Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 00:14:36 -0500 (EST)
From: SHAWGI TELL <v600a8e6@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>
To: progressive sociologists <psn@csf.colorado.edu>
Cc: ST <v600a8e6@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>
Subject: U.S. Income & Poverty Stats.
INCOME IN 1989
Households 91,993,582 Less than $5,000 5,684,517 $5,000 to $9,999 8,529,980 $10,000 to $14,999 8,133,273 $15,000 to $24,999 16,123,742 $25,000 to $34,999 14,575,125 $35,000 to $49,999 16,428,455 $50,000 to $74,999 13,777,883 $75,000 to $99,999 4,704,808 $100,000 to $149,999 2,593,768 $150,000 or more 1,442,031 Median household income (dollars) 30,056 Families 65,049,428 Less than $5,000 2,582,206 $5,000 to $9,999 3,636,361 $10,000 to $14,999 4,676,092 $15,000 to $24,999 10,658,345 $25,000 to $34,999 10,729,951 Nonfamily households 26,944,154 Less than $5,000 3,311,694 $5,000 to $9,999 5,080,560 $10,000 to $14,999 3,593,796 $15,000 to $24,999 5,577,805 $25,000 to $34,999 3,799,161 $35,000 to $49,999 2,979,107 $50,000 to $74,999 1,685,327 $75,000 to $99,999 482,080 $100,000 to $149,999 274,043 $150,000 or more 160,581 Median nonfamily household income (dollars) 17,240 Per capita income (dollars) 14,420
INCOME TYPE IN 1989
Households 91,993,582
With wage and salary income 71,174,232
Mean wage and salary income (dollars) 37,271
With nonfarm self-employment income 10,810,605
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars) 20,218
With farm self-employment income 2,020,105
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars) 10,064
With Social Security income 24,210,922
Mean Social Security income (dollars) 7,772
With public assistance income 6,943,269
Mean public assistance income (dollars) 4,078
With retirement income 14,353,202
Mean retirement income (dollars) 9,216
POVERTY STATUS IN 1989
All persons for whom poverty status is determined 241,977,859
Below poverty level 31,742,864
Persons 18 years and over 179,372,340
Below poverty level 20,313,948
Persons 65 years and over 29,562,647
Below poverty level 3,780,585
Related children under 18 years 62,278,655
Below poverty level 11,161,836
Related children under 5 years 17,978,025
Below poverty level 3,617,099
Related children 5 to 17 years 44,300,630
Below poverty level 7,544,737
Unrelated individuals 36,672,001
Below poverty level 8,873,475
All families 65,049,428
Below poverty level 6,487,515
With related children under 18 years 33,536,660
Below poverty level 4,992,845
With related children under 5 years 14,250,048
Below poverty level 2,613,626
Female householder families 10,381,654
Below poverty level 3,230,201
With related children under 18 years 6,783,155
Below poverty level 2,866,941
With related children under 5 years 2,532,331
Below poverty level 1,452,618
All persons 13.1
Persons 18 years and over 11.3
Persons 65 years and over 12.8
Related children under 18 years 17.9
Related children under 5 years 20.1
Related children 5 to 17 years 17.0
Unrelated individuals 24.2
All families 10.0
With related children under 18 years 14.9
With related children under 5 years 18.3
Female householder families 31.1
With related children under 18 years 42.3
With related children under 5 years 57.4
Source: U.S. Census
Shawgi Tell
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
V600A8E6@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU