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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2003 09:10 Friday, July 16, 2004
Families with a householder under age 65 /10
[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 householder
under age 65 /10
Total, families.......................... 64,241 2,978 4,760 6,862 9,195 11,639 14,214 57,378 55,046 52,602 50,027
People in families....................... 210,864 9,841 16,245 23,695 32,038 40,887 49,960 187,169 178,826 169,978 160,905
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 10,132 29,675 61,525 106,842 165,179 236,577 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 71,977 3,403 6,235 8,965 11,620 14,192 16,644 79,513 82,059 84,763 87,699
Standard error /19..................... 306 74 82 86 82 85 88 328 338 349 361
With zero income......................... 586 586 586 586 586 586 586 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,744 16,220 38,320 71,155 115,381 170,299 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 84.6 46.8 54.7 62.3 66.6 69.9 72.0 84.9 85.1 85.2 85.3
Mean..................................... 60,912 1,593 3,408 5,584 7,739 9,913 11,981 67,529 69,793 72,196 74,814
Standard error /19..................... 288 57 78 89 88 93 96 311 320 331 343
Recipient families number................ 58,410 1,184 2,398 4,079 6,013 8,122 10,375 54,331 52,397 50,288 48,035
Percent of all families.................. 90.9 39.8 50.4 59.4 65.4 69.8 73.0 94.7 95.2 95.6 96.0
Mean amount.............................. 66,992 4,007 6,764 9,395 11,834 14,206 16,414 71,316 73,322 75,518 77,917
Standard error /19..................... 305 102 110 106 97 98 99 320 328 338 350
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 240,673 -117 677 2,249 4,753 7,550 11,433 238,424 235,920 233,123 229,240
Percent of total income.................. 5.2 -1.2 2.3 3.7 4.4 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Mean..................................... 3,746 -39 142 328 517 649 804 4,155 4,286 4,432 4,582
Standard error /19..................... 88 37 34 34 33 34 35 98 102 107 112
Received positive amount number.......... 7,366 150 273 445 676 918 1,173 6,921 6,690 6,448 6,192
Percent.................................. 11.5 5.0 5.7 6.5 7.4 7.9 8.3 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4
Aggregate................................ 243,282 498 1,426 3,073 5,719 8,646 12,572 240,209 237,563 234,636 230,709
Mean..................................... 33,028 3,317 5,216 6,906 8,458 9,420 10,714 34,707 35,512 36,389 37,256
Standard error /19..................... 671 300 315 309 277 272 275 709 731 755 784
Received negative amount number.......... 534 100 125 142 165 186 196 392 369 347 338
Percent.................................. 0.8 3.4 2.6 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -2,609 -615 -749 -823 -966 -1,096 -1,139 -1,785 -1,643 -1,513 -1,469
Mean..................................... -4,886 -6,149 -5,988 -5,789 -5,870 -5,876 -5,800 -4,558 -4,447 -4,354 -4,353
Standard error /19..................... 194 582 497 456 387 357 345 213 217 222 226
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 19,193 -62 -66 -3 173 358 593 19,196 19,020 18,836 18,601
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.6 -0.2 -0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 299 -21 -14 -0 19 31 42 335 346 358 372
Standard error /19..................... 35 16 14 12 12 13 13 39 41 43 45
Received positive amount number.......... 1,372 17 28 44 73 104 136 1,328 1,298 1,268 1,236
Percent.................................. 2.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5
Aggregate................................ 20,330 27 62 149 330 563 815 20,181 20,001 19,767 19,515
Mean..................................... 14,822 1,521 2,246 3,410 4,497 5,438 5,987 15,198 15,405 15,589 15,795
Standard error /19..................... 1,531 699 769 927 984 1,033 1,013 1,579 1,614 1,650 1,692
Received negative amount number.......... 223 17 22 25 28 36 43 197 195 187 180
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Aggregate................................ -1,137 -88 -128 -152 -156 -206 -222 -985 -981 -931 -915
Mean..................................... -5,105 -5,209 -5,911 -6,020 -5,683 -5,684 -5,202 -4,988 -5,023 -4,992 -5,081
Standard error /19..................... 437 1,679 1,865 1,627 1,434 1,223 1,087 453 455 464 475
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 116,123 289 434 646 924 1,457 1,928 115,477 115,199 114,666 114,195
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2003 09:10 Friday, July 16, 2004
Families with a householder under age 65 /10
[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.................. 2.5 2.9 1.5 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.8 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6
Mean..................................... 1,808 97 91 94 100 125 136 2,013 2,093 2,180 2,283
Standard error /19..................... 37 12 9 8 7 8 8 41 43 45 47
Recipient families number................ 36,436 433 694 1,056 1,583 2,223 2,963 35,380 34,854 34,213 33,474
Percent of all families.................. 56.7 14.5 14.6 15.4 17.2 19.1 20.8 61.7 63.3 65.0 66.9
Mean..................................... 3,187 667 625 612 584 655 651 3,264 3,305 3,352 3,412
Standard error /19..................... 64 73 60 50 39 42 37 66 67 68 70
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 30,960 -183 -128 -52 15 87 244 31,012 30,945 30,873 30,716
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 -1.8 -0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Mean..................................... 482 -61 -27 -8 2 7 17 540 562 587 614
Standard error /19..................... 21 25 16 12 10 9 8 24 25 26 27
Received positive amount number.......... 3,615 39 66 107 140 203 291 3,508 3,475 3,412 3,324
Percent.................................. 5.6 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.0 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.6
Aggregate................................ 35,071 92 156 239 348 491 702 34,831 34,722 34,580 34,369
Mean..................................... 9,702 2,365 2,375 2,239 2,485 2,417 2,411 9,929 9,992 10,135 10,340
Standard error /19..................... 334 430 332 277 362 293 226 343 346 352 360
Received negative amount number.......... 1,019 30 34 37 44 59 74 982 975 960 946
Percent.................................. 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9
Aggregate................................ -4,111 -275 -284 -291 -333 -404 -458 -3,819 -3,777 -3,707 -3,653
Mean..................................... -4,032 -9,092 -8,372 -7,837 -7,552 -6,831 -6,223 -3,888 -3,873 -3,860 -3,862
Standard error /19..................... 129 1,447 1,364 1,292 1,025 805 686 123 124 125 126
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 78,995 664 2,646 4,800 8,562 12,674 17,439 74,195 70,434 66,321 61,556
Percent of total income.................. 1.7 6.6 8.9 7.8 8.0 7.7 7.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Mean..................................... 1,230 223 556 699 931 1,089 1,227 1,293 1,280 1,261 1,230
Standard error /19..................... 17 24 32 32 31 32 32 19 19 20 20
Recipient families number................ 6,763 134 410 662 1,036 1,394 1,800 6,102 5,728 5,369 4,964
Percent of all families.................. 10.5 4.5 8.6 9.6 11.3 12.0 12.7 10.6 10.4 10.2 9.9
Mean amount.............................. 11,680 4,946 6,448 7,255 8,267 9,090 9,689 12,159 12,297 12,352 12,402
Standard error /19..................... 84 266 162 144 127 127 122 90 95 99 104
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 98,979 208 374 889 1,549 2,355 3,991 98,091 97,430 96,624 94,989
Percent of total income.................. 2.1 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2
Mean..................................... 1,541 70 79 130 169 202 281 1,710 1,770 1,837 1,899
Standard error /19..................... 30 13 12 14 13 14 15 34 35 36 38
Recipient families number................ 5,340 52 87 174 267 381 570 5,165 5,072 4,959 4,770
Percent of all families.................. 8.3 1.8 1.8 2.5 2.9 3.3 4.0 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.5
Mean amount.............................. 18,537 3,984 4,298 5,095 5,793 6,185 7,002 18,991 19,209 19,486 19,916
Standard error /19..................... 262 452 449 333 293 263 250 268 272 276 285
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 20,929 2,779 5,543 7,877 9,863 11,679 12,948 13,052 11,067 9,250 7,981
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 27.4 18.7 12.8 9.2 7.1 5.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 326 933 1,164 1,148 1,073 1,003 911 227 201 176 160
Standard error /19..................... 7 42 41 37 30 27 23 7 7 6 6
Recipient families number................ 3,745 782 1,257 1,657 1,975 2,252 2,494 2,088 1,771 1,493 1,252
Percent of all families.................. 5.8 26.3 26.4 24.1 21.5 19.4 17.5 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.5
Mean amount.............................. 5,588 3,554 4,409 4,754 4,994 5,185 5,193 6,250 6,250 6,196 6,376
Standard error /19..................... 83 104 103 103 93 95 91 127 140 150 167
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2004 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 9, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032004/pov/new27_009_09.htm