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TABLE H-5. Size of Household--Households, by Total Money Income in 1997, Type of Household, Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin ofHouseholder (Numbers in thousands)
Households having specified number of persons Mean size
Total 1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons7 persons or moreof house- hold
Family households Total All races Total 70880 0 28722 16640 15090 6972 2195 1260 3.24
Under $2,500 915 0 405 223 165 81 24 17 3.11
$2,500 to $4,999 783 0 274 242 146 80 23 16 3.23
$5,000 to $7,499 1295 0 530 335 222 136 39 33 3.20
$7,500 to $9,999 1355 0 616 341 190 137 48 22 3.12
$10,000 to $12,499 1866 0 894 425 296 148 53 51 3.12
$12,500 to $14,999 2044 0 1091 433 278 136 60 45 2.97
$15,000 to $17,499 2287 0 1218 492 320 147 62 47 2.96
$17,500 to $19,999 2178 0 1175 450 316 140 55 42 2.95
$20,000 to $22,499 2415 0 1218 539 353 191 72 42 3.03
$22,500 to $24,999 2188 0 1069 496 335 200 50 39 3.08
$25,000 to $27,499 2508 0 1252 557 393 199 69 38 3.05
$27,500 to $29,999 2147 0 1104 393 377 155 69 49 3.07
$30,000 to $32,499 2470 0 1145 508 466 222 90 39 3.16
$32,500 to $34,999 2032 0 1006 422 343 168 59 34 3.06
$35,000 to $37,499 2447 0 992 588 518 238 75 36 3.23
$37,500 to $39,999 1917 0 866 392 375 170 68 45 3.19
$40,000 to $42,499 2409 0 1014 536 487 263 68 40 3.22
$42,500 to $44,999 1893 0 743 477 348 214 72 38 3.29
$45,000 to $47,499 2105 0 763 527 496 230 68 20 3.29
$47,500 to $49,999 1730 0 618 383 472 167 55 34 3.35
$50,000 to $52,499 2203 0 803 542 520 242 67 29 3.28
$52,500 to $54,999 1695 0 648 434 394 146 46 28 3.24
$55,000 to $57,499 1839 0 591 505 442 186 69 46 3.41
$57,500 to $59,999 1343 0 502 331 325 118 48 19 3.29
$60,000 to $62,499 1870 0 563 508 521 199 46 33 3.42
$62,500 to $64,999 1293 0 478 286 310 143 53 23 3.37
$65,000 to $67,499 1578 0 519 415 365 202 70 8 3.36
$67,500 to $69,999 1190 0 379 308 333 118 36 15 3.39
$70,000 to $72,499 1342 0 468 310 355 167 30 12 3.30
$72,500 to $74,999 1027 0 328 259 268 127 32 14 3.40
$75,000 to $77,499 1145 0 371 303 278 141 31 21 3.40
$77,500 to $79,999 901 0 284 226 257 93 32 9 3.39
$80,000 to $82,499 1064 0 354 244 282 109 45 31 3.44
$82,500 to $84,999 877 0 308 218 202 114 20 15 3.36
$85,000 to $87,499 860 0 329 205 217 73 24 11 3.25
$87,500 to $89,999 664 0 214 167 177 65 30 11 3.45
$90,000 to $92,499 704 0 230 164 197 78 26 10 3.41
$92,500 to $94,999 639 0 207 139 180 83 16 14 3.45
$95,000 to $97,499 607 0 201 118 174 77 21 15 3.53
$97,500 to $99,999 538 0 174 154 120 45 19 26 3.48
$100,000 and over 8516 0 2776 2047 2275 1023 255 139 3.42
Median income.....dollars 45347 (B) 38573 47240 53307 50645 46459 42167 (X)
Standard error.dollars 237 (B) 366 495 584 646 1313 1679 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 57659 (B) 51809 57689 66412 63279 57230 55426 (X)
Standard error.dollars 358 (B) 538 680 892 1139 1916 2557 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .411 .000 .425 .401 .389 .402 .394 .418 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0045 .0000 .0073 .0091 .0097 .0142 .0251 .0336 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 17793 (B) 25569 18703 16379 12457 9274 6974 (X)
Standard Error 124 (B) 316 266 257 270 370 380 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 229690 0 58197 51327 61184 35419 13548 10014 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
Family households Total White Total 59511 0 25146 13628 12422 5735 1705 876 3.18
Under $2,500 579 0 273 145 93 47 15 6 2.98
$2,500 to $4,999 499 0 192 137 90 55 17 8 3.22
$5,000 to $7,499 826 0 366 224 115 83 17 21 3.09
$7,500 to $9,999 921 0 460 213 119 80 32 17 3.02
$10,000 to $12,499 1362 0 683 279 231 119 25 26 3.04
$12,500 to $14,999 1560 0 895 297 193 109 34 31 2.88
$15,000 to $17,499 1826 0 1031 342 247 120 50 36 2.91
$17,500 to $19,999 1738 0 1005 331 236 111 40 15 2.83
$20,000 to $22,499 1954 0 1029 430 286 131 56 23 2.94
$22,500 to $24,999 1822 0 962 388 249 169 38 17 2.96
$25,000 to $27,499 2050 0 1081 427 289 174 56 23 2.97
$27,500 to $29,999 1783 0 949 314 303 126 60 32 3.02
$30,000 to $32,499 2029 0 975 430 355 180 58 31 3.06
$32,500 to $34,999 1733 0 894 349 284 128 52 26 2.99
$35,000 to $37,499 2069 0 893 486 418 180 67 25 3.15
$37,500 to $39,999 1632 0 759 331 319 149 41 34 3.13
$40,000 to $42,499 2069 0 928 436 395 219 59 32 3.16
$42,500 to $44,999 1569 0 648 384 286 167 55 31 3.22
$45,000 to $47,499 1766 0 668 435 414 177 54 17 3.23
$47,500 to $49,999 1500 0 583 341 372 131 43 30 3.26
$50,000 to $52,499 1918 0 734 477 428 196 58 24 3.22
$52,500 to $54,999 1516 0 591 391 348 129 36 20 3.19
$55,000 to $57,499 1551 0 528 407 375 165 42 34 3.35
$57,500 to $59,999 1172 0 462 283 274 97 43 14 3.23
$60,000 to $62,499 1615 0 504 438 428 179 42 24 3.37
$62,500 to $64,999 1126 0 418 261 262 127 40 19 3.33
$65,000 to $67,499 1360 0 476 335 324 164 54 7 3.31
$67,500 to $69,999 1038 0 339 263 293 101 29 13 3.37
$70,000 to $72,499 1185 0 435 270 299 149 27 6 3.25
$72,500 to $74,999 914 0 306 240 240 96 21 11 3.32
$75,000 to $77,499 1032 0 348 278 235 125 27 19 3.35
$77,500 to $79,999 801 0 267 193 228 78 29 6 3.34
$80,000 to $82,499 928 0 320 222 248 98 24 16 3.32
$82,500 to $84,999 792 0 292 190 184 96 20 10 3.31
$85,000 to $87,499 776 0 314 185 191 58 22 7 3.16
$87,500 to $89,999 580 0 198 157 137 56 27 6 3.35
$90,000 to $92,499 638 0 216 142 176 71 25 8 3.38
$92,500 to $94,999 573 0 190 123 160 72 15 13 3.44
$95,000 to $97,499 518 0 171 107 144 68 16 11 3.49
$97,500 to $99,999 476 0 161 139 111 32 19 15 3.36
$100,000 and over 7714 0 2600 1810 2046 926 220 112 3.38
Median income.....dollars 47454 (B) 40338 50491 55954 52844 49049 45729 (X)
Standard error.dollars 277 (B) 320 458 556 972 1658 2363 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 60317 (B) 53855 60940 69946 66325 60701 59511 (X)
Standard error.dollars 407 (B) 591 789 1036 1296 2349 3348 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .403 .000 .418 .386 .379 .396 .383 .406 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0049 .0000 .0078 .0101 .0107 .0157 .0286 .0407 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 18969 (B) 26665 19831 17313 13088 9888 7601 (X)
Standard Error 144 (B) 351 312 300 310 454 503 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 189233 0 50788 41877 50185 29063 10464 6856 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
Family households Total Black Total 8408 0 2741 2262 1901 912 340 253 3.51
Under $2,500 275 0 106 66 60 29 8 7 3.32
$2,500 to $4,999 256 0 73 96 51 21 7 8 3.22
$5,000 to $7,499 421 0 149 98 97 48 17 12 3.39
$7,500 to $9,999 378 0 137 114 65 48 11 4 3.27
$10,000 to $12,499 413 0 173 125 55 22 24 14 3.26
$12,500 to $14,999 399 0 170 115 63 25 22 4 3.16
$15,000 to $17,499 399 0 160 135 67 23 10 4 3.08
$17,500 to $19,999 347 0 136 88 60 27 13 23 3.45
$20,000 to $22,499 371 0 147 93 52 55 8 16 3.44
$22,500 to $24,999 299 0 85 85 75 31 8 16 3.74
$25,000 to $27,499 360 0 134 103 88 21 10 4 3.27
$27,500 to $29,999 295 0 126 64 59 26 7 12 3.32
$30,000 to $32,499 344 0 126 59 90 31 31 8 3.69
$32,500 to $34,999 221 0 83 54 47 25 4 7 3.52
$35,000 to $37,499 268 0 66 74 76 36 7 9 3.75
$37,500 to $39,999 202 0 88 41 37 10 18 8 3.42
$40,000 to $42,499 256 0 66 81 68 31 4 6 3.55
$42,500 to $44,999 236 0 69 72 40 39 10 7 3.71
$45,000 to $47,499 250 0 75 64 56 41 10 3 3.63
$47,500 to $49,999 165 0 19 32 69 31 9 5 3.98
$50,000 to $52,499 209 0 42 45 71 41 6 3 3.78
$52,500 to $54,999 141 0 40 36 42 14 5 4 3.75
$55,000 to $57,499 190 0 40 81 38 10 15 5 3.62
$57,500 to $59,999 132 0 32 39 38 17 4 2 3.59
$60,000 to $62,499 149 0 42 38 53 14 0 3 3.62
$62,500 to $64,999 123 0 50 18 31 14 6 2 3.45
$65,000 to $67,499 146 0 32 54 23 25 11 0 3.55
$67,500 to $69,999 107 0 35 27 26 13 6 0 3.40
$70,000 to $72,499 109 0 14 29 45 14 1 6 3.90
$72,500 to $74,999 74 0 12 11 19 22 6 3 4.17
$75,000 to $77,499 69 0 19 13 22 11 4 0 3.65
$77,500 to $79,999 46 0 7 20 13 6 0 0 3.62
$80,000 to $82,499 89 0 25 13 13 5 18 15 4.45
$82,500 to $84,999 54 0 12 19 12 11 0 0 3.51
$85,000 to $87,499 54 0 9 14 17 7 3 5 4.18
$87,500 to $89,999 43 0 12 1 17 9 0 4 4.28
$90,000 to $92,499 29 0 5 7 9 5 1 2 4.18
$92,500 to $94,999 44 0 13 11 15 5 0 0 3.34
$95,000 to $97,499 33 0 7 8 11 0 2 5 4.35
$97,500 to $99,999 43 0 8 10 7 6 0 11 4.76
$100,000 and over 366 0 97 109 102 40 13 4 3.57
Median income.....dollars 29915 (B) 25679 27939 35706 36686 32050 30799 (X)
Standard error.dollars 571 (B) 789 1255 1244 2575 2871 3559 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 37535 (B) 32807 36848 42303 41854 38978 41575 (X)
Standard error.dollars 556 (B) 851 1093 1254 1795 2480 3766 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .429 .000 .435 .439 .410 .405 .401 .431 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0129 .0000 .0231 .0250 .0269 .0384 .0597 .0745 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 10704 (B) 15717 11691 10315 8222 6204 5102 (X)
Standard Error 184 (B) 610 455 398 454 524 560 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 29483 0 5721 7129 7794 4641 2134 2064 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 -.000077 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 -.000320 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 .01
Family households Total Hispanic origin Total 6961 0 1569 1649 1737 1188 462 355 4.03
Under $2,500 137 0 42 42 27 16 8 3 3.54
$2,500 to $4,999 168 0 44 44 36 26 11 8 3.72
$5,000 to $7,499 295 0 78 84 61 48 11 14 3.71
$7,500 to $9,999 283 0 85 69 43 45 28 13 3.82
$10,000 to $12,499 391 0 105 107 93 56 17 13 3.73
$12,500 to $14,999 333 0 99 81 80 38 16 19 3.73
$15,000 to $17,499 388 0 118 85 83 61 23 17 3.77
$17,500 to $19,999 298 0 68 83 72 44 22 8 3.86
$20,000 to $22,499 393 0 83 124 82 61 30 13 3.92
$22,500 to $24,999 310 0 63 67 83 65 17 15 4.12
$25,000 to $27,499 305 0 68 73 63 62 26 13 4.08
$27,500 to $29,999 256 0 59 63 63 36 18 16 4.00
$30,000 to $32,499 321 0 81 72 75 58 23 12 3.96
$32,500 to $34,999 193 0 57 32 44 35 13 10 3.96
$35,000 to $37,499 255 0 52 60 61 50 20 11 4.12
$37,500 to $39,999 205 0 34 43 73 26 12 17 4.26
$40,000 to $42,499 263 0 62 48 72 37 28 16 4.18
$42,500 to $44,999 170 0 33 43 36 33 15 10 4.23
$45,000 to $47,499 193 0 29 51 59 35 11 8 4.14
$47,500 to $49,999 156 0 26 32 41 32 10 15 4.43
$50,000 to $52,499 143 0 17 34 41 29 10 11 4.35
$52,500 to $54,999 139 0 21 29 53 24 5 7 4.25
$55,000 to $57,499 117 0 14 24 43 16 6 14 4.63
$57,500 to $59,999 82 0 10 14 32 15 9 2 4.47
$60,000 to $62,499 126 0 26 18 25 44 5 7 4.32
$62,500 to $64,999 67 0 11 12 27 9 6 2 4.18
$65,000 to $67,499 83 0 13 23 28 12 6 1 4.20
$67,500 to $69,999 54 0 8 15 15 6 4 6 4.72
$70,000 to $72,499 61 0 14 18 15 13 2 1 3.77
$72,500 to $74,999 61 0 17 17 15 8 1 4 3.74
$75,000 to $77,499 75 0 13 16 18 13 5 10 4.68
$77,500 to $79,999 40 0 13 9 8 6 2 1 3.74
$80,000 to $82,499 61 0 11 12 20 12 5 1 4.12
$82,500 to $84,999 33 0 10 8 6 5 0 3 4.09
$85,000 to $87,499 30 0 7 5 4 9 1 4 4.79
$87,500 to $89,999 35 0 8 6 7 8 5 3 4.45
$90,000 to $92,499 36 0 2 7 11 10 2 3 4.70
$92,500 to $94,999 30 0 6 8 11 4 0 1 3.71
$95,000 to $97,499 32 0 3 2 12 11 2 2 4.75
$97,500 to $99,999 19 0 5 4 3 3 1 3 4.08
$100,000 and over 324 0 56 65 96 64 24 19 4.38
Median income.....dollars 29253 (B) 25063 26301 33003 31488 30278 35759 (X)
Standard error.dollars 638 (B) 1186 1082 1563 1208 2028 3104 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 38654 (B) 33834 36470 41750 41769 39799 43041 (X)
Standard error.dollars 853 (B) 1496 1808 1786 2014 4256 3365 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .439 .000 .449 .452 .421 .432 .434 .409 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0158 .0000 .0335 .0337 .0308 .0379 .0641 .0667 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 9585 (B) 16272 11362 9874 7884 6222 5232 (X)
Standard Error 224 (B) 968 657 489 444 727 491 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 28072 0 3263 5293 7346 6294 2952 2923 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 11039 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 -.000155 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 -.000359 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 1871 .01
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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