There is also additional background information for this table group.

Contents for Table

Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated
           People by Poverty Status: 1999  

                                                                                                                                                                                          Deficit or   
                                                                                                                                                         Mean deficit   Median deficit   surplus per   
                                                                                                                                                          or surplus     or surplus         capita     
                                                                  $500    $1,000    $2,000    $3,000    $4,000    $5,000    $6,000    $7,000    $8,000           Stand          Stand-          Stand- 
                                                       Under        to        to        to        to        to        to        to        to        or             ard             ard             ard 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999    $2,999    $3,999    $4,999    $5,999    $6,999    $7,999      more   Value   error   Value   error   Value   error 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
BLACK                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Below Poverty                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
All families...........................      1,898        87        59       147       138       162       141       152       120       131       760   7,110     172   6,522     284   2,025      77 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................        283        19         8        24        21        22        32        39        21        15        81   5,702     329   5,379     334   2,217     229 
      One or more......................      1,615        67        51       124       117       139       109       112        99       116       679   7,357     192   6,878     303   2,002      82 
        One............................        558        29        29        54        58        69        41        40        50        31       156   5,464     241   4,973     455   2,247     172 
        Two or more....................      1,057        38        22        70        59        70        68        72        49        85       524   8,356     251   7,943     326   1,929      92 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Married-couple families................        294        29        12        28        23        27        23        20        18        21        93   6,432     485   5,237     654   1,521     157 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................         95         6         4        17         9         8        14         9         8         6        15   4,662     570   4,227     663   1,914     373 
      One or more......................        199        23         8        11        14        19         9        11        10        15        78   7,278     642   6,418     969   1,431     173 
        One............................         41        12         0         2         0        12         0         0         2         7         6     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
        Two or more....................        158        11         8         9        14         7         9        11         8         9        72   8,090     745   7,203   1,152   1,475     192 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                                      
no spouse present......................      1,499        49        45       111       105       123       115       128        86       107       631   7,309     189   6,864     332   2,140      91 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................        166        13         3         7        10        11        18        31         3         9        61   6,218     421   5,688     399   2,309     298 
      One or more......................      1,333        36        42       104        95       112        98        97        83        98       570   7,445     206   7,009     318   2,123      95 
        One............................        463         8        29        44        56        52        38        38        42        23       132   5,569     257   5,112     441   2,343     195 
        Two or more....................        870        28        12        60        40        60        59        59        41        74       437   8,444     269   8,042     355   2,056     108 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies..............         47         0         0         5         7         3         2         0         9         1        21     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Unrelated individuals..................      1,552       118       118       288       256       142       100        73        49        88       319   4,056     119   2,984     163   4,056     272 
    Male...............................        663        48        38        99       112        60        57        25        19        49       157   4,405     184   3,584     337   4,405     449 
    Female.............................        890        70        80       189       144        82        43        48        31        39       163   3,795     154   2,729     162   3,795     341 
Table 20.  Income Deficit or Surplus of Families and Unrelated
           People by Poverty Status: 1999  

                                                                                                                                                                                          Deficit or   
                                                                                                                                                         Mean deficit   Median deficit   surplus per   
                                                                                                                                                          or surplus     or surplus         capita     
                                                                  $500    $1,000    $2,000    $3,000    $4,000    $5,000    $6,000    $7,000    $8,000           Stand          Stand-          Stand- 
                                                       Under        to        to        to        to        to        to        to        to        or             ard             ard             ard 
                                             Total      $500      $999    $1,999    $2,999    $3,999    $4,999    $5,999    $6,999    $7,999      more   Value   error   Value   error   Value   error 
BLACK                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Above Poverty                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
All families...........................      6,767        57        90       113       157       181       149       146       166       158     5,552  38,209     834  26,979     647  11,380     310 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................      2,796        12        32        38        51        68        42        51        35        61     2,406  42,535   1,233  31,998   1,088  16,346     649 
      One or more......................      3,970        45        58        74       106       112       107        95       130        97     3,145  35,162   1,118  23,661     832   9,039     340 
        One............................      1,892         3        31        31        57        38        48        51        62        55     1,516  35,961   1,420  24,760   1,187  11,721     588 
        Two or more....................      2,078        42        27        43        50        74        59        44        68        41     1,629  34,434   1,700  22,575   1,232   7,425     416 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Married-couple families................      3,849        28        26        32        51        57        41        40        54        50     3,469  48,808   1,256  38,380   1,320  13,800     458 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................      1,741        12        22        19        27        30        15        23        21        35     1,537  49,797   1,771  40,322   1,808  19,906     992 
      One or more......................      2,108        16         4        13        24        27        26        17        33        16     1,933  47,991   1,765  36,986   1,630  10,926     496 
        One............................        885         0         0         7        10         6         5         8        18         6       825  50,653   2,087  43,023   1,883  14,204     845 
        Two or more....................      1,222        16         4         6        14        20        21         8        15        10     1,108  46,063   2,638  32,941   1,407   9,230     614 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Families with female householder,                                                                                                                                                                      
no spouse present...............             2,315        27        58        71        88       111        86        95        98       102     1,579  21,255     721  14,675     621   6,652     291 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Number of related children under 18:                                                                                                                                                                   
      None.............................        756         0        10        16        10        34        17        24        11        23       610  28,969   1,477  22,664   1,467  10,117     724 
      One or more......................      1,559        27        49        56        78        76        69        71        87        79       968  17,518     753  11,972     760   5,220     283 
        One............................        820         3        26        23        45        32        34        35        34        47       542  18,935   1,098  13,950     854   7,123     544 
        Two or more....................        740        24        23        33        33        45        35        36        53        32       426  15,947   1,013   9,780     791   3,862     301 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
All unrelated subfamilies...............        59         0         0         0         3         9        10         2         5         5        25     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B)     (B) 
                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Unrelated individuals...................     4,067       120        82       196       125       222       113       159       131       105     2,812  20,776     590  14,985     465  20,776     966 
    Male...............................      2,140        38        28       119        41       105        48        66        97        52     1,548  22,108     810  16,617     655  22,108   1,394 
    Female.............................      1,927        82        55        77        84       118        66        93        34        53     1,265  19,295     859  13,186     686  19,295   1,352 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032000/pov/new20_003.htm