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POV27: Source of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals: 2007

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]

 

    Below poverty level /5 Above poverty level /5
Total Under 0.50 Under 0.75 Under 1.00 Under 1.25 Under 1.50 Under 1.75 1.00 and over 1.25 and over 1.50 and over 1.75 and over
Unrelated individuals
under age 65 /4
 
People in families 		39,660 4,316 6,062 7,971 9,886 12,023 13,559 31,690 29,775 27,637 26,101

Total Income
  Aggregate (million) (N/A) 5,514 17,851 35,954 59,162 91,014 117,905 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Mean 36,892 1,278 2,945 4,511 5,985 7,570 8,696 45,036 47,153 49,648 51,539
  Standard error /19 255 33 45 49 48 51 53 302 317 336 353
With zero income 2,206 2,206 2,206 2,206 2,206 2,206 2,206 0 0 0 0
With negative income 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0

Wages and salaries
 
  Aggregate (million) 		(N/A) 3,298 7,918 15,906 29,480 52,074 71,956 (N/A) (N/A) (N/A) (N/A)
Percent of total income 83.2 59.8 44.4 44.2 49.8 57.2 61.0 84.2 84.6 84.9 85.1
Mean 30,685 764 1,306 1,995 2,982 4,331 5,307 37,902 39,883 42,150 43,869
  Standard error /19 244 26 34 41 45 52 56 291 306 325 341
Recipient families number 30,880 1,138 1,905 2,846 4,123 5,779 7,023 28,034 26,757 25,102 23,858
Percent of all unrelated individuals 77.9 26.4 31.4 35.7 41.7 48.1 51.8 88.5 89.9 90.8 91.4
Mean amount 39,410 2,898 4,156 5,588 7,150 9,012 10,246 42,844 44,381 46,408 47,995
  Standard error /19 295 56 62 67 63 64 65 317 329 347 362

Nonfarm self-employment
 
  Aggregate (million) 		65,826 191 581 1,307 1,964 4,143 4,838 64,519 63,861 61,683 60,988
Percent of total income 4.5 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.3 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Mean 1,660 44 96 164 199 345 357 2,036 2,145 2,232 2,337
  Standard error /19 60 15 15 16 15 19 19 75 80 85 90
Received positive amount number 2,373 158 226 317 393 571 634 2,056 1,981 1,803 1,739
Percent 6.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.7
Aggregate 66,264 420 861 1,588 2,263 4,441 5,140 64,676 64,001 61,823 61,125
Mean 27,920 2,665 3,814 5,004 5,761 7,782 8,105 31,457 32,315 34,295 35,144
  Standard error /19 824 149 191 213 206 224 222 925 955 1,036 1,068
Received negative amount number 96 36 47 47 54 55 58 49 42 41 38
Percent 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate -438 -230 -281 -281 -299 -299 -301 -157 -140 -140 -137
Mean -4,571 -6,294 -6,022 -5,938 -5,501 -5,455 -5,238 -3,237 -3,360 -3,396 -3,571
  Standard error /19 393 666 540 541 478 479 473 537 606 610 645

Farm self-employment
 
  Aggregate (million) 		3,073 12 7 14 22 60 103 3,059 3,052 3,013 2,970
Percent of total income 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Mean 77 3 1 2 2 5 8 97 102 109 114
  Standard error /19 18 5 4 3 3 4 5 23 24 26 27
Received positive amount number 259 5 14 16 27 36 47 243 231 223 211
Percent 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Aggregate 3,144 21 21 28 36 96 140 3,116 3,109 3,048 3,005
Mean 12,161 4,564 1,450 1,781 1,323 2,686 2,943 12,842 13,432 13,683 14,231
  Standard error /19 2,555 1,015 916 1,094 623 1,043 1,032 2,711 2,831 2,936 3,085
Received negative amount number 41 1 6 8 8 10 10 34 33 31 31
Percent 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Aggregate -71 -9 -14 -14 -14 -36 -36 -57 -57 -35 -35
Mean -1,717 -9,999 -2,499 -1,878 -1,769 -3,519 -3,519 -1,681 -1,705 -1,119 -1,119
  Standard error /19 684 0 2,778 2,172 1,895 2,104 2,104 705 714 498 498

Interest and dividends
 
  Aggregate (million) 		50,575 180 265 464 697 963 1,342 50,111 49,878 49,612 49,233
Percent of total income 3.5 3.3 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7
Mean 1,275 42 44 58 70 80 99 1,581 1,675 1,795 1,886
  Standard error /19 37 5 5 6 6 6 7 46 49 52 55
Recipient families number 14,552 406 594 885 1,191 1,634 1,948 13,668 13,361 12,918 12,605
Percent of all unrelated individuals 36.7 9.4 9.8 11.1 12.0 13.6 14.4 43.1 44.9 46.7 48.3
Mean 3,475 443 446 524 585 589 689 3,666 3,733 3,840 3,906
  Standard error /19 97 50 45 52 46 42 44 103 105 109 111

Rental income
 
  Aggregate (million) 		10,849 4 19 22 72 143 242 10,827 10,778 10,706 10,607
Percent of total income 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
Mean 274 1 3 3 7 12 18 342 362 387 406
  Standard error /19 18 6 5 6 5 4 5 23 24 26 27
Received positive amount number 1,219 55 63 84 113 143 168 1,136 1,107 1,077 1,051
Percent 3.1 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0
Aggregate 11,677 65 98 150 200 289 395 11,527 11,477 11,387 11,282
Mean 9,576 1,177 1,553 1,785 1,775 2,029 2,350 10,150 10,371 10,576 10,731
  Standard error /19 517 206 265 310 242 233 260 550 563 577 590
Received negative amount number 207 17 20 28 29 35 37 179 178 172 170
Percent 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Aggregate -828 -61 -79 -127 -129 -146 -153 -700 -699 -682 -674
Mean -3,998 -3,642 -3,867 -4,468 -4,474 -4,231 -4,097 -3,923 -3,921 -3,952 -3,976
  Standard error /19 249 550 667 632 576 532 497 273 274 280 284

Social Security
 
  Aggregate (million) 		30,155 330 2,034 7,398 11,621 14,911 17,692 22,757 18,535 15,244 12,463
Percent of total income 2.1 6.0 11.4 20.6 19.6 16.4 15.0 1.6 1.3 1.1 0.9
Mean 760 76 336 928 1,175 1,240 1,305 718 623 552 477
  Standard error /19 16 9 20 32 32 31 31 19 19 19 18
Recipient families number 2,739 109 365 992 1,385 1,653 1,860 1,747 1,354 1,086 879
Percent of all unrelated individuals 6.9 2.5 6.0 12.4 14.0 13.7 13.7 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.4
Mean amount 11,008 3,019 5,580 7,458 8,388 9,021 9,510 13,023 13,689 14,031 14,178
  Standard error /19 110 151 124 84 77 81 88 144 179 216 254

Pension survivor and disability income
 
  Aggregate (million) 		37,047 133 532 918 1,460 2,184 2,967 36,129 35,587 34,863 34,080
Percent of total income 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
Mean 934 31 88 115 148 182 219 1,140 1,195 1,261 1,306
  Standard error /19 30 5 10 11 11 12 13 38 40 43 45
Recipient families number 2,009 57 128 187 281 385 471 1,822 1,728 1,624 1,538
Percent of all unrelated individuals 5.1 1.3 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.5 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9
Mean amount 18,441 2,330 4,143 4,920 5,203 5,674 6,300 19,825 20,590 21,466 22,158
  Standard error /19 431 194 259 257 217 216 224 462 480 501 522

Mean tested cash-assistance
 
  Aggregate (million) 		9,748 437 4,062 6,115 7,177 7,750 8,254 3,633 2,571 1,998 1,494
Percent of total income 0.7 7.9 22.8 17.0 12.1 8.5 7.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Mean 246 101 670 767 726 645 609 115 86 72 57
  Standard error /19 8 10 29 28 23 20 19 7 6 6 6
Recipient families number 2,193 366 950 1,319 1,505 1,653 1,747 874 687 540 446
Percent of all unrelated individuals 5.5 8.5 15.7 16.5 15.2 13.7 12.9 2.8 2.3 2.0 1.7
Mean amount 4,446 1,195 4,273 4,638 4,768 4,688 4,725 4,156 3,741 3,703 3,352
  Standard error /19 98 92 119 108 98 97 97 194 225 262 287
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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