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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
65 YEARS AND OVER
 
    Total 		35,485 28,567 31,185 29,424 30,944 29,462
Earnings 7,236 36,497 6,433 36,635 6,395 36,688
  Wages and Salary 6,186 36,653 5,450 36,758 5,416 36,801
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 1,049 30,924 982 31,099 979 31,188
  Farm Self-Employment 247 19,852 238 20,161 236 20,253
Unemployment Compensation 204 3,980 188 3,742 187 3,696
  State or Local only 180 3,733 172 3,618 171 3,566
  Combinations 24 (B) 16 (B) 16 (B)
Workers' Compensation 113 8,261 95 8,840 91 8,752
  State Payments 48 (B) 43 (B) 39 (B)
  Employment Insurance 30 (B) 21 (B) 21 (B)
  Own Insurance 3 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Other 32 (B) 29 (B) 29 (B)
Social Security 31,556 12,119 28,050 12,255 27,829 12,258
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 1,137 5,204 726 5,239 709 5,295
Public Assistance, Total 80 4,294 44 (B) 42 (B)
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 30 (B) 13 (B) 11 (B)
  Other Assistance only 49 (B) 31 (B) 31 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 990 11,322 862 11,463 845 11,400
  Disability only 492 10,185 446 10,354 436 10,289
  Survivors only 116 8,177 101 8,037 99 7,995
  Pension only 331 13,746 271 14,295 266 14,194
  Education only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 34 (B) 31 (B) 31 (B)
  Combinations 16 (B) 12 (B) 12 (B)
  Means-Tested 198 10,490 164 10,465 159 10,428
  Nonmeans-Tested 792 11,530 697 11,698 686 11,626
Survivors Benefits 1,875 10,779 1,720 10,849 1,709 10,870
  Company or Union 993 7,444 940 7,363 934 7,346
  Federal Government 243 13,761 208 14,110 207 14,114
  Military Retirement 99 14,173 85 14,916 85 14,916
  State or Local Government 153 13,944 130 14,721 130 14,737
  Railroad Retirement 40 (B) 36 (B) 36 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 9 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  Black Lung 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 91 25,257 87 25,183 87 25,222
  Annuities 124 10,534 117 10,894 115 10,997
  Other or Don't Know 155 11,672 141 11,871 139 12,034
Disability Benefits 197 13,938 161 14,135 155 14,375
  Workers' Compensation 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Company or Union 71 (B) 59 (B) 57 (B)
  Federal Government 28 (B) 27 (B) 23 (B)
  Military Retirement 9 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  State or Local Government 25 (B) 18 (B) 18 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 5 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Accident Insurance 8 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B)
  Black Lung 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 46 (B) 32 (B) 31 (B)
Retirement Income 12,449 15,381 11,310 15,441 11,214 15,462
  Pension Income 10,669 15,440 9,690 15,511 9,610 15,529
      Company or Union Retirement 7,840 11,351 7,172 11,377 7,111 11,397
          Pension only 6,953 11,566 6,344 11,616 6,290 11,638
      Federal Government Retirement 1,135 23,052 990 22,957 976 23,026
          Pension only 879 25,067 763 25,050 754 25,067
      Military Retirement 457 20,791 416 21,333 409 21,370
          Pension only 348 23,063 322 23,442 315 23,536
      State or Local Government Retirement 2,391 20,411 2,159 20,817 2,146 20,835
          Pension only 2,251 20,592 2,048 20,895 2,034 20,912
      Railroad Retirement 173 16,707 151 17,314 151 17,314
          Pension only 127 17,841 109 18,513 109 18,513
      Annuities 266 10,817 254 10,645 252 10,690
          Pension only 142 11,063 137 10,431 137 10,431
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 398 15,708 374 15,359 372 15,318
      Other or Don't Know 436 14,440 390 14,697 388 14,754
          Pension only 243 16,549 225 16,423 225 16,423
Property Income 18,790 8,171 17,490 8,314 17,385 8,329
  Interest 17,768 5,106 16,551 5,195 16,455 5,206
  Dividends 6,783 5,719 6,465 5,699 6,433 5,702
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 2,480 9,683 2,328 9,710 2,315 9,703
Educational Assistance 4 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Pell Grant only 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Other Government only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Scholarships only 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Other only 2 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Child Support 30 (B) 18 (B) 16 (B)
Alimony 49 (B) 43 (B) 43 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		158 3,878 129 3,637 128 3,673
Other Income, N.E.C. 213 4,304 194 4,438 189 4,464

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 32,875 14,864 29,021 15,096 28,791 15,091
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 1,196 5,233 760 5,323 742 5,380
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 31,680 12,163 28,159 12,300 27,937 12,304
  Child Support or Alimony 77 8,337 59 (B) 57 (B)
  Pensions and Annuities 11,968 15,234 10,876 15,288 10,784 15,309

 

  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
65 YEARS AND OVER
 
    Total 		28,803 30,238 3,021 21,093 2,962 21,109
Earnings 5,934 37,306 530 34,113 522 34,121
  Wages and Salary 5,011 37,357 499 34,382 493 34,314
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 913 32,191 33 (B) 32 (B)
  Farm Self-Employment 236 20,286 6 (B) 6 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 166 3,663 9 (B) 9 (B)
  State or Local only 154 3,585 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Combinations 12 (B) 8 (B) 8 (B)
Workers' Compensation 84 9,351 10 (B) 10 (B)
  State Payments 39 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Employment Insurance 16 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Own Insurance 3 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other 27 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
Social Security 26,095 12,364 2,528 10,827 2,474 10,841
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 504 5,373 252 4,490 244 4,587
Public Assistance, Total 38 (B) 35 (B) 34 (B)
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 10 (B) 18 (B) 17 (B)
  Other Assistance only 28 (B) 17 (B) 17 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 818 11,397 105 10,283 98 9,522
  Disability only 427 10,280 39 (B) 36 (B)
  Survivors only 95 8,029 13 (B) 13 (B)
  Pension only 253 14,246 49 (B) 48 (B)
  Education only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 31 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Combinations 12 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
  Means-Tested 152 10,594 24 (B) 23 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 666 11,581 81 9,952 75 (B)
Survivors Benefits 1,656 10,968 109 9,957 108 9,923
  Company or Union 901 7,392 43 (B) 43 (B)
  Federal Government 196 14,254 25 (B) 24 (B)
  Military Retirement 83 15,000 5 (B) 5 (B)
  State or Local Government 128 14,766 19 (B) 19 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 34 (B) 4 (B) 4 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 9 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 6 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 87 25,222 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Annuities 113 11,069 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 138 12,094 9 (B) 9 (B)
Disability Benefits 141 15,136 31 (B) 31 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 5 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Company or Union 53 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  Federal Government 23 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
  Military Retirement 9 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 16 (B) 5 (B) 5 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 5 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 2 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 25 (B) 14 (B) 14 (B)
Retirement Income 10,841 15,554 857 14,585 839 14,662
  Pension Income 9,298 15,601 745 14,621 729 14,707
      Company or Union Retirement 6,887 11,427 512 10,463 499 10,491
          Pension only 6,096 11,660 464 10,462 451 10,494
      Federal Government Retirement 935 23,200 111 24,856 110 25,004
          Pension only 724 25,207 89 26,514 89 26,514
      Military Retirement 397 21,437 25 (B) 25 (B)
          Pension only 305 23,651 20 (B) 20 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 2,075 21,031 178 16,902 174 16,933
          Pension only 1,968 21,093 155 17,921 151 17,982
      Railroad Retirement 144 17,409 17 (B) 17 (B)
          Pension only 104 18,589 13 (B) 13 (B)
      Annuities 245 10,867 5 (B) 5 (B)
          Pension only 132 10,693 2 (B) 2 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 366 15,225 9 (B) 9 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 374 15,114 35 (B) 35 (B)
          Pension only 219 16,765 12 (B) 12 (B)
Property Income 16,905 8,413 776 4,137 758 4,188
  Interest 16,014 5,245 723 3,145 711 3,187
  Dividends 6,329 5,731 166 2,949 164 2,887
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 2,252 9,754 81 5,507 76 5,754
Educational Assistance 3 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Pell Grant only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other Government only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Scholarships only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Child Support 15 (B) 9 (B) 8 (B)
Alimony 41 (B) 2 (B) 2 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		96 3,794 12 (B) 12 (B)
Other Income, N.E.C. 187 4,497 9 (B) 9 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 26,924 15,316 2,740 13,216 2,683 13,204
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 535 5,506 277 4,444 268 4,530
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 26,200 12,410 2,540 10,862 2,486 10,877
  Child Support or Alimony 54 (B) 11 (B) 10 (B)
  Pensions and Annuities 10,427 15,394 825 14,646 807 14,727

 

  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
65 YEARS AND OVER
 
    Total 		1,098 25,739 1,070 25,615 2,278 19,044
Earnings 236 36,550 229 36,890 485 28,641
  Wages and Salary 203 38,002 198 38,165 426 29,887
  Nonfarm Self-Employment 31 (B) 29 (B) 69 (B)
  Farm Self-Employment 2 (B) 2 (B) 0 (B)
Unemployment Compensation 4 (B) 4 (B) 24 (B)
  State or Local only 4 (B) 4 (B) 18 (B)
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
Workers' Compensation 3 (B) 3 (B) 10 (B)
  State Payments 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Employment Insurance 3 (B) 3 (B) 8 (B)
  Own Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
Social Security 828 11,917 802 11,892 1,838 10,712
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) 143 6,441 143 6,448 229 5,014
Public Assistance, Total 0 (B) 0 (B) 5 (B)
  TANF/Welfare (AFDC) only 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Other Assistance only 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Both 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Veterans' Benefits 17 (B) 15 (B) 27 (B)
  Disability only 11 (B) 9 (B) 9 (B)
  Survivors only 2 (B) 2 (B) 4 (B)
  Pension only 1 (B) 1 (B) 14 (B)
  Education only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 1 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
  Combinations 1 (B) 1 (B) 1 (B)
  Means-Tested 3 (B) 3 (B) 7 (B)
  Nonmeans-Tested 14 (B) 12 (B) 20 (B)
Survivors Benefits 37 (B) 37 (B) 58 (B)
  Company or Union 6 (B) 6 (B) 33 (B)
  Federal Government 8 (B) 8 (B) 13 (B)
  Military Retirement 10 (B) 10 (B) 3 (B)
  State or Local Government 4 (B) 4 (B) 2 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 2 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Estates or Trusts 1 (B) 1 (B) 0 (B)
  Annuities 3 (B) 3 (B) 3 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 5 (B) 5 (B) 2 (B)
Disability Benefits 5 (B) 3 (B) 16 (B)
  Workers' Compensation 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Company or Union 3 (B) 3 (B) 5 (B)
  Federal Government 1 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Military Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  State or Local Government 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Accident Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 3 (B)
  Black Lung 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Temporary Insurance 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other or Don't Know 0 (B) 0 (B) 6 (B)
Retirement Income 242 16,364 232 16,150 398 12,814
  Pension Income 202 15,863 194 15,567 334 13,242
      Company or Union Retirement 135 13,881 131 13,764 238 10,406
          Pension only 127 13,643 123 13,516 207 10,697
      Federal Government Retirement 30 (B) 28 (B) 47 (B)
          Pension only 23 (B) 22 (B) 35 (B)
      Military Retirement 14 (B) 12 (B) 14 (B)
          Pension only 4 (B) 2 (B) 12 (B)
      State or Local Government Retirement 47 (B) 46 (B) 76 15,100
          Pension only 43 (B) 42 (B) 72 (B)
      Railroad Retirement 0 (B) 0 (B) 7 (B)
          Pension only 0 (B) 0 (B) 5 (B)
      Annuities 6 (B) 6 (B) 8 (B)
          Pension only 3 (B) 3 (B) 5 (B)
      IRA, KEOGH, or 401(K) 12 (B) 12 (B) 6 (B)
      Other or Don't Know 10 (B) 10 (B) 14 (B)
          Pension only 6 (B) 6 (B) 6 (B)
Property Income 471 9,557 459 9,607 527 5,571
  Interest 453 5,238 441 5,300 488 3,744
  Dividends 145 9,746 142 9,801 111 4,094
  Rents, Royalties, Estates or Trusts 60 (B) 58 (B) 70 (B)
Educational Assistance 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Pell Grant only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other Government only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Scholarships only 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
  Other only 0 (B) 0 (B) 1 (B)
  Combinations 0 (B) 0 (B) 0 (B)
Child Support 4 (B) 4 (B) 1 (B)
Alimony 4 (B) 4 (B) 2 (B)
Financial assistance from Outside the
 Household 		10 (B) 10 (B) 32 (B)
Other Income, N.E.C. 8 (B) 7 (B) 2 (B)

Combinations of Income Types:
  Government Transfer Payments 949 13,247 922 13,091 1,992 11,869
  Public Assistance or SSI or Both 143 6,441 143 6,448 232 4,970
  Social Security or Railroad Retirement 829 11,924 802 11,899 1,843 10,748
  Child Support or Alimony 9 (B) 9 (B) 4 (B)
  Pensions and Annuities 229 15,773 220 15,523 383 12,826

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