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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
All families /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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All families /10
Total, families.......................... 77,418 3,230 5,249 7,657 10,442 13,504 16,817 69,761 66,977 63,914 60,601
People in families....................... 242,389 10,573 17,682 26,068 35,362 45,531 56,508 216,321 207,026 196,857 185,880
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 11,522 34,253 71,792 125,855 198,139 289,998 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 73,304 3,567 6,526 9,376 12,053 14,673 17,244 80,320 82,852 85,691 88,861
Standard error /19..................... 297 73 82 85 79 80 82 318 327 339 352
With zero income......................... 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 5,340 18,192 42,197 77,466 127,799 190,679 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 78.0 46.3 53.1 58.8 61.6 64.5 65.8 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.7
Mean..................................... 57,195 1,653 3,466 5,511 7,419 9,464 11,338 62,868 64,955 67,280 69,921
Standard error /19..................... 272 57 77 88 85 90 94 293 303 314 327
Recipient families number................ 64,169 1,220 2,536 4,268 6,298 8,634 11,070 59,901 57,871 55,535 53,099
Percent of all families.................. 82.9 37.8 48.3 55.7 60.3 63.9 65.8 85.9 86.4 86.9 87.6
Mean amount.............................. 69,004 4,378 7,174 9,887 12,300 14,802 17,224 73,217 75,175 77,432 79,800
Standard error /19..................... 307 104 110 110 100 101 104 321 330 340 352
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 291,463 -123 693 2,055 3,802 6,675 10,371 289,407 287,661 284,788 281,092
Percent of total income.................. 5.1 -1.1 2.0 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
Mean..................................... 3,765 -38 132 268 364 494 617 4,149 4,295 4,456 4,638
Standard error /19..................... 83 31 30 30 28 29 29 92 96 100 106
Received positive amount number.......... 8,218 153 283 456 638 872 1,136 7,763 7,580 7,346 7,082
Percent.................................. 10.6 4.7 5.4 6.0 6.1 6.5 6.8 11.1 11.3 11.5 11.7
Aggregate................................ 294,844 398 1,359 2,869 4,845 7,868 11,680 291,976 290,000 286,977 283,165
Mean..................................... 35,876 2,604 4,801 6,295 7,595 9,018 10,283 37,613 38,256 39,066 39,981
Standard error /19..................... 682 283 338 329 295 297 293 717 732 753 778
Received negative amount number.......... 640 80 106 126 160 182 206 514 480 458 433
Percent.................................. 0.8 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -3,382 -521 -665 -813 -1,043 -1,193 -1,309 -2,568 -2,338 -2,189 -2,073
Mean..................................... -5,287 -6,510 -6,279 -6,455 -6,520 -6,558 -6,342 -5,001 -4,876 -4,782 -4,785
Standard error /19..................... 169 623 512 481 372 351 328 178 184 185 189
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 30,134 -159 -158 -160 -2 114 358 30,294 30,136 30,020 29,776
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -1.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Mean..................................... 389 -49 -30 -21 -0 8 21 434 450 470 491
Standard error /19..................... 65 22 16 15 13 12 12 72 75 79 83
Received positive amount number.......... 1,462 8 21 41 69 99 135 1,421 1,393 1,363 1,327
Percent.................................. 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2
Aggregate................................ 31,238 20 72 167 329 498 791 31,071 30,910 30,740 30,448
Mean..................................... 21,360 2,391 3,355 4,052 4,739 5,015 5,838 21,862 22,188 22,551 22,944
Standard error /19..................... 3,358 1,497 1,292 1,604 1,271 1,206 1,133 3,454 3,522 3,598 3,694
Received negative amount number.......... 213 20 26 38 40 49 55 175 173 164 158
Percent.................................. 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -1,104 -179 -230 -327 -331 -384 -433 -778 -774 -720 -672
Mean..................................... -5,174 -9,175 -8,730 -8,557 -8,238 -7,768 -7,870 -4,437 -4,465 -4,392 -4,239
Standard error /19..................... 428 1,348 1,078 946 899 824 746 449 452 466 472
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 216,488 233 392 740 1,106 1,751 2,542 215,748 215,381 214,737 213,946
Percent of total income.................. 3.8 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
All families /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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Mean..................................... 2,796 72 75 97 106 130 151 3,093 3,216 3,360 3,530
Standard error /19..................... 49 9 8 10 8 9 8 54 56 59 62
Recipient families number................ 43,746 426 736 1,134 1,802 2,579 3,623 42,612 41,943 41,167 40,123
Percent of all families.................. 56.5 13.2 14.0 14.8 17.3 19.1 21.5 61.1 62.6 64.4 66.2
Mean..................................... 4,949 546 532 653 614 679 702 5,063 5,135 5,216 5,332
Standard error /19..................... 84 60 50 64 43 45 36 87 88 90 92
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 38,267 -111 -109 -117 -110 -16 65 38,383 38,377 38,283 38,202
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 -1.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Mean..................................... 494 -34 -21 -15 -11 -1 4 550 573 599 630
Standard error /19..................... 18 10 9 7 6 6 5 20 21 22 23
Received positive amount number.......... 4,663 16 50 80 137 196 271 4,583 4,526 4,466 4,392
Percent.................................. 6.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2
Aggregate................................ 43,466 6 69 114 228 448 612 43,352 43,238 43,018 42,854
Mean..................................... 9,322 368 1,380 1,428 1,674 2,286 2,261 9,459 9,553 9,631 9,758
Standard error /19..................... 269 219 379 288 198 206 190 273 276 280 284
Received negative amount number.......... 1,219 33 41 53 83 108 135 1,165 1,136 1,111 1,084
Percent.................................. 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8
Aggregate................................ -5,199 -117 -178 -230 -339 -465 -547 -4,969 -4,860 -4,735 -4,652
Mean..................................... -4,266 -3,561 -4,332 -4,310 -4,091 -4,299 -4,067 -4,264 -4,279 -4,263 -4,291
Standard error /19..................... 112 653 617 520 367 344 302 115 117 118 120
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 293,452 1,382 4,433 10,346 20,142 30,798 46,958 283,107 273,311 262,654 246,494
Percent of total income.................. 5.2 12.0 12.9 14.4 16.0 15.5 16.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.6
Mean..................................... 3,790 428 845 1,351 1,929 2,281 2,792 4,058 4,081 4,110 4,068
Standard error /19..................... 29 33 38 44 43 43 45 32 33 34 35
Recipient families number................ 18,084 257 652 1,240 2,075 2,895 3,934 16,843 16,009 15,189 14,150
Percent of all families.................. 23.4 8.0 12.4 16.2 19.9 21.4 23.4 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.3
Mean amount.............................. 16,228 5,375 6,801 8,341 9,708 10,639 11,936 16,808 17,072 17,292 17,421
Standard error /19..................... 64 201 130 118 95 90 88 66 68 70 74
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 234,350 235 651 1,284 2,306 4,066 6,343 233,066 232,044 230,284 228,008
Percent of total income.................. 4.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Mean..................................... 3,027 73 124 168 221 301 377 3,341 3,465 3,603 3,762
Standard error /19..................... 39 17 16 15 14 16 16 43 45 47 50
Recipient families number................ 11,864 63 142 260 431 658 993 11,603 11,433 11,205 10,871
Percent of all families.................. 15.3 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.9 16.6 17.1 17.5 17.9
Mean amount.............................. 19,753 3,732 4,593 4,933 5,350 6,175 6,387 20,086 20,296 20,551 20,975
Standard error /19..................... 191 684 421 295 228 211 185 194 196 199 204
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 29,116 2,820 6,332 8,949 11,539 13,771 15,568 20,167 17,576 15,345 13,548
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 24.5 18.5 12.5 9.2 7.0 5.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Mean..................................... 376 873 1,206 1,169 1,105 1,020 926 289 262 240 224
Standard error /19..................... 8 42 43 37 29 25 22 8 8 8 8
Recipient families number................ 4,446 710 1,310 1,731 2,151 2,473 2,744 2,716 2,295 1,974 1,703
Percent of all families.................. 5.7 22.0 25.0 22.6 20.6 18.3 16.3 3.9 3.4 3.1 2.8
Mean amount.............................. 6,548 3,972 4,834 5,171 5,365 5,570 5,674 7,425 7,657 7,774 7,957
Standard error /19..................... 97 121 112 107 94 93 91 144 163 182 203
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 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: August 29, 2006
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/pov/new2701.htm