United States: Income 1997 
        
          | Table F. Median Income Using Different
          Definitions for Households With Selected Characteristics: 1997 | 
         
        
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          | (Dollars) | 
         
        
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          | Characteristics | 
          Definition 1 (official measure) | 
          Definition 4 (Definition 1 less
          government cash transfers plus capital gains and employee health benefits) | 
          Definition 8 (Definition 4 less
          taxes, includes EIC) | 
          Definition 11 (Definition 8 plus
          nonmeans-tested government cash transfers) | 
          Definition 14 (Definition 11 plus
          means-tested government cash transfers) | 
          Definition 15 (Definition 14 plus
          return on home equity) | 
         
        
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          | All households | 
          37,005 | 
          35,976 | 
          30,250 | 
          35,295 | 
          35,860 | 
          37,623 | 
         
        
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          | RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER  | 
         
        
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          | White | 
          38,972 | 
          37,863 | 
          31,692 | 
          36,806 | 
          37,261 | 
          39,170 | 
         
        
          | Black | 
          25,050 | 
          23,599 | 
          21,014 | 
          24,357 | 
          25,806 | 
          26,740 | 
         
        
          | Asian or Pacific Islander | 
          45,249 | 
          46,752 | 
          38,169 | 
          40,720 | 
          41,626 | 
          43,672 | 
         
        
          | Hispanic origin1/ | 
          26,628 | 
          26,162 | 
          23,706 | 
          26,030 | 
          27,484 | 
          28,362 | 
         
        
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          | TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD | 
         
        
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          | Married-couple households with related children under 18 | 
          54,518 | 
          57,305 | 
          47,409 | 
          48,602 | 
          49,065 | 
          50,705 | 
         
        
          | Female householder, no husband present with related children under 18 | 
          19,752 | 
          18,197 | 
          18,429 | 
          20,036 | 
          22,814 | 
          23,336 | 
         
        
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          | AGE OF HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS | 
         
        
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          | With members 65 years old and over | 
          22,369 | 
          9,552 | 
          9,161 | 
          28,370 | 
          28,845 | 
          32,022 | 
         
        
          | With related children under 18 | 
          44,791 | 
          46,526 | 
          39,273 | 
          40,764 | 
          41,588 | 
          42,881 | 
         
        
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          | 1/Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. | 
         
        
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          | Source: U.S. Census Bureau, March 1998 Current Population
          Survey. | 
         
        
          Contact the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at 301-457-3242 or
          mail to hhes-info@census.gov for further
          information. 
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          Last Revised: Monday, 17-May-99 10:59:51  
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