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Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Families with related
children under 18
Total 38,427 2,120 3,513 5,138 6,998 8,926 10,848 33,290 31,429 29,501 27,579
Persons in
Families 149,948 7,729 13,152 19,423 26,875 34,484 42,290 130,525 123,073 115,464 107,658
Total Income
Aggregate (MIL) 2539420.3 7836.5 23259.2 48124.2 85659.1 132607.3 189073.6 2491296.1 2453761.3 2406813.0 2350346.7
Mean 66,084 3,697 6,620 9,367 12,241 14,857 17,429 74,837 78,072 81,583 85,222
Standard Error 397 88 95 98 95 98 102 437 456 479 504
With Zero Income 377 377 377 377 377 377 377 0 0 0 0
With Negative
Income 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0
Wages and Salaries
Aggregate (MIL) 2199013.7 4108.3 13962.7 31782.1 60655.2 98987.6 145489.1 2167231.5 2138358.4 2100026.1 2053524.5
Percent of Total
Income 86.6 52.4 60.0 66.0 70.8 74.6 76.9 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.4
Mean 57,225 1,938 3,974 6,186 8,668 11,090 13,412 65,102 68,037 71,184 74,459
Standard Error 366 72 92 102 100 104 108 405 423 444 468
Recipient Families
Number 35,642 1,000 2,067 3,444 5,105 6,894 8,719 32,198 30,536 28,748 26,923
Percent of All
Families 92.8 47.2 58.8 67.0 73.0 77.2 80.4 96.7 97.2 97.4 97.6
Mean Amount 61,698 4,106 6,755 9,228 11,881 14,359 16,687 67,311 70,026 73,050 76,275
Standard Error 385 112 115 113 105 105 108 413 429 450 473
Nonfarm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 123421.5 33.8 596.1 1516.0 3197.9 5422.2 8729.8 121905.5 120223.6 117999.4 114691.7
Percent of Total
Income 4.9 0.4 2.6 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9
Mean 3,212 16 170 295 457 607 805 3,662 3,825 4,000 4,159
Standard Error 100 33 33 36 35 37 41 115 121 129 138
Received Positive Amount
Number 4,100 106 204 325 487 655 864 3,775 3,613 3,444 3,235
Percent 10.7 5.0 5.8 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.7
Aggregate 124798.2 285.7 907.4 1929.8 3648.8 5944.1 9282.2 122868.4 121149.5 118854.1 115516.0
Mean 30,441 2,708 4,447 5,939 7,493 9,072 10,738 32,550 33,535 34,506 35,706
Standard Error 813 330 339 376 336 353 355 873 908 948 1,004
Received Negative Amount
Number 315 46 59 72 79 95 107 244 236 220 209
Percent 0.8 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8
Aggregate -1376.7 -251.8 -311.3 -413.8 -450.8 -521.9 -552.3 -962.9 -925.8 -854.8 -824.3
Mean -4,366 -5,423 -5,313 -5,768 -5,703 -5,485 -5,175 -3,953 -3,918 -3,882 -3,951
Standard Error 216 720 659 591 509 454 426 222 225 231 238
Farm Self-Employment
Aggregate (MIL) 15622.0 -43.9 -41.2 49.2 203.6 274.9 377.8 15572.7 15418.4 15347.1 15244.2
Percent of Total
Income 0.6 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean 407 -21 -12 10 29 31 35 468 491 520 553
Standard Error 105 31 25 21 18 16 14 121 128 136 146
Received Positive Amount
Number 696 23 41 62 87 108 130 634 609 588 566
Percent 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1
Aggregate 16209.7 57.9 121.9 225.7 396.4 500.3 613.1 15984.0 15813.3 15709.4 15596.6
Mean 23,289 2,563 2,978 3,614 4,530 4,617 4,703 25,228 25,986 26,731 27,573
Standard Error 5,646 1,145 1,099 1,077 1,016 983 901 6,191 6,441 6,665 6,919
Received Negative Amount
Number 123 10 17 26 29 37 44 97 94 86 79
Percent 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Aggregate -587.7 -101.8 -163.0 -176.5 -192.8 -225.4 -235.3 -411.3 -395.0 -362.4 -352.4
Mean -4,776 -10,070 -9,522 -6,791 -6,725 -6,128 -5,303 -4,236 -4,184 -4,199 -4,478
Standard Error 560 3,132 1,972 1,789 1,522 1,290 1,152 531 536 557 583
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Interest and Dividends
Aggregate (MIL) 60243.4 154.1 233.0 347.5 480.3 780.8 1070.2 59895.9 59763.2 59462.6 59173.3
Percent of Total
Income 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5
Mean 1,568 73 66 68 69 87 99 1,799 1,902 2,016 2,146
Standard Error 46 11 8 7 6 7 7 53 56 60 64
Recipient Families
Number 21,039 219 423 697 1,084 1,572 2,204 20,342 19,955 19,466 18,834
Percent of All
Families 54.7 10.3 12.0 13.6 15.5 17.6 20.3 61.1 63.5 66.0 68.3
Mean Amount 2,863 703 551 499 443 497 485 2,944 2,995 3,055 3,142
Standard Error 83 93 61 47 34 35 31 86 88 90 93
Rental Income
Aggregate (MIL) 14905.7 -85.0 -55.7 -31.9 33.3 103.4 125.9 14937.6 14872.4 14802.3 14779.8
Percent of Total
Income 0.6 -1.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Mean 388 -40 -16 -6 5 12 12 449 473 502 536
Standard Error 25 18 13 10 7 7 6 29 31 33 35
Received Positive Amount
Number 1,853 9 26 47 73 107 142 1,805 1,779 1,745 1,710
Percent 4.8 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 5.4 5.7 5.9 6.2
Aggregate 17039.7 9.5 51.1 93.1 169.6 274.5 344.6 16946.7 16870.1 16765.2 16695.1
Mean 9,198 1,107 1,971 1,976 2,313 2,557 2,422 9,387 9,482 9,607 9,762
Standard Error 472 473 586 424 315 311 258 483 490 498 508
Received Negative Amount
Number 519 17 20 24 26 32 50 494 492 486 469
Percent 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7
Aggregate -2134.0 -94.5 -106.8 -125.0 -136.3 -171.1 -218.7 -2009.0 -1997.7 -1962.9 -1915.3
Mean -4,115 -5,638 -5,312 -5,167 -5,208 -5,302 -4,414 -4,064 -4,057 -4,036 -4,083
Standard Error 173 1,705 1,494 1,276 1,091 932 676 172 172 173 177
Social Security
Aggregate (MIL) 32507.6 420.1 1802.0 3857.4 6038.9 8051.4 10153.4 28650.2 26468.7 24456.2 22354.2
Percent of Total
Income 1.3 5.4 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.1 5.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0
Mean 846 198 513 751 863 902 936 861 842 829 811
Standard Error 19 26 36 40 35 33 32 21 21 22 23
Recipient
Families
Number 2,968 90 291 527 750 936 1,120 2,441 2,218 2,033 1,848
Percent of All
Families 7.7 4.2 8.3 10.3 10.7 10.5 10.3 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.7
Mean Amount 10,952 4,671 6,188 7,324 8,055 8,606 9,064 11,735 11,931 12,032 12,097
Standard Error 138 306 204 191 166 162 159 158 170 181 194
Pension, Survivor and
Disability Income
Aggregate (MIL) 22403.2 119.6 240.6 390.9 821.8 1223.9 1875.6 22012.4 21581.5 21179.3 20527.7
Percent of Total
Income 0.9 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Mean 583 56 68 76 117 137 173 661 687 718 744
Standard Error 23 15 13 11 12 12 13 26 28 29 31
Recipient Families
Number 1,635 29 59 95 162 221 306 1,540 1,473 1,413 1,329
Percent of All
Families 4.3 1.4 1.7 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.8 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8
Mean Amount 13,703 4,095 4,097 4,124 5,076 5,527 6,126 14,293 14,651 14,984 15,449
Standard Error 412 673 492 392 353 324 299 432 448 464 489
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 18. Sources of Income By Ratio of Poverty Threshold For Families And Unrelated Individuals in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
Below poverty level Above poverty level
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Under Under Under Under Under Under 1.00 and 1.25 and 1.50 and 1.75 and
Total 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 Over Over Over Over
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Means Tested
Cash Assistance
Aggregate (MIL) 12815.7 2048.8 4165.1 5812.8 7530.8 8595.7 9443.7 7002.9 5284.8 4219.9 3372.0
Percent of Total
Income 0.5 26.1 17.9 12.1 8.8 6.5 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Mean 334 967 1,186 1,131 1,076 963 871 210 168 143 122
Standard Error 9 50 48 41 34 29 25 8 7 7 7
Recipient Families
Number 2,559 589 984 1,304 1,566 1,759 1,906 1,255 993 800 652
Percent of All
Families 6.7 27.8 28.0 25.4 22.4 19.7 17.6 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.4
Mean Amount 5,008 3,481 4,234 4,459 4,808 4,887 4,953 5,579 5,323 5,276 5,168
Standard Error 89 120 116 107 103 99 97 148 161 183 203
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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