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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
25 TO 44 YEARS
 
    Total 		75,190 42,132 60,573 43,138 59,649 43,240
Earnings 69,301 43,247 56,082 44,102 55,241 44,207
  Wages and Salary 65,978 43,368 53,296 44,189 52,495 44,298
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 4,775 26,831 4,028 27,497 3,957 27,573
  Farm Self-Employment 641 11,894 577 12,907 575 12,956
Unemployment Compensation 2,388 4,320 1,905 4,319 1,864 4,306
  State or Local only 2,282 4,240 1,823 4,285 1,784 4,271
  Combinations 106 6,041 81 5,100 80 5,083
Workers' Compensation 513 5,819 421 6,095 410 6,176
  State Payments 182 6,044 146 6,656 141 6,804
  Employment Insurance 260 7,000 219 7,047 214 7,142
  Own Insurance 13 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
  Other 78 381 66 (B) 66 (B)
Social Security 1,816 10,083 1,385 10,288 1,355 10,332
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 1,254 6,893 906 7,075 880 7,113
Public Assistance, Total 925 3,612 578 3,796 565 3,842
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 623 3,578 395 3,816 384 3,880
  Other Assistance only 281 3,521 177 3,610 175 3,621
  Both 20 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 362 8,780 290 7,688 273 7,812
  Disability only 227 7,546 185 6,585 174 6,518
  Survivors only 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Pension only 33 (B) 26 (B) 24 (B)
  Education only 42 (B) 39 (B) 34 (B)
  Other only 10 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Combinations 48 (B) 35 (B) 35 (B)
  Means-Tested 55 (B) 31 (B) 30 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 307 8,547 259 7,641 243 7,756
Survivors Benefits 167 25,244 142 28,218 139 28,286
  Company or Union 17 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B)
  Federal Government 7 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  Military Retirement 4 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  State or Local Government 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 56 (B) 51 (B) 49 (B)
  Annuities 33 (B) 32 (B) 31 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 47 (B) 35 (B) 35 (B)
Disability Benefits 344 11,721 280 12,805 278 12,821
  Workers' Compensation 24 (B) 20 (B) 20 (B)
  Company or Union 61 (B) 46 (B) 46 (B)
  Federal Government 25 (B) 22 (B) 22 (B)
  Military Retirement 7 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
  State or Local Government 73 (B) 59 (B) 59 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 39 (B) 35 (B) 35 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 7 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 112 10,205 90 11,276 88 11,283
Retirement Income 718 15,260 584 16,582 576 16,684
  Pension Income 317 15,238 259 15,915 256 16,029
      Company or Union Retirement 248 12,785 208 13,542 207 13,579
          Pension only 167 12,947 149 13,474 148 13,525
      Federal Government Retirement 53 (B) 44 (B) 44 (B)
          Pension only 22 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B)
      Military Retirement 76 16,224 54 (B) 52 (B)
          Pension only 65 (B) 45 (B) 44 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 118 13,974 94 15,819 93 15,882
          Pension only 42 (B) 31 (B) 29 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
          Pension only 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
      Annuities 36 (B) 33 (B) 32 (B)
          Pension only 3 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 25 (B) 21 (B) 21 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 174 15,716 140 17,751 137 17,871
          Pension only 18 (B) 17 (B) 17 (B)
Property Income 31,478 2,254 26,951 2,237 26,604 2,237
  Interest 29,686 1,291 25,420 1,249 25,110 1,246
  Dividends 9,818 2,170 8,582 2,175 8,488 2,179
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 2,421 4,685 2,095 4,709 2,056 4,727
Educational Assistance 2,709 5,885 2,009 6,057 1,960 6,046
  Pell Grant only 640 2,789 430 2,875 428 2,881
  Other Government only 520 6,356 387 6,342 379 6,299
  Scholarships only 570 7,908 411 8,339 396 8,273
  Other only 631 5,504 519 5,291 504 5,353
  Combinations 348 8,246 262 8,794 252 8,921
Child Support 3,420 4,973 2,679 5,312 2,606 5,312
Alimony 91 11,980 81 11,944 77 11,171
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		789 7,472 602 7,304 591 7,406
Other Income, N.E.C. 344 3,439 305 3,545 294 3,603

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 7,688 7,015 5,778 7,137 5,648 7,153
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 2,091 5,731 1,427 6,028 1,390 6,063
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 1,818 10,087 1,387 10,292 1,356 10,337
  Child Support or Alimony 3,441 5,261 2,694 5,641 2,621 5,608
  Pensions and Annuities 546 15,049 449 16,028 444 16,124

 

  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
25 TO 44 YEARS
 
    Total 		47,745 46,304 9,740 33,567 9,430 33,457
Earnings 43,950 47,475 8,740 34,877 8,457 34,800
  Wages and Salary 41,809 47,540 8,419 35,019 8,146 34,952
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 3,202 28,701 455 21,704 436 21,621
  Farm Self-Employment 514 13,650 44 (B) 44 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 1,540 4,339 395 4,513 386 4,567
  State or Local only 1,471 4,294 371 4,202 361 4,251
  Combinations 69 (B) 24 (B) 24 (B)
Workers' Compensation 330 6,338 76 4,102 76 4,102
  State Payments 118 6,910 29 (B) 29 (B)
  Employment Insurance 167 7,476 34 (B) 34 (B)
  Own Insurance 5 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  Other 53 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
Social Security 1,197 10,446 374 9,309 367 9,327
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 704 7,111 316 6,521 306 6,473
Public Assistance, Total 371 3,472 308 3,185 300 3,231
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 239 3,506 200 2,997 194 3,057
  Other Assistance only 129 3,440 94 3,305 92 3,317
  Both 3 (B) 13 (B) 13 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 253 7,790 63 (B) 60 (B)
  Disability only 157 6,231 38 (B) 37 (B)
  Survivors only 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Pension only 22 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  Education only 34 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Other only 4 (B) 6 (B) 5 (B)
  Combinations 35 (B) 11 (B) 11 (B)
  Means-Tested 29 (B) 21 (B) 20 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 224 7,687 42 (B) 41 (B)
Survivors Benefits 134 28,733 22 (B) 21 (B)
  Company or Union 12 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Federal Government 6 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 1 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  State or Local Government 4 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 49 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Annuities 31 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 31 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
Disability Benefits 238 13,243 53 (B) 49 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 15 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Company or Union 41 (B) 15 (B) 15 (B)
  Federal Government 19 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Military Retirement 7 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 50 (B) 13 (B) 10 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 31 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 76 11,266 17 (B) 16 (B)
Retirement Income 515 17,273 119 9,361 112 9,445
  Pension Income 229 16,568 53 (B) 51 (B)
      Company or Union Retirement 186 13,750 34 (B) 34 (B)
          Pension only 132 13,457 15 (B) 15 (B)
      Federal Government Retirement 40 (B) 10 (B) 10 (B)
          Pension only 15 (B) 7 (B) 7 (B)
      Military Retirement 44 (B) 20 (B) 20 (B)
          Pension only 36 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 83 16,504 25 (B) 21 (B)
          Pension only 29 (B) 13 (B) 11 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 32 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 15 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 119 18,835 26 (B) 25 (B)
          Pension only 14 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Property Income 24,363 2,312 2,300 2,559 2,202 2,539
  Interest 23,058 1,269 2,154 1,638 2,071 1,672
  Dividends 8,058 2,208 514 2,639 480 2,615
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 1,843 5,038 149 6,692 139 6,297
Educational Assistance 1,705 6,308 506 4,601 486 4,662
  Pell Grant only 341 2,892 181 2,679 181 2,679
  Other Government only 315 6,562 99 5,493 97 5,553
  Scholarships only 359 8,627 96 7,020 89 7,312
  Other only 470 5,453 55 (B) 50 (B)
  Combinations 220 9,280 75 5,431 70 (B)
Child Support 2,240 5,456 673 3,756 641 3,618
Alimony 66 (B) 8 (B) 5 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		508 7,676 103 5,286 91 5,579
Other Income, N.E.C. 267 3,792 26 (B) 26 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 4,647 7,376 1,630 6,743 1,589 6,768
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 1,037 6,071 595 5,114 577 5,111
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 1,198 10,451 374 9,309 367 9,327
  Child Support or Alimony 2,252 5,765 678 3,922 646 3,718
  Pensions and Annuities 399 16,760 91 10,176 85 10,307

 

  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
25 TO 44 YEARS
 
    Total 		4,325 49,819 4,087 50,333 12,844 30,773
Earnings 3,973 52,043 3,755 52,618 12,162 31,331
  Wages and Salary 3,788 52,584 3,580 53,257 11,501 31,498
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 251 30,329 231 30,058 821 22,296
  Farm Self-Employment 15 (B) 14 (B) 65 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 71 (B) 61 (B) 351 4,124
  State or Local only 70 (B) 61 (B) 339 4,128
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 12 (B)
Workers' Compensation 7 (B) 7 (B) 82 5,427
  State Payments 0 (B) 0 (B) 25 (B)
  Employment Insurance 4 (B) 4 (B) 46 (B)
  Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
  Other 2 (B) 2 (B) 14 (B)
Social Security 36 (B) 34 (B) 185 9,486
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 23 (B) 22 (B) 198 7,000
Public Assistance, Total 16 (B) 12 (B) 215 4,475
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 14 (B) 11 (B) 151 4,345
  Other Assistance only 1 (B) 1 (B) 61 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 11 (B) 9 (B) 21 (B)
  Disability only 7 (B) 4 (B) 19 (B)
  Survivors only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Pension only 2 (B) 2 (B) 3 (B)
  Education only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Combinations 3 (B) 3 (B) 0 (B)
  Means-Tested 3 (B) 3 (B) 1 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 8 (B) 6 (B) 20 (B)
Survivors Benefits 3 (B) 3 (B) 6 (B)
  Company or Union 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 1 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (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) 1 (B)
  Annuities 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 2 (B) 2 (B) 5 (B)
Disability Benefits 7 (B) 7 (B) 49 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 5 (B)
  Company or Union 1 (B) 1 (B) 5 (B)
  Federal Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 12 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 5 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 2 (B) 2 (B) 3 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 4 (B) 4 (B) 14 (B)
Retirement Income 15 (B) 15 (B) 80 10,384
  Pension Income 5 (B) 5 (B) 35 (B)
      Company or Union Retirement 6 (B) 6 (B) 24 (B)
          Pension only 3 (B) 3 (B) 19 (B)
      Federal Government Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Military Retirement 1 (B) 1 (B) 9 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 9 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 16 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 4 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
      Annuities 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
          Pension only 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 2 (B) 2 (B) 5 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 6 (B) 6 (B) 23 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
Property Income 2,122 2,278 2,007 2,272 2,446 1,389
  Interest 2,011 1,495 1,906 1,482 2,235 968
  Dividends 717 1,856 681 1,900 476 1,540
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 167 2,969 159 2,786 233 2,150
Educational Assistance 185 7,738 171 7,649 292 4,245
  Pell Grant only 21 (B) 21 (B) 98 2,782
  Other Government only 32 (B) 30 (B) 72 (B)
  Scholarships only 59 (B) 53 (B) 44 (B)
  Other only 61 (B) 57 (B) 39 (B)
  Combinations 12 (B) 9 (B) 39 (B)
Child Support 65 (B) 59 (B) 414 4,401
Alimony 4 (B) 4 (B) 11 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		85 11,014 84 11,074 86 5,556
Other Income, N.E.C. 6 (B) 5 (B) 29 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 202 6,061 182 6,066 1,119 6,095
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 38 (B) 32 (B) 396 5,922
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 36 (B) 34 (B) 185 9,486
  Child Support or Alimony 65 (B) 59 (B) 418 4,601
  Pensions and Annuities 7 (B) 7 (B) 59 (B)

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