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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
Unrelated individuals /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 /4
People in families....................... 49,526 5,048 7,257 10,425 13,397 16,881 19,385 39,100 36,129 32,644 30,140
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 5,602 20,049 47,641 80,560 127,844 167,589 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 32,122 1,110 2,763 4,570 6,013 7,573 8,645 39,468 41,803 44,817 47,222
Standard error /19..................... 223 32 40 41 38 39 40 269 288 314 336
With zero income......................... 2,366 2,366 2,366 2,366 2,366 2,366 2,366 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,035 7,255 16,316 27,262 48,587 65,994 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 70.7 54.2 36.2 34.2 33.8 38.0 39.4 71.9 72.7 73.6 74.4
Mean..................................... 22,726 601 1,000 1,565 2,035 2,878 3,404 28,368 30,399 32,990 35,153
Standard error /19..................... 206 21 27 32 33 38 40 253 271 296 317
Recipient families number................ 30,799 1,147 1,901 3,032 4,123 5,802 7,045 27,768 26,676 24,998 23,754
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 62.2 22.7 26.2 29.1 30.8 34.4 36.3 71.0 73.8 76.6 78.8
Mean amount.............................. 36,544 2,647 3,817 5,382 6,612 8,375 9,368 39,946 41,170 43,082 44,603
Standard error /19..................... 305 53 57 62 59 62 61 331 343 362 379
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 70,435 -318 4 698 1,678 2,964 3,783 69,737 68,756 67,470 66,651
Percent of total income.................. 4.4 -5.7 0.0 1.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7
Mean..................................... 1,422 -63 1 67 125 176 195 1,784 1,903 2,067 2,211
Standard error /19..................... 59 18 14 13 12 13 12 74 80 88 96
Received positive amount number.......... 2,532 183 259 357 472 606 690 2,175 2,061 1,927 1,843
Percent.................................. 5.1 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.1
Aggregate................................ 71,536 323 659 1,365 2,356 3,693 4,512 70,171 69,180 67,842 67,023
Mean..................................... 28,249 1,764 2,542 3,821 4,995 6,099 6,544 32,262 33,571 35,212 36,371
Standard error /19..................... 997 156 166 200 196 207 208 1,136 1,192 1,265 1,316
Received negative amount number.......... 221 92 98 100 106 116 116 121 116 105 105
Percent.................................. 0.4 1.8 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate................................ -1,101 -641 -655 -667 -677 -729 -729 -434 -424 -372 -372
Mean..................................... -4,977 -6,973 -6,713 -6,692 -6,414 -6,272 -6,272 -3,570 -3,665 -3,544 -3,544
Standard error /19..................... 272 405 409 409 375 362 362 334 347 358 358
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 6,443 -19 -38 14 11 21 112 6,429 6,432 6,421 6,330
Percent of total income.................. 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Mean..................................... 130 -4 -5 1 1 1 6 164 178 197 210
Standard error /19..................... 26 3 5 5 4 4 4 33 36 40 43
Received positive amount number.......... 437 5 10 22 33 49 66 415 404 388 371
Percent.................................. 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2
Aggregate................................ 6,624 1 14 72 112 132 223 6,551 6,511 6,492 6,401
Mean..................................... 15,147 100 1,324 3,308 3,365 2,675 3,362 15,769 16,120 16,733 17,254
Standard error /19..................... 2,776 248 1,055 1,336 973 728 714 2,915 2,994 3,109 3,245
Received negative amount number.......... 50 5 8 11 15 16 16 40 36 34 34
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -181 -20 -52 -58 -102 -110 -110 -123 -79 -70 -70
Mean..................................... -3,578 -3,783 -6,141 -5,477 -6,794 -6,746 -6,746 -3,073 -2,224 -2,057 -2,057
Standard error /19..................... 659 794 1,665 1,634 1,305 1,193 1,193 689 473 449 449
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 76,126 294 547 899 1,398 2,296 3,388 75,227 74,728 73,830 72,738
Percent of total income.................. 4.8 5.2 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1
Mean..................................... 1,537 58 75 86 104 136 175 1,924 2,068 2,262 2,413
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
Unrelated individuals /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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Standard error /19..................... 35 6 6 6 5 6 7 45 48 53 57
Recipient families number................ 20,995 741 1,130 1,702 2,431 3,466 4,379 19,293 18,565 17,529 16,616
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 42.4 14.7 15.6 16.3 18.1 20.5 22.6 49.3 51.4 53.7 55.1
Mean..................................... 3,626 396 484 529 575 662 774 3,899 4,025 4,212 4,377
Standard error /19..................... 81 35 36 33 28 27 27 88 91 96 102
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 20,155 -74 -54 -24 52 156 251 20,179 20,103 19,999 19,904
Percent of total income.................. 1.3 -1.3 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
Mean..................................... 407 -15 -8 -2 4 9 13 516 556 613 660
Standard error /19..................... 21 9 7 5 5 4 4 26 28 31 34
Received positive amount number.......... 2,162 50 81 115 178 256 317 2,046 1,983 1,906 1,844
Percent.................................. 4.4 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.1
Aggregate................................ 21,044 73 114 186 302 463 594 20,857 20,742 20,581 20,449
Mean..................................... 9,736 1,456 1,406 1,614 1,691 1,809 1,873 10,194 10,459 10,799 11,089
Standard error /19..................... 424 221 183 187 169 154 147 446 458 475 489
Received negative amount number.......... 230 19 26 32 39 48 58 198 191 182 172
Percent.................................. 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
Aggregate................................ -889 -147 -169 -210 -249 -306 -343 -678 -639 -582 -545
Mean..................................... -3,867 -7,919 -6,571 -6,620 -6,447 -6,345 -5,919 -3,426 -3,345 -3,208 -3,174
Standard error /19..................... 257 773 864 715 587 529 517 265 269 272 275
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 149,326 934 6,018 18,818 34,520 53,299 68,394 130,509 114,807 96,027 80,932
Percent of total income.................. 9.4 16.7 30.0 39.5 42.8 41.7 40.8 8.5 7.6 6.6 5.7
Mean..................................... 3,015 185 829 1,805 2,577 3,157 3,528 3,338 3,178 2,942 2,685
Standard error /19..................... 26 13 27 35 35 36 36 32 33 35 35
Recipient families number................ 13,401 334 1,189 2,856 4,500 6,172 7,392 10,545 8,901 7,229 6,009
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 27.1 6.6 16.4 27.4 33.6 36.6 38.1 27.0 24.6 22.1 19.9
Mean amount.............................. 11,143 2,797 5,061 6,589 7,672 8,636 9,252 12,376 12,898 13,283 13,469
Standard error /19..................... 45 104 67 46 40 39 40 50 56 67 78
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 91,113 194 606 1,313 2,677 4,683 7,283 89,800 88,436 86,430 83,830
Percent of total income.................. 5.7 3.5 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9
Mean..................................... 1,840 39 84 126 200 277 376 2,297 2,448 2,648 2,781
Standard error /19..................... 33 5 9 9 10 11 13 41 44 49 53
Recipient families number................ 6,612 97 194 375 686 1,112 1,629 6,236 5,925 5,500 4,982
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 13.4 1.9 2.7 3.6 5.1 6.6 8.4 15.9 16.4 16.8 16.5
Mean amount.............................. 13,781 2,001 3,131 3,498 3,901 4,212 4,471 14,399 14,925 15,715 16,825
Standard error /19..................... 185 164 206 170 135 118 103 193 200 211 226
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 10,690 470 3,765 6,169 7,372 8,271 8,950 4,521 3,318 2,418 1,740
Percent of total income.................. 0.7 8.4 18.8 12.9 9.2 6.5 5.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 216 93 519 592 550 490 462 116 92 74 58
Standard error /19..................... 6 8 22 20 16 14 13 5 5 5 5
Recipient families number................ 2,870 410 1,034 1,620 1,924 2,142 2,289 1,249 946 728 580
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.8 8.1 14.2 15.5 14.4 12.7 11.8 3.2 2.6 2.2 1.9
Mean amount.............................. 3,725 1,146 3,642 3,807 3,831 3,862 3,909 3,619 3,509 3,322 2,998
Standard error /19..................... 72 82 105 88 77 75 74 128 153 179 203
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/new2711.htm