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 

Percent below poverty level:

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