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TABLE H-6. Number of Earners--Households, by Total Money Income in 1997, Type of Household, Presence of Children, Race, and HispanicOrigin of Householder (Numbers in thousands)
Households having specified number of earners
2 earners or more Mean
Total No earners 1 earner Total 2 earners 3 earners 4 earners or more number of earners
All races Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total 102528 21280 35150 46098 36188 7429 2480 1.41
Under $2,500 1962 1303 598 62 55 5 2 .37
$2,500 to $4,999 1569 882 608 79 79 0 0 .49
$5,000 to $7,499 3972 2686 1150 136 131 5 0 .37
$7,500 to $9,999 3793 2398 1214 182 170 11 0 .43
$10,000 to $12,499 4431 2193 1876 361 351 9 2 .60
$12,500 to $14,999 3895 1794 1625 476 443 33 0 .69
$15,000 to $17,499 4027 1487 1920 621 574 35 11 .82
$17,500 to $19,999 3810 1332 1763 714 662 44 8 .88
$20,000 to $22,499 4009 1087 2064 859 788 67 3 .99
$22,500 to $24,999 3397 879 1576 943 825 109 9 1.10
$25,000 to $27,499 3849 721 1984 1145 1047 84 14 1.17
$27,500 to $29,999 3064 589 1315 1160 1013 131 16 1.28
$30,000 to $32,499 3770 487 1962 1321 1176 135 10 1.30
$32,500 to $34,999 2903 448 1188 1268 1113 134 22 1.38
$35,000 to $37,499 3506 410 1550 1545 1303 215 27 1.45
$37,500 to $39,999 2605 289 1084 1231 1046 151 35 1.48
$40,000 to $42,499 3237 277 1301 1659 1436 189 33 1.55
$42,500 to $44,999 2430 190 689 1551 1254 242 56 1.77
$45,000 to $47,499 2739 172 946 1621 1324 244 53 1.70
$47,500 to $49,999 2181 158 593 1430 1139 252 38 1.78
$50,000 to $52,499 2809 156 890 1762 1457 249 56 1.74
$52,500 to $54,999 2055 136 540 1379 1045 276 58 1.87
$55,000 to $57,499 2234 132 569 1534 1212 267 54 1.86
$57,500 to $59,999 1630 75 412 1143 869 220 54 1.93
$60,000 to $62,499 2228 56 573 1599 1283 228 88 1.94
$62,500 to $64,999 1523 65 332 1126 882 186 58 1.95
$65,000 to $67,499 1878 79 479 1320 1039 221 60 1.89
$67,500 to $69,999 1420 50 324 1046 766 216 64 2.02
$70,000 to $72,499 1585 43 378 1163 935 156 71 1.94
$72,500 to $74,999 1169 49 195 925 669 192 64 2.11
$75,000 to $77,499 1345 57 265 1024 743 218 64 2.04
$77,500 to $79,999 1054 46 210 798 541 184 73 2.09
$80,000 to $82,499 1234 40 260 934 695 173 66 2.03
$82,500 to $84,999 1017 44 162 811 548 185 78 2.19
$85,000 to $87,499 955 43 182 729 544 124 62 2.03
$87,500 to $89,999 747 23 118 605 400 140 66 2.24
$90,000 to $92,499 805 12 122 671 486 128 58 2.21
$92,500 to $94,999 704 17 99 588 360 148 81 2.34
$95,000 to $97,499 696 21 89 585 400 140 45 2.21
$97,500 to $99,999 629 26 105 498 299 134 65 2.28
$100,000 and over 9661 327 1840 7494 5085 1549 859 2.17
Median income.....dollars 37005 14142 29780 57525 54192 67182 84816 (X)
Standard error.dollars 171 152 259 310 341 734 1324 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 49692 20491 40303 70331 66521 79019 99882 (X)
Standard error.dollars 278 233 435 467 508 1144 2749 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .448 .469 .441 .339 .347 .294 .257 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0038 .0093 .0072 .0055 .0063 .0133 .0229 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 18941 12306 18498 20655 21339 19098 18469 (X)
Standard Error 119 178 225 161 194 357 634 (X)
All races Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total Persons in Households 268984 35435 76585 156964 112810 30739 13415 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Family households Total 70880 9631 19310 41940 32513 7078 2349 1.68
Under $2,500 915 577 282 55 48 5 2 .44
$2,500 to $4,999 783 342 369 72 72 0 0 .66
$5,000 to $7,499 1295 543 641 110 107 4 0 .69
$7,500 to $9,999 1355 521 673 161 150 11 0 .76
$10,000 to $12,499 1866 639 927 301 290 9 2 .84
$12,500 to $14,999 2044 723 880 441 409 33 0 .91
$15,000 to $17,499 2287 765 988 534 492 31 11 .96
$17,500 to $19,999 2178 682 862 634 590 40 5 1.03
$20,000 to $22,499 2415 630 1035 750 684 62 3 1.12
$22,500 to $24,999 2188 555 827 806 702 95 9 1.22
$25,000 to $27,499 2508 472 1041 995 908 72 14 1.29
$27,500 to $29,999 2147 390 732 1025 892 117 16 1.41
$30,000 to $32,499 2470 334 935 1201 1060 133 8 1.47
$32,500 to $34,999 2032 306 624 1102 968 114 20 1.51
$35,000 to $37,499 2447 296 806 1344 1118 210 17 1.59
$37,500 to $39,999 1917 204 583 1130 953 146 31 1.63
$40,000 to $42,499 2409 199 709 1502 1289 182 31 1.70
$42,500 to $44,999 1893 152 374 1366 1093 223 51 1.89
$45,000 to $47,499 2105 122 548 1435 1160 233 42 1.83
$47,500 to $49,999 1730 121 312 1297 1032 228 37 1.91
$50,000 to $52,499 2203 98 507 1599 1302 241 56 1.89
$52,500 to $54,999 1695 109 342 1244 924 267 52 1.96
$55,000 to $57,499 1839 107 306 1426 1110 262 54 1.99
$57,500 to $59,999 1343 54 251 1039 783 210 46 2.03
$60,000 to $62,499 1870 39 357 1473 1172 216 86 2.04
$62,500 to $64,999 1293 50 208 1035 806 175 54 2.04
$65,000 to $67,499 1578 54 300 1225 951 214 60 2.00
$67,500 to $69,999 1190 33 181 976 705 211 61 2.15
$70,000 to $72,499 1342 30 234 1077 851 156 70 2.05
$72,500 to $74,999 1027 27 126 874 624 187 63 2.21
$75,000 to $77,499 1145 44 158 944 686 200 58 2.13
$77,500 to $79,999 901 35 126 740 485 181 73 2.21
$80,000 to $82,499 1064 36 170 859 626 170 62 2.11
$82,500 to $84,999 877 37 103 737 494 167 75 2.25
$85,000 to $87,499 860 36 134 689 505 122 62 2.10
$87,500 to $89,999 664 15 85 565 363 138 64 2.33
$90,000 to $92,499 704 7 78 619 436 125 58 2.31
$92,500 to $94,999 639 13 65 561 338 145 79 2.42
$95,000 to $97,499 607 11 56 540 361 137 42 2.31
$97,500 to $99,999 538 18 56 464 274 125 65 2.43
$100,000 and over 8516 203 1321 6992 4699 1481 811 2.25
Median income.....dollars 45347 20092 31068 58556 55029 67597 85208 (X)
Standard error.dollars 237 284 278 369 332 742 1354 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 57659 26298 44122 71093 67225 79507 99285 (X)
Standard error.dollars 358 388 670 487 533 1187 2700 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .411 .438 .459 .337 .346 .293 .250 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0045 .0128 .0097 .0057 .0066 .0137 .0235 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 17793 10867 14309 20305 20908 19054 18255 (X)
Standard Error 124 205 241 165 199 367 628 (X)
Households 229690 23306 59540 146844 104535 29533 12776 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Married-couple families Total 54317 7262 11626 35429 27582 5794 2052 1.74
Under $2,500 383 227 112 44 40 3 2 .54
$2,500 to $4,999 210 62 99 48 48 0 0 .95
$5,000 to $7,499 368 146 155 67 66 1 0 .81
$7,500 to $9,999 510 247 182 81 74 7 0 .69
$10,000 to $12,499 954 406 373 175 167 7 1 .77
$12,500 to $14,999 1131 525 356 250 234 16 0 .78
$15,000 to $17,499 1363 614 413 336 318 16 3 .83
$17,500 to $19,999 1420 589 412 420 389 27 4 .91
$20,000 to $22,499 1592 540 513 539 501 38 0 1.04
$22,500 to $24,999 1510 511 443 556 488 60 8 1.11
$25,000 to $27,499 1681 424 564 693 634 48 11 1.23
$27,500 to $29,999 1475 364 377 735 648 73 13 1.35
$30,000 to $32,499 1806 316 575 915 824 88 4 1.41
$32,500 to $34,999 1510 286 360 864 773 71 19 1.47
$35,000 to $37,499 1864 266 532 1066 903 149 14 1.56
$37,500 to $39,999 1513 190 395 929 802 99 28 1.61
$40,000 to $42,499 1940 187 528 1226 1076 130 20 1.66
$42,500 to $44,999 1518 143 261 1114 894 178 42 1.86
$45,000 to $47,499 1704 115 401 1188 980 176 32 1.80
$47,500 to $49,999 1441 120 237 1084 866 186 32 1.88
$50,000 to $52,499 1877 92 390 1396 1156 197 43 1.88
$52,500 to $54,999 1418 103 264 1050 806 206 38 1.91
$55,000 to $57,499 1583 102 251 1229 960 227 43 1.96
$57,500 to $59,999 1115 47 185 882 671 173 38 2.03
$60,000 to $62,499 1600 35 292 1273 1031 171 71 2.01
$62,500 to $64,999 1110 45 162 904 716 143 45 2.03
$65,000 to $67,499 1341 48 237 1056 834 173 50 1.99
$67,500 to $69,999 1039 33 145 862 626 181 55 2.14
$70,000 to $72,499 1217 30 204 982 794 126 62 2.03
$72,500 to $74,999 905 27 103 776 560 162 53 2.20
$75,000 to $77,499 1007 39 137 832 619 160 52 2.09
$77,500 to $79,999 809 28 111 671 444 165 62 2.21
$80,000 to $82,499 965 36 153 777 579 150 48 2.07
$82,500 to $84,999 788 35 81 672 468 135 69 2.23
$85,000 to $87,499 783 36 117 630 475 107 48 2.06
$87,500 to $89,999 611 14 73 523 332 131 60 2.33
$90,000 to $92,499 652 7 69 575 409 114 53 2.29
$92,500 to $94,999 584 13 49 522 319 127 75 2.43
$95,000 to $97,499 558 7 53 497 336 122 38 2.31
$97,500 to $99,999 484 18 46 419 251 111 57 2.37
$100,000 and over 7976 189 1218 6569 4470 1341 759 2.24
Median income.....dollars 51681 23849 39696 61620 58033 71085 88142 (X)
Standard error.dollars 232 312 485 277 463 1123 1509 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 64835 30734 55683 74828 70901 83502 103114 (X)
Standard error.dollars 438 468 1047 549 596 1373 3042 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .382 .388 .435 .327 .336 .283 .246 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0051 .0147 .0122 .0062 .0071 .0151 .0252 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 19916 13907 17352 21471 22130 20087 19215 (X)
Standard Error 153 288 367 189 226 427 714 (X)
Households 176827 16050 37308 123468 88369 24085 11014 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
All races Total-rel ch Male householder- wife absent Total 3911 314 1534 2062 1478 450 134 1.76
Under $2,500 76 37 33 6 3 2 0 .62
$2,500 to $4,999 44 10 23 11 11 0 0 1.06
$5,000 to $7,499 79 14 45 21 21 0 0 1.10
$7,500 to $9,999 73 19 36 17 16 2 0 1.04
$10,000 to $12,499 109 24 70 15 14 0 1 .96
$12,500 to $14,999 153 45 68 40 36 4 0 1.02
$15,000 to $17,499 159 35 86 38 34 3 1 1.13
$17,500 to $19,999 148 20 85 43 38 5 0 1.25
$20,000 to $22,499 156 18 85 53 40 10 3 1.45
$22,500 to $24,999 143 5 77 60 52 9 0 1.59
$25,000 to $27,499 230 14 142 75 67 8 0 1.38
$27,500 to $29,999 175 8 79 88 79 6 2 1.55
$30,000 to $32,499 175 5 82 87 70 13 4 1.75
$32,500 to $34,999 131 5 53 73 66 7 0 1.71
$35,000 to $37,499 163 5 93 64 46 16 1 1.54
$37,500 to $39,999 109 4 50 55 41 14 0 1.65
$40,000 to $42,499 134 0 60 75 53 13 9 1.96
$42,500 to $44,999 104 6 18 80 70 11 0 1.99
$45,000 to $47,499 105 2 26 77 46 26 5 2.21
$47,500 to $49,999 95 1 35 59 51 6 1 1.84
$50,000 to $52,499 116 0 38 77 47 23 7 2.07
$52,500 to $54,999 94 3 20 71 48 15 8 2.27
$55,000 to $57,499 95 5 25 65 47 10 8 2.22
$57,500 to $59,999 98 3 21 74 51 19 4 2.17
$60,000 to $62,499 87 1 23 64 45 14 5 2.13
$62,500 to $64,999 55 5 15 35 25 7 3 1.87
$65,000 to $67,499 100 4 16 81 54 24 2 2.23
$67,500 to $69,999 49 0 14 35 20 13 2 2.21
$70,000 to $72,499 61 0 19 42 25 11 5 2.20
$72,500 to $74,999 49 0 6 44 22 12 10 2.68
$75,000 to $77,499 51 3 5 43 24 17 1 2.55
$77,500 to $79,999 37 7 6 24 12 4 8 2.22
$80,000 to $82,499 53 0 11 41 28 11 2 2.25
$82,500 to $84,999 57 3 12 42 18 22 2 2.44
$85,000 to $87,499 25 0 2 23 10 3 9 3.39
$87,500 to $89,999 17 0 2 15 10 5 0 2.31
$90,000 to $92,499 17 0 0 17 6 9 2 2.72
$92,500 to $94,999 23 0 11 12 5 7 0 1.86
$95,000 to $97,499 28 2 2 24 14 8 2 2.32
$97,500 to $99,999 21 0 0 21 11 7 3 3.14
$100,000 and over 220 2 42 176 101 53 22 2.47
Median income.....dollars 36634 15611 28083 49688 44322 60669 69217 (X)
Standard error.dollars 719 909 848 1308 1122 2988 5837 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 46337 22118 34409 58900 54659 68853 72277 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1186 1794 1045 1999 2412 4291 4342 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .396 .464 .370 .349 .368 .295 .236 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0194 .0656 .0300 .0267 .0332 .0540 .0928 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 14394 8443 12156 16362 16888 16734 12290 (X)
Standard Error 445 881 509 675 886 1332 1317 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 12590 823 4343 7424 4785 1851 787 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .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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