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Median Income of Households by Selected
Characteristics, 2006
The following table shows the median income for households in the
United States for 2006. Data is broken down by race, age, ethnicity, and
the composition of the households.
| Characteristic |
Number
(thousands) |
Median
income |
|
All households
|
116,011
|
$48,201
|
|
Type of household
|
|
|
| Family households |
78,425 |
59,894 |
| Married-couple families |
58,945 |
69,716 |
Female householder, no
husband
present |
14,416 |
31,818 |
Male householder, no
wife
present |
5,063 |
47,078 |
| Nonfamily households |
37,587 |
29,083 |
| Female householder |
20,249 |
23,876 |
| Male householder |
17,338 |
35,614 |
|
Race and Hispanic origin of householder
|
| White |
94,705 |
50,673 |
| Non-Hispanic |
82,675 |
52,423 |
| Black |
14,354 |
31,969 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander |
4,454 |
64,238 |
| Hispanic origin1 |
12,973 |
37,781 |
|
Age of householder
|
|
|
| 15–24 |
6,662 |
30,937 |
| 25–34 |
19,435 |
49,614 |
| 35–44 |
22,779 |
60,405 |
| 45–54 |
24,140 |
64,874 |
| 55–64 |
19,266 |
54,592 |
| 65 and over |
23,729 |
27,798 |
|
Nativity of the householder
|
| Native |
100,603 |
49,074 |
| Foreign born |
15,408 |
43,943 |
| Naturalized citizen |
7,210 |
51,440 |
| Not a citizen |
8,198 |
39,497 |
|
Region
|
|
|
| Northeast |
21,261 |
52,057 |
| Midwest |
26,508 |
47,836 |
| South |
42,587 |
43,884 |
| West |
25,656 |
52,249 |
1. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of
any race.
2. Data for American Indians and Alaska
Natives are not shown separately in this table.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Income,
Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006.
Web: www.census.gov .
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