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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 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
Both Sexes 15 to 24 Years Total 27531 10105 22736 10202 3618 9466 3450 92572782127*05
Earnings 24003 9779 20167 9837 2871 9396 3023 93172347110*05
WageS and Salary 23667 9735 19863 9784 2853 9362 2989 92882304037*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 629 6308 568 6475 40 6531 46 87133967375771
Farm Self-Employment 150 2264 131 2724 13 2 5 261 339900057
Unemployment Compensation 528 1737 439 1758 68 1624 73 1973 916643653
State or Local 495 1728 421 1744 55 1626 70 2048 854831681
Combinations 33 1862 18 2092 13 1613 3 448 61811972
Workers Compensation 193 2341 171 2479 13 1225 31 2907 452093409
State Payments 110 1641 98 1716 7 1000 19 2894 180617065
Employment Insurance 77 3398 67 3677 6 1463 12 2926 262396987
Own Insurance 3 3000 3 3000 0 (B) 0 (B) 8943990
Other 3 47 3 47 0 (B) 0 (B) 135366
Social Security 1046 5035 770 5213 244 4488 113 48585268540569
SSI (Supplemental Security) 510 5147 326 5097 161 5320 64 50152625036803
Public Assistance, Total 931 2809 538 2827 337 2821 205 32632614617374
AFDC Only 782 2942 443 2982 289 2903 176 33702301087526
Other Assistance Only 115 2195 72 2155 38 2492 26 2360 251634805
Both 34 1818 22 1937 10 1656 4 4435 61895042
Veterans Benefits 42 2506 37 2597 3 1151 0 (B) 104594802
Disability Only 9 2907 6 3631 3 1151 0 (B) 25184858
Survivors Only 2 1513 2 1513 0 (B) 0 (B) 2649822
Pension Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Education Only 27 2266 25 2250 0 (B) 0 (B) 61493817
Other Only 0 515 0 515 0 (B) 0 (B) 221110
Combinations 4 3998 4 3998 0 (B) 0 (B) 15045193
Means-Tested 14 2399 14 2399 0 (B) 0 (B) 33033753
Nonmeans-Tested 28 2558 24 2713 3 1151 0 (B) 71561049
Survivors Benefits 64 8316 51 9227 13 4821 5 1536 536243379
Company or Union 15 2232 10 1536 5 3642 5 1536 33177425
Federal Government 5 3827 5 3827 0 (B) 0 (B) 20517778
Military Retirement 3 10680 3 10680 0 (B) 0 (B) 32218890
State or Local Government 11 4769 3 2400 8 5508 0 (B) 52727589
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 3 500 3 500 0 (B) 0 (B) 1352080
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Estates or Trusts 13 4290 13 4290 0 (B) 0 (B) 56934676
Annuities 7 41688 7 41688 0 (B) 0 (B) 296872960
Other or Dont Know 7 5982 7 5982 0 (B) 0 (B) 42441979
Disability Benefits 62 4596 46 4807 14 4401 10 3688 286805983
Workers Compensation 2 1500 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 3367365
Company or Union 6 6062 5 6664 1 3552 4 3649 37071794
Federal Government 1 3731 1 2220 0 5868 0 (B) 3713853
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 12 3263 10 4023 2 120 2 1500 39612465
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Accident Insurance 15 5936 12 5880 3 6132 2 6204 90315365
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 28 3973 22 3619 7 5088 5 1861 112725139

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 15 to 24 Years Total2319488*053424671*043193373*04
Earnings1983703*052697613*042816340*04
WageS and Salary1943355*052671463*042775937*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment3677136427 261475257 402654030
Farm Self-Employment 357658895 19350 1371541
Unemployment Compensation 771686835 110000442 144460599
State or Local 734440975 88801695 142913494
Combinations 37245860 21198746 1547105
Workers Compensation 423561326 16180078 91073447
State Payments 168060927 6780240 54660040
Employment Insurance 246421042 9399838 36413407
Own Insurance 8943990 0 0
Other 135366 0 0
Social Security40116575161094807313 548564196
SSI (Supplemental Security)1660074773 856621242 321671815
Public Assistance, Total1520135528 949433294 670053928
AFDC Only1321175356 838596918 593409065
Other Assistance Only 156184263 95012442 60457354
Both 42775908 15823932 16187508
Veterans Benefits 97249540 2912985 0
Disability Only 22271873 2912985 0
Survivors Only 2649822 0 0
Pension Only 0 0 0
Education Only 57061541 0 0
Other Only 221110 0 0
Combinations 15045193 0 0
Means-Tested 33033753 0 0
Nonmeans-Tested 64215787 2912985 0
Survivors Benefits 471925522 64317856 7667850
Company or Union 15282094 17895331 7667850
Federal Government 20517778 0 0
Military Retirement 32218890 0 0
State or Local Government 6305064 46422525 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 1352080 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 56934676 0 0
Annuities 296872960 0 0
Other or Dont Know 42441979 0 0
Disability Benefits 221061603 62377014 35992029
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Company or Union 32864023 4207770 12931847
Federal Government 1294770 2419083 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 39328856 283609 2861805
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Accident Insurance 69703444 20611920 11329868
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 77870507 34854631 8868507

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 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
Both Sexes 15 to 24 Years Pensions 18 4293 15 5104 3 550 0 (B) 76000769
Company or Union 7 7809 4 13238 3 550 0 (B) 57479441
Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 4 300 4 300 0 (B) 0 (B) 1062600
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Annuities 7 2568 7 2568 0 (B) 0 (B) 17458727
IRA or Keough 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
interest 8727 516 7838 544 533 277 507 2704505661568
Dividends 1433 1379 1306 1397 85 1485 44 11851976375591
Rents and Royalties 169 5914 153 5864 10 9182 9 3295 997291311
Education 4161 4092 3247 3943 686 4332 343 36261702902*04
Pell Grant Only 812 2073 543 1965 235 1827 122 19281683472934
Other Government Only 646 3434 483 3408 131 3138 65 34252218706952
Scholarships Only 1461 4514 1234 4303 153 5920 60 49876597444977
Other Only 362 3498 307 3447 30 1659 11 44881265964766
Combinations 880 5980 680 5475 137 8599 85 51435263431361
Child Support 618 2155 468 2113 144 2283 86 17381331788115
Alimony 4 901 4 901 0 (B) 0 (B) 3477726
Financial Assistance 798 5308 599 5227 116 3272 51 56124235366217
Other Income 171 3164 135 3104 17 4086 14 3868 542135956
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 4318 3651 3036 3638 1088 3595 616 35701576680*04
Public Assistance or SSI 1405 3729 844 3766 484 3735 265 37475239654177
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 1046 5035 770 5213 244 4488 113 48585268540569
Company or Union Pension 28 4507 19 5442 9 2577 9 2413 127728660
Military Retirement 3 10680 3 10680 0 (B) 0 (B) 32218890
Federal Government
Retirement 6 3812 6 3669 0 5868 0 (B) 24231631
State or Local Retirement 27 3493 16 2929 11 4328 2 1500 93402655
Workers Compensation
Payments 213 2570 185 2674 17 2221 33 3089 547128219
Property Income 9006 837 8091 870 552 657 523 4187536263147
Child Support or Alimony 618 2161 468 2120 144 2283 86 17381335265841
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 182 5796 166 5738 10 9182 9 32951054225987
Pensions or Annuities 78 7553 58 8960 20 3567 10 2246 591913525

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 15 to 24 Years Pensions 74268461 1732307 0
Company or Union 55747134 1732307 0
Federal Government 0 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 1062600 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Annuities 17458727 0 0
IRA or Keough 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 0 0 0
interest4262846352 147683930 136659390
Dividends1823805180 126227245 52332098
Rents and Royalties 894653527 89232590 29659907
Education1280577*0429695866281243276006
Pell Grant Only1067720885 430153140 234804586
Other Government Only1644447286 410669031 223502163
Scholarships Only5310195310 902783313 296965601
Other Only1059183889 49523335 49074048
Combinations37242229241176457807 438929606
Child Support 987896026 329352400 149514164
Alimony 3477726 0 0
Financial Assistance3130137093 378685198 283839640
Other Income 418247873 71430654 55565880
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1104311*0439105029072200579135
Public Assistance or SSI31802103021806054536 991725744
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement40116575161094807313 548564196
Company or Union Pension 103893252 23835408 20599697
Military Retirement 32218890 0 0
Federal Government
Retirement 21812548 2419083 0
State or Local Retirement 46696520 46706134 2861805
Workers Compensation
Payments 494616850 36791998 102403316
Property Income7038239737 363143766 218651397
Child Support or Alimony 991373752 329352400 149514164
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 951588203 89232590 29659907
Pensions or Annuities 518952899 72960626 23461502

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 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
Both Sexes 25 to 44 Years Total 79282 29838 65161 30964 9997 22130 8858 221022365603*06
Earnings 72390 30478 59759 31518 8902 22921 8019 229742206349*06
WageS and Salary 68426 30357 56196 31418 8686 23065 7706 229902077182*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 5737 21319 5104 21784 353 10588 424 160491223088*05
Farm Self-Employment 817 8115 750 8602 44 -279 53 52886626614470
Unemployment Compensation 3437 2670 2773 2645 505 2816 392 37749176187389
State or Local 3212 2621 2587 2579 470 2844 358 39558417632067
Combinations 225 3370 186 3557 35 2433 33 1808 758555321
Workers Compensation 1004 4388 847 4359 108 4807 106 40644405893152
State Payments 415 4152 327 3892 66 4978 60 37171724489927
Employment Insurance 542 4546 480 4677 39 3949 42 43202465117132
Own Insurance 23 3417 19 3772 0 (B) 3 2826 77165260
Other 24 5820 21 4904 3 12000 1 13624 139120832
Social Security 1998 7048 1514 7265 440 6434 202 64941407985*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1593 4781 1121 4696 424 4924 170 52067614283270
Public Assistance, Total 2186 3509 1330 3362 754 3564 483 41067671614792
AFDC Only 1725 3732 1021 3624 628 3669 400 42246436631845
Other Assistance Only 398 2544 260 2405 120 2869 74 30841013170041
Both 63 3514 50 3003 7 6080 9 7285 221812905
Veterans Benefits 358 6446 245 7428 102 4592 20 53792310464899
Disability Only 232 6663 163 7727 62 4434 9 37131545343902
Survivors Only 16 4624 6 10994 9 579 2 12577 72356108
Pension Only 21 11812 14 9930 7 15735 3 7392 243251134
Education Only 60 3854 42 4390 17 2539 6 4068 232883009
Other Only 14 4186 8 7063 4 299 0 (B) 58991554
Combinations 16 10010 13 9538 3 11850 0 (B) 157639189
Means-Tested 70 5161 46 5877 24 3837 6 7236 363843034
Nonmeans-Tested 288 6760 199 7783 78 4830 14 45911946621864
Survivors Benefits 213 18487 196 19307 13 7248 3 11433941484273
Company or Union 20 12835 20 12835 0 (B) 2 576 257513519
Federal Government 7 1469 5 1419 2 1572 0 (B) 10164672
Military Retirement 2 21600 0 (B) 2 21600 0 (B) 53810136
State or Local Government 8 11293 5 13890 2 5508 0 (B) 87951747
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 4 7917 4 7917 0 (B) 0 (B) 31855758
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Estates or Trusts 79 16929 69 18036 5 4321 0 (B)1334953200
Annuities 40 24456 40 24692 0 99 0 (B) 988442589
Other or Dont Know 53 22190 53 22190 0 (B) 2 17631176792650
Disability Benefits 394 8512 293 9406 93 5972 22 73923357004441
Workers Compensation 19 5747 11 6558 8 4729 0 (B) 108852041
Company or Union 115 8050 90 8386 23 7025 3 4694 927067248
Federal Government 35 17459 28 19653 6 7591 5 8855 607602639
Military Retirement 4 10358 4 10358 0 (B) 0 (B) 41597820
State or Local Government 55 3416 47 3485 8 3000 3 10629 186283573
Railroad Retirement 5 6236 2 11520 3 1556 0 (B) 32475688
Accident Insurance 50 11539 40 13779 9 1849 2 1458 573936379
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 14 2356 14 2356 0 (B) 1 4160 33377549
Other or Dont Know 112 7519 69 8005 37 6964 10 7589 845811500

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 25 to 44 Years Total2017624*062212385*051957769*05
Earnings1883461*062040515*051842345*05
WageS and Salary1765592*062003277*051771546*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment1111858*0537360008546800814922
Farm Self-Employment6452396794 -12178271 279129482
Unemployment Compensation733425255514226121231477394108
State or Local667196125713379715581417443307
Combinations 662291297 84640565 59950801
Workers Compensation3690486009 521198612 432660376
State Payments1274123684 330176099 224521711
Employment Insurance2243013047 153993873 181887612
Own Insurance 71257084 0 7249932
Other 102092192 37028640 19001120
Social Security1099777*0428308344341313983086
SSI (Supplemental Security)52634377042087090496 886518333
Public Assistance, Total447330589426879115671981851224
AFDC Only369904660023028297111688003320
Other Assistance Only 624599352 342864852 228110940
Both 149659941 42217002 65736963
Veterans Benefits1817919530 468539027 108642756
Disability Only1259116014 275031087 32645359
Survivors Only 62826095 5070707 29249332
Pension Only 138178662 105072472 21826537
Education Only 184367435 44117486 24921526
Other Only 53852076 1187329 0
Combinations 119579245 38059944 0
Means-Tested 267672499 93751249 43575629
Nonmeans-Tested1550247030 374787778 65067126
Survivors Benefits3781095319 94240634 3615949
Company or Union 257513519 0 951056
Federal Government 6607692 3556980 0
Military Retirement 0 53810136 0
State or Local Government 74664964 13286783 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 31855758 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts1245256422 23548458 0
Annuities 988404311 38277 0
Other or Dont Know1176792650 0 2664893
Disability Benefits2759181891 553777869 163708169
Workers Compensation 69123934 39728106 0
Company or Union 755750221 161398210 11755750
Federal Government 559549038 48053600 42061959
Military Retirement 41597820 0 0
State or Local Government 162868693 23414880 27533855
Railroad Retirement 28178841 4296847 0
Accident Insurance 556670361 17266018 2784490
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 33377549 0 5208112
Other or Dont Know 552065430 259620205 74364002

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 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
Both Sexes 25 to 44 Years Pensions 517 8303 421 7836 69 10076 30 77504293740603
Company or Union 180 6047 152 5884 16 10866 15 45991089626005
Federal Government 11 12373 3 11530 8 12702 0 (B) 140922013
Military Retirement 133 11779 96 12300 33 8843 10 95661572315381
State or Local Government 51 8841 40 8460 8 9082 0 (B) 452367088
Railroad Retirement 7 16621 7 16621 0 (B) 0 (B) 121909800
Annuities 12 5774 10 6550 0 (B) 0 (B) 70765226
IRA or Keough 72 5895 67 5137 4 14000 2 30000 423135681
Other or Dont Know 55 7631 52 6174 0 (B) 3 2584 422699406
interest 41504 789 36472 807 3033 517 2500 4373273296*04
Dividends 12581 1918 11441 1905 574 1466 434 25962413357*04
Rents and Royalties 3970 3459 3571 3631 188 1190 205 22401373193*04
Education 3133 3465 2552 3427 399 2893 179 30161085794*04
Pell Grant Only 575 2015 429 2201 104 1242 49 21071158499503
Other Government Only 568 3612 462 3764 82 2726 32 31202052081307
Scholarships Only 508 4817 385 4740 73 4895 26 50422445500564
Other Only 1027 2627 867 2274 102 2497 51 20462697389720
Combinations 456 5492 409 5540 38 4990 21 48222504470781
Child Support 3708 3592 3062 3741 576 2785 318 34411332172*04
Alimony 136 6049 130 6281 6 1360 11 4942 824647741
Financial Assistance 689 5400 550 5344 82 2655 61 55643719527738
Other Income 847 3638 718 3629 67 3108 58 40463081867491
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 10048 4903 7476 4886 2157 5024 1265 50394926896*04
Public Assistance or SSI 3558 4296 2299 4235 1121 4260 603 47591528680*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 2003 7107 1516 7352 443 6404 202 64941423424*04
Company or Union Pension 315 7230 261 7302 39 8619 19 42562274206773
Military Retirement 140 11913 100 12222 35 9739 10 95661667723337
Federal Government
Retirement 51 14921 36 16601 15 10719 5 8855 758689325
State or Local Retirement 108 6748 86 6676 18 5989 3 10629 726602409
Workers Compensation
Payments 1081 4770 905 4839 126 4583 109 40445153914881
Property Income 43235 1664 37945 1724 3189 833 2621 10227193342*04
Child Support or Alimony 3756 3767 3109 3947 576 2800 319 35941414637*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 4029 3740 3620 3925 193 1279 205 22401506689*04
Pensions or Annuities 782 9375 642 9389 111 8966 41 75867332264749

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PinC-12. Source of Income in 1997--Number With Income and Mean Income in 1997 of Persons15 Years Old and Over, by Race,Hispanic Origin and Sex (Numbers in thousands)
White WGTD-Agg Black WGTD-Agg Hisp WGTD-Agg
Both Sexes 25 to 44 Years Pensions3301998277 695015761 231072876
Company or Union 891985567 177166349 66912693
Federal Government 36830986 104091027 0
Military Retirement1181221714 291444167 100236247
State or Local Government 338858610 71921217 0
Railroad Retirement 121909800 0 0
Annuities 66741907 0 0
IRA or Keough 344441181 50393000 56415000
Other or Dont Know 320008510 0 7508936
interest2942140*0415687352581093496098
Dividends2179286*04 8414505361126042445
Rents and Royalties1296349*04 223649377 458659554
Education87461417251152742440 541222957
Pell Grant Only 944346626 128970829 103242027
Other Government Only1739162134 224769573 101356423
Scholarships Only1824481060 357577824 132414388
Other Only1970876929 253625340 104283223
Combinations2267274974 187798873 99926893
Child Support1145676*0416038181251092852935
Alimony 815932581 8715160 55369436
Financial Assistance2941227970 218870186 341474228
Other Income2605656352 207774597 233766157
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments3653096*041083451*046372549846
Public Assistance or SSI973674359947750020642868369558
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1114786*0428351312811313983086
Company or Union Pension1905249308 338564559 79619500
Military Retirement1222819534 345254303 100236247
Federal Government
Retirement 602987717 155701608 42061959
State or Local Retirement 576392268 108622880 27533855
Workers Compensation
Payments4381513613 578192737 440652979
Property Income6542300*0426573836302678198099
Child Support or Alimony1227269*0416125332851148222371
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1420874*04 247197835 458659554
Pensions or Annuities6027044739 998574629 313375497
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://148.129.86.150:8080/macro/031998/perinc/12_002.htm