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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 45 to 64 Years Total 26564 47830 23041 49979 2441 29638 1990 279881270542*06
Earnings 22846 47953 20003 49654 1890 32023 1717 287241095552*06
WageS and Salary 20324 48268 17719 50043 1773 32328 1590 288949809901*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 3270 32616 2954 33580 173 18301 164 206241066386*05
Farm Self-Employment 639 12317 595 12248 14 4171 13 -8387872384912
Unemployment Compensation 1195 2983 1056 2959 95 3014 136 23523564797146
State or Local 1098 2931 971 2889 83 3115 131 23633218352380
Combinations 97 3582 85 3759 12 2303 5 2090 346444766
Workers Compensation 473 10090 415 10202 57 9566 34 72064777475308
State Payments 177 7486 149 7241 28 8807 13 65001323075465
Employment Insurance 276 11749 245 12004 29 10292 18 82343237506091
Own Insurance 7 4127 7 4127 0 (B) 0 (B) 28762414
Other 14 13218 14 13218 0 (B) 3 4064 188131337
Social Security 2648 9140 2232 9234 350 8469 222 83542420333*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 621 5287 415 5380 169 4947 73 45253281672119
Public Assistance, Total 113 3191 64 3060 39 2471 21 5007 360281101
AFDC Only 40 3900 20 4632 13 2026 10 6536 155625907
Other Assistance Only 68 2630 39 1982 26 2691 9 3299 179496460
Both 5 5279 5 5279 0 (B) 2 4603 25158732
Veterans Benefits 697 8730 592 8572 83 9904 18 100686080569572
Disability Only 442 6388 384 6154 44 8266 17 109052822621724
Survivors Only 13 2698 13 2698 0 (B) 0 (B) 34364052
Pension Only 174 14192 137 14259 32 14058 0 (B)2467910668
Education Only 7 5197 7 5197 0 (B) 0 (B) 36684370
Other Only 20 9999 17 10234 0 (B) 0 (B) 196779434
Combinations 41 12648 34 15052 7 1482 2 1091 522209321
Means-Tested 117 10013 97 8730 16 13724 4 182811169399787
Nonmeans-Tested 580 8471 495 8541 67 8962 15 80444911169784
Survivors Benefits 132 12911 118 13157 10 11910 5 79661708018012
Company or Union 22 4969 22 4969 0 (B) 3 9462 111244093
Federal Government 19 17884 13 21669 2 13164 0 (B) 346780000
Military Retirement 5 16878 1 200 4 21600 0 (B) 78339810
State or Local Government 8 18229 8 18229 0 (B) 1 5508 146207814
Railroad Retirement 1 6720 1 6720 0 (B) 0 (B) 9967036
Workers Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Black Lung 2 500 2 500 0 (B) 0 500 1161935
Estates or Trusts 31 19447 31 19447 0 (B) 0 (B) 596122179
Annuities 22 11073 20 12052 2 1344 0 (B) 244193507
Other or Dont Know 21 8154 19 8547 2 5000 0 (B) 174001635
Disability Benefits 498 13824 408 14236 71 13187 42 116386882090483
Workers Compensation 24 8253 18 6993 3 14400 5 6759 198033002
Company or Union 198 13756 166 13671 26 15398 16 136292725981419
Federal Government 35 25599 29 25032 6 28257 2 10400 904175260
Military Retirement 17 22334 15 23981 2 7980 1 7980 372979296
State or Local Government 65 10627 52 11713 9 6972 10 8141 686329399
Railroad Retirement 13 18938 13 18938 0 (B) 0 (B) 243535306
Accident Insurance 36 12925 36 12925 0 (B) 0 (B) 464261245
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 3 4558 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 15909243
Other or Dont Know 112 11386 81 12491 25 9781 8 163831270886308

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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 45 to 64 Years Total1151533*067234453*045569235*04
Earnings9932118*056053101*044931335*04
WageS and Salary8866981*055730530*044593900*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment9917857*0431689285163385500300
Farm Self-Employment7284544285 57688392 -11153647
Unemployment Compensation3124753644 286182570 320595846
State or Local2805362040 259129408 309719345
Combinations 319391604 27053161 10876501
Workers Compensation4233134011 541484726 247417140
State Payments1079438893 243636571 85802318
Employment Insurance2936801365 297848155 149532644
Own Insurance 28762414 0 0
Other 188131337 0 12082177
Social Security2060784*0429640821461852710647
SSI (Supplemental Security)2232146455 837056338 331690562
Public Assistance, Total 195814989 97593726 106300617
AFDC Only 93098325 26456157 67030199
Other Assistance Only 77557931 71137568 28427381
Both 25158732 0 10843035
Veterans Benefits5073230446 825021228 185600698
Disability Only2362866574 362420469 183884239
Survivors Only 34364052 0 0
Pension Only1950667914 451754007 0
Education Only 36684370 0 0
Other Only 177284964 0 0
Combinations 511362569 10846752 1716459
Means-Tested 848286161 226295750 66631101
Nonmeans-Tested4224944285 598725478 118969596
Survivors Benefits1552760124 119958315 38640788
Company or Union 111244093 0 31854964
Federal Government 284193167 27287260 0
Military Retirement 204834 78134976 0
State or Local Government 146207814 0 6647109
Railroad Retirement 9967036 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Black Lung 1161935 0 138715
Estates or Trusts 596122179 0 0
Annuities 241482927 2710579 0
Other or Dont Know 162176135 11825500 0
Disability Benefits5804293135 935870092 491682721
Workers Compensation 123744170 41438016 36485836
Company or Union2271620715 393692796 215851073
Federal Government 728955115 175220145 22826752
Military Retirement 359266304 13712991 8581372
State or Local Government 604476634 66145964 81684170
Railroad Retirement 243535306 0 0
Accident Insurance 464261245 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know1008433641 245660178 126253515

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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 45 to 64 Years Pensions 2648 18653 2378 18714 185 16059 77 176364939127*04
Company or Union 1447 15002 1329 14792 76 13134 36 146012171211*04
Federal Government 257 25524 246 25621 7 27055 15 257866567117864
Military Retirement 484 19017 399 19901 67 14106 12 162539195119037
State or Local Government 419 22644 374 22783 24 21618 9 203029481282516
Railroad Retirement 31 17634 26 17772 5 16863 4 15157 544258613
Annuities 23 22516 16 19469 5 27884 0 (B) 512575988
IRA or Keough 30 18282 23 20066 7 12584 0 (B) 544258839
Other or Dont Know 47 16110 47 16110 0 (B) 2 8284 755985131
interest 16417 2440 14961 2533 860 1613 605 11684005836*04
Dividends 6473 3048 6060 3086 227 2208 121 21911972908*04
Rents and Royalties 2760 4414 2523 4732 141 875 118 36611218255*04
Education 164 2211 129 2236 22 2172 3 755 362556490
Pell Grant Only 14 1851 7 1223 3 2200 0 (B) 25206322
Other Government Only 48 2297 35 1949 9 3699 3 755 110744670
Scholarships Only 20 2659 12 3283 2 2000 0 (B) 52674279
Other Only 78 2003 70 2187 8 367 0 (B) 155913914
Combinations 4 4037 4 4037 0 (B) 0 (B) 18017304
Child Support 67 3742 50 3425 16 4720 2 248 250108903
Alimony 4 4800 4 4800 0 (B) 0 (B) 18074928
Financial Assistance 70 3641 55 4043 12 2419 8 2590 256152250
Other Income 264 7147 231 7581 20 3954 15 10201883616908
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 5987 11315 5028 11562 757 9817 480 80476774087*04
Public Assistance or SSI 719 5064 470 5163 203 4598 91 48353641953221
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 2691 9291 2270 9395 355 8580 224 85502500109*04
Company or Union Pension 1647 14907 1500 14694 98 14182 52 148052454933*04
Military Retirement 505 19107 415 19999 72 14336 13 155739646438143
Federal Government
Retirement 312 25058 288 25382 15 25659 17 237927818073126
State or Local Retirement 491 20992 434 21383 34 17503 20 134741031382*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 535 10195 467 10328 59 9800 40 70995456840735
Property Income 17121 4239 15572 4440 918 2190 661 21237256611*04
Child Support or Alimony 71 3799 54 3521 16 4720 2 248 268183831
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 2782 4593 2545 4925 141 875 118 36611277867*04
Pensions or Annuities 2970 18313 2644 18421 226 16107 104 160505438468*04

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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 45 to 64 Years Pensions4450600*0429639628141361794935
Company or Union1965693*04 992344439 522504695
Federal Government6296950197 189657338 380219716
Military Retirement7947769222 940538521 195166293
State or Local Government8529250076 524955188 187700385
Railroad Retirement 465160085 79098528 61156344
Annuities 319593041 148010883 0
IRA or Keough 454900923 89357916 0
Other or Dont Know 755985131 0 15047500
interest3789948*041386410783 706757416
Dividends1870373*04 501153039 265545329
Rents and Royalties1193674*04 123166662 431460830
Education 287801402 48253343 1982139
Pell Grant Only 8548031 6249166 0
Other Government Only 68640465 35123405 1982139
Scholarships Only 39572739 3989720 0
Other Only 153022862 2891052 0
Combinations 18017304 0 0
Child Support 172846723 77262179 431715
Alimony 18074928 0 0
Financial Assistance 220975332 27870178 20937058
Other Income1752936741 78191946 15451311
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments5813126*0474311340833865289526
Public Assistance or SSI2427961445 934650065 437991179
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement2132650*0430431806741913866991
Company or Union Pension2203979*041386037235 770210733
Military Retirement83072403611032386488 203747666
Federal Government
Retirement7310098481 392164744 403046468
State or Local Retirement9279934525 591101152 276031665
Workers Compensation
Payments4822301362 582922742 284041692
Property Income6913607*0420107304841403763576
Child Support or Alimony 190921651 77262179 431715
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1253286*04 123166662 431460830
Pensions or Annuities4870903*0436417690001668084033

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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 65 Years and Over Total 13308 26543 11929 27556 1032 16372 650 154823532304*05
Earnings 2735 28705 2479 29426 171 16582 136 232337849555*04
WageS and Salary 2134 29025 1910 29762 147 16884 121 243686193183*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 580 24763 547 25590 27 10595 15 148801437272*04
Farm Self-Employment 177 12348 174 12203 4 22000 0 1702190994674
Unemployment Compensation 62 2505 45 2413 4 352 3 1553 155607383
State or Local 57 2340 45 2458 4 352 3 1553 133988383
Combinations 5 4452 1 2 0 (B) 0 (B) 21619000
Workers Compensation 59 10891 51 10135 6 5699 2 480 639498669
State Payments 17 5512 17 5512 0 (B) 2 480 93437633
Employment Insurance 40 11487 34 12440 6 5699 0 (B) 454816456
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 2 42000 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 91244580
Social Security 12037 10217 10891 10379 911 8498 538 82521229794*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 355 3832 226 3506 75 3564 87 26621359394848
Public Assistance, Total 22 2400 16 3043 5 808 6 1643 53669650
AFDC Only 2 9333 2 9333 0 (B) 0 (B) 20749125
Other Assistance Only 20 1634 14 2027 5 808 6 1643 32920525
Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Veterans Benefits 871 6433 801 6587 57 4626 38 72155602886446
Disability Only 532 5175 496 5295 28 3109 20 45932754975844
Survivors Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Pension Only 249 8250 222 8663 23 4874 13 111882058143823
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 56 5360 52 5599 3 1689 4 8663 297882508
Combinations 34 14635 30 14158 3 21598 1 3683 491884271
Means-Tested 133 5572 128 5683 5 2751 2 1139 740781409
Nonmeans-Tested 738 6588 673 6759 52 4808 35 76004862105037
Survivors Benefits 199 11642 164 9149 31 24878 10 109652312467673
Company or Union 72 7056 70 6769 0 7200 7 9111 507554703
Federal Government 24 15593 16 15746 8 15277 1 22000 371353248
Military Retirement 17 11324 9 10625 8 12067 0 (B) 192802894
State or Local Government 26 17575 16 10357 10 28352 2 9600 456800262
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Workers Compensation 3 1176 3 1176 0 (B) 0 (B) 3669943
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Estates or Trusts 16 10006 16 10006 0 (B) 0 (B) 161036439
Annuities 19 24008 15 13541 4 60000 0 (B) 457484319
Other or Dont Know 23 7110 22 7475 0 (B) 0 (B) 161765862
Disability Benefits 130 13467 121 13425 9 14036 3 50871753945937
Workers Compensation 2 5364 0 (B) 2 5364 0 (B) 8482683
Company or Union 41 16883 36 18049 4 7200 0 (B) 685708333
Federal Government 26 15988 26 15988 0 (B) 0 (B) 422532392
Military Retirement 16 9488 16 9488 0 (B) 0 (B) 150298687
State or Local Government 17 8764 17 8764 0 (B) 1 3840 148827359
Railroad Retirement 3 23400 0 (B) 3 23400 0 (B) 69438096
Accident Insurance 11 6497 11 6497 0 (B) 0 (B) 71831910
Black Lung 12 9638 12 9638 0 (B) 0 (B) 116971126
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 12 6932 10 6447 2 9984 2 6000 79855349

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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 65 Years and Over Total3287195*051689322*041006454*04
Earnings7295529*0428386164343166296918
WageS and Salary5684718*0424748226062939345181
Nonfarm Self-Employment1399052*04 286553587 226881608
Farm Self-Employment2117596050 77240240 70128
Unemployment Compensation 109769146 1328606 4171170
State or Local 109767495 1328606 4171170
Combinations 1650 0 0
Workers Compensation 516365052 31889037 772828
State Payments 93437633 0 772828
Employment Insurance 422927419 31889037 0
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Social Security1130332*0577381456954440685756
SSI (Supplemental Security) 793439003 266586447 231214343
Public Assistance, Total 48650262 3903222 10297282
AFDC Only 20749125 0 0
Other Assistance Only 27901137 3903222 10297282
Both 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits5274783645 263268987 270623078
Disability Only2626237393 85557575 92688001
Survivors Only 0 0 0
Pension Only1925524559 113518892 140447596
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 292141519 5740988 34632161
Combinations 430880172 58451531 2855319
Means-Tested 726934052 13847357 2547817
Nonmeans-Tested4547849593 249421629 268075261
Survivors Benefits1503172591 774665423 112027521
Company or Union 470649711 2562768 66033057
Federal Government 251982056 119371192 31041120
Military Retirement 93243125 99559768 0
State or Local Government 161210968 295589294 14953344
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 3669943 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 161036439 0 0
Annuities 199901919 257582400 0
Other or Dont Know 161478427 0 0
Disability Benefits1628786689 125159248 17521130
Workers Compensation 0 8482683 0
Company or Union 654258661 31449672 0
Federal Government 422532392 0 0
Military Retirement 150298687 0 0
State or Local Government 148827359 0 5587430
Railroad Retirement 0 69438096 0
Accident Insurance 71831910 0 0
Black Lung 116971126 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 64066552 15788797 11933700

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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 65 Years and Over Pensions 6204 13078 5728 13279 366 10127 157 77678113087*04
Company or Union 4212 9402 3900 9555 242 7698 103 55443960228*04
Federal Government 662 21289 588 22005 54 13446 19 113011410324*04
Military Retirement 380 21848 367 22261 9 10038 15 160348298283552
State or Local Government 873 15299 806 15064 50 16800 20 69291335524*04
Railroad Retirement 123 14546 112 14339 10 17232 2 133521788156745
Annuities 100 8725 98 8755 0 (B) 2 7000 874528525
IRA or Keough 107 11091 104 11137 0 5496 0 (B)1185464716
Other or Dont Know 111 16467 111 16467 0 (B) 1 150001832668040
interest 8517 4192 8047 4304 314 2021 207 22343570529*04
Dividends 3084 4614 2995 4585 43 7941 31 26401422791*04
Rents and Royalties 1453 5450 1333 5674 80 1790 36 9947919336213
Education 7 8354 7 8354 0 (B) 0 (B) 62105786
Pell Grant Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Government Only 2 309 2 309 0 (B) 0 (B) 705946
Scholarships Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Combinations 5 11930 5 11930 0 (B) 0 (B) 61399840
Child Support 2 503 2 503 0 (B) 0 (B) 1181425
Alimony 2 13000 2 13000 0 (B) 0 (B) 28173990
Financial Assistance 28 2700 23 3215 2 1040 6 807 75486393
Other Income 163 4458 157 4436 3 7672 3 1520 727709411
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 12588 13483 11322 13740 970 11032 578 97321697311*05
Public Assistance or SSI 366 3864 237 3557 75 3594 91 26441413064498
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 12110 10309 10949 10470 924 8640 540 82671248369*05
Company or Union Pension 4279 9533 3960 9694 247 7688 111 57784079554*04
Military Retirement 413 20940 392 21484 17 11012 15 160348641385134
Federal Government
Retirement 710 20971 628 21674 62 13677 21 120251489712*04
State or Local Retirement 914 15277 837 14886 61 18783 22 74081396087*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 87 9704 77 9174 7 5625 2 480 840454332
Property Income 8944 6486 8419 6663 352 3179 219 26545801357*04
Child Support or Alimony 5 6501 5 6501 0 (B) 0 (B) 29355415
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 1458 5542 1338 5773 80 1790 36 9948080372653
Pensions or Annuities 6259 13204 5771 13328 377 11506 166 79508264507*04

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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 65 Years and Over Pensions7606332*0437034221121219570423
Company or Union3726406*041864545788 572886420
Federal Government1293042*04 728696018 219868273
Military Retirement8173933228 89800118 232518044
State or Local Government1214816*04 845588408 141440786
Railroad Retirement1607607975 172739352 21124839
Annuities 856625425 0 14742910
IRA or Keough1158836789 2052426 0
Other or Dont Know1832668040 0 16989150
interest3463540*04 635029185 463425143
Dividends1373408*04 341522839 82421967
Rents and Royalties7562868092 142458032 36106666
Education 62105786 0 0
Pell Grant Only 0 0 0
Other Government Only 705946 0 0
Scholarships Only 0 0 0
Other Only 0 0 0
Combinations 61399840 0 0
Child Support 1181425 0 0
Alimony 28173990 0 0
Financial Assistance 72349423 2534199 4807330
Other Income 697485654 24691370 4600987
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1555628*051070340*045624298297
Public Assistance or SSI 842089266 270489670 241511625
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1146408*0579803231434461810595
Company or Union Pension3838897*041898558228 638919478
Military Retirement8417475042 189359887 232518044
Federal Government
Retirement1360493*04 848067210 250909393
State or Local Retirement1245910*041141177702 161981560
Workers Compensation
Payments 708838032 40371720 772828
Property Income5609248*041119010057 581953777
Child Support or Alimony 29355415 0 0
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts7723904531 142458032 36106666
Pensions or Annuities7691761*0443367978551316060537
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_006.htm