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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 45 to 64 Years Total 26837 23923 22731 24302 2988 21640 1830 164286420381*05
Earnings 20267 25167 17170 25395 2241 23458 1331 187085100494*05
WageS and Salary 18936 25526 15974 25787 2168 23647 1262 189944833538*05
Nonfarm Self-Employment 1815 13941 1633 13911 99 13073 89 102722529791*04
Farm Self-Employment 285 4902 264 5291 15 1 6 1741397645157
Unemployment Compensation 761 2484 591 2487 144 2589 62 28541891071719
State or Local 737 2485 578 2491 133 2584 61 28651832065504
Combinations 24 2466 13 2301 11 2654 0 220 59006215
Workers Compensation 267 5327 212 4679 34 8212 27 37201421752418
State Payments 124 5091 90 4999 13 2387 16 3109 628953681
Employment Insurance 132 5161 109 4301 23 9287 11 4591 679911304
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 16 7237 13 5650 3 14873 0 (B) 112887432
Social Security 3210 6642 2707 6545 419 7309 212 56022131808*04
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1026 4579 726 4544 248 4753 128 50274695620937
Public Assistance, Total 422 3185 273 2974 116 2748 90 35691343262041
AFDC Only 241 3559 144 3311 68 2725 59 3602 858961068
Other Assistance Only 173 2665 125 2617 44 2652 28 3673 459821444
Both 8 3128 4 2008 4 4198 3 2142 24479527
Veterans Benefits 143 7244 112 6981 30 8556 7 68651038510101
Disability Only 14 3940 14 3940 0 (B) 2 5687 56060390
Survivors Only 87 6949 67 7627 19 4992 6 7197 605841255
Pension Only 19 11163 11 5464 8 20067 0 (B) 217179022
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 15 6038 12 7038 3 2519 0 (B) 92299166
Combinations 7 9312 7 9312 0 (B) 0 (B) 67130265
Means-Tested 40 6329 26 7193 12 5016 4 5773 250106420
Nonmeans-Tested 104 7592 85 6915 18 10851 3 8157 788403681
Survivors Benefits 461 11262 406 10825 50 15273 17 77045193367833
Company or Union 202 6268 177 6526 24 4576 6 52881265447193
Federal Government 46 11085 42 11559 4 6203 1 1356 505734512
Military Retirement 23 5249 12 5952 9 4629 0 8700 120383633
State or Local Government 25 15383 22 17488 3 2079 0 (B) 383536069
Railroad Retirement 8 7148 8 7148 0 (B) 0 (B) 57954044
Workers Compensation 9 2776 7 3131 2 1425 0 (B) 25987677
Black Lung 5 5245 5 5245 0 (B) 0 (B) 26397313
Estates or Trusts 63 18475 63 18475 0 (B) 6 122181162158194
Annuities 20 25673 19 26346 0 14964 0 (B) 513382053
Other or Dont Know 66 17270 56 9521 7 76230 4 70471132387141
Disability Benefits 334 7649 265 8079 52 6504 21 65992555834465
Workers Compensation 16 4261 14 4456 0 (B) 0 2632 68248649
Company or Union 108 5800 83 6149 25 4725 2 3799 629260625
Federal Government 32 8202 27 9382 4 532 2 9859 259180879
Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
State or Local Government 63 10856 49 10806 7 15395 6 9450 678547300
Railroad Retirement 2 99999 2 99999 0 (B) 0 (B) 237419625
Accident Insurance 45 7391 43 7060 2 14400 2 2652 332944035
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 75 4660 54 4526 14 5741 8 5554 350233350

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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 45 to 64 Years Total5523869*056467107*043006973*04
Earnings4360344*055256766*042489359*04
WageS and Salary4119251*055127673*042397738*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment2271170*041290911561 915205075
Farm Self-Employment1397597296 14845 996878
Unemployment Compensation1468936738 372908137 175951770
State or Local1439676801 343161858 175897371
Combinations 29259936 29746278 54399
Workers Compensation 990730762 281735677 102127809
State Payments 448977579 30690123 50153258
Employment Insurance 468785308 211125995 51974550
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 72967873 39919558 0
Social Security1771933*0430593947021186161889
SSI (Supplemental Security)32973295661176687690 644079888
Public Assistance, Total 810511774 320117983 322922945
AFDC Only 475185484 185988365 212010699
Other Assistance Only 327648994 117327384 103607155
Both 7677294 16802232 7305090
Veterans Benefits 779170692 257450695 50977320
Disability Only 56060390 0 9276406
Survivors Only 509634436 95057710 41700913
Pension Only 62565942 153873474 0
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 83779657 8519509 0
Combinations 67130265 0 0
Means-Tested 189584587 59372724 23224848
Nonmeans-Tested 589586105 198077970 27752472
Survivors Benefits4395982756 759088458 133424322
Company or Union1155491884 109269834 31213631
Federal Government 480710973 25023539 1897505
Military Retirement 73409583 39615002 2134545
State or Local Government 376455394 7080675 0
Railroad Retirement 57954044 0 0
Workers Compensation 23212034 2775643 0
Black Lung 26397313 0 0
Estates or Trusts1162158194 0 69286886
Annuities 505997595 6101571 0
Other or Dont Know 534195738 569222192 28891753
Disability Benefits2140491563 340376617 137891204
Workers Compensation 60931469 0 1310472
Company or Union 511340793 117338204 8718950
Federal Government 256938461 2242417 21212284
Military Retirement 0 0 0
State or Local Government 527631496 110864520 55549528
Railroad Retirement 237419625 0 0
Accident Insurance 303714339 29229696 4428680
Black Lung 0 0 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 242515377 80701778 46671286

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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 45 to 64 Years Pensions 1216 11660 1032 11575 168 12381 30 77011418159*04
Company or Union 698 8615 586 8506 99 9443 17 103466014868601
Federal Government 84 13960 67 13696 17 14685 0 (B)1179404354
Military Retirement 19 16632 19 16632 0 (B) 1 15600 315098883
State or Local Government 351 15846 302 15401 47 18505 10 33045569665774
Railroad Retirement 6 7809 4 7591 2 8388 0 (B) 46903054
Annuities 21 16012 21 16012 0 (B) 0 (B) 331418851
IRA or Keough 34 17691 32 18656 2 1464 0 (B) 595414911
Other or Dont Know 33 3852 30 3883 4 3604 1 564 128820123
interest 16955 2259 15277 2357 1057 1229 688 12473829894*04
Dividends 6048 3073 5632 3069 220 3168 138 42631858770*04
Rents and Royalties 2662 4140 2436 4284 135 3073 132 28581101869*04
Education 331 2498 293 2487 33 2426 13 967 826331143
Pell Grant Only 39 1359 30 1137 8 2166 4 939 52939288
Other Government Only 42 4079 38 4111 0 (B) 3 979 172100324
Scholarships Only 64 2961 57 3301 7 374 2 800 189849202
Other Only 163 1633 152 1519 11 3153 4 714 266260375
Combinations 22 6464 17 7334 5 4143 0 4200 145181952
Child Support 638 5386 556 5782 63 2640 43 39623434509100
Alimony 222 12931 206 13676 7 2026 9 66102872718934
Financial Assistance 176 5331 146 4539 16 5289 20 2984 938243085
Other Income 384 6178 324 5106 50 13725 17 38322373395205
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 5619 7229 4506 7270 916 7160 480 53654061500*04
Public Assistance or SSI 1337 4517 932 4407 332 4506 204 47426038882978
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 3226 6714 2722 6630 420 7313 212 56022166036*04
Company or Union Pension 972 8134 817 8138 141 8270 25 85397909576420
Military Retirement 42 10398 31 12420 9 4629 2 14536 435482516
Federal Government
Retirement 162 12024 136 12179 25 10917 4 65081944319746
State or Local Retirement 434 15267 368 15103 58 17151 16 55616631749144
Workers Compensation
Payments 338 5555 278 5052 36 8654 30 36411875330094
Property Income 17665 3910 15883 4086 1126 2143 739 25666906659*04
Child Support or Alimony 806 7824 712 8464 70 2580 50 46466307228035
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 2716 4485 2490 4658 135 3073 137 32701218085*04
Pensions or Annuities 1665 11102 1404 11254 236 10562 47 73441849016*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
Female 45 to 64 Years Pensions1194697*042084918508 227442842
Company or Union4982433022 935544053 172185265
Federal Government 923549785 244681631 0
Military Retirement 315098883 0 20985744
State or Local Government4653453956 874569726 33473282
Railroad Retirement 33100684 13802370 0
Annuities 331418851 0 0
IRA or Keough 592648156 2766755 0
Other or Dont Know 115266151 13553971 798550
interest3601394*041299518459 858431295
Dividends1728237*04 697911583 589256492
Rents and Royalties1043475*04 415954441 378483499
Education 728348300 78997625 12528897
Pell Grant Only 34394636 18156140 4091080
Other Government Only 155026987 0 2461146
Scholarships Only 187059634 2789568 1324080
Other Only 230371749 35888625 2861710
Combinations 121495292 22163292 1790880
Child Support3216369180 166187175 170413822
Alimony2811240255 13607379 60012259
Financial Assistance 664013308 86766258 60163639
Other Income1651991064 691793524 65877633
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments3275994*0465560609982573362665
Public Assistance or SSI41078413411496805674 967002834
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1804781*0430731970721186161889
Company or Union Pension66492656991162152092 212117847
Military Retirement 388508466 39615002 23120289
Federal Government
Retirement1661199220 271947587 23109789
State or Local Retirement5557540848 992514922 89022811
Workers Compensation
Payments1404985918 313741017 107866962
Property Income6489323*0424133844841895458173
Child Support or Alimony6027609435 179794555 230426081
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts1159691*04 415954441 447770385
Pensions or Annuities1580184*042488651903 348169288

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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 65 Years and Over Total 18093 14820 16155 15165 1555 11540 863 92492681376*05
Earnings 2188 12695 1938 12883 191 9991 80 171122777887*04
WageS and Salary 1929 12916 1702 13153 176 9497 73 172972491885*04
Nonfarm Self-Employment 271 9964 248 9759 14 16051 10 119942695328271
Farm Self-Employment 33 5066 33 5066 0 (B) 0 (B) 164686992
Unemployment Compensation 59 2734 57 2693 2 3680 7 1798 162396317
State or Local 58 2774 55 2734 2 3680 5 1909 159728323
Combinations 2 1464 2 1464 0 (B) 2 1464 2667993
Workers Compensation 47 4938 45 4933 2 5028 0 (B) 232952512
State Payments 21 7698 19 8023 2 5028 0 (B) 163316379
Employment Insurance 17 2478 17 2478 0 (B) 0 (B) 42725426
Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other 9 3087 9 3087 0 (B) 0 (B) 26910706
Social Security 16804 7596 15104 7635 1421 7343 734 59231276540*05
SSI (Supplemental Security) 1008 3118 675 2960 264 3106 211 32783141474328
Public Assistance, Total 84 1575 68 936 12 3842 3 2465 132784373
AFDC Only 11 5364 5 3999 4 8660 2 3192 60996635
Other Assistance Only 71 988 61 682 8 1707 1 1360 70181939
Both 2 852 2 852 0 (B) 0 (B) 1605798
Veterans Benefits 242 5969 220 5988 16 6420 4 78621442135398
Disability Only 28 7039 28 7039 0 (B) 1 9995 195833491
Survivors Only 176 6232 155 6282 15 6565 1 124191097734629
Pension Only 19 3356 19 3405 0 1235 2 4799 63552622
Education Only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other Only 15 4529 15 4529 0 (B) 0 (B) 69920700
Combinations 3 4605 3 4605 0 (B) 0 (B) 15093954
Means-Tested 53 3275 46 3259 3 5807 2 4799 173496922
Nonmeans-Tested 189 6725 174 6702 13 6569 2 109691268638476
Survivors Benefits 1335 7766 1237 7830 79 7462 31 77061036983*04
Company or Union 654 4498 618 4444 28 6421 9 44262943441033
Federal Government 180 10327 158 10228 16 11013 7 108021855177809
Military Retirement 96 8246 96 8259 0 5356 2 720 793990399
State or Local Government 181 9705 177 9658 4 12000 4 148951757971899
Railroad Retirement 65 6304 55 6313 10 6260 2 4968 407740396
Workers Compensation 8 5134 6 6000 2 2028 0 (B) 39700470
Black Lung 20 5046 20 5046 0 (B) 0 (B) 102268120
Estates or Trusts 67 21226 61 22969 5 1468 0 (B)1412547349
Annuities 94 7755 82 7554 9 11000 4 7096 729944550
Other or Dont Know 43 7521 37 8461 4 2313 4 7162 327049592
Disability Benefits 89 6327 79 6395 9 5753 1 1200 560210614
Workers Compensation 5 4899 2 900 3 7620 0 (B) 25580755
Company or Union 37 4437 35 4327 2 6600 1 1200 164833817
Federal Government 15 13157 15 13157 0 (B) 0 (B) 196361821
Military Retirement 1 5400 1 5400 0 (B) 0 (B) 3169962
State or Local Government 12 4863 12 4863 0 (B) 0 (B) 58787520
Railroad Retirement 3 7416 3 7416 0 (B) 0 (B) 20620855
Accident Insurance 4 10715 4 10715 0 (B) 0 (B) 43927791
Black Lung 5 5408 2 5340 3 5460 0 (B) 27646536
Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Other or Dont Know 9 2202 7 2302 2 1764 0 (B) 19281553

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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 65 Years and Over Total2450029*051794546*047978767084
Earnings2497220*0419034650921372327634
WageS and Salary2238885*0416729955351255866752
Nonfarm Self-Employment2417757476 230469557 116460881
Farm Self-Employment 164686992 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 153380464 9015852 13079322
State or Local 150712470 9015852 10411328
Combinations 2667993 0 2667993
Workers Compensation 221369609 11582903 0
State Payments 151733476 11582903 0
Employment Insurance 42725426 0 0
Own Insurance 0 0 0
Other 26910706 0 0
Social Security1153268*051043170*044348103910
SSI (Supplemental Security)1997051549 820806773 690591667
Public Assistance, Total 63252017 46791279 8011148
AFDC Only 20336255 32384709 6256734
Other Assistance Only 41309963 14406569 1754413
Both 1605798 0 0
Veterans Benefits1318286798 101187701 33491085
Disability Only 195833491 0 12646073
Survivors Only 974414707 100659022 10552548
Pension Only 63023943 528678 10292463
Education Only 0 0 0
Other Only 69920700 0 0
Combinations 15093954 0 0
Means-Tested 148900712 17866745 10292463
Nonmeans-Tested1169386085 83320956 23198622
Survivors Benefits9684624518 586106938 236457294
Company or Union2746543012 180606135 38561538
Federal Government1616720706 181318826 75882594
Military Retirement 791697603 2292796 1184472
State or Local Government1714035699 43936200 57207610
Railroad Retirement 344364632 63375764 8866439
Workers Compensation 36279600 3420870 0
Black Lung 102268120 0 0
Estates or Trusts1404628764 7918584 0
Annuities 616710557 93658620 25202230
Other or Dont Know 311375820 9579140 29552408
Disability Benefits 506023572 54187041 1418208
Workers Compensation 1902825 23677930 0
Company or Union 152938307 11895510 1418208
Federal Government 196361821 0 0
Military Retirement 3169962 0 0
State or Local Government 58787520 0 0
Railroad Retirement 20620855 0 0
Accident Insurance 43927791 0 0
Black Lung 11898694 15747841 0
Temporary Insurance 0 0 0
Other or Dont Know 16415793 2865759 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
Female 65 Years and Over Pensions 4009 7354 3635 7218 297 8700 102 56832948039*04
Company or Union 2357 4802 2151 4714 167 5372 76 53691132119*04
Federal Government 337 14986 288 14630 39 18750 9 79395050965311
Military Retirement 17 12809 17 12809 0 (B) 0 (B) 212305889
State or Local Government 1087 9889 977 9783 86 10893 13 55531075288*04
Railroad Retirement 89 8218 89 8218 0 (B) 0 6000 727842256
Annuities 62 4219 60 4256 0 3900 1 6516 260782493
IRA or Keough 66 3866 60 4013 2 800 0 (B) 253550395
Other or Dont Know 117 7682 112 7859 5 3590 4 6014 900731981
interest 10812 3798 10216 3873 441 1633 242 18314105785*04
Dividends 3266 4948 3161 4961 41 2925 24 17121615957*04
Rents and Royalties 1579 5381 1504 5246 42 11420 36 33008495416279
Education 20 1778 17 1734 0 (B) 0 (B) 35887387
Pell Grant Only 4 1375 4 1375 0 (B) 0 (B) 6012820
Other Government Only 3 3500 3 3500 0 (B) 0 (B) 10628695
Scholarships Only 6 3200 2 5000 0 (B) 0 (B) 17955510
Other Only 7 180 7 180 0 (B) 0 (B) 1290362
Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B) 0
Child Support 1 1380 0 (B) 1 1380 0 (B) 946031
Alimony 41 7654 38 8130 3 1800 1 11546 313122967
Financial Assistance 95 2954 88 3118 7 891 10 5467 280689700
Other Income 184 4616 171 4528 8 7082 3 5227 848064922
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments 17424 8881 15589 8894 1501 8938 818 65761547368*05
Public Assistance or SSI 1056 3100 714 2887 273 3181 212 32963274258701
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement 16888 7627 15186 7666 1422 7378 734 59351288012*05
Company or Union Pension 2960 4874 2730 4777 184 5946 86 52161442947*04
Military Retirement 113 8898 113 8911 0 5356 2 7201009466251
Federal Government
Retirement 522 13616 451 13351 55 16555 16 92027102504942
State or Local Retirement 1258 9993 1144 9906 90 10938 17 76991256964*04
Workers Compensation
Payments 88 5392 78 5384 10 5453 0 (B) 472076187
Property Income 11242 5971 10606 6086 466 2858 259 23366712538*04
Child Support or Alimony 42 7550 38 8130 4 1723 1 11546 314068998
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts 1620 6114 1540 6035 48 10290 36 33009907963629
Pensions or Annuities 4928 7560 4504 7416 335 9261 128 60893725609*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
Female 65 Years and Over Pensions2623443*042586251318 580305695
Company or Union1013996*04 899775269 407650001
Federal Government4212006210 727125040 70664636
Military Retirement 212305889 0 0
State or Local Government9562442837 938217478 71503097
Railroad Retirement 727842256 0 1700100
Annuities 256731230 1831284 3964073
IRA or Keough 239685362 1890176 0
Other or Dont Know 883319911 17412069 24823786
interest3956735*04 720655498 443666849
Dividends1568440*04 121105352 41202894
Rents and Royalties7890111136 481155442 119553884
Education 29153727 0 0
Pell Grant Only 6012820 0 0
Other Government Only 10628695 0 0
Scholarships Only 11221850 0 0
Other Only 1290362 0 0
Combinations 0 0 0
Child Support 0 946031 0
Alimony 307584799 5538168 17192929
Financial Assistance 274450246 6239454 56969195
Other Income 774171156 59634227 16395365
Combinations of Income Types
Government Transfer Payments1386399*051341929*045380286084
Public Assistance or SSI2060303566 867598052 698602815
Social Security or Railroad
Retirement1164197*051049417*044358670449
Company or Union Pension1303944*041092276914 447629747
Military Retirement1007173455 2292796 1184472
Federal Government
Retirement6025088738 908443866 146547231
State or Local Retirement1133527*04 982153678 128710708
Workers Compensation
Payments 417646641 54429546 0
Property Income6454559*041330834878 604423628
Child Support or Alimony 307584799 6484199 17192929
Rents, Royalties, Estates,
or Trusts9294739901 489074027 119553884
Pensions or Annuities3340341*043099959406 778062250
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_009.htm