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Table 379. Distribution of income and median income of persons 25 years old and over, by highest level of educational attainment and sex: 2004
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                          |              |              |               |              |                                                      College
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                          |              |              |               |   High school|              |              |                            Bachelor's or higher degree
                          |              |              |           Some|    completion|              |              |___________________________________________________________________________
                          |              |     Less than|    high school|     (includes| Some college,|   Associate's|              |    Bachelor's|      Master's|   Professional|     Doctor's
Sex and income            |         Total|     9th grade|(no completion)|  equivalency)|     no degree|        degree|         Total|        degree|        degree|         degree|       degree
__________________________|______________|______________|_______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|______________
1                         |             2|             3|              4|             5|             6|             7|             8|             9|            10|             11|            12
__________________________|______________|______________|_______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|______________
Males and females, 25     |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   years old and over     |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   (in thousands)         |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
Total ....................|189,362(146.2)| 11,938(118.6)|  16,104(136.2)| 60,917(232.0)| 31,798(183.4)| 16,303(137.0)| 52,302(221.2)| 34,219(189.0)| 12,816(122.6)|   2,925 (60.0)|  2,343 (53.8)
  With income ............|129,853(247.0)|  4,873 (77.1)|   8,074 (98.5)| 39,217(199.4)| 23,087(160.1)| 12,848(122.7)| 41,753(204.2)| 27,127(171.7)| 10,307(110.6)|   2,352 (53.9)|  1,967 (49.3)
                          |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
Percentage distribution   |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   of males and females   |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   with income            |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   Total annual income ...|  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†)
$1 to $4,999 or loss .....|    6.6 (0.30)|    9.3 (1.52)|    10.9 (1.17)|    7.2 (0.54)|    7.4 (0.71)|    5.4 (0.96)|    4.9 (0.53)|    5.4 (0.66)|    4.1 (1.08)|     3.1 (2.27)|    3.4 (2.48)
$5,000 to $9,999 .........|    5.8 (0.30)|   11.6 (1.50)|    11.1 (1.17)|    6.9 (0.54)|    5.9 (0.71)|    4.8 (0.96)|    3.4 (0.54)|    3.7 (0.67)|    3.5 (1.08)|     1.7 (2.29)|    1.5 (2.50)
$10,000 to $14,999 .......|    7.7 (0.30)|   18.8 (1.44)|    15.3 (1.14)|    9.7 (0.54)|    7.0 (0.71)|    6.4 (0.95)|    3.8 (0.54)|    4.3 (0.66)|    3.1 (1.08)|     2.1 (2.28)|    2.6 (2.49)
$15,000 to $19,999 .......|    8.3 (0.30)|   18.4 (1.45)|    15.1 (1.15)|   10.9 (0.53)|    8.4 (0.70)|    7.5 (0.95)|    3.6 (0.54)|    4.2 (0.66)|    3.0 (1.08)|     1.8 (2.28)|    1.6 (2.50)
$20,000 to $24,999 .......|    9.4 (0.30)|   15.7 (1.47)|    13.8 (1.15)|   12.0 (0.53)|   10.2 (0.70)|    9.4 (0.94)|    4.9 (0.53)|    5.9 (0.66)|    3.4 (1.08)|     3.1 (2.27)|    1.7 (2.50)
$25,000 to $29,999 .......|    8.3 (0.30)|    8.4 (1.53)|     9.5 (1.18)|   10.4 (0.53)|    9.2 (0.70)|    9.5 (0.94)|    5.1 (0.53)|    6.2 (0.66)|    3.5 (1.08)|     2.6 (2.27)|    2.4 (2.49)
$30,000 to $34,999 .......|    8.6 (0.30)|    5.8 (1.55)|     6.8 (1.20)|   10.0 (0.54)|   10.0 (0.70)|   10.3 (0.93)|    6.8 (0.53)|    7.8 (0.65)|    5.6 (1.07)|     2.8 (2.27)|    3.5 (2.48)
$35,000 to $39,999 .......|    7.0 (0.30)|    4.1 (1.57)|     4.9 (1.21)|    7.5 (0.54)|    7.6 (0.71)|    8.1 (0.95)|    6.7 (0.53)|    7.5 (0.65)|    5.7 (1.07)|     3.3 (2.27)|    4.0 (2.47)
$40,000 to $49,999 .......|   11.3 (0.29)|    4.1 (1.57)|     5.4 (1.21)|   10.7 (0.53)|   12.4 (0.69)|   13.0 (0.92)|   12.7 (0.51)|   13.2 (0.63)|   13.3 (1.02)|     8.7 (2.20)|    8.4 (2.41)
$50,000 to $74,999 .......|   15.3 (0.29)|    2.9 (1.58)|     5.7 (1.21)|   10.6 (0.53)|   14.7 (0.68)|   18.3 (0.89)|   22.6 (0.48)|   21.7 (0.60)|   26.3 (0.95)|    14.9 (2.13)|   23.7 (2.20)
$75,000 to $99,999 .......|    5.6 (0.30)|    0.4 (1.60)|     0.8 (1.24)|    2.4 (0.56)|    4.3 (0.72)|    4.7 (0.96)|   11.1 (0.52)|    9.6 (0.65)|   13.2 (1.03)|    13.2 (2.15)|   17.1 (2.29)
$100,000 or more .........|    6.0 (0.30)|    0.4 (1.60)|     0.7 (1.24)|    1.6 (0.56)|    2.9 (0.72)|    2.7 (0.97)|   14.4 (0.51)|   10.4 (0.64)|   15.3 (1.01)|    42.7 (1.74)|   30.4 (2.10)
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Median income ............|$31,455   (59)|$17,017  (158)| $18,874  (285)|$26,104   (96)|$30,610  (119)|$32,383  (205)|$47,317  (181)|$42,087  (141)|$51,733  (197)| $81,319  (977)|$71,196  (866)
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Males, 25 years old       |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   and over (in thousands)|              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
Total ....................| 90,896(252.9)|  5,912 (84.7)|   7,789 (96.8)| 29,173(177.0)| 14,869(131.3)|  6,925 (91.4)| 26,228(169.2)| 16,628(138.2)|  6,123 (86.2)|   1,894 (48.4)|  1,584 (44.3)
  With income ............| 69,324(240.3)|  3,250 (63.2)|   4,872 (77.1)| 21,572(155.4)| 11,669(117.3)|  5,875 (84.4)| 22,087(157.0)| 14,082(128.1)|  5,107 (78.9)|   1,566 (44.1)|  1,331 (40.6)
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Percentage distribution   |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   of males with income   |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   Total annual income ...|  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†)
$1 to $4,999 or loss .....|    4.5 (0.41)|    6.3 (1.90)|     7.1 (1.54)|    5.3 (0.74)|    4.4 (1.01)|    3.0 (1.44)|    3.3 (0.74)|    3.5 (0.93)|    2.8 (1.54)|     2.7 (2.79)|    3.1 (3.02)
$5,000 to $9,999 .........|    3.8 (0.42)|    7.8 (1.88)|     8.0 (1.54)|    4.4 (0.74)|    3.6 (1.02)|    2.8 (1.44)|    2.1 (0.74)|    2.2 (0.93)|    2.3 (1.55)|     0.6 (2.82)|    1.1 (3.05)
$10,000 to $14,999 .......|    5.7 (0.41)|   16.7 (1.79)|    11.8 (1.50)|    6.4 (0.74)|    4.8 (1.01)|    3.6 (1.43)|    3.0 (0.74)|    3.2 (0.93)|    2.8 (1.54)|     1.7 (2.80)|    2.3 (3.03)
$15,000 to $19,999 .......|    7.0 (0.41)|   18.7 (1.77)|    14.0 (1.49)|    8.9 (0.73)|    6.4 (1.00)|    5.1 (1.42)|    2.6 (0.74)|    2.9 (0.93)|    2.6 (1.54)|     1.8 (2.80)|    1.6 (3.04)
$20,000 to $24,999 .......|    8.2 (0.41)|   17.9 (1.78)|    14.6 (1.48)|   10.2 (0.72)|    8.0 (0.99)|    7.4 (1.40)|    3.7 (0.74)|    4.5 (0.92)|    2.7 (1.54)|     2.1 (2.79)|    1.5 (3.04)
$25,000 to $29,999 .......|    7.3 (0.41)|    9.5 (1.86)|    11.5 (1.51)|    9.4 (0.72)|    7.7 (0.99)|    7.8 (1.40)|    3.7 (0.74)|    4.5 (0.92)|    2.4 (1.54)|     2.1 (2.79)|    1.7 (3.04)
$30,000 to $34,999 .......|    8.2 (0.41)|    6.7 (1.89)|     8.1 (1.53)|   10.8 (0.72)|    8.9 (0.99)|    9.6 (1.39)|    5.3 (0.73)|    6.6 (0.91)|    3.4 (1.54)|     2.0 (2.80)|    3.0 (3.02)
$35,000 to $39,999 .......|    7.2 (0.41)|    5.6 (1.90)|     6.9 (1.55)|    8.7 (0.73)|    8.0 (0.99)|    8.2 (1.40)|    5.4 (0.73)|    6.4 (0.91)|    4.0 (1.53)|     2.3 (2.79)|    3.5 (3.01)
$40,000 to $49,999 .......|   12.5 (0.40)|    5.8 (1.90)|     7.9 (1.54)|   14.1 (0.71)|   15.1 (0.95)|   15.3 (1.34)|   10.9 (0.71)|   12.0 (0.88)|   10.2 (1.48)|     7.0 (2.72)|    6.1 (2.97)
$50,000 to $74,999 .......|   18.9 (0.38)|    3.8 (1.92)|     8.1 (1.54)|   15.8 (0.70)|   21.5 (0.92)|   24.6 (1.27)|   23.6 (0.66)|   24.6 (0.82)|   24.3 (1.36)|    13.5 (2.63)|   22.6 (2.69)
$75,000 to $99,999 .......|    7.6 (0.41)|    0.5 (1.96)|     1.1 (1.59)|    3.6 (0.75)|    6.6 (1.00)|    7.9 (1.40)|   14.4 (0.70)|   13.2 (0.88)|   17.6 (1.42)|    12.9 (2.64)|   17.3 (2.79)
$100,000 or more .........|    9.1 (0.40)|    0.6 (1.95)|     1.0 (1.59)|    2.4 (0.75)|    5.1 (1.01)|    4.7 (1.42)|   22.0 (0.66)|   16.4 (0.86)|   24.9 (1.36)|    51.3 (1.97)|   36.6 (2.44)
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Median income ............|$37,669  (234)|$20,100  (247)| $22,255  (197)|$31,624  (114)|$38,186  (519)|$40,879  (262)|$58,382  (900)|$51,876  (210)|$65,452(1,169)|$100,000   (†) |$77,187(1,997)
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Females, 25 years old     |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   and over (in thousands)|              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
Total ....................| 98,465(254.6)|  6,026 (85.5)|   8,314 (99.8)| 31,743(183.3)| 16,929(139.4)|  9,379(105.8)| 26,074(168.8)| 17,591(141.8)|  6,693 (89.9)|   1,031 (35.8)|    759 (30.7)
  With income ............| 60,528(231.6)|  1,624 (44.9)|   3,202 (62.8)| 17,646(142.0)| 11,418(116.1)|  6,973 (91.7)| 19,666(149.1)| 13,045(123.6)|  5,200 (79.6)|     786 (31.3)|    635 (28.1)
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Percentage distribution   |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   of females with income |              |              |               |              |              |              |              |              |              |               |
   Total annual income ...|  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†) |   100.0   (†) |  100.0   (†)
$1 to $4,999 or loss .....|    9.1 (0.43)|   15.3 (2.55)|    16.8 (1.80)|    9.6 (0.80)|   10.4 (0.99)|    7.4 (1.29)|    6.6 (0.77)|    7.4 (0.94)|    5.4 (1.51)|     3.8 (3.91)|    3.9 (4.35)
$5,000 to $9,999 .........|    8.2 (0.44)|   19.4 (2.49)|    15.7 (1.81)|   10.0 (0.80)|    8.3 (1.00)|    6.5 (1.29)|    5.0 (0.78)|    5.4 (0.95)|    4.6 (1.51)|     3.7 (3.91)|    2.4 (4.38)
$10,000 to $14,999 .......|   10.0 (0.43)|   23.0 (2.43)|    20.7 (1.76)|   13.8 (0.78)|    9.2 (1.00)|    8.7 (1.28)|    4.8 (0.78)|    5.5 (0.95)|    3.4 (1.52)|     3.1 (3.92)|    3.3 (4.36)
$15,000 to $19,999 .......|    9.8 (0.43)|   17.7 (2.52)|    16.9 (1.80)|   13.2 (0.78)|   10.5 (0.99)|    9.5 (1.27)|    4.7 (0.78)|    5.6 (0.95)|    3.4 (1.52)|     1.9 (3.95)|    1.6 (4.40)
$20,000 to $24,999 .......|   10.8 (0.43)|   11.2 (2.61)|    12.6 (1.85)|   14.4 (0.78)|   12.4 (0.98)|   11.1 (1.26)|    6.3 (0.77)|    7.4 (0.94)|    4.2 (1.52)|     5.0 (3.89)|    2.2 (4.39)
$25,000 to $29,999 .......|    9.4 (0.43)|    6.0 (2.69)|     6.4 (1.91)|   11.7 (0.79)|   10.8 (0.99)|   11.0 (1.26)|    6.7 (0.77)|    7.9 (0.94)|    4.5 (1.51)|     3.6 (3.91)|    3.9 (4.35)
$30,000 to $34,999 .......|    9.1 (0.43)|    3.8 (2.72)|     4.6 (1.93)|    9.0 (0.80)|   11.1 (0.99)|   10.9 (1.26)|    8.5 (0.76)|    9.2 (0.93)|    7.7 (1.49)|     4.3 (3.90)|    4.4 (4.34)
$35,000 to $39,999 .......|    6.8 (0.44)|    1.0 (2.76)|     1.9 (1.96)|    6.1 (0.82)|    7.1 (1.01)|    8.0 (1.28)|    8.1 (0.76)|    8.7 (0.93)|    7.3 (1.49)|     5.3 (3.88)|    5.2 (4.32)
$40,000 to $49,999 .......|    9.9 (0.43)|    0.9 (2.76)|     1.7 (1.96)|    6.5 (0.81)|    9.6 (0.99)|   11.0 (1.26)|   14.8 (0.74)|   14.5 (0.90)|   16.3 (1.42)|    12.1 (3.74)|   13.4 (4.13)
$50,000 to $74,999 .......|   11.3 (0.43)|    1.2 (2.76)|     2.0 (1.96)|    4.2 (0.82)|    7.8 (1.00)|   13.0 (1.25)|   21.4 (0.71)|   18.6 (0.88)|   28.2 (1.31)|    17.8 (3.61)|   26.0 (3.82)
$75,000 to $99,999 .......|    3.3 (0.45)|    0.2 (2.77)|     0.3 (1.97)|    0.9 (0.84)|    1.9 (1.04)|    2.0 (1.32)|    7.3 (0.77)|    5.8 (0.95)|    8.9 (1.48)|    13.7 (3.70)|   16.7 (4.05)
$100,000 or more .........|    2.3 (0.45)|    0.1 (2.77)|     0.2 (1.97)|    0.6 (0.84)|    0.8 (1.04)|    1.0 (1.33)|    5.8 (0.77)|    4.0 (0.96)|    6.0 (1.50)|    25.6 (3.44)|   17.3 (4.03)
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Median income ............|$25,809   (88)|$12,541  (342)| $13,951  (318)|$20,928  (113)|$24,586  (271)|$27,396  (291)|$39,330  (388)|$35,663  (201)|$45,149  (563)| $57,315(4,191)|$56,795(2,750)
__________________________|______________|______________|______________ |______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|______________
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Includes money income from all sources, including earnings, pensions, social security, investments, and public assistance. Excludes noncash benefits. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2005, from http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/perinc/toc.htm. (This table was prepared October 2005.)

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