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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 All 6 to 17 years Total- hh type Total 20262 1091 5808 13364 9133 3202 1029 1.92
Under $2,500 296 174 102 21 16 2 2 .50
$2,500 to $4,999 284 136 133 15 15 0 0 .58
$5,000 to $7,499 435 160 234 41 37 4 0 .75
$7,500 to $9,999 392 116 241 35 29 5 0 .81
$10,000 to $12,499 512 108 300 104 96 7 0 1.04
$12,500 to $14,999 505 75 295 135 121 15 0 1.19
$15,000 to $17,499 557 64 360 133 114 20 0 1.20
$17,500 to $19,999 522 57 294 171 158 10 4 1.28
$20,000 to $22,499 614 48 331 235 213 23 0 1.37
$22,500 to $24,999 531 20 250 260 211 45 4 1.60
$25,000 to $27,499 649 21 342 286 234 46 6 1.52
$27,500 to $29,999 562 9 248 305 224 74 8 1.72
$30,000 to $32,499 610 15 309 286 227 56 4 1.60
$32,500 to $34,999 533 10 183 340 266 66 7 1.82
$35,000 to $37,499 666 9 236 421 341 72 8 1.79
$37,500 to $39,999 508 5 139 363 261 84 18 1.98
$40,000 to $42,499 639 5 192 442 357 72 14 1.89
$42,500 to $44,999 565 10 109 446 301 124 21 2.16
$45,000 to $47,499 671 8 154 509 343 140 26 2.09
$47,500 to $49,999 461 1 64 396 265 112 18 2.25
$50,000 to $52,499 723 3 177 543 393 122 28 2.04
$52,500 to $54,999 513 8 63 443 288 138 17 2.24
$55,000 to $57,499 544 4 75 465 328 114 23 2.21
$57,500 to $59,999 406 0 67 338 226 89 24 2.24
$60,000 to $62,499 604 3 95 507 367 95 44 2.19
$62,500 to $64,999 375 0 47 328 225 71 32 2.31
$65,000 to $67,499 506 0 76 430 299 101 30 2.22
$67,500 to $69,999 359 0 52 307 170 99 38 2.43
$70,000 to $72,499 380 0 58 322 226 70 26 2.19
$72,500 to $74,999 319 0 38 280 175 74 32 2.40
$75,000 to $77,499 356 4 30 322 196 94 33 2.39
$77,500 to $79,999 319 5 35 279 169 76 33 2.39
$80,000 to $82,499 310 6 42 261 157 82 21 2.27
$82,500 to $84,999 262 0 26 236 139 56 41 2.50
$85,000 to $87,499 258 0 38 220 133 57 30 2.35
$87,500 to $89,999 207 0 24 183 101 60 22 2.46
$90,000 to $92,499 203 0 24 179 114 44 21 2.40
$92,500 to $94,999 193 0 10 183 89 66 29 2.65
$95,000 to $97,499 187 0 13 175 90 67 18 2.55
$97,500 to $99,999 166 0 7 159 78 50 31 2.79
$100,000 and over 2561 6 296 2259 1341 603 315 2.46
Median income.....dollars 47935 9123 27728 59612 55422 64841 81799 (X)
Standard error.dollars 556 533 527 598 554 1288 2130 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 59576 13472 39161 72212 68768 75288 93205 (X)
Standard error.dollars 676 787 1009 877 1098 1419 3741 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .408 .512 .454 .332 .351 .291 .241 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0084 .0409 .0181 .0102 .0127 .0202 .0355 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 15488 4073 11907 17472 17761 16900 17104 (X)
Standard Error 205 273 349 260 341 443 878 (X)
All races All 6 to 17 years Total- hh type Total Persons in Households 77942 3609 19100 55233 35360 14265 5608 .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 All 6 to 17 years Family households Total 20262 1091 5808 13364 9133 3202 1029 1.92
Under $2,500 296 174 102 21 16 2 2 .50
$2,500 to $4,999 284 136 133 15 15 0 0 .58
$5,000 to $7,499 435 160 234 41 37 4 0 .75
$7,500 to $9,999 392 116 241 35 29 5 0 .81
$10,000 to $12,499 512 108 300 104 96 7 0 1.04
$12,500 to $14,999 505 75 295 135 121 15 0 1.19
$15,000 to $17,499 557 64 360 133 114 20 0 1.20
$17,500 to $19,999 522 57 294 171 158 10 4 1.28
$20,000 to $22,499 614 48 331 235 213 23 0 1.37
$22,500 to $24,999 531 20 250 260 211 45 4 1.60
$25,000 to $27,499 649 21 342 286 234 46 6 1.52
$27,500 to $29,999 562 9 248 305 224 74 8 1.72
$30,000 to $32,499 610 15 309 286 227 56 4 1.60
$32,500 to $34,999 533 10 183 340 266 66 7 1.82
$35,000 to $37,499 666 9 236 421 341 72 8 1.79
$37,500 to $39,999 508 5 139 363 261 84 18 1.98
$40,000 to $42,499 639 5 192 442 357 72 14 1.89
$42,500 to $44,999 565 10 109 446 301 124 21 2.16
$45,000 to $47,499 671 8 154 509 343 140 26 2.09
$47,500 to $49,999 461 1 64 396 265 112 18 2.25
$50,000 to $52,499 723 3 177 543 393 122 28 2.04
$52,500 to $54,999 513 8 63 443 288 138 17 2.24
$55,000 to $57,499 544 4 75 465 328 114 23 2.21
$57,500 to $59,999 406 0 67 338 226 89 24 2.24
$60,000 to $62,499 604 3 95 507 367 95 44 2.19
$62,500 to $64,999 375 0 47 328 225 71 32 2.31
$65,000 to $67,499 506 0 76 430 299 101 30 2.22
$67,500 to $69,999 359 0 52 307 170 99 38 2.43
$70,000 to $72,499 380 0 58 322 226 70 26 2.19
$72,500 to $74,999 319 0 38 280 175 74 32 2.40
$75,000 to $77,499 356 4 30 322 196 94 33 2.39
$77,500 to $79,999 319 5 35 279 169 76 33 2.39
$80,000 to $82,499 310 6 42 261 157 82 21 2.27
$82,500 to $84,999 262 0 26 236 139 56 41 2.50
$85,000 to $87,499 258 0 38 220 133 57 30 2.35
$87,500 to $89,999 207 0 24 183 101 60 22 2.46
$90,000 to $92,499 203 0 24 179 114 44 21 2.40
$92,500 to $94,999 193 0 10 183 89 66 29 2.65
$95,000 to $97,499 187 0 13 175 90 67 18 2.55
$97,500 to $99,999 166 0 7 159 78 50 31 2.79
$100,000 and over 2561 6 296 2259 1341 603 315 2.46
Median income.....dollars 47935 9123 27728 59612 55422 64841 81799 (X)
Standard error.dollars 556 533 527 598 554 1288 2130 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 59576 13472 39161 72212 68768 75288 93205 (X)
Standard error.dollars 676 787 1009 877 1098 1419 3741 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .408 .512 .454 .332 .351 .291 .241 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0084 .0409 .0181 .0102 .0127 .0202 .0355 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 15488 4073 11907 17472 17761 16900 17104 (X)
Standard Error 205 273 349 260 341 443 878 (X)
Households 77942 3609 19100 55233 35360 14265 5608 .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 All 6 to 17 years Married-couple families Total 13830 325 2273 11231 7575 2706 951 2.18
Under $2,500 81 41 25 14 13 0 2 .71
$2,500 to $4,999 41 15 21 4 4 0 0 .73
$5,000 to $7,499 73 13 34 25 24 1 0 1.21
$7,500 to $9,999 79 14 44 20 17 3 0 1.11
$10,000 to $12,499 150 31 65 53 47 5 0 1.20
$12,500 to $14,999 174 27 77 71 61 10 0 1.34
$15,000 to $17,499 170 35 77 57 48 10 0 1.21
$17,500 to $19,999 199 26 72 101 93 5 4 1.46
$20,000 to $22,499 253 29 73 151 135 15 0 1.56
$22,500 to $24,999 259 11 80 167 134 30 4 1.78
$25,000 to $27,499 297 14 114 169 134 33 3 1.68
$27,500 to $29,999 286 5 76 205 153 46 5 1.93
$30,000 to $32,499 351 12 125 214 170 42 3 1.74
$32,500 to $34,999 325 5 54 266 216 42 7 1.99
$35,000 to $37,499 435 4 120 310 252 53 6 1.87
$37,500 to $39,999 341 3 49 289 212 61 16 2.14
$40,000 to $42,499 447 0 97 349 288 52 10 1.98
$42,500 to $44,999 384 7 38 339 226 95 18 2.29
$45,000 to $47,499 495 3 81 411 277 112 22 2.17
$47,500 to $49,999 392 0 44 347 234 97 17 2.27
$50,000 to $52,499 609 3 111 495 361 107 26 2.12
$52,500 to $54,999 410 5 36 369 249 108 13 2.25
$55,000 to $57,499 464 4 44 416 293 104 19 2.23
$57,500 to $59,999 343 0 31 312 208 81 23 2.35
$60,000 to $62,499 505 0 67 438 321 76 42 2.23
$62,500 to $64,999 304 0 25 279 196 57 27 2.35
$65,000 to $67,499 426 0 51 374 256 90 28 2.26
$67,500 to $69,999 317 0 35 283 152 96 34 2.51
$70,000 to $72,499 344 0 38 305 216 63 26 2.25
$72,500 to $74,999 281 0 21 259 163 64 32 2.46
$75,000 to $77,499 303 4 24 275 169 75 30 2.39
$77,500 to $79,999 283 0 30 254 152 73 30 2.45
$80,000 to $82,499 285 6 35 244 145 78 21 2.31
$82,500 to $84,999 243 0 19 223 132 54 37 2.52
$85,000 to $87,499 235 0 27 208 131 51 26 2.35
$87,500 to $89,999 196 0 20 176 95 59 22 2.48
$90,000 to $92,499 185 0 24 161 103 38 20 2.36
$92,500 to $94,999 185 0 7 178 89 63 25 2.63
$95,000 to $97,499 166 0 12 154 78 60 17 2.56
$97,500 to $99,999 141 0 5 136 67 40 29 2.74
$100,000 and over 2376 5 243 2128 1263 557 308 2.49
Median income.....dollars 58976 16519 40739 62690 59266 67988 83078 (X)
Standard error.dollars 642 964 1004 616 775 1029 1918 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 72147 21604 57401 76596 73387 79068 95121 (X)
Standard error.dollars 894 2057 2228 989 1244 1616 4002 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .349 .472 .433 .318 .335 .285 .239 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0101 .0748 .0275 .0111 .0138 .0220 .0369 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 17428 5342 14388 18356 18719 17782 17600 (X)
Standard Error 261 597 642 294 387 507 944 (X)
Households 57250 1316 9067 46867 29696 12031 5140 .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 All 6 to 17 years Male householder- wife absent Total 1247 78 663 506 344 141 21 1.55
Under $2,500 34 9 19 6 3 2 0 .95
$2,500 to $4,999 17 4 9 3 3 0 0 1.05
$5,000 to $7,499 31 6 20 5 5 0 0 .98
$7,500 to $9,999 14 3 10 0 0 0 0 .73
$10,000 to $12,499 29 5 17 6 6 0 0 1.06
$12,500 to $14,999 41 13 21 7 6 0 0 .85
$15,000 to $17,499 49 6 35 9 7 2 0 1.13
$17,500 to $19,999 55 8 35 12 10 2 0 1.19
$20,000 to $22,499 53 7 30 16 12 4 0 1.25
$22,500 to $24,999 35 0 18 18 13 4 0 1.69
$25,000 to $27,499 95 3 66 26 22 4 0 1.31
$27,500 to $29,999 58 0 34 24 18 3 2 1.54
$30,000 to $32,499 75 0 56 18 16 2 0 1.32
$32,500 to $34,999 52 2 31 18 13 5 0 1.43
$35,000 to $37,499 62 0 41 21 13 6 1 1.53
$37,500 to $39,999 28 0 17 11 5 6 0 1.62
$40,000 to $42,499 52 0 31 21 16 3 2 1.64
$42,500 to $44,999 34 2 10 22 18 4 0 1.80
$45,000 to $47,499 36 0 19 17 5 8 4 1.95
$47,500 to $49,999 18 1 8 9 8 1 0 1.66
$50,000 to $52,499 47 0 18 29 16 13 0 1.93
$52,500 to $54,999 31 3 5 24 21 3 0 1.83
$55,000 to $57,499 25 0 17 8 5 0 3 2.08
$57,500 to $59,999 24 0 19 6 3 3 0 1.36
$60,000 to $62,499 20 0 8 13 9 4 0 1.86
$62,500 to $64,999 21 0 10 11 2 5 3 2.19
$65,000 to $67,499 23 0 5 18 12 6 0 2.19
$67,500 to $69,999 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 1.13
$70,000 to $72,499 14 0 12 2 1 1 0 1.24
$72,500 to $74,999 14 0 4 10 3 8 0 2.45
$75,000 to $77,499 12 0 1 11 6 5 0 2.36
$77,500 to $79,999 11 5 0 6 5 0 1 1.40
$80,000 to $82,499 15 0 6 9 5 4 0 1.94
$82,500 to $84,999 8 0 2 6 4 0 2 2.46
$85,000 to $87,499 5 0 2 3 2 1 0 1.92
$87,500 to $89,999 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.21
$90,000 to $92,499 7 0 0 7 4 3 0 2.45
$92,500 to $94,999 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2.94
$95,000 to $97,499 16 0 0 16 9 6 0 2.45
$97,500 to $99,999 10 0 0 10 8 2 0 2.27
$100,000 and over 64 0 20 44 26 17 2 2.15
Median income.....dollars 34331 14598 30767 46555 42716 52657 55595 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1228 1777 883 2886 2039 5621 8707 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 43112 19859 35509 56662 53773 61918 68619 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1566 3329 1539 3006 3870 4393 17508 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .385 .469 .349 .352 .374 .297 .312 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0338 .1377 .0447 .0522 .0661 .0905 .2966 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 13435 7520 12964 14483 14946 14180 11441 (X)
Standard Error 642 1602 805 1027 1381 1603 3878 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 4002 206 1816 1980 1237 615 127 .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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