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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
Male 15 to 24 Years Total 13905 11201 11676 11258 1661 10304 1929 104581557507*05
Earnings 12401 10942 10566 10941 1351 10499 1795 103841356851*05
WageS and Salary 12213 10898 10404 10883 1335 10463 1769 103271330987*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 347 6985 304 7251 28 7336 32 114642421632591
Farm Self-Employment 91 1802 78 2094 10 1 3 1 164853224
Unemployment Compensation 319 1816 287 1819 17 1583 43 1902 578817339
State or Local 289 1841 271 1822 7 2026 40 2028 532813655
Combinations 29 1576 16 1764 11 1307 3 448 46003683
Workers Compensation 100 3550 93 3702 3 600 14 3808 354250646
State Payments 51 1913 51 1913 0 (B) 7 2879 97845606
Employment Insurance 46 5421 39 6082 3 600 8 4625 247461050
Own Insurance 3 3000 3 3000 0 (B) 0 (B) 8943990
Other 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Social Security 538 5353 406 5492 119 4962 49 54082881715617
SSI (Supplemental Security) 278 5041 189 5143 75 5043 38 50711403388106
Public Assistance, Total 104 2238 54 2209 38 2437 32 2243 233066211
AFDC Only 81 2342 44 2332 29 2363 26 2383 190769836
Other Assistance Only 21 1676 10 1682 8 2236 5 749 35362559
Both 2 4364 0 (B) 1 5712 1 5712 6933816
Veterans Benefits 31 2404 26 2518 3 1151 0 (B) 73507102
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 20 2303 18 2284 0 (B) 0 (B) 45451311
Other Only 0 515 0 515 0 (B) 0 (B) 221110
Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Means-Tested 9 2446 9 2446 0 (B) 0 (B) 20944171
Nonmeans-Tested 22 2388 18 2553 3 1151 0 (B) 52562930
Survivors Benefits 34 11867 25 13996 8 5508 5 1536 398858958
Company or Union 10 1536 10 1536 0 (B) 5 1536 15282094
Federal Government 3 3948 3 3948 0 (B) 0 (B) 11857660
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
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 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Estates or Trusts 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Annuities 3 90000 3 90000 0 (B) 0 (B) 276550200
Other or Dont Know 7 6500 7 6500 0 (B) 0 (B) 42441414
Disability Benefits 36 5148 30 5301 4 6103 5 3553 185441058
Workers Compensation 2 1500 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 3367365
Company or Union 2 2152 2 2152 0 (B) 1 2820 3549727
Federal Government 0 5868 0 (B) 0 5868 0 (B) 2419083
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 7 5749 7 5749 0 (B) 2 1500 39293559
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Accident Insurance 12 7178 9 7583 3 6132 2 6204 86450801
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 13 3808 13 3808 0 (B) 0 (B) 50360522

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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
Male 15 to 24 Years Total1314546*051711549*042017761*04
Earnings1155990*051417890*041864365*04
WageS and Salary1132294*051397150*041827460*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment2205889737 207387431 369950254
Farm Self-Employment 163718041 14294 3307
Unemployment Compensation 522905874 27643629 82135792
State or Local 494330091 13583093 80588686
Combinations 28575782 14060536 1547105
Workers Compensation 346161520 1513020 53818106
State Payments 97845606 0 19046878
Employment Insurance 239371923 1513020 34771228
Own Insurance 8943990 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Social Security2230187417 588402351 264717959
SSI (Supplemental Security) 973866376 375944835 194957037
Public Assistance, Total 119651186 92064470 71653264
AFDC Only 102509541 67599295 61329762
Other Assistance Only 17141644 17932074 3790402
Both 0 6533100 6533100
Veterans Benefits 66161840 2912985 0
Disability Only 22271873 2912985 0
Survivors Only 2649822 0 0
Pension Only 0 0 0
Education Only 41019034 0 0
Other Only 221110 0 0
Combinations 0 0 0
Means-Tested 20944171 0 0
Nonmeans-Tested 45217669 2912985 0
Survivors Benefits 352436432 46422525 7667850
Company or Union 15282094 0 7667850
Federal Government 11857660 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 6305064 46422525 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 0 0 0
Annuities 276550200 0 0
Other or Dont Know 42441414 0 0
Disability Benefits 159042689 23031003 17741010
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Company or Union 3549727 0 3549336
Federal Government 0 2419083 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 39293559 0 2861805
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Accident Insurance 65838880 20611920 11329868
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 50360522 0 0

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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
Male 15 to 24 Years Pensions 10 7378 10 7378 0 (B) 0 (B) 72865967
Company or Union 3 18000 3 18000 0 (B) 0 (B) 55407240
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 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
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 4202 457 3790 460 238 448 253 1591918337930
Dividends 804 1684 724 1718 50 1795 28 14051354212820
Rents and Royalties 99 7182 92 7659 4 200 4 7273 713718052
Education 1772 4337 1397 4160 281 4949 139 42707683961873
Pell Grant Only 301 1989 213 2208 81 1520 51 2198 598838783
Other Government Only 299 3373 240 3561 49 2437 31 21671008633012
Scholarships Only 655 5038 554 4751 67 7493 17 97963301839776
Other Only 169 3829 136 3564 16 1007 5 779 648955478
Combinations 347 6132 254 5395 67 9309 35 70362125694821
Child Support 58 3562 41 3350 16 4095 7 359 204977455
Alimony 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Financial Assistance 334 5431 265 4644 30 3637 20 45071811907893
Other Income 83 2360 68 2048 6 3000 12 4453 196585455
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 1826 3826 1386 3890 374 3687 243 33576985477039
Public Assistance or SSI 377 4341 243 4497 110 4257 70 37881636454318
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 538 5353 406 5492 119 4962 49 54082881715617
Company or Union Pension 15 5058 15 5058 0 (B) 6 1795 74239061
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Federal Government
Retirement 3 4180 3 3948 0 5868 0 (B) 14276743
State or Local Retirement 18 5144 9 4819 8 5508 2 1500 92021149
Workers Compensation
Payments 114 3906 102 4048 6 3761 16 4082 444068813
Property Income 4381 910 3957 933 249 792 261 4053986268803
Child Support or Alimony 58 3562 41 3350 16 4095 7 359 204977455
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 99 7182 92 7659 4 200 4 7273 713718052
Pensions or Annuities 46 10349 37 11501 9 5525 8 1726 474545881

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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
Male 15 to 24 Years Pensions 72865967 0 0
Company or Union 55407240 0 0
Federal Government 0 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 0 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Annuities 17458727 0 0
IRA or Keough 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 0 0 0
interest1742928007 106679952 40223779
Dividends1243974274 89470511 39884815
Rents and Royalties 705386404 755830 25624584
Education58123443031388231422 591486830
Pell Grant Only 469864590 123817401 111349718
Other Government Only 853780371 119636012 67286868
Scholarships Only2633975532 505725541 161889883
Other Only 485719410 15616243 4034573
Combinations1369004398 623436224 246925786
Child Support 137891145 67086310 2389646
Alimony 0 0 0
Financial Assistance1229907753 109227882 90401363
Other Income 139865268 17196208 51258422
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments53917195491379263294 814009323
Public Assistance or SSI1093517562 468009306 266610301
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2230187417 588402351 264717959
Company or Union Pension 74239061 0 11217186
Military Retirement 0 0 0
Federal Government
Retirement 11857660 2419083 0
State or Local Retirement 45598623 46422525 2861805
Workers Compensation
Payments 412000400 22124940 65147975
Property Income3692288687 196906294 105733178
Child Support or Alimony 137891145 67086310 2389646
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 705386404 755830 25624584
Pensions or Annuities 425704273 48841608 14078991

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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
Male 25 to 44 Years Total 40391 37060 33754 38673 4537 25118 5016 256591496917*06
Earnings 38712 36756 32534 38144 4153 25974 4816 257231422891*06
WageS and Salary 36324 36504 30366 37909 4031 26237 4591 257261325962*06
Nonfarm Self-Employment 3415 26854 3047 27798 206 10194 289 192609171669*04
Farm Self-Employment 602 8281 559 8764 27 -527 37 59514985896211
Unemployment Compensation 1974 2918 1693 2936 203 2793 201 52805761258225
State or Local 1831 2810 1575 2814 177 2756 187 55165144236432
Combinations 144 4298 118 4569 26 3049 14 2035 617021793
Workers Compensation 640 4853 541 4831 78 4988 59 47803105561576
State Payments 282 4695 218 4638 53 4417 41 43621323042915
Employment Insurance 330 4885 298 4930 22 5379 16 51581611286902
Own Insurance 11 4990 11 4990 0 (B) 0 2400 53477871
Other 18 6709 14 5580 3 12000 1 13624 117753886
Social Security 886 7023 669 7113 214 6787 106 64906222313473
SSI (Supplemental Security) 713 4526 519 4581 184 4380 63 45323226890536
Public Assistance, Total 256 3048 172 2946 64 2616 57 3085 780231955
AFDC Only 159 3508 102 3320 39 3378 35 3289 557427397
Other Assistance Only 96 2288 68 2387 24 1390 21 2763 218659913
Both 2 2723 2 2723 0 (B) 1 2788 4144644
Veterans Benefits 294 6396 204 7280 83 4619 17 41341881220053
Disability Only 206 6704 146 7734 54 4544 8 29491383696822
Survivors Only 6 3347 2 7199 4 731 0 (B) 20663085
Pension Only 15 11864 11 9914 4 17639 3 7392 179247563
Education Only 48 3554 33 4228 14 1914 6 4068 169211573
Other Only 9 3377 5 5931 4 299 0 (B) 29571627
Combinations 10 9793 7 8833 3 11850 0 (B) 98829380
Means-Tested 58 4585 35 5144 22 3718 5 6759 264364091
Nonmeans-Tested 236 6837 169 7719 60 4954 12 30231616855961
Survivors Benefits 96 21933 89 23006 8 9360 1 12107335962
Company or Union 7 19918 7 19918 0 (B) 0 (B) 145390817
Federal Government 5 1530 3 1500 2 1572 0 (B) 8273010
Military Retirement 2 21600 0 (B) 2 21600 0 (B) 53810136
State or Local Government 5 17569 2 30288 2 5508 0 (B) 82564525
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
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 35 23051 35 23051 0 (B) 0 (B) 799869723
Annuities 14 23179 14 23819 0 99 0 (B) 332008970
Other or Dont Know 28 24882 28 24882 0 (B) 1 1 685418779
Disability Benefits 195 12364 148 14325 47 6195 12 102032412165734
Workers Compensation 1 484 1 484 0 (B) 0 (B) 702895
Company or Union 56 11097 50 11816 6 5366 1 9600 619663369
Federal Government 27 19708 22 22699 4 4737 5 8855 527988012
Military Retirement 4 10358 4 10358 0 (B) 0 (B) 41597820
State or Local Government 26 4173 19 4665 8 3000 3 10629 110139836
Railroad Retirement 2 11520 2 11520 0 (B) 0 (B) 28178841
Accident Insurance 27 17188 21 21765 6 419 1 1188 460099990
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 2 4558 2 4558 0 (B) 0 (B) 11179543
Other or Dont Know 56 11025 33 12263 23 9249 3 11846 612615425

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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
Male 25 to 44 Years Total1305351*061139519*051287023*05
Earnings1250080*061078588*051238797*05
WageS and Salary1151148*061057710*051181003*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment8471293*0421020387885561321801
Farm Self-Employment4902686475 -14298906 218082192
Unemployment Compensation4972450184 5657454431060242263
State or Local4433376149 4877976861032478227
Combinations 539074035 77947757 27764036
Workers Compensation2611870654 389478213 279664310
State Payments1010963197 233957537 179525906
Employment Insurance1466704339 118492036 80103867
Own Insurance 53477871 0 1033416
Other 80725246 37028640 19001120
Social Security47571003671452631996 685321362
SSI (Supplemental Security)2378469331 805736304 287126410
Public Assistance, Total 506137413 166173270 174561703
AFDC Only 340103894 132339924 113824707
Other Assistance Only 161888875 33833345 57524903
Both 4144644 0 3212092
Veterans Benefits1483798380 382367451 69692962
Disability Only1126341901 246698787 22944898
Survivors Only 17975615 2687470 0
Pension Only 111968183 67279379 21826537
Education Only 138358944 26454541 24921526
Other Only 28384298 1187329 0
Combinations 60769436 38059944 0
Means-Tested 178462893 83481912 33875168
Nonmeans-Tested1305335486 298885539 35817793
Survivors Benefits2036643785 70692176 623
Company or Union 145390817 0 0
Federal Government 4716030 3556980 0
Military Retirement 0 53810136 0
State or Local Government 69277742 13286783 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 799869723 0 0
Annuities 331970692 38277 0
Other or Dont Know 685418779 0 623
Disability Benefits2120596691 291569043 118172996
Workers Compensation 702895 0 0
Company or Union 586272937 33390432 10494048
Federal Government 506856507 21131504 42061959
Military Retirement 41597820 0 0
State or Local Government 86724956 23414880 27533855
Railroad Retirement 28178841 0 0
Accident Insurance 457692708 2407282 783866
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 11179543 0 0
Other or Dont Know 401390481 211224944 37299268

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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
Male 25 to 44 Years Pensions 304 9633 242 9354 49 10735 17 60132927361249
Company or Union 99 7336 83 7261 8 13197 7 3055 723991738
Federal Government 3 25214 1 12300 2 29112 0 (B) 71943569
Military Retirement 117 11537 80 12052 33 8843 9 87151351653954
State or Local Government 24 7995 19 7162 5 10987 0 (B) 192306019
Railroad Retirement 7 16621 7 16621 0 (B) 0 (B) 121909800
Annuities 8 8322 8 8322 0 (B) 0 (B) 64717660
IRA or Keough 30 7148 29 6444 0 (B) 0 (B) 213310328
Other or Dont Know 20 9458 20 9458 0 (B) 1 3000 187528180
interest 20474 803 18136 836 1401 362 1234 5071644202*04
Dividends 6520 2010 5986 1974 249 1203 225 21401310274*04
Rents and Royalties 2124 3783 1912 3977 97 341 124 30558036388881
Education 1304 3708 1070 3716 147 2874 69 34554834935554
Pell Grant Only 196 1862 163 1935 19 1244 14 2397 365029577
Other Government Only 248 3165 194 3428 36 1376 15 3183 784633250
Scholarships Only 205 5575 161 5790 28 4537 10 67681144768591
Other Only 485 3038 405 2770 47 2812 23 13031472774121
Combinations 170 6290 146 6412 17 5352 7 90211067730014
Child Support 150 1903 132 1875 16 2265 5 2324 284547046
Alimony 10 3379 10 3379 0 (B) 0 (B) 33508470
Financial Assistance 286 5460 238 5460 25 1709 28 69561559511499
Other Income 332 3944 286 3838 25 4186 10 108961308180675
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 4492 5108 3587 5036 753 5591 479 56172294687*04
Public Assistance or SSI 951 4214 673 4285 247 3927 113 40994007122491
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 888 7172 671 7311 214 6787 106 64906372402114
Company or Union Pension 162 9201 140 9537 15 9871 8 39351489045925
Military Retirement 124 11702 84 11970 35 9739 9 87151447061910
Federal Government
Retirement 33 18550 26 19885 7 13302 5 8855 608204592
State or Local Retirement 53 7283 37 7773 15 6098 3 10629 385010380
Workers Compensation
Payments 661 5411 556 5540 84 4675 59 47933577544006
Property Income 21402 1793 18921 1870 1493 563 1305 11393838102*04
Child Support or Alimony 159 1995 141 1980 16 2265 5 2324 318055517
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 2150 4111 1937 4338 97 341 124 30558836258605
Pensions or Annuities 437 10828 351 11156 73 9266 26 71554726887946

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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
Male 25 to 44 Years Pensions2264829542 524033158 104067485
Company or Union 602209869 111234320 21515728
Federal Government 8137926 63805643 0
Military Retirement 960560286 291444167 78934597
State or Local Government 134756991 57549027 0
Railroad Retirement 121909800 0 0
Annuities 64717660 0 0
IRA or Keough 185008828 0 0
Other or Dont Know 187528180 0 3617160
interest1515735*04 507742588 625239409
Dividends1181558*04 300037896 482201640
Rents and Royalties7602881863 33057101 378513260
Education3974931814 421681489 238702651
Pell Grant Only 315101136 23836902 34164700
Other Government Only 665229019 49586862 49157214
Scholarships Only 934221954 128469971 66588920
Other Only1122102584 131197723 30038615
Combinations 938277120 88590030 58753202
Child Support 246654992 36163857 11926856
Alimony 33508470 0 0
Financial Assistance1299332197 42507744 194179609
Other Income1098662658 103480774 112942000
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1806385*0442080348902688322933
Public Assistance or SSI2884606744 971909574 461688113
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement49071890091452631996 685321362
Company or Union Pension1333873624 144624752 32009776
Military Retirement1002158106 345254303 78934597
Federal Government
Retirement 519710463 88494128 42061959
State or Local Retirement 290759689 94250690 27533855
Workers Compensation
Payments3081445802 391885495 280448176
Property Income3537568*04 8408375851485954310
Child Support or Alimony 280163462 36163857 11926856
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts8402751587 33057101 378513260
Pensions or Annuities3915727245 672662151 184157347

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_005.htm