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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Unrelated individuals under age 65 /4
[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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Unrelated individuals
under age 65 /4
People in families....................... 37,141 4,283 6,056 7,826 9,815 11,362 13,316 29,315 27,326 25,779 23,825
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,549 15,678 30,834 52,781 73,694 104,589 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 32,481 1,062 2,589 3,940 5,377 6,486 7,854 40,100 42,216 43,937 46,245
Standard error /19..................... 224 31 41 45 44 47 50 265 280 293 312
With zero income......................... 2,104 2,104 2,104 2,104 2,104 2,104 2,104 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 2,551 7,244 13,971 27,579 40,882 64,531 989,266 975,659 962,356 938,706
Percent of total income.................. 83.2 56.1 46.2 45.3 52.3 55.5 61.7 84.2 84.6 85.0 85.2
Mean..................................... 27,012 596 1,196 1,785 2,810 3,598 4,846 33,747 35,705 37,331 39,401
Standard error /19..................... 213 21 30 36 41 46 52 255 269 282 300
Recipient families number................ 28,713 1,078 1,939 2,864 4,246 5,378 7,002 25,849 24,467 23,335 21,711
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 77.3 25.2 32.0 36.6 43.3 47.3 52.6 88.2 89.5 90.5 91.1
Mean amount.............................. 34,940 2,367 3,735 4,878 6,496 7,602 9,217 38,271 39,876 41,240 43,236
Standard error /19..................... 256 47 54 58 57 58 60 276 288 299 317
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 50,197 -85 445 1,031 2,093 2,767 4,079 49,166 48,104 47,430 46,118
Percent of total income.................. 4.2 -1.9 2.8 3.3 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Mean..................................... 1,352 -20 73 132 213 244 306 1,677 1,760 1,840 1,936
Standard error /19..................... 58 16 15 16 16 16 17 73 78 83 89
Received positive amount number.......... 2,342 162 283 391 525 600 706 1,951 1,817 1,742 1,636
Percent.................................. 6.3 3.8 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9
Aggregate................................ 50,991 233 763 1,434 2,497 3,177 4,490 49,557 48,494 47,814 46,501
Mean..................................... 21,770 1,434 2,696 3,669 4,758 5,291 6,362 25,398 26,683 27,451 28,415
Standard error /19..................... 799 183 176 180 178 187 206 936 998 1,037 1,098
Received negative amount number.......... 155 68 70 79 79 80 84 76 76 75 70
Percent.................................. 0.4 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -794 -318 -319 -404 -404 -410 -411 -391 -391 -384 -383
Mean..................................... -5,137 -4,702 -4,545 -5,108 -5,108 -5,123 -4,879 -5,167 -5,167 -5,152 -5,445
Standard error /19..................... 409 551 541 629 578 574 558 579 579 585 600
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 3,643 -58 -32 -39 27 52 99 3,681 3,616 3,591 3,543
Percent of total income.................. 0.3 -1.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 98 -13 -5 -5 3 5 7 126 132 139 149
Standard error /19..................... 18 14 10 8 7 6 6 23 25 26 28
Received positive amount number.......... 446 31 40 50 66 80 92 396 380 366 354
Percent.................................. 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
Aggregate................................ 3,849 40 66 66 132 157 204 3,782 3,717 3,692 3,644
Mean..................................... 8,626 1,284 1,656 1,321 2,000 1,965 2,223 9,551 9,777 10,078 10,288
Standard error /19..................... 1,399 386 464 398 521 497 567 1,563 1,625 1,682 1,734
Received negative amount number.......... 43 8 11 16 16 16 16 27 27 27 27
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -206 -97 -98 -105 -105 -105 -105 -101 -101 -101 -101
Mean..................................... -4,808 -12,358 -8,997 -6,496 -6,496 -6,496 -6,496 -3,786 -3,786 -3,786 -3,786
Standard error /19..................... 1,129 2,572 3,149 2,529 2,327 2,327 2,327 1,046 1,046 1,046 1,046
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 34,439 314 527 711 1,063 1,205 1,421 33,728 33,376 33,234 33,018
Percent of total income.................. 2.9 6.9 3.4 2.3 2.0 1.6 1.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2004
Unrelated individuals under age 65 /4
[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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Mean..................................... 927 73 87 91 108 106 107 1,151 1,221 1,289 1,386
Standard error /19..................... 28 7 7 7 7 7 6 36 38 41 44
Recipient families number................ 14,940 597 866 1,187 1,618 1,925 2,380 13,753 13,323 13,015 12,560
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 40.2 13.9 14.3 15.2 16.5 16.9 17.9 46.9 48.8 50.5 52.7
Mean..................................... 2,305 526 609 599 657 626 597 2,452 2,505 2,554 2,629
Standard error /19..................... 69 48 45 43 42 37 33 75 77 79 82
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 11,370 -10 6 8 102 190 288 11,362 11,268 11,180 11,082
Percent of total income.................. 0.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 306 -2 1 1 10 17 22 388 412 434 465
Standard error /19..................... 20 6 6 6 5 5 5 25 27 28 31
Received positive amount number.......... 1,234 50 64 84 117 147 175 1,150 1,116 1,087 1,059
Percent.................................. 3.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4
Aggregate................................ 12,040 45 87 133 236 324 445 11,908 11,804 11,716 11,596
Mean..................................... 9,759 891 1,361 1,577 2,010 2,203 2,540 10,357 10,573 10,783 10,952
Standard error /19..................... 524 191 242 250 274 263 279 558 573 587 601
Received negative amount number.......... 197 13 19 25 29 30 34 172 169 168 163
Percent.................................. 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -670 -55 -81 -125 -134 -135 -157 -546 -536 -535 -514
Mean..................................... -3,396 -4,185 -4,314 -5,002 -4,706 -4,555 -4,583 -3,164 -3,175 -3,191 -3,148
Standard error /19..................... 272 1,030 1,003 904 743 730 702 282 288 289 290
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 24,686 339 2,147 6,249 9,350 12,402 14,421 18,437 15,336 12,284 10,265
Percent of total income.................. 2.0 7.4 13.7 20.3 17.7 16.8 13.8 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
Mean..................................... 665 79 355 799 953 1,092 1,083 629 561 477 431
Standard error /19..................... 15 9 20 29 27 28 27 17 18 17 17
Recipient families number................ 2,617 121 418 950 1,276 1,590 1,769 1,667 1,341 1,027 848
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 7.0 2.8 6.9 12.1 13.0 14.0 13.3 5.7 4.9 4.0 3.6
Mean amount.............................. 9,433 2,806 5,134 6,581 7,325 7,800 8,150 11,057 11,439 11,961 12,109
Standard error /19..................... 106 149 109 86 76 80 84 145 176 216 252
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 31,239 140 344 666 1,083 1,758 2,651 30,573 30,156 29,481 28,588
Percent of total income.................. 2.6 3.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
Mean..................................... 841 33 57 85 110 155 199 1,043 1,104 1,144 1,200
Standard error /19..................... 28 6 7 9 9 11 12 36 38 40 43
Recipient families number................ 1,818 63 112 164 227 315 405 1,654 1,591 1,503 1,413
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 4.9 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.0 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.9
Mean amount.............................. 17,188 2,230 3,085 4,066 4,777 5,582 6,547 18,486 18,956 19,619 20,238
Standard error /19..................... 416 256 239 252 233 229 242 443 456 477 501
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 9,160 450 2,909 4,915 5,712 6,763 7,325 4,245 3,448 2,397 1,836
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 9.9 18.6 15.9 10.8 9.2 7.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 247 105 480 628 582 595 550 145 126 93 77
Standard error /19..................... 8 9 23 25 20 19 17 7 7 7 6
Recipient families number................ 2,315 376 854 1,254 1,435 1,647 1,775 1,061 880 668 540
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 6.2 8.8 14.1 16.0 14.6 14.5 13.3 3.6 3.2 2.6 2.3
Mean amount.............................. 3,957 1,196 3,405 3,919 3,981 4,106 4,128 4,002 3,918 3,589 3,397
Standard error /19..................... 90 84 112 105 94 91 92 160 181 216 240
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Based on the June 2006 Weighting Correction.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: November 02, 2006
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/pov/new2712.htm