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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2005
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....................... 37,831 4,603 6,228 8,146 9,761 11,832 13,272 29,684 28,070 25,998 24,559
Total Income
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 4,908 15,744 33,026 51,663 80,898 104,481 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean..................................... 34,259 1,066 2,528 4,054 5,293 6,837 7,872 42,548 44,332 46,739 48,518
Standard error /19..................... 244 33 43 47 47 50 52 291 304 324 339
With zero income......................... 2,208 2,208 2,208 2,208 2,208 2,208 2,208 0 0 0 0
With negative income..................... 91 91 91 91 91 91 91 0 0 0 0
Wages and salaries
Aggregate (million).................... (N/A) 3,010 7,161 16,176 26,957 47,898 64,695 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income.................. 82.4 61.3 45.5 49.0 52.2 59.2 61.9 83.3 83.7 84.0 84.2
Mean..................................... 28,240 654 1,150 1,986 2,762 4,048 4,875 35,445 37,101 39,251 40,867
Standard error /19..................... 223 23 30 40 42 50 53 268 280 298 312
Recipient families number................ 29,223 1,137 1,874 2,989 4,030 5,640 6,789 26,233 25,193 23,583 22,434
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 77.2 24.7 30.1 36.7 41.3 47.7 51.2 88.4 89.8 90.7 91.3
Mean amount.............................. 36,559 2,648 3,820 5,411 6,689 8,492 9,529 40,108 41,337 43,271 44,739
Standard error /19..................... 269 53 57 63 60 62 62 291 300 316 330
Nonfarm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 63,895 -301 15 686 1,653 2,914 3,688 63,208 62,242 60,981 60,207
Percent of total income.................. 4.9 -6.1 0.1 2.1 3.2 3.6 3.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1
Mean..................................... 1,689 -65 2 84 169 246 278 2,129 2,217 2,346 2,452
Standard error /19..................... 73 20 17 17 17 18 18 93 99 106 112
Received positive amount number.......... 2,274 183 257 350 460 588 659 1,923 1,814 1,686 1,614
Percent.................................. 6.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6
Aggregate................................ 64,920 323 640 1,323 2,290 3,594 4,368 63,597 62,630 61,326 60,552
Mean..................................... 28,552 1,764 2,496 3,779 4,982 6,117 6,625 33,063 34,523 36,369 37,508
Standard error /19..................... 1,065 156 165 202 200 213 214 1,229 1,295 1,381 1,436
Received negative amount number.......... 191 89 90 92 92 100 100 99 99 91 91
Percent.................................. 0.5 1.9 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Aggregate................................ -1,025 -623 -625 -637 -637 -680 -680 -388 -388 -346 -346
Mean..................................... -5,370 -7,030 -6,949 -6,920 -6,920 -6,817 -6,817 -3,928 -3,928 -3,789 -3,789
Standard error /19..................... 296 414 416 418 384 379 379 392 392 397 397
Farm self-emplyment
Aggregate (million).................... 6,395 -19 -38 14 51 70 139 6,381 6,344 6,326 6,256
Percent of total income.................. 0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Mean..................................... 169 -4 -6 2 5 6 10 215 226 243 255
Standard error /19..................... 34 3 5 6 5 5 5 44 46 50 53
Received positive amount number.......... 418 5 10 22 32 45 58 396 386 373 360
Percent.................................. 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5
Aggregate................................ 6,515 1 14 72 109 128 197 6,443 6,406 6,387 6,318
Mean..................................... 15,582 100 1,324 3,308 3,431 2,836 3,380 16,259 16,583 17,121 17,557
Standard error /19..................... 2,898 248 1,055 1,336 1,017 787 793 3,050 3,124 3,228 3,341
Received negative amount number.......... 42 5 8 11 11 11 11 32 32 32 32
Percent.................................. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate................................ -120 -20 -52 -58 -58 -58 -58 -61 -61 -61 -61
Mean..................................... -2,837 -3,783 -6,141 -5,477 -5,477 -5,477 -5,477 -1,950 -1,950 -1,950 -1,950
Standard error /19..................... 612 794 1,665 1,634 1,503 1,503 1,503 462 462 462 462
Interest and dividends
Aggregate (million).................... 40,388 246 405 576 754 1,090 1,403 39,812 39,634 39,298 38,985
Percent of total income.................. 3.1 5.0 2.6 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3
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 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..................................... 1,068 53 65 71 77 92 106 1,341 1,412 1,512 1,587
Standard error /19..................... 32 6 6 6 6 7 7 41 43 47 49
Recipient families number................ 15,080 618 874 1,191 1,502 2,001 2,371 13,888 13,578 13,078 12,709
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 39.9 13.4 14.0 14.6 15.4 16.9 17.9 46.8 48.4 50.3 51.7
Mean..................................... 2,678 399 463 484 502 545 592 2,867 2,919 3,005 3,068
Standard error /19..................... 79 40 42 41 37 38 38 86 88 91 94
Rental income
Aggregate (million).................... 12,998 -59 -25 28 88 96 132 12,970 12,911 12,902 12,866
Percent of total income.................. 1.0 -1.2 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1
Mean..................................... 344 -13 -4 3 9 8 10 437 460 496 524
Standard error /19..................... 22 8 7 6 5 5 5 28 30 32 34
Received positive amount number.......... 1,369 36 56 74 100 123 152 1,296 1,270 1,246 1,217
Percent.................................. 3.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0
Aggregate................................ 13,669 54 89 143 226 291 363 13,526 13,443 13,378 13,306
Mean..................................... 9,983 1,506 1,588 1,940 2,267 2,363 2,388 10,439 10,589 10,737 10,932
Standard error /19..................... 550 277 239 268 265 242 242 578 589 599 612
Received negative amount number.......... 174 14 16 16 19 29 35 158 155 145 138
Percent.................................. 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
Aggregate................................ -671 -114 -114 -115 -138 -195 -231 -556 -532 -476 -440
Mean..................................... -3,863 -7,848 -7,365 -7,199 -7,269 -6,822 -6,535 -3,527 -3,444 -3,280 -3,181
Standard error /19..................... 309 917 1,001 1,015 818 689 659 314 315 322 324
Social Security
Aggregate (million).................... 27,490 351 2,337 6,367 9,853 13,185 15,895 21,123 17,638 14,306 11,595
Percent of total income.................. 2.1 7.2 14.8 19.3 19.1 16.3 15.2 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.0
Mean..................................... 727 76 375 782 1,009 1,114 1,198 712 628 550 472
Standard error /19..................... 16 8 21 28 29 29 29 18 18 18 18
Recipient families number................ 2,747 129 455 970 1,321 1,635 1,851 1,777 1,426 1,112 896
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 7.3 2.8 7.3 11.9 13.5 13.8 13.9 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.6
Mean amount.............................. 10,007 2,731 5,135 6,562 7,457 8,063 8,588 11,888 12,370 12,866 12,937
Standard error /19..................... 101 147 114 87 80 81 85 129 155 188 224
Pension survivor and disability income
Aggregate (million).................... 32,943 161 467 875 1,462 2,317 3,004 32,068 31,480 30,625 29,938
Percent of total income.................. 2.5 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Mean..................................... 871 35 75 107 150 196 226 1,080 1,122 1,178 1,219
Standard error /19..................... 28 5 9 10 11 13 13 36 38 40 43
Recipient families number................ 1,963 68 125 197 275 390 484 1,766 1,688 1,573 1,479
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.2 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.6 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0
Mean amount.............................. 16,782 2,382 3,734 4,440 5,319 5,938 6,210 18,159 18,649 19,472 20,240
Standard error /19..................... 390 187 271 256 236 229 218 420 435 458 478
Mean tested cash-assistance
Aggregate (million).................... 8,239 452 3,521 5,000 5,668 6,371 6,855 3,238 2,571 1,868 1,384
Percent of total income.................. 0.6 9.2 22.4 15.1 11.0 7.9 6.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean..................................... 218 98 565 614 581 538 517 109 92 72 56
Standard error /19..................... 7 9 25 24 20 18 17 6 6 5 5
Recipient families number................ 2,133 398 942 1,269 1,430 1,574 1,682 865 704 560 451
Percent of all unrelated individuals..... 5.6 8.6 15.1 15.6 14.6 13.3 12.7 2.9 2.5 2.2 1.8
Mean amount.............................. 3,862 1,137 3,735 3,942 3,964 4,049 4,075 3,744 3,654 3,336 3,066
Standard error /19..................... 87 84 111 103 92 90 89 163 186 211 235
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/new2712.htm