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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a male householder, no wife present with related children under 18 /13
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Families with a male householder, no wife
present with related children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 2,380 168 264 395 539 706 900 1,985 1,841 1,674 1,481
People in families....................... 7,209 498 854 1,291 1,746 2,230 2,804 5,918 5,464 4,979 4,405
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 99,826 371 1,446 3,313 5,883 9,320 14,090 96,513 93,943 90,506 85,736
Mean..................................... 41,942 2,211 5,474 8,391 10,908 13,199 15,664 48,614 51,034 54,066 57,906
Standard error /19..................... 1,192 306 382 368 331 312 310 1,377 1,470 1,596 1,778
With zero income......................... 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 85,385 258 979 2,447 4,420 7,172 10,979 82,938 80,964 78,213 74,406
Percent of total income.................. 85.5 69.5 67.7 73.9 75.1 77.0 77.9 85.9 86.2 86.4 86.8
Mean..................................... 35,874 1,537 3,707 6,199 8,196 10,157 12,205 41,776 43,984 46,723 50,254
Standard error /19..................... 1,172 192 351 375 346 343 339 1,363 1,456 1,583 1,765
Recipient families number................ 2,104 71 141 254 378 528 696 1,850 1,725 1,576 1,408
Percent of all families.................. 88.4 42.6 53.4 64.3 70.2 74.7 77.4 93.2 93.7 94.2 95.1
Mean amount.............................. 40,586 3,606 6,940 9,643 11,680 13,590 15,779 44,831 46,926 49,625 52,845
Standard error /19..................... 1,289 270 483 422 360 342 327 1,436 1,526 1,652 1,829
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 4,866 -38 10 72 217 436 781 4,794 4,649 4,431 4,085
Percent of total income.................. 4.9 -10.2 0.7 2.2 3.7 4.7 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.8
Mean..................................... 2,044 -225 36 182 402 617 868 2,415 2,526 2,647 2,759
Standard error /19..................... 229 184 170 137 127 132 140 272 292 319 356
Received positive amount number.......... 189 11 24 29 39 54 71 160 150 135 118
Percent.................................. 7.9 6.6 8.9 7.4 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0
Aggregate................................ 5,021 30 101 164 309 527 874 4,858 4,713 4,494 4,148
Mean..................................... 26,539 2,757 4,307 5,604 7,845 9,752 12,297 30,364 31,446 33,259 35,101
Standard error /19..................... 2,145 594 844 919 922 960 929 2,406 2,542 2,765 3,122
Received negative amount number.......... 27 12 16 16 16 16 17 11 11 11 10
Percent.................................. 1.1 6.9 6.2 4.2 3.1 2.3 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7
Aggregate................................ -155 -68 -92 -92 -92 -92 -92 -63 -63 -63 -63
Mean..................................... -5,741 -5,843 -5,645 -5,570 -5,570 -5,570 -5,558 -6,009 -6,009 -6,009 -6,033
Standard error /19..................... 843 1,547 1,274 1,269 1,167 1,167 1,159 1,151 1,151 1,151 1,163
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 174 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 177 177 177 177
Percent of total income.................. 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 73 -9 -11 -8 -6 -4 -3 89 96 106 120
Standard error /19..................... 45 52 40 27 18 14 11 53 58 63 72
Received positive amount number.......... 30 6 13 13 13 13 13 17 17 17 17
Percent.................................. 1.3 3.8 4.7 3.2 2.3 1.8 1.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1
Aggregate................................ 178 1 1 1 1 1 1 177 177 177 177
Mean..................................... 5,980 228 116 116 116 116 113 10,230 10,230 10,230 10,439
Standard error /19..................... 3,204 328 174 174 160 160 156 5,053 5,053 5,053 5,132
Received negative amount number.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percent.................................. 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aggregate................................ -4 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 0 0 0 0
Mean..................................... -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 -9,999 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Standard error /19..................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 921 9 23 30 34 51 60 891 887 870 861
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003. Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2002
Families with a male householder, no wife present with related children under 18 /13
[Numbers of families and people in thousands, aggregate income in millions of dollars, mean (average) income and their standard errors in dollars. For definitions of income
types, see "CPS Definitions and Explanation" at www.census.gov/population/www/cps/cpsdef.html]
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Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 over over over over
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Percent of total income.................. 0.9 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 387 52 85 75 63 72 66 449 482 520 582
Standard error /19..................... 53 18 35 26 18 17 14 63 68 75 84
Recipient families number................ 837 17 37 58 80 111 151 779 757 726 686
Percent of all families.................. 35.2 10.0 14.0 14.6 14.8 15.7 16.8 39.2 41.1 43.4 46.3
Mean..................................... 1,100 525 609 515 426 457 395 1,144 1,172 1,199 1,256
Standard error /19..................... 147 114 231 165 113 98 76 158 162 169 179
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 484 -5 -0 15 47 39 39 469 437 444 444
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -1.5 -0.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 203 -33 -2 37 87 56 44 236 237 265 300
Standard error /19..................... 63 21 27 42 43 40 31 76 81 89 100
Received positive amount number.......... 84 2 4 6 11 15 15 78 73 69 69
Percent.................................. 3.5 0.9 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.7 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.6
Aggregate................................ 529 1 8 23 55 69 69 507 474 460 460
Mean..................................... 6,325 350 2,051 3,728 5,159 4,661 4,611 6,529 6,495 6,683 6,699
Standard error /19..................... 1,656 0 1,078 2,047 1,458 1,247 1,238 1,778 1,885 1,992 1,997
Received negative amount number.......... 24 3 6 6 6 11 11 18 18 13 13
Percent.................................. 1.0 2.1 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9
Aggregate................................ -46 -6 -8 -8 -8 -30 -30 -38 -38 -16 -16
Mean..................................... -1,886 -1,727 -1,393 -1,393 -1,393 -2,596 -2,596 -2,040 -2,040 -1,250 -1,250
Standard error /19..................... 341 77 243 243 223 555 555 435 435 315 315
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 2,316 35 206 333 456 669 888 1,983 1,860 1,646 1,428
Percent of total income.................. 2.3 9.3 14.2 10.0 7.7 7.2 6.3 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.7
Mean..................................... 973 207 779 842 845 948 987 999 1,010 983 964
Standard error /19..................... 75 99 170 147 122 117 109 86 91 95 101
Recipient families number................ 223 8 29 45 59 77 99 178 164 146 124
Percent of all families.................. 9.4 4.6 11.1 11.4 10.9 10.9 11.0 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.4
Mean amount.............................. 10,402 4,448 7,044 7,416 7,777 8,714 9,008 11,155 11,340 11,291 11,509
Standard error /19..................... 431 1,241 707 574 535 486 469 508 534 593 661
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,729 2 2 20 48 68 98 1,709 1,681 1,661 1,630
Percent of total income.................. 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9
Mean..................................... 726 12 8 50 89 96 109 861 913 992 1,101
Standard error /19..................... 121 15 10 31 34 29 26 145 156 171 193
Recipient families number................ 125 1 1 4 8 13 25 121 117 112 100
Percent of all families.................. 5.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.8 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.8
Mean amount.............................. 13,814 2,520 2,520 5,107 5,741 5,024 3,971 14,093 14,389 14,873 16,246
Standard error /19..................... 1,943 0 0 1,190 838 631 476 1,999 2,070 2,153 2,354
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 756 77 135 216 251 307 406 540 505 449 351
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 20.6 9.4 6.5 4.3 3.3 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Mean..................................... 318 457 513 547 466 435 451 272 274 268 237
Standard error /19..................... 36 123 108 103 77 69 65 39 41 42 42
Recipient families number................ 213 44 65 84 98 113 130 128 114 100 83
Percent of all families.................. 8.9 26.0 24.8 21.4 18.2 15.9 14.4 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.6
Mean amount.............................. 3,556 1,756 2,069 2,560 2,556 2,731 3,131 4,211 4,414 4,485 4,219
Standard error /19..................... 326 401 360 398 346 356 369 474 513 549 596
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003. Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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