DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME IN US

All figures from US Census Bureau (www.census.gov)

Median Household Income

Overall:                   $44,389

White:                      $46,697

African-American:  $30,134

Latino:                     $34,241

Asian-American:    $57,518

Annual Earnings

Males:                    $40,798

Females:                $31,223

(Women make 77% of what men do)

Distribution of Income

Lowest 20% of population:   3.4% of income

Second 20% of population:   8.7% of income

Third 20% of population:    14.7% of income

Fourth 20% of population:   23.2% of income

Highest 20% of population: 50.1% of income

Population by Income

Under $10,000:      8.7%

$10,000-$25,000: 19.6%

$25,000-50,000:   26.7%

$50,000-100,000: 29.3%

over $100,000:     15.7%

Poverty Rates

(1 person:  $9,827; 4 persons:   $19,484)

Overall:                   12.7%

Whites:                      8.6%

African-Americans: 24.7% 

Native Americans:   24.0%

Latinos:                    21.9%

Asian-Americans:     9.8%

Under 18:                 18.0%

Over 65:                   10.0%

With Health Insurance

Overall:                     84.3%

Whites:                      88.7%

African-Americans:  80.3%

Native Americans:    71.0%

Latinos:                     67.3%

Asian-Americans:     83.2%                     

International Comparisons

Percent of Income Received by Poorest 10%

From Newsweek, 9/19/05, p. 47

Japan                4.8%

Germany          3.2%

France              2.8%

Italy                  2.3%

UK                    2.1%

US                     1.9%

China                 1.8%

Percent of Income Received by Top 10%

From World Bank, World Development Report 2005             

Sweden   20.1%

Italy        21.8%

Germany 23.7%

France     25.1%

UK          27.7%

US           30.5%

Russia     38.7%