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TABLE H-6. Number of Earners--Households, by Total Money Income in 1997, Type of Household, Presence of Children, Race, and HispanicOrigin of Householder (Numbers in thousands)
Households having specified number of earners
2 earners or more Mean
Total No earners 1 earner Total 2 earners 3 earners 4 earners or more number of earners
White All 6 to 17 years Total- hh type Total 16253 698 4213 11341 7684 2754 904 1.99
Under $2,500 170 99 51 20 16 2 2 .57
$2,500 to $4,999 160 63 86 12 12 0 0 .70
$5,000 to $7,499 264 102 132 30 27 3 0 .76
$7,500 to $9,999 210 54 134 23 20 3 0 .87
$10,000 to $12,499 346 74 196 76 73 3 0 1.03
$12,500 to $14,999 345 57 185 103 94 9 0 1.20
$15,000 to $17,499 382 54 220 108 90 18 0 1.23
$17,500 to $19,999 345 45 170 130 122 5 4 1.31
$20,000 to $22,499 453 38 228 187 166 20 0 1.39
$22,500 to $24,999 392 8 176 208 169 35 4 1.66
$25,000 to $27,499 490 16 241 233 189 38 6 1.57
$27,500 to $29,999 444 9 191 243 179 59 5 1.72
$30,000 to $32,499 481 7 229 245 194 48 3 1.64
$32,500 to $34,999 419 6 143 270 208 55 7 1.83
$35,000 to $37,499 528 9 175 344 274 64 6 1.79
$37,500 to $39,999 414 5 114 295 198 79 18 2.02
$40,000 to $42,499 516 3 165 347 282 53 12 1.85
$42,500 to $44,999 452 10 81 360 244 99 18 2.16
$45,000 to $47,499 566 8 126 433 286 129 18 2.08
$47,500 to $49,999 392 1 53 338 216 103 18 2.29
$50,000 to $52,499 630 3 161 466 340 103 23 2.02
$52,500 to $54,999 448 6 54 388 256 119 14 2.23
$55,000 to $57,499 452 4 60 388 275 92 21 2.22
$57,500 to $59,999 352 0 57 295 197 75 24 2.25
$60,000 to $62,499 503 0 74 428 312 77 39 2.22
$62,500 to $64,999 324 0 40 284 192 68 25 2.32
$65,000 to $67,499 418 0 60 358 238 92 28 2.26
$67,500 to $69,999 301 0 43 258 139 89 29 2.46
$70,000 to $72,499 323 0 48 275 196 55 24 2.20
$72,500 to $74,999 273 0 36 237 153 63 21 2.32
$75,000 to $77,499 306 4 28 274 166 81 27 2.37
$77,500 to $79,999 288 5 31 252 159 63 30 2.37
$80,000 to $82,499 280 4 37 240 146 73 21 2.29
$82,500 to $84,999 222 0 23 199 113 51 36 2.51
$85,000 to $87,499 223 0 30 193 120 45 27 2.34
$87,500 to $89,999 168 0 17 151 82 50 20 2.48
$90,000 to $92,499 182 0 20 161 98 42 21 2.44
$92,500 to $94,999 171 0 7 164 75 62 27 2.69
$95,000 to $97,499 167 0 13 155 82 54 18 2.54
$97,500 to $99,999 154 0 7 146 74 44 29 2.70
$100,000 and over 2301 6 272 2023 1214 529 280 2.45
Median income.....dollars 51420 11084 31073 60741 56695 65449 82948 (X)
Standard error.dollars 379 670 530 465 597 1175 1966 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 63795 15568 43740 74215 71125 76207 94414 (X)
Standard error.dollars 801 1115 1314 998 1262 1568 4195 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .391 .506 .451 .329 .350 .289 .238 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0094 .0520 .0209 .0111 .0138 .0218 .0379 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 16562 4765 13404 18073 18484 17323 17442 (X)
Standard Error 245 394 460 297 393 493 977 (X)
White All 6 to 17 years Total- hh type Total Persons in Households 62602 2281 13748 46573 29566 12115 4892 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
White All 6 to 17 years Family households Total 16253 698 4213 11341 7684 2754 904 1.99
Under $2,500 170 99 51 20 16 2 2 .57
$2,500 to $4,999 160 63 86 12 12 0 0 .70
$5,000 to $7,499 264 102 132 30 27 3 0 .76
$7,500 to $9,999 210 54 134 23 20 3 0 .87
$10,000 to $12,499 346 74 196 76 73 3 0 1.03
$12,500 to $14,999 345 57 185 103 94 9 0 1.20
$15,000 to $17,499 382 54 220 108 90 18 0 1.23
$17,500 to $19,999 345 45 170 130 122 5 4 1.31
$20,000 to $22,499 453 38 228 187 166 20 0 1.39
$22,500 to $24,999 392 8 176 208 169 35 4 1.66
$25,000 to $27,499 490 16 241 233 189 38 6 1.57
$27,500 to $29,999 444 9 191 243 179 59 5 1.72
$30,000 to $32,499 481 7 229 245 194 48 3 1.64
$32,500 to $34,999 419 6 143 270 208 55 7 1.83
$35,000 to $37,499 528 9 175 344 274 64 6 1.79
$37,500 to $39,999 414 5 114 295 198 79 18 2.02
$40,000 to $42,499 516 3 165 347 282 53 12 1.85
$42,500 to $44,999 452 10 81 360 244 99 18 2.16
$45,000 to $47,499 566 8 126 433 286 129 18 2.08
$47,500 to $49,999 392 1 53 338 216 103 18 2.29
$50,000 to $52,499 630 3 161 466 340 103 23 2.02
$52,500 to $54,999 448 6 54 388 256 119 14 2.23
$55,000 to $57,499 452 4 60 388 275 92 21 2.22
$57,500 to $59,999 352 0 57 295 197 75 24 2.25
$60,000 to $62,499 503 0 74 428 312 77 39 2.22
$62,500 to $64,999 324 0 40 284 192 68 25 2.32
$65,000 to $67,499 418 0 60 358 238 92 28 2.26
$67,500 to $69,999 301 0 43 258 139 89 29 2.46
$70,000 to $72,499 323 0 48 275 196 55 24 2.20
$72,500 to $74,999 273 0 36 237 153 63 21 2.32
$75,000 to $77,499 306 4 28 274 166 81 27 2.37
$77,500 to $79,999 288 5 31 252 159 63 30 2.37
$80,000 to $82,499 280 4 37 240 146 73 21 2.29
$82,500 to $84,999 222 0 23 199 113 51 36 2.51
$85,000 to $87,499 223 0 30 193 120 45 27 2.34
$87,500 to $89,999 168 0 17 151 82 50 20 2.48
$90,000 to $92,499 182 0 20 161 98 42 21 2.44
$92,500 to $94,999 171 0 7 164 75 62 27 2.69
$95,000 to $97,499 167 0 13 155 82 54 18 2.54
$97,500 to $99,999 154 0 7 146 74 44 29 2.70
$100,000 and over 2301 6 272 2023 1214 529 280 2.45
Median income.....dollars 51420 11084 31073 60741 56695 65449 82948 (X)
Standard error.dollars 379 670 530 465 597 1175 1966 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 63795 15568 43740 74215 71125 76207 94414 (X)
Standard error.dollars 801 1115 1314 998 1262 1568 4195 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .391 .506 .451 .329 .350 .289 .238 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0094 .0520 .0209 .0111 .0138 .0218 .0379 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 16562 4765 13404 18073 18484 17323 17442 (X)
Standard Error 245 394 460 297 393 493 977 (X)
Households 62602 2281 13748 46573 29566 12115 4892 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
White All 6 to 17 years Married-couple families Total 11881 256 1889 9736 6504 2390 842 2.20
Under $2,500 62 29 19 14 12 0 2 .81
$2,500 to $4,999 32 8 19 4 4 0 0 .88
$5,000 to $7,499 50 10 26 14 14 1 0 1.14
$7,500 to $9,999 62 14 34 14 11 3 0 1.03
$10,000 to $12,499 120 24 47 49 46 3 0 1.25
$12,500 to $14,999 136 17 61 59 54 5 0 1.36
$15,000 to $17,499 148 33 61 54 44 10 0 1.23
$17,500 to $19,999 145 24 44 77 72 2 4 1.45
$20,000 to $22,499 207 22 54 130 117 13 0 1.61
$22,500 to $24,999 199 6 61 132 104 24 4 1.83
$25,000 to $27,499 254 14 92 148 117 28 3 1.70
$27,500 to $29,999 248 5 64 179 135 41 2 1.92
$30,000 to $32,499 297 5 105 186 142 42 3 1.80
$32,500 to $34,999 271 3 49 219 174 38 7 2.01
$35,000 to $37,499 365 4 101 260 208 47 4 1.86
$37,500 to $39,999 290 3 48 239 163 61 16 2.17
$40,000 to $42,499 365 0 88 277 229 39 10 1.96
$42,500 to $44,999 312 7 28 276 182 77 18 2.31
$45,000 to $47,499 425 3 63 358 239 106 14 2.17
$47,500 to $49,999 340 0 38 302 192 93 17 2.32
$50,000 to $52,499 528 3 99 425 316 88 21 2.09
$52,500 to $54,999 369 3 32 333 229 94 10 2.25
$55,000 to $57,499 382 4 33 345 243 86 16 2.24
$57,500 to $59,999 307 0 28 279 184 72 23 2.36
$60,000 to $62,499 426 0 51 375 272 65 37 2.25
$62,500 to $64,999 262 0 24 238 165 53 20 2.33
$65,000 to $67,499 357 0 42 316 208 83 25 2.30
$67,500 to $69,999 267 0 28 239 126 87 26 2.52
$70,000 to $72,499 289 0 29 260 185 51 24 2.27
$72,500 to $74,999 245 0 21 224 144 59 21 2.39
$75,000 to $77,499 265 4 22 239 146 68 24 2.37
$77,500 to $79,999 252 0 25 228 142 59 27 2.43
$80,000 to $82,499 258 4 31 224 134 68 21 2.32
$82,500 to $84,999 208 0 19 189 106 49 34 2.53
$85,000 to $87,499 210 0 22 188 118 45 26 2.38
$87,500 to $89,999 162 0 15 147 80 48 20 2.49
$90,000 to $92,499 170 0 20 150 92 37 20 2.41
$92,500 to $94,999 164 0 5 159 75 59 25 2.69
$95,000 to $97,499 152 0 12 140 72 51 17 2.56
$97,500 to $99,999 135 0 5 129 63 38 29 2.76
$100,000 and over 2145 5 223 1917 1146 496 275 2.48
Median income.....dollars 60159 16957 41660 63741 60207 68104 84186 (X)
Standard error.dollars 541 988 1013 775 638 1066 1745 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 73976 22778 59762 78079 75160 79513 96549 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1005 2465 2569 1105 1405 1748 4467 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .346 .468 .428 .317 .336 .284 .234 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0109 .0863 .0299 .0119 .0149 .0235 .0393 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 17976 5965 15128 18791 19255 18058 17896 (X)
Standard Error 295 758 746 328 436 551 1042 (X)
Households 48894 976 7462 40455 25388 10524 4544 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
White All 6 to 17 years Male householder- wife absent Total 1027 60 536 431 293 121 17 1.57
Under $2,500 23 7 11 6 3 2 0 1.05
$2,500 to $4,999 13 4 9 0 0 0 0 .81
$5,000 to $7,499 27 2 20 5 5 0 0 1.15
$7,500 to $9,999 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 .89
$10,000 to $12,499 26 3 17 6 6 0 0 1.16
$12,500 to $14,999 22 9 11 2 1 0 0 .70
$15,000 to $17,499 39 6 24 9 7 2 0 1.13
$17,500 to $19,999 46 8 26 12 10 2 0 1.16
$20,000 to $22,499 47 7 30 10 6 4 0 1.13
$22,500 to $24,999 32 0 14 18 13 4 0 1.77
$25,000 to $27,499 63 3 43 17 14 4 0 1.31
$27,500 to $29,999 43 0 24 19 14 3 2 1.63
$30,000 to $32,499 54 0 38 17 16 0 0 1.34
$32,500 to $34,999 48 0 30 18 13 5 0 1.49
$35,000 to $37,499 44 0 33 11 7 3 1 1.46
$37,500 to $39,999 21 0 13 8 2 6 0 1.74
$40,000 to $42,499 45 0 26 19 14 3 2 1.69
$42,500 to $44,999 34 2 10 22 18 4 0 1.80
$45,000 to $47,499 32 0 17 15 3 8 4 2.00
$47,500 to $49,999 14 1 5 8 8 0 0 1.61
$50,000 to $52,499 47 0 18 29 16 13 0 1.93
$52,500 to $54,999 28 3 5 21 18 3 0 1.80
$55,000 to $57,499 23 0 15 8 5 0 3 2.18
$57,500 to $59,999 22 0 19 3 3 0 0 1.14
$60,000 to $62,499 19 0 8 11 7 4 0 1.87
$62,500 to $64,999 21 0 10 11 2 5 3 2.19
$65,000 to $67,499 19 0 5 14 8 6 0 2.26
$67,500 to $69,999 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 1.18
$70,000 to $72,499 14 0 12 2 1 1 0 1.24
$72,500 to $74,999 9 0 4 5 3 2 0 1.81
$75,000 to $77,499 12 0 1 11 6 5 0 2.36
$77,500 to $79,999 11 5 0 6 5 0 1 1.40
$80,000 to $82,499 15 0 6 9 5 4 0 1.93
$82,500 to $84,999 6 0 2 4 4 0 0 1.75
$85,000 to $87,499 5 0 2 3 2 1 0 1.92
$87,500 to $89,999 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.21
$90,000 to $92,499 6 0 0 6 4 2 0 2.41
$92,500 to $94,999 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2.94
$95,000 to $97,499 13 0 0 13 9 3 0 2.26
$97,500 to $99,999 10 0 0 10 8 2 0 2.27
$100,000 and over 59 0 20 39 24 15 0 2.02
Median income.....dollars 36351 17007 32253 48036 44448 51800 46819 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1470 2094 1262 2811 3384 5442 7126 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 45191 22446 37765 57586 56815 60612 49502 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1775 4093 1830 3293 4404 4830 4997 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .378 .455 .354 .344 .369 .304 .153 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0368 .1521 .0498 .0563 .0714 .0986 .2170 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 14235 8746 14098 14859 15869 14131 8313 (X)
Standard Error 742 2072 980 1139 1584 1754 2211 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 3259 154 1435 1670 1047 519 104 .00
B-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 6332 .01
A-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 -.000012 1.000000
A-Cell (Pers. Nonincome) -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 -.000024 1.000000
B-Cell (Hhld. Nonincome) 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 2068 .01
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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