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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
Families with a male householder, no wife present /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 male householder,
no wife present /10
Total, families.......................... 5,134 278 441 669 868 1,174 1,433 4,465 4,266 3,960 3,702
People in families....................... 14,421 764 1,225 1,934 2,510 3,371 4,120 12,488 11,911 11,051 10,302
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... 279,870 718 2,366 5,713 9,277 15,738 22,311 274,156 270,593 264,132 257,559
Mean..................................... 54,511 2,582 5,362 8,539 10,691 13,405 15,574 61,400 63,423 66,697 69,579
Standard error /19..................... 890 213 254 277 253 246 250 980 1,014 1,074 1,133
With zero income......................... 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... 218,439 324 1,281 3,353 5,787 10,433 15,034 215,086 212,652 208,006 203,405
Percent of total income.................. 78.1 45.1 54.1 58.7 62.4 66.3 67.4 78.5 78.6 78.8 79.0
Mean..................................... 42,546 1,166 2,902 5,011 6,669 8,886 10,495 48,171 49,842 52,525 54,949
Standard error /19..................... 819 138 233 281 261 269 278 911 944 1,003 1,060
Recipient families number................ 4,402 95 201 361 525 779 991 4,041 3,877 3,624 3,412
Percent of all families.................. 85.7 34.1 45.6 54.0 60.5 66.3 69.2 90.5 90.9 91.5 92.2
Mean amount.............................. 49,619 3,415 6,368 9,281 11,025 13,396 15,175 53,225 54,844 57,404 59,621
Standard error /19..................... 911 249 352 366 301 288 293 971 1,003 1,059 1,112
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 19,412 -2 87 174 295 585 873 19,238 19,117 18,827 18,539
Percent of total income.................. 6.9 -0.3 3.7 3.0 3.2 3.7 3.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2
Mean..................................... 3,781 -9 198 260 340 498 610 4,309 4,481 4,754 5,008
Standard error /19..................... 330 136 113 93 92 90 88 379 396 426 455
Received positive amount number.......... 500 23 34 52 63 95 121 448 437 405 379
Percent.................................. 9.7 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.3 8.1 8.4 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.3
Aggregate................................ 19,610 74 168 259 417 708 997 19,351 19,193 18,902 18,614
Mean..................................... 39,214 3,229 4,880 4,981 6,574 7,487 8,261 43,192 43,961 46,618 49,056
Standard error /19..................... 2,924 733 710 694 763 719 677 3,208 3,283 3,497 3,701
Received negative amount number.......... 36 12 13 13 18 20 20 23 18 16 16
Percent.................................. 0.7 4.4 2.9 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Aggregate................................ -198 -77 -81 -85 -122 -123 -123 -113 -76 -75 -75
Mean..................................... -5,518 -6,293 -6,358 -6,596 -6,737 -6,272 -6,272 -4,912 -4,275 -4,605 -4,605
Standard error /19..................... 704 1,279 1,235 1,324 984 979 979 832 911 957 957
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 512 -7 -7 1 2 20 28 511 511 492 484
Percent of total income.................. 0.2 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 100 -23 -15 1 2 17 20 115 120 124 131
Standard error /19..................... 41 47 30 39 28 27 23 46 48 52 55
Received positive amount number.......... 61 1 1 3 4 9 12 58 57 52 49
Percent.................................. 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Aggregate................................ 540 1 1 8 9 27 35 532 532 513 505
Mean..................................... 8,845 473 473 2,790 2,417 2,968 2,993 9,139 9,245 9,880 10,253
Standard error /19..................... 2,996 320 320 7,629 5,580 2,847 2,277 3,113 3,148 3,448 3,619
Received negative amount number.......... 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Aggregate................................ -28 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -21 -21 -21 -21
Mean..................................... -2,744 -9,998 -9,998 -9,998 -9,998 -9,998 -9,998 -2,198 -2,198 -2,198 -2,198
Standard error /19..................... 1,094 0 0 0 0 0 0 694 694 694 694
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 7,417 6 10 41 49 72 164 7,376 7,368 7,345 7,253
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
Families with a male householder, no wife present /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.................. 2.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8
Mean..................................... 1,445 22 23 62 57 62 115 1,652 1,727 1,855 1,959
Standard error /19..................... 122 12 9 24 18 14 22 140 146 157 168
Recipient families number................ 2,062 17 45 84 122 175 239 1,978 1,941 1,887 1,823
Percent of all families.................. 40.2 6.1 10.3 12.6 14.0 14.9 16.7 44.3 45.5 47.7 49.3
Mean..................................... 3,597 355 227 488 406 413 687 3,730 3,797 3,892 3,978
Standard error /19..................... 296 177 77 185 121 92 122 309 314 323 334
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 1,598 0 0 10 11 33 72 1,588 1,586 1,565 1,525
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean..................................... 311 0 1 15 13 28 51 356 372 395 412
Standard error /19..................... 54 0 1 16 11 14 23 62 65 70 74
Received positive amount number.......... 168 1 3 6 9 12 18 163 159 156 150
Percent.................................. 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.1
Aggregate................................ 1,743 0 0 10 11 33 72 1,733 1,732 1,710 1,671
Mean..................................... 10,371 1 94 1,786 1,311 2,691 4,065 10,666 10,867 10,979 11,119
Standard error /19..................... 1,426 (X) 135 1,695 1,029 1,091 1,565 1,469 1,493 1,526 1,573
Received negative amount number.......... 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 41 41 41
Percent.................................. 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1
Aggregate................................ -145 0 0 0 0 0 0 -145 -145 -145 -145
Mean..................................... -3,584 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) -3,584 -3,584 -3,584 -3,584
Standard error /19..................... 593 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 593 593 593 593
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 14,054 79 396 1,054 1,682 2,504 3,226 13,001 12,372 11,551 10,829
Percent of total income.................. 5.0 11.0 16.7 18.4 18.1 15.9 14.5 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.2
Mean..................................... 2,737 285 897 1,575 1,939 2,133 2,252 2,912 2,900 2,917 2,925
Standard error /19..................... 88 83 134 155 147 137 129 99 102 107 111
Recipient families number................ 1,113 19 59 126 178 248 312 987 935 865 801
Percent of all families.................. 21.7 6.7 13.3 18.8 20.5 21.1 21.8 22.1 21.9 21.9 21.6
Mean amount.............................. 12,627 4,286 6,758 8,369 9,464 10,107 10,329 13,170 13,228 13,348 13,523
Standard error /19..................... 217 628 421 340 305 276 261 236 247 263 278
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 8,865 4 36 153 231 432 646 8,712 8,634 8,434 8,220
Percent of total income.................. 3.2 0.5 1.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2
Mean..................................... 1,727 14 82 229 267 368 451 1,951 2,024 2,130 2,220
Standard error /19..................... 112 15 33 60 54 57 60 128 133 143 152
Recipient families number................ 536 2 10 25 33 57 82 511 503 479 454
Percent of all families.................. 10.4 0.6 2.2 3.8 3.8 4.9 5.7 11.5 11.8 12.1 12.3
Mean amount.............................. 16,526 2,485 3,817 6,081 6,974 7,557 7,875 17,040 17,155 17,594 18,087
Standard error /19..................... 813 1,377 692 862 727 598 595 845 857 894 934
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 2,357 185 339 464 628 774 985 1,893 1,729 1,583 1,372
Percent of total income.................. 0.8 25.7 14.3 8.1 6.8 4.9 4.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Mean..................................... 459 665 768 694 724 660 688 424 405 400 371
Standard error /19..................... 33 124 118 94 79 64 61 36 36 38 39
Recipient families number................ 403 55 95 122 154 188 220 281 249 215 182
Percent of all families.................. 7.8 19.9 21.6 18.2 17.7 16.0 15.4 6.3 5.8 5.4 4.9
Mean amount.............................. 5,855 3,335 3,552 3,814 4,090 4,125 4,476 6,740 6,943 7,367 7,519
Standard error /19..................... 308 432 414 380 320 284 276 402 442 497 566
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/new2703.htm