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PINC-09. Source of Income in 2007-Number with Income and Mean Income of Specified Type in 2007 of People 15 Years Old and Over by Age, Race, and 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]

 

  All Races White A.O.I.C. White alone 1/
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
UNDER 65 YEARS
 
    Total 		174,534 40,127 143,705 41,311 141,509 41,477
Earnings 151,541 41,558 125,420 42,490 123,580 42,650
  Wages and Salary 143,251 41,289 118,266 42,170 116,514 42,337
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 11,450 31,276 9,877 32,170 9,730 32,251
  Farm Self-Employment 1,801 13,875 1,640 14,725 1,623 14,821
Unemployment Compensation 4,996 4,216 4,078 4,258 3,999 4,228
  State or Local only 4,762 4,123 3,893 4,177 3,817 4,144
  Combinations 234 6,097 185 5,953 182 5,978
Workers' Compensation 1,491 7,368 1,268 7,206 1,241 7,198
  State Payments 518 7,914 429 8,186 413 8,118
  Employment Insurance 652 9,233 561 8,722 549 8,814
  Own Insurance 53 (B) 42 (B) 42 (B)
  Other 337 1,953 295 1,918 295 1,919
Social Security 10,342 10,662 8,385 10,859 8,233 10,891
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 3,902 6,942 2,776 7,048 2,702 7,076
Public Assistance, Total 1,748 3,266 1,068 3,318 1,036 3,356
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 1,160 3,269 687 3,443 666 3,480
  Other Assistance only 551 3,096 369 2,999 358 3,037
  Both 37 (B) 11 (B) 11 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 1,544 11,586 1,264 10,868 1,233 10,926
  Disability only 1,040 10,583 866 9,834 845 9,824
  Survivors only 52 (B) 38 (B) 36 (B)
  Pension only 248 16,605 190 16,249 187 16,414
  Education only 54 (B) 49 (B) 43 (B)
  Other only 74 (B) 60 (B) 60 (B)
  Combinations 77 18,491 61 (B) 61 (B)
  Means-Tested 281 13,332 203 12,226 197 12,069
  Nonmeans-Tested 1,263 11,199 1,061 10,609 1,036 10,708
Survivors Benefits 1,031 17,399 921 17,967 910 17,975
  Company or Union 288 11,061 240 10,500 239 10,524
  Federal Government 78 14,898 69 (B) 69 (B)
  Military Retirement 42 (B) 36 (B) 33 (B)
  State or Local Government 91 14,622 82 16,138 80 15,702
  Railroad Retirement 6 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 9 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  Black Lung 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 169 26,809 162 26,697 161 26,559
  Annuities 181 18,473 174 18,741 172 18,943
  Other or Don't Know 189 20,500 169 21,986 167 22,031
Disability Benefits 1,419 11,987 1,177 12,396 1,167 12,438
  Workers' Compensation 103 10,407 90 11,030 90 11,030
  Company or Union 371 11,204 309 11,971 304 12,058
  Federal Government 94 10,641 73 (B) 72 (B)
  Military Retirement 48 (B) 42 (B) 42 (B)
  State or Local Government 284 12,296 218 13,375 217 13,399
  Railroad Retirement 26 (B) 21 (B) 21 (B)
  Accident Insurance 168 13,320 153 11,503 152 11,508
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 16 (B) 13 (B) 13 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 332 11,486 281 12,206 276 12,256
Retirement Income 7,135 19,566 6,117 20,181 6,034 20,192
  Pension Income 5,177 21,221 4,466 21,730 4,405 21,715
      Company or Union Retirement 3,272 15,897 2,846 16,312 2,815 16,362
          Pension only 2,633 16,880 2,316 17,278 2,291 17,328
      Federal Government Retirement 543 24,710 455 25,265 445 25,091
          Pension only 382 29,458 321 30,430 312 30,322
      Military Retirement 664 21,172 545 21,616 536 21,795
          Pension only 580 22,392 471 22,980 464 23,137
      State or Local Government Retirement 1,792 23,469 1,521 24,403 1,498 24,304
          Pension only 1,427 26,094 1,229 26,753 1,209 26,673
      Railroad Retirement 74 (B) 60 (B) 60 (B)
          Pension only 43 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B)
      Annuities 241 15,990 228 16,437 224 16,578
          Pension only 61 (B) 54 (B) 52 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 163 16,894 139 17,714 135 17,984
      Other or Don't Know 631 16,057 543 17,337 537 17,409
          Pension only 121 20,215 105 21,789 105 21,789
Property Income 77,694 3,625 68,343 3,731 67,500 3,740
  Interest 73,230 2,080 64,468 2,117 63,692 2,119
  Dividends 26,697 3,109 24,179 3,138 23,931 3,144
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 7,414 6,243 6,625 6,444 6,529 6,471
Educational Assistance 7,266 5,848 5,655 6,047 5,515 6,023
  Pell Grant only 1,560 2,942 1,044 2,981 1,025 2,982
  Other Government only 1,181 5,771 922 5,920 904 5,948
  Scholarships only 2,289 6,805 1,887 6,792 1,831 6,723
  Other only 1,176 5,131 977 5,071 956 5,101
  Combinations 1,060 8,936 826 9,514 798 9,508
Child Support 4,934 4,970 3,904 5,277 3,809 5,283
Alimony 362 13,682 335 13,808 326 13,638
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		1,878 7,113 1,451 6,994 1,412 7,078
Other Income, N.E.C. 841 3,358 712 3,204 678 3,258

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 25,908 10,414 20,294 10,843 19,894 10,856
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 5,446 6,023 3,716 6,218 3,618 6,244
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 10,399 10,752 8,430 10,945 8,277 10,979
  Child Support or Alimony 5,179 5,692 4,131 6,108 4,032 6,092
  Pensions and Annuities 6,505 19,765 5,581 20,325 5,507 20,321

 

  White alone, not Hispanic Black A.O.I.C. Black alone 2/
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
UNDER 65 YEARS
 
    Total 		119,716 43,761 21,387 30,617 20,692 30,620
Earnings 103,778 45,083 17,816 32,783 17,226 32,831
  Wages and Salary 97,744 44,754 17,165 32,781 16,595 32,843
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 8,444 33,273 946 22,245 907 22,284
  Farm Self-Employment 1,520 15,304 104 3,039 103 3,094
Unemployment Compensation 3,455 4,287 730 4,138 712 4,156
  State or Local only 3,293 4,197 683 3,957 664 3,972
  Combinations 161 6,136 47 (B) 47 (B)
Workers' Compensation 1,038 7,266 178 7,944 176 7,963
  State Payments 329 8,076 65 (B) 65 (B)
  Employment Insurance 466 9,048 78 12,306 77 12,356
  Own Insurance 36 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B)
  Other 252 2,109 31 (B) 31 (B)
Social Security 7,414 11,073 1,637 9,756 1,596 9,765
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 2,206 7,176 1,002 6,695 974 6,688
Public Assistance, Total 742 3,036 616 3,118 596 3,161
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 450 3,243 430 2,899 413 2,944
  Other Assistance only 287 2,725 161 3,325 157 3,355
  Both 5 (B) 25 (B) 25 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 1,151 10,846 245 15,142 238 15,385
  Disability only 786 9,670 154 14,128 149 14,381
  Survivors only 32 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B)
  Pension only 183 16,619 53 (B) 53 (B)
  Education only 41 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Other only 53 (B) 13 (B) 12 (B)
  Combinations 56 (B) 13 (B) 13 (B)
  Means-Tested 170 11,780 67 (B) 63 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 981 10,684 178 14,106 175 14,241
Survivors Benefits 875 18,299 86 13,406 84 13,400
  Company or Union 227 10,748 32 (B) 32 (B)
  Federal Government 67 (B) 8 (B) 7 (B)
  Military Retirement 31 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  State or Local Government 78 15,975 7 (B) 7 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 6 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Black Lung 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 158 26,846 7 (B) 7 (B)
  Annuities 167 19,255 7 (B) 6 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 159 22,413 15 (B) 15 (B)
Disability Benefits 1,030 12,664 205 9,859 199 9,945
  Workers' Compensation 71 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  Company or Union 265 12,479 57 (B) 56 (B)
  Federal Government 62 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B)
  Military Retirement 39 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
  State or Local Government 188 13,522 60 (B) 57 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 21 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Accident Insurance 138 11,807 13 (B) 13 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 8 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 252 12,355 39 (B) 38 (B)
Retirement Income 5,676 20,440 864 15,485 838 15,480
  Pension Income 4,178 21,871 612 17,305 593 17,268
      Company or Union Retirement 2,648 16,563 363 13,104 352 12,881
          Pension only 2,174 17,454 277 13,604 267 13,289
      Federal Government Retirement 420 25,609 74 (B) 74 (B)
          Pension only 299 30,634 52 (B) 52 (B)
      Military Retirement 504 22,006 107 18,029 104 18,147
          Pension only 437 23,295 98 18,591 95 18,738
      State or Local Government Retirement 1,409 24,406 228 17,866 220 18,046
          Pension only 1,150 26,619 161 21,796 156 21,983
      Railroad Retirement 60 (B) 11 (B) 11 (B)
          Pension only 36 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
      Annuities 219 16,759 12 (B) 11 (B)
          Pension only 52 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 124 18,698 15 (B) 15 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 492 18,061 70 (B) 68 (B)
          Pension only 92 24,021 16 (B) 15 (B)
Property Income 63,115 3,856 5,135 2,628 4,928 2,572
  Interest 59,669 2,171 4,781 1,734 4,592 1,741
  Dividends 23,025 3,191 1,136 2,702 1,070 2,651
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 6,057 6,660 357 5,985 338 5,450
Educational Assistance 4,860 6,236 1,171 4,712 1,116 4,654
  Pell Grant only 807 2,986 430 2,722 424 2,705
  Other Government only 795 5,972 183 4,683 177 4,753
  Scholarships only 1,661 6,960 255 7,278 234 7,336
  Other only 886 5,133 111 3,586 105 3,692
  Combinations 712 9,901 192 6,436 176 6,258
Child Support 3,274 5,431 940 3,807 896 3,700
Alimony 306 14,063 16 (B) 12 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		1,231 7,296 246 4,382 225 4,439
Other Income, N.E.C. 619 3,327 86 4,061 85 4,074

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 17,351 11,273 4,727 8,782 4,609 8,806
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 2,855 6,335 1,552 5,558 1,510 5,563
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 7,458 11,169 1,649 9,855 1,607 9,868
  Child Support or Alimony 3,485 6,338 951 4,023 907 3,857
  Pensions and Annuities 5,188 20,550 796 15,892 771 15,886

 

  Asian A.O.I.C. Asian alone 3/ Hispanic (of any race)
Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars) Number with Income Mean Income (Dollars)
BOTH SEXES
UNDER 65 YEARS
 
    Total 		8,397 46,035 7,874 46,907 23,596 28,596
Earnings 7,414 48,721 6,968 49,590 21,401 29,564
  Wages and Salary 6,986 48,858 6,562 49,840 20,287 29,444
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 553 34,952 517 34,805 1,386 24,962
  Farm Self-Employment 44 (B) 42 (B) 110 7,177
Unemployment Compensation 132 3,529 119 3,422 598 3,957
  State or Local only 131 3,545 118 3,439 576 3,921
  Combinations 1 (B) 1 (B) 23 (B)
Workers' Compensation 21 (B) 21 (B) 215 6,671
  State Payments 10 (B) 10 (B) 94 7,768
  Employment Insurance 6 (B) 6 (B) 86 7,452
  Own Insurance 1 (B) 1 (B) 5 (B)
  Other 5 (B) 5 (B) 48 (B)
Social Security 211 10,962 200 11,016 898 9,203
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 86 7,207 79 7,090 549 6,628
Public Assistance, Total 36 (B) 31 (B) 335 4,053
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 25 (B) 20 (B) 235 3,787
  Other Assistance only 12 (B) 11 (B) 94 4,367
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 28 (B) 25 (B) 89 11,471
  Disability only 14 (B) 12 (B) 67 (B)
  Survivors only 2 (B) 2 (B) 5 (B)
  Pension only 6 (B) 6 (B) 3 (B)
  Education only 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Other only 1 (B) 0 (B) 7 (B)
  Combinations 3 (B) 3 (B) 5 (B)
  Means-Tested 11 (B) 11 (B) 31 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 17 (B) 14 (B) 58 (B)
Survivors Benefits 14 (B) 14 (B) 36 (B)
  Company or Union 10 (B) 10 (B) 12 (B)
  Federal Government 1 (B) 1 (B) 2 (B)
  Military Retirement 1 (B) 1 (B) 2 (B)
  State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 5 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 2 (B) 2 (B) 10 (B)
Disability Benefits 24 (B) 23 (B) 154 10,672
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 18 (B)
  Company or Union 3 (B) 3 (B) 40 (B)
  Federal Government 3 (B) 3 (B) 13 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  State or Local Government 3 (B) 3 (B) 34 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 2 (B) 2 (B) 19 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 2 (B) 2 (B) 5 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 10 (B) 10 (B) 27 (B)
Retirement Income 122 20,037 111 19,433 399 16,089
  Pension Income 84 23,690 74 (B) 256 18,850
      Company or Union Retirement 54 (B) 49 (B) 176 13,191
          Pension only 39 (B) 35 (B) 126 14,901
      Federal Government Retirement 12 (B) 10 (B) 28 (B)
          Pension only 8 (B) 6 (B) 13 (B)
      Military Retirement 9 (B) 9 (B) 34 (B)
          Pension only 9 (B) 8 (B) 29 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 30 (B) 26 (B) 108 21,746
          Pension only 27 (B) 23 (B) 73 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 2 (B) 2 (B) 5 (B)
          Pension only 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 7 (B) 6 (B) 11 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 12 (B) 12 (B) 51 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 14 (B)
Property Income 4,042 3,253 3,777 3,325 4,788 1,999
  Interest 3,831 1,967 3,580 2,006 4,382 1,301
  Dividends 1,377 3,043 1,302 3,137 992 1,879
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 393 3,624 377 3,430 512 3,916
Educational Assistance 427 6,834 385 6,778 752 4,615
  Pell Grant only 71 (B) 68 (B) 247 2,918
  Other Government only 74 (B) 68 (B) 128 5,238
  Scholarships only 149 7,200 127 7,208 193 5,123
  Other only 86 7,741 81 7,995 77 4,673
  Combinations 47 (B) 41 (B) 108 6,819
Child Support 80 5,279 72 (B) 602 4,386
Alimony 13 (B) 12 (B) 22 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		183 11,603 173 11,956 199 5,255
Other Income, N.E.C. 18 (B) 15 (B) 64 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 642 9,458 592 9,361 2,827 7,946
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 114 6,485 104 6,520 857 5,823
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 212 11,148 202 11,210 898 9,205
  Child Support or Alimony 89 6,418 79 6,525 614 4,524
  Pensions and Annuities 103 21,390 93 20,863 357 16,508

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