131578219
Nonmeans-Tested5132995789 384563641 233326092
Survivors Benefits1497123120 94489049 36016840
Company or Union 239538401 49196417 0
Federal Government 450028 0 0
Military Retirement 9378936 0 0
State or Local Government 33627761 0 0
Railroad Retirement 32582076 0 32582076
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 503741831 35205912 0
Annuities 193312850 10086720 0
Other or Dont Know 484490773 0 3434764
Disability Benefits4548182881 294900013 420802444
Workers Compensation 32775960 34271328 10038010
Company or Union1656069403 123356040 162337259
Federal Government 354296641 0 38273040
Military Retirement 112877373 0 11338560
State or Local Government1225034250 14623733 33061153
Railroad Retirement 81983201 28352982 40949496
Accident Insurance 524750885 25304280 94565098
Black Lung 15193152 0 0
Temporary Insurance 10610100 0 0
Other or Dont Know 534591912 68991649 30239825

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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 45 to 64 Years Pensions 2656 18255 2362 18791 222 13705 67 133724848759*04
Company or Union 1411 15272 1270 15535 101 13273 39 139162154842*04
Federal Government 303 24021 269 25055 21 14217 9 113767280181304
Military Retirement 473 17685 393 18299 65 14335 8 158728364527663
State or Local Government 440 20321 407 20731 28 14617 11 102728943366063
Railroad Retirement 20 15294 18 15101 2 16872 1 13613 306133513
Annuities 26 7065 26 7065 0 (B) 0 (B) 181715420
IRA or Keough 43 6970 36 7633 4 2000 1 3000 300919628
Other or Dont Know 70 22029 70 22029 0 (B) 0 70421549028845
interest 15818 1778 14458 1788 837 1108 568 6512813104*04
Dividends 5885 2998 5518 3055 171 1229 125 32561764715*04
Rents and Royalties 2815 3432 2599 3419 112 4493 125 19409663209219
Education 242 2441 220 2526 15 1953 7 1924 590062299
Pell Grant Only 22 1199 17 1072 3 2297 3 952 26502313
Other Government Only 47 3825 47 3846 0 (B) 2 5841 179883476
Scholarships Only 22 2204 19 2067 3 2966 0 (B) 48218765
Other Only 131 2071 120 2144 9 1423 2 350 270977659
Combinations 20 3248 18 3510 0 (B) 0 (B) 64480085
Child Support 41 2549 39 2414 0 (B) 2 180 105229925
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Financial Assistance 87 4283 68 4182 11 4314 6 3841 371707761
Other Income 189 8936 164 9924 15 1034 5 45931692873369
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 5909 11053 4962 11521 750 8411 412 80666531824*04
Public Assistance or SSI 736 5142 476 5178 207 4925 83 53263786980660
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 2663 8692 2269 8843 324 7884 202 87352314434*04
Company or Union Pension 1605 14779 1437 15054 121 12562 51 136272371936*04
Military Retirement 493 17218 413 17712 65 14335 10 144478486783973
Federal Government
Retirement 337 22624 303 23384 21 14217 11 126537634927974
State or Local Retirement 518 19717 482 20120 32 13618 15 100531021665*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 523 6824 448 6444 67 9129 39 75363570498768
Property Income 16479 3397 15037 3464 884 1893 620 16415598034*04
Child Support or Alimony 41 2549 39 2414 0 (B) 2 180 105229925
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 2843 3588 2623 3580 116 4635 125 19401020216*04
Pensions or Annuities 2963 17649 2638 18172 246 13050 84 134465229278*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 45 to 64 Years Pensions4438844*043044076717 901323845
Company or Union1973709*041342399452 535861294
Federal Government6739570482 305614669 101289351
Military Retirement7191632534 937011694 127072509
State or Local Government8429410143 415229128 115582964
Railroad Retirement 269387140 36746372 15298668
Annuities 181715420 0 0
IRA or Keough 277306378 7075400 3618870
Other or Dont Know1549028845 0 2600188
interest2584432*04 927494154 369767622
Dividends1685512*04 209600981 405403637
Rents and Royalties8886602679 501618465 242481022
Education 556628406 30053976 12832554
Pell Grant Only 18345003 7841816 3091702
Other Government Only 179830432 0 9087944
Scholarships Only 38284577 9934188 0
Other Only 257481072 12277972 652907
Combinations 62687321 0 0
Child Support 94804029 0 390079
Alimony 0 0 0
Financial Assistance 286400199 47486170 22281018
Other Income1631675642 15285978 22182359
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments5716329*0463118470923325491593
Public Assistance or SSI24651971181018195557 443957558
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2006852*0425526349791766702583
Company or Union Pension2163269*041514951910 698198554
Military Retirement7313888844 937011694 138411069
Federal Government
Retirement7094317152 305614669 139562391
State or Local Retirement9688072154 429852861 148644117
Workers Compensation
Payments2884786654 613875600 296656041
Property Income5208979*0416739195131017652282
Child Support or Alimony 94804029 0 390079
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts9390344511 536824377 242481022
Pensions or Annuities4793034*0432045932551131035191

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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 65 Years and Over Total 13173 24302 11872 24983 963 17255 602 147483201405*05
Earnings 2833 24534 2566 24882 163 19668 115 186306951465*04
WageS and Salary 2328 25992 2098 26421 131 20581 107 184226051707*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 527 13920 490 13786 28 17377 8 211797331671666
Farm Self-Employment 133 12484 130 12703 4 5000 0 (B)1665914450
Unemployment Compensation 66 2270 61 2050 0 (B) 6 1688 150436176
State or Local 65 2282 60 2058 0 (B) 6 1688 148087400
Combinations 1 1704 1 1704 0 (B) 0 (B) 2348776
Workers Compensation 51 8953 49 9290 0 (B) 0 7200 459465387
State Payments 27 7224 25 7737 0 (B) 0 (B) 194828540
Employment Insurance 23 11389 23 11389 0 (B) 0 7200 263933287
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 1 600 1 600 0 (B) 0 (B) 703560
Social Security 11913 9803 10845 9932 820 8055 494 78891167808*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 374 3541 268 3432 64 2962 81 29921324050833
Public Assistance, Total 23 3078 21 2907 2 4576 11 3735 71963219
AFDC Only 2 4440 2 4440 0 (B) 0 (B) 9049696
Other Assistance Only 21 2948 19 2743 2 4576 11 3735 62913522
Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Veterans Benefits 887 5878 800 5809 80 6857 29 53895213495521
Disability Only 579 4171 532 3960 42 7192 18 45172415659091
Survivors Only 7 3608 7 3608 0 (B) 1 3575 23572156
Pension Only 223 10652 202 11137 20 5994 4 18762378884440
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 58 3362 50 3214 7 4383 2 1463 194059873
Combinations 20 9944 9 11427 11 8760 4 15167 201319960
Means-Tested 149 5394 128 5686 20 3487 11 7365 800992189
Nonmeans-Tested 738 5975 672 5833 61 7938 19 42614412503331
Survivors Benefits 207 10976 197 11109 10 8657 9 57742277148086
Company or Union 122 8937 116 9256 7 3304 6 44021091406228
Federal Government 5 7575 5 7575 0 (B) 0 (B) 39630994
Military Retirement 9 7188 9 7188 0 (B) 1 10272 67963520
State or Local Government 9 5382 8 5484 0 (B) 2 7200 46809366
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 2 5700 2 5700 0 (B) 0 (B) 11699706
Black Lung 3 7836 3 7836 0 (B) 0 (B) 22516589
Estates or Trusts 37 23563 33 23901 3 20000 0 (B) 861584967
Annuities 18 4956 18 4930 0 6240 0 (B) 91550868
Other or Dont Know 4 9830 4 9830 0 (B) 0 (B) 43985846
Disability Benefits 173 9846 147 10085 23 7809 6 66371701786264
Workers Compensation 7 3146 7 3146 0 (B) 1 4800 20646547
Company or Union 62 10739 48 12272 14 5266 3 7778 665608800
Federal Government 17 18147 12 14231 4 30000 0 (B) 301807614
Military Retirement 17 9554 16 9765 0 (B) 0 (B) 164320346
State or Local Government 27 12251 27 12404 0 (B) 2 6036 331440843
Railroad Retirement 3 10331 1 15300 0 (B) 0 (B) 34667857
Accident Insurance 13 2719 13 2719 0 (B) 0 (B) 35276885
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 14 1648 8 2733 6 1 0 (B) 23036233

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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 65 Years and Over Total2965841*051661903*048875541653
Earnings6383778*0432014433222144295307
WageS and Salary5543486*0426969390131979977466
Nonfarm Self-Employment6755989114 485523809 164317841
Farm Self-Employment1646933950 18980500 0
Unemployment Compensation 125720138 0 9837967
State or Local 123371362 0 9837967
Combinations 2348776 0 0
Workers Compensation 456137952 0 2824704
State Payments 191501105 0 0
Employment Insurance 263933287 0 2824704
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 703560 0 0
Social Security1077250*0566090074083895329583
SSI (Supplemental Security) 920243595 189043644 242807874
Public Assistance, Total 61019715 10943504 40976218
AFDC Only 9049696 0 0
Other Assistance Only 51970018 10943504 40976218
Both 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits4649496424 551510876 157311565
Disability Only2106594229 300443559 81601884
Survivors Only 23572156 0 5265546
Pension Only2254545050 120472471 7736442
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 162068510 31991362 2255960
Combinations 102716476 98603483 60451732
Means-Tested 729050609 68074662 78136846
Nonmeans-Tested3920445815 483436214 79174718
Survivors Benefits2188762963 87312232 53623427
Company or Union1069759472 21646756 27567322
Federal Government 39630994 0 0
Military Retirement 67963520 0 14326152
State or Local Government 45736476 0 11729952
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 11699706 0 0
Black Lung 22516589 0 0
Estates or Trusts 798188167 63396800 0
Annuities 89282191 2268676 0
Other or Dont Know 43985846 0 0
Disability Benefits1481655789 176694599 42901834
Workers Compensation 20646547 0 6265872
Company or Union 594185255 71423545 24559254
Federal Government 172524414 105265500 0
Military Retirement 158208057 0 0
State or Local Government 330583389 0 12076708
Railroad Retirement 22219425 0 0
Accident Insurance 35276885 0 0
Black Lung 124981134 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 23030679 5554 0

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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 65 Years and Over Pensions 6176 12136 5689 12280 392 10074 164 95767494453*04
Company or Union 4224 9090 3901 9118 247 8024 117 59733839490*04
Federal Government 680 21103 609 21571 60 16695 20 140891434139*04
Military Retirement 278 18357 253 18899 23 13264 7 224365099613212
State or Local Government 838 13677 769 14078 63 9195 16 179101145988*04
Railroad Retirement 117 16944 113 17050 4 13584 3 131481981664798
Annuities 100 8543 98 8641 0 (B) 3 6095 856205184
IRA or Keough 129 11669 127 11799 2 3250 4 25231509347919
Other or Dont Know 106 11969 103 12072 2 7200 8 91621271076726
interest 8776 3222 8269 3228 335 3730 182 18502827820*04
Dividends 2849 4343 2766 4365 46 4167 26 84071237242*04
Rents and Royalties 1435 4179 1336 4099 63 6395 34 45845998034347
Education 3 1500 3 1500 0 (B) 0 (B) 4755705
Pell Grant Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Government Only 3 1500 3 1500 0 (B) 0 (B) 4755705
Scholarships Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Child Support 2 1200 0 (B) 2 1200 0 (B) 2670888
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Financial Assistance 8 3254 8 3254 0 (B) 0 (B) 26933921
Other Income 131 7791 128 7913 0 (B) 0 (B)1019138822
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 12490 12634 11303 12861 896 10506 548 94031577893*05
Public Assistance or SSI 394 3542 286 3431 66 3020 91 31311396014053
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 12005 9895 10932 10032 824 8079 496 79401187971*05
Company or Union Pension 4367 9195 4026 9248 264 7848 123 61294015101*04
Military Retirement 300 17803 273 18295 23 13264 8 204105331897079
Federal Government
Retirement 697 21076 622 21476 64 17430 20 140891468283*04
State or Local Retirement 869 13615 800 14007 63 9195 20 158101183813*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 94 7210 91 7349 0 (B) 2 5355 674586251
Property Income 9120 5209 8579 5250 357 5344 195 36604751025*04
Child Support or Alimony 2 1200 0 (B) 2 1200 0 (B) 2670888
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 1461 4695 1362 4608 63 7409 34 45846859619314
Pensions or Annuities 6262 12093 5757 12241 409 10020 170 94597573205*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 65 Years and Over Pensions6986518*0439482900411572847329
Company or Union3556763*041982246722 699582463
Federal Government1314340*041002176422 277308771
Military Retirement4775846145 310569958 156562101
State or Local Government1082476*04 583279726 286422513
Railroad Retirement1933262830 48401968 43101146
Annuities 849197136 0 20988360
IRA or Keough1502941812 6406107 8852880
Other or Dont Know1237676886 15209136 69342072
interest2668938*041250200248 335849990
Dividends1207310*04 192054049 221757910
Rents and Royalties5475539979 399856075 155177939
Education 4755705 0 0
Pell Grant Only 0 0 0
Other Government Only 4755705 0 0
Scholarships Only 0 0 0
Other Only 0 0 0
Combinations 0 0 0
Child Support 0 2670888 0
Alimony 0 0 0
Financial Assistance 26933921 0 0
Other Income1013331735 0 0
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1453618*0594101990085154056428
Public Assistance or SSI 981263310 199987148 283784093
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1096714*0566574093763938430730
Company or Union Pension3723158*042075317023 751709040
Military Retirement5002017723 310569958 170888254
Federal Government
Retirement1335465*041107441922 277308771
State or Local Retirement1120108*04 583279726 310229173
Workers Compensation
Payments 671258816 0 9090576
Property Income4503531*041905507173 712785840
Child Support or Alimony 0 2670888 0
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts6273728146 463252875 155177939
Pensions or Annuities7046843*0441004925511609318553
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_006.htm