Income

Income Statistics

Current Population Survey (CPS)

• CPS Main Page
• Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance in the United States: 2011 (P60-243) [PDF - 2.9M]
• Press Release
• Source and Accuracy of the Estimates [PDF - 429k]

Tables

• Tables of Income by Detailed Socioeconomic Characteristics
• Income of Households by State Using 2-Year-Average Medians [XLS - 37k]
• Income of Households by State Using 3-Year-Average Medians [XLS - 27k]
• Income of Households by State Using 3-Year-Average Medians - Link Containing Statistical Significance of this Data [XLS - 27k]

American Community Survey (ACS)

• ACS Main Page
• Profiles
• Detailed Tables (American FactFinder)

Decennial Census: Census 2000

• Gateway to Census 2000
• Summary File 4 (SF4)
• Summary File 3 (SF3)
• Demographic Profiles
• Earnings by Occupation and Education
• Evidence from Census 2000 about Earnings by Detailed Occupation for Men and Women (CENSR-15) [PDF – 272k]
• Census 2000 Auxiliary Evaluation: Comparing Employment, Income, and Poverty: Census 2000 and Current Population Survey [PDF – 4.2M]

Decennial Census: Census 1990

• 1990 Census Main Page
• 1990 Census of Population & Housing Paper Listings
• 1990 Census Reports

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

• SIPP Main Page

Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD)

• SPD Main Page

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)

• SAIPE Main Page

Income Inequality

• The Changing Shape of the Nation's Income Distribution, 1947-98
• A Brief Look at Post-War U.S. Income Inequality
• Narrative on Income Inequality (Middle Class)
• Historical Tables on Income Inequality

Effect of Benefits and Taxes on Income and Poverty

• The Effects of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005
• The Effects of Government Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty: 2004
• Historical tables
• Detailed tables

Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State Four-Person Median Family Income by State