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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
Female 15 to 24 Years Total 13626 8987 11059 9087 1957 8755 1520 77331224710*05
Earnings 11602 8535 9601 8621 1520 8417 1227 77579902589*04
WageS and Salary 11454 8495 9459 8575 1518 8394 1219 77809730600*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 282 5477 264 5580 12 4596 14 23451545743179
Farm Self-Employment 59 2983 53 3651 3 2 2 700 175046833
Unemployment Compensation 209 1616 151 1643 50 1638 30 2075 337826314
State or Local 205 1570 150 1602 48 1570 30 2075 322018026
Combinations 4 3958 2 5400 2 2989 0 (B) 15808288
Workers Compensation 93 1048 77 1001 11 1373 17 2166 97842762
State Payments 59 1405 47 1501 7 1000 12 2903 82771459
Employment Insurance 32 473 28 255 4 2021 5 333 14935937
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 3 47 3 47 0 (B) 0 (B) 135366
Social Security 508 4698 363 4902 125 4040 64 44372386824952
SSI (Supplemental Security) 232 5275 136 5033 86 5559 26 49321221648696
Public Assistance, Total 827 2880 483 2897 299 2870 173 34502381551162
AFDC Only 701 3011 399 3053 260 2962 150 35392110317689
Other Assistance Only 94 2312 62 2233 30 2561 21 2756 216272246
Both 32 1693 22 1937 8 1104 3 3852 54961226
Veterans Benefits 11 2784 11 2784 0 (B) 0 (B) 31087699
Disability Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Survivors Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Pension Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Education Only 7 2167 7 2167 0 (B) 0 (B) 16042506
Other Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Combinations 4 3998 4 3998 0 (B) 0 (B) 15045193
Means-Tested 5 2322 5 2322 0 (B) 0 (B) 12089581
Nonmeans-Tested 6 3187 6 3187 0 (B) 0 (B) 18998118
Survivors Benefits 31 4449 26 4602 5 3642 0 (B) 137384421
Company or Union 5 3642 0 (B) 5 3642 0 (B) 17895331
Federal Government 2 3672 2 3672 0 (B) 0 (B) 8660118
Military Retirement 3 10680 3 10680 0 (B) 0 (B) 32218890
State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
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 4 5020 4 5020 0 (B) 0 (B) 20322760
Other or Dont Know 1 1 1 1 0 (B) 0 (B) 565
Disability Benefits 26 3842 16 3880 10 3784 5 3830 101364924
Workers Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Company or Union 4 7505 3 8932 1 3552 2 4105 33522066
Federal Government 1 2220 1 2220 0 (B) 0 (B) 1294770
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 5 60 3 12 2 120 0 (B) 318905
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Accident Insurance 3 1219 3 1219 0 (B) 0 (B) 3864564
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 15 4118 8 3317 7 5088 5 1861 62364617

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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
Female 15 to 24 Years Total1004941*051713122*041175612*04
Earnings8277125*041279722*049519747753
WageS and Salary8110606*041274313*049485675743
Nonfarm Self-Employment1471246689 54087825 32703775
Farm Self-Employment 193940853 5055 1368234
Unemployment Compensation 248780961 82356812 62324807
State or Local 240110883 75218602 62324807
Combinations 8670078 7138210 0
Workers Compensation 77399805 14667058 37255341
State Payments 70215320 6780240 35613162
Employment Insurance 7049119 7886818 1642179
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 135366 0 0
Social Security1781470098 506404962 283846237
SSI (Supplemental Security) 686208397 480676406 126714778
Public Assistance, Total1400484342 857368823 598400663
AFDC Only1218665815 770997622 532079302
Other Assistance Only 139042618 77080367 56666952
Both 42775908 9290832 9654408
Veterans Benefits 31087699 0 0
Disability Only 0 0 0
Survivors Only 0 0 0
Pension Only 0 0 0
Education Only 16042506 0 0
Other Only 0 0 0
Combinations 15045193 0 0
Means-Tested 12089581 0 0
Nonmeans-Tested 18998118 0 0
Survivors Benefits 119489090 17895331 0
Company or Union 0 17895331 0
Federal Government 8660118 0 0
Military Retirement 32218890 0 0
State or Local Government 0 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 1352080 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 56934676 0 0
Annuities 20322760 0 0
Other or Dont Know 565 0 0
Disability Benefits 62018913 39346011 18251018
Workers Compensation 0 0 0
Company or Union 29314296 4207770 9382511
Federal Government 1294770 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 35296 283609 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Accident Insurance 3864564 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 27509985 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
Female 15 to 24 Years Pensions 8 401 5 300 3 550 0 (B) 3134801
Company or Union 4 484 1 300 3 550 0 (B) 2072201
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 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
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 4525 572 4048 622 295 139 254 3802587323637
Dividends 629 989 582 997 35 1045 16 789 622162770
Rents and Royalties 69 4095 60 3130 6 14898 5 737 283573258
Education 2390 3910 1850 3779 405 3904 204 31899345059117
Pell Grant Only 511 2123 330 1809 154 1989 71 17361084634150
Other Government Only 347 3487 243 3256 82 3559 34 45671210073939
Scholarships Only 806 4089 680 3937 85 4670 43 31403295605200
Other Only 192 3207 171 3354 14 2362 6 7829 617009287
Combinations 534 5881 426 5523 70 7918 50 38213137736539
Child Support 560 2011 426 1994 128 2051 79 18531126810660
Alimony 4 901 4 901 0 (B) 0 (B) 3477726
Financial Assistance 464 5220 334 5689 86 3144 31 63382423458323
Other Income 88 3923 66 4189 12 4617 3 1510 345550500
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 2492 3523 1650 3426 714 3546 374 37088781325739
Public Assistance or SSI 1028 3504 601 3471 374 3581 194 37333603199859
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 508 4698 363 4902 125 4040 64 44372386824952
Company or Union Pension 14 3915 4 6717 9 2577 2 4105 53489599
Military Retirement 3 10680 3 10680 0 (B) 0 (B) 32218890
Federal Government
Retirement 3 3384 3 3384 0 (B) 0 (B) 9954888
State or Local Retirement 9 156 6 169 2 120 0 (B) 1381505
Workers Compensation
Payments 99 1039 83 993 11 1373 17 2166 103059406
Property Income 4625 768 4135 809 304 547 261 4323549994344
Child Support or Alimony 560 2017 426 2002 128 2051 79 18531130288386
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 83 4126 74 3339 6 14898 5 737 340507935
Pensions or Annuities 33 3609 21 4461 12 2077 2 4105 117367644

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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
Female 15 to 24 Years Pensions 1402494 1732307 0
Company or Union 339894 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 0 0 0
IRA or Keough 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 0 0 0
interest2519918344 41003977 96435611
Dividends 579830905 36756733 12447283
Rents and Royalties 189267122 88476760 4035323
Education69934259941581355205 651789175
Pell Grant Only 597856294 306335739 123454868
Other Government Only 790666915 291033019 156215294
Scholarships Only2676219777 397057772 135075718
Other Only 573464479 33907091 45039475
Combinations2355218526 553021582 192003819
Child Support 850004880 262266090 147124518
Alimony 3477726 0 0
Financial Assistance1900229339 269457316 193438277
Other Income 278382605 54234446 4307458
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments565139378525312396131386569811
Public Assistance or SSI20866927391338045229 725115442
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1781470098 506404962 283846237
Company or Union Pension 29654190 23835408 9382511
Military Retirement 32218890 0 0
Federal Government
Retirement 9954888 0 0
State or Local Retirement 1097896 283609 0
Workers Compensation
Payments 82616449 14667058 37255341
Property Income3345951049 166237471 112918219
Child Support or Alimony 853482606 262266090 147124518
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 246201799 88476760 4035323
Pensions or Annuities 93248626 24119018 9382511

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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
Female 25 to 44 Years Total 38891 22337 31407 22679 5461 19648 3842 174588686861*05
Earnings 33679 23263 27224 23599 4750 20252 3203 188427834575*05
WageS and Salary 32102 23401 25830 23788 4654 20317 3115 189577512199*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 2322 13176 2057 12872 147 11144 135 91813059206*04
Farm Self-Employment 214 7649 191 8128 17 128 16 37821640718258
Unemployment Compensation 1463 2334 1080 2187 303 2831 191 21873414929163
State or Local 1381 2370 1012 2213 293 2898 171 22493273395635
Combinations 82 1736 68 1806 9 725 20 1649 141533528
Workers Compensation 364 3571 306 3526 30 4343 48 31901300331576
State Payments 133 3008 109 2406 13 7203 19 2338 401447011
Employment Insurance 212 4020 182 4264 17 2092 27 3830 853830229
Own Insurance 12 1996 8 2176 0 (B) 2 2912 23687389
Other 6 3363 6 3363 0 (B) 0 (B) 21366946
Social Security 1112 7069 845 7385 226 6100 97 64997857537097
SSI (Supplemental Security) 880 4987 602 4795 240 5341 107 56054387392734
Public Assistance, Total 1930 3571 1159 3424 691 3651 426 42426891382836
AFDC Only 1566 3755 918 3658 589 3688 365 43125879204447
Other Assistance Only 303 2624 192 2411 95 3247 53 3209 794510128
Both 62 3534 48 3012 7 6080 8 7943 217668261
Veterans Benefits 64 6675 41 8165 19 4479 3 11675 429244846
Disability Only 26 6331 17 7668 8 3661 1 9599 161647080
Survivors Only 9 5457 3 13938 5 469 2 12577 51693022
Pension Only 5 11670 3 9999 3 13199 0 (B) 64003571
Education Only 13 4965 9 4964 4 4969 0 (B) 63671436
Other Only 5 5513 3 8970 0 (B) 0 (B) 29419927
Combinations 6 10396 6 10396 0 (B) 0 (B) 58809808
Means-Tested 13 7751 11 8220 2 5183 1 9599 99478943
Nonmeans-Tested 51 6407 30 8146 17 4398 2 12577 329765903
Survivors Benefits 117 15659 107 16256 5 4321 3 14241834148311
Company or Union 13 8784 13 8784 0 (B) 2 576 112122702
Federal Government 2 1250 2 1250 0 (B) 0 (B) 1891662
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 3 1744 3 1744 0 (B) 0 (B) 5387222
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 44 12117 34 12969 5 4321 0 (B) 535083476
Annuities 26 25158 26 25158 0 (B) 0 (B) 656433618
Other or Dont Know 25 19280 25 19280 0 (B) 1 3000 491373871
Disability Benefits 199 4741 145 4395 46 5742 11 4310 944838706
Workers Compensation 17 6185 9 7530 8 4729 0 (B) 108149146
Company or Union 59 5182 41 4184 17 7641 1 894 307403879
Federal Government 8 9938 6 8580 2 14400 0 (B) 79614626
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 28 2705 28 2705 0 (B) 0 (B) 76143737
Railroad Retirement 3 1556 0 (B) 3 1556 0 (B) 4296847
Accident Insurance 23 4956 19 5109 4 4128 1 1600 113836389
Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Temporary Insurance 12 1895 12 1895 0 (B) 1 4160 22198006
Other or Dont Know 57 4097 36 4158 14 3350 7 5573 233196074

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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
Female 25 to 44 Years Total7122732*051072866*056707457*04
Earnings6424711*059619272*046035570*04
WageS and Salary6144436*059455664*045905426*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment2647286*0416339620651239493120
Farm Self-Employment1549710318 2120635 61047290
Unemployment Compensation2361802370 856866679 417151845
State or Local2238585108 850173872 384965080
Combinations 123217262 6692807 32186765
Workers Compensation1078615354 131720399 152996066
State Payments 263160487 96218561 44995805
Employment Insurance 776308708 35501837 101783745
Own Insurance 17779213 0 6216516
Other 21366946 0 0
Social Security62406665101378202438 628661724
SSI (Supplemental Security)28849683721281354192 599391923
Public Assistance, Total396716848125217382971807289521
AFDC Only335894270621704897871574178613
Other Assistance Only 462710477 309031507 170586037
Both 145515297 42217002 62524870
Veterans Benefits 334121149 86171575 38949794
Disability Only 132774113 28332300 9700461
Survivors Only 44850480 2383237 29249332
Pension Only 26210478 37793092 0
Education Only 46008490 17662945 0
Other Only 25467777 0 0
Combinations 58809808 0 0
Means-Tested 89209606 10269337 9700461
Nonmeans-Tested 244911543 75902238 29249332
Survivors Benefits1744451533 23548458 3615326
Company or Union 112122702 0 951056
Federal Government 1891662 0 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 5387222 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 31855758 0 0
Black Lung 0 0 0
Estates or Trusts 445386698 23548458 0
Annuities 656433618 0 0
Other or Dont Know 491373871 0 2664270
Disability Benefits 638585200 262208826 45535172
Workers Compensation 68421039 39728106 0
Company or Union 169477284 128007778 1261702
Federal Government 52692530 26922096 0
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 76143737 0 0
Railroad Retirement 0 4296847 0
Accident Insurance 98977653 14858736 2000624
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 22198006 0 5208112
Other or Dont Know 150674949 48395261 37064734

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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
Female 25 to 44 Years Pensions 213 6408 179 5785 20 8481 13 101531366379354
Company or Union 81 4486 69 4220 8 8371 8 6046 365634266
Federal Government 9 8081 3 11329 6 6711 0 (B) 68978444
Military Retirement 16 13510 16 13510 0 (B) 1 15000 220661427
State or Local Government 27 9591 21 9611 3 5361 0 (B) 260061069
Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Annuities 4 1350 2 839 0 (B) 0 (B) 6047566
IRA or Keough 42 5003 38 4159 4 14000 2 30000 209825353
Other or Dont Know 36 6613 32 4140 0 (B) 2 2289 235171226
interest 21030 775 18336 778 1632 650 1266 3701629094*04
Dividends 6061 1820 5455 1829 325 1667 208 30891103083*04
Rents and Royalties 1845 3086 1659 3231 91 2094 81 9915695545293
Education 1830 3292 1482 3219 252 2904 110 27426023006321
Pell Grant Only 379 2094 266 2364 85 1242 35 1989 793469925
Other Government Only 320 3959 268 4008 46 3775 17 30631267448056
Scholarships Only 302 4302 224 3982 45 5122 16 40071300731973
Other Only 542 2260 462 1839 55 2230 28 26601224615598
Combinations 286 5019 263 5054 21 4707 14 28981436740766
Child Support 3559 3663 2931 3825 560 2799 312 34601303718*04
Alimony 126 6259 120 6520 6 1360 11 4942 791139271
Financial Assistance 403 5358 312 5256 58 3064 33 44032160016238
Other Income 515 3441 432 3491 42 2475 47 25491773686815
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 5556 4737 3889 4748 1404 4719 786 46862632209*04
Public Assistance or SSI 2607 4326 1626 4214 873 4354 490 49111127878*04
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 1114 7055 845 7385 229 6046 97 64997861833944
Company or Union Pension 153 5141 121 4719 25 7875 11 4504 785160848
Military Retirement 16 13510 16 13510 0 (B) 1 15000 220661427
Federal Government
Retirement 18 8332 10 8174 8 8537 0 (B) 150484733
State or Local Retirement 55 6232 49 5837 3 5361 0 (B) 341592028
Workers Compensation
Payments 419 3759 349 3723 42 4401 50 31751576370875
Property Income 21833 1537 19023 1579 1696 1071 1316 9063355240*04
Child Support or Alimony 3596 3845 2968 4041 560 2815 314 36151382831*04
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 1880 3315 1683 3449 96 2220 81 9916230628770
Pensions or Annuities 346 7539 291 7257 39 8404 16 82982605376802

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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
Female 25 to 44 Years Pensions1037168735 170982603 127005391
Company or Union 289775697 65932029 45396965
Federal Government 28693060 40285384 0
Military Retirement 220661427 0 21301650
State or Local Government 204101619 14372190 0
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0
Annuities 2024247 0 0
IRA or Keough 159432353 50393000 56415000
Other or Dont Know 132480330 0 3891776
interest1426405*041060992670 468256689
Dividends9977279294 541412640 643840805
Rents and Royalties5360606423 190592276 80146294
Education4771209910 731060950 302520305
Pell Grant Only 629245490 105133927 69077327
Other Government Only1073933115 175182710 52199209
Scholarships Only 890259106 229107853 65825468
Other Only 848774344 122427616 74244608
Combinations1328997854 99208842 41173691
Child Support1121010*0415676542671080926079
Alimony 782424111 8715160 55369436
Financial Assistance1641895773 176362441 147294619
Other Income1506993694 104293822 120824156
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1846711*0466264730073684226913
Public Assistance or SSI685213685438030924892406681444
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement62406665101382499285 628661724
Company or Union Pension 571375684 193939807 47609723
Military Retirement 220661427 0 21301650
Federal Government
Retirement 83277253 67207480 0
State or Local Retirement 285632578 14372190 0
Workers Compensation
Payments1300067811 186307241 160204802
Property Income3004733*0418165460451192243789
Child Support or Alimony1199253*0415763694271136295515
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts5805993122 214140734 80146294
Pensions or Annuities2111317493 325912477 129218149

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_008.htm