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PINC-08. Source of Income in 2007-People 15 Years Old and Over, By Income of Specified Type in 2007, Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex

 

[Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Numbers in thousands. People 15 years old and over as of March of the following year. Social Security income may include a small number of people who report Railroad Retirement Income as Social Security Income Retirement. Income includes payments reported as survivor, disability, or retirement benefits. Rents, royalties, estates or trusts includes estates and trusts reported as survivor benefits. A.O.I.C. stands for alone or in combination]

 

  Total with Income $1 to $2,499 or loss $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $7,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $12,499 $12,500 to $14,999 $15,000 to $17,499 $17,500 to $19,999 $20,000 to $22,499
Both Sexes
25 Years and Over
Black alone 2/
 
    Total 		20,179 677 612 1,135 1,427 1,405 900 1,189 826 1,108
Earnings 15,012 426 382 471 320 808 419 946 606 972
  Wages and Salary 14,367 353 347 449 301 745 407 891 592 934
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 892 219 51 53 25 74 18 70 17 45
  Farm Self-Employment 91 68 2 8 0 3 1 4 0 1
Social Security 3,879 118 248 635 954 788 538 304 140 68
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 1,044 181 158 345 253 73 24 2 3 0
Public Assistance 459 227 142 44 28 13 2 0 2 0
Veterans Benefits 336 36 68 32 15 42 19 20 11 12
Survivor Benefits 190 44 12 41 18 20 3 18 8 7
Disability Benefits 223 40 37 50 15 29 1 9 10 15
Unemployment Compensation 658 309 136 96 58 21 19 3 9 0
Workers Compensation 173 73 36 18 5 8 7 2 4 2
Property Income 5,244 4,284 315 192 89 71 52 24 16 26
  Interest 4,879 4,240 225 132 64 35 33 29 5 17
  Dividends 1,190 906 130 63 16 26 5 10 0 5
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 407 257 34 23 24 27 5 5 2 4
Retirement Income 1,662 192 183 191 160 184 74 134 79 62
  Company or Union Retirement 848 137 133 114 101 101 30 66 21 21
  Federal Government Retirement 179 4 6 12 17 21 6 12 11 15
  Military Retirement 129 3 5 7 8 13 14 19 20 7
  State or Local Government Retirement 394 27 27 37 31 39 29 36 22 20
  Railroad Retirement 29 4 4 2 0 2 0 5 1 0
  Annuities 15 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 24 4 2 3 1 7 0 2 0 1
  Other or Don't Know 94 15 19 28 7 9 0 1 2 0
Pension Income 1,312 122 140 118 133 142 82 106 59 57
  Company or Union Retirement 719 105 117 96 85 92 27 48 14 22
  Federal Government Retirement 138 3 0 5 15 12 7 12 8 11
  Military Retirement 115 2 3 3 8 8 17 16 20 7
  State or Local Government Retirement 307 11 17 11 27 22 29 30 20 19
  Railroad Retirement 20 0 4 2 0 2 0 5 0 0
  Annuities 7 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Alimony 14 3 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0
Child Support 789 359 243 103 42 7 18 5 5 0
Educational Assistance 563 255 127 93 26 34 0 5 4 15
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		159 74 29 22 14 4 0 2 7 2
Other Income, N.E.C. 79 52 8 10 4 0 0 0 1 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 18,376 465 540 965 1,193 1,469 884 1,221 745 1,044
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		18,795 468 514 962 1,126 1,358 803 1,209 782 1,086
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 3,903 121 248 637 954 790 536 309 141 70
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		4,627 173 259 655 909 705 487 311 218 153
  Government Transfer Payments 6,458 728 611 1,012 1,317 922 575 364 216 140
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 1,442 363 287 371 284 95 30 2 6 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		4,987 306 404 874 1,267 906 585 326 142 73
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		3,056 528 459 553 440 276 104 136 87 63

 

  $22,500 to $24,999 $25,000 to $27,499 $27,500 to $29,999 $30,000 to $32,499 $32,500 to $34,999 $35,000 to $37,499 $37,500 to $39,999 $40,000 to $42,499 $42,500 to $44,999 $45,000 to $47,499
Both Sexes
25 Years and Over
Black alone 2/
 
    Total 		674 1,088 596 1,146 454 907 408 807 280 549
Earnings 471 1,001 481 1,160 348 843 314 825 191 503
  Wages and Salary 458 962 464 1,118 345 828 307 800 181 487
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 18 42 16 43 3 18 11 27 4 22
  Farm Self-Employment 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 20 27 4 9 0 3 0 0 0 2
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 16 11 10 26 13 3 3 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 7 3 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 2 0 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 2 0 0 3 2 4 3 0 5 0
Property Income 18 31 12 11 6 7 6 5 4 5
  Interest 14 10 8 3 5 2 2 4 6 4
  Dividends 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1
Retirement Income 97 44 41 62 32 31 13 23 10 5
  Company or Union Retirement 29 11 8 29 14 16 0 8 3 0
  Federal Government Retirement 13 8 9 11 3 6 0 9 3 4
  Military Retirement 5 10 10 2 0 1 0 2 0 1
  State or Local Government Retirement 41 11 12 19 10 4 9 2 5 0
  Railroad Retirement 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0
  Annuities 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Pension Income 91 39 31 57 32 23 9 23 8 5
  Company or Union Retirement 29 10 5 28 14 13 0 8 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 13 6 6 9 3 4 0 10 3 4
  Military Retirement 5 10 8 2 0 1 0 2 0 1
  State or Local Government Retirement 40 11 11 19 10 4 7 2 5 0
  Railroad Retirement 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 505 1,032 500 1,175 354 850 333 831 192 506
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		605 1,107 583 1,200 405 880 358 869 233 518
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 22 30 5 11 0 5 0 3 0 2
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		146 111 91 72 51 55 33 50 22 17
  Government Transfer Payments 90 77 66 62 56 45 34 33 15 16
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		29 30 6 9 5 3 0 0 0 1
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		97 48 41 66 32 31 13 23 10 5

 

  $47,500 to $49,999 $50,000 to $52,499 $52,500 to $54,999 $55,000 to $57,499 $57,500 to $59,999 $60,000 to $62,499 $62,500 to $64,999 $65,000 to $67,499 $67,500 to $69,999 $70,000 to $72,499
Both Sexes
25 Years and Over
Black alone 2/
 
    Total 		262 633 172 298 138 475 103 210 90 243
Earnings 184 639 112 320 93 477 59 222 64 259
  Wages and Salary 186 621 115 327 91 453 50 210 60 248
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 0 12 3 10 0 21 2 13 2 5
  Farm Self-Employment 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Property Income 1 7 0 1 15 5 3 2 0 2
  Interest 0 7 0 1 11 0 2 0 0 2
  Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 2
Retirement Income 11 3 4 3 2 7 3 0 1 3
  Company or Union Retirement 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 6 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 9 2 4 3 2 7 3 0 0 1
  Company or Union Retirement 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 6 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 189 653 120 312 100 483 60 224 73 261
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		221 659 129 316 113 476 77 229 74 257
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		29 26 7 6 8 11 6 0 0 1
  Government Transfer Payments 16 25 3 5 4 11 3 2 0 3
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		11 3 4 3 2 7 3 0 1 3

 

  $72,500 to $74,999 $75,000 to $77,499 $77,500 to $79,999 $80,000 to $82,499 $82,500 to $84,999 $85,000 to $87,499 $87,500 to $89,999 $90,000 to $92,499 $92,500 to $94,999 $95,000 to $97,499
Both Sexes
25 Years and Over
Black alone 2/
 
    Total 		82 151 72 135 57 96 38 83 24 37
Earnings 44 149 49 124 39 84 16 83 9 37
  Wages and Salary 40 142 48 121 40 83 16 78 8 37
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 0
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Social Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterans Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Survivor Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disability Benefits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Workers Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Property Income 4 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
  Interest 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
  Dividends 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retirement Income 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pension Income 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Federal Government Retirement 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Military Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Annuities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alimony 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Child Support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Assistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 45 150 49 123 39 81 19 80 9 39
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		59 158 51 124 48 88 26 85 9 39
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0
  Government Transfer Payments 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

 

    Median Income Mean Income Gini Ratio  
$97,500 to $99,999 $100,000 and over Value (Dol) Standard Error (Dol) Value (Dol) Standard Error (Dol) Ratio Standard Error B-CELL
Both Sexes
25 Years and Over
Black alone 2/
 
    Total 		26 568 25,319 195 32,232 351 0.442 0.0069 1,430
Earnings 7 452 30,433 158 36,279 440 0.394 0.0079 1,430
  Wages and Salary 4 419 30,626 160 36,465 450 0.388 0.0081 1,430
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 2 23 15,238 1,228 22,896 1,255 0.573 0.0329 1,430
  Farm Self-Employment 0 0 1,673 209 3,564 1,065 0.586 0.1901 1,430
Social Security 0 0 9,958 103 10,659 105 0.271 0.0134 1,430
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 0 0 6,325 140 6,233 124 0.328 0.0229 1,430
Public Assistance 0 0 2,543 191 3,246 166 0.464 0.0431 1,430
Veterans Benefits 0 0 11,052 654 13,672 692 0.439 0.0409 1,430
Survivor Benefits 3 0 7,416 775 11,514 1,292 0.506 0.0825 1,430
Disability Benefits 1 0 6,719 444 10,382 980 0.513 0.0705 1,430
Unemployment Compensation 0 0 2,869 282 4,375 243 0.501 0.0434 1,430
Workers Compensation 0 0 3,459 552 7,836 1,011 0.606 0.0766 1,430
Property Income 9 6 1,530 25 2,944 172 0.610 0.0819 1,430
  Interest 7 0 1,439 25 2,039 136 0.501 0.0542 1,430
  Dividends 0 3 1,642 57 2,701 282 0.548 0.0941 1,430
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 0 2 1,982 117 5,586 996 0.638 0.1128 1,430
Retirement Income 2 2 11,434 332 15,096 390 0.449 0.0215 1,430
  Company or Union Retirement 2 0 8,508 432 11,482 448 0.473 0.0316 1,430
  Federal Government Retirement 0 2 20,064 1,551 22,819 1,524 0.375 0.0683 1,430
  Military Retirement 0 0 17,043 873 18,138 1,030 0.295 0.0733 1,430
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 15,519 861 17,555 765 0.377 0.0426 1,430
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Annuities 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  IRA, Keogh, or 401(K) 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Other or Don't Know 0 0 6,187 510 9,339 1,269 0.516 0.1064 1,430
Pension Income 0 0 12,511 522 15,863 420 0.423 0.0235 1,430
  Company or Union Retirement 0 0 8,704 470 11,534 459 0.463 0.0322 1,430
  Federal Government Retirement 0 0 21,768 1,555 24,537 1,606 0.345 0.0700 1,430
  Military Retirement 0 0 17,638 911 18,890 1,075 0.271 0.0787 1,430
  State or Local Government Retirement 0 0 18,350 1,235 20,014 845 0.326 0.0472 1,430
  Railroad Retirement 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
  Annuities 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Alimony 0 0 (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1,430
Child Support 0 0 2,859 173 3,775 163 0.493 0.0356 1,430
Educational Assistance 0 0 3,032 280 4,359 239 0.493 0.0432 1,430
Financial Assistance from Outside the
 Household 		0 0 2,974 595 5,119 655 0.524 0.0928 1,430
Other Income, N.E.C. 0 0 1,908 257 4,023 886 0.608 0.1501 1,430

Combinations of Income Types:
  Earnings & Social Security 7 456 25,380 196 31,888 370 0.430 0.0072 1,430
  Earnings, Social Security, or
      Other Retirement 		14 474 26,090 185 32,512 364 0.423 0.0071 1,430
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 0 0 9,976 106 10,722 107 0.273 0.0135 1,430
  Social Security or Other Retirement
      Income or Both 		2 3 11,125 144 14,357 197 0.381 0.0143 1,430
  Government Transfer Payments 0 3 9,167 91 11,173 142 0.408 0.0123 1,430
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 0 0 5,483 153 5,544 113 0.374 0.0200 1,430
  Social Security, Public Assistance,
      or SSI or Both 		0 0 9,295 83 9,894 93 0.295 0.0118 1,430
  Retirement, SSI or Public Assistance
      or Both 		2 2 7,446 162 10,823 242 0.000 0.0000 1,430

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