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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 Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total 86106 18104 28332 39670 31256 6306 2108 1.41
Under $2,500 1348 891 399 58 51 5 2 .39
$2,500 to $4,999 1067 591 412 64 64 0 0 .51
$5,000 to $7,499 2852 1977 766 110 105 4 0 .35
$7,500 to $9,999 2921 1934 848 138 131 7 0 .39
$10,000 to $12,499 3545 1897 1373 275 268 5 2 .55
$12,500 to $14,999 3171 1589 1218 364 345 18 0 .63
$15,000 to $17,499 3299 1344 1430 525 485 31 9 .79
$17,500 to $19,999 3137 1222 1322 592 554 30 8 .83
$20,000 to $22,499 3288 966 1619 702 646 53 3 .96
$22,500 to $24,999 2826 815 1251 760 664 87 8 1.05
$25,000 to $27,499 3175 660 1560 955 875 68 12 1.15
$27,500 to $29,999 2563 566 1063 934 813 108 13 1.23
$30,000 to $32,499 3115 426 1601 1088 968 112 9 1.29
$32,500 to $34,999 2497 416 1013 1068 936 110 22 1.35
$35,000 to $37,499 2941 376 1286 1280 1085 174 21 1.42
$37,500 to $39,999 2225 257 931 1037 882 123 32 1.46
$40,000 to $42,499 2758 253 1098 1408 1237 145 25 1.53
$42,500 to $44,999 2045 185 580 1279 1040 199 40 1.73
$45,000 to $47,499 2325 165 786 1374 1116 214 43 1.69
$47,500 to $49,999 1876 153 500 1222 978 206 38 1.77
$50,000 to $52,499 2444 140 797 1507 1260 206 42 1.72
$52,500 to $54,999 1834 129 484 1221 926 245 50 1.84
$55,000 to $57,499 1898 124 467 1307 1045 212 49 1.85
$57,500 to $59,999 1414 72 361 981 745 185 51 1.91
$60,000 to $62,499 1945 52 496 1397 1140 187 70 1.92
$62,500 to $64,999 1332 60 289 983 771 161 50 1.95
$65,000 to $67,499 1640 72 436 1133 893 191 48 1.87
$67,500 to $69,999 1221 47 270 904 665 186 53 2.01
$70,000 to $72,499 1411 43 334 1034 834 132 67 1.93
$72,500 to $74,999 1051 49 184 818 611 156 51 2.05
$75,000 to $77,499 1218 56 240 922 674 197 52 2.02
$77,500 to $79,999 932 46 189 698 485 157 55 2.05
$80,000 to $82,499 1083 35 234 813 619 152 42 1.98
$82,500 to $84,999 915 44 140 732 502 170 60 2.15
$85,000 to $87,499 853 43 158 652 489 109 53 2.02
$87,500 to $89,999 656 20 105 531 347 125 59 2.24
$90,000 to $92,499 732 12 112 608 439 119 50 2.20
$92,500 to $94,999 631 14 90 528 316 142 70 2.34
$95,000 to $97,499 602 21 76 506 345 120 40 2.20
$97,500 to $99,999 561 26 99 436 267 113 55 2.21
$100,000 and over 8762 318 1715 6729 4635 1339 755 2.14
Median income.....dollars 38972 15324 31412 58947 55474 68363 86319 (X)
Standard error.dollars 247 187 197 380 316 799 1586 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 51902 21912 43060 71904 68215 80584 100637 (X)
Standard error.dollars 316 263 516 521 568 1299 2933 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .442 .459 .438 .339 .347 .291 .257 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0042 .0100 .0080 .0059 .0068 .0145 .0248 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 20093 13585 20196 21477 22254 19737 18848 (X)
Standard Error 132 212 276 184 221 408 691 (X)
White Total-rel ch Total- hh type Total Persons in Households 222421 29200 60407 132813 95810 25749 11254 .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 Total-rel ch Family households Total 59511 8206 15305 36000 28027 5989 1984 1.69
Under $2,500 579 352 175 52 45 5 2 .50
$2,500 to $4,999 499 195 243 62 62 0 0 .75
$5,000 to $7,499 826 365 376 85 82 3 0 .68
$7,500 to $9,999 921 364 436 121 114 7 0 .76
$10,000 to $12,499 1362 495 643 224 218 5 2 .82
$12,500 to $14,999 1560 607 611 342 324 18 0 .86
$15,000 to $17,499 1826 685 696 445 409 27 9 .92
$17,500 to $19,999 1738 617 599 522 490 27 5 .99
$20,000 to $22,499 1954 579 769 606 555 48 3 1.08
$22,500 to $24,999 1822 516 664 642 560 74 8 1.16
$25,000 to $27,499 2050 437 791 822 751 59 12 1.27
$27,500 to $29,999 1783 373 581 829 722 95 13 1.37
$30,000 to $32,499 2029 302 738 990 873 109 7 1.44
$32,500 to $34,999 1733 282 521 929 818 91 20 1.48
$35,000 to $37,499 2069 270 681 1118 939 169 11 1.55
$37,500 to $39,999 1632 181 506 945 798 118 29 1.61
$40,000 to $42,499 2069 186 621 1263 1102 138 23 1.66
$42,500 to $44,999 1569 149 302 1118 903 179 36 1.84
$45,000 to $47,499 1766 116 447 1203 962 208 32 1.81
$47,500 to $49,999 1500 118 277 1105 882 186 37 1.89
$50,000 to $52,499 1918 97 465 1355 1116 198 42 1.85
$52,500 to $54,999 1516 106 305 1105 821 236 48 1.94
$55,000 to $57,499 1551 100 250 1202 947 207 49 1.98
$57,500 to $59,999 1172 54 220 899 682 175 42 2.01
$60,000 to $62,499 1615 35 299 1280 1036 176 68 2.02
$62,500 to $64,999 1126 44 183 900 702 151 47 2.03
$65,000 to $67,499 1360 50 272 1038 806 184 48 1.98
$67,500 to $69,999 1038 29 159 850 617 184 49 2.14
$70,000 to $72,499 1185 30 196 958 760 132 66 2.05
$72,500 to $74,999 914 27 120 767 567 151 50 2.16
$75,000 to $77,499 1032 43 147 843 617 180 46 2.10
$77,500 to $79,999 801 35 118 648 438 154 55 2.16
$80,000 to $82,499 928 33 150 745 558 150 37 2.06
$82,500 to $84,999 792 37 90 664 451 156 57 2.21
$85,000 to $87,499 776 36 121 619 459 108 53 2.08
$87,500 to $89,999 580 14 71 495 315 123 57 2.34
$90,000 to $92,499 638 7 71 560 393 117 50 2.31
$92,500 to $94,999 573 13 60 500 294 138 67 2.41
$95,000 to $97,499 518 11 45 462 308 116 38 2.31
$97,500 to $99,999 476 18 53 406 245 105 55 2.35
$100,000 and over 7714 197 1235 6282 4288 1282 712 2.23
Median income.....dollars 47454 21829 34085 60035 56240 68895 86878 (X)
Standard error.dollars 277 293 444 329 331 788 1544 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 60317 28429 48022 72813 68993 81256 101283 (X)
Standard error.dollars 407 434 802 547 596 1352 3075 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .403 .417 .450 .336 .345 .291 .251 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0049 .0139 .0108 .0062 .0071 .0149 .0256 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 18969 12335 15834 21156 21830 19730 18855 (X)
Standard Error 144 247 296 189 227 420 718 (X)
Households 189233 18913 46419 123901 88580 24664 10658 .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 Total-rel ch Married-couple families Total 48066 6667 10282 31117 24287 5050 1780 1.73
Under $2,500 312 179 92 41 37 3 2 .58
$2,500 to $4,999 169 46 80 43 43 0 0 1.00
$5,000 to $7,499 279 110 122 48 48 1 0 .80
$7,500 to $9,999 429 205 154 70 63 7 0 .70
$10,000 to $12,499 797 338 307 151 145 5 1 .78
$12,500 to $14,999 1000 470 318 212 204 8 0 .76
$15,000 to $17,499 1219 563 365 291 272 16 3 .81
$17,500 to $19,999 1224 547 319 358 338 17 4 .87
$20,000 to $22,499 1395 505 431 458 427 31 0 1.01
$22,500 to $24,999 1348 484 401 463 407 47 8 1.06
$25,000 to $27,499 1483 398 497 588 541 38 9 1.19
$27,500 to $29,999 1301 347 327 628 553 65 10 1.31
$30,000 to $32,499 1564 290 493 781 700 77 4 1.39
$32,500 to $34,999 1356 270 329 758 673 65 19 1.45
$35,000 to $37,499 1646 243 483 920 784 128 8 1.53
$37,500 to $39,999 1329 167 363 798 684 89 25 1.61
$40,000 to $42,499 1703 176 478 1049 928 103 18 1.63
$42,500 to $44,999 1294 140 220 934 752 146 36 1.83
$45,000 to $47,499 1463 110 333 1020 839 158 23 1.78
$47,500 to $49,999 1270 117 218 934 742 160 32 1.86
$50,000 to $52,499 1650 91 362 1196 999 166 31 1.84
$52,500 to $54,999 1300 100 246 953 731 189 33 1.90
$55,000 to $57,499 1353 97 208 1048 828 182 37 1.94
$57,500 to $59,999 996 47 169 780 593 148 38 2.02
$60,000 to $62,499 1412 35 248 1129 921 146 62 2.01
$62,500 to $64,999 970 44 145 781 622 122 38 2.00
$65,000 to $67,499 1178 46 221 911 715 154 43 1.97
$67,500 to $69,999 929 29 129 771 564 161 46 2.14
$70,000 to $72,499 1085 30 168 887 717 111 58 2.03
$72,500 to $74,999 821 27 100 694 511 140 42 2.15
$75,000 to $77,499 926 38 126 762 571 150 42 2.08
$77,500 to $79,999 716 28 102 586 399 141 46 2.16
$80,000 to $82,499 851 33 137 681 513 134 34 2.04
$82,500 to $84,999 723 35 80 609 428 126 54 2.18
$85,000 to $87,499 717 36 107 574 430 97 48 2.05
$87,500 to $89,999 543 14 62 467 296 116 55 2.35
$90,000 to $92,499 599 7 66 527 371 107 49 2.30
$92,500 to $94,999 531 13 44 474 288 121 65 2.42
$95,000 to $97,499 481 7 44 430 289 108 33 2.31
$97,500 to $99,999 440 18 43 379 227 97 54 2.37
$100,000 and over 7262 185 1144 5933 4094 1171 668 2.22
Median income.....dollars 52199 24412 40313 62293 59211 72095 89070 (X)
Standard error.dollars 249 316 410 311 491 1115 1467 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 65820 31645 57140 76011 72151 84468 104691 (X)
Standard error.dollars 478 497 1136 604 655 1525 3385 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .381 .384 .434 .326 .337 .282 .240 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0054 .0154 .0129 .0067 .0076 .0162 .0270 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 20546 14651 18030 22106 22840 20521 19641 (X)
Standard Error 170 317 405 212 253 475 794 (X)
Households 153981 14400 32587 106995 76723 20786 9486 .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 Total-rel ch Male householder- wife absent Total 3137 234 1205 1698 1218 381 99 1.78
Under $2,500 41 19 16 6 3 2 0 .74
$2,500 to $4,999 38 8 23 7 7 0 0 1.04
$5,000 to $7,499 66 7 38 21 21 0 0 1.22
$7,500 to $9,999 50 11 28 11 11 0 0 1.00
$10,000 to $12,499 84 18 54 12 12 0 1 1.00
$12,500 to $14,999 108 27 50 31 27 4 0 1.08
$15,000 to $17,499 123 30 59 35 31 3 1 1.15
$17,500 to $19,999 116 15 59 42 37 5 0 1.31
$20,000 to $22,499 118 17 62 38 27 8 3 1.44
$22,500 to $24,999 125 5 64 55 46 9 0 1.63
$25,000 to $27,499 163 14 90 60 52 8 0 1.40
$27,500 to $29,999 133 8 62 62 56 4 2 1.51
$30,000 to $32,499 141 5 62 74 59 12 4 1.76
$32,500 to $34,999 109 2 48 59 52 7 0 1.70
$35,000 to $37,499 117 5 74 37 26 10 1 1.46
$37,500 to $39,999 91 4 41 46 34 11 0 1.65
$40,000 to $42,499 117 0 54 64 46 13 5 1.94
$42,500 to $44,999 83 6 16 62 51 11 0 1.95
$45,000 to $47,499 85 2 18 64 34 26 5 2.33
$47,500 to $49,999 81 1 30 51 46 3 1 1.82
$50,000 to $52,499 104 0 36 69 47 16 5 1.99
$52,500 to $54,999 81 3 15 63 40 15 8 2.26
$55,000 to $57,499 73 3 18 52 40 4 8 2.33
$57,500 to $59,999 84 3 21 60 43 16 1 2.03
$60,000 to $62,499 72 1 23 48 38 8 2 1.92
$62,500 to $64,999 50 0 15 35 24 7 3 2.06
$65,000 to $67,499 85 4 16 66 44 19 2 2.20
$67,500 to $69,999 36 0 12 24 13 11 0 2.09
$70,000 to $72,499 55 0 19 36 20 11 5 2.18
$72,500 to $74,999 42 0 6 36 22 7 7 2.49
$75,000 to $77,499 47 3 5 39 21 17 1 2.53
$77,500 to $79,999 32 7 6 20 12 2 6 2.05
$80,000 to $82,499 49 0 9 40 27 11 2 2.30
$82,500 to $84,999 45 3 4 39 18 21 0 2.58
$85,000 to $87,499 19 0 2 17 10 3 3 3.24
$87,500 to $89,999 15 0 2 13 8 5 0 2.36
$90,000 to $92,499 14 0 0 14 6 8 0 2.58
$92,500 to $94,999 19 0 11 8 1 7 0 1.80
$95,000 to $97,499 20 2 0 18 10 5 2 2.34
$97,500 to $99,999 15 0 0 15 11 4 0 2.42
$100,000 and over 191 2 39 151 83 48 19 2.45
Median income.....dollars 38511 17349 29852 50412 45768 61334 63799 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1141 1348 1045 1250 1712 3553 7553 (X)
Mean income.....dollars 48146 24611 36076 59956 56114 69924 68832 (X)
Standard error.dollars 1403 2149 1239 2331 2812 4978 4479 (X)
Gini ratio......dollars .393 .437 .371 .355 .373 .306 .251 (X)
Standard error.dollars .0218 .0753 .0339 .0297 .0371 .0591 .1084 (X)
Income Per Hhld Member 15207 9706 12942 17026 17812 17087 11694 (X)
Standard Error 533 1129 614 796 1055 1526 1426 (X)
Total Persons in
Households 9930 594 3358 5979 3836 1559 584 .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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