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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
Familes 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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Familes with related
children under 18 /13
Total, families.......................... 39,394 2,438 3,998 5,729 7,547 9,540 11,541 33,665 31,847 29,853 27,852
People in families....................... 152,699 8,762 14,772 21,609 28,669 36,351 44,345 131,089 124,030 116,348 108,354
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 10,062 28,945 58,640 98,313 151,311 215,388 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 72,399 4,127 7,240 10,237 13,027 15,860 18,662 82,977 86,468 90,467 94,666
Standard error /19..................... 438 86 96 102 98 103 108 489 509 535 565
With zero income......................... 492 492 492 492 492 492 492 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,814 16,405 37,882 68,818 112,430 165,840 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 86.5 47.8 56.7 64.6 70.0 74.3 77.0 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.3
Mean..................................... 62,646 1,974 4,103 6,613 9,119 11,785 14,369 72,181 75,330 78,901 82,651
Standard error /19..................... 397 71 93 107 105 111 117 443 461 485 511
Recipient families number................ 36,155 1,065 2,188 3,651 5,294 7,163 9,045 32,504 30,861 28,992 27,110
Percent of all families.................. 91.8 43.7 54.7 63.7 70.2 75.1 78.4 96.6 96.9 97.1 97.3
Mean amount.............................. 68,258 4,522 7,496 10,377 12,999 15,696 18,336 74,759 77,737 81,245 84,913
Standard error /19..................... 420 114 121 121 111 114 118 452 469 492 518
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 140,879 52 869 2,128 3,643 6,216 9,136 138,751 137,236 134,664 131,743
Percent of total income.................. 4.9 0.5 3.0 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
Mean..................................... 3,576 21 217 371 483 652 792 4,122 4,309 4,511 4,730
Standard error /19..................... 105 31 35 37 35 38 40 122 129 137 147
Received positive amount number.......... 4,346 106 207 349 482 649 830 3,997 3,865 3,697 3,516
Percent.................................. 11.0 4.3 5.2 6.1 6.4 6.8 7.2 11.9 12.1 12.4 12.6
Aggregate................................ 142,380 320 1,195 2,552 4,208 6,828 9,798 139,827 138,171 135,552 132,582
Mean..................................... 32,759 3,015 5,762 7,307 8,738 10,513 11,804 34,984 35,753 36,668 37,706
Standard error /19..................... 819 371 420 392 354 359 361 881 908 946 990
Received negative amount number.......... 296 45 58 71 90 97 106 225 206 199 190
Percent.................................. 0.8 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7
Aggregate................................ -1,500 -268 -326 -424 -565 -612 -661 -1,076 -935 -888 -839
Mean..................................... -5,069 -5,965 -5,586 -5,938 -6,271 -6,281 -6,242 -4,792 -4,542 -4,474 -4,415
Standard error /19..................... 245 659 582 600 474 450 431 268 276 281 285
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 17,022 -87 -43 42 197 287 469 16,980 16,825 16,735 16,553
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean..................................... 432 -36 -11 7 26 30 41 504 528 561 594
Standard error /19..................... 110 23 17 17 15 14 15 128 136 145 155
Received positive amount number.......... 745 8 20 38 59 76 100 708 687 669 646
Percent.................................. 1.9 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3
Aggregate................................ 17,403 18 70 162 316 412 616 17,242 17,087 16,991 16,788
Mean..................................... 23,345 2,271 3,560 4,278 5,395 5,415 6,163 24,362 24,878 25,383 26,004
Standard error /19..................... 5,676 1,535 1,369 1,721 1,460 1,409 1,385 5,974 6,153 6,310 6,539
Received negative amount number.......... 94 10 12 15 16 19 22 78 77 74 72
Percent.................................. 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Aggregate................................ -381 -105 -113 -120 -120 -125 -147 -262 -262 -256 -235
Mean..................................... -4,076 -10,049 -9,164 -7,876 -7,384 -6,446 -6,802 -3,339 -3,382 -3,455 -3,258
Standard error /19..................... 623 2,141 2,056 1,982 1,833 1,676 1,543 585 589 611 600
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 69,321 84 167 390 487 823 1,112 68,931 68,834 68,498 68,209
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
Familes 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.................. 2.4 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6
Mean..................................... 1,760 34 42 68 65 86 96 2,048 2,161 2,294 2,449
Standard error /19..................... 51 9 8 11 8 10 9 60 63 67 72
Recipient families number................ 20,069 216 436 707 1,086 1,571 2,167 19,362 18,984 18,498 17,902
Percent of all families.................. 50.9 8.9 10.9 12.3 14.4 16.5 18.8 57.5 59.6 62.0 64.3
Mean..................................... 3,454 386 383 552 448 524 513 3,560 3,626 3,703 3,810
Standard error /19..................... 99 94 68 86 53 60 48 102 104 107 110
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 13,031 -36 -37 -23 -4 118 189 13,054 13,035 12,913 12,842
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -0.4 -0.1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 331 -15 -9 -4 -1 12 16 388 409 433 461
Standard error /19..................... 21 8 7 6 5 5 5 24 26 27 29
Received positive amount number.......... 1,830 2 22 38 55 84 112 1,792 1,775 1,746 1,718
Percent.................................. 4.6 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.0 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.2
Aggregate................................ 15,146 2 27 57 102 245 338 15,089 15,044 14,901 14,808
Mean..................................... 8,277 749 1,235 1,508 1,863 2,914 3,030 8,421 8,476 8,535 8,618
Standard error /19..................... 396 1,291 384 374 302 366 376 404 407 414 420
Received negative amount number.......... 493 11 15 18 28 34 43 475 465 459 450
Percent.................................. 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6
Aggregate................................ -2,115 -38 -64 -80 -106 -127 -149 -2,035 -2,009 -1,988 -1,966
Mean..................................... -4,291 -3,448 -4,280 -4,515 -3,759 -3,715 -3,449 -4,283 -4,323 -4,334 -4,372
Standard error /19..................... 179 1,207 1,103 932 603 505 425 183 187 189 192
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 36,293 907 2,603 4,918 7,392 9,445 11,709 31,375 28,901 26,848 24,584
Percent of total income.................. 1.3 9.0 9.0 8.4 7.5 6.2 5.4 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
Mean..................................... 921 372 651 858 980 990 1,015 932 907 899 883
Standard error /19..................... 20 37 40 42 38 35 33 23 23 24 25
Recipient families number................ 2,997 149 368 587 820 1,001 1,185 2,410 2,176 1,995 1,811
Percent of all families.................. 7.6 6.1 9.2 10.2 10.9 10.5 10.3 7.2 6.8 6.7 6.5
Mean amount.............................. 12,111 6,081 7,074 8,384 9,011 9,432 9,878 13,018 13,279 13,455 13,572
Standard error /19..................... 149 275 181 189 163 160 159 175 189 202 216
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 29,151 88 290 622 1,024 1,391 2,094 28,528 28,127 27,760 27,056
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Mean..................................... 740 36 73 109 136 146 181 847 883 930 971
Standard error /19..................... 28 11 12 13 13 13 14 33 34 37 39
Recipient families number................ 1,686 25 64 126 180 223 306 1,560 1,506 1,463 1,380
Percent of all families.................. 4.3 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.7 4.6 4.7 4.9 5.0
Mean amount.............................. 17,289 3,441 4,529 4,934 5,676 6,239 6,834 18,288 18,680 18,973 19,612
Standard error /19..................... 499 685 460 371 340 351 351 530 546 559 586
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 15,463 2,634 5,381 7,164 8,744 9,671 10,672 8,300 6,719 5,792 4,792
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 26.2 18.6 12.2 8.9 6.4 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean..................................... 393 1,080 1,346 1,251 1,159 1,014 925 247 211 194 172
Standard error /19..................... 11 53 51 44 35 29 26 10 10 10 10
Recipient families number................ 2,686 653 1,127 1,422 1,678 1,851 2,005 1,264 1,007 835 681
Percent of all families.................. 6.8 26.8 28.2 24.8 22.2 19.4 17.4 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.4
Mean amount.............................. 5,758 4,037 4,774 5,039 5,210 5,226 5,324 6,567 6,671 6,938 7,037
Standard error /19..................... 109 128 124 120 108 103 104 193 226 261 295
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/new2705.htm